5/18/2014
SS Hobby and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
Race 7 of 10
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B4.1 +8
Qual'd in 2nd, finished in 2nd, now just two points behind 2nd in the series!!! :-)
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SC10
TQ'd and finished 1st, now have a 7 point lead over 2nd.
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GT-E
NEW truck!!! Converted my old RC10GT from nitro to electric. Drove will enough during practice to try a qual. Rear link pulled out of the ball cup going over the table top in the lead!! Put new ball cups on all the rear links, let's try this again the the 2nd qual. Link pulled out of the new ball cup. Seems there was a miss threading of the link, didn't thread deep enough!! ALL new links on for the main. When the links were working was able to easily out run the other racers.
Started 3rd was 2nd by turn two, was within ten foot of 1st, then touched a pipe and was a 1/4 lap back. Two laps later was about 15 foot behind 1st and touched a pipe again! Another two laps as I was trying to pass on the inside of a turn the ESC thermaled!!!!! I was done with a 4th place finish.
Leo was behind me by a point at the start of the day now I'm 6 points behind him!!!
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
5/11/14
SS Raceway and Hobbies (Tampa, FL)
Race 6 of 10!
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B4.1
Qualed in fourth HOPED to at least finish this good. Not to happen, lap two landed wrong and broke the front shock tower. Was able to race back to 6th out of 10!
Only 4 points behind 2nd in the standings.
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SC10
TQ'd and was looking for a win. Didn't happen 2nd and 3rd jumped me in turn two, was able to get by 2nd four laps later, never got even a half lap close to first!
Still with the 2nd, it's first in the standings by 4 points!
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GT2-E
TQ'd and by turn three had a 20 foot lead, turn 4 it was a 100 foot lead and by the end of the first lap was just rolling the jumps and lapped 2nd at the 6 minute mark of the 8 minute main.
In first in the standings by one point!
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SS Raceway and Hobbies (Tampa, FL)
Race 6 of 10!
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B4.1
Qualed in fourth HOPED to at least finish this good. Not to happen, lap two landed wrong and broke the front shock tower. Was able to race back to 6th out of 10!
Only 4 points behind 2nd in the standings.
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SC10
TQ'd and was looking for a win. Didn't happen 2nd and 3rd jumped me in turn two, was able to get by 2nd four laps later, never got even a half lap close to first!
Still with the 2nd, it's first in the standings by 4 points!
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GT2-E
TQ'd and by turn three had a 20 foot lead, turn 4 it was a 100 foot lead and by the end of the first lap was just rolling the jumps and lapped 2nd at the 6 minute mark of the 8 minute main.
In first in the standings by one point!
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
5/3/2014
301 Hobby and Raceway (Wildwood, FL)
GT2-E
Received a alm steering linkage from Integy last week. Seems an alm steering linkage messes with an AMB transponder!! Missed four laps at 301 today, race director noticed it was doing this again in the 2nd qual also. Moved it about a 1/2 inch forward and it was counting correctly in the 6 minute main.
Lined up in the TQ position and was away at the tone. Mike got close about two minutes in, close enough to NASCAR me in the turn just before the timing loop!!!! Decided that Mike wanted 1st place and he isn't going to get it!!!! Drove deeper into the turns for two laps, putting about 30 foot between us. By the 5 minute mark Mike was 3/4 of a lap behind me.
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301 is THE best track that I have ever raced on! Hard packed clay with NO treatment other than RC tires. Even with a very little dusting the traction was 100%
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301 Hobby and Raceway (Wildwood, FL)
GT2-E
Received a alm steering linkage from Integy last week. Seems an alm steering linkage messes with an AMB transponder!! Missed four laps at 301 today, race director noticed it was doing this again in the 2nd qual also. Moved it about a 1/2 inch forward and it was counting correctly in the 6 minute main.
Lined up in the TQ position and was away at the tone. Mike got close about two minutes in, close enough to NASCAR me in the turn just before the timing loop!!!! Decided that Mike wanted 1st place and he isn't going to get it!!!! Drove deeper into the turns for two laps, putting about 30 foot between us. By the 5 minute mark Mike was 3/4 of a lap behind me.
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301 is THE best track that I have ever raced on! Hard packed clay with NO treatment other than RC tires. Even with a very little dusting the traction was 100%
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
4/27/14
SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
Race 4 of 10 Series
Track opens at 10:00am NOT!!! Track prep started at 10 finished around 11:15!
Racing started around 12:30.
With the above I should have known that today was NOT going to be nice!!!!
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RC10B4.1
First qual was a bit rough with all the NOVICES in the class, 2nd was better.
The MAIN SUCKED!!!!!!!! Lap two, turn five nosed into the pipe and as the marshals fingers was just inches from assisting me another buggy got into the pipe. The marshal STOPPED assisting me, got the other buggy going then finished with me! Now I'm down 4 more places!!!!!!
1st passed me about a lap later. Lap 6 found out I was 7th of 9. Stepped on the gas, worked up to 5th at the finish.
