8/4/2012
HMIRCR (Sarasota)
Took both SC's SC10 and XXX-SCT, hoped to carpat test the XXX-SCT.
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XXX-SCT
Put my best 17.5 motor in the XXX-SCT with the Speed Passion GT1.1 esc. They ran 3 qual's :-) raced the XXX-SCT in the 3rd qual, would have qual'd in 5th with the results. During practice, started with 81/28 spur/pinion ended with 81/30 spur/pinion. Came off the track at 178* in the 5 minute 3rd qual.
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SC10
The only change from the past two weeks of racn' was a set of AKA Cityblocks for front tires for todays racn'.
Had a pinion set screw come loose and take the teeth off the spur. :-( This put me in 7th qual place, in the first qual. 2nd qual was able to clear everyone and run to finish 1st which put me in the 2nd starting place for the main.
At the tone as we raced under the bridge 1st, 3rd and 4th tangled as I went by into first and stayed there for three laps. As I jumped over the triple, I landed in the middle of 4 other racers and 2nd got by as the marshals put us right. Spent the next 20 laps trying to get back around that racer. Was just a couple feet behind him at the finish tone, he on the good side of the line me on the bad! He got the extra lap and I was done!
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The past four races have been good for me, a 3rd, 2nd, 1st and now a another 2nd. Should have put the LRP X11 7.5 motor in the SC10 a LONG time ago!!! :-)
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