Traveler, I have burned my lip more times than I can count! LOL but it taught me the relation between gearing and motor heat quickly!

chjosi, what did you soak your bearings in? I first tried 91% Isopropyl Alcohol for an hour or so, but there was still oil/grease in them. So I went to Mineral Spirits, and a 15 minute soak, and bam, free spinning bearings. I bought some SLIP Oil from Avid and it works very well. Just a tiny drip is all it takes.

The weather here is crazy and changing traction/handling bigtime! It's going to be in the 70s for the next few days, so hopefully they will settle down for a few good runs before the end of the month!
Take Care and Drive Fast Guys!!! Drew

I am using acetone.

I also made a bearing wash using a large medicine bottle and a few strong neo magnets on the side (outside). I'll soak them in the bottom for 15 minutes or so, then swish it around to stick the bearings to the side and swish it a few times, give it a minute then remove the bearings and blow them out. Oil and run.
I made it when everyone was out of the premade bearing washers with the screen basket, and it worked so well I saved myself the $15.
I also used to use white gas/lantern fuel to clean rc and auto bearings, so you can try that too.

First month participating. I'm slow, but having a great time!

January 2024 Layout
Class ~ Box Stock
Date ~ January 27, 2024
Location ~ Santa Rosa, California
Race Time ~ 475.128 Seconds / 7:55.128 Minutes
Fastest Lap ~ 5.715 Seconds
Chassis ~ Kyosho MR03
Body ~ McLaren I2C GT3
Wheelbase ~ 98mm
Tires ~ Kyosho 20 Shore Slick Fronts & Kyosho 10 Shore Radial Rears
Springs ~ Stock
T-Plate ~ Generic Carbon 3
Motor ~ Stock
Batteries ~ Eneloop Pro 900mah AAA
Gearing ~ 7t Pinion
Notes ~ I'm still figuring out a better driving style and practice more going slower to be more consistent.

The RCTech Site will not allow me to post pictures yet.

January 2024 Layout
Class ~ Pro Stock
Date ~ January 27, 2024
Location ~ Santa Rosa, California
Race Time ~ 426.275 Seconds / 7:06.275 Minutes
Fastest Lap ~ 5.224 Seconds
Chassis ~ Kyosho MR04 EVO2
Body ~ McLaren 1997 Body
Wheelbase ~ 98mm
Tires ~ PN KS Slick Fronts & Marka 15 Degree Radial Rears
Springs ~ Stock
T-Plate ~ Generic Carbon 2
Motor ~ Stock 5600 KV Brushless
Batteries ~ Eneloop Pro 900mah AAA
Gearing ~ 6t Pinion
Notes ~ I'm still figuring out a better driving style and practice more going slower to be more consistent.

The RCTech Site will not allow me to post pictures yet.

January 2024 Layout
Class ~ Open 2WD
Date ~ January 27, 2024
Location ~ Santa Rosa, California
Race Time ~ 461.642 Seconds / 7:41.642 Minutes
Fastest Lap ~ 5.313 Seconds
Chassis ~ GLR-GT
Body ~ Jomurema GT1
Wheelbase ~ 98mm
Tires ~ PN KS Slick Fronts & Marka 15 Degree Radial Rears
Springs ~ Red Front, Green Rear
T-Plate ~ N/A
Motor ~ Hobby Wing 3500 kv Brushless
Batteries ~ Tatto LIPO 300mah
Gearing ~ 9t Pinion
Notes ~ I'm still figuring out a better driving style and practice more going slower to be more consistent.

The RCTech Site will not allow me to post pictures yet.

January 2024 Layout
Class ~ Open 4WD
Date ~ January 27, 2024
Location ~ Santa Rosa, California
Race Time ~ 490.822 Seconds / 8:10.822 Minutes
Fastest Lap ~ 5.585 Seconds
Chassis ~ GLA Giulia
Body ~ Lexan VFD
Wheelbase ~ 102mm
Tires ~ Kyosho 20 Shore Radial Fronts & Kyosho 20 Shore Radial Rears
Springs ~ Blue Front, Purple Rear
T-Plate ~ N/A
Motor ~ Hobby Wing 5000 kv Brushless
Batteries ~ Tatto LIPO 300mah
Gearing ~ 11t Pinion
Notes ~ I need to tune this rig to turn better. I have to slow down too much to make the corners.

The RCTech Site will not allow me to post pictures yet.

Glad to have you HeyDay! Always happy to have another racer, and don't worry about speed it will come with practice! You have some nice rides too, and I can't wait to see some pics. It can take up to 20 posts, but usually around 10.
On a side note, I'm at a loss after doing my taxes!!! WHAT A JOKE! my wife and I make 1/20th of my parents, and we pay more in taxes!
Well off to try to take my frustrations out on the track!
Drive Fast! Drew

Thanks Drew, I'm glad to be part of the fun. Taxes can be so frustrating, I'm not looking forward to prepping mine soon, but ya gotta do what ya gatta do. Good Luck!

