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haha. What’s up dude

I’ll have to try the smaller diameter for the 96. I do like running the radials better so far on the big layouts. Only gripe would be that I like to true my tires and can’t do much with the radial without taking all the tread off. You are correct too. Track condition can completely change how the tires would normally react. Part of the fun

Locally now that there are 1/10 and 1/12 drivers running 1/28 cars, they are using tire combos that are definitely not standard and still going fast.

Getting a car that you can drive consistently is the biggest advantage. In the box stock class radials are being used to get that higher rollout, but does it matter if they are in the wall every lap?

Had a question, saw pictures on the Facepage group of people using tape on the side rails. Are many people using that? Or is it allowed? I don't remember anything in the rules specifically speaking about it. It would be a help I'm sure but I've never wanted to use it just because I like to change layouts and it seems like it would be a pain, but maybe it isn't too bad to be peeling that stuff off constantly?

I also thought it wasn't allowed...

Mini96 September Results



Well my first full month participating in the Mini96 challenge is in the books. Head out today for a 5 day work trip. Last night I put in some runs taken this month’s total laps to 11,013 but couldn’t beat my times from earlier in the month. A couple things that came out of last night was a new fast lap with my 3500 2WD Open @ 3.429. Also with that allowed for a new top three consecutive @ 10.545. Fastest single lap for box stock was a 3.589 with a 11.062 top 3. I really wanted to get my box stock car under 300 and had several runs with a pace below that more than half way thru but 75 laps doing that is hard. I don’t think I will be able to get it this month because so far I feel terrible going CCW. Brought the cars with me on this trip to freshen them up and be ready to throw down some laps Friday night! Thanks to all the guys in this group to bounce ideas off of to push each other!



Class- 2WD Open

Date- 9/18/25

Location- Elk Grove, CA

Race Time- 75/4:54.772

Fastest Lap- 3.529

Chassis- Reflex RX28 Gen2

Body- Rad Body

Wheelbase- 98mm

Tires- PN KSM Med F Marka V1 15deg Radial now slick

Motor- HobbyWing 3500kv

Batteries- Reflex 400mah Lipo

Front Springs- Pink

T-Plate- N/A

Motor Mount- Kit

Dampener (If applicable)- Kit

Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- 30k Kyo

Gearing- PN-53/13

Notes- Fresher car as I just had done all the suspension and diff about 2000 laps ago.







Class- Box Stock

Date- 9/18/25

Location- Elk Grove, CA

Race Time- 75/5:03.260

Fastest Lap- 3.621

Chassis- MR03 Readyset

Body- Jom

Wheelbase- 98mm

Tires- PN KSK 40deg F / Marka V1 15deg R

Motor- Kyosho Stock

Batteries- Carrera F850

Front Springs- Kyosho Red

T-Plate- Spring Steel #2

Motor Mount- #7

Dampener (If applicable)- Stock

Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- Kyosho 30K

Gearing- 7T

Notes- Front Knuckles had 2x shims under to lower the ride height. Front tires have 22.6 Reflex rings. Motor is new. Did water break in on it for 45 mins. Batteries get a discharge @ 1.0amp before charging @ 1.5 amps.

It was fun to put some laps in this month. Really miss running this mini 96 track and the great community.

Class- Box Stock
Date- 9/29/25
Location- Camarillo, CA (OLRC)
Race Time- 75/04:54.683 (294.683)
Fastest Lap- 3.739
Chassis- MR03
Body- Kyo ASC P1
Wheelbase- 98mm
Tires- PN KSM soft/PN KSM medium
Motor- Kyosho Stock
Batteries- PN750
Front Springs- box stock black
T-Plate- PN Fiberglass 4
Motor Mount- MM
Dampener (If applicable)- Stock
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- N/A
Gearing- 7T
Notes- Easy to drive. Car wanted to pull left at the end of the straight. Fun car.

Class- Box Stock
Date- 09/26/2025
Location- Irvine, CA
Race Time- 5:15.363 / 315.363
Fastest Lap- 3.978
Chassis- Kyosho MR03 Rwd
Body- Audi R8 LMS
Wheelbase- 98mm
Tires- FR (PN KSM538) / RR (Gekko RS2 GK-005)
Wheels- PN 10-Spoke 20mm F0 / PN 10-Spoke 20mm R2
Motor- Stock Silver Can
Batteries- PN Racing 900 mAh
Front Springs- PN Orange
T-Plate- PN #4 Spring Steel
Motor Mount- Stock Plastic
Dampener (If applicable)- Stock Center Shock
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- None
Gearing- 7T Pinion (PN Pro Match) / Stock Differential (44T)
Notes- Kingpin Flip

