U.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing
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see you laugh - but my 4 year old would love that...I've already gone racing with some hello kitty stickers on my cars - and not the hip japanese-anime ones, the little girly purple/pink stickers
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Hey fellow racers. Wanted to update our latest race. We had a 4 hour VTA enduro. 8 Teams raced we had 5 leader changes and a ton of fun. VTA is a great class to run an enduro with. The other cool think was by the end of the race the tires were smoked!
Planning another in April. Has anyone else tried these with VTA. Do any of you have any suggestions for what you did or would do for your race? I was pleased how everything went, but always want to improve.
Planning another in April. Has anyone else tried these with VTA. Do any of you have any suggestions for what you did or would do for your race? I was pleased how everything went, but always want to improve.
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Hey fellow racers. Wanted to update our latest race. We had a 4 hour VTA enduro. 8 Teams raced we had 5 leader changes and a ton of fun. VTA is a great class to run an enduro with. The other cool think was by the end of the race the tires were smoked!
Planning another in April. Has anyone else tried these with VTA. Do any of you have any suggestions for what you did or would do for your race? I was pleased how everything went, but always want to improve.
Planning another in April. Has anyone else tried these with VTA. Do any of you have any suggestions for what you did or would do for your race? I was pleased how everything went, but always want to improve.
Thunder RC Raceway presents
VINTAGE TRANS-AM THUNDER 1000
Sunday March 20, 2011
track opens: 8am
registration: 9am
concourse: 11am
driver meeting:11:30pm
qualifiers:12 noon
RULES:
USVTA rules with 4.0 FDR PREFERED!!!!
http://www.usvintagetransam.com/rules/index.html
tires must show tread at the beginning of qualifiers
3 members per team with 1-3 cars to use
teams must run the same body or similar paint scheme
teams must keep a marshall on the track at all times
only one car on the track at once unless you are in pit lane
TECH:
all cars will be tech before entering pit lane
once you enter pit lane , you can NOT remove your car
if you have to remove your car you will have to go back to tech
tech will also be done at random in the pits
QUALS:
each member will run qual
they will have 1 min on the open track to try and set Team TQ
the Team TQ will have 1st choice of either:
a.pit lane position
b.marshall positon
c.drivers stand position
after Team TQ picks, 2nd best team gets pick and so on, till all the spots are filled
RACING:
all team members must put in track time
lap pentalies will be given for rough driving
1st team with a 1000 laps wins
ENTRY:
13 teams is max for this race
$40 per team before Feb 27, 2010
$10 extra if paid on the day of
MONEY,TROPHIES,PRIZES:
1st place team wins $210 cash and trophy
2nd place team wins $90 cash and trophy
3rd place team wins $30 cash and trophy
4th-last teams win trophy
concourse win prizes
TQ win prizes
SPONSORS:
KRC
Team Associated
http://teamassociated.com/
Team Novak
http://teamnovak.com/
Boca Bearings
http://bocabearings.com/
HPI Racing
http://www.hpiracing.com/home/
USVTA
http://www.usvintagetransam.com/index.html
Nashrcracer/Thunder RC Raceway
http://www.thunderRCraceway.com/
Hobby Lobby INT
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/
Flyer:
http://www.thunderrcraceway.com/VINTAGE_TRANS11.pdf
here is some prev pics..enjoy
http://www.nashrcracer.com/coppermin...s.php?album=35
http://www.nashrcracer.com/coppermin...s.php?album=37
Tech Master
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Hey fellow racers. Wanted to update our latest race. We had a 4 hour VTA enduro. 8 Teams raced we had 5 leader changes and a ton of fun. VTA is a great class to run an enduro with. The other cool think was by the end of the race the tires were smoked!
Planning another in April. Has anyone else tried these with VTA. Do any of you have any suggestions for what you did or would do for your race? I was pleased how everything went, but always want to improve.
Planning another in April. Has anyone else tried these with VTA. Do any of you have any suggestions for what you did or would do for your race? I was pleased how everything went, but always want to improve.
We hold several enduros a year with this one in January being the longest. Sometimes they are just TA and sometimes mixed classes.
http://www.hobbyplexraceway.com/onroad.html... just look under the enduro folder for the 8 hour.
Here's some of the general rules
General rules
-Teams can be either three or four drivers, one driving, one marshaling and one or two in the pits
-All teams must have a marshal on the track at all times
-No more than two team members in the pit lane during pit stops
-All driver changes must be made while the car is in pit lane
-No extra cutouts in the body to aid in pit stops
-No part of the chassis may extend outside the body, including the bumper
-No powered tools may be used in the pit lane
-All team members must run at least one hour on the track (shorter stints for shorter enduros)
Also 25,000 mah battery limit per team. For shorter enduros it is usually 20,000. Also on shorter enduros we require at least one tire change. You can use the same tires but they must at least be swapped right to left.
Last edited by padailey; 02-08-2011 at 07:50 PM.
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We ran similar setup for the race event. The one thing no one mentioned was how they specifically tech the motors. One of my track helpers came up with the idea to use a data logger to set everyone's RPM. We did this and it made it great. We had all the cars and motors within 100 rpm.
