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Old 07-28-2009, 03:28 AM
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Default 1/8 Nitro's & Electrics...Can they race together?

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at my local club thats what we do.A pit guy picks up your car for a 5 count at the 1 time for 10 minutes.My car cant go past 10 min on 1 batt anyways.
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at our track if its just a club race and there are only about 5 electrics then we run in the same class just run 15min mains..some people make u go into the pits stop then go...but if we have enough we race an electric class...this is fun...13 e-buggies and e-truggies on a big track! so much fun
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I race with nitro in Singapore 30-40min amain I dun hv pit stop as I hv 1 batt change n it's 20-30sec which they count as several pits.

It's fun in either Class all ep class or nitro one all speed n slient the other noisy dusty n many cars
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I think the Electrics should be kept separate from the Nitro. Separate race days even.

I switched from Nitro to electric vehicles for the sake of my younger kids, I just don't want them around all the Nitro fumes, especially in wintertime when Nitro runs indoors.
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we call em gasholes at our track most tracks are too small to even run them but their at the track my fav is the guy who brings his truck and is going to break in his new motor at the track instead of at home so he runs 4 tanks of nitro while i sit and listen to it for an hour plus! thx for the consideration of others o wait thats y your a gashole!
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Originally Posted by ae rat
we call em gasholes at our track most tracks are too small to even run them but their at the track my fav is the guy who brings his truck and is going to break in his new motor at the track instead of at home so he runs 4 tanks of nitro while i sit and listen to it for an hour plus! thx for the consideration of others o wait thats y your a gashole!
What is this "break-in" you speak of?
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Originally Posted by B.A. Racer
at our track if its just a club race and there are only about 5 electrics then we run in the same class just run 15min mains..some people make u go into the pits stop then go...but if we have enough we race an electric class...this is fun...13 e-buggies and e-truggies on a big track! so much fun
13? Are you racing at a track in Michigan that I didnt know about?
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13? Are you racing at a track in Michigan that I didnt know about?
yea up at embassy... they ussualy have more electric than nitros..and they said the average electrics 8th is around 15-20 a week
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when did you get a CASTER ? The car you ran last was an AE.
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Originally Posted by y2kgtp
I think the Electrics should be kept separate from the Nitro. Separate race days even.

I switched from Nitro to electric vehicles for the sake of my younger kids, I just don't want them around all the Nitro fumes, especially in wintertime when Nitro runs indoors.
Same here, kids say the darndest things - "Dad,why do they run gas cars? , they hurt my hears and smell like warm garbage."
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Originally Posted by racer357
when did you get a CASTER ? The car you ran last was an AE.
just got picked up
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On what credentials? Only race Ive seen you complete was at Ben's? Dont get me wrong, more power to ya, I would just like to know what your really told them.
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Originally Posted by Jube
On what credentials? Only race Ive seen you complete was at Ben's? Dont get me wrong, more power to ya, I would just like to know what your really told them.
all were electronics faults...reciever messed up..the the rotor broke and the other time i dint feel like racing...ive raced my 8th for 5 weeks and won 2 times...one up at embasy and one up in rochester...and i ran a 27 second lap at hcrc that friday before the fair....and also my 10th scale racing...y are you and steve always knocking me lol
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I wasnt knocking, I just asked. I didnt say you sucked. Do you have a complex?
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