Rosewood Raceway: Goldsboro, NC

[axrayed1]

Well got the new 12th scale together now time to buy elect for it.
Glenn you want to make me a deal on thet v12 speedo in the case.

[Tarheel]

Mark, No prob on the speedo. Please get up with steve so we can get the rest of the dirt out and the carpet on the way. My store # is (919) 734-7754 thanks.
Glenn(I'mgettingtheYanmartunedup)Elam

[Ron Zee]

Well, I haven't quite made up my mind yet as to what I'll run next time I get to race. Either it'll still be Spec or Stock with the brushless. If it is Spec,, I'm going back to using the 1300 batteries. Or maybe a motor with shunts for brushes. Or maybe even a shorted out segment of the armature. Oh,, maybe I'll oil all the bearings on the car and the motor bushings with motor cleaner, or even better, super glue.

Anyhow, now that I got a couple more receivers, maybe I'll set the car up for stock and run my T3 in spec. Hey,, that way I'll only have 2wd to their 4wd cars. And if I do,, maybe I better run it with the offroad tires,,, don't want to have too much traction with the street tires.

Anyhow,, gotta work this coming weekend but if the shedule holds out,, I get the next 2 Sat.s off (16th+23rd). Lets hope the new manager of Sam's meat dept. is more lieniant in granting time off.:)

[jtn]

Ron - are you saying that I shouldn't work on my motors to get them back where I was with you 2 weeks ago? I think my TQ time was 15 in 5:13 right?

[JimmyMac]

Hiya. Well I say run what the H@!! ya wanna run! Spec is NOT a beginners class. It's an affordable/cheap class that ANYONE can run. It's based on car setup and DRIVERS SKILL. So Ron, don't bend over backwards to please other people. It's your hobby. Run what ya like.

Example. To run spec you need the car, radio, and electronics. Plus a Spec motor and Batteries. I don't know Glenns cost, but at Tower you can get batteries for $17 a pop and motors for about $30. So let's say you can get away with 3 spec batteries and 2 motors that gonna cost you $111.

For Stock I'll go with 3 batteries and 2 motors as well. Motors are about the same at Tower for Monster Stock Pro. So $60 for 2 motors. Now to be competitive, you may need the "good" batteries. So I will go with 3 "good" batteries. Each is $65 for Team Spec GP3300's. So that's $195 for batteries. Add the motors and that's $255! Me I run 4 batteries and 3 motors. So for me that's $350. Of course I have more than that. But that's all I need for a race day.

For Mod I'll still stick with 3 batts and 2 motors. Same good batteries from Stock can be used in Mod. So Batteries are $195. For motors, at Tower for KR 10t... that's $70 a motor!! Of course they can be had cheaper.. like $55 a pop. But just goin with Tower here. So that's $140 for 2 motors. Add batteries and you now have $335! Me, I run 4 batteries and 2 motors. So that's $400. BUT, here's the kicker. For Mod, you need to cut the com after every other run. This is for the life of the motor. On top of that, depending on brushes, you'll need to replace them every 2-3 runs. Or just get different brushes that last longer. Also Mod=more wear and tear on entire car. Including tires.

So let's see this...
Spec = $111.
Stock= $255.
Mod = $335.

So what do you want to race? :D This all assumes that you have car, radio and gear, charger, and other accessories.

Gee what a lecture. I must be bored. Or waiting for dinner. haha. Now there are other batteries that are cheaper and perform excellent for club races. So I'm sure you can cut the prices down for Mod and Stock.

Remember this is just a hobby. So we are here to have fun. If you have sore loosers in your class. Just ignore them. I don't have to worry about it because there aren't any (to my knowledge) in Stock Class. But if you feel you are under powered or at a disadvantage, just approach me and ask for help. I'm always willing. I run by the rules. My car is 100% Roar legal. So getting that extra lap you are seeking, or shaving a tenth is always possible. I'm always seeking it. Hell. I think I cut a second off my State Race TQ time! And I was hella fast then! ;)

L8Rz all......

Jimmy Mac

[jtn]

Well said Jimmy. That is basically the reason I have been running Spec instead of Stock recently. Well, also cause Justin has been a little down since the state race and has lost some interest so I have been using his batteries and motors. It does get costly trying to keep up in Stock although the competition is so much fun. I am not very good at tuning motors either but am Still learning though. Maybe for me the Brushless would work out well??? Still debating Glenn...........

I think the only reason this came up was because Ron was so far ahead of us this week. I was only joking with Ron on the stand when I asked him if he was running a 3300 pack. I think you knew that right Ron? He was running the same 20 second laps I ran 2 weeks ago and my car was legal then.....just like I think Ron's car is legal too...........Oh well, like Jimmy Mac said this is all TONS of FUN!! So, no reason to get upset anyone.

Anyway - Justin might give it another try this week in Spec and if he does I'll run Stock again.

- John

[chance]

It's been so long since I raced anything, I'll need to start over in a novice class.:(

Got me some new shock caps.... yep, that's all I needed! Going to make 17 laps for sure now!:)

Well my old lawnmower is all to pieces and the dentist said I needed a crown..... guess I'll have to hold off on the 12th scale cars. Looks like the boy and me will be racing touring cars on the carpet......

[nomac]

HEY JIMMY...was trying to be at rc speed this weekend, can i borrow your yok and an fm radio? i have everything else. batts ,modars and such... i dare not borrow another one of YOUR motors! LOL. my batts aren't that good!

naw seriously... brad and xrayed have been very helpful with putting my race program back together. they've been super patient! i haven't been on the track in over a month. i'm getting restless here! haven't had nothing to do around here but keep these wild kids!

which while i was writting this post i was informed that don't have a sitter for the weekend so it's mr. mom again, so i won't make it this weekend. boy, bad news travel fast!!

[nomac]

well, at least my drag car works. (but unfortunately nowhere NEAR as much as my wife).

but hey, i saw her for a whole 13 hours last week! and she made home before 11pm tonite so maybe.....yeah right. (notice all the pun)

[axrayed1]

Glenn I gave Steve your number and I well call him tomarrow to remind him.
As for spec I thank Jimmy is right, I wish I had a car to run in spec it is a class that is all driver not to say that stock isn't becouse I thank I have some of the best R/C stuff on the market and am a lap behind but I have fun and all anybody needs to do is practice practice practice and if you fill that it's in your setup ask sombody that is fast to help you.

[JimmyMac]

Okay, here is an offer. I'll pay half entry fee ($6) to drive someone's car in Spec Class. I want to run the 2nd qualifier. I'll observer this persons first qualifier. Maybe make some changes to setup. Drive 2nd. Offer opinions and possible changes to setup. And let you drive the 3rd and Main. Anytakers? See me this Saturday.....

Jimmy Mac
ps. Glenn can omit the qualifier I run for you.
pss. Ron is not allowed in this offer. :p

[Tarheel]

Racing rc cars is about fun. I'm always stressing fun. When it stops being fun, it's time for a break or a change.
lesson two. Street leason. Never beat your opponent any more than you have to IF you want them to come back and race again. Always try to win by a nose, that way he feels he has a chance to beat you. Of course, if you don't want them to come back, I say blow them away. If they still have the right attitude and do it for fun, they will come back anyway! Back to my first sentece.
IT'S ABOUT FUNNNNNNNNNNN!
Glenn(Myyanmarisalmostready)Elam

[Ron Zee]

First off, Glenn,, what is a yanmar????

No racing for me this weekend at the Wood,, gotta do that work thing to make a few more pennies so I can try to run stock.

Everyone that knows me knows I don't cheat. To cheat to win is no win at all. How many other guys would put their car on the line and say if you find anything illeagal on it you can have it? The motor in the car was used when I got it. Also, 2 of the battery packs I've been running were also used. The Arm in the motor has been replaced, as have the brushes, so anything that might have been done to it by any "motor man" has been negated. This arm also hasn't been turned in over 10 full tilt runs. If it's going this good, should I really mess with it?? There are screws missing from my chassis. No, I am not going to replace them. Why?? it obviosly handles fine the way it is.

I run this class only because it's the only one I can afford. I've run in stock,, and did ok there also. But I really love the not having to constantly work on my car that Spec allows me. This also lets me do the calling that I like.

3 weeks ago John and I were turning the same lap times as I did last week. This time his car just didn't want to go for whatever reason it was. Back then no-one seemed upset. This time, I got flack because I was "so far ahead". BUT nothing has changed on my car except for a little more paint has been rubbed off the fenders. Same lap times as a few weeks ago,, same as in the State race,, Car seems to be pretty consistant to me. And Joseph beat me back then turning about identical lap times as I did this past weekend.

I have almost 2 weeks before I decide what to do. People tell me I might run others off from trying spec, or quit running it because they can't compeate. Sure feels like to me from where I'm sitting, their trying to run me off. And IF I were to "throw" a race to let someone else win,, is that fair to them or to me?

Still lots to think over about all this,,,,,:(

[henryj]

I'm glad somebody else asked the Yanmar [?????] thing, I don't feel as dumb now! So what is a yanmar?
Well, I guess Joseph and I will be at the ballpark again this weekend. His team is playing one last tournament. They did better the last tourney, and Joe pitched 2 shutout inning's in one game.
Anyway, will probably see ya'll the next Sat. at the Wood. Maybe Durham Sunday if Joseph's team loses out Sat.
Later......Hank

[Tarheel]

You guys don't know what a YANMAR is? Man! Wait till saturday and you will see my four wheel drive yanmar tear up the place. I'm working on the suspension now and once i get it dialed in, you will all have to clear the track. HA HA. lol You guys will be running behind in my grove. Ha.
Glenn(lmao)Elam

[axrayed1]

Glenn Steve is going to call thursday and what class you going to run that yanmar in. I might want to rent it so I can crush the compition:D

[JimmyMac]

Ahh man... My dad has a Yanmar Engine. It's pretty sweet. Yall should get one too! I'd run it. But if I did... everyone would say I was cheating. :p

Anyways, I got the new toy I've been talking about getting for weeks now. Maybe once I get the hang of it, I'll bring it out to the wood. Hey Ron... didn't you say you have 2 wireless cams? I might need one.

Well let me run... gotta finish modifiying my toy... :D

Jimmy Mac

[DBWalker]

ron zee---someone once said about basketball, "if you wanna be good, be like mike". i must agree that from a certain point of view, it does at some point in time become discouraging to see the same person win weekend after weekend, whether it be at the wood or another track, and that also applies to all sports, and not just r/c racing. babe ruth struck out more times than he hit a home run, so ron you just keep on doing what makes you happy. i spend a lot of time reading about what it took to make the winner's of our hobby today the professionals that they are. i have also read that if you want to know what works, ask the fast guys, and although it might not seem right to you, it works for them. that is why i pick people's brains and ask questions. i am hard on myself for not being as good as i know i can be, and often it comes across in a negative way. i also realize that, like many things, only time will tell and you can never give up trying. you did not get to where you are today by not trying, so keep driving whatever class you want, and one day it will be someone else's turn in the barrel, and they too will have others chasing them for the top spot. see you at the track..


glenn---will you run the "yanmar" on touring or oval?!?! :D

[Ortiz]

Gee, I leave for a month(atleast I think its a month) and you guys let Jimmy win:eek: .... anyway, i have been busy with school and getting my stuff ready to transfer to a four year school!!

Well, I should be back for this weekend... I was a little burned out from all the big races!! I was really happy with my performance! Didn't expect to win the state race!!! or end up in the B-main at nationals!

Hey, so who is going to this race in Atlanta!! I think i might be able to make the trip up there if I can catch a ride with someone!! Jimmy, i guess I will talk to you about it this weekend if you race!

later!!!
Ortiz

[Ron Zee]

Well, the Yanmar would have to run with the truck class from what I can see,, it has big tires on it,,,But,,, will you be running the bushhog on the back or going without it??:D

Well, is anyone going to be out there today for practice at all??? Figures,, I get a Weds. off and no-one else to go play with.

