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K&K Off-Road Carpet/Astro Racing (Port Charlotte)

Old 01-25-2022, 07:13 AM
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Default K&K Off-Road Carpet/Astro Racing (Port Charlotte)

Offroad carpet racing has come to SW Florida! K&K hobby shop has provided a great carpet track for everyone to enjoy!

LOCATION:
K&K Hobby Shop
3835 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
https://kkhobbyshop.com/
https://www.facebook.com

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
  • Hobby Shop has reopened, regular business hours.
  • Track is officially re-opened on Saturday, March 25th for open practice.
  • Starting Saturday, March 25th, the schedule and pricing is as follows:
1 Year Track Membership - $100
Open Practice, Monday-Saturday, 9AM-4:30PM (Members $0, Non-Members $10 all-day)
Members Only Practice, Sunday, 9AM 4:30PM (Members $0)
Racing Schedule TBD. Members - $10, Non-Members $20

CLASSES:
  • Any 3 or more drivers of the same type make a class!
  • Novice/Kids - Any 2S Li-Po vehicle
  • 1/10th 2WD Buggy (Open)
  • 1/10th 4WD Buggy (Open)
  • 1/16th Mini B/Mini T (Open)
  • 1/14th 4WD (Open, Ex: Mini 8ight, Reflex 14B etc.)
  • 1/14th Mixed (SCT's and any other similar scale) (Open)
Classes are limited to 1/10th scale and under (no larger) and max 2S Li-Po

1/10th 2WD Buggy and 1/16th Mini B are the two most popular classes.


TIMING SYSTEM
K&K uses an infrared system from Trackmate. Compatible transponders can be found here for around $20.

TIRE CHOICES
Typical Tire Choices are JConcepts Fuzz Bites, ProLine Prisms or similar carpet tires. Some guys have had success with foam tires on the 1/14th SCTs and Reflex 14Bs.

LIVE RC
K&K usually streams their racing on Live RC here:
https://kandkrcraceway.liverc.com/




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Results from January 22nd Racing:





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Next race! February 27th. Bring them out for a great time!

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Update!

Track is open Monday-Saturday for practice during normal shop hours. No timing loop available. $10 for the day, or $100 for a yearly pass.

Saturday, February 26th - Open Practice Day with Timing Provided by Groove RC.
Sunday, Febrary 27th - Race Day! 9AM Registration, 10AM Practice, 11AM Racing Starts!

Groove RC uses a Trackmate Timing System, so standard MyLaps transponders do not work. The Trackmate transponders are $20 here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RC-Car-IR-T...-127632-2357-0

I'll be out running tomorrow (2/12/2022), so stop by, check out the hobby shop, check out the track and say hi!
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1 Week!

Practice w/timing Saturday February 26th, racing on Sunday February 27th!

Hope to see everyone then!
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Don't forget, racing this Sunday, March 20th. Hope to see everyone there!
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Piping has been pulled up, and a new layout will be going in soon! I'll post pictures once its complete.
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What type of transponders are used on the outdoor carpet track shown in pictures? Interested in a day trip from the Ft Lauderdale area.
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Originally Posted by RickSlick View Post
What type of transponders are used on the outdoor carpet track shown in pictures? Interested in a day trip from the Ft Lauderdale area.
Justin at Groove RC uses a Trackmate Infrared system. He usually has a couple you can rent if needed (get them rented first thing in the morning, as they are usually all rented), but they can usually be had for about $20 HERE.

If you're going on a practice day, there is no timing system available.

Next race is on 4/23, hope to see you out there!

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Any idea when the new layout will be done
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Originally Posted by Hammer647 View Post
Any idea when the new layout will be done
It sounds like there is a group of us getting together this weekend to knock it out, so should be good to go for next week and next weekends race!
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Sneak peak of the new layout! Jumps still need covered in carpet, but otherwise, its close!

Bring them out for racing this Saturday! Open at 9AM, Racing at 11AM!


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We had a great day of racing Saturday! New layout ran great.

New Layout:

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Results and Winners:

1/10th 2WD Buggy A-Main
1. Seth A.
2. Nick D.
3. Eric B.




1/10th Buggy B-Main
1. Justin D.
2. Bryan
3. Scott




1/14th SCT A-Main
1. Doug
2. Nick N.
3. Andy




1/16th 2WD Buggy A-Main
1. Doug
2. Coby
​​​​​​​3. Justin



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Racing Friday, July 8th! Rumor has it, I'll have a new 2WD buggy ride there. May not have any time on it yet, but should be fun regardless! Hope to see you then!


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