9/25/10

Lil' Dover (LD)

Some of the racers that raced at Farmers came to race, they ALL looked good in the rear view mirror as I finished 1st!!! :-)

Was GOOD to see some of the racers I have raced with the past two+ years!!!

Lil' Dover is one of the few tracks I know of that can be raced in either directions, did this today first two quals where counter-clock wise the 3rd qual and main was clock wise!!! Glad I practiced racing clock wise!!!

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Next race is 10/1 at FIRCC OR LD 10/2!

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9/18/10

Lil' Dover

First race for this NEW track, they have a nice dirt oval. Now they have a offroad track on the inside of the oval.

Raced the SC10 in the 1st qual, had a bit of a handling problem >>> didn't have all the carpet offroad setup changed to clay offroad! Still was able to TQ the qual!! :-)

Raced the SC10-GT2 in the 2nd qual, was 7 sec faster :-) TQ'd that qual also!!!

Lined up at the rear of the pack so I could drive though the field and to get the 1st place trophy. At the 1/2 way of lap one, I hit a pipe and drove for four laps with only one front wheel steering! Got a guy to pit my truck and re-attach the link. Then I seen the left front was a LOT closer to the track than the right. Shock bolt came loose and the shock wasn't hooked to the a-arm so I had limited right hand steering!!! Still finished 2nd!! :-)

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Next race Lil' Dover 9/25/10

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9/17/10

FIRCC Grand Opening for the OffRoad carpet track!!!

Got a SWEET carpet setup for the SC10!!! Didn't do me much good towards getting one of the four trophies that was available. Jeff, Greg and Paul showed up AND didn't break!!! I have NEVER beat these three at any time unless they broke!!!!!!!!

BUT a 5th isn't bad with those three in front!!

Got home by 2:15AM!!!!!!!!!!!! Lil' Dover races at 12 Noon just over 8 hrs from now!!!

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9/11/10

9/11 Never forget!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Visited Lil' Dover for a GT2SC test for next weeks race. Learned a lot, like CHARGE the receiver battery!!!!!!!

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When I got to FIRCC, went around back and cleaned the clay off my shoes from Lil' Dover!! :-)

Did some rear link and shock mount testing so I think I good for next Fri's Grand Opening!!!

Back in 2004 I got a AE 12L on road car that I run a bit on the street in front of the house. Took this to FIRCC, did a bit of carpet testing. They had changed to Oval for next Sat racing, so I wasn't able to test right turns!!! :-)

A racer told me to put some "Tire Sauce" on the tires, I told him I didn't want to ruin my 5 year old tires!!! He couldn't believe they where that old and STILL worked so well!!!!!!!

I thought I was doing OK being I had never drove a on road car on carpet, then a fast racer got on the track and was lapping me two times per my one lap!!!

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9/3/10

Lil' Dover is at the very early steps of track construction. Dirt is in rough jumps and table top, with some tuning they should be ready to race in a week or two.

Florida Indoor R/C Complex (FIRCC) is ready NOW!!! Raced there tonight, first time on carpet SWWWWEEEEEEEEET!!!! The race setup wasn't that much diff then racn' on clay!! They have a onroad track and an oval all carpet :-)

How did I do? Traction was so high, destroyed a spur gear and blew a rear tire off the rim, in the qual's.

Finished 2nd in Mod SC.

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9/1/10

One New and one kinda New tracks!!! SWEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!

In Plant City, FL a indoor (AC'd) carpet offroad track is opening 9/3/10 with a "Garnd Openning" in about two weeks!!

Waiting to see IF I work and how late Friday before I decide IF I'm going.

Lil' Dover is adding a offroad section inside their dirt oval! They are planing to race Saturday's!

IF I go to Plant City Friday, Lil' Dover is on the way so I may stop and have a look.

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My SC10-GT2 is race ready and should be just the ticket for Lil' Dover!!!

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