Also had a great time yesterday in gas and electric! The BD5 and NT1 were fun to drive on the new track! Track was awesome and more challenging than the last one!! Great work Don, et al!
Had a lot of spectators yesterday. It was fun to hear the cheers and aaaahs!
Yesterday, ya'll looked pretty good. I was out there with the radar gun on the straight checking speeds. The two fasted guys in two different classes (who I will keep nameless) posted in (1/10. 61 mph) & (1/8. 66 mph). There was a three car drag race on the back straight that I got 56 mph during a qual. Pretty good on a track with very little time on it and ground temps at 56 degrees. Cars will only get faster!
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Dee Lee is a nut and I don't condone what he will say next!
I left my fuel bottle at the track yesterday. It's a team magic bottle (small grey bottle with orange cap). Not sure if anyone saw it. if so, please let me know.
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Team RC America \ EB Mods
I left my fuel bottle at the track yesterday. It's a team magic bottle (small grey bottle with orange cap). Not sure if anyone saw it. if so, please let me know.
It's on the table in the pavilion. If it's still there when I go back to the park tomorrow I will take it and lock it up in the shed.
No problem Dorian. I did not know whose it was when I saw it today so I left it there incase someone was coming to retrieve it. Like I said if it's there tomorrow I will lock it up and you can stop by whenever you want on Wed or after to get it. Give me or Don a heads up when your coming.
Darryl wanted to have the Vintage Class added to the Line up for the up coming Saturday Night Race, so below is the original post with the Vintage rules added for electric.
Hey Racers on Saturday May 23rd, we have a night race scheduled starting at 5:00pm. The Home Debro and Tri-State RC Club is bringing the an additional class to the night race. There will be lots of prizes & give aways, Nitro Exhausts Systems, Fuel, Tires, Tools, Parts, a Simulator and many more prizes; over $1000 in prizes in all.You will recieve a raffle ticket for each class you enter, the drawing will be held throughout the evening choosing tickets from the entrees
Back by popular demand the Muscle Car Madness Race (Nitro 1/10). This class is for 1/10 Nitro sedans, come on out & flex your Muscle. The class allows for any American, Rear Drive, 2 or 4 doors with at least a V-8 engine, for example any of the VTA Traditional Vintage Car bodies. But in addition to those bodies late model American Cars are also welcome for example newer Mustangs, Cameros, Firebirds, Corvettes, Dodge Viper, Charger & Challenger. There are no rules or stipulations against paint schemes, chassis, engines or tires, just put a muscle car body on your existing touring sedan & enter the race.
No Exotic Sports Cars allowed for this race I.E. Ford GT, Saleen SL7, Detamoso Pantera etc. Anyone who races in the Muscle Car class will be given an additional raffle ticket for the prizes.And any racer who wears their TRI-State Shirt will also recieve an additional raffle ticket.The Muscle Car Nitro & Vintage Electric Class Races are both additional races to the other 5 classes that will be ran as well. The VTA Vintage Electric class will observe the Vintage Class rules as shown below............................................. ................
Trans Am Class Rules and Specifications
Body Specifications:
Late '60s to early '70s American pony car Vintage Trans-Am bodies only.
HPI part numbers:
17510 - 1970 Plymouth AAR 'Cuda
17519 - 1966 Ford Mustang GT
17508 - 1965 Ford Shelby GT-350
7494 - 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Parma part numbers:
10143 - 1969 Z28 Camaro
10141 - 1970 Boss Mustang
10113 - 1970 'Cuda
Pegasus Hobbies part numbers:
PGH4001 - 1970 Camaro SS
PGH4002 - 1970 'Cuda
PGH4003 - 1970 Mustang
Body provided deck lid spoilers allowed (not wings). No additional skirts or raised/extended wings or air control surfaces allowed. Body must be trimmed at body trim lines. Full rear bumper required. It is highly preferred that bodies are detailed in race type livery in period-correct paint schemes. Fluorescent colors, wild graphics, chromes and non-period correct paint schemes are frowned upon. All cars should have a number on the hood, both doors and trunklid. Wheel covers of any type are NOT allowed.
