R/C Tech Live @ the 2005 US Indoor Championships
11-28-2005, 12:39 PM
#406
CRC carpet
I learned more about CRC Carpet this weekend!! I wasnt aware that CRC not only sells what they call Fastrack but also does rigorous testing and development!!!! I guess it makes sense-it just never dawned on me that they were so in control of its development. A carpet specifically designed for RC racing.
11-28-2005, 12:50 PM
#408
Tech Fanatic
If the track held up better than normal, wouldn't it stand to reason that the carpet was a little different than usual? Might this have contributed to the lack of traction?
11-28-2005, 12:56 PM
#409
Originally Posted by Jack Rimer
If the track held up better than normal, wouldn't it stand to reason that the carpet was a little different than usual? Might this have contributed to the lack of traction?
Besides-well never know if it was the high rollers and the wraps-or maybe more people ran niftech traction compound expecting a black paragon groove to develop??? I dont know-but everyone is going to speculate!! It was weird not seeing the famous Champs groove wasnt it? It may very well have been a combination of the new very durable carpet and the tires.
11-28-2005, 01:32 PM
#410
Yeah! Videos! Videos! 
-Rich
-Rich
Originally Posted by nnick
Where can we the unfortunate can watch videos from the race?
Nick
Nick
11-28-2005, 01:41 PM
#412
Tech Addict
iTrader: (17)
The flameing room
Originally Posted by nashrcracer
hole in the carpet and the bed spread but the hotel is going to charge them for a mattress also. that carpet for a whole room should be bad enough.
...the bed spread rumour must have been passed (instantly) to the big shooter at the holiday inn because at first he tried to charge me for it when there was a ciggarette burn in it before hand (i or my roomate dont smoke??) the carpet was burnt in 5 spots..the mattress had around 5 or 6 holes in it and the sheets and pillows were toast...the wall paper had a little black mark on it witch according to the big shooter warranted a whole wall paper replacement and my credit card had at one time been pre-authorized 2500 dollars (us funds) thats about a million Canadian lol.....needless to say the 1400 in damages (so they said) went down to 770 when i wiped the black mark off and demanded to see the bedspread....lucky i actually had a backbone or this could have been the blowout rc sale at Endlers room! despite my 2 turbo thirtyfive my laptop my fk05 and my dyno getting hosed with fire extinguisher crap i cleaned everything myself (same room all week) and i was of to the races...ruining the week of the other three with me...anyway it was a freak accident nothing to do with brands or whatever just freak...i have some phone calls to make about some stuff and treatment issues from the hotel...i just had to put a bookmark in a page to anyone who has a misfortunate accident like this at an event like this...i hope nobody does and for the racers whom i shared my misfortune with and cussed and complained i appoligize the last thing you want at a great race is someone bringin you down...anyway i called pauls win!! congrats to paul....dayger sweet pass thats how i would have done it!!!! but next time get a spectrum lucky someone didnt loose an eye lol!!! thats all i would have needed.... sorry about the babble just wanted to clear some stuff up...to whomever is interested in finding out what will happen with all of this just ask...to my friends that were directly involved i appoligize for being a little edgey....Rick Endler
11-28-2005, 01:55 PM
#413
Dang, that really stinks. What caused the fire? Short in something?
What caused the fire? Short in something?
11-28-2005, 02:12 PM
#414
Rick, I almost feel your pain. Peter Robinson lit one of the beds in our room on fire at snowbirds last year. Luckily ours got out before anything was damaged...too bad anyways. Luckily there were some vacant rooms under construction we could "borrow" a mattress and some sheets from 
glad nobody got hurt...
B
glad nobody got hurt...B
11-28-2005, 02:14 PM
#415
Buyer Beware
where are the pics?
