bkspeedo

iTrader: (5)

Track is open for practice. If you don't have anything better to do come out and make some laps.

syndr0me

iTrader: (32)

I spent some time today freshening up the milehighindoorchamps.com site. Nothing major, just a fresh coat of paint.

I also added support (finally) for adding a different transponder for each class, and made the signup page even nicer looking. If people give us their transponder numbers, I'll put their names in the database so they show up correctly on the practice page.

We just need to pick a date and time to open signups and we're ready to go.

noyz

iTrader: (4)

that looks real nice.......

al dente

this forum has been a snoozer lately. where is everyone? lets get some talk going on here about racing. would you guys be interested in doing some series races this winter? f1 and tc have been very popular lately, lets set up a 6 race series for cash or something.

justinco

iTrader: (24)

I have been wanting to get my F1 car back out there now that it is fixed.

Is racing back to Tuesday nights, or what now?

Grumpybrat

iTrader: (22)

I might be in for f1 series, depends on my job there is talk about me being sent back to nights working weekends ( that sucks) I will know after the holidays

noyz

iTrader: (4)

If racing gets changed to tues, That would be a Wren and Stimpy
moment here!!

IlikeF1

F1 does have some momemtum going at the moment - it would be great to see you out at the track!

I got into on-road this past February with an F104v2, and I found your youtube videos very helpful while I was building and setting it up, so thanks for posting those!

Racing is currently on Thursday nights and Sunday - I am there on most Thursdays and an occasional Sunday. If you want to come down this Thursday I can help you with your set up.

You mentioned you just got your car fixed.... if you are interested I have my F104V2 roller for sale with some upgrades and spares for just $80. This would give you spares for virtually everything - including the aluminum motor mount.

IlikeF1

It was my enthusiasm for 1:1 F1 that drew me to the on-road aspect of this hobby, so I would love to see an F1 series.

I've never run in an RC series, so I don't know what generally works best as far as format and points etc., but I think it would be fun to mimic 1:1 F1 format as far as points awarded (eg. 1st - 25 points, 2nd - 18 points, etc.), and maybe even qualifying.

The UF1 series does a 3 minute qaulifying session where the drivers top 5 fastest laps are averaged to produce a qualifying time to set the grid. Then they run multiple mains. They also run longer mains which include simulated "pit stops" - where you pull in for 3 seconds.

I'm not saying this is what we do - just throwing out some ideas.......I would be happy to volunteer alongside a more senior club member to work on setting up/managing an F1 series.

justinco

iTrader: (24)

Ahh very cool, glad the videos helped! I have a couple videos with some epic crashes at the track, pretty funny

I'm good on spare parts and the car setup, some of the guys helped me with it back when I started driving the F1 car. Been a while since I've been there with a busy summer though (real car racing takes priority ).

Can't make it this week, maybe Sunday, but next week is more likely.

Clegg

iTrader: (9)

So yesterday I did some laps at a local club track in Madison, WI.



Their track is f'n massive. 72ft deep, and 120ft wide or so. Very narrow and technical sections. The track itself was impressive on size, but the tape and some bumps, and the new layout made it drifting with the AMTX.

(ignore the broken photo stitch toward the bottom, it was hard to get the entire track on camera)

The most interesting part of my visit was talking to folks about their GT12 class they are running. A very inexpensive, foam tire (with no truing), bomb proof car, spec class. I know 5280 has generally shied away from "funster" classes, but these cars were fantastic to see run. And the cost was super cheap. Anyone with any 1/12 electronics on the shelf can run this for what amounts to a rounding error in modern RC spending.





What the car looks like bare (someones spare chassis)



Facts I got from the class:

• 1S Battery, 13.5 Motor class, RWD.
• Using UK GT12 rules - the chassis are cost fixed, 99 Brit Pounds, or $130US.
• No hop ups needed or really available. (although Brent's car would need to be teched every run...)
• No one at that track has yet to break a part.
• Foam tires that you can run from new and down to the plastic without truing, and chunks don't matter much.
• Bodies that look pretty fantastic
• And the foam tires are spec, natural rubber, and seem to do the work the WGTs did to clean up the line.
• Laptimes with these cars were right around where I was able to muscle my 17.5 AMTX around the long twisty tracks. Fast lap on this layout is something like a 21 second lap. That's how long the track is. Super fun to drive on

Tires new:


How far you can run the foam tires down before they need to be replaced:


After seeing the super low cost, and durability, and lack of truing for the foam tires... I could be game to get one of these as I already have all the gear for a 1/12 to throw in.

This class looked potentially fun, cheap, durable, and easy to drive... I realize we all love spending thousands on toy cars and all, but not having too would be a neat concept.

As a bonus, for the first time in a while I saw someone cutting a comm and replacing brushes for a motor - Whens the last time you saw someone bust out a Cobra Comm Lathe?

justinco

iTrader: (24)

Looks like fun, the looks of those cars reminds me of my old RC12L from back in the day.

Anymore photos of the cars with bodies on them? You basically just need the 1/12th scale pan car chasses under $130, and electronics?

syndr0me

iTrader: (32)

I had no idea there was a track that big in the US!

Clegg

iTrader: (9)

There are 2 or 3 chassis for the GT12 class, and Protoform makes a body now for them.

The Protoform Body: http://racepf.com/on-road-1-10-1-12/pfm-12-clear-body/


As far as Chassis go, these aren't normal pan car chassis, these are specialized, and made just for this class. This is also what makes them so bomb proof. They are brutally simple, but seem to work pretty good. Also If you notice, there are no shocks to setup, just one dampening tube and some springs on the front and rear.

Schumacher Supastox GT seem to be the one everyone was running in Madison: http://www.racing-cars.com/pp/Car_Sh...paStox_GT.html

Mardaves also makes one : http://www.mardave.co.uk/

The BRCA GT 12 rules spec in the UK that none of the kits can cost more than 100 Brit #.

samnelso

iTrader: (1)

Joe, did you get a vibe on who is running these - RC veterans, beginners, funsters, etc.? Are there people running these that otherwise would not be racing at all?