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If any of you GT8 racers want to race in a Texas tradition come out to the Texas Biggie MAY 27-28-29 @ RCRCNT - Rendon, TX :nod: GT8 class sponsored by igthobbies
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JP-3 is great for that engine.I have one forsale in the forsale thread.
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Cool picture of some of our GT racing brothers in Brazil.
http://ipanemasports.com/images/Ipan...zil%202011.jpg |
Originally Posted by Tabushi
(Post 8778398)
I just received a pack of pics from APERCAR (peruvian asociation) with some mixed pictures from saturday and sunday racing/qualifyings of "Copa del Pacifico", hope you like them it shows how great the track was i really wish some of you guys from USA come down to Peru next February 2012 for nice GT Racing :
cya ! * |
These are some awesome action shots! Thanks.:nod:
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Guys i need help here.
I need some tips about products to improve traction on asphalt. I remember watching pics and videos of a semi-permanent parking lot track in USA with GT Cars and some very black paint/emulsion was droped on asphalt but i cant find the pics again, the idea is to improve a track traction suitable for rubber and foam racing ... Any tip will help, thanks, |
Originally Posted by Tabushi
(Post 8779195)
Guys i need help here.
I need some tips about products to improve traction on asphalt. I remember watching pics and videos of a semi-permanent parking lot track in USA with GT Cars and some very black paint/emulsion was droped on asphalt but i cant find the pics again, the idea is to improve a track traction suitable for rubber and foam racing ... Any tip will help, thanks, |
Our track uses generac brand Grape Soda. Grape soda for some reason is really sticky compared to other sodas. Plus it smells really good.
They spray it on with a pesticide pump sprayer you can get at Lowes or Home Depot. Before spraying they blow the area off with a leaf blower. They only spray once before the races, and seems to last through the day. |
Originally Posted by Tabushi
(Post 8779195)
Guys i need help here.
I need some tips about products to improve traction on asphalt. I remember watching pics and videos of a semi-permanent parking lot track in USA with GT Cars and some very black paint/emulsion was droped on asphalt but i cant find the pics again, the idea is to improve a track traction suitable for rubber and foam racing ... Any tip will help, thanks, |
Originally Posted by Livewire121
(Post 8779220)
I've used sugar and water in a spray bottle, you'll have to re-apply it between rounds though. And when we've been without a spray bottle we've used 2 litre bottles of Sprite.
Thanks man, im looking for a more permanent product ... thanks ! |
Hey Pato,
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d..._4789979_o.jpg a Short chassis R-2 ? Yours I guess ? Looking good! |
Originally Posted by Tabushi
(Post 8779195)
Guys i need help here.
I need some tips about products to improve traction on asphalt. I remember watching pics and videos of a semi-permanent parking lot track in USA with GT Cars and some very black paint/emulsion was droped on asphalt but i cant find the pics again, the idea is to improve a track traction suitable for rubber and foam racing ... Any tip will help, thanks, Ever wonder why 1/5 scale on-road racers don't attend racing at events where they spray down the track with too much gunk? Contact Frank Killiam of VS Modelsports, he can shed light upon the topic for you. :nod: |
Originally Posted by -R2-
(Post 8736110)
If you have a video fo your OFNA ride on Youtube please send me the link so I can review and maybe post it on our OFNAfan.com website. We wanna have bashers,crashers and racers in their OFNA's tearing it up. Bring it, Titans, DM-1's, GTP's, Dominators, Pirates or even old school Colts if you got a vid send it to me at [email protected].
R2, Here are a few vids of some 1/8th GT racing action @ Hobbytown USA in Austin, Texas.:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-gAe...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nk-i...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSn1v...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwCci...eature=related Regards, Speyederjedi |
Originally Posted by Tabushi
(Post 8779336)
Thanks man, im looking for a more permanent product ...
thanks ! When we had our group of 25+ GT cars racing on our home track, you could feel the rubber on the track surface with your hands. Grip was so good that the 1/8 scale & 200mm guys loved it. They all ran much harder than usual. Nothing beats a real rubber groove., Nothing;) |
Pato,
Another thing you can do for a track with low traction is drag real car tires around it. A lot of the big tracks have been doing that for years. Contact the guys of Red Cup Racing on the "Winternats" page, maybe they can help you more. Rubber is your friend, gunk is not. |
Originally Posted by Jspeed
(Post 8779428)
What you need on your track is a rubber groove.
