2009 "IIC" Las Vegas International Indoor Championships
08-21-2009, 09:32 PM
#1201
Tech Initiate
goooooooooooooooo
08-22-2009, 12:15 AM
#1202
Tech Fanatic
Is there a prize for winning the first award, then we'd have two!! 
I hope there is a prize for being last in Expert WorldGT - that's mine!! Then we'd be guaranteed going home with two awards!!
08-22-2009, 12:17 AM
#1203
Tech Fanatic
08-22-2009, 12:59 AM
#1204
woop woop!!
Not long left now, think it's 15 days till I leave, not looking forward to a 12 hour flight followed by a 3 hour flight.... eeek!!
Seeyou guys soon!
Not long left now, think it's 15 days till I leave, not looking forward to a 12 hour flight followed by a 3 hour flight.... eeek!!
Seeyou guys soon!
08-22-2009, 01:34 AM
#1205
Stock racing has always been "pretty" much just as expensive as modified.
Same lathe, same battery war, same brush of the week, in many cases it was more expensive due to the competition being much closer. Racing will never be cheap. If it was, it wouldn't be racing, it would be bashing about.
At least now, for the guys that don't take this stuff super serious, they very much can buy one motor and run it for months and maybe years with no real issues. I know, none of those guys have the internet or post, so what's it matter right.....
As a race, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. No way to keep everyone happy. If you only allow certain motors you're going to piss off the guys that don't use/run/like those motors. You allow anything, and you piss of the guys that don't have one of everything and want to run what they own/sell/promote.
Just my opinion, and like I always say, opinions are like Shop Vacs, everyone has one and most of them suck..... some blow too.....
Same lathe, same battery war, same brush of the week, in many cases it was more expensive due to the competition being much closer. Racing will never be cheap. If it was, it wouldn't be racing, it would be bashing about.
At least now, for the guys that don't take this stuff super serious, they very much can buy one motor and run it for months and maybe years with no real issues. I know, none of those guys have the internet or post, so what's it matter right.....
As a race, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. No way to keep everyone happy. If you only allow certain motors you're going to piss off the guys that don't use/run/like those motors. You allow anything, and you piss of the guys that don't have one of everything and want to run what they own/sell/promote.
Just my opinion, and like I always say, opinions are like Shop Vacs, everyone has one and most of them suck..... some blow too.....
08-22-2009, 05:37 AM
#1206
Stock racing has always been "pretty" much just as expensive as modified.
Same lathe, same battery war, same brush of the week, in many cases it was more expensive due to the competition being much closer. Racing will never be cheap. If it was, it wouldn't be racing, it would be bashing about.
At least now, for the guys that don't take this stuff super serious, they very much can buy one motor and run it for months and maybe years with no real issues. I know, none of those guys have the internet or post, so what's it matter right.....
As a race, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. No way to keep everyone happy. If you only allow certain motors you're going to piss off the guys that don't use/run/like those motors. You allow anything, and you piss of the guys that don't have one of everything and want to run what they own/sell/promote.
Just my opinion, and like I always say, opinions are like Shop Vacs, everyone has one and most of them suck..... some blow too.....
Same lathe, same battery war, same brush of the week, in many cases it was more expensive due to the competition being much closer. Racing will never be cheap. If it was, it wouldn't be racing, it would be bashing about.
At least now, for the guys that don't take this stuff super serious, they very much can buy one motor and run it for months and maybe years with no real issues. I know, none of those guys have the internet or post, so what's it matter right.....
As a race, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. No way to keep everyone happy. If you only allow certain motors you're going to piss off the guys that don't use/run/like those motors. You allow anything, and you piss of the guys that don't have one of everything and want to run what they own/sell/promote.
Just my opinion, and like I always say, opinions are like Shop Vacs, everyone has one and most of them suck..... some blow too.....
Well put though and I mean that.
08-22-2009, 05:58 PM
#1207
Carpet Racers - Life in the Small Lane
Just a quick note to IIC racers, the feature length film Carpet Racers which was filmed at the last IIC is complete. The film has been submitted to over a dozen film festivals all over the world. Carpet Racers will need to complete the film fest circuit before being released on DVD - which will be by the end of 2009 or early 2010.