Jimmy, does this gearing got to be dead on 6.5 total with the brushless, or can it be over/under a little,, and if it needs to be exact, what gears do I need to use???:confused:

Also,, what am I going to have to do to figure out te gearing for my T3 with the spec motor to at least get somewhere close to what it ran in the car???:confused:

[DBWalker]

glenn---from the sound of things, i can see that the yanmar would shred the competition. the next time you get ready to drag that thing out, let me know. i would like to take a couple of laps with it.:cool:

[RodneyRacer]

Hey Ron
I would put my car up there and say if ya find anything illegal you can have it too. I agree with ya whats the point in running something if its not legal. I will say this though I feel spec is a good class and I do feel that for those who do not want to spend alot of money its great but like you most people in spec do not do anything to their cars and because they have the same gear expect to win well thats not the case they ask for setup help and they do get it but do they try anything on their own """NO""" all they do is swap battery packs and maybe a motor all day saturday if they would look at a few things on the chassis they could easily find 2 tenths of a second with no problem per lap I really do not see why they argue this you have to do some work guys to get faster even the pros work for every little bit they can find (I know we are no pros). So what the heck am I saying well here it is

EARN THE RIGHT TO CRY WHEN YOU DON"T WIN!!!!!!!!

work on the car have a fresh motor have your best battery in the main and if it does not work out keep trying work at it week in week out Have you ever heard me cry because I did not win but who do ya see workin on there stuff every week and have I won any touring car race at all """"NO!!!""""" I enjoy working on the car trying new stuff ect.. some of you will say thats not for me and you are right BUT have you earned the right to CRY about it.

Lets just quit the crying and race if ya need some help ask you will get it from anybody at "THE WOOD" if ya wanna win work for it dont just turn on the radio and car.

ARE WE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL???

you know me
RODNEY (IAMNOTTHEFASTESTGUYBUTIWILLBE)RACER

[RodneyRacer]

Ron
all that was not directed at you just the first few lines

[JimmyMac]

Hey Ron, ya should've annouced the night before that you were gonna go to the Wood for practice! Not that I would have gone since I have my other toy. But I might have stopped by to make fun of ya.

Jairo. I think if I go to Atlanta, it'll be with Hank and Joe. Or just Hank.. haha. So I'll ask them again. Maybe you can tag along. Mark said he and Steve were goin. I'm sure you talked to them already. Anyways, we'll talk about it this weekend. I'll be there. And hey..... It was my first win in months!! Cut me some slack!! :p Gotta turn the shamrock back on for some luck baby!!

Rodney, gonna be there this weekend? I think Stan the Man will be back to the Wood here soon. I'm thinking next weekend he'll show up. We'll see. But anyways, we gotta get our cars tuned up man! Gotta knock down those brushless cars!!! :D

Ron... the car needs to be at 6.5 or higher. Not below. Not 6.46. Not 6.34. Not 6.49. It has to be 6.50 or higher. Got it!! Gearing... 98/37 will give you like 6.62. 100/38 will give you 6.58. 102/39 will give you 5.54. And so on and so on. When I did run my brushless in the Yok... it was at 6.59. Tim ran his right at 6.50. Ask Greg, he'll tell ya at the track. Blah blah blah... talk with ya L8Rz....

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Kilruf, Are you hovering yet?
Glenn

[npresme]

Jimmy is ALWAYS hovering!!!! LOL

[RodneyRacer]

well guys I was going to race this weekend but I have to be at my sons school for senior pictures at 11am and then at 7 PM he has a scrimmage looks like the Jason will have a good year he sent 2 kids to the hospital the other day in football practice he said they should know by now they will get hit when I am close...lol

Kilruf
I have the TC3 all apart I may stop in and run a few packs to try out some new things but I dont think I will have time to race at all I am working on those brushless cars dont worry. hey when is this Georgia thing and how long is it I may be interested too.

Rodney

[f1racefan]

Wind storm destroyed the drivers stand Wed.
The RC Speedway track will be closed until I can get it cleaned up.
Don

[JimmyMac]

God hovers above all! Kinda like walking on water ya know....

Anyways, as for hovering... well I found out that when I changed my main drive motor to an upgraded one suggested by the company (new motor is faster/higher torque and has longer run time.. plus it is now the standard motors in the new kits...) my new toy will not hold it's heading. Basically you can trim it right on the ground under little throttle. But once you start to "hover"... applying throttle.... the mixer doesn't compesate for the new gearing and motor. So the mixing is all wrong and the tail will drift to the right. So the correction is to install a Head Holding Gyro replacing the other Gyro. Which I hope to do tomorrow. Had to order some new blades since I hit the stove with it.. haha :p I may just trim both down equally and use these "trimmed" blades for the kitchen "hover" training.

Well once I get the hang of it. I'll look you up Glenn on getting me a good Futaba radio. Maybe 6 or 9 channel with programs for both Heli and Planes. But this will be later down the line. Was gonna get a Hitec. But I'm not to fond of them.

Rodney, as for Georgia... it's this month. 23rd and 24th. Got foam tires and a 19t or Mod motor? I'm taking my C2 with me. But I may also try out another "new" 19t motor since any 19t is legal for this race.

I guess I'll head out. Got some blades to trim. Maybe prep up some Stock motors for this weekend so I don't have to do any work at the track. Catch yall L8Rz......

Jimmy Mac

[DBWalker]

kilruf---not sure if this will help, but there is a possibility that by adjusting the tail rotor tracking, if it is possible to do so, that may compensate for the extra power the new motor puts out. the tail rotor is also known as the "anti-torque rotor". i am familiar with this because i work on the real thing. by the way, where is this georgia race being held, and how close is it to hotlanta?

glenn---those 32's are a TIGHT fit on my racer's axles. have you got that yanmar tuned up and ready to go? lol

rodney---got down to the nitty gritty on my racer setup tonight. went over the setup you gave me and reset some things to the specs you suggested. will see what happens saturday. thank you..:cool:

[Tarheel]

The Yanmar is ready. Bring em on.
Glenn(I'mgoingtocrushthecompitition)Elam

[carp1980]

Glenn, how much is it to race? And did you run my card for my parts from last weekend? Im tryin to decide what im doin tomorrow and i have little money and the weather isnt lookin too promising. See ya tomorrow , maybe

Carp

[Tarheel]

Carp, It's 12.00 to race. We will race if the weather holds out.
Glenn

[chance]

Anyone for mod touring tomorrow?

[JimmyMac]

DB, my gyro has adjustment on it. And I set it up to center. But it just wasn't working out. I installed my other gyro (Futaba GY240) and it solved all my problems. :D So now I can hover without it slowly spinning around. Blades didn't come in today. So I'm just using my "trimmed" blades. It'll still hover. Just need more rotor speed to do so.

Blah blah blah... anyways, I'll be at the track tomorrow. Can't trust the weather man because it was forcast like it was for the past couple weekends and we still raced. So we shall see.

Oh yeah, DB... use a reamer to ream the holes out slightly on the Takeoffs. This'll help make them go on (and sometimes off) smoother. Basically you want to round the edges of the hole so they don't catch on the threads of the axle. If you don't, you'd need a Yanmar to pull them off!!! :p

Catch yall Yanmorrow.......

Jimmy Mac

[DBWalker]

kilruf---good info on the 32's. i did get the holes to where they would fit over the axles with no problem. i will check the axles out when i pull the tires off. i will touch base with you at the track and see how your whirlybird is coming along. i have often pondered the possibility of getting an electric helicopter, and as much as i like helos, i am sure it is a blast to fly. the aviation world i work in has an old saying, "to fly is heavenly, to hover is divine".

see you all later..:cool:

[Ortiz]

Hey Jimmy,

Will you post some pics of the Helo... Curious as to what it looks like!!!

[reginald68]

hi guys i just want to say i will be heading to tn state race this weekend hope to be bck dwn ur way soon glenn and the guys:D

[Tarheel]

Reggie, good luck at the TN State race. See you soon.
Overcast today in Goldsboro, WE WILL RACE.
Glenn

[carp1980]

Hey guys, dont know if u still raced today, was poorin in Havelock when i woke up and alot of the streets are flooded. Im havin some fun driving around in my truck and playin in the water. Hope you got to run today, the Radar was a big green spot and they named it North Carolina so i didnt thin we would be racing today. See ya next week guys

Carp

[DBWalker]

carp---today was deemed a pratice day since not enough drivers showed up. had lots of fun though checking out the setup for my car.

rodney---hope you didn't break the camera.:D had a great practice. the car did very well for what little time i had it on the track. will see next weekend what my lap times look like, and find out if i need to make any more adjustments. it was suggested that a spool on the front would help the car in the corners. that may work, but for now i want to learn the car and the setup changes i make to it so i can get around the track without crashing, then i can go for the big changes. again i thank you for your help.:cool:

glenn---thank you for the practice time today. i think i will do the RON ZEE thing and not touch the car until it is time to race again.

kilruf---i forgot to ask you about your new toy. wanted to get home in time enough to take the wife out this evening.

see everyone next race day. :)

[JimmyMac]

Hey the suns out! haha... but I guess it rained just as Glenn was closing down the track for practice. Been trying to call all morning to get signed up for the race. But when I got ahold of Jairo... he said it was just a practice day. I showed up but didn't get to run in time before the rain. Was gonna try and see how the car hooked up with 19t and foam tires. Tryin to prep for the Georgia Race.

Anyways, I'll post pics of the heli. I'll even post pics of it next to my Yok so you can compare size. I'll even link pages to where you can buy them if any of yall want the model that I have. If not, it's possible Glenn can get you another model called a Piccolo. Made by Ikarus I beleive. But mine... made by Century is called a Hummingbird. After LONG research. I've decided on the Hummingbird for it's durability. Plus it's already built. You just need to add electronics of your own. Or buy their combo kit. They can be had for under $300. After what I've been through and with my short time with it... I think I can suggest a good scratch built kit.

Blah blah blah, let me head out. Charge'n up my heli for another flight leason today!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Well we did'nt get to race today, but i did get to run the yanmar. Turned the most laps i have ever run on saturday with it. The tweaking i did helped a bunch. Oh well. See you all next saturday i hope.
Glenn:p

[JimmyMac]

Working on the pics for the heli.

Ron, I'll give ya a call in the morning to see if you are still goin to Dur-ham.

L8Rz

JMac

[Ron Zee]

Hopefully, I'll be going,, that is if the liquid sunshine stays away. But,, I gotta be back here by around 6:30 to go to Chili's for a goodby party for out former meat dept. manager.

So,,, no race,,, bummer,,

By the way,, just for the sake of clearing some things up,,, I don't win every week I'm there. Justin, John and Joseph are a few that can tell you that.

As for working on the car,,, I've had this thing so long, I know what I need to do and when it needs doing. God,, when my camber gets knocked out on it,, I've been setting it by eye,,,, hey it works! Like I said,, I've had it too long and no,, I'm not changing it for another kind. Except for an F1 Tamiya 4wd.

Hey Rodney,, wanna go back to the Losi?? That TC3 definatly suits you better.:D

[JimmyMac]

Ron, I didn't quite understand that last post. Are you goin or are you not???!!!! Let me get the heli pics up....

JMac

[JimmyMac]

Here are a couple pics. Sorry Ron... you have dialup... may take some time... :p

http://kilruf.com/remotecontrol/microheli/helicat.jpg
With our 21 pound cat....

http://kilruf.com/remotecontrol/microheli/heliinside.jpg
With the cover off.

http://kilruf.com/remotecontrol/microheli/heliyok.jpg
Next to my Yokomo.

Maybe I can get better pictures up later. But here are 2 places you can buy them....

http://www.centuryheli.com/products/helikits/cn1020_hummingbird/index.htm

And....

http://www.helihobby.com/html/hummingbird_helicopter.html

Enjoy!

Jimmy Mac

[theskunk]

hey yall, from raleigh, trying to find a place that races on road.... went down to yall's track a while back and you had an indoor off road and outdoor on road.... but now all the web sites i see say that its two off road tracks.... someone care to share what yall race, when yall race, anything to help me out? i run 1/10th stock and mod, and micro stock and mod.... yall do any of these? oh, and i have an old B2 too, never raced it.... could be enteresting to see me bounce off walls and stuff though....
thanks,
-Rob

[DBWalker]

skunk---my name is Don and i race at rosewood. i can tell you that the off-road track is gone. it has been taken out to make room for an indoor carpet track later on this year. the outdoor track is an asphalt road course. excellent track. we do race 10th scale spec, stock, and mod touring cars. 12th scale is sometimes raced if there are enough drivers. you can get more information about the track and race dates and times at www.glennshobbycorner.com and also on this bulletin board. come on out and join the fun.

[Ron Zee]

I meant bummer no racing at Rosewood,, yes I'm going even if I gotta go in the oil deprived Blazer.:cool:

[RodneyRacer]

Don

No I did not break the camera :D Glad to help with the setup

Kilruf
well I think I will pass on the Georgia thing I would be more intereste dbut I have no foams and old 19turn and no experience on carpet YET! If I had been running on the rug I would be game.

