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Old 01-27-2010, 11:59 PM
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Les, you need to get yourself to DMCRC in Hamworthy on a Friday night
Terry is down there occasionally too.
Would be good to meet you.

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Hi Daniel,No can do mate,my woman would remove my bits with a blunt instrument if I triedI race toooo much as it is!! Friday night is how I "earn" my racing pass card for Sundays..Mind you I have just spent 10k on a new kitchen so this should free me up for at least a month!!....Get your backside and Photon down to SHMCC one Sunday and have a play on our "Moguls" for a change.
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Originally Posted by lesbaldry
Hi Daniel,No can do mate,my woman would remove my bits with a blunt instrument if I triedI race toooo much as it is!! Friday night is how I "earn" my racing pass card for Sundays..Mind you I have just spent 10k on a new kitchen so this should free me up for at least a month!!....Get your backside and Photon down to SHMCC one Sunday and have a play on our "Moguls" for a change.
LOL - keep meaning to make a trip out to the Forest on Sundays... will do it soon

Still waiting for Terry to get the medium top deck and wings in stock too
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Just got my T.O.P. parts order today and the motor mount braces work so sweet for servo mounts.I hated the stock plastic ones however the braces are a little spendy.
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what's the difference between the 30 and 40 degree shock o-rings?
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Originally Posted by haywood
Just got my T.O.P. parts order today and the motor mount braces work so sweet for servo mounts.I hated the stock plastic ones however the braces are a little spendy.
What is the part number you used?
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What is the part number you used?
Motor Plate Support TC-PCH014RD
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Originally Posted by LOW ET
what's the difference between the 30 and 40 degree shock o-rings?

The 40 is a slightly harder o-ring. I prefer the 40's over the 30's. Seem to seal better.
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Originally Posted by haywood
Just got my T.O.P. parts order today and the motor mount braces work so sweet for servo mounts.I hated the stock plastic ones however the braces are a little spendy.
Great tip, huh?
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Great tip, huh?
Yes it was!
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Are any of you guys running the 6 degree xray blocks and are they a direct fit?
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Originally Posted by stiltskin
Any reports from the birds on how the team is doing?
Looks like our boys are doing pretty good.

In 13.5 Jason is 3rd and Larry is 5th.

Top 10 in 13.5

1 Barry Baker
2 Kevin Hebert
3 Jason Schreffler (TOP Photon)
4 Martin Crisp
5 Larry Fairchace (TOP Photon)
6 Jeff Cuffs
7 Brad Johnson
8 Francesco Martini
9 Austin Harrison
10 Drew Ellis

In Modified Josh is 5th, Jason in 7th, and Larry is 10th.

Top 10 in Modified TC

1 Jilles Groskamp
2 Paul Lemieux
3 Kevin Hebert
4 Chris Tosolini
5 Josh Cyrul (TOP Photon)
6 Mike Haynes
7 Jason Schreffler (TOP Photon)
8 Barry Baker
9 Martin Crisp
10 Larry Fairchace (TOP Photon)

Overall pretty good. Two more rounds of qualifying to go, so still a chance to move up! hopefully not down. LOL
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what the handling will effect if using this setup for steering knuckle ?

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Originally Posted by smilekt
what the handling will effect if using this setup for steering knuckle ?

less ackermann... you get more initial and out of corner steering.... but car will push mid corner...
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my car is way underweight. I've already filled the trough of the plastic battery holder with lead. Doing that has balanced the car nicely left to right, but it's still substantially under weight. so my question........can someone please advise on what brand of metal weight (the type that goes under the battery) fits well on the photon's standard carpet chassis. I need more weight and I'd rather not put it ouboard or towards the front or the back of the chassis. Seems to me as if having the ballast directly under the battery does seem to be the ideal spot. I just need to know which one of the under-the-battery machined weight plates fits best in the battery slots of the photon's chassis plate. please advise, and thanks.
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Originally Posted by vafactor
my car is way underweight. I've already filled the trough of the plastic battery holder with lead. Doing that has balanced the car nicely left to right, but it's still substantially under weight. so my question........can someone please advise on what brand of metal weight (the type that goes under the battery) fits well on the photon's standard carpet chassis. I need more weight and I'd rather not put it ouboard or towards the front or the back of the chassis. Seems to me as if having the ballast directly under the battery does seem to be the ideal spot. I just need to know which one of the under-the-battery machined weight plates fits best in the battery slots of the photon's chassis plate. please advise, and thanks.
How far under weight are you? The center battery brace weight may be a good option.
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