HobbyPlex Roar Race Review
03-17-2008, 10:05 PM
#16
Sure thing.... wanna buy one this week... and come back to race again.... Sunday!!!!
BIG THANKS to Tim & Alex....
I think you guys already know I appreciate everything you guys do and have done to support us racers. You know how I feel about you guys and how we "local racers" need to do everything we can to support YOU and The Plex in return for providing us such a fantastic facility for us to call our home track. Keep our business offline.. local and in the store as much as possible everyone. We all count.
Also - a special note to Ken Calen. (Store Owner)
A huge THANK YOU for your foresight, belief, investment to our hobby.
You are blessed to have Tim & Alex.
Your "Field of Dreams" Hobby Store is now regarded as the "Mecca of R/C" and quote/unquote "One of the finest facilities" in the Country.
I heard this from multiple participants this last week.
>> Also, Special props to Jeff Brown & Brad Johnson for helping to spread the word to all of the top drivers in the country.
Congratulations to "The PLEX" for hosting the BEST R.O.A.R. Carpet Nationals in it's history!
Great Job!
BIG THANKS to Tim & Alex....
I think you guys already know I appreciate everything you guys do and have done to support us racers. You know how I feel about you guys and how we "local racers" need to do everything we can to support YOU and The Plex in return for providing us such a fantastic facility for us to call our home track. Keep our business offline.. local and in the store as much as possible everyone. We all count.
Also - a special note to Ken Calen. (Store Owner)
A huge THANK YOU for your foresight, belief, investment to our hobby.
You are blessed to have Tim & Alex.
Your "Field of Dreams" Hobby Store is now regarded as the "Mecca of R/C" and quote/unquote "One of the finest facilities" in the Country.
I heard this from multiple participants this last week.
>> Also, Special props to Jeff Brown & Brad Johnson for helping to spread the word to all of the top drivers in the country.
Congratulations to "The PLEX" for hosting the BEST R.O.A.R. Carpet Nationals in it's history!
Great Job!
03-18-2008, 09:05 AM
#17
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The other thing that I noticed that the factory teams were really good about talking to the regular racers and anwsering questions and helping guys with setup info. I know that Steve Weis(sp) should be commended on how he handled himself. I was pitted in the same row as Steve and he was allways ready to help some out with what ever they needed even if it was not a Novak product. ...Lee Schultz
CORRC
The other thing that I noticed that the factory teams were really good about talking to the regular racers and anwsering questions and helping guys with setup info. I know that Steve Weis(sp) should be commended on how he handled himself. I was pitted in the same row as Steve and he was allways ready to help some out with what ever they needed even if it was not a Novak product. ...Lee Schultz
CORRC
It's my pleasure to be there and to make everyone's experience as good as it can be!
03-18-2008, 10:24 AM
#18
This track and hobby shop is 1 of the best facilities in the country.
Tim ,Alex and their crew are great to deal with and I would come back to this place in a heartbeat.
Thanks to all the guys who busted their butts to make this a great race.
Tim ,Alex and their crew are great to deal with and I would come back to this place in a heartbeat.
Thanks to all the guys who busted their butts to make this a great race.
03-18-2008, 09:25 PM
#22
Tech Elite
I did tell Ruben a few times to have guys check their cars in a second time since I was messing with the LiveRC camera and needed to reboot the PC, and it took over 3 minutes to get back up, and I wanted to start the Backup PC since it was running the BetaBrite. So he would tell me he was ready to go and I would say "Tell Doseck to check in again...". It sounds better than "the PC is taking forever to boot up".
Tim and Alex were awesome, I would ask for something that they needed to buy at Walmart and within 30 minutes it would be sitting in the booth. Alex also announced some races and did an excellent job. Unless you have run a race of this size you don't know all the work they did in advance, and they are the last to leave and the first to arrive.
I will post some pics tomorrow on www.rcscoringpro.com, if you think your hobby shop is big wait till you see this hobby shop. It's like Mike's in Texas.
I would have preferred doing Concourse Saturday night, opening the track at 6:30am Sunday, practice until 7:10, quick drivers meeting, Race #1 at 7:30. Not sure why we planned to start at 9:30, maybe because that is what we did Friday and Saturday.
And the trophy ceremony went as fast as any I have ever seen, I asked that they call up all 10 drivers (to the stagging area), instead of calling one at a time and of course most of you are in your pits when you name is called and we have to wait for you to walk up there. Multiply that by 70 racers and that adds time.
I would like to try finishing by 5:00 next year, not sure that can be done, but it is something to shoot for.
Tim and Alex were awesome, I would ask for something that they needed to buy at Walmart and within 30 minutes it would be sitting in the booth. Alex also announced some races and did an excellent job. Unless you have run a race of this size you don't know all the work they did in advance, and they are the last to leave and the first to arrive.
I will post some pics tomorrow on www.rcscoringpro.com, if you think your hobby shop is big wait till you see this hobby shop. It's like Mike's in Texas.
I would have preferred doing Concourse Saturday night, opening the track at 6:30am Sunday, practice until 7:10, quick drivers meeting, Race #1 at 7:30. Not sure why we planned to start at 9:30, maybe because that is what we did Friday and Saturday.
