Quaker Steak and Lube (Clearwater, FL)
First visit to QS&L, I'm looking forward to a FUN day!!!!
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Losi XXX-S
Track owner gave me some tires as I had burnt the stock tires off to the foams in front of the house! :-)
The harder I drove during practice the more loose the rear end became, NEVER got this fixed!! Qual'd in 8th was racing with 3rd until I hit a pipe and popped a ball cup loose. Was able to repair this and back on the track, for a 4th place finish 10 laps down from 3rd.
Not bad for being the first time on this track and the first time for racing this RC.
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RC10GT-E
Took this along just for the FUN!!! Didn't really plan to race it!
Ran about 6 laps of practice on the foam tires then changed to the rubber ones to see the differences in them. The foams had traction and turning, the rubber had traction but little turning compared to the foams. Decide to race the GT-E with foams.
Lined up last, so I wouldn't get in the way of the faster racers, during the first qual. By the timing loop I was in the lead and driving away!!!!!!! Lapped 2nd 3 or 4 times!!!!!
It didn't seem fair to just drive away and lap the other racers over and over and over. As a Make a RC Wish member we are not to discourage another racer. So turned the radio TH setting from 150% to 120% so I would not have a high top end, this should make for a more equal main.
Go at the tone, 2nd stayed with me for about 4 laps then hit a pipe and I was gone for the win!
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Next week Mann's RC in Ruskin, FL
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