8/25/2013
SS Hobby and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
First racer there!!! :-) Hoped that was a GOOD thing!!!!
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Because the mains were rained out last Sunday, had a FREE race (one class) do me!
SC class,
SC10GT
Every time this starts up, I get memorizes of the GOOD Old Days of Gas Truck racing!!
1st qual, was in 1st until I was 3 turns from the timing line. Missed landing a jump and Mike got by!!!
SC10
2nd qual, drove my tail off for a 4th!!!!
SC Main
Was in 2nd after going over the table top, then started missing jumps!! Was able to get within five foot of Mike before the end for a 4th.
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Stadium Truck class,
Put the Speed Passion GT2 LPF esc and LRP X11 7.5 motor in the T4 for today. Qual'd in 2nd, keep that at the tone for about a lap and a half then Kenny got by as I missed another jump. As I was catching Kenny, Alan broke, so I was in 2nd, now to pass Kenny!!!
Took two more minutes to get by Kenny, couldn't just bully him out of the way, he is the younger son of the TRACK OWNER!!! Just stayed about a foot behind him for two/three laps. Then he nosed a pipe and I was gone!!!!!
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Sunday, August 18, 2013
SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
Planned to race the SC10 or the SC10GT in SC class and the GT2-E in ST class.
Bump box, one of the lipo's developed a bad cell so the SC10GT was put away. :-(
The GT2-E threw a MIP pin, didn't have any extra's so that got put away and the T4 came out!
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T4
Had two GREAT qual's, the TQ racer didn't get the TQ by much!
SC10
Same as the T4, but had the TQ in the 2nd qual until I landed a jump wrong!!!!
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Just after they posted the mains sheet it started to
RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For over 30 minutes. <<< Racing is done for the day!!!!
So they used the qual's placing as the finish position today.
2nd in SC and 2nd in ST!!!
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Planned to race the SC10 or the SC10GT in SC class and the GT2-E in ST class.
Bump box, one of the lipo's developed a bad cell so the SC10GT was put away. :-(
The GT2-E threw a MIP pin, didn't have any extra's so that got put away and the T4 came out!
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T4
Had two GREAT qual's, the TQ racer didn't get the TQ by much!
SC10
Same as the T4, but had the TQ in the 2nd qual until I landed a jump wrong!!!!
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Just after they posted the mains sheet it started to
RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For over 30 minutes. <<< Racing is done for the day!!!!
So they used the qual's placing as the finish position today.
2nd in SC and 2nd in ST!!!
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
Track was NOT ready to race, lot of loose gaff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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GT2-E
Hoped to race ST class today. I'm the only ST there. :-(
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GT2SC
New metal diff gear, CORRECT slipper setting made for one SWEEEET NITRO SC!!!
Updated the slipper from V1 to V2 last October (2012) but didn't change the slipper setting. Had the setting 2 and a half turns to tight!!!!!!!!! This one small bit may be the reason I was killing the idler gear(s).
Race the GT2SC in the 2nd qual was only 14 sec slower than the 1st qual with the SC10 for 16 laps!!
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SC10
First race with the new 120 amp Hobbywing esc worked on getting the throttle settings on the radio. This esc is a very smooth, no jerky throttle!!
This is the 2nd track with the alm steering linkage, steering is so much better for the SC10, can round corners within a couple inches of the pipes.
TQ'd the 1st qual, got beat in the 3rd qual.
8 MINUTE MAIN!!!! This is going to be SWEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just as we were getting go at the tone in 5, I told Steven that this is RACING not qualifying!!!
Eased into the throttle at the tone and was in first before the first turn and was driving away for two laps, then missed landing a jump and Steve was on me. We rubbed finders for three laps, then I missed landed another jump and Steve was in the lead and I never got close again!!!
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One of the reason I was at SS on a Sat night, I seen that Steve had been there two weeks earlier. Steve is a Team Holy Rollers member that I had lost contact with after Lil' Dover closed.
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Track was NOT ready to race, lot of loose gaff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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GT2-E
Hoped to race ST class today. I'm the only ST there. :-(
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GT2SC
New metal diff gear, CORRECT slipper setting made for one SWEEEET NITRO SC!!!
Updated the slipper from V1 to V2 last October (2012) but didn't change the slipper setting. Had the setting 2 and a half turns to tight!!!!!!!!! This one small bit may be the reason I was killing the idler gear(s).
Race the GT2SC in the 2nd qual was only 14 sec slower than the 1st qual with the SC10 for 16 laps!!
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SC10
First race with the new 120 amp Hobbywing esc worked on getting the throttle settings on the radio. This esc is a very smooth, no jerky throttle!!
This is the 2nd track with the alm steering linkage, steering is so much better for the SC10, can round corners within a couple inches of the pipes.
TQ'd the 1st qual, got beat in the 3rd qual.
8 MINUTE MAIN!!!! This is going to be SWEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just as we were getting go at the tone in 5, I told Steven that this is RACING not qualifying!!!
Eased into the throttle at the tone and was in first before the first turn and was driving away for two laps, then missed landing a jump and Steve was on me. We rubbed finders for three laps, then I missed landed another jump and Steve was in the lead and I never got close again!!!
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One of the reason I was at SS on a Sat night, I seen that Steve had been there two weeks earlier. Steve is a Team Holy Rollers member that I had lost contact with after Lil' Dover closed.
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
8/4/2013
FZRC (Sarasota, FL)
There's Good and Bad!!!
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Da' Bad!!!!!!!
GT2-E
Had not planed to race this, did want to put some GOOD laps in as development!!!
Could not keep a pinion on the motor, but then it was on the motor temps where good.
So, a one tooth bigger went on. While it was on the GT2-E was even better. Faster, more controllable and the motor temps were only 5 degrees hotter!!! That is while the pinion was on, tried a different set screw not any better!!!!!
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SC10
Left everything just as it was for last weeks race at SS.
1st qual.
Was fast, but could not power the turns without the rear coming around.
2nd qual
Moved the rear hubs forward one spacer, removed the 1 degree anti-squat spacer, changed rear tires to VP Pro's Still wasn't hooking up.
Main
Changed the rear tires to HP Magabite super soft. Now the traction is there, can power the corners.
Finished 2nd, 1st pasted me at the 6 minute mark of the 8 minute main then tried to stay ahead of me for the next 2 minutes. He didn't!!!!!!!! :-)
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FZRC (Sarasota, FL)
There's Good and Bad!!!
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Da' Bad!!!!!!!
GT2-E
Had not planed to race this, did want to put some GOOD laps in as development!!!
Could not keep a pinion on the motor, but then it was on the motor temps where good.
So, a one tooth bigger went on. While it was on the GT2-E was even better. Faster, more controllable and the motor temps were only 5 degrees hotter!!! That is while the pinion was on, tried a different set screw not any better!!!!!
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SC10
Left everything just as it was for last weeks race at SS.
1st qual.
Was fast, but could not power the turns without the rear coming around.
2nd qual
Moved the rear hubs forward one spacer, removed the 1 degree anti-squat spacer, changed rear tires to VP Pro's Still wasn't hooking up.
Main
Changed the rear tires to HP Magabite super soft. Now the traction is there, can power the corners.
Finished 2nd, 1st pasted me at the 6 minute mark of the 8 minute main then tried to stay ahead of me for the next 2 minutes. He didn't!!!!!!!! :-)
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