The TC3 is back together and looks very good hope to try out my new stuff soon

[JimmyMac]

Rodney, this is NOT a carpet race. It's an Asphalt race. Asphalt with Foams. If you need practice... just race Rosewood with Foams. :D As for 19t... I'm just gonna run my C2. I also have a C1 to run as well. Just gear it like a stock motor or even lower. Say like a P2K. 6.5 or lower. Depending on your tire wear. Racing on Asphalt with foams is very very easy. If you have a good setup with rubber tires... once switched to foams it's like a dream car!

Anyways, woke up late. Didn't know if Ron was goin or not. I guess he forgot my number or something.. haha.. oh well. Chargen up the heli..... see if I can't scare the cats.....

JMac

[henryj]

Jimmy, I can't go to the Ga. race. Sorry, please don't hate me,:( . Just could not get thing's worked out so I could be gone both day's. For now look's like I will be in Raliegh for a going away party, my best friend's son is going into the AIRFORCE!, this Saturday, so might spend the night and race at Don's Sunday. Should be at Glenn's the 23rd. Oh well.
As for the tire's, the guy said they unloaded them on Friday, so I should have them tommorrow. I'll E-mail ya.
Joseph is through with baseball, so we might get back into the groove some and race a little more often! Gotta finish up the TC-3 and try Rodney's set-up and see how it work's. Take it easy.
Hank :D

[JimmyMac]

That's cool Hank. I dunno if I want to go to GA. haha. Mark'll hate me for this. But I'm not gonna drive my car with the way it is now. That's why I won't drive to Durham anymore. Just to and from work. Been thinking of taking the turbo out of the Miata for the winter and installing a header. This'll fix the oil leak problem along with any more wear and tear on the engine from boost pressure. Then next year I can start over with a new engine and build it up. Plus I think my turbo manifold has a crack in it. So that needs to be welded back up. Blah blah blah. Just more money. :rolleyes: I think I now have enough batteries and motors to last me for the rest of the season in RC racing. Plus my Yok is all modded up and finished. So I don't need to be spending anymore money on it. Now it's time for setups and driving!

Hmmm clutch or header.... clutch or header..... haha... damn. This month Header... next month Clutch... there ya go!

I'll have to talk with you later on too Hank. Might see how much you will charge for hooking up a suspension kit on the Miata....

Anyways, let me head out. Got some planning to do.....

JMac

[axrayed1]

Well Jimmy I forgot to ask you somthing when we were talking how is the proto alf body compard to the stratas 2.0

[reginald68]

well it was a good weekend for the tc3 speaking of myself wellthere were 4 qualifiers 3 on sat one on sunday, well i think there were 14 stock racer i was in the 9th seed b4 i got to the 3rd qualifier after a few chnges to the car it was on fire that 3rd qualifier and 4th at the end of the day sat i came from 9th to 4 th qualifier as for today sunday 4th heat i won by era of the computer of the guy ahead of me counting his laps 4sec on 3 ocassion in the race. so whn the mains started i was sitting on the grid 4th every one wreck in first corner like always i was in 7th i had to wrk my way bck up and finish 4th i think i did pretty good compare ther were few associated sponsor guys{low sponsor drivers 50% guys** ithink it was worth the drive got alot of door prizes and onr for the longest drive to the race, i though i let u know what my weekend was like and gleen me/ mike brown be bck ok :) thxs reggie u can see the post on trinity tech tlk under tn state race

[reginald68]

well it was a good weekend for the tc3 speaking of myself wellthere were 4 qualifiers 3 on sat one on sunday, well i think there were 14 stock racer i was in the 9th seed b4 i got to the 3rd qualifier after a few chnges to the car it was on fire that 3rd qualifier and 4th at the end of the day sat i came from 9th to 4 th qualifier as for today sunday 4th heat i won by era of the computer of the guy ahead of me counting his laps 4sec on 3 ocassion in the race. so whn the mains started i was sitting on the grid 4th every one wreck in first corner like always i was in 7th i had to wrk my way bck up and finish 4th i think i did pretty good compare ther were few associated sponsor guys{low sponsor drivers 50% guys** ithink it was worth the drive got alot of door prizes and onr for the longest drive to the race, i though i let u know what my weekend was like and gleen me/ mike brown be bck ok :) thxs reggie u can see the post on trinity tech tlk under tn state race

[reginald68]

well it was a good weekend for the tc3 speaking of myself wellthere were 4 qualifiers 3 on sat one on sunday, well i think there were 14 stock racer i was in the 9th seed b4 i got to the 3rd qualifier after a few chnges to the car it was on fire that 3rd qualifier and 4th at the end of the day sat i came from 9th to 4 th qualifier as for today sunday 4th heat i won by era of the computer of the guy ahead of me counting his laps 4sec on 3 ocassion in the race. so whn the mains started i was sitting on the grid 4th every one wreck in first corner like always i was in 7th i had to wrk my way bck up and finish 4th i think i did pretty good compare ther were few associated sponsor guys{low sponsor drivers 50% guys** ithink it was worth the drive got alot of door prizes and onr for the longest drive to the race, i though i let u know what my weekend was like and gleen me/ mike brown be bck ok :) thxs reggie u can see the post on trinity tech tlk under tn state race

[carp1980]

Hey guys, fixed the TC3 today and took it out side and ran it around in front of my house, it a very clean street and not much dirt or stones so it was fun. Lost control and put in an a ditch and unfortunately it was full of water, luckily only the front end got wet. I let it dry out and it still works, kinda glitchy once in a while, but i think theres still more water in it. Gonna see tomorrow.

Glenn are we runnin this weekend? If so, its payday weekend, ill be there!!

Carp

[Tarheel]

Carp, Yes the WOOD will be racing this week-end. See you there.
Glenn:)

[JimmyMac]

I'll show up, but I'll show up late. Gotta work that day. So I'll have to pull a Ron and run one qualifier and a main. Well... I might have to work. It's not in stone. But more than likely I will since they are Meat heads at work.

Mark as for the Alfa 2.0 compared to Stratus 2.0... it's just a few posts back where I posted what I found during my tests.

Anyways, I got new blades for my heli along with some training gear. Flew alittle outside. Did okay. Just need to get the hang of it I guess. Gonna take some time! But it's fun! Blahblah blah... Catch yall L8Rz...

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Reggie, sounds like you guys did ok. Come and race with us when you can. Ron are you comming this week end?
Glenn

[DBWalker]

TO ALL SPEC DRIVERS---i sent an e-mail to trinity about some of the things i had heard on charging the new spec batteries, and this is the response i got back.

"Changing the polarity is not recommended! With spec batteries cycling them is the best way to raise voltage."

Charge: 5A
Discharge: 20A
.90 per cell
Resistor on for 1 hour

[axrayed1]

Man jimmy you made me go back and read ran the 300M body in the heat races and was turning low 18s put the 2.0 body on in the main and was in the mid 17s in durham.

Glenn if you have any 2.0 bodys I need one.
thanks
See you'll sat looks like the weather pattern is going to change and we will have a r***n free weekend

[Ron Zee]

Well, so far the shedule has me listed as off this Sat. so ,,, I also have Thurs. and Fri. off too, so I'll be doing more testing with the spec truck and hopefully the stock TC3.

Seems there might be a problem with this brushless I got from Tim,,,, I know that it's supposed to hit its "rev limiter" when going down the straights,,, but,, it'll go down it one lap and go,,, wroom, wroom, wroom, hitting the limiter about 4-5 times. The next lap it'll go hitting the limiter about 30 times in the time it takes to go down the straight at Durham. Definatly sounds strange,, you got to hear it to see what I mean. Also,, when it hits the limiter "softly" as I call it,, it has little punch out of the turns. When it hits the limiter "hard" it screams out of the turns. And,,, if you mess around with the bundled up wires,, it'll even cut off. A lot of people saw it do this yesterday at Durham. Mark P saw/heard it doing it too so I know I'm not nuts.:confused:

As for the number Jimmy, I keep losing it and seeing as you haven't called me in a little while,, your number is off of the caller ID list.:p

Anyhow,, I'll be there this week and hopefully I'll be running the brushless,, unless I send it back to Novak that is,,,,:confused:

[axrayed1]

Ron you didn't tell them about how your body is your new radio I thought that was just cool. I thank I well stick with the brush motor for now.

[JimmyMac]

Sorry, Mark. Was in a rush. Plus I had typed it several times about what I round with the Strat 2.0 vs. the Alfa 2.0. Both bodies do good. I just prefer the Alfa 2.0 right now. Also, you didn't specify with Glenn on what 2.0 you want. The Alfa or the Stratus!! ;)

Well I guess I can give you a call again Ron later this week when you are home. Then you won't have an excuse not to wanna take me to Durham next time!! :p Tim says he's gonna try and race this weekend too. But he's not sure if the weather will hold out haha.

As for Spec Battery charging, that sounds about right. For my GP3300's... I'll discharge them before racing starts. Tray them for about 30 minutes. Then charge them up right after they come off the tray. This to me is the best way to preserve my batteries and offers the best performance IMO. So with Spec, I'd do about the same except you can not tray them. So the resistor thing comes into effect (or affect?). Blah blah blah

Ron, I'd send the BL back to Novak. I did work in your T3 when it was in there right? Hmmmm I dunno.

Anyways, let me go. Maybe I'll charge up the heli and tear up the walls in my room!:eek:

JMac

[axrayed1]

I hate every thing is 2.0 or ev2
Glenn I need a stratas 2.0 body.
Jimmy have you talked to Tim. well back to work got to get my car to drive like Ortizes car thank I can pick up a 10th or 2 see you'll sat.

[Tarheel]

Mark, no prob on the body. Got 12 of them comming in this week. See you saturday.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Well,, I'm not too sure it worked all that good in the truck now that I think of it. But, then again,, I ran it only once and the gearing was way off, but even still,,, it seemed to not have as much punch as it should have.

The other day, I put it down and it took off at full throttle like it was using a dead Spec pack. It got upto speed and all, but it seemed sluggish. The next time I put it down,, it took off like a rocket. Guess I do need to send it back in. Did Tim ever have any problems with it? I knew I shoulda keep that TC3.:D

Ok, get this,, the other day at Durham,, I had the car sitting on the table with the wheels in the air and I had "idled" it up so it was turning the tires. Without touching the radio, when I would lean over the car,, the motor would slow down. As I would lean back, it would speed up!!??!! You could do it with your hand too. Just hold your hand over it and move it away, and it would affect the motor speed. Now, it didn't do anything to the steering servo, it stayed still,, but man,, it was definatly weird.:confused:

So,, anyhow I'll be out there this weekend running Spec with my T3 if I can figure out the gearing for it. Right now, I could run it in stock and keep up!! But,,, it'll only run 4 minutes,,, sorta a bad thing when the races are 5 minutes long!!!:D

I'll be around tomorrow afternoon and Fri. too to go practice at the Wood,,, anyone else going to be around???

[JimmyMac]

Hmmm Ron, you sure it's not that damn cheap ***** radio of yours?!! :p For your profile, did you set your EPA at 100% for both throttle and brake? No dead band or other adjustments to the radio? I dunno, I hear Novak Calling................

Mark, briefly saw Tim at the bookstore the other day. But he had to leave to help out his bro'n'law. So we'll see this Saturday if he shows up to race like he said he would. That or I'll have to head to his place and continue our game of Guanlet on the PS2. We've almost beat the game. Just a few more levels!

Anywhot, let me go. I hear my charger beeping.....

JMac
ps. Ron, buggy slicks up front... Touring tires in the rear for Xray. Gear ratio close to TC3.... Ta'Da! :D

[chance]

I've noticed that battery voltage and traction have a lot to do with how the rev limiter feels.
High voltage and traction will have it bang the limiter hard and often. It over revs, or just revs higher than it should in the limited mode.
The sensor monitors rotor speed. With a hot battery and good traction, the car leaps forward when you jump on the throttle. The rapid acceleration of the rotor combined with the forward momentum of the chassis allows the rotor speed (rpms) to go well above the preset limit. Then, because the software "sees" a higher than allowed rpm, it cuts the power. The momentum generated due to good traction continues to accelerate the car. Then... the forward speed of the car drops off and the motor rpms with it. Now the software "sees" a lower rpm than the throttle position indicates (you still got it pegged), full power is then returned to the motor and the whole process begins again.
On the flip side of the coin, a weak battery fails to generate enough momentum to carry the rotor much beyond the preset limit. This is noticed by a more gentle accel and deccel condition with more time between the felt or heard cycles.