Have any of you used this approach. Or do you not find it necessary? Thanks
The other thing we did not allow is back up cars. It was one car, one team. I think everyone ended up in the pits for a few minutes
Have any of you used this approach. Or do you not find it necessary? Thanks
The other thing we did not allow is back up cars. It was one car, one team. I think everyone ended up in the pits for a few minutes
Last edited by Victory Side; 02-09-2011 at 06:57 PM.
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for the nationals...
what are the rules for tire traction? either track rules or race rules?
and what about tire warmers??
what are the rules for tire traction? either track rules or race rules?
and what about tire warmers??
Ive put two of them together with great success, we have another coming in March 20th....it will be for 1000 laps...here is my basic format info...
Thunder RC Raceway presents
VINTAGE TRANS-AM THUNDER 1000
Sunday March 20, 2011
track opens: 8am
registration: 9am
concourse: 11am
driver meeting:11:30pm
qualifiers:12 noon
RULES:
USVTA rules with 4.0 FDR PREFERED!!!!
http://www.usvintagetransam.com/rules/index.html
tires must show tread at the beginning of qualifiers
3 members per team with 1-3 cars to use
teams must run the same body or similar paint scheme
teams must keep a marshall on the track at all times
only one car on the track at once unless you are in pit lane
TECH:
all cars will be tech before entering pit lane
once you enter pit lane , you can NOT remove your car
if you have to remove your car you will have to go back to tech
tech will also be done at random in the pits
QUALS:
each member will run qual
they will have 1 min on the open track to try and set Team TQ
the Team TQ will have 1st choice of either:
a.pit lane position
b.marshall positon
c.drivers stand position
after Team TQ picks, 2nd best team gets pick and so on, till all the spots are filled
RACING:
all team members must put in track time
lap pentalies will be given for rough driving
1st team with a 1000 laps wins
ENTRY:
13 teams is max for this race
$40 per team before Feb 27, 2010
$10 extra if paid on the day of
MONEY,TROPHIES,PRIZES:
1st place team wins $210 cash and trophy
2nd place team wins $90 cash and trophy
3rd place team wins $30 cash and trophy
4th-last teams win trophy
concourse win prizes
TQ win prizes
SPONSORS:
KRC
Team Associated
http://teamassociated.com/
Team Novak
http://teamnovak.com/
Boca Bearings
http://bocabearings.com/
HPI Racing
http://www.hpiracing.com/home/
USVTA
http://www.usvintagetransam.com/index.html
Nashrcracer/Thunder RC Raceway
http://www.thunderRCraceway.com/
Hobby Lobby INT
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/
Flyer:
http://www.thunderrcraceway.com/VINTAGE_TRANS11.pdf
here is some prev pics..enjoy
http://www.nashrcracer.com/coppermin...s.php?album=35
http://www.nashrcracer.com/coppermin...s.php?album=37
Thunder RC Raceway presents
VINTAGE TRANS-AM THUNDER 1000
Sunday March 20, 2011
track opens: 8am
registration: 9am
concourse: 11am
driver meeting:11:30pm
qualifiers:12 noon
RULES:
USVTA rules with 4.0 FDR PREFERED!!!!
http://www.usvintagetransam.com/rules/index.html
tires must show tread at the beginning of qualifiers
3 members per team with 1-3 cars to use
teams must run the same body or similar paint scheme
teams must keep a marshall on the track at all times
only one car on the track at once unless you are in pit lane
TECH:
all cars will be tech before entering pit lane
once you enter pit lane , you can NOT remove your car
if you have to remove your car you will have to go back to tech
tech will also be done at random in the pits
QUALS:
each member will run qual
they will have 1 min on the open track to try and set Team TQ
the Team TQ will have 1st choice of either:
a.pit lane position
b.marshall positon
c.drivers stand position
after Team TQ picks, 2nd best team gets pick and so on, till all the spots are filled
RACING:
all team members must put in track time
lap pentalies will be given for rough driving
1st team with a 1000 laps wins
ENTRY:
13 teams is max for this race
$40 per team before Feb 27, 2010
$10 extra if paid on the day of
MONEY,TROPHIES,PRIZES:
1st place team wins $210 cash and trophy
2nd place team wins $90 cash and trophy
3rd place team wins $30 cash and trophy
4th-last teams win trophy
concourse win prizes
TQ win prizes
SPONSORS:
KRC
Team Associated
http://teamassociated.com/
Team Novak
http://teamnovak.com/
Boca Bearings
http://bocabearings.com/
HPI Racing
http://www.hpiracing.com/home/
USVTA
http://www.usvintagetransam.com/index.html
Nashrcracer/Thunder RC Raceway
http://www.thunderRCraceway.com/
Hobby Lobby INT
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/
Flyer:
http://www.thunderrcraceway.com/VINTAGE_TRANS11.pdf
here is some prev pics..enjoy
http://www.nashrcracer.com/coppermin...s.php?album=35
http://www.nashrcracer.com/coppermin...s.php?album=37
I wish these kind of races were on sat so it wouldd give time to travel back and forth and not miss work. I live in east texas and woud drive but cant make it back in time for work and not be too tired.
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I would love to see some national support as well as regional racers....
I thanks the Carbondale,Memphis and Arkansas crews for coming to these M.S.R. 's.. they are alot of fun and really let you get some 'REAL" track time.
with the sponsor support, I banking on racers from surounding states...
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LOL.....there is enough traction at The Track to make your head spin. Its open traction compound....most people use Paragon. I think SXT is showing up more now as well.