1LikesRace World Hawaii - Electric On Road
08-11-2014, 12:15 AM
#1636
And since you have all of our support you have plenty help around the track.
08-11-2014, 10:30 AM
#1637
btw, will this sunday be a prep practice day? I can't make the next race so wondering...
Last edited by inpuressa; 08-11-2014 at 10:47 AM.
08-11-2014, 02:26 PM
#1638
VTA
Well, it turned out to be a beautiful and hot day for racing. Really wanted to race VTA but I had a long, last week. First my wife went to emergency Monday afternoon, passed out and mild concussion and sinus infection. Then, worries about the 2 hurricanes, if I had enough water and supplies, if my generator would start. Had to work on Fri, hurricane Issele day. Worring about my mom and her cat all by herself. But all in all everything worked out OK. Had to take care of things today, huricane delays.
Anyway, did Joe and Winston show up to race?
And you VTA guys, what ride height seems to be the norm at RWH and how much droop you guys run front and rear or does it differ from car to car? I have a ride height of about 8mm front and rear, +3mm droop rear and +3.5 front(thats the lowest I can get it unless I shim up the arm mounts). I have 1* front toe out, 3* rear toe in(seems like lot). Spec R does not give base settings.
See you guys racing next one!
Anyway, did Joe and Winston show up to race?
And you VTA guys, what ride height seems to be the norm at RWH and how much droop you guys run front and rear or does it differ from car to car? I have a ride height of about 8mm front and rear, +3mm droop rear and +3.5 front(thats the lowest I can get it unless I shim up the arm mounts). I have 1* front toe out, 3* rear toe in(seems like lot). Spec R does not give base settings.
See you guys racing next one!
I hope your wife and mom are OK. Gotta take care of family first.
I've been running just over 7mm front and 6.5mm rear ride height, only because the front won't go any lower with my current springs. I tried softer springs to bring down the height, but the handling went away. I have shorter springs coming in and hope to try them on Sunday. I want to get the ride height to abut 6.5mm front and 6mm rear.
I'm running about 2-2.5mm droop front and rear.
The toe in/out sounds about right. My stock rear toe in is 2.5*. I run 1* toe out on the front.
Front camber is -1* front and -2* rear on my car. You can probably get away with less rear camber, but this is working for me so I'll stick to it.
Too bad you couldn't make it yesterday. It was a perfect day for racing. Everybody is going faster in VTA.
08-11-2014, 03:27 PM
#1639
Tech Regular
Well, it turned out to be a beautiful and hot day for racing. Really wanted to race VTA but I had a long, last week. First my wife went to emergency Monday afternoon, passed out and mild concussion and sinus infection. Then, worries about the 2 hurricanes, if I had enough water and supplies, if my generator would start. Had to work on Fri, hurricane Issele day. Worring about my mom and her cat all by herself. But all in all everything worked out OK. Had to take care of things today, huricane delays.
Anyway, did Joe and Winston show up to race?
And you VTA guys, what ride height seems to be the norm at RWH and how much droop you guys run front and rear or does it differ from car to car? I have a ride height of about 8mm front and rear, +3mm droop rear and +3.5 front(thats the lowest I can get it unless I shim up the arm mounts). I have 1* front toe out, 3* rear toe in(seems like lot). Spec R does not give base settings.
See you guys racing next one!
Anyway, did Joe and Winston show up to race?
And you VTA guys, what ride height seems to be the norm at RWH and how much droop you guys run front and rear or does it differ from car to car? I have a ride height of about 8mm front and rear, +3mm droop rear and +3.5 front(thats the lowest I can get it unless I shim up the arm mounts). I have 1* front toe out, 3* rear toe in(seems like lot). Spec R does not give base settings.
See you guys racing next one!
I'm not sure what everyone is setup is on VTA, I'm running a tc3 and still sorting out a comfortable setup. For me, my ride height is about 6.5 front 7, back. +4 droop front, +6 back. 1.5 camber all around, 2 degree toe out front, 3 degree toe in back. I try to keep my ride height at the minimum without scratching the chassis. Soft setup I the front, gives me good front grip as long as I don't go close to full steering lock, if I do, the back end flies out. I say just setup to baseline kit setup, and run it, VTA is fun!!!