Ran a pack this afternoon at the "WOOD". Pinestraw down on the turn one end, not real bad.
Anybody other than me notice their chassis bottom out on the little dip just past the start/finish line?

[Ron Zee]

No, this was doing this out of the same turns and the same straights at Durham. Put the car on the straight right in front of me and punch it to take off, and it hits ther limiter "hard". Drive it back to me, and do it again, going the same direction, and it'll hit it "soft". And when it hits it soft, it also doesn't seem to take off as fast. And, like I said,, if you wiggle the bundled up wires on it while running the motor, it'll change speed a little, and even cut off.

As for the truck,,, It's going to be run with Road rage TRUCK tires on it. After about a lap or two, the tires really hook up pretty well,,, and with all that rolling mass,, it really keeps the speed up in the turns. :D

[Ron Zee]

Hey Jimmy, why not bring this whirlybird of yours to the track Sat. and I'll bring my 2 cameras to mount on it and take a few pictures over the track?? Glenn can fly them things I think,,,:p

[JimmyMac]

No can do. I had to order some new tail blades. I broke mine. Took it out the other night and crashed it when I briefly lost site of it. I think the tail end hit one of the training gear. If I didn't run the training gear, it would have been alright. So I gotta wait til Monday or Tuesday. :( haha And right after I got a cool hopup for it too!!!

I'll be working tomorrow. But I'll run by the track after work. Hey, I guess we know where the Server for RC Car Action is located. I couldn't get on it last night. Same with Durham website.

Anyways, I'll catch yall tomorrow.

JMac

[DBWalker]

chance---i have noticed the same thing you mentioned just past the start/finish line. it is more noticeable on the driver's stand side of the line. everytime someone goes across that spot it scrapes the chassis.

[axrayed1]

Well had fun at the wood think Thomas and I had the most fun playing in the dirt If anybody needs there race fix Durham is running tomarrow need some people to run mod with.

[JimmyMac]

Well had fun today at the Wood. Thanks Glenn for letting us run. I got there late because I had to work today. But I was able to make it back there for the 2nd round of qualifying. Ended up with TQ that round. Kinda funny, especially when that battery was charged last weekend! Anyways, ended up with the win. Had major pressure from Greg on the last lap at the last set of turns. He ended up 2nd with Ron in 3rd!! Ron even bumped up from the Bmain!! I believe Richard (?) bumped up also from the Bmain ahead of Ron. Good run everyone.

Rob, I'll bring a servo you can borrow if you need one. It's high speed, with metal gears. Very good servo. You won't have to worry about it breaking on you.

Special thanks to Ron for giving the track a blow job with his tools he brought from home................. Track was all wet and he did a good job................

Anyways, had fun. Monster Stock geared above 6.7. CS32's were used. Catch yall next weekend! This time Superman might be back.............. ;)

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Well after a short rain delay we got things under way. Congrads to Jimmy on the win, Greg second and Ron for third. Hope everyone had fun. see you next week end.
Glenn

[carp1980]

Thanks Jimmy, im gonna tear the car apart this week and see what the problem is, might just be the steering arm, not sure. Ill keep you informed. Had a rough day but still had some fun. See ya all nest week.

Robb

[DBWalker]

glenn---will see you all in a couple of weeks. the wife's birthday is next weekend,,, and need i say more.;) i guess i could get her a TC3 of her own. then we could have matching tourers. someone mentioned saturday that you might open the building early in two weeks so we can move some more dirt out. let me know what your plans are and i can bring a shovel and a wheelbarrow to help.

[reginald68]

glen i was riding with a guy who wanted to come race dwn at the track and we got all the way close to raleigh and he decided to turn a around because the rain follow us to their and afraid to go on and try to race, on ce we got hme he said we should hve went on lol:D well i guess we be dwn there soon we going to atlanta race this weekend coming i cya nxt time sorry to keep calling asking u about weather

[Tarheel]

No problem Reggie, I know how it is to travel a long distance and not get to race. The rain did delay us for awhile so you would have gotten home real late anyway, so it was a good decision. Hope we have good weather next week end. Thanks Rob, DBW, Thomas, Mark and the rest for an awsome job on the dirt removal. Two weeks from this past week end we will have another work day. I will have either Jimmy or Ron open the track early before racing so we can get the rest of the dirt out. If we get 5 or 6 guys at it, we can bust it out in about an hours time. Anyone wishing to help will get free carpet racing this winter. Please plan on being there in two weeks. Thanks.
Glenn

[DBWalker]

thank you glenn. will see you in a couple of weeks. meanwhile, keep us posted on any changes that may occur.

[chance]

What compound and width foams are being used on the out door asphault? Double purple front and purple rear?
I've never used foam tires and would like to try a set.

One more question, anybody tried/used the clear chassis protective flim? The bottom of my car is starting to look pretty rough, really not the place I would choose to shave a few grams.

[JimmyMac]

Never tried it, but I hear AE has a good protective film. People say it's works great.

As for Foams on asphalt... why ya wanna try that? Goin to Atlanta next weekend? :D For TC3? DoublePurple/Front, Purple/Rear. OR Purple/Front, Magenta/Rear. Either combo will work. As for size, 24, 26, and 28mm will work. 28 mm will rub on the camber link ball cups though. 30's might even fit in the Rear. If you mean for 1/12th, then Purple/Front and Pink/Rear.

Well I hovered a whole pack today outside. No crashes or nothing. I'm goin into my 2nd week with this Heli! Yipee!!! I did get nailed in the arm on my first pack though. Felt like I got whipped by a belt or something. That's what happens when you don't do your preflight inspection. One of the servo's was stuck so the heli took off backwards right into me! haha. I also took my first victim too. Some dragonfly came flying around. Guess he didn't like the heli. So he flew around it. Then went above the rotors and came down and..... well he can't fly no moe. :D

Guess I'll head out. Glenn, you running this weekend right? Might try and run Tim's EVO3 in Stock Class. Anyways, I'll catch yall out there. L8Rz

Jimmy Mac

[chance]

Nope, Atlanta is not even an option.
I just want to see what foams on a touring car is like. I've never been able to get all of the off power push out of my car with the brushless setup. It's better now and it is drivable, but it's still not right. If a set of foams will cure it, then I can at least feel what the car should do when I lift off throttle.

[Tarheel]

Yep. THE WOOD is racing this week end.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Actually, I think this "bump" is in front on the line,, but what ever,, if you raise your car up to 5mm ride height, it doesn't scrape on the ground.:D

Hmmm,,, 6.7 or so huh?? I geuss 6.4 is a little too low with a Monster?? My motors just don't seem to rev like yours but that thing does seem to have a little torque. I mean,, first time running stock out there and turned 15 laps. Ok,, they were slow ones,, but then again,, I'm running a heavier battery and a lot more motor than I do in spec. Geuss I need to work on the set-up some more,, run a few packs through it with different setups, ect.,,,

Hopefully, I'll be able to run the truck this coming weekend,, and by the way,, it's not X-ray,, it's my Offroad Spec truck lowered down with buggy shocks, and on road tires. Didn't want anyone complaining it was too light,,:D

Anyhow,, see you all out there soon,,, Anyone up for practice tomorrow afternoon?? I'm off again then too.:confused:

[JimmyMac]

Hmmm practice racing or practice hovering...... practice racing or practice hovering.... uhhh sorry Ron. I won't be out there hehe. I would bring the heli out there. But it tends to be alittle windy there. Plus I'm still a newbie at this! :p

As for gearing, I'd suggest 6.9 gearing for you Ron. These Monster Stocks like to scream. Hey, try one of your MVP's from the Amain Nationals...... :p

Oh about the bump. There is one right there at the 2nd qualifying position. So if you are starting 2nd, put your car off to the left.

Anyways, I'll catch yall this weekend. Don't know if I'll get a new body painted up in time. Thinking of Scratching the Superman theme I was gonna do (my old style for those that don't know). Was gonna do a police car theme. Just hard for me to find flashing LED's (red/blue). I'll keep looking..... Catch yall soon.

JMac

[carp1980]

Hey guys, dont know if ill get to race this weekend, we try to alternate weekends so that Megan gets to do what she wants with me, and i usually come on payday weekends, that way i can fix what i break, :) Didnt look at the car yet, i switched to Night crew so im workin 330-1030. Better shift, but less time with the wife and at least i get to sleep in. See ya later.

Robb

[Ron Zee]

Jimmy, I got those lights you can use. All you'll need is a 9 volt battery to run 'em. As for the colors,, use a marker or find some lenses someplace.

Anyhow,, their saying this weekend might be a bust,, but then again, they said it was supposed to rain all last Sat. too. Let's all pray to the sun god that he delivers us from this demon rain.:D

Glenn, I'll be off this Sat. so if you want, I could go up there early to let guys in to work on the dirt. Anyone game??

[JimmyMac]

I might be game if I can wake up.... haha. As for the light, I'm just gonna build my own circuit for flashing LEDs. Cheap enough to do from Radio Shack. I'd like to get some high intensity Red and Blue LEDs though.. hehe. I haven't decided if I want to put a police light rack ontop of the car. Or make it undercover with the flashers in the windshield. Hmmmmmm :confused:

Well let me go Hover a pack. Maybe I can terrorize some dragonflies and mosquitoes......

JMac

[nomac]

X-rayed...you have PM.:)

[lowbugit]

Just wondering if anyone was going to be at the wood this Sat. to run Gas Touring. I was thinking about running the NTC3 but was not sure if anyone else would be there to run Gas. see ya guys. Kevin Mac.

[DBWalker]

ron zee---just pray to GOD. HE will handle things HIS way..:D

[axrayed1]

Kevin where have you been need to get up with you still owe you some money I want be at the wood this weekend but will be there next weekend

[lowbugit]

Hey Mark hows things. I just been running some Gas offroad. No biggie On the money whenever I see ya again at the track, no rush. Wish you could make it this weekend would like to run the NTC3 but I guess I will have to do something else since noone will be running gas. Later Kevin Mac.

[axrayed1]

Steve, Ortiz, Brad and I are going to the toys for boys race in GA. this weekend or I would luv to run at the wood see you soon Kevin.

[lowbugit]

Todd C. if you see this I think I will go to the wood Sat. and run the NTC3. I can get some practice in even if noone else shows. If you have a nitro tourer bring and lets race um. See you guys at the wood Sat. need to get the dust off this NTC3. Maybe if noone shows Glenn can show me how to run the races so they can all race and not have to mess with it, to give me something to do. Later Kevin Mac.

[Tarheel]

No problem on running the races kevin. I need to warm up the Yanmar anyway. The puter is the easy part to run.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Dude,, what this?? You trying to give my job away??:D

Actually, if anyone wanted to learn to run the 'puter,, you'd do better to have me show you how,,, who do you think showed Glenn??:) He tried to teach JImmy W how to use it and we all know how that turned out,,,:D :D :D :D (Sorry, couldn't resist that one,,,)

Anyhow,, I'll be out there tomorrow running stock again, and Spec too with my truck. Don't know if it'll make 5 minutes yet though,, last check was on the dirt inside and it ran forever it seemed last week, so who knows???

Anyone else up for running Mini Z's when the carpet comes?? Of how about the Micro's??

See you all later,, :cool:

[JimmyMac]

Anyone up for MicroSizers? There's a table we can use in the break room, or just use one of the pit tables! :p

[nextolast]

Kevin, if the weather holds up I'll be there with my nitro.
Michael Medlin

[Tarheel]

Let's do it!!!!!!!!!!
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Well the rain Gods took pity on us today and waited until all the races and mains had run, then it let go.
Thanks Kevin and Ron for running things today while i ran the Yanmar. Congrads to Greg in stock and Jimmy27 in spec. Good racing by all today. Hope to see you all again next week.
Glenn

[lillys80]

I have recently heard about the new track and i am so excited! can't wait to see it. i am posting this message (though it may be slightly unrelated) to inform anyone in the area about the new Triangle R/C Club (TRC). this is a forming club that is trying to recruit interested parties. We race all types of cars/trucks etc. We currently hold weekly meetings in Raleigh, though we would like to make it to the durham track more, and i'm sure we will do so once the new dirt track opens. I've heard of the sunday morning races, but currently due to availability most of our members are unable to attend these sunday races since they work. Anyway we hold our meetings Sunday nights at 7:00/7:30 in the parking lot behind Wendy's/Enterprise Car Rental in the shopping center on the corner of South Saunders Street and Tryon Road. we are inviting anyone interested and hope to see lots of people associated with all types of r/c vehicles and all levels of experience. if you have any comments or questions please email me.
thanks
danae

[JimmyMac]

What does this have to do with Rosewood?? hehe... They don't race Sundays... They race Saturdays. You should post a message designed for that forum rather than cut and paste a message designed for another track... :p

[JimmyMac]

Anyways, good race Saturday everyone! Congrats to the winners! Next weekend I should be there. But this time I might not be racing the Yokomo. Chris J let me borrow his Barracuda since he won't be racing for a couple weeks. So I'm gonna have fun with it at the Wood!! Gonna see how long it'll take to get this car up to pace.