Class- Open 2wd
Date- 09/29/2025
Location- Irvine, CA
Race Time- 5:20.217 / 320.217
Fastest Lap- 3.891
Chassis- Associated RC28R
Body- Jomurema GT01 (Lexan Roof)
Wheelbase- 98mm
Tires- FR (PN KSM538) / RR (Marka MZRV1R10)
Wheels- PN 16-Spoke 20mm F0 / PN 16-Spoke 20mm R2Motor- Rocket 2500kv
Batteries- Reedy 400mah LiPo
Front Springs- AE White
Front Shock Fluid- N/A
T-Plate- N/A
Motor Mount- Stock
Dampener (If applicable)- Stock Center Shock AE White Spring
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- 30K
Side Shock Spring- AE Med Torsion Bar
Side Dampener Fluid- N/A
Gearing- 13T Pinion / Stock AE Gear Differential (53T)
Notes- ESC in "Blinky" zero-timing mode.

Class-Porsche
Date-9/30/25
Location-Omaha
Race Time-5:34.257
Fastest Lap-3.993
Chassis-mr04 RM
Body-Porsche gt3
Wheelbase-90mm
Tires-front: pn medium slick rear: Marka 15 slick
Motor-Kyosho xspeed 4100
Batteries-speed house
Front Springs-red
T-Plate-soft carbon
Motor Mount-RM
Dampener (If applicable)-nexx racing
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-
Gearing-10tooth 64p
Notes-

Class-box
Date-9/30/25
Location-Omaha
Race Time-5:38.555
Fastest Lap-3.929
Chassis-mr04 MM
Body-c7 corvette
Wheelbase-98mm
Tires-front: pn medium slick rear: Marka 15 slick
Motor-white cap
Batteries-speed house
Front Springs-stock black
T-Plate-stock
Motor Mount-stock MM
Dampener (If applicable)-na
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-
Gearing-7 tooth
Notes-

Results
Class- Box Stock
Date- 9-30-25
Location-Omaha, NE
Race Time- 5:14.624
Fastest Lap- 3.871
Chassis- MR04
Body- Mclaren 12C
Wheelbase- 98MM
Tires- Kyosho 30 low height front Marka V1 10 Slick rear +1/+3 offsets
Motor- Stock
Batteries- Kyosho Speedhouse
Front Springs- Green
T-Plate- Kyosho FRP 6M
Motor Mount- MM
Dampener (If applicable)- Stock
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- 5k
Gearing- 7T
Notes- Finally had a great run, feels good after issues with other cars. I like this body!

Class- Stock
Date- 9-30-25
Location- Omaha, NE
Race Time- 5:18.088
Fastest Lap- 3.881
Chassis- PN2.5
Body- Jomurema
Wheelbase- 98MM
Tires- Kyosho 30 low front Marka 10 Rear +1/+3
Motor- Stock
Batteries- Kyosho Speed House
Front Springs- MR04 Stock black
T-Plate- Kyosho Carbon soft
Motor Mount- PN V4
Dampener (If applicable)- PN Disc
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- Dry
Gearing- 8T
Notes- In under the wire! Had a great run going and then the rear wheel fell off. Had to scramble to get another started. This car can go faster but I was having problems, had been running PN KSM tires and then tonight couldn't keep it from traction rolling so I had to go back to Kyosho. Got the motor mount to try something new, this might go back to being the Pro Stock car, not sure yet. Tinkering is almost more fun than racing.

Class- Porsche Stock
Date- 9-30-25
Location- Omaha, NE
Race Time- 5:48.228
Fastest Lap- 3.964
Chassis- MR03
Body- 911 GT3
Wheelbase- 90MM
Tires- Kyosho 30 Low Marka V1 10 Slick
Motor- Stock
Batteries- Fujitsu
Front Springs- Stock
T-Plate- Kyosho 6H
Motor Mount- RM
Dampener (If applicable)- R246 Shock
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- 100
Gearing- 7T
Notes - Tried the wide front end with 0 offset wheels and maybe like it better? Read way back into the Mini Z thread and someone recommended it so I gave it a shot. Got lucky sticking the landing on a barrel roll or two. Stay out of the wall and this car is a lot of fun to drive, just tricky!

Sadly no results for Pro Stock. Really struggled driving the Evo (MR03 5600) on the tight track. It was way more fun when I had a bigger track set up. And then tonight the motor failed. Seems like something came loose inside it? The rotor is catching on something. Don't know how often that happens but kind of sucks. I had some runs but it was a week or two ago and wasn't fast so I'm going to skip that one for now.