Went to the track today...
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Went to the track today...
Hi
i went to the track today, hoping to have a go at doing a bit of racing.
took my car, borrowed some batteries (all the shops were closed >.<) and got heaped in with the 'caravan racing' (i was originally entering for electric outlaw too, but they jsut said race there with whatever you want). just a one off, since it was the christmas fun meet. i was a bit pissed because the motor came out of alignment on lap 3 (demolition darby driving!) and i had to retire for the race. i got on for a few practice laps after while the nitro's were firing up. i realised that my stock tyres were... lets face it. rubbish on the soaked track. so i went over to the table with all the wheels and tyres... and they had been put back. so i went out for 3 more heats, with my 'caravan' (rally car tied to the back ) in the pits because the towbar went. i was drifting all over, and wiped out a few cars, but always seemed to come out best (the plastic tub chassis strikes again ) and even flew through the air a few times off the rumble strips. i managed 3rd in one race, (out of 5 :P) and was 3rd fastest car on track (surprising, but the other 2 were minis). i never got to see my results, since they weren't posted.
but now, i'm hooked
sorry if i just wasted 5 mins of your life, i just had so much fun! i realised how slow my car was, but how little i needed to make it faster.
i went to the track today, hoping to have a go at doing a bit of racing.
took my car, borrowed some batteries (all the shops were closed >.<) and got heaped in with the 'caravan racing' (i was originally entering for electric outlaw too, but they jsut said race there with whatever you want). just a one off, since it was the christmas fun meet. i was a bit pissed because the motor came out of alignment on lap 3 (demolition darby driving!) and i had to retire for the race. i got on for a few practice laps after while the nitro's were firing up. i realised that my stock tyres were... lets face it. rubbish on the soaked track. so i went over to the table with all the wheels and tyres... and they had been put back. so i went out for 3 more heats, with my 'caravan' (rally car tied to the back ) in the pits because the towbar went. i was drifting all over, and wiped out a few cars, but always seemed to come out best (the plastic tub chassis strikes again ) and even flew through the air a few times off the rumble strips. i managed 3rd in one race, (out of 5 :P) and was 3rd fastest car on track (surprising, but the other 2 were minis). i never got to see my results, since they weren't posted.
but now, i'm hooked
sorry if i just wasted 5 mins of your life, i just had so much fun! i realised how slow my car was, but how little i needed to make it faster.
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5 minutes....
I read slow.
Congratulations. Racing is a blast huh? A coarse to run on is more challenging and makes for more excitement.
No turning back now. You'll be hooked for life now. Your toy is not a hobby any more once you start racing it. Its a sport....
GO FAST AND TRY NOT TO CRASH!
I read slow.
Congratulations. Racing is a blast huh? A coarse to run on is more challenging and makes for more excitement.
No turning back now. You'll be hooked for life now. Your toy is not a hobby any more once you start racing it. Its a sport....
GO FAST AND TRY NOT TO CRASH!
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5 minutes....
I read slow.
Congratulations. Racing is a blast huh? A coarse to run on is more challenging and makes for more excitement.
No turning back now. You'll be hooked for life now. Your toy is not a hobby any more once you start racing it. Its a sport....
GO FAST AND TRY NOT TO CRASH!
I read slow.
Congratulations. Racing is a blast huh? A coarse to run on is more challenging and makes for more excitement.
No turning back now. You'll be hooked for life now. Your toy is not a hobby any more once you start racing it. Its a sport....
GO FAST AND TRY NOT TO CRASH!
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In time i'm sure you will be able to upgrade stuff
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roll on the next meeting!