Well let me head out. Gonna play with the MicroHeli. A tad breezy out. I'll just have to be careful! L8Rz

JMac

[DBWalker]

kilruf---good luck with the microheli. bring it out sometime and let's check it out. the wireless camera taking aerial shots at the track sounds good.

glenn---glad to hear you all had a good race day saturday. took the wife out for the day. did you get any more dirt moved? let me know if i still need to bring a wheelbarrow and a shovel next weekend.

[Ron Zee]

Unless they do something stupid like redo the schedule,, I'll be opening up the doors early Sat. to let everyone in to work on the removalof the rest of the dirt.Maybe I'll be able to get 5 minutes outta the truck then too. Hmmm,,, maybe buggy tires on it,,,,:confused:

[Ron Zee]

Jimmy, let me know when you wanna try flying with the camera. I got 2 of them you know,,,,:D

[Tarheel]

DBW, Would be great if you could make it this coming saturday with the wheel barrel and a shovel. Thomas, Mike and a few others are going to show with shovels and a wheel barrel also.
Thanks
Glenn(can'twaitforthecarpettogodown)Elam

[DBWalker]

ron zee---let me know what time you plan on being there at the track to open up. the earlier the better. everyone that is racing that day will need time to setup their pit area afterwards.

glenn---the truck, legends car, and the touring car are all ready for some action on the carpet at the WOOD.:cool:

[Tarheel]

DBW, looks like you got all the bases covered no matter what we run. Good to see it.
Glenn

[axrayed1]

Need a head count on the peaple coming to help move dirt sat. it is a holiday weekend so if you are coming to race come to move dirt to so Glenn can get the carpet in. September is here and it will be cold soon we need carpet.;)

[DBWalker]

axrayed1---count me in for saturday. will bring a wheelbarrow and a shovel.

[jtn]

I will be there with a shovel and wheelbarrow, I think Justin will be coming to help also. - john

[Tarheel]

I don't know if Thomas and Mike Medlin have a puter or not, but they will be there too.
Glenn

[nextolast]

Thomas and I are planning on being there. What time are we starting?
MIke Medlin

[Ron Zee]

I geuss that depends on when I get the key from Glenn to open up. I figure somewhere in the 10-11 range. I'll let you know a more definate time by Fri. night.

Hey,, maybe I can talk Julie into letting me use the big tractor and the drag box, and pull some of that stuff outta the building,,,:D

[DBWalker]

glenn---i am an early bird where serious manual labor is involved. case in point is moving the dirt out. i was comtemplating getting there shortly after daylight to get things rolling. let me know your thoughts on this. i was also thinking of bringing a small push mower to cut the grass between the building and the track. check and see if you have a set of radio crystals. i had a set to go south on me. they are for the JR XR3 fm radio. i have two other sets, but i like to have three just in case.

CARPET AT THE WOOD. has nice ring to it don't you think. :D

[Tarheel]

DBW, sounds good to me. Come by the store at 8am and i'll give you the key. My mower is on loan to my father in law in chapil hill, so i appreciate that too. I do have a weed wacker, so i'll bring that and get the hard places. Thanks in advance. See you saturday.
Carpet is getting closer and closer.:)
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Oh i almost forgot! If we are lucky enough to get all the dirt out, we will need a chain saw to cut up the flooring thats left so we can drag it out. If your chain gets ruined, i'll buy you a new one.
Anybody got one we can borrow saturday?
Glenn

[RodneyRacer]

OK..... its been a while since I had a chance to race lately I have been very busy with work and such so I need a fix pretty bad right now I have so much stuff I want to try out. I am planning on running saturday and sunday for now,,, do you Durham guys know if the track is open on sunday?

Tarheel I have a chain saw I will get it out and check it over for saturday.

I need a power supply does anybody have one for sale I would like something maybe in the 15-20 amp range and small.

or

does anyone know where I can get some computer power supplies so I can make my own.

Tarheel ...I need some tires 32s please

[axrayed1]

Rodney durham is running sunday as far as I know.

DB Walker let me know what time you will be getting to the track and I will be there I want to get that dirt out see you'll sat.

[nextolast]

I can bring a push mower and another chain saw too. Should be there somewhere arond 8:00.
Michael

[reginald68]

hey brad i appreicate the wrk u done on my motor in atlanta this past weekend like to say hi to mark, brad/ortiz/ the other guy wth the heavy chey and gleen loking forward coming dwn ok whn the schedule date for carpet thxs cya

[DBWalker]

axrayed1---i will meet glenn at the store around 8am to get the key. that should put me at the track around 8:30ish.

see you all saturday..:cool:

[Ron Zee]

I don't know about that Don,,,Glenn has a hard time getting up on Saturdays,,:D

God, I can't belive I gave Tim that chassis,,, shoulda kept that one and given him the one I have now,,,:p I geuss I really need to start working on stock setups instead of using the Spec ones for my car,,

Hey,, got another car I might try out in spec this weekend,,, God, will it be slow,,,,:eek:

[Tarheel]

Ron, I did'nt know you were keeping up with my sleeping habits? lol. I'll be there Don. See you saturday.
Glenn

[jtn]

Justin and I will try and be there around 8:30 or so too. I have one of those 14" woodshark chainsaws I can bring along with the wheelbarrow.

See you Saturday....
:cool:

[axrayed1]

I well be at the track around 9 Oclock I thank I well bring me a change of clothes that way I want be so dirty and can race.
See you'll sat

[DBWalker]

axrayed1---i second the motion about a change of clothes. with all the dust that will be flying around, we would look like pig-pen on charlie brown. just think about much how fun the carpet racing will be once this is done.

[Tarheel]

Cut the grass in the parking lot today. Anybody got a front end loader to move the dirt from the front of the building? Hope to see everyone saturday.
glenn

[carp1980]

hey guys, i know you need some muscle so count me in for this weekend. Not too sure what time ill be there. Wifes gotta work so i should be there 1030 -1100. We will see how i do this time. hopefully i can keep it on the track thi time. See ya saturday

Robb

[Tarheel]

Sounds like a good work crew is coming saturday. I will bring the drinks and if anyone needs a shower we have one there in the mens room. It will be cleaned up for use by then. So bring a towel if you want to take a shower. Thanks.
Glenn

[DBWalker]

good idea on the shower glenn. as hot as it has been lately, even taking a cold shower would be ok. got out the yanmar of mine and much to my surprise it fired on the second pull. not bad for one that has been in storage for a year. of course some fresh gas helped a little. let's just pray that everything goes well saturday.

[Tarheel]

It's hard to beat a Yanmar! :D
Glenn

[tarheelquality]

No its not,just use a stick!:D

[DBWalker]

i got everything lined up for saturday. will stop by the store in the morning and get the key from glenn. will check the board in the morning before i leave for the WOOD.

i don't know about a yanmar, but there are some people i could use the stick on.:D

by the way. see if we all recognize someone in this picture.

[Tarheel]

See everyone at the WOOD
Glenn

[jeremymoemorris]

Hey everyone remember me, finally got to OKINAWA and everything seems pretty cool. I'm still waiting for all my household goods and of course me RC stuff. Just letting everyone know that we got here ok and the family is doing fine.

Jimmy Mac ? for ya since I'm in your old stomping grounds, with Japan on 100 instead of 110 when I'm charging my batts do I have to do anything different with the settings for GP 3300's
later guys and I will be following the boards take care and good luck.
Jeremy

[npresme]

Jeremy-Just a guess but you should not have to change the settings for the different voltage there! The charger will convert the voltage! Plus if you use a voltmeter here in the states you may have 110v at you house and 105v at the track and 110v at another place!

[RodneyRacer]

Jeremy

Hey man whats up??

keep us posted on how you like the racing over there and you may want to check with the base you are at as far as the voltage goes if you need an adapter or anything is the frequency the same ours is 60 HZ it may be 50 over there I am unsure how this may affect things so you may want to check it out also.

later man and have fun.

Oh and the TC3 runs REALLY GOOD!

Rodney

[JimmyMac]

Hey Jeremy what's up!! No need to worry about anything over there. Charge as normal. You are charging off of DC current not AC. If your power supply for some odd reason doesn't work right, then you can get an adapter to bump up the voltage to 110 or higher. But that's not a problem. freq is also 60hz... so don't even worry about that either. Let me know when you find the RC racing spots. If you get a change go to Torii Station Scuba Locker. Ask for Ron. He's my best friend. Tell him you are "Mike's" friend from NC (I'm only known as Jimmy to family and the RC community.) Anyways, have fun!! Hot and Humid huh!!! :D

Man it's late.... guess I won't be goin to Durham. Got back from Tim's not tooo long ago. Stayed up and finally completed Gaunlet on his PS2. That and talked about RC all night.

Anyways, had fun at the race. Congrats to the winners.... uhh Joseph and myself I guess hehe. Steve B kept me on my toes the whole race! Nice job Steve! Good run everyone else! I'll catch yall next weekend!

Well gotta run. Kinda late/early. hehe..... :o

Jimmy Mac

[jeremymoemorris]

Jimmy will Ron know where the RC is, I have not found the Hobby shop or the places to race? Help me out man It has been over 2 months since I have even had a radio in my hand....I need a fix.

[Tarheel]

Jerremy, Good to hear from you. Hope you enjoy your stay over there. Spent 2 years over there with the family as a kid, played ball on a japanese team. You'll love it.
Congrads to Joseph and jimmy on their win.
I want to thank all the guys that helped with the dirt saturday. I know it was hot and sticky. You guys will get free racing on the carpet for sure. Maybe this saturday we can finish it up. Personal thanks to DBW for cutting the grass and the dirt work and opening up for us early. Sorry i did'nt get there earlier with the drinks. This saturday i will have them ready for sure friday night.
Hope everyone had a good time, an i'll see you next week end.
Glenn(Idid'ntgettoruntheyanmar)Elam

[DBWalker]

good race day saturday everyone. with the exception of me showing my ignorance to a turn marshall, for which i sincerely apologize, everything went very well. we got a good amount of dirt moved out. thanks to all that helped out. i will not be there next weekend. i was reminded last night and this morning that we have a seminar next weekend and it is an all day event saturday. will be there in a couple of weeks. thank you for letting us open up early saturday morning glenn.:cool:

[axrayed1]

Looks like the dirt removing party well be week after this unless sombody want to pitch in and help D.B. has his seminar Thomas and Mike have somthing thay have to do I am going to vig And I thank Ron and his son need a week rest so see you'll in two weeks and maybe D.B. can open like he did this time and we can get it done:D
mark(iwantcarpetreelbad)painter

[JimmyMac]

Ahhhh just woke up about an hour ago! :D Looks like alittle rain over here. Anyways... Jeremy... my friend Ron was the one that got me the Yokomo. He knows where the hobby shops are. So that should not be a problem. The Scuba place is closed on either on Mondays and Tuesdays. Or Tuesdays and Wednesdays. So you won't find him then. Anyways, enjoy.

JMac

[RodneyRacer]

went to Durham today to race and ended up practicing only 5 people showed up. I went out with my current setup then tried something new and all I can say is ...I LIKE I LIKE!!!! hehehe...

[Ron Zee]

Ah, well, I knew it would end. Three Sat. off in a row seemed too good to go on and behold,, I'm working next Sat. But, I do have Sunday off. So,,, guess what I'll be hopeing for next weekend???:D

Sorry about yelling at you Tim,, guess the nuts were on tight. Silly rims. I thought those take-offs rims were supposed to be good?? They definatly didn't take the beatings I've given those Ofna rims or the Yokomo ones either.

Oh well, that was the first time that's happened to me though.

Hope to see you all again soon,, Congrates to Jimmy and Joseph on their wins.

