Mann's RC (Ruskin, FL)
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Spec-R S2
13.5 Spec TC
Ever have one of >>> those days <<< !!!!!
Practice went fine JUST FINE motor 132 after 12 laps, so I changed the motor timing from "O" to "10" advanced >>>
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First qual was running 2nd, still getting the feel of the BOOSTED 25.5 when the inside of the TC looked like a NASCAR car with a blown motor. SMOKE!!!!!!!! Thought I had a lipo let go. Motored did a melt down!!!
Odd bit I seen the smoke inside the body moved forward and out around the front tires NOT out the back!!!! Interesting AERO stuff to look into!!!!
Motor was 260!!!!!
Pulled motor and ESC out, put the backup 17.5 system in. Motor is a 8 year old 17.5 Fantom I!!!!!!!
Second lap of warmup of 2nd qual, car did a 180 in the infield. Went to get it, loose front wheel. Got to the start with 30 to go. Lap 5 car did the same 180 but a diff part of track. right rear ball stud pulled out of hub <<<< DID NOT HIT ANYTHING!!!!
Figured I'm in a B-main!!!!! Won that, bumped to A-main started 7th.
Going to make HISTORY in this main, about 4 minutes in.
Go at the tone, 4 cars into the outer wall, I go by in 2nd <<< not bad from 7th. Before I got back to the timing loop was in 3rd. Hey that's not bad, with a 8 year old motor. 3 minute mark got passed, in 4th still not to bad as I just lapped 5th. Here comes the HISTORY moment >>>>> car does ANOTHER 180!!!! Figured I'm broke, walk to the marshal, as I'm checking the car only three wheels will turn, as I turn the "non-rotating" wheel a ROCK falls out
and I'm back on the track racing 6 laps down!!!!!!!In the 10+ years of racing I've NEVER had a rock
get inside the rim and lock it to the hub!!!!!!!! WE ARE racing ON
ROAD, sealed asphalt, there ARE NO ROCKS on the track!!!!!!!!!! 
SO >>>> IF you think you have seen everything and your some RC guru (me), YOUR NOT!!! You will learn something NEW everyday EVEN if you don't want to!!!!!!!
Finished 7th where I started!!
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SC5M
In the lead with a minute and a half to go, SC5M slowed down to VTA speed, a few feet later 2nd a half lap down had a back marker put him into a wall. At this slower speed, got in front of 2nd, who is a lap down now. Thinking I have another motor going bad, just blimped the throttle as I came out of every turn and rolled to the next turn >>>> HOPING 2nd couldn't make up the lap.
DIDN'T know that the back marker had damaged 2nd place and he couldn't keep up with me!!!
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A wire came un-soldered from the motor!!!
I did NOT know a brushless sensored motor would run with only 2/3 working!!!!!!!!!!!
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