And the trophy ceremony went as fast as any I have ever seen, I asked that they call up all 10 drivers (to the stagging area), instead of calling one at a time and of course most of you are in your pits when you name is called and we have to wait for you to walk up there. Multiply that by 70 racers and that adds time.
I would like to try finishing by 5:00 next year, not sure that can be done, but it is something to shoot for.
03-18-2008, 09:29 PM
#23
awesome facility and a great race I had a blast even though I had some tough luck racing.
BTW to whoever stepped in front of my 12th scale while I was leading the 19 turn 12th B main on the straight and shattered my car I hope your foot is ok... I was a little PO'd at first but hey stuff happens. and it was just the b main LOL no hard feelings
Hey Todd... this is Michael Skeen sat across from you all week... what kinda deal can you make me on an sti or a new camaro when they hit the streets maybe I could pick up my car and race with you the same week at the plex... LOL
you kept us entertained all week and listened to us complain your'e an ok guy no matter what everyone else said about you
BTW to whoever stepped in front of my 12th scale while I was leading the 19 turn 12th B main on the straight and shattered my car I hope your foot is ok... I was a little PO'd at first but hey stuff happens. and it was just the b main LOL no hard feelings
Hey Todd... this is Michael Skeen sat across from you all week... what kinda deal can you make me on an sti or a new camaro when they hit the streets maybe I could pick up my car and race with you the same week at the plex... LOL
you kept us entertained all week and listened to us complain your'e an ok guy no matter what everyone else said about you
Aaron
03-18-2008, 09:48 PM
#24
no problem man I had a bad week in 19 12th LOL it was almost expected that something would happen LOL
broke out with some help 2 rounds and blew out on my own the final round all on paces to make the A.
then I had the car on the wrong profile right before the b main started and tapped the brakes and it went flying into the wall and backed the motor off LOL then the straightaway incident... it had to happen I was just cursed in 19 all week long LOL
I have a serious vision problem with my left eye. So I never even saw anything till it was too late. Basically I have trouble with depth perception and I have to stand on the left side of the drivers stand b/c everything in my left field of vision is blurry and has a yellow tint to it. Nothing they can do about it so at this point I'm lucky to still be able to race...
To be honest I never saw what happened I thought I hit a car at first.
I talked to a few people afterwards and they told me what happened. no hard feelings man...
broke out with some help 2 rounds and blew out on my own the final round all on paces to make the A.
then I had the car on the wrong profile right before the b main started and tapped the brakes and it went flying into the wall and backed the motor off LOL then the straightaway incident... it had to happen I was just cursed in 19 all week long LOL
I have a serious vision problem with my left eye. So I never even saw anything till it was too late. Basically I have trouble with depth perception and I have to stand on the left side of the drivers stand b/c everything in my left field of vision is blurry and has a yellow tint to it. Nothing they can do about it so at this point I'm lucky to still be able to race...
To be honest I never saw what happened I thought I hit a car at first.
I talked to a few people afterwards and they told me what happened. no hard feelings man...
03-19-2008, 03:26 AM
#25
THANKS to all who made the trip to the 'Plex!
03-19-2008, 05:44 AM
#26
As was said before: the plex and it's people are the best. Roar did an excellent job considering the task. The amount of work on all parties can't be overlooked. I'ts much easier to nit pick about what went wrong then to praise for what was right. Great job to all involved!
Lee: see u in the fall....
Lee: see u in the fall....
03-19-2008, 06:30 AM
#27
The Plex was excellent. They were always willing to do what it took to get the job done.
The Tech guys need a huge hand. They did a excellent job in staying consistent and took all the pokes and prods the drivers could give out when sent back for infractions.
The racers were excellent, with the number of cars racing per day, about 600, and the emotion and energy that goes into competing at that level I saw a incredible amount of Good Sportsmanship and quality people and racers at the event. You guys and gals need a hand also.
RMT did a great job, with the 14 hour day plus any other outside issues they kept the program going. Remember Tech Timing/scoring Annoucing & Race Director has to work every race. They do not get the break the racer gets between rounds. They deserve a hand for the dedication and effort they put forth to keep the program going.
The Tech guys need a huge hand. They did a excellent job in staying consistent and took all the pokes and prods the drivers could give out when sent back for infractions.
The racers were excellent, with the number of cars racing per day, about 600, and the emotion and energy that goes into competing at that level I saw a incredible amount of Good Sportsmanship and quality people and racers at the event. You guys and gals need a hand also.
RMT did a great job, with the 14 hour day plus any other outside issues they kept the program going. Remember Tech Timing/scoring Annoucing & Race Director has to work every race. They do not get the break the racer gets between rounds. They deserve a hand for the dedication and effort they put forth to keep the program going.
03-19-2008, 07:00 AM
#28
If I had the $, that would be one of the first tracks I would visit in the USA.
I have to drive 30 or 55+ miles (each way) for an indoor club meeting, it's no fun racing when its cold and/or wet....
All the best for your future race programme, indoor racing is a blast in the colder months
I have to drive 30 or 55+ miles (each way) for an indoor club meeting, it's no fun racing when its cold and/or wet....
All the best for your future race programme, indoor racing is a blast in the colder months
03-19-2008, 08:38 AM
#30
I bet she would of been pretty upset when you went racing anyways. Mans gotta do what mans gotta do.