12/22/2012
HMIRCR (Sarasota, FL)
Losi XXX-SCT
Trying to limit how much stuff I take to the mall, so I only took the XXX-SCT to race. On my way, stopped to get the mail and the battery I ordered was there, SWEEEEEEET!!!!
Decided to try one of Caspers XXX-SCT race setups, they are enough different from Root's (that have worked for me so far) that I wasn't sure.
Qual'd in 2nd, have NEVER beat Josh!!! So, I had a look at his XXX-SCT race setup, it was JUST LIKE MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did noticed that he had two battery pads in front of the battery and I had one. Changed to two pads and I was ready to race.
Go at the tone! As we raced under the bridge Josh got tangled up with 3rd and 4th, which allowed me to get the lead. By the end of the 5 minute main Josh was TWO LAPS behind me in 2nd!
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
12/9/2012
FZRC (Sarasota,FL)
Marty changed FZ's next race to a week early because of a conflicting Force race at Hurricane RC.
Has been some time since FZRC raced back to back weekends AND there's been NO RAIN, so the black groove from last week was still there this week!!! :-)
Losi XXX-SCT
Decided to race the XXX-SCT IF there wasn't a ST class. A couple months ago Brushless Hobbies donated a 120 amp ESC to "Make a RC Wish", paired this with a Novak 13.5 brushless motor for a TEST race setup.
Temped the motor and esc every few minutes. never got over 125 degrees <<< that is SWEEET gearing! Had a carpet setup on the XXX-SCT, changed the lower shock mount from the outer hole to the middle hole, removed a spacer from inside the shocks. Moved the rear shock top mounts out a hole
Qual'd in 2nd and was in 1st for most of one lap during the 6 minute main!!!! :-) Missed a turn (hit a pipe) and 1st and 2nd got past, drove the next 4 and a half minutes trying to get by 2nd. It was a race between the old and the new, I with the XXX-SCT which is the old Losi SC and 2nd with a Losi 22SC the new. The OLD racer (me) and the young (2nd place racer), we raced lap after lap after lap, I was faster on half the track (but behind him), we were equal on the other half, as I was looking to get by in a turn at the 5 minute mark I touched a pipe and poped off a steering ball cup. I raced the last minute making sure 4th didn't get by me!!!!!!
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Got to refresh my friendship with R/C Tech mod Mark M. I'm a mod there also. We got about 10-15 minutes to share about how we work as mod's Mark is higher up the mod ladder, he shared some great tips!
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FZRC (Sarasota,FL)
Marty changed FZ's next race to a week early because of a conflicting Force race at Hurricane RC.
Has been some time since FZRC raced back to back weekends AND there's been NO RAIN, so the black groove from last week was still there this week!!! :-)
Losi XXX-SCT
Decided to race the XXX-SCT IF there wasn't a ST class. A couple months ago Brushless Hobbies donated a 120 amp ESC to "Make a RC Wish", paired this with a Novak 13.5 brushless motor for a TEST race setup.
Temped the motor and esc every few minutes. never got over 125 degrees <<< that is SWEEET gearing! Had a carpet setup on the XXX-SCT, changed the lower shock mount from the outer hole to the middle hole, removed a spacer from inside the shocks. Moved the rear shock top mounts out a hole
Qual'd in 2nd and was in 1st for most of one lap during the 6 minute main!!!! :-) Missed a turn (hit a pipe) and 1st and 2nd got past, drove the next 4 and a half minutes trying to get by 2nd. It was a race between the old and the new, I with the XXX-SCT which is the old Losi SC and 2nd with a Losi 22SC the new. The OLD racer (me) and the young (2nd place racer), we raced lap after lap after lap, I was faster on half the track (but behind him), we were equal on the other half, as I was looking to get by in a turn at the 5 minute mark I touched a pipe and poped off a steering ball cup. I raced the last minute making sure 4th didn't get by me!!!!!!
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Got to refresh my friendship with R/C Tech mod Mark M. I'm a mod there also. We got about 10-15 minutes to share about how we work as mod's Mark is higher up the mod ladder, he shared some great tips!
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
12/2/2012
FZRC (Sarasota, FL)
Double points last race of the Fall Series 2012. IF Bruce doesn't race the ST class I could be in 2nd!!!!!
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T4
Haven't changed the race setup on the T4 in 3 or 4 years!!!! Changed to Maifield's 2009 Cactus Classic setup with RS hex front axles. Seems AE has decided for us that the axle height is best set to "middle" with the hex front axles, there isn't an option for spacers top or bottom! So, got my calibers out and removed .030 off the top with a x-acto.
Race Day:
Well!!! The Maifeild setup didn't work as well as I thought!!!!
Moved the front shock lowers back to the "I" hole from the "O" hole on the front a-arms during practice. THEN the setup worked!!!!
TQ'd both qual's and finished 1st by a lap and a half!!!
1st = 100
Attendance = 5
Multiply by 2 = 210 points
1st >> 263
2nd >> 210 <<< ME!!!!!!! :-)
3rd >> 105
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FZRC (Sarasota, FL)
Double points last race of the Fall Series 2012. IF Bruce doesn't race the ST class I could be in 2nd!!!!!
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T4
Haven't changed the race setup on the T4 in 3 or 4 years!!!! Changed to Maifield's 2009 Cactus Classic setup with RS hex front axles. Seems AE has decided for us that the axle height is best set to "middle" with the hex front axles, there isn't an option for spacers top or bottom! So, got my calibers out and removed .030 off the top with a x-acto.
Race Day:
Well!!! The Maifeild setup didn't work as well as I thought!!!!
Moved the front shock lowers back to the "I" hole from the "O" hole on the front a-arms during practice. THEN the setup worked!!!!
TQ'd both qual's and finished 1st by a lap and a half!!!
1st = 100
Attendance = 5
Multiply by 2 = 210 points
1st >> 263
2nd >> 210 <<< ME!!!!!!! :-)
3rd >> 105
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