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iTrader: (1)

Frank, you know we have lots of love for you here on the east coast , (btw, I gave up concours)

This is how I see it, could things have been done differently, of course, but that's with every challenge. I think they did a great job given the circumstances they faced. Hey, I had tons of bad luck racing wise, mostly caused by user error, even missed the A-main in super nitro, something I have never done before. Once again, user error. Despite the bad luck, and the user errors, I still had a great time. The sun came out on the second day and we had some good racing going on, and not to mention some great A-main action. Hey, they did a good job, and I'm going to leave it as that.

Lets stop talking about who did what, how it was done, and what did or did not happen and get to the real issue at hand.


WHERE IS NEXT YEARS CHALLENGE

Lets not wait until the last min to show HPI how we feel about the challenge series, lets show them from now, that way they can release NEXT YEAR's Challenge race dates early in the year.

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iTrader: (1)

Forgot to say one thing.

Kent, if your reading this, I will tell you the same thing that I use to tell Frank, if you guys hold the challenge within an 8 hour drive of MD, I will be there.

treky11

OK, I'll plot a map of all the potential sites outside the 8 hour radius so we can be sure to leave contender out of next year's challenge.

Proteus

How about trying to talk Fernando down in Atlanta to host the race? I'm sure he wouldn't mind. They have both an onroad track as well as an offroad track.

CONTENDER, unfortunately, it's about 9-10 hours away from us.

If my memory serves me right, they have a hugh hobbytown down there, with tons of HPI stuff. I'm sure the locals would love to have a Challenge down there.

Kent? Any thoughts yet on next year's challenge?

collins77

Does anyone know James Denmark?

He has until tomorrow night to confirm. Otherwise, it will go to Travis Lewis.

-Mike

collins77

Nigel also needs to confirm.

Ray Murray

Shut up Frank, you #@!%@!!! $#!!@!!!

BTW, LOVE your new avatar!!!!! LOL

Ray Murray

JEFF B????? Whaaaasupmawigga?????? I didn't know that was you!!!

Yeah, I hear ya....It's history now, but my main point was to get people to "represent" in a positive fashion, especially when road trips are concerned. The internet reaches far more people than an HPI Challenge ever could, and we need to be aware of that.....

See ya at the next Challenge!

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iTrader: (1)

I believe that Nigel already spoke to Kent.



treky11 - ha ha ha go ahead and plot your map. Don't worry, I will be ready for next year. I won't take off the entire year and just show up this time. I still can't believe the field of racers in the A-main super nitro. Man, the guy who won looked like captain molasses, the guy who came in second had engines problems the entire weekend, and the guy who came in third hard a strong looking car but just couldn't put the pieces together, and then 4 through 10 were just plain pathetic. I think treky11 was somewhere in the 4 - 10 area .

Anyway, to steal a line from one of the peanuts characters "Just wait till next time".


10 hours hmmm, I can do that too.

tranced

just to inform you guys, all is well with the stolen car. appearantly some guy was pissed that his savage got wrecked by another driver, and he felt he needed to walk away from the challenge with 'something'. that something being my rs4-3 for the nitro stock event. but eventually my group rounded up a couple witnesses, and an aquaintance of the thief, and all was settled. car was found in thief's residence, and returned to me.

happy ending.. i guess

HPI Staff

I'd like to personally thank all of the staff at Bruckner's who put on the race. The track was huge, they had an on-site hobby shop, a barbeque for everyone, cold drinks, an extended driver's stand, transponders, numbered chairs for the turnmarshals, and they ran a tight program with almost no technical difficulties. With the rain-out on Saturday afternoon I think everyone pulled together and had a great day of racing on Sunday. Two qualifiers and Mains with 225 entries is not an easy task. Sure, there will always be some little things that people will complain about, but overall the race was really well done.

I'd also like to thank all of the racers who came out. It is always fun for us to see the variety of people we get for HPI Challenges. From the beginning, our goal is to get HPI car owners out on the track for perhaps the first time. I think all of us remember our "first" race, and how it felt to stand up on the drivers stand for the first time. It never gets old seeing that excitement. And also the veterans, guys like fastharry, who came out to the event and came away with a race win that he will never forget. That was a special moment.

There definitely will be more HPI Challenge events in 2005, one on the east coast for sure. We'll have a full race report on our web site by Monday with lots of photos of the action.

Thanks again for a great event,
Kent Clausen
HPI Racing

treky11

Well said and well done Kent!

Glad to hear that the Challenges are back!

fastharry™

iTrader: (4)

Not to get all sentimental.....but why not..

I've been using HPI products since my first nitro rs4 in early 1997....I currently own 20 of them.....Not only was it special to have all my freinds and racing associates there..(ESP. Treky11 for keeping me calm,and for great pit work)...but it was extra special having Kent Clausen and Thad Garner there also.....

It was certainly a moment I won't forget.........Now,onto England.....where I'm going to do my best to bring a trophy home........

Thad Garner

FAST!Harry

It was cool seeing you take the win. Good luck in England. O'yeah remember slow IS fast and don’t drive in the rain.

treky11

Actually, I think its don't let Kent drive your car in the rain. I heard some where that he breaks them