New Minnesota RC podcast!
#31
Tech Regular
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: In the Greater Ladysmith, WI metropolitan area
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I've enjoyed listening to these, too, even if I am a bit of a fan-boy short bus knuckle dragger. Sort of like conversations from the pits that you can listen to at home (when you're wrenching and getting ready for race day, for example). I can't believe how long you guys can yap about RC racing, but you do a good job of keeping it interesting for the whole time. I don't find myself hoping it would just be done, even if I don't always agree. Pretty cool.
#39
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A second voice— whether a regular co-host or a guest— would add a lot. Having said that, you did a great job! I'm looking forward to the next one!
It's funny you talked about the track in St. Cloud. I happened to be going through there Saturday, on my way to a family thing. Stopped in to check it out and one of their employees showed me around the dome. It has so Goddamned much potential! They have like 500,000 cubic feet of airspace to heat. I don't know anything about the efficiencies of an inflatable dome, so hopefully there's an advantage in there someplace. But still, that's a lot to warm up. Without a subfloor, I don't see onroad ever being viable. They still have offroad, an fpv course and a crawler/trail course... so I think they can do well. But it's so disappointing to see this group go all out on everything except the race surface.
It's funny you talked about the track in St. Cloud. I happened to be going through there Saturday, on my way to a family thing. Stopped in to check it out and one of their employees showed me around the dome. It has so Goddamned much potential! They have like 500,000 cubic feet of airspace to heat. I don't know anything about the efficiencies of an inflatable dome, so hopefully there's an advantage in there someplace. But still, that's a lot to warm up. Without a subfloor, I don't see onroad ever being viable. They still have offroad, an fpv course and a crawler/trail course... so I think they can do well. But it's so disappointing to see this group go all out on everything except the race surface.
#40
I do hope they get someone else to get the track going properly. I really hope I'm wrong about what it's going to be. Time will tell. On the co host deal, it's hard to find someone that doesn't freeze up behind the mic and has something to say. Also I don't want to get silenced on certain topics because the guest is afraid they'll lose their sponsorship or whatever. I'll find someone though