The race director's booth was busy 24 hours a day for an entire week. You can't give these guys enough credit for their work ethic! Here, some R/C celebrities pay a visit.
You can try to give him a car and a radio to distract him, but at the end of the day, there's just no keeping Scotty Ernst away from the microphone.
Racers had to check their radios into the radio impound as soon as qualifying began on Friday.
Pre- and post-race tech was busy all weekend long, and they did an excellent job. Sadly, more than a few racers were DQ'd for illegal equipment, but it ensured a fair competition.
As usual, a sizeable crowd gathered over the weekend to watch the end of qualifying and the mains.
Superior Hobbies was on-hand to provide the absolute best temporary on-site hobby shop that I've ever seen at a race. Not only that, they are offering free shipping to anybody who orders from them before May 1st, 2004 and mentions the Snowbirds -- even if you weren't there.
This computerized weight balancing system from Computerscales is the most accurate and extensive that I've seen yet.
New oval car parts were plentiful around the pits, such as these chassis components from Maverick and Swift R/C.
Barry Baker checks out the BJ4, an independant 4WD offroad version of Associated's TC3 sedan. The car should be for sale in kit form soon.