When we had our group of 25+ GT cars racing on our home track, you could feel the rubber on the track surface with your hands. Grip was so good that the 1/8 scale & 200mm guys loved it. They all ran much harder than usual. Nothing beats a real rubber groove., Nothing;) +1 I agree with Jspeed! Best thing is to blow off the asphalt surface really well with a leaf blower and get as many racers to run a groove/line into the track during practice. As the rounds of qualifiers progress the track will continue to get better with the build up of foam/rubber in the groove/line (obviously this works even better in warmer weather). You can spray traction compound or some kind of sugar water/soda but too much can create a glaze on the track and tires. Just my opinion. Regards, Speyederjedi |
Originally Posted by Jspeed
(Post 8779428)
What you need on your track is a rubber groove.
When we had our group of 25+ GT cars racing on our home track, you could feel the rubber on the track surface with your hands. Grip was so good that the 1/8 scale & 200mm guys loved it. They all ran much harder than usual. Nothing beats a real rubber groove., Nothing;) THAT IS WHAT IM LOOKING FOR MAN !! ... any idea on products to use ? We dont have much GT racers to really rubbber the track USING it ... . |
Originally Posted by MikaR
(Post 8779401)
Hey Pato,
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d..._4789979_o.jpg a Short chassis R-2 ? Yours I guess ? Looking good! Thanks for your words MikaR, yes thats the Alpha RC R2 body for 330mm or so based chassis, perfect fit on GTP2-E and DM1-Spec along with Inferno GT (the short one) ... very nice handling and superb rear downforce with a nice "Peugeot RCZ feel" :) cya ! |
Originally Posted by Jspeed
(Post 8779484)
Pato,
Another thing you can do for a track with low traction is drag real car tires around it. A lot of the big tracks have been doing that for years. Contact the guys of Red Cup Racing on the "Winternats" page, maybe they can help you more. Rubber is your friend, gunk is not. Tabushi, Like Pato said...drag REAL car tires around the track to get some real rubber into the line. Regards, Speyederjedi |
Speyederjedi
he's the "Pato"n not me, lol :lol: Pato, dragging real car rubber tires is the best thing you can do, once you spray or bury the track surface with gunky stuff, you'll ruin it. But don't take my word on it, contact Frank Killiam and see what he says to you about it. ;) |
Originally Posted by Jspeed
(Post 8779628)
Speyederjedi
he's the "Pato"n not me, lol :lol: Pato, dragging real car rubber tires is the best thing you can do, once you spray or bury the track surface with gunky stuff, you'll ruin it. But don't take my word on it, contact Frank Killiam and see what he says to you about it. ;) thanks man, any email ? . |
Originally Posted by Jspeed
(Post 8779628)
Speyederjedi
he's the "Pato"n not me, lol :lol: Pato, dragging real car rubber tires is the best thing you can do, once you spray or bury the track surface with gunky stuff, you'll ruin it. But don't take my word on it, contact Frank Killiam and see what he says to you about it. ;) Oops! My bad...that's what happens when you're at work trying to multi-task. LOL!:lol: Speyederjedi |
Its all good.
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Originally Posted by Tabushi
(Post 8779788)
thanks man, any email ?
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Has anybody tried a Schumacher/Picco 28 in their GT car?
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...humacher28.jpg They're going really cheaply out of England.. I find it kind of interesting because it could work in all four of my RC's - DM1, SC8, and 2x LST2's... Would I really be losing RPM's with the Rotostart backplate though?... |
Originally Posted by Herrsavage
(Post 8783585)
Has anybody tried a Schumacher/Picco 28 in their GT car?