Take Care,
~ Kristopher aka HeyDay

Class-Box Stock
Date-1/30/24
Location-Winston-Salem, NC
Race Time-338.1
Fastest Lap-4.28
Chassis-MR-03 FHSS
Body-2012 NSX
Wheelbase-98mm
Tires-PN KS Med fronts glued and trued, Marka V1R15 rears
Motor-Stock
Batteries-SpeedHouse 800s
Front Springs-Kyosho Orange
T-Plate-Kyosho FRP 6H
Motor Mount-Stock MM
Dampener (If applicable)-None
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-K 30k grease on top shock
Gearing-Stock Gear Diff/7T pinion
Notes-All of a sudden, my ASF McLaren F1 LM is slower and this car is faster this month, the opposite of last month. But today I noticed it was slower and not at consistent. Pulled the motor out and inspected the brushes, and they may be shot, which would be the first Kyosho motor that I've successfully killed.

Class-RM Porsche Cup Class
Date-1/29/24
Location-Winston-Salem, NC
Race Time-332.5
Fastest Lap-4.25
Chassis-MR-03 ASF
Body-911 GT1
Wheelbase-90mm
Tires-PN KS Med fronts glued and trued, Marka V1R10 rears
Motor-Stock
Batteries-SpeedHouse 800s
Front Springs-ATM Deep Blue (Soft)
T-Plate-Kyosho Carbon Soft
Motor Mount-Stock RM
Dampener (If applicable)-None
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-None
Gearing-Stock Gear Diff/7T pinion
Notes-One of the more fun cars to drive, and better after gluing sidewall, but still flips easily if I clip an inside turn because its so light with no ballast added. Only a couple of runs with it this month, but again faster than my 98mm Box Stock NSX.

Class-Stock PNR 3500kv
Date-1/13/2024
Location-Winston-Salem, NC
Race Time-307.8
Fastest Lap-3.89
Chassis-PNR2.5W
Body-Ferrari 458 Italia
Wheelbase-98mm
Tires-PN KS Med fronts, Marka V1R15 rears
Motor-Rocket 3500vk
Batteries-SpeedHouse 800s
Front Springs-PN AA Yellow
T-Plate-PN G10 #3
Motor Mount-PN 98mm v5
Dampener (If applicable)-PN DDS
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-None
Gearing-PN 64p 12/53 Ball diff
Notes- I ran all my stock cars again this month and they were all within a second or two of each other, but this one was the fastest again this month, by 0.485 of a second, with the Audi 4100 running a 308.3/3.94.

Class-Pro Stock GT
Date-1/19/2024
Location-Winston-Salem, NC
Race Time-302.8
Fastest Lap-3.835
Chassis-MR-03 EVO
Body-Ferrari 458 Italia
Wheelbase-98mm
Tires-PN KS Firm on RTRC 19mm +1 fronts, Marka V1R10 rears
Motor-PN Speed07BB II (52T) Not Pictured
Batteries-SpeedHouse 800
Front Springs-PN Green
T-Plate-Kyosho CF Medium
Motor Mount-R246-1355 One Piece Motor Mount
Dampener (If applicable)-Kyosho DDS
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-None
Gearing-PN 64p 10/51 Ball diff
Notes-Switched from the Jomurema body I run with others at the track back to the 458 body I only run at home, which has great balance. I also experimented with several different 50ish turn motors I've had laying around for well over 10 years and this PN Speed07BB II (from 2007) was the quickest, beating the XSpeed I normally run by just under 4 seconds.

Welcome to the Challenge! You must be David/Poor Boy's friend. I was out your way just over a year ago and visited Russian River Brewing in Windsor and stopped at HenHouse Brewing in Santa Rosa on the way back to the east bay. Fun trip! With time and lots of practice, you'll get fast, and if you run larger scale cars, you'll be amazed how much better 1/28th will make you with the 1/12 and 1/10 cars. I saw your pictures in the Facebook group and soon enough you'll be able to post here.

Porsche cup RM

Date 1/24
Location- California
Race Time-318.44
Fastest Lap-3.98
Chassis-PN 2.5
Body- 911 GT1
Wheelbase-90mm
Rear Marka Marka 10
Front PN KSM soft slick
Motor-PN3500kv
Batteries- Eneloop
T plate white fiberglass
Front springs PN yellow

Freshly covered to RM for the Porsche cup RM. This car is super easy to drive and only took a few tries to get this run.