2/23/2014

SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa,FL)

Neighbor problems!! They don't like the clay dust on their used cars (they own a used car lot). SS has to keep the dust down, so they watered, and watered AND WATERED to keep the peace! My RC's haven't been this dirty in a LONNNNNNG time, NOT happy!!!!!

B4.1

JC Bar Codes (Blue) on the front and VP Pro Turbo Trax (Super Soft) on the rear, ready to go!!

Started 3rd, finished 3rd.

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GT2-E

Finished 2nd, see picture!!!!!

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SC10

VP Pro Turbo Trax (Extra Super Soft) on the rear, Thesse are just SWEEEEEEET!!! Even in the MUD!!!!!

Finished 2nd.

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B4.1

GT2-E

SC10

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2/16/2014

FZRC (Sarasota, FL)

Race #3 of the FZ-SS Series.

Shortly after getting to FZ, a RC needs was brought to our attention (RCWish.com) that a father and son was in need of a rear a-arm for the sons SC10 so he could race. I had upgraded the front of my T4/SC10 to the .2 parts, had these and a set of rear a-arms in a bag with me.

Showed them how to set the front and rear for ride height, caster settings and battery placements, they were very happy with how their SC10's drove now.

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GT2-E

Changed to 12mm shock springs front and rear, moved the rear top shock in one mount hole, Red Dot tire sauce and I'm ready for the main. Started from the TQ position, held first for two laps, touched a pipe Mike got by and it was ON!!! We traded position every other lap until Mike nosed into a pipe and I was gone!!!!!

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Was watching a NASCAR race the day before and they where talking about how some of GREAT NASCAR drivers on there 400 race, won that race. NOT saying I'm a GREAT driver, just that I TQ and won my 400th RC race!!!!!


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Showed them how to set the front and rear for ride height, caster settings and battery placements, they were very happy with how their SC10's drove now.

Showed them how to set the front and rear for ride height, caster settings and battery placements, they were very happy with how their SC10's drove now.

Showed them how to set the front and rear for ride height, caster settings and battery placements, they were very happy with how their SC10's drove now.

Showed them how to set the front and rear for ride height, caster settings and battery placements, they were very happy with how their SC10's drove now.

2/8/2014

FZRC (Sarasota, FL.)

Next week is race #3 of the FZ-SS Series. FZ took last week off to do a track redesign.

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GT2-E

Planned to race the GT2-E, as a race-tune for next week BUT I was the only ST there :-(.

After I had signed up for Mod SC, Marty asked IF I could race the B4.1 in buggy class so there would be a class. As I had broke the motor in the B4.1 during practice, I asked if I could race the GT2-E in the buggy class!!! The other racers said YES :-)!!!!!!

Qual'd 3rd finished 2nd.

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SC10

Tried six diff rear tires, was never comfortable on the track. Ended up with HPI Megabites (Pink) 30% tread on the front, Proline Snipers 60% tread on the rear, Red Dot sauce front and rear, was ready for the main.

Qual'd 4th and finished 3rd.

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Now to get ready for next week!!!

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2/2/2014

SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)

3 classes for $20 <<< SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!

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B4.1

Track had a layer of clay dust that I normally do not race on, was able to qual 6th for the main. Was 3rd into turn one, by the timing line was in 5th. as we jumped the double (see the double in the pic above) 6th landed on top of me and that turn the power off in the buggy, was 3 laps down!!! Was able to work back up to 8th by the end!!!

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SC10

Qual'd 6th was pushing 3rd but could not get around him for 3rd!!!!!!

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GT2-E

Between the qual's and the main, remembered putting on T4 rear arms. This means T4 CVD's will fit now!!!

Mid-Motor RC's are said to be for HIGH TRACTION tracks, as SS has this layer of clay dust. The GT2-E should be handy-caped!!! It wasn't!!! 1st, was about 10 foot behind 2nd at the finish.

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1/25/2014

FZRC (Sarasota, FL.)

Was at FZ in Sarasota, FL. today for a Sat race test. IF attendance is large enough FZ may changed from Sun to Sat racn'.

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Hoped to get some ST racn' in BUT I was the only ST there.

Had enough time to run two bat's through before the first qual.

By lap two could tell we were back to the same problem we had last week! Jumped odd, turning erratic and wandering on the straights!!!

Going over in my head and reading setup sheets, noticed that this wasn't a RM ST, it's a MM ST!!! Well DUH!!!!!

Took what I knew and started going the other way. IF you need rear traction, with a RM, you move the motor towards the rear. With the motor in front of the rear axle how do you get traction, move the *axles backwards away from the motor??? I'm thinking. How much, normal you move by one spacer at a time (.030) . Need to know NOW if this is the way to go so did a full move to the rear.

WHAT a change, now the GT2-E was jumping flat (side to side) and level (front to back) and tracked straighter (very little wondering), but the turning was just a little better.

Link position at trans, had tried to lower the link a few weeks ago, like you would with a SC10 by shaving the mount area, by adding more spacers to the link mount before and that didn't work, removed the spacer completely (again need to know NOW if this is the way to go). At the first turn the GT2-E hooked around the pipe like my B4.1 does! Now this ST jumps, turns and powers down a straight like it should.

As another 10-15 laps were ran, I keep waiting for the GT2-E to start jumping and turning bad, it never did!!!

Took a 10 minute break, then put about 10 laps on the track with the T4. It drove so much diff from the GT2-E that I stopped running it and went back to the GT2-E.

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The setup for the loose surface at SS is way diff from the blue groove of FZ now!!! BUT maybe NOT won't know until we race at SS next week!!!!

*axles <<< a GT2 comes with 1.5 degree rear hubs, put 0 degree hubs from a B44 on the GT2-E back when the build started. The B44's are shorter front to rear than the GT2 are, so you can get an even longer wheelbase with these compared to the "normal" hubs!

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SC10

After all the above :-) got in about 15 laps of practice, to see if the SC10 was ok!! Qual'd 3rd, finished 2nd.

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1/12/2014

SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL.)

Raced two classes hoping that I would get a grip on the track so ST class would be good!!!

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Mod SC

Tried four diff fronts and six diff rear tires, still never found the right tires!!! Started seventh and finished sixth.


T4

3rd in first qual and disassembled the LRP X11 7.5 motor during the second qual!!!

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GT2-E

No practice and no quals means NO LAPS!!!

Put the Double Dees on the rear from the T4 and go at the tone!!!

By the line I was in 2nd, 3 laps later was in first, 100 foot later was back in 2nd. Two laps later was in first again for another 100 foot or so, Justin past me for good. We stayed about 10 to 12 foot apart for the rest of the race.

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Plan to race the GT2-E at FZ 1/19/2014 as a race test for race #3 of the FZ-SS race series at FZ.

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1/11/2014

It's time to start packing for race #1 of 2014!

FZ - SS race series. Two tracks four races, one a month for fours months.

Where? Race #2 of the series is at SS Hobbies and Raceway in Tampa, FL.

Have two ST's for this race, a T4 and the GT2-E. Plan to race each for one qual and then race the better one in the main. Two completely different ST's maybe NOT the best idea, but IF the track is HIGH TRACTION the GT2-E should be the better ST.

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