Tire & Wheel Specifications:
The only tires allowed are HPI tire part #4793 front and #4797 rear, using stock tire inserts provided with tire and any HPI Vintage wheels designed to fit these tires. Five or Eight spoke wheels available in various colors. 0mm offset front wheels and 6mm offset rear wheels are intended for 26mm width fronts and 31mm width rear tires. 8-spoke Vintage wheels from #3805 through #3814, 5-spoke Vintage wheels from #3815 through #3822 and Vintage stock car wheels from #3854 through #3860 are all legal wheels.
Grinding of tire tread is NOT permitted. Sanding of mold seam to remove seam is allowed. HPI Vintage Slicks are not allowed. Tire traction compounds are at the discretion of the track. No other altering, changing or softening of the tire is allowed.
Chassis Specification:
Four Wheel Drive touring car chassis only. Any era or brand 4wd chassis is allowed. An Excel spreadsheet gear ratio and final drive ratio calculator for most touring car chassis is available here.
Motor Specifications:
Option 1: 27-turn ROAR stock motor: No FDR limit, bearings are not allowed.
Option 2: 17.5 brushless: Motor timing advance is allowed. 12.5 mm rotor diameter maximum (no "tuning" rotors are allowed).
Option 3: 21.5 brushless with 2C LiPo: Novak SS21.5 Pro brushless motor (pn:3421) ONLY combined with any ROAR-approved hard-cased 2C 7.4v LiPo pack up to and including 5000 mAh capacity. All house track rules regarding LiPo usage apply. Final drive ratio is to not exceed 4.2. Motor timing advance is allowed.
Suggested gearing FDR recommendations:
27t brushed/4-cell: 5.4 - 5.7 FDR
17.5 brushless/4-cell: 3.5 - 3.7 FDR
21.5 brushless/LiPo: 4.2 - 4.3 FDR
Tracks should not dictate which motor combination a racer should choose. All three motor/battery combos have been tested to compete evenly against one another in competition with great success. If any one power choice shows a definitive advantage at a certain track, it is up to the race management to even the racing out via suggested gearing changes.
Battery Specifications:
4 cell NiCd or NiMh batteries, 4600 mAh limit (27t brushed or 17.5 brushless option ONLY)
2 cell ROAR-approved LiPo hard cased, 5000 mAh limit (21.5 brushless motor option ONLY)
Ride Height Specification:
Minimum ride height is 5mm.
Weight Specification:
Minimum 1450g in race-ready trim
Race Specification:
- 5 minute qualifiers
- 8 minute mains
- Absolutely NO IFMAR-type starts. All heats and mains should be straight-up starts, with random sorts for each heat. Non random sorts should shuffle starting order for each heat.
Optional Main Variations:
- 12-20 car A-mains, depending on car counts.
- Invert qualifying order based on random hat pull (top 6-10 cars).
- "LeMans" type starts where all cars are lined up on an angle to the racing line in order.
- Run track in reverse rotation for mains.
- Rolling starts
MOST IMPORTANTLY: If it's not in the rules, consider it illegal. The class is based on slower, equal playing field competition with less traction, minimal aerodynamic aids and mostly older carpet racing technology. The final objective is close, fair, wheel-to-wheel racing for all. All decisions of the race promoter or track owner are final.
There is an official USVTA (United States Vintage Trams Am) thread in the electric onroad forum here on R/C Tech for more info.
We're also offering a Nitro VTA class too, so stay tuned....
The other classes are....................
1/10 Nitro Touring
1/10 Electric Touring
1/8 Nitro Touring
1/7-1/8 GT, DM1
Run What You Brung
The Racing fee for the Night Races are..............
Ash come on. I want to know who was faster. FMQ or FMH??? Tell us. Inquiring minds want to know. Mutnan or oddone!!
Murnan had a terrific top end. That Novarossi got faster and faster as it heated up. I know it had more. I just depends on how long Quinn held that trigger. Scooby's motor had balls big time in the mid. When he made the sweeper, there were many times when Mr. Scooby was on two wheels. There were kids that were watching and waiting for his car to flip. Never happened. Both were running nice.
Mind you, there was also a 5-10 mph head wind that the cars were fighting in the straight. There is more speed out there!
When will the results be up Don? Glad Will and Quinn convinced me to come down, had some fun.
You missed out, George. You gotta show up to see what happens.