08-11-2014, 03:50 PM
#1640
Tech Champion
Thread Starter
Great to see the new(er) drivers come back out this weekend...I hope everyone had a fun time! Thanks everyone for helping out in the morning since I had shower drain issues and was unable to be there on time. Keiji did a good job with the sprayer since grip was good all day.
As for practice...typically on practice days I don't run my cars. I normally just use practice days to work on my cars so I don't have to during the week. So I leave that up to whoever is there in the morning. If they vacuum and want a prepped day then that's what I do. If no one vacuums then I normally don't spray. If you want a prepped practice day I am fine with that...but someone will need to vacuum. Wes does a great job of doing it every race day but I don't expect him to do it on practice days too...heck I don't expect him to do it on race days but he does anyway
Anyway that's why sometimes it is prepped and sometimes it isn't.
Roy, hope your family is better!
As for practice...typically on practice days I don't run my cars. I normally just use practice days to work on my cars so I don't have to during the week. So I leave that up to whoever is there in the morning. If they vacuum and want a prepped day then that's what I do. If no one vacuums then I normally don't spray. If you want a prepped practice day I am fine with that...but someone will need to vacuum. Wes does a great job of doing it every race day but I don't expect him to do it on practice days too...heck I don't expect him to do it on race days but he does anyway
Anyway that's why sometimes it is prepped and sometimes it isn't.Roy, hope your family is better!
08-11-2014, 09:11 PM
#1641
Tech Rookie
can can
do u guys practice/ race dis wkend??? wanna come check em out??? i heard gotta pay just to watch???
08-11-2014, 10:49 PM
#1642
I don't know what's going on with the pay to watch. I remember BC saying you are allowed to bring in the racing individuals family or friends. I know Michelle gets in with me. We need to utilize the new grand spectator tent so families and kids can watch and gain interest.
08-12-2014, 12:13 AM
#1643
out of curiosity what motors do the VTA guys run? everyone has the same motors?
08-12-2014, 12:56 AM
#1644
Tech Regular
08-12-2014, 02:51 AM
#1645
08-12-2014, 10:17 AM
#1646
08-12-2014, 11:56 AM
#1647
08-12-2014, 10:16 PM
#1648
good to see you out there today. I'm sure you're daughter had a blast. For advice if she wants to come out and play I suggest a modern budget car like the spec r or 3 racing cars which are all under $125, you can use you're current electronics with them.
And since you have all of our support you have plenty help around the track.
And since you have all of our support you have plenty help around the track.
08-12-2014, 10:37 PM
#1649
First of all, thanks guys for all your concerns. Mom and cat OK. Wife still sick, gets a little dizzy when she bends over, getting better. She doesn't go back to work till after Labor Day per doctor's orders.
I guess I should've put the car on the setup fixtures before I took it apart to know what the settings were. I'm trying to find all the info on car setups I had when I was racing gas TC. The basic stuff still applies. Never thought I would be racing TC again.
So Goots, VTA??!!
I guess I should've put the car on the setup fixtures before I took it apart to know what the settings were. I'm trying to find all the info on car setups I had when I was racing gas TC. The basic stuff still applies. Never thought I would be racing TC again.
So Goots, VTA??!!
08-13-2014, 01:22 AM
#1650
First of all, thanks guys for all your concerns. Mom and cat OK. Wife still sick, gets a little dizzy when she bends over, getting better. She doesn't go back to work till after Labor Day per doctor's orders.
I guess I should've put the car on the setup fixtures before I took it apart to know what the settings were. I'm trying to find all the info on car setups I had when I was racing gas TC. The basic stuff still applies. Never thought I would be racing TC again.
So Goots, VTA??!!
I guess I should've put the car on the setup fixtures before I took it apart to know what the settings were. I'm trying to find all the info on car setups I had when I was racing gas TC. The basic stuff still applies. Never thought I would be racing TC again.
So Goots, VTA??!!
btw, it's kinda old but one of the best setup guides around. Explains all the terminology too.
http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/sho...p?file_id=6143
Last edited by inpuressa; 08-13-2014 at 01:37 AM.