Now that I got the slow steering sorted out on that buggy, wait till I figure out how to get it to not push so bad in the turns,,,,By the way,, my fastest laps with that thing wasn't all that far off of some of Josephs,,,2 or 3 seconds and all of that is having to slow down so much to get it to turn. Couple of problems though on it,, 1 is the busted shock cap which is easy to fix,, but the broke rear shock tower is gonna be a little harder to fix. Not too many XX parts left in the world,,,:eek:

[Tarheel]

Thanks for coming out this saturday. RESULTS and lap times posted on: glennshobbycorner.com
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Sorry, forgot the www: www.glennshobbycorner.com
Glenn

[DBWalker]

glenn---if it is ok with you, we can do the same routine in two weeks like this past saturday.

happy labor day everyone.

went fishing again this morning. the wife caught a couple of nice channel cats and i got three big blues. i fish for sport so they were released unharmed. besides, catfish filets are cheaper at the market.

[jtn]

Glenn, I forgot to ask you to order a 1\16th wrench tip. Mine broke and Laurie lent me his. When it comes in, just give it to him and I will pay for it. Thanks.
Justin and I will both be there to help with the dirt removal again. Around 8:30 again Donald? This is on the 13th right?


John

[JimmyMac]

Hey Ron, I think the key word you mentioned was.... Beating! If you weren't such a Hack, you wouldn't have to worry about breaking your rims!! haha :p Just kidding.... although you were upsetting a few people messing with Joseph... hehe....
Anyways, try puttin some Touring Car tires in the rear of the buggy!

Hey Glenn working on carpet track designs. Maybe I'll post some during the week. I keep forgetting dimensions though.... 90 something by 100 something. And 10 foot lanes.

Well chat with yall L8Rz.

JMac

[Tarheel]

Jimmy, 100x40 for carpet. DBW, two weeks it is. Thanks again to everyone that showed to help.
Glenn

[DBWalker]

two weeks it is.

can you SMEEEELLLLLLLLL what the WOOD is cooking?!?! that sounds like something ron zee would say if he were in WWF. what a hackster he is.:D we all love you ron.

hats off to joseph for being a good sport and some exceptional driving.

[Ron Zee]

What 'cha gonna do when my buggy gets to beating up on you???:D Ohhh, Yeahhh!!! Wait'll I put the Hammer down on that Anvil, the Legend killer is a comin'!!!

Ok, there's 5 references up there,, who are they all??:confused:

Anyhow,, I geuss that'll show my age huh??:D

[henryj]

Hey Glenn, I need two set's of the Take-off 32's. Let me know if you're getting some in, if so put two set's aside for me.
Ron, how bout a grudge match for the buggy's, I can bring Joseph's this Sat. :)
Hank:D

[JimmyMac]

If I bring my B3 Buggy, can I race Spec too? Or am I banned from that Class?

Hank, gonna give that guy (at my work) your work number to talk about the (real) tires.

Well let me run now. Gotta work on track designs.

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

No problem on the tires Hank. I got 18 sets coming in friday, so the man said.
Glenn

[jtn]

Glenn - did you get that 1\16th wrench tip ordered that I need to give Laurie?

- John

[DBWalker]

ooohhh yeaahh---i believe that was the "MACHO MAN" Randy Savage from wwf.

what 'cha gonna do is from the COPS tv series.

puttin' the hammer down sounds like C.W. McCall doing the smackdown on a semi.

now i am showing my age. i don't recognize the others. if i am wrong Ron, i owe you a dr. pepper.

if everyone talks about buggy bash racing, i will just bring my truck. it hasn't seen any racing/bashing/hacking action in a while.:D

[Tarheel]

John, it's on my list but don't know if my order from Horizon will be in due to monday holiday. Took monday off and called it in this after noon. We will have to wait and see. Thanks
Glenn

[jtn]

Thanks Glenn. Just wanted to make sure I replaced that for Laurie since he helped me out.
See you Saturday.


DBWalker -------- 'what 'cha gonna do?' is from Hulk Hogan............

- John

[Ron Zee]

No, they were all wrestling references. If I had put "brother" after what 'ch gonna do, would've been a little too easy. So first is Hogan,, Oh Yeah is Macho man, then the Hammer on the Anvil would be Greg "The Hammer " Valentine and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, and the legend killer has been Rowdy Roddy Piper ever since he beat up on Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.:D

[Tarheel]

Some people have way to much time on their hands. lol.

[DBWalker]

ron zee---speaking of wrestling, later on this month there will be midget wrestling here in new bern at the craven county fairgrounds. maybe we could enter joseph and let you be his manager.:cool:

when the carpet track has its first big race, we should get mean gene okerlind to call the race for us.:D

[henryj]

Ron can be the trainer and ring manager, but I'm Joseph's financial manager,LOL. Some of Joseph's former teacher's can attest to the fact that he can get pretty mean and nasty! As long as he does'nt have to wrestle any girl's, my daughter can take care of him pretty easy when she's finally had enough, :p
Hank and .................................................. ......................
Oh well, I can't think of a good wrestling name, just Joseph :confused:

[JimmyMac]

How about Joe "the stinky pants" J.....? Just remembering the time at Snowbirds..... :D

[RodneyRacer]

how about???

Joeseph the Giant Killer

Joeseph the Lady Killer

Joeseph the animal

lmao

Rodney

[Ron Zee]

Those touring cars got my buggy by a lot more weight. I think I got the worst of them hits. Anyone out there gotta rear shock tower for a XX buggy??

And, my Monster buggy is up for sale,, 600 bucks, all you'll need is a receiver, battery, and of course, the transmitter of your own. There's over 100 in servos in that thing alone,, and if I can find them there's 2 extra 1/4 scales servos that'll go with it, along with some extra arms, diff gears. I have the same body on it that Jimmy Wilson has on his, but it's unpainted as of yet, and I also modified the roll cage to allow me to mount the rear wing that his is missing which is also new.

Jimmy Mac, you should have mail,,,:cool:

[henryj]

Gonna be a tag team match in spec class Sat., Joseph is bringing his buddy Adam along.

[JimmyMac]

Glenn, sign me up for Stock. Same freqs and personal as last time... so no change needed. I'll be running late because I have to work Saturday. So I might only make 1 or 2 qualifiers and the mains. Please try to put me in the last Stock Heat. :D

I'll catch the rest of you there!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

No problem Jimmy. Weather man said nice and cool around 80 degrees. Come out and race at the Wood if you can.
Glenn

[DBWalker]

ron zee---let's you and i bring our trucks next weekend and take on joseph and his partner in a cage match.:cool:

[Tarheel]

Beautiful day in the neighborhood. LET"S RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glenn

[jtn]

Ok. See you there Mr. Rogers. :D

[Ron Zee]

Well, I do have to work today during the afternoon so no racing for me this weekend, but next Sat. I get to work also, but in the morning so I'll be there after 3. I am going to try to sneak out early too so we'll see what happens then.

As for the truck,,, it weighs too much,, the batteries all die well before the end of the race in my T3. Maybe I should resurect my X-ray truck one more time. Then again,, I may have a new secret weapon that weekend depending on Glenn. Remember Glenn, there's over a grand in that thing,,,,,:confused:

Anyhow, see you out there in a bit as I'll stop by before work to set up the 'puter for Glenn.:D

[trm]

I wish I could have made it out today.Sure was some nice weather for racing.Will be back next weekend though.Who was TQ in stock today and who won the main.

Thomas

[Ron Zee]

Jimmy,, CALL ME!!!! Are we riding or not?? What Time?? What's going on???? Whatabout Tim or Chris?? :confused: :confused: :confused:

[JimmyMac]

Ron, I did call! Why didn't you answer!!

Congrats to the winners Joseph and Greg for their wins today.

Thomas what's up! Greg TQ'd with 16 at 5:06. Then was Tim with 16 at 5:07, 3rd starting position was Jairo 16 5:07, 4th me 16 5:08, and I don't remember the rest. Greg won with 16 5:07, I came in 2nd with 16 5:08, 3rd Jairo and Tim 4th right on Jairo's bumper just hundreths of a second off. I was trying to chase down Greg the whole run while several seconds back Tim and Jairo battled back and forth. It was fun tight racing. I only got to run one qualifier and the mains since I had to work til 4:30pm. But I still had a blast. I think there were 8 people in the Amain who qualified with 16 laps.

Anyways, you coming out next weekend? Should be a blast! I'm looking to step up my game! hehe. Car needs a rebuild. It's been a month since I last touched it. Need to clean bearings, rebuild diff, lube oneway, and rebuild the shocks. Blah blahblah.

Oh yeah, Kenny, not sure if you read this.. but I want to throw your car on my setup station and set it up for you. I would like to help out.... :)

Well let me go. Getting late. L8Rz

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Good racing by all saturday. Congrads to Joseph and Greg on their wins. Results will be posted on the web page. Don't forget this saurday to bring shovels and what have you for the rest of the dirt. Hopefully this will be the last work day on it and i can get to washing down the walls and floor. Carpet will be going in after the paint. Come on out and have some fun racing too.
Glenn

[henryj]

Hey Ron, you gonna be there this Sat.? How about you Don?
Just a roll call for the spec class to see if there will be enough, might set Joseph up to run stock if no one is coming. Ron, you can run our TC-3 if it's just three of you and you still want to run
stock.
That was a fast A-main this week! Congrat's to Greg and to Joseph, sort of, he was running against his buddy on his first time ever on a track. He did well, tore the body up, but didn't break a thing all day!
Well, later on guy's......Hank and Joseph :cool: :D

[RodneyRacer]

Hey do any of you guys know how to remove the grease from your bearings do you use oven cleaner after removing the shields or what??

ok I have definitely figured out why I could not go any faster saturday my batteries are SICK! so I ordered some new ones for this week.....YEAH!!!

[DBWalker]

rodney---disassemble the bearings as usual. fill a container with some solvent and let them sit in it for a few minutes. then spray with some cleaner to flush them out, and after that, lube them.

glenn---did the lap counter work ok this past weekend? will remember to stay away from those wires next time.

just a reminder to those that will be helping with the dirt party next saturday. i will go by glenn's around 8 a.m. and be at the track hopefully no later than 8:30.:)

[Tarheel]

DBW, lap counter worked with no problems. See you saturday at 8am.
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Rodney, I just soak them in motor spray for awhile while I work on the car. Are your shields teflon or rubber?

Ron, sorry I didn't come over. Had to go bathroom real bad after work haha. Then I passed out on the bed as it was raining (good sleeping weather!) Woke up at 11pm hehe. You working tomorrow? Maybe I'll stop by after you get home from work......

Anyways, I'll be there this weekend. This time I'll get to run all the qualifiers instead of just one. I might have to work in the morning. But not the afternoon. Blah blah blah.

Hey Ron, run the TC3 in Spec. No need to handicap yourself if the others don't show. Either that or run the...... secret weapon! :D

Oh yeah Hank... I'll give you my current setup at the track. Gonna print out some copies for me. So I'll print one out for you. I might have another setup to try later on. I also got my special upper deck/camber link mounts in from Honk Kong. Nice! They are made by Shooters and are sold at http://www.precisionrc.com/

Glenn, do you have any 25wt AE shock oil?

Catch yall L8Rz....

Jimmy Mac

[jtn]

DBW - Justin and I plan on being there around 8:30 to help out with the Dirt.
Rodney - Can you bring that copy of those instructions for converting a pc power supply?
I have been soaking bearings in WD-40 while working on the car. Seems to work pretty well.

- John

[Tarheel]

Jimmy 25wt on order. See you saturday. Oh yea, RON has a secret weapon for this week end. Just don't tear up the track asphalt with those tracks RON. lol
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Man,, there's 608!!! peices alone in just the tracks on this thing!!! And every one of them had to be put together by hand. Too small for tools to get hold of without bending them. Definatly a work in progress. Gonna try to figure out a way to mount my wireless camera in it without it looking too silly. Wonder what other kinds of motors I might be able to mount in it? 380's seem a little small,,

Anyhow,, going into work today and I'm gonna find out what's going on there. I was supposed to be off this Sat. afternoon, but with a guy quiting,, who knows whats gonna happen.:( :confused: There may be a good thing to this too,, as he's said that he wants to stiull work there but on the weekends only and that wouldpretty much give me Saturdays off,,, if the bosses go along with it. We'll see later on today.

Jimmy, next off day is Thursday. But if you wanna call, I usually get home about 9:15 or so, so 9:30 would be a good time to try. And if it keeps ringing, that means Jessica is probably on the internet again. I'll get her off for awhile when I get home.

Wish me luck with work,, I'll keep you posted...:D :cool:

[DBWalker]

ron zee---which one did you get, the sherman or tiger? sounds cool..:cool:

kilruf---when you gonna bring the whirlybird to the track? would like to see it in action..

glenn---glad to hear the lap counter is ok. see you saturday morning at 8.

