2011 SkyRocket Invitational, Blue Diamond Raceway October 15,16!!
 

It's that time of year again!!!

Team Sweep Racing
 

Hello BD Gangs.We will sponsor and attend this race in GT8 and Electric TC.Thank you.

Thanks for the reminder!!

We already have their promotional items for this race!!

Thanks again Sweep USA!!

keep my seat warm i will be there (if i still have my car it might b sold)!!!

Been a long time since I went to BD.

Do you have any pictures of the track and approximate dimensions. Looking to run 1/8.

Thanks
Jamie Gonzalez

did you call serpent to see if they wil be a sponsor?

I will be putting in calls today. If you know someone or drive for someone you think may want to sponsor the race talk w/ them ask them to call me ad spots are very inexpensive.

Track has 250' back straight, centerline has to be over 1500' but I've never walked it. On the rc signup page there is a photo I'll post another one here. We've made some important modifications for 1/8 since the photo was take though:

1) We smoothed out the back straight (no more "dip" anywhere on the straight)
2) We opened the track coming out of the sweeper, instead of making a hard right, you drive straight infront of the driver's stand
3) We've straightened out and resealed the chicane for higher entry and exit speeds in that part of the track.
4) We now use a mix of Lane Choice 7 (VHT) for traction

Over all we've also smoothed out some of the rougher spots on the track and resealed some areas damaged by the winter.

Right now the fast 1/8 scale guys are turning low 12's high 11's and I expect that to get faster over the course of the next couple weeks. The touring car guys are knocking on the door of high 13's around the full circuit.

I'll take some shots and video of 1/8 this Sunday and post for those who have not been here in a while.

I might get a tc to run 17.5 what is the weight spec and the average FDR for the track

Any idea of the 1/8th expected turnout? I raced this one last year and I would love to come out again if the turn out for 1/8th looks good? Who's racing 1/8th?

DX3R-PRO
 

Anyone intrested in buying a DX3R-PRO?
I have a brand new slightly used (less than 1 Hour) DX3R-PRO radio & DSM-2 receiver for sale. Comes with aftermarket grip and batteries.
$230 local pick up preffered.

Taurean, I've spoken w/ Walo and some of the guys from down in VA and MD they plan on making it up this year. We've had between 6 and 8 1/8 guys showing up on a pretty regular basis so if the Brooklyn Hobbies/Floyd/NYC/Chaplin guys make it down we should have a decent field of 1/8

It's something that we struggle with. Racers are waiting for a good idea of turnout to see if they want to come so they hang on the fence and it feeds itself :nod: with everyone kinda waiting.

I've also gotten feedback from folks at the track about having trophies and knowing what class is going to be the biggest so here is the opportunity for all those racers at the Diamond to help out with racer count class count and to help folks like Taurean and Jamie who are going to be traveling from a good distance to make it to the race. It helps me with tee-shirt count and a host of other things as well. Great part is you don't have to pay if you don't want to just sign up.

Help us out please use rcsignup, it's quick it's easy and I'm offering prizes and cash to random folks who've signed up like Juwan who just won an unpainted P37 (you can pick it up any time Juwan)!!

It's funny how somebody from blue diamond won something and he don't even race. LOL

Sign up, you might win something too, well f you raced =D or were fast :sneaky::sweat:.

More details posted about the qual's and race. in the first post, sponsors updated.