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...humacher28.jpg They're going really cheaply out of England.. I find it kind of interesting because it could work in all four of my RC's - DM1, SC8, and 2x LST2's... Would I really be losing RPM's with the Rotostart backplate though?... Herrsavage, You'll probably lose a few rpm's due to the roto-start but you may be able to disengage it to add a few more revs. I did that to my stock OFNA Force .28 pull start engine. I've always used a starter box so I disengaged the pull start on that engine for a few more top-end revs. Don't know how much the spring, pin and oneway bearing with pull start hold back the revs but I'm sure there is a difference once it is disengaged. That's a nice looking Picco BTW!:nod: I have a Picco JL Team Turbo .28 that I am still breaking in. It only has about 10 tanks of fuel through it but I can tell it's gonna really pull in the mid range. Regards, Speyederjedi |
guys i just picked up 2 sets of the aluminum optional shock sets<with pistons> kyosho for the gt2, i couldnt get the optional springs as they didnt have at the moment, question is what oil should i run front and rear, they seem to be 2 hole pistons, these are the nice upgraded aluminum shocks, i will be getting the springs this weeks as well. i was told run 2 sets of the optional NOT stock black springs on these shocks and ill be set, just no shock oil info...thinking 60 front 70 rear, w/optional black springs all the way around/ lmk...damm this gt2 climbing WAY higher in price than i wanted to, it better ne fun, or imma be pissed off to say the least...im like 1k into a ROLLER at this point!@!!!!! thanx dudes
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Originally Posted by TommyBlazin
(Post 8786383)
guys i just picked up 2 sets of the aluminum optional shock sets<with pistons> kyosho for the gt2, i couldnt get the optional springs as they didnt have at the moment, question is what oil should i run front and rear, they seem to be 2 hole pistons, these are the nice upgraded aluminum shocks, i will be getting the springs this weeks as well. i was told run 2 sets of the optional NOT stock black springs on these shocks and ill be set, just no shock oil info...thinking 60 front 70 rear, w/optional black springs all the way around/ lmk...damm this gt2 climbing WAY higher in price than i wanted to, it better ne fun, or imma be pissed off to say the least...im like 1k into a ROLLER at this point!@!!!!! thanx dudes
Now that the temps are rising, I will go up to probably 1300 diff oil. |
I ran a set of those shocks for a while , and with the two hole piston I ended up running 2000wt oil. Stock front spring and other black spring rear. Didn't like how much I was having to mess with them , so I went back to the stock shock. I hope you have better luck with them. Let me know when you get them figured out and maybe I'll try mine again.
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Originally Posted by WildBillMassey
(Post 8786414)
I run 1000 diff oil in mine with the IGW004-8022 springs. Dialed!
Now that the temps are rising, I will go up to probably 1300 diff oil. |
Originally Posted by spooky 1
(Post 8786421)
I ran a set of those shocks for a while , and with the two hole piston I ended up running 2000wt oil. Stock front spring and other black spring rear. Didn't like how much I was having to mess with them , so I went back to the stock shock. I hope you have better luck with them. Let me know when you get them figured out and maybe I'll try mine again.
and when u say 2000 weight thats like 200 weight in oil conversion? just want to make sure what yall are doing? or is it straight up 2k diff oil....what kind of problems would u be having just curious? |
Originally Posted by TommyBlazin
(Post 8786471)
hey bill is that with the brass pistons or regualr, and did my order ship out;)
http://hammelphoto.smugmug.com/Actio...14_TfBpC-M.jpg Order shipped out yesterday evening. |
Originally Posted by WildBillMassey
(Post 8786603)
That is with the upgraded shocks using the 2-hole piston. It seems high to us off-road guys, i know, but my car got way better when I went from Kyosho 600ish fluid to 1000 diff fluid. Look at this pic, the car is moving into a corner, just off power, coming off the back straight, she is sitting level and hooked up!
http://hammelphoto.smugmug.com/Actio...14_TfBpC-M.jpg Order shipped out yesterday evening. |
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Originally Posted by TommyBlazin
(Post 8787551)
OR is it 1000 kyosho shock oil, wich in turn is like 100 weight oil,,,, as 600 is like 60 weight/ im assuming theres a big difference?"
Some companies use wt to rate the oils, but that seems to vary from company to company so it's hard to compare them. Then others use the true standardized cts (centistokes) value to rate. I think when you see oils rated as #xxx like Kyosho and HoBao they are using the cts values. |
Hope this helps a lil .... not all brands are there but you get a ballpark..http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m.../ShockOils.jpg
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thats what i figured, cause i ALMOSt threw losi 1k diff oil in there...LOL...i wouldnt of done that j/k ..hey how do you like the powermaster fuel, im going to make the switch myself?
btw looks to be like losi 62.5 front maybe 60 rear... or so on... |
I use Powermaster exclusively now for all my nitro cars. Now that they teamed up with The King of Fuels VP you can't go wrong. :tire::tire::batman:
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Check out Jojo's & Nelly Cruz's newest Ipanema Blackhawk Warrior creation.
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...8/DSC_0154.jpg Looking good fellas! :nod: |
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