[axrayed1]

Glenn if you remember will you bring that crank with you to the track.

Rodney don't forget to bring your sawzall and sombody bring a chain and we can finesh getting the track out so Glenn can get some carpet down:D

[chance]

Rodney, if the battery you loaned me for the main was sick....
my last lap was a 19.0 something....
I really need batteries. :(

Went out to the "Wood" Sunday afternoon and worked on my setup, off power push is no longer a problem. It's still there... just found more on power steering and no longer need to slow down. ;)

[JimmyMac]

If I remember to, I'll bring it this weekend. I just got some carbon blades for it today. But it's a mod that I have to do to hook them up. Suppose to make flight more stable and consistant, and blade more durable.

Thanks on the oil Glenn. Did you ever order any more brushes? You seem to be running low on them.. hehe...

Anywho.... let me run. Have some more work to do on the Yok. Chance, if you want to borrow a battery for the mains let me know. I might also have one for a qualifier too.

L8Rz

Jimmy Mac

[jeremymoemorris]

Chance check your PM

[Tarheel]

Got plenty of brushes coming. 4499's , 769's, and more.
Got the Yanmar out today. Had to replace the left front tire on her though. She's as good as new now.
Glenn

[chance]

Jeremy, ohio. Hey, it sounds the same!
I checked out that site, still don't know what I'm going to do, or when. I'll most likely wait till some carpet goes down before I worry about batteries.

Jimmy, thanks very much for the offer, I need all the help I can get.
I did a nasty "bump and run" on the last person that loaned me a battery. I felt like a "TURD" afterwards, didn't even give him his spot back.

Ron, that site with all the F201 stuff is formula1-rc.com

[Ron Zee]

Well, thuis sucks,,

Seems as though they are NOT going to let Robert continue working there on jut the weekends and on top of that, they let him go on Tues. So,, now everything is screwed up. I was supposed to work this Sat. morning and now the schedule is all messed up. Last I heard I was supposed to still be working in the morning, but the schedule I saw had me closing. I was also supposed to be off Sun. and now I'm working. God, this place sucks. Anyone out there know where a crazy fat guy can find a job??:confused:

[racer69]

Yeah the circus!!!! LOL

[DBWalker]

to the dirt gang---it looks as though i will be working this weekend. workload has picked up since the troops started coming home, and now the Air Force has begun to bring their aircraft to us. job security. i have already called glenn and informed him of the situation. if someone else wants to meet glenn at the store saturday morning at 8am, let him know. we want to definitely get that dirt out to make room for the CARPET. i will find out in the morning first thing if my partner wants to work this weekend so i can have off. i told glenn i would let him know whether or not i would make it saturday morning. i do plan on being in the area saturday afternoon to visit my son, and will stop by the track.

ron zee---if you are interested, these are websites you can go to and look for jobs with the government. they cover the country and some parts of the world.

www.usajobs.com www.donhr.navy.mil www.opm.gov

[JimmyMac]

Haha, Ron.... in other parts of the world...... haha... Hmmm Imagine Ron in Japan!!! Damn... imagine all the toys and stuff he'd buy!! Sheeshhh!! If you thought his tanks, and blimps were bad........;) It would be cool though.

Well I'll be working too this Saturday. But I get out at Noon. So I'll be by the track on time for the first Qualifier. Look'n to spank some arse with a 17lap qualifier in Stock!! :p I heard Tims out to spank mine with my old car! haha.

Hank! I forgot to call you at work. But that guy from my work that bought those Bridgestone tires... the uhhh Turanza's or whatever... he wants 2 more tires for the Rear! If you don't have the specs on them from last time... let me know.... But he wants the exact same ones that you ordered for him last time.

Anyways, let me go. Gotta cut me hair. Gett'n kinda long. I'll catch yall this weekend.

Jimmy Mac

[axrayed1]

Let me know DB if you do have to work I can go by and get the key if Glenn is ok with that.

[henryj]

I just want to run 16 lap's, :( :( , waa! waa!, :confused: .
Jimmy, find out what those tire's are and I will get them coming.
Ron, did you find out if you can come yet? Not looking like a good crowd for spec, guess Joe might have to run with us in stock.
See ya'll about 1 tommorrow.......Hank

[lowbugit]

Hank you look in good shape but 16 laps I dont know. I know at least I would get tired running 16 laps. Lets just walk 16. See you guys in the morn. Kevin Mac.

[henryj]

O K , Kevin, I'll bring my walking shoe's, LOL, :D .

[Tarheel]

Mark, DBW has to work tomorrow. If you want to come by the store in the morning i'll give you the key to let the work crew in. Thanks and we'll see you all in the AM.
Glenn(myyanmarcouldturn16laps)Elam

[axrayed1]

Thats cool Glenn I well be there around 8:30
Thank I well bring my walking shoes to looks like that is the only way I am going to get 16 laps. Thats allright keven hank and I can have our on little race:D

[jtn]

Justin and I will make it by 8:30 - 9 to the track to help out.
Hey, 16 laps won't get you in the A anymore. I finally turned my first 16 last week and still ended up in the B main :confused:
..........see everyone tomorrow - John

[npresme]

I guess I am going to have to come back down there and show you guys what 17 laps looks like!!!! Too bad for me that I have to work the next 4 weekends. But that is good for you guys!!! LOL

[RodneyRacer]

Chance

yes those batteries are very tired and yes yours must be even worse but the brushless system helps out those weaks packs obviously and..... YOU SHOULD FEEL LIKE A TURD!

LMAO!!!

no harm done I know you didn't mean it ... well too much anyway.

that pack you ran was so bad in fact it was 1.133 at 30 amps:o
this week however hehehe..its way different:D

I need to know what to use to get the grease out of the bearings anybody ever done that I read it somewhere that you take off the shiels and use oven cleaner I think to remove the grease and the spray them out with motor cleaner and just oil them right away...... DBWalker is that what you were suggesting?

Ron

I need to talk to ya ... ya know

[DBWalker]

rodney---yes. just remove the sheilds and let them soak in whatever cleaner doesn't eat a hole in the container you put it in. (do not use your wife's favorite mixing bowl).. finish up with some motor cleaner, lube with your favorite stuff, and reinstall the sheilds.

sorry for the absence saturday guys. thanks for all who are helping to move dirt..

see you all later..:)

[npresme]

Rodney- Trust me on this one! LEAVE THE GREASE IN!

I used to degrease my bearings in all my kits, not anymore. The small gain is not worth replaceing the bearings every few months. I talked to Matt Francis about this very thing in Ohio two years ago, that was one of the reasons I bought all new kits this past year.

[Tarheel]

It's not raining in Goldsboro so we will race today. Come on out and have some fun.
Glenn

[nomac]

xrayed...where was that sedan race again? and when is it?

[Tarheel]

WOW. What a race day! The dirt crew got all the dirt out of the building and it's ready for a wash down and paint job now. Thanks guys for all your help these past saturday mornings.
What a race we had today! Joseph turned 15 laps in spec and and smoked everybody. Greg turned 17 in stock and set a track record. That was an awsome A Main today from start to finish. Very little paint rubbing and not to far from 18 laps! I quess i'm going to have to tune up the Yanmar real good this week. Anyway, congrads to the winners and thanks for comming out today. I hope everyone had fun and we'll see you next week.
Oh yea, thanks RJ for joining us from CH. Come again.
Glenn

[DBWalker]

ron(battlebot)zeeman---i like the sherman. my wife talked about that thing to point she was ready to get one. wouldn't it be nice to have a tank class? put a log across the track with a water hazard to go with it for realism. the possibilities are endless.:cool:

glenn---thank you for ordering those crystals for me. i have my stuff all ready for next weekend.:)

kudos to the dirt crew for an outstanding job at the WOOD this weekend. good work guys.:D :D

[JimmyMac]

I got to sleep in today! Yipee! Maybe next weekend I won't have to work. Then I won't get drained out on Sundays. Anywho Congrats to Greg and Joseph! Greg was too fast and I couldn't keep up with him! So I'm still on my quest for 17! Gonna be tough though. 16 at 5:05 for me. Gotta loose 5 seconds somewhere! Joseph was fast as well with a good 15 lap run in Spec.

Hopefully we'll get to race this weekend. Maybe within a week or 2 I'll have an F1 car. Maybe I'll race Spec with it like Ron might. :D Either that or build up a Tamiya F1 Spec class since the gearing is limited as is the use of stick packs. Only Tamiya parts allowed with Tamiya TCS rules. Yeah.... gotta get tuned up for TCS next year.. hehe. ;) Tim'll get one next month.

Anyways, good work for the guys that took the dirt out. Can't wait for the carpet to go in. I'm still working on track designs and I'll post them up for yall to decide on them. I'm goin this a different way. That's why it's taking soo long on them. You'll see. ;)

Hank, gonna post up my Yok setup that I used this weekend. If I order from Japan this week (new Rayspeed Chassis), do you want me to order you an extra pair of Rayspeed Shock Retainers? Also, I don't remember if I told you this, but I gave you 4 small yellow o-rings with the SD. These are RaySpeed Ultra Smooth Shock Orings. So if you rebuild the shocks, take the old ones out and put those in.

Mark P, let me drive your car for practice next time you head out. I want you to time me with it. Well chat with yall L8Rz....

Jimmy Mac

[DBWalker]

glenn---i was getting ready to install those brushes i got from you for my spec motor, and it was then i found out they are the wrong ones. the spec brushes are standup, and the ones i got from you are laydown. what is the number for those brushes i got? if they will work on the monster stock motor, then i can use them on it. if not, can we make a swap for the right ones?

like fred sanford use to say, "IT'S THE BIG ONE ELIZABETH". (storm that is) everyone keep the east coast in your prayers for mercy against this hurricane coming our way. AMEN..:)

[RodneyRacer]

OK .. I sure do hope my run of bad luck is over now I had a fast car for the main and my darn foam bumper ended up in the front tires.. does anybody want some bad luck for a while???? PLEASE

:(

well I have some stuff I want to try the car seemed to work pretty well just unlucky lately.

[Ron Zee]

First 17 lap run in stock,, Joseph hits 15 in Spec,, and all I did was mess around with my tank. The Buggy wouldn't turn and the TC3 was possesed. Well, I got a whole bunch of new stuff to rebuild it, and hopefully next time, it'll stop it's insane spinning out deal it loves to do. Also,, the next race I make it to should have my pretty new F-1 in Spec. Bad thing though,,, only 2 gearing choices to run, and to change them, you gotta take the silly thing apart to do it. Ah well, it sure looks good though.

Hey get this,, one of the streeing links is threaded wrong. You know how links have the threads on the ends and are smooth in the middle?? This one has the threads in the middle and it's smooth on the ends!!!! Ok,, now how the heck am I supposed to keep the ball ends on it now???:confused:

[JimmyMac]

Hank, VA Beach trophy race on Carpet Sept 27th. You game? I'll be there with Tim.

JMac

[henryj]

Jimmy Mac, YGM. Can't do the Va. beach race, I gotta set-up for my family reunion that day, and cook a pig that night for Sunday.
If not for that I would definatley go, but we committed to taking care of this at last year's meeting.
Had a blast Sat. at the race. Joseph and I had our best run's to date. It does help to be able to go every week too. The Yok I got from Jimmy handle's like a dream, great car! Also Thank's to everybody at the track that I ask question's of, it help's alot. Any of the newcomer's on here, don't hesitate to ask anybody for help, any of us will gladly help out.
Ron, I'll bring WildWilly sometime and we can battle, gotta install some gun's on her though to make it fair,LOL.
Glenn, I have a pressure washer you can use. I just can't go early this Sat., and the next Sat. is out totally. I could take it down this Friday night if you want it though, LMK.
See ya'll later........Hank :D

[Tarheel]

Thanks for the offer Hank. i went to Sams today and bought one cause i need one to wash down the siding on the house every year. Going to try and do some of it this week. We'll see how the weather goes this week with the cain off the coast. Anyway, glad you had a good time. I hope my Yok goes as well as yours. See everyone saturday.
Glenn

[DBWalker]

glenn---will there be a need for another work saturday, or will it be race day as usual?

waiting on a dual motor speed control for the usa-1 and then i can take on the wild willy and the tank. just call ron zee the shermanizer.:cool:

[Tarheel]

DBW, Don't know at the moment about another work day. I'll let you know later this week. Let's see whats left after this storm passes. Hope you and your family are safe during this thing.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Don, if you go with a Novak Super Rooster, you wont be unhappy. I used one in my Jugg and my Clods, it ran 2 17 turn singles in it without hurting it, and I even used it in my Super Hawaii boat with 2 550 size motors and 12 cells. Although, I wouldn't do that too often,,:) You could also go with the ??EVX?? they put in the E-Maxx's, only thing with that one is that you can safely run 2 battery packs and run 2 motors without it frying. But, it does cost more than the S.R.