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SC10
Every qual and the main, it was run into what ever moved near you by other racers. was hit three times in one lap by three diff racers during the main!!!!! Four turns from the finish a racer that I had passed three times choose to jump over the tabletop at full power in to my side on purposes (seems to me) rolls me on to my top and drove away!!! Finished 4th just like I qual'd.
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RC10GT2-E
ALL the racers in this class drove like they know what they are doing, the marshals not so much!!!!! During the 2nd qual, I was on my 3rd pipe hit in seven laps in the same place!!!!! Yes, I know my bad. BUT the marshal, this time, ran cross the track to marshal his buddy leaving me againest the pipe another marshal had to leave his spot to assist me. I parked the GT2-E with a minute left in the qual!!!
The main CLEAN racn' for 7 minutes!!! SWEEEEET 2nd place finish.
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IF it had been a club weekend of racing all the above would have been a lesser deal BUT it was a POINTS series race and all the BAD marshals AND bad racers came out to play!!!!!!!!!!
Don't know yet how many points I lost to these jerks!!!!
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SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
Race 4 of 10 Series
Track opens at 10:00am NOT!!! Track prep started at 10 finished around 11:15!
Racing started around 12:30.
With the above I should have known that today was NOT going to be nice!!!!
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RC10B4.1
First qual was a bit rough with all the NOVICES in the class, 2nd was better.
The MAIN SUCKED!!!!!!!! Lap two, turn five nosed into the pipe and as the marshals fingers was just inches from assisting me another buggy got into the pipe. The marshal STOPPED assisting me, got the other buggy going then finished with me! Now I'm down 4 more places!!!!!!
1st passed me about a lap later. Lap 6 found out I was 7th of 9. Stepped on the gas, worked up to 5th at the finish.
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SC10
Every qual and the main, it was run into what ever moved near you by other racers. was hit three times in one lap by three diff racers during the main!!!!! Four turns from the finish a racer that I had passed three times choose to jump over the tabletop at full power in to my side on purposes (seems to me) rolls me on to my top and drove away!!! Finished 4th just like I qual'd.
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RC10GT2-E
ALL the racers in this class drove like they know what they are doing, the marshals not so much!!!!! During the 2nd qual, I was on my 3rd pipe hit in seven laps in the same place!!!!! Yes, I know my bad. BUT the marshal, this time, ran cross the track to marshal his buddy leaving me againest the pipe another marshal had to leave his spot to assist me. I parked the GT2-E with a minute left in the qual!!!
The main CLEAN racn' for 7 minutes!!! SWEEEEET 2nd place finish.
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IF it had been a club weekend of racing all the above would have been a lesser deal BUT it was a POINTS series race and all the BAD marshals AND bad racers came out to play!!!!!!!!!!
Don't know yet how many points I lost to these jerks!!!!
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
4/20/14
SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
SS got about 6 inches of rain Friday, BUT Ronnie has the drainage dialed in!!! Track had a layer of sand like clay on it, traction was poor!
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B4.1
Had the same AKA tires on the rear that was on last Sunday. Changed to JC Double Dee's and from the TQ position lead the main to the finish for the win!!!!
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SC10
Tires, TIRES, TIRES not one of what I had worked!!!! No rear traction!!!!!! Did qual 4th :-)
Changed to PC Double Dee's in Gold on the rear (these are the FRONT tires that I use for groove tracks), these were the best so far, but still bad. Finished where I started 4th!
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GT2-E
Mid Motor RC's are, they say, are for HIGH traction tracks only. And SS was a bit below medium traction on this race day. Started from TQ and finished 2nd to a Losi 22TM.
So the two MM finished in front of ALL the Rear Motor's on a track that favors the RM RC's!!!!!
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SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
SS got about 6 inches of rain Friday, BUT Ronnie has the drainage dialed in!!! Track had a layer of sand like clay on it, traction was poor!
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B4.1
Had the same AKA tires on the rear that was on last Sunday. Changed to JC Double Dee's and from the TQ position lead the main to the finish for the win!!!!
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SC10
Tires, TIRES, TIRES not one of what I had worked!!!! No rear traction!!!!!! Did qual 4th :-)
Changed to PC Double Dee's in Gold on the rear (these are the FRONT tires that I use for groove tracks), these were the best so far, but still bad. Finished where I started 4th!
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GT2-E
Mid Motor RC's are, they say, are for HIGH traction tracks only. And SS was a bit below medium traction on this race day. Started from TQ and finished 2nd to a Losi 22TM.
So the two MM finished in front of ALL the Rear Motor's on a track that favors the RM RC's!!!!!
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Monday, April 14, 2014
4/13/14
SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
SC10GT
Wanted to race at least one qual with this nitro FUN sc!!! Would not start!!!! :-(
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B4.1
Didn't like the way the B4.1 powered out of a corner and didn't have much top end, thought it could be the battery. Raced it last week at FZ and didn't charge it. Fresh battery and NOT much diff!!! Thought about a gearing change BUT wasn't sure about motor temps!!! Did about ten laps, temp was 112 degrees, out came the GEARS!!!!!!!!
