9/15/2012

HMIRCR (Sarasota)

Decided to take the SC10 and T4 for some AC rug racn’!!!!!!!! :-)

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SC10

Started practice with AKA Cityblock on the front and rear, they were 100% BUT I felt that there should be more! So a set of Proline Calibers (M3) went on the front, NOW that is what was needed!!! So just before the first qual started a set of Calibers (M3) went on the rear, put a couple laps on and everything seemed better.

About three laps into the first qual the rear tires started acting like they were way out of balance, had to back off half way down the straight to get them to round out, qual’d second!

Second qual AKA’s replaced the Prolines on the rear, as lap two was ending I touch a wall corner HARD, right front a-arm hanging by the shock! Hope to have this fixed in time for the main.

The Main

Had some problems with the triple jump on the first two laps and first got about a half lap lead on me. Started driving one turn, one jump at a time and by the half way mark I was about 5 foot behind first. :-) Then he rolled in a turn and FLASH he was second and stayed that way to the end!

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T4

To be honest I had NOT planed to race the T4, took it to get some practice laps in as I had not raced the T4 since October 2011. Race control asked me to race the T4 on buggy class so there would be a class.

First qual, it took half of the qual to settle down, then the 9.1 sec laps started coming, but the TQ buggy already lapped me so even with those times I could NOT make the lap back.

Second qual, had a rear link come loose twice, this put me WAY down.

The Main

By lap four had got by first place for a whole 1/2 lap!!! A front link came loose and I was behind by 6 seconds for some time. Then the leader had some problems with the triple and I was on him again. It was close for all but the last minute when I missed the triple again!!! Still only finished 3-4 seconds behind first.

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Remember HMIRCR is inside of a mall, there can be at times a few spectators watching the fun. This race had 30-35 people watching with OOO’s and OOHH’s as we made jumps, missed jumps, crashed and appalled at the finish!!!! That was SWEEEEEEEET!!

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9/2/2012

FZRC (Sarasota)

First time to race on the new track design > SWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!! <

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SC10

First qual, JUNK!!!! Just got in everyone way! :-(

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Second qual, tested good between quals! JUNK!!!!! :-(

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Did some hand testing, rumbing two diff tires on the tracks surface, The AKA Wishbones tested the best. Put them on the SC10 for the main. They lasted about two laps, then I was in everyone's way again!!!!!

Qual'd 5th finished 6th.

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Now some GOOD news! :-)

Brushless Hobbies donated a ESC to "Make a RC Wish". They have one kid, Finn, that when he has enough race(s) under his belt this ESC could be his!

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