2nd Annual Wild about Wheels carpet Race
02-16-2011, 08:31 PM
#33
02-17-2011, 11:00 AM
#34
Few notes from the meeting last night regarding wild about wheels:
1. Entry Fees will be $15 first class and $10 each additional.
2. Classes will be VTA, WGT, 1/12 Blinky 17.5, and 1/12 13.5 open (will add a Touring class with enough interest)
3. Scentless traction compound (SXT, Jack the Gripper, Sticky Fingers ect.)
-Dont want to have everyones show cars smelling like paragon at the end of the weekend
4. Teardown Wed. the 16th at north hill track.
5. Eric G. is working on a flyer, should have it available by the weekend.
1. Entry Fees will be $15 first class and $10 each additional.
2. Classes will be VTA, WGT, 1/12 Blinky 17.5, and 1/12 13.5 open (will add a Touring class with enough interest)
3. Scentless traction compound (SXT, Jack the Gripper, Sticky Fingers ect.)
-Dont want to have everyones show cars smelling like paragon at the end of the weekend
4. Teardown Wed. the 16th at north hill track.
5. Eric G. is working on a flyer, should have it available by the weekend.
02-21-2011, 07:02 AM
#35
Race Flyer
Here is the flyer.
02-21-2011, 04:58 PM
#37
Congrats Bob on winning TQ today! You will get your prize at the race
02-27-2011, 03:40 AM
#39
So Randy,
This race is all about the crowds and hoepfully bringing some new blood into the community locally. nice to have a few more folks around to help with track stuff, and pay some race fees. It's good for everybody.
I've got this nagging thing going on in the back of my mind, like last year. I think we need to build some bomber pan cars. Use up a persons old crap and some new crap. Brushed speed controls, hammered WGT tires, etc.
Kind of like VTA but more loosely based on a WGT car. (or old pan car).
Silver can Tamiya motors (only $15 even when brand new), use old brushed controllers, most of us have to many of.
use the Mcallister mid 50's sedan bodies. either run them on the road course or when designing the track, make it so only 1 or 2 boards needs "slid" out of the way and we can run OVAL with them. Something the crowd can get behind and recognize!
It's about the fans. that's all I'm about. I remember last year, nobody cared about 1/12th (the crowd), but VTA rolled aound and the crowds got deep.
I dunno, just tossing out ideas. I'd be willing to bet we could scrounge up a solid heat of "bombers", out of old un-used race cars. how many of those old Parma cars are still laying around minot from back in the day? the days of thunder cars?
I could even build a fun little MPH gauge you put your car on. Set everybody to 20mph and have at it. I think the majority of us are more concerned about fair and having a good time. It would work fine.
This race is all about the crowds and hoepfully bringing some new blood into the community locally. nice to have a few more folks around to help with track stuff, and pay some race fees. It's good for everybody.
I've got this nagging thing going on in the back of my mind, like last year. I think we need to build some bomber pan cars. Use up a persons old crap and some new crap. Brushed speed controls, hammered WGT tires, etc.
Kind of like VTA but more loosely based on a WGT car. (or old pan car).
Silver can Tamiya motors (only $15 even when brand new), use old brushed controllers, most of us have to many of.
use the Mcallister mid 50's sedan bodies. either run them on the road course or when designing the track, make it so only 1 or 2 boards needs "slid" out of the way and we can run OVAL with them. Something the crowd can get behind and recognize!
It's about the fans. that's all I'm about. I remember last year, nobody cared about 1/12th (the crowd), but VTA rolled aound and the crowds got deep.
I dunno, just tossing out ideas. I'd be willing to bet we could scrounge up a solid heat of "bombers", out of old un-used race cars. how many of those old Parma cars are still laying around minot from back in the day? the days of thunder cars?
I could even build a fun little MPH gauge you put your car on. Set everybody to 20mph and have at it. I think the majority of us are more concerned about fair and having a good time. It would work fine.
02-27-2011, 09:49 AM
#40
Spare old cars
So Randy,
This race is all about the crowds and hoepfully bringing some new blood into the community locally. nice to have a few more folks around to help with track stuff, and pay some race fees. It's good for everybody.
I've got this nagging thing going on in the back of my mind, like last year. I think we need to build some bomber pan cars. Use up a persons old crap and some new crap. Brushed speed controls, hammered WGT tires, etc.
Kind of like VTA but more loosely based on a WGT car. (or old pan car).
Silver can Tamiya motors (only $15 even when brand new), use old brushed controllers, most of us have to many of.
use the Mcallister mid 50's sedan bodies. either run them on the road course or when designing the track, make it so only 1 or 2 boards needs "slid" out of the way and we can run OVAL with them. Something the crowd can get behind and recognize!
It's about the fans. that's all I'm about. I remember last year, nobody cared about 1/12th (the crowd), but VTA rolled aound and the crowds got deep.
I dunno, just tossing out ideas. I'd be willing to bet we could scrounge up a solid heat of "bombers", out of old un-used race cars. how many of those old Parma cars are still laying around minot from back in the day? the days of thunder cars?
I could even build a fun little MPH gauge you put your car on. Set everybody to 20mph and have at it. I think the majority of us are more concerned about fair and having a good time. It would work fine.
This race is all about the crowds and hoepfully bringing some new blood into the community locally. nice to have a few more folks around to help with track stuff, and pay some race fees. It's good for everybody.
I've got this nagging thing going on in the back of my mind, like last year. I think we need to build some bomber pan cars. Use up a persons old crap and some new crap. Brushed speed controls, hammered WGT tires, etc.
Kind of like VTA but more loosely based on a WGT car. (or old pan car).
Silver can Tamiya motors (only $15 even when brand new), use old brushed controllers, most of us have to many of.
use the Mcallister mid 50's sedan bodies. either run them on the road course or when designing the track, make it so only 1 or 2 boards needs "slid" out of the way and we can run OVAL with them. Something the crowd can get behind and recognize!
It's about the fans. that's all I'm about. I remember last year, nobody cared about 1/12th (the crowd), but VTA rolled aound and the crowds got deep.
I dunno, just tossing out ideas. I'd be willing to bet we could scrounge up a solid heat of "bombers", out of old un-used race cars. how many of those old Parma cars are still laying around minot from back in the day? the days of thunder cars?
I could even build a fun little MPH gauge you put your car on. Set everybody to 20mph and have at it. I think the majority of us are more concerned about fair and having a good time. It would work fine.
Randy
02-27-2011, 02:41 PM
#41
Here's my suggestion. We need to work within what we have around to put as many cars on the track as possible and have a good time, put on a show, at the show.
We design the track so that with a simple move of perhaps 2 boards, it's an oval. I'd be happy to do that, I think I'm pretty clever at track design, pop me a dimension.
to make use of existing cars we also race the car we all race out at Marlins. the 17.5 oval cars, the real race cars. AND we have a heat of bombers. Bombers is not adding complexity or expense. Done right you'll only have to buy a body, and scrounge a crappy tamiya silver can motor that came stock in some kit.
the Bomber rules (tentatively)
1) pan car, 235mm wide max.
2) Bomber body, one of these 2, from McAllister.
http://www.stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...umb=on&smode=0
3) Tamiya silver can motor
4) Speed limited to 20mph (will have tool made by then).
5) weight, I'll come with something.
Evan and I are working on this right now. I'll let you know the best possible rules set and some gearing by tomorrow. I'd like to see it be so fair that it would blow your mind, and so cheap it would blow mine. and I'm pretty handy at recycling a race car.
I could maybe get Randon to make some handout flyers (all glossy and amazing looking). With local contact information and what's going on, and how to go about it. I think we have that kind of time. we could maybe get 1000 of 'em for $200 (Stormer hobbies would pay that.) We could list Minot and Pingree contacts.
We design the track so that with a simple move of perhaps 2 boards, it's an oval. I'd be happy to do that, I think I'm pretty clever at track design, pop me a dimension.
to make use of existing cars we also race the car we all race out at Marlins. the 17.5 oval cars, the real race cars. AND we have a heat of bombers. Bombers is not adding complexity or expense. Done right you'll only have to buy a body, and scrounge a crappy tamiya silver can motor that came stock in some kit.
the Bomber rules (tentatively)
1) pan car, 235mm wide max.
2) Bomber body, one of these 2, from McAllister.
http://www.stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...umb=on&smode=0
3) Tamiya silver can motor
4) Speed limited to 20mph (will have tool made by then).
5) weight, I'll come with something.
Evan and I are working on this right now. I'll let you know the best possible rules set and some gearing by tomorrow. I'd like to see it be so fair that it would blow your mind, and so cheap it would blow mine. and I'm pretty handy at recycling a race car.
I could maybe get Randon to make some handout flyers (all glossy and amazing looking). With local contact information and what's going on, and how to go about it. I think we have that kind of time. we could maybe get 1000 of 'em for $200 (Stormer hobbies would pay that.) We could list Minot and Pingree contacts.
Last edited by Bob-Stormer; 02-27-2011 at 03:05 PM.
02-27-2011, 03:09 PM
#42
I thought of one more fun and easy to tech "bomber" rule.
if you win a heat or main by more than 4 seconds, it doesn't count and you forfeit to 2nd place. Forces racers to look out for one another and keep a good looking event. Plus, adds a fun twist. I can't imagine anybody griping about a rule like that.
if you win a heat or main by more than 4 seconds, it doesn't count and you forfeit to 2nd place. Forces racers to look out for one another and keep a good looking event. Plus, adds a fun twist. I can't imagine anybody griping about a rule like that.
02-27-2011, 05:05 PM
#43
Sounds like fun! Now i have to find another pan car! Do we want to limit it to just those bodies. How bout anything old?
02-27-2011, 06:26 PM
#44
I think if a guy is gonna buy a body, let's make it look good for the crowd and keep them similar. we stick with those 2 McAlliser bodys, it's gonna look great on the track. And we'll all have a good time.
I just finished up the first test car. It's surprisingly fast with a gearing of 25/125, silver can, on 2s (3600mah 20c pack) on a novak duster speedo, with a big rr tire. we'll have to enforce a mph rule. I'll get to work on making that tool. Chassis is a VERY old TRC spec pan car, no tweak screws, they look to be about 209mm at the back in width. nice fit on the body. I'd like the tires to hang out a bit. make it look more like a Saturday night "bomber" and add a lot of "pucker" because of the open wheel nature of racing.
This is old equipment but it's still fast.