2/26/2017

SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)

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New track to me, they moved from Dale Mabry location to Broadway Ave.

Only took the SC5M, Rob took the Losi SC 4wd and custom Slash.

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SC5M

First race for the NEW layout, so everyone was starting from square one << GOOD bit for me!!!

Finish 2nd in first qual, 2nd qual was a another deal!!! Mike, John and I battled for TQ lap after lap after lap!!! GREAT fun and we were looking for a GREAT SC 2wd main!!!!!!

Out TQ'd John by 2 tenth of a sec!!!

Go at the tone!!! Lead lap one, piped in turn two, came away fourth, worked my way up to 2nd 5-6 sec behind Mike.

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Rob is a wonderful guy, he is willing to pick me up on his way to a track. IF I work or suggest how to make his Slash better.

Losi SCTE

Little by little we got this handling good. How good? TQ'd the SC 4wd class!!!


 Rob thought it would be a GREAT idea to copy me!!!! Piped the Losi at the same spot on the same pipe!!!!

Finished a GOOD 2nd.

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2/11/2017

Mann's RC (Ruskin, FL)

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SC5M

7 in class today, some very fast SC!!!!!

TQ'd both qual's and won the main by 4 laps!!!!

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Spec-R S2

Supertruck SWEET!!! For the first few laps of the first qual. Other racers, start bashing walls and one by one break!!!

Only one left for the class so, TQ and win by default!!!

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Spec-R S2

Moved me to 13.5 TC class, with a right front spring change and a TC body, was ready to race.

TQ'd 2nd qual with enough laps to have TQ for the main, won that by four laps!!!

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2/4/2017

Mann's RC (Ruskin, FL)

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SC5M

Simple Simon >> TQ'd both quals and won the main by 3 laps!!!!

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Spec-R S2

Planned to race Supertruck, was the only one there so was put in with USGT.

TQ'd both qual's and won the main by 2 laps!!!

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1/21/2017

Newred Hobbies (Ocala, FL)

Rob picked me up and off we went for a 2 hour ride!!!

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Short Course

SC5M

During the 2nd qual, had a steering servo die!!!!

Replaced it, switched the tires front to rear and some tire sauce, I'm ready for the main.

Lined up in 4th and ROB, lined up in front of me!!!! That has NEVER happened before!!

Go at the tone was in 2nd by turn 3. A few laps later was 3rd then a few from the end was passed again for a 4th. Rob finished in 5th just a few sec behind me!!

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RTR

SC5M

Drove hard both qual's and the main.

Was in 1st at times, mostly 40-50 foot behind Hanna in first.

She clearly out drove me!!!  :-)

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12/24/2016

Mann's RC (Ruskin, FL)

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Racing only Oval today!!!

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SC5M

Killed another ESC!!!! After TQ'ing the class.

Finished 3rd.

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Spec-R S2

Supertruck class TQ'd and was in first driving away!!! Then tried a different line, MORE Oval like and full powered into the corner wall taking the right front off the chassis!!!

Finished 3rd.

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12/17/2016

Mann's RC (Ruskin, FL)

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SC5M

NOT a good day!!! Fried a ESC!!!

So, the GT2-E came out and took a hit on the last lap of the 2nd Qual. The PT came loose and didn't count so lost the TQ by the lap I had over the racer in 2nd!!!

Made up for it by winning the main!!!!

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Spec-R S2

Was the only VTA there, put me in with USGT's.

Car wasn't tail happy like it has been for the past few months.

BUT it pushed bad in big turns!!!

As I'm racing in USGT class put TC tires on. NOW this thing turns, jumps out of the corners and isn't twitchy on the straights.

Finished 3rd.

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12/3/2016

Mann's RC (Ruskin, FL)

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Mann's did a redesign of their on road track.

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SC5M

2wd SC was raced on the oval part of the new layout.

TQ'd first qual, 2nd in 2nd qual, still had TQ by a lap.

Chose the inside start position for the main, got away clean into turn one. No problems in the lead until back markers got in the way. At times was in 3rd, then back markers got in the way of 1st and 2nd!!!!

 They finished 2nd and 3rd behind the SC5M.

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Spec-R S2

VTA was raced on the road course, qual'd 3rd. Was a foot behind 1st for a lap. Looking for a opening when I got to close to a pipe in a turn, started lap two in last!!!!

By mid race was in 2nd looking for 1st!!! But ran out of time.

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