ksarantakos

Thanks! I've subscribed to both and will start reading through them. That said, The tamiya f104 v2 kit comes in and out of stock all the time. Will I regret pulling the trigger next time tower tells me it's in stock?

-kyri

TPhalen

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We should probably just choose one...

lightfoot

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So as you might or might not have heard , Tony Phalen will be taking over the UF1 website after this season... I can't think of anyone better to do it and his enthusiasm for the series is perfect... I'm looking forward to see how far he can take this... and also looking forward to the next season

Kevin CBR

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If I can be certain I will not be out of the country during that week this year, looks like it would be a blast for F1. Just a bigger event to run with a bunch of local friends.

With Futaba already selling a receiver with a built in gyro and companies like Spectrum selling steering servo's with built in gyro's, Tech could be a little more busy.

Lightfoot - does this mean you will have more time to tune and drive and will really kick our butts next season ?

Panda

mkennedy

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IIC is a big stage to get "BOO'd" off of.
tech: turn the car on, if the tires wiggle with no imput of the radio, you forfeit the week. seems simple

mkennedy

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tim, with all due respect for you and the series, when another affiliate wants to use "UF1" for their series or group(New Jersey, Nebraska...), it should be recommended they or anyone adhere to the baseline rules the is UF1. rubber tire, 21.5, "realisticish", format...

i definately dont think anyone wants the UF1 name to mean a 100 different running formats of cars or overall programs. RCGT got muddied that way.

yours and charles' program is a winning setup! that is UF1

HeliYogi

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Is it time to start another one?

Kevin CBR

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Seems Cuda has had weekends his tires wiggle with no input when he is on the drivers stand. (no, not saying he's running a gyro, just bad / really old electronics). Just pointing out where technology in RC is headed.

So Cuda - have you finally put in an esc that is still currently being sold and not museum pieces ?

Panda

Kevin CBR

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I know I am looking forward to the Korean GP round of the UF1 Summer series.

Panda

240Z

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Good points Mike. It took the better part of 2010 for Charles and I to get a basic package together and work out the details of what worked for those of us racing at the time. We struggled with things like foam vs. rubber early on and as recently as the last summer series we were still running an open class option because some racers wanted to run the F103 and a big motor with foam tires. The important thing at that time was that we get people out to race with what they had to race.

In post #63, I did outline our general rules that we currently run under. We know what works for us and the current package is well documented on the UF1 website. However, just like VTA tracks and club racing groups do not all adhere to the same formula but develop their own program and rules as fits their local needs.

If they would like to use a proven formula, I think we have a fairly decent rules package as posted and I would suggest that be the goal if just starting out and looking to buy new hardware. Perhaps we need to get it documented a little better?

HeliYogi

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I was just on the email exchanging messages and thanking Charles for creating the UF1 and being such a cool dude. My best wishes and regards to him for promoting F-1, us and the hobby as he did.

Regarding Charles post, I don’t know is this is actually a passing of the baton to Tony Phalen, but it sounds like it (please correct me if I misread it, sometimes I get lost in translation - )

In my modest opinion, a group of us have been racing together since 2009 and since its creation UF1 was paternalistically lead and organized by Charles (and he did a hell of a good job) - to my knowledge, investing time and money and not making any profit, but his own satisfaction.

For four years we have followed enthusiastically Uf1 and the “club” has grown. Perhaps now is the time that we all help actively participating to create a formal (but flexible) organization. Most clubs that make it in time have: rules, membership and elected leadership.

So I call to all the UF1 gang and Tony to take the necessary leadership towards creating the UF1 SO-CAL Chapter Club (or whatever other crazy or serious name we can come up with) including all the accoutrements that we deem necessary for the cause.

For this I volunteer time and effort. Who else is in?

Cheers,
Marcos

HeliYogi

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TPhalen

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First off I'd like to say that this will always be Charles thang; he, along with Mr. Tim Ruwe, created an outstanding series that is growing leaps and bounds beyond what everyone had hoped for.

That said, I want to say that while he is 'passing the baton' to me, this will not be a single person's effort. I'm hoping to gather up a few key players to create an FIA of sorts to handle decisions for the future of our UF1 series. While the plan is still in it's infancy, the goal is to make sure that the series remains fair to everyone that participates in it. Over the past couple weeks, I've talked to a few people and we've come up with some cool ideas that we hope will not only grow the series, but also keep the fun and excitement that we've all come to love...all this while staying in line with Sir Charles initial gameplan.

We'll keep ya posted with what's in store for the future UF1 series. But until then, it's still belongs to the man, the myth and the UF1 legend, Mr. Lightfoot.

avs

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can you identify a specific example of this? i just looked thru futaba's and spektrum's websites and cannot find any example of a gyro servo or receiver combination.

i could only find the heli gyro's, 1axis for tail control and 3axis for flybarless.

robk

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This exact same gyro hysteria played out in the Midwest on dirt ovals a couple years ago. Shaking the cars is probably the simplest way to go in terms of tech.

One thing is for sure, it creates a lot of bad blood, since anybody who is fast is instantly doubted. Gyros have been illegal in every form of rc racing for years anyway.