For more info check out www.CarpetRacers.com. - you may see yourself and what past events have looked like if you were there!
Thank you to all who participated in spreading the word of what Carpet Racing is about!
If you are a FaceBook fan, become a fan to be the first to hear any latest news, and to view more pictures of behind the scenes and funny stories.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pa...3807297?ref=ts
Good luck at this years IIC - a true championship of the world!
Mike
For more info check out www.CarpetRacers.com. - you may see yourself and what past events have looked like if you were there!
Thank you to all who participated in spreading the word of what Carpet Racing is about!
If you are a FaceBook fan, become a fan to be the first to hear any latest news, and to view more pictures of behind the scenes and funny stories.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pa...3807297?ref=ts
Good luck at this years IIC - a true championship of the world!
Mike
08-22-2009, 11:27 PM
#1208
is there any women racing this year?
just wondering if there were any women racing this year and what class?
08-23-2009, 04:53 AM
#1209
Tech Fanatic
There's a Kathy Davenport in 17.5 Rubber Sedan amateur. To my disappointment, no Vicky Carruba this year. 
08-23-2009, 04:57 AM
#1210
Are there really only a handful of Foam TC entries?
I hear foam is not even ran at Fastcats anymore, when talking with JB from fastcats..
Has foam TC finally died?
I ask this as after watching the carpet racers trailer-- I am very eager to start racing again. WHICH way will i go with it? I have always kind of wanted to run rubber again- but went with the masses.
Wish i could make it to the IIC again this year, but being back in school sucks a lot of time. Missing the first week wouldnt be good
good luck to all of the racers.
Keith
I hear foam is not even ran at Fastcats anymore, when talking with JB from fastcats..
Has foam TC finally died?
I ask this as after watching the carpet racers trailer-- I am very eager to start racing again. WHICH way will i go with it? I have always kind of wanted to run rubber again- but went with the masses.
Wish i could make it to the IIC again this year, but being back in school sucks a lot of time. Missing the first week wouldnt be good
good luck to all of the racers.
Keith
08-23-2009, 05:07 AM
#1211
Tech Fanatic
There's a Kathy Davenport in 17.5 Rubber Sedan amateur. To my disappointment, no Vicky Carruba this year.
08-23-2009, 07:27 AM
#1212
08-23-2009, 07:41 AM
#1213
No She wont be there this year. Her new job wont let her take off for a week this race and then again for Cleveland. And I know Cleveland is a must for her.
Seems everyone is going back to rubber with TC with the new Jaco blue tires. Buy a set and run them for a month or longer on carpet. There are still a lot of foam guys but most are slowly switching over.
12th scale is where its at now!!!
EA
Are there really only a handful of Foam TC entries?
I hear foam is not even ran at Fastcats anymore, when talking with JB from fastcats..
Has foam TC finally died?
I ask this as after watching the carpet racers trailer-- I am very eager to start racing again. WHICH way will i go with it? I have always kind of wanted to run rubber again- but went with the masses.
Wish i could make it to the IIC again this year, but being back in school sucks a lot of time. Missing the first week wouldnt be good
good luck to all of the racers.
Keith
I hear foam is not even ran at Fastcats anymore, when talking with JB from fastcats..
Has foam TC finally died?
I ask this as after watching the carpet racers trailer-- I am very eager to start racing again. WHICH way will i go with it? I have always kind of wanted to run rubber again- but went with the masses.
Wish i could make it to the IIC again this year, but being back in school sucks a lot of time. Missing the first week wouldnt be good
good luck to all of the racers.
Keith
12th scale is where its at now!!!
EA
08-23-2009, 11:59 AM
#1215
I agree with EA...I have never run rubber tires on carpet until earlier this summer, when OCRC opened an carpet track. With rubber tires, and everyone running Jaco Blues, I have noticed a shift in focus from 'wheel/insert/tire/compound' to driving and car setup; a shift into the right direction. Add to this, the fact that the tires perform the same run after run after run (at our track), and you have a much more cost effective class. It's brought a lot of the fun back to the rug for me....as for foams, it's still great to run foams with 12th scale!