Changed from 81/21 to 78/21, not much of a change just wanted to go one step at a time. Put the motor right in the middle of it's power. TQ the class, traction rolled* the first turn on the main and played catch-up from that point for a 5th.
*sugared the track before the start of the days racing, watered before each round of qual's then treated the track with cola for the mains. Cola makes for a completely diff traction than sugar!!! Was pulling wheelies on the straights!!
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SC10
Liked the way JC Double Dee's (Gold) on the front worked at FZ, thought I would try them at SS. To much steering until a set of JC Double Dee's (Blue) went on the rear. TQ'd that class also, had a bit of a tussle with the racer who finished 3rd for a lap and a half until he flipped over on a jump. And I was gone looking for Matt in 1st, never got even close to him!!!!!
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GT2-E
3-pete or triple, what ever it's called TQ'd this class also!!! :-)
Had a little tussle with Leo for two turns and he touched a pipe just enough for me to get a 30 foot lead on the first lap. He stayed a straight away behind me for almost half the race waiting for me to screw up. Then the pipes started to get in Leo's way!!! :-(
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SS started a 10 race 2 drop series, a race ago, so I'm waiting for a standing list to be posted to see how much I will need to push in each class to finish in the top three.
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SS Hobbies and Raceway (Tampa, FL)
SC10GT
Wanted to race at least one qual with this nitro FUN sc!!! Would not start!!!! :-(
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B4.1
Didn't like the way the B4.1 powered out of a corner and didn't have much top end, thought it could be the battery. Raced it last week at FZ and didn't charge it. Fresh battery and NOT much diff!!! Thought about a gearing change BUT wasn't sure about motor temps!!! Did about ten laps, temp was 112 degrees, out came the GEARS!!!!!!!!
Changed from 81/21 to 78/21, not much of a change just wanted to go one step at a time. Put the motor right in the middle of it's power. TQ the class, traction rolled* the first turn on the main and played catch-up from that point for a 5th.
*sugared the track before the start of the days racing, watered before each round of qual's then treated the track with cola for the mains. Cola makes for a completely diff traction than sugar!!! Was pulling wheelies on the straights!!
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SC10
Liked the way JC Double Dee's (Gold) on the front worked at FZ, thought I would try them at SS. To much steering until a set of JC Double Dee's (Blue) went on the rear. TQ'd that class also, had a bit of a tussle with the racer who finished 3rd for a lap and a half until he flipped over on a jump. And I was gone looking for Matt in 1st, never got even close to him!!!!!
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GT2-E
3-pete or triple, what ever it's called TQ'd this class also!!! :-)
Had a little tussle with Leo for two turns and he touched a pipe just enough for me to get a 30 foot lead on the first lap. He stayed a straight away behind me for almost half the race waiting for me to screw up. Then the pipes started to get in Leo's way!!! :-(
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SS started a 10 race 2 drop series, a race ago, so I'm waiting for a standing list to be posted to see how much I will need to push in each class to finish in the top three.
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
4/5/2014
FZRC (Sarasota, FL)
Planed to race Mod SC with the SC10 BUT had some time to put the B4.1, GT2-E and the SC10 on the track for some practice. AND I'm glad the time was there for this.
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There were just two signed up for novice class and I said kinda kidding to Marty "guess I should have signed up for novice class and drive my b4". Marty said get it on the track, we need a 3rd car to make a class.
1st qual raced the B4.1 to a TQ, 2nd qual raced the T4 to a 2nd place and raced the GT2-E in the main for the win!!!!!!!!! Had a BP $10 gift card in my wallet, RCWish gave this to 2nd as an award for finishing so well for his FIRST RACE!!!!
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Mod SC
SC10 was running in the TQ position until the last lap and Nick got by me!!!
Burnt the rear tires off the SC10 by the 5 minute mark of the 8 minute main, was able to hold on the 3rd through!!!!!
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FZRC (Sarasota, FL)
Planed to race Mod SC with the SC10 BUT had some time to put the B4.1, GT2-E and the SC10 on the track for some practice. AND I'm glad the time was there for this.
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There were just two signed up for novice class and I said kinda kidding to Marty "guess I should have signed up for novice class and drive my b4". Marty said get it on the track, we need a 3rd car to make a class.
1st qual raced the B4.1 to a TQ, 2nd qual raced the T4 to a 2nd place and raced the GT2-E in the main for the win!!!!!!!!! Had a BP $10 gift card in my wallet, RCWish gave this to 2nd as an award for finishing so well for his FIRST RACE!!!!
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Mod SC
SC10 was running in the TQ position until the last lap and Nick got by me!!!
Burnt the rear tires off the SC10 by the 5 minute mark of the 8 minute main, was able to hold on the 3rd through!!!!!
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