1/8 Scale Killing Machines
03-31-2013, 09:56 AM
#31
Good point James . a turn marshaling briefing before the race would help a lot .
I and my son both got burned last summer by nitro buggys . neither of us wasnt thinking of the exhaust when we flipped them over (not to mention they was revving it up for whatever reason, which kept us from using the tires to flip it ).
I and my son both got burned last summer by nitro buggys . neither of us wasnt thinking of the exhaust when we flipped them over (not to mention they was revving it up for whatever reason, which kept us from using the tires to flip it ).
03-31-2013, 09:58 AM
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we run 1/8 scale e buggies at our indoor track here in nashville. the rd limits the class to 2s 1400kv and it's worked out pretty well so far. we've had some big races and no one's gotten hurt. i've been hit by every other class from 2wd buggy to 4wd sct. i've recieved an award for marshall of the year. my advice is just show some patience with those that are less experienced in driving and marshalling. help them teach them
03-31-2013, 01:43 PM
#33
Its simple guys if you know who the guys are that are driving crazy just have a talk with them not yelling just explaining to them how to control there throttle and racing on the track If you dont they will never get it .
Mentioning of that i had to have a talk with a young guy who rammed my 4x4 SC truck when i was in the lead. No yelling or anything just telling him to stop doing it and calm down he said it wasnt on purpose so it was chill.
Mentioning of that i had to have a talk with a young guy who rammed my 4x4 SC truck when i was in the lead. No yelling or anything just telling him to stop doing it and calm down he said it wasnt on purpose so it was chill.
03-31-2013, 03:08 PM
#34
My local indoor track just this past winter season allowed e buggies to run on the electric days. This was a hard fought battle to even get them in the door. The ebuggy drivers need to police themselves in regards to bad/out of control drivers. The ebuggy/truggy bashers would make it a game of breaking the 10th scales during practice days. they weeded out those that wish to create carnage and built up a nice following and turn out for E-buggies. They dont allow kids to marshal 1/8th scale and they have their own practice times to help everyone get safe clean practice. I have been hit with a b4 while marshaling. It was down behind the triple when I looked for traffic, I got to the down car then bam. Broken pinky. Driver felt really bad about it but was just one of those things that happened. I find that the 4x4 sc drivers are more out of control than the e-buggy guys.
03-31-2013, 03:12 PM
#35
Good point James . a turn marshaling briefing before the race would help a lot .
I and my son both got burned last summer by nitro buggys . neither of us wasnt thinking of the exhaust when we flipped them over (not to mention they was revving it up for whatever reason, which kept us from using the tires to flip it ).
I and my son both got burned last summer by nitro buggys . neither of us wasnt thinking of the exhaust when we flipped them over (not to mention they was revving it up for whatever reason, which kept us from using the tires to flip it ).
03-31-2013, 03:56 PM
#37
Yea blippin the throttle on a nitro is understandable... I know exactly what Justin is talking about,, those that pin the gas to "get your attention". Who wants to grab a screaming 1/8th scale or truggy with pizza cutters for tires?
That was another point we tried to make at turn marshal meetings.. If the thing is screamin wide open let it sit till they let off the gas. We understand needing a lil gas to keep it hummin just don't gag it!!
That was another point we tried to make at turn marshal meetings.. If the thing is screamin wide open let it sit till they let off the gas. We understand needing a lil gas to keep it hummin just don't gag it!!
03-31-2013, 04:14 PM
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RC can be dangerous, hate seeing 4yr olds trying to marshall. Stupid. Don't do that, parents. Kids under 12yrs old or so trying to have fun marshaling is dangerous, see it all the time. I've seen kids get hit and hurt. Adults too, even a concussion while marshaling the races. It's too bad something bad needs to happen before rules get strict.
03-31-2013, 04:52 PM
#40
RC can be dangerous, hate seeing 4yr olds trying to marshall. Stupid. Don't do that, parents. Kids under 12yrs old or so trying to have fun marshaling is dangerous, see it all the time. I've seen kids get hit and hurt. Adults too, even a concussion while marshaling the races. It's too bad something bad needs to happen before rules get strict.
03-31-2013, 08:19 PM
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Good point James . a turn marshaling briefing before the race would help a lot .
I and my son both got burned last summer by nitro buggys . neither of us wasnt thinking of the exhaust when we flipped them over (not to mention they was revving it up for whatever reason, which kept us from using the tires to flip it ).
I and my son both got burned last summer by nitro buggys . neither of us wasnt thinking of the exhaust when we flipped them over (not to mention they was revving it up for whatever reason, which kept us from using the tires to flip it ).
Good point James, a turn marshal breifing before the race would help a lot. Last summer my son and I got burned by nitro buggies. Neither of us were thinking about the hot exhaust when we flipped the cars over. Not to mention, for whatever reason, they were revving their engines, which prevented us from picking up the cars by the tires.
Those people have just got good at crashing. Some of us are good drivers, some are good crashers. Most people just don't have a racers mentality. It takes a certain wherewithal, to see when you are making a mistake that is going to lead to a crash, and be able to correct it before things get out of control. Car is out of control? Punch it and go for the big jump anyway.
03-31-2013, 08:23 PM
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03-31-2013, 08:36 PM
#44
Come on guys really ive turnmarshalled 1/8 scale E-Buggys before never got hit in the head . I been racing outdoors for a while turn marshalling E-Buggys and Nitro ones once again never got hit in the head just the ackle in a corner thats it it happends.
When i see a Buggy or Truck down i always look behind me when im picking one up and if one is wrecked on a double or triple. If there is some coming ready to hit it il leave it there intill its safe i dont care if the driver is mad or not !
Thats why people have got hit in the head is because they think i have to get this car right away even if the other guys are close bad move ! Use common sense.
Like i said its at your own risk period !
So lets not get this mainstream please god knows the Gov and Lawyers like to ruin everything
When i see a Buggy or Truck down i always look behind me when im picking one up and if one is wrecked on a double or triple. If there is some coming ready to hit it il leave it there intill its safe i dont care if the driver is mad or not !
Thats why people have got hit in the head is because they think i have to get this car right away even if the other guys are close bad move ! Use common sense.
Like i said its at your own risk period !
So lets not get this mainstream please god knows the Gov and Lawyers like to ruin everything
03-31-2013, 09:04 PM
#45
I think it also comes down to track layouts, if you have long straights followed by big jumps, there will be carnage. But if you can tame down the jumps and make the track tighter and more technical, then you less the chance of someone getting hurt.