Lets hope this storm just blows over and you all can have some fun racing this coming weekend instead of bailing out everything.:(

[JimmyMac]

Damn, you think if I order a boat from Tower it'll get here in time? hehe. I think it'll be nice this weekend. But I'll probably have to work Saturday morning. Ron how is the F1 coming along? Still stuck on step 15? No tie rod?? hehe...

JMac

[DBWalker]

thank you glenn. i will shut down all but the very very bare necessities tomorrow evening or thursday morning due to the storm. they have us scheduled to work wednesday and will make determinations otherwise as conditions dictate. the way management is at my workplace, they would have us work up until two hours before the storm hits. if we get friday off as well, i will get with you about coming up and doing some things at the track before saturday.

ron zee---i had decided to get the EVX speedo because i do plan on putting two batteries in the USA-1. i am going to go with a smaller pinion to slow it down to compensate for the added power of two batteries versus one that the kit calls for. i did have two reversing speedos in it, and it was difficult to keep them in sync with each other. stripped a dogbone and axle. 4WS is a pain when it comes to making a sharp turn. i did that and said goodbye to the KC lights on the roll bar, and the mirrors.

kilruf---there is a small waterway behind my house that is perfect for running boats. the water works in this area dropped it down in anticipation of the storm. will take some pictures before and after the storm. a fishing rod and a big hook will get you back to shore if need be.:)

let's all pray for health and safety in the coming days.

[chance]

KilRuf, thanks very much for the loan of the batteries Saturday.

Ok guys,
I learned something Saturday (Iknow you guys are laughing... it's ok). Anyway.... here's what I figured out. Batteries make a difference.
Yeah.... so what's new? Glad you asked!

It's not so much how good your batteries are, (but it's always good to have better batteries) it's how close are all the batteries you use. What I mean is, are all your batteries the same.
Here's why I say this. I have four batteries that I always use. I use them for testing, tuning and racing. All four are the same, old and tired, but the same.
I ran 16/5:09 with my batteries. Not real fast, but not slow either. I then used a battery that was better, and slowed down. Then for the main I used a "good" battery and was even slower. The slower run had a 18.6 and a couple of 18.8s.
But the "good" battery made too much horsepower for the setup that worked with my batteries. That little extra punch caused some wheel spin on corner exit.

So, all you guys that have one "killer" pack that you save for the main... just may be shooting yourself in the foot.
(Unless your car already has too much grip)

[JimmyMac]

No problem Chance. Not to knock you here. But just adding my input. Throttle control is very key here. It's something that'll take time to master. But it's quite rewarding with faster lap times and smoother handling. But another note here is... You used a Brushless system. Battery voltage is very noticable in a Brushless system. You running Stock class in Sportsman mode felt the "huge" difference in torque. In a normal "brushed" motor the extra voltage is a huge plus for us. We don't have the torque of a Brushless system. And running a Monster Stock against the Novak Systems... every little bit helps. As I'm sure you know, for a Brushless in Sportsman mode, the extra voltage won't give you any more top speed at all since this mode is RPM limited. But it'll give you that rip!!

As for your 16 at 5:09, that's an awesome time. I wouldn't complain about it. It'll get you Amain for sure. For now... hehe.

Anyways, I'm done surfing. My RaySpeed Chassis isn't out yet. :( So I'm still waiting. Oh yeah, in Japan they ran the Japanese Expert Touring Nationals. 8 minute heats and mains!! They might have had a 10turn limit. Masami took all 3 triple Amains! Go Yokomo! Hara came in 2nd with his Team mate in 3rd racing the new HPI Pro4. 4th was Adachi (Rayspeed) with his Yokomo SD. 2 SD's in the Amain. 4 Pro4's. 2 Barracuda's. 1 Tamiya Evo3. 1 XRay.

Hey Glenn, can we race 8 minutes Stock?? hehe.... how about 6? :D

Jimmy Mac

[Part-time]

Hey Glenn,
I saw you just purchased a pressure washer, are you planning on using it to do the floor in your building? Not to foil your plans but youl have a heck of a time cleaning that floor with just a wand. I do pressure washing for a living and have all the necessary equipment to make the floor come out great. Give me a call if you want me to do it we can work something out.

Rob
919-413-6760

Have you decided on what classes will be run indoors? If there won't be a truck class can someone make a suggestion on a good car? I can't wait to run again!!!! I haven't even played with my stuff since the last race on the dirt.

[nomac]

hey chance...that's just what i went through when i borrowed some of jimmy's stuff! he lent me a "stale" monster stock to "try" in a heat race. me not turing down something new went ahead and tried it.

well guess what! i slowed down too! the motor was sooo powerfull that it drained my so-called best pack of batteries in ,like, three minutes!!! that's why he runs the type batteries that he does!

so this goes out to anyone borrowing ANYTHING from jimmy!! don't just use his batts or motors seperately....just use the whole car with everything in it! that way you won't get no surprises at the end of a race. 'cause his stuff's already use to the extra ponies.:D

sorry jimmy...i couldn't resist. (yokomo-mama rules)

[Tarheel]

Jimmy, I know you were just kidding about the time . We have to keep in line with Roar on the time because of people from other tracks coming to the Wood. They expect to run the same time in stock. Now 1/12 class runs 8 minutes. The 1/12 indoor carpet stock class will probably be a good class to run also. If i were you guys, i would be looking for a good 1/12 carpet car and some good 4 cell batteries. Now i've always said if you guys want to start another class get 5 guys to start it. If ya'll want to run 8 minutes with 1/10 scale we can call it something else like x stock or whatever. But i still have to keep the Roar stock class at 5 minutes unless they change it. What you guys should do as Roar members is vote on a time change through Roar for stock class, after all it makes sence because they keep coming out with new longer lasting batteries all the time. Why keep coming out with new batteries if you don't extend the run time. So contact Roar and ask them to consider your proposal, but do it as a group.
Rob, thanks for the offer. I think the floor will be the easy part to clean. The walls are the main reason i bought a washer and the siding on my home. I did get a good washer with 2400 psi. But like i said, thanks for the offer. If you want to come out and help though, i would be more than happy to work something out with you. You could bring your washer and we could do it faster. Our indoor classes will be: Spec,1/12 stock and mod, 1/10 stock and mod and whatever else you guys want to run. Truck class with rubber or foam tires would be a great class to run. It was our biggest class on the oval before we took it out. Those things will fly on carpet, just ask Ron. You guys that like off road don't need to worry, we can start a truck class if you want to. We can even put some portable jumps that can be put out and removed. Don't have to worry about pot holes! lol. Well i've run on long enough so see you guys at the track. I hope we all fair well through this storm, especially the folks on the coast. Batten down all the hatches cause she's a comin. I will pray for you all.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

No, I went to Glenns and got a 4-40 rod to make a link,,, but forgot to check and see if it would fit the ball ends. Gues what?? they don't!! The things just slid right off the rod. So,,, went out to the shed,, and low and behold,, in an old box of stuff,, came across the correct size and shape and color link that I needed. I think it came off of an older Tamiya kit from way back,,, all I know is, when I race this car at a TCS race, it wont get DQ'ed for not having Tamiya parts on it.

Also,,, got another surprise for all you Spec racers out there. If you were wondering about me running the F1 in Spec, yeah, I might try it a time or two,,, but I now have another car to run in Spec, and this one would be legal to run even in ROAR touring classes. All I'll say about it right now is Jimmy Mac has a car that looks like this one,,,:confused:

[JimmyMac]

Ron, I do or Tim? :D

Glenn, I also posted that opinion about runtime on another forum/board. It will be brought up to Roar and perhaps we'll get to vote on it. All I suggested was Roar up Stock Touring to 6 minutes. Also to allow 2 door Sedan/coupe bodies in TC Class (T2)as well.

Well I gotta work a full day Saturday. So if yall do get to race, I'll be late again. Maybe I'll get to run 1 qualifier and a main. Or try to bump up from Cmain to Bmain to Amain... hehe.

As for 8 minute class, you could get a Brushless 8 minute class goin.... That or one weekend add an enduro class. 30minute Amain. Sportsman mode. Fixed gearing. Of course you can be curtious and rotate turn marshalls. And run this class first.

Just some ideas.

Anywho, I'm off tomorrow. Saturday is the makeup day for work. Everyone be safe. Hope to see everyone Saturday.

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Can you say VW.
jimmy, good ideas. We can try some of those ifin you want to.
Glenn

[chance]

I've never cared for a four door sedan as a race car. It just don't seem right. LM 900/675, GTP, GT1, GTS..... something that looks like a race car would be better.
Does it really make a difference on the local level? Sure, a Euro Truck is going to suck in the aero department, but it would be fun.
"Man, I got out run by a road tractor!"

[DBWalker]

the winds have already begun to pick up here in new bern. i will be shutting down for a while. as glenn said, let's all pray that everybody makes it through this storm ok. we were offered liberal leave for friday, so i will be off that day. should there not be any damage from the storm, i will see you friday glenn. the wife has a two hour delay for work friday morning, so that sounds like practice time to me. see you all later. have a nice day.:)

[Part-time]

The carpeted jumps could be something to experiment with who knows you might be on to something all the hang time without the dirt :)
Glenn let me know when you need the help. I won't be around this weekend but I can work something out for next weekend or whenever I'll check the posts when I get back.

Rob

[JimmyMac]

Chance, why don't you buy the Yokomo Euro Truck body! That would be cool to see running around the track. I'm trying to decide on which "other" body to try and run out there. I was thinking Enzo Ferrari. Or Infiniti G35 Coupe. Or something else. Hmmm but since you mentioned that Euro Truck... Do you think anyone would be pissed off if I made the Amain with that body?? hehe.

So Ron has a car that looks like my MiniZ huh.. hehe........

Jimmy Mac

[henryj]

I'll be mad if you're pulling a trailer with it and make the A! Second thought, get the truck, but you gotta pull something with it,LOL. :D.
Well, hope I can make it Sat., dunno with the storm. I got one customer that clean's up for the city, and he said the last storm he had to work almost 24-7 to get the clean-up of the aftermath done. So that will pretty much decide for me what I'll be doing for the next few day's.
Hope everybody stay's safe, and I'll see you soon.
Hank and Joseph :p :rolleyes:

[Tarheel]

Well the winds are here already and the cain has'nt even come inland. This is not good. I hope everyone comes through ok.
Glenn's Hobby Corner is closed today. I'll be around the house.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Sam's called to say he place would be closed by afternoon so if I wanted any hours today to go in at 9. So,, I did, and worked for an hour then they basically closed up. So now I sit here wondering if I'll ever get any paint back from Tim to do up these 3 bodies I got sitting here.
As for the Bug,, I was sorta leaning towards a "Herbie" theme for it. Whatcha think??

[chance]

Herbie would look good sitting on a trailer being pulled by ....... Jimmy's truck!

[JimmyMac]

Okay, for me at least, the storm wasn't bad. No damage here or to grams house which has tons of trees in the yard. So that's good. Hope everyone else made out safe and sound as well. I did see a house though with a huge tree leaning on it. Floading wasn't bad either, if any at all. I guess I'll see more of the town when I go to work tomorrow.

As for the truck, can I add a motor in the trailer as well?? All I'd need to do is Y split with 2 ESC's. The trailer diff would have a oneway so it wouldn't offer any resistance from pulling it around. Anyone got a spare TC3 laying around? :D Hmmmmmmm

Anyways, I'll catch yall L8Rz... been workin on Chris J's Barracuda. I figure I'll race it this weekend if I make it out there in time. I had to correct alot of things on it.. hehe.....

Jimmy Mac

[DBWalker]

good morning eastern north carolina. we made it through the storm ok with no damage. lots of pine straw and a few limbs in the roadways. of all things, wally world here in new bern was open, along with slowes and books-a-million. we were without power for a few hours, but all is back on now in this area. this was one of those storms where you could sit out on the back porch and watch it go by. just wait nine months from now and see how many new r/c racers are brought into this world.:D hope everyone is ok and doing well. God spared us from the cat 5 and for that we should all be thankful. see you all at the track..:cool: