2014 ROAR Carpet Nationals

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03-03-2014, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Barry Baker

Thanks Mr. Stormer!

Get mad at someone one time and it last with you forever.

I am alot more subdued these days. Now I just look down the drivers stand and say thank you!

Hope all is well!

Dude, you know I just bag on ya because I'm jealous of your skillz.

And because, hey, I gotta pick on somebody, everybody else I know is to old.

You going to the Mile Highs in Denver?

03-03-2014, 06:36 PM

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A3 Mod TC finale :

http://youtu.be/HK_J0poDYOg

Jake D.

Now that's how you make a race video!

03-03-2014, 07:08 PM

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I'm hoping all the A's get posted soon. I'd like to watch the 17.5 and 13.5 races.

Hey Barry, you've talked about heading out to Denver for MHIC, pick up one of the cheap

Awesomatix cars and come join us this year.

03-03-2014, 07:25 PM

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http://www.awesomatixusa.com/2014/03...lingforth.html

03-03-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigdaddyswank

Mod sedan on carpet is a remenet of a bygone era. Quite honestly, it just looks stupid to drive, and even to watch on our US tracks. Its almost as if we feel obligated to continue running it as a sense of nostalgia. You could make the arguement that what wins on Sunday sells on Monday in this regard, but quite honestly, people are likely basing their car purchase based on what Eric Anderson is running vs Paul Lemieux. Why would we want to grow a class in the US that has no carry over to the rest of the world?

Mod ashphalt on the other hand is a blast to drive. This is what we should be encouraging people to run. If you want to drive down a 150 ft straight on an ashphalt track with a 13.5, be my guest, thats sandbagging and boring.

LOL, At first I was totally opposed to the first half of your note, and then totally in agreement with the second half.

It seems to me the correct conclusion is we just need carpet tracks with longer straights!

03-03-2014, 08:25 PM

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You could make the arguement that what wins on Sunday sells on Monday in this regard, but quite honestly, people are likely basing their car purchase based on what Eric Anderson is running vs Paul Lemieux.

This is the truth. Last year at carpet nats, if you looked at what people were racing around the country, there were probably zero ARC cars and only a handful of Awesomatix. Josh won mod and 13.5 sedan with the ARC. How many of them do you see at the track these days, a year later? How many new Awesomatix have you seen pop up in the past year in spite of not having a significant mod win before this weekend?

Racers are smart. They know what translates to them.

Anyway, everything I've heard and seen makes it sound like ROAR and Hobbyplex did a great job. I was only able to watch a few frames a minute online, but what little I did catch seemed great! Thanks for keeping one of the nicest facilities in the world open all this time!

03-03-2014, 09:35 PM

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ROAR RMT and HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex did a fantastic job this past week. Smooth, organized and relaxed made for a fun weekend. Chris Goetz did an awesome job announcing and keeping us laughing!

Kody

03-05-2014, 05:24 PM

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Any one know if Live Rc will post videos or do they some place else beside there website as no video been posted snice last year.

03-05-2014, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tpczx6

Any one know if Live Rc will post videos or do they some place else beside there website as no video been posted snice last year.

Hey Tim

Videos on LiveRC are archived within the results from the race event, just scroll down below results sheets
Unfortunately the quality is the same as the live event

03-06-2014, 08:26 PM

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Hey Tim

Videos on LiveRC are archived within the results from the race event, just scroll down below results sheets
Unfortunately the quality is the same as the live event

Thanks
but you have to be a bonus lap member to view