11-28-2005, 02:14 PM
#416
Originally Posted by endler
Well the worst week/weekend of my racing career is over ...the bed spread rumour must have been passed (instantly) to the big shooter at the holiday inn because at first he tried to charge me for it when there was a ciggarette burn in it before hand (i or my roomate dont smoke??) the carpet was burnt in 5 spots..the mattress had around 5 or 6 holes in it and the sheets and pillows were toast...the wall paper had a little black mark on it witch according to the big shooter warranted a whole wall paper replacement and my credit card had at one time been pre-authorized 2500 dollars (us funds) thats about a million Canadian lol.....needless to say the 1400 in damages (so they said) went down to 770 when i wiped the black mark off and demanded to see the bedspread....lucky i actually had a backbone or this could have been the blowout rc sale at Endlers room! despite my 2 turbo thirtyfive my laptop my fk05 and my dyno getting hosed with fire extinguisher crap i cleaned everything myself (same room all week) and i was of to the races...ruining the week of the other three with me...anyway it was a freak accident nothing to do with brands or whatever just freak...i have some phone calls to make about some stuff and treatment issues from the hotel...i just had to put a bookmark in a page to anyone who has a misfortunate accident like this at an event like this...i hope nobody does and for the racers whom i shared my misfortune with and cussed and complained i appoligize the last thing you want at a great race is someone bringin you down...anyway i called pauls win!! congrats to paul....dayger sweet pass thats how i would have done it!!!! but next time get a spectrum lucky someone didnt loose an eye lol!!! thats all i would have needed.... sorry about the babble just wanted to clear some stuff up...to whomever is interested in finding out what will happen with all of this just ask...to my friends that were directly involved i appoligize for being a little edgey....Rick Endler
...the bed spread rumour must have been passed (instantly) to the big shooter at the holiday inn because at first he tried to charge me for it when there was a ciggarette burn in it before hand (i or my roomate dont smoke??) the carpet was burnt in 5 spots..the mattress had around 5 or 6 holes in it and the sheets and pillows were toast...the wall paper had a little black mark on it witch according to the big shooter warranted a whole wall paper replacement and my credit card had at one time been pre-authorized 2500 dollars (us funds) thats about a million Canadian lol.....needless to say the 1400 in damages (so they said) went down to 770 when i wiped the black mark off and demanded to see the bedspread....lucky i actually had a backbone or this could have been the blowout rc sale at Endlers room! despite my 2 turbo thirtyfive my laptop my fk05 and my dyno getting hosed with fire extinguisher crap i cleaned everything myself (same room all week) and i was of to the races...ruining the week of the other three with me...anyway it was a freak accident nothing to do with brands or whatever just freak...i have some phone calls to make about some stuff and treatment issues from the hotel...i just had to put a bookmark in a page to anyone who has a misfortunate accident like this at an event like this...i hope nobody does and for the racers whom i shared my misfortune with and cussed and complained i appoligize the last thing you want at a great race is someone bringin you down...anyway i called pauls win!! congrats to paul....dayger sweet pass thats how i would have done it!!!! but next time get a spectrum lucky someone didnt loose an eye lol!!! thats all i would have needed.... sorry about the babble just wanted to clear some stuff up...to whomever is interested in finding out what will happen with all of this just ask...to my friends that were directly involved i appoligize for being a little edgey....Rick Endler
11-28-2005, 02:23 PM
#417
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steve eaves....you change cars almost as bad as Alford LOL....
11-28-2005, 02:40 PM
#418
Tech Addict
iTrader: (17)
there are some pics but nothing really to see the damage was very minimal but the charges were very different(and really someone could have been seriously hurt) but that seemed to be a non-issue to the big shooter....the battery was not left unattended and someone was sprayed with hot acid and battery internals...i still have to make some calls...it was not a short it was something different...thanks for the concern...ill keep you guys posted..
11-28-2005, 02:49 PM
#419
Tech Regular
Tough luck Endler. It was good seeing you and Bazzer again.
I also had a terrible racing week but it was good to see good people again. A few big surprises on the week with politics and racing, which also made it an event to remember.
Thanks to all organizers.
I also had a terrible racing week but it was good to see good people again. A few big surprises on the week with politics and racing, which also made it an event to remember.
Thanks to all organizers.
11-28-2005, 02:59 PM
#420
Originally Posted by endler
there are some pics but nothing really to see the damage was very minimal but the charges were very different(and really someone could have been seriously hurt) but that seemed to be a non-issue to the big shooter....the battery was not left unattended and someone was sprayed with hot acid and battery internals...i still have to make some calls...it was not a short it was something different...thanks for the concern...ill keep you guys posted..
Hi,
Glad to see no one was hurt badly from this. Last summer we had a family who was charging up a GP3300 stick pack in there home and it blew up and messed up there carpet
When we send our next shipment of packs to Korgae I will put your name on 2 free packs hopefully this helps out a bit.
Thanks,
Danny
