2/27/11
FZRC in Sarasota, FL.
They need to stop raking the track and pack it instead! The surface is FL black sand dirt!!! Water and power packing is the only thing that will prep the track properly!!!
After two rounds of qualifing the surface was about 80% good on 40% of the track!!!
Qualified 4th and finished 4th. Had fastest lap (17.752) by .667 of a second. 4 seconds in front of 5th, 6 seconds behind 3rd!!! :-)
Talked to Marty, the owner about how to better prepare the track surface for the next race in two weeks. Pointed out the GOOD sections, the bad section and how to prepare the bad sections. He had been using a a water filled roller and he wasn't pleased with the results, just didn't know what was needed to prepare the surface better.
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"Make a RC Wish" provided FREE "Coca Cola" drink coupons to the top 3 finishers and TQ in each class.
They had a need of a speaker for their sound system so "MRCW" provide one! :-)
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