update.
i stopped by the track and was asking a few questions about the short course series. was explained to me that i could run timing 17.5 or non time 13.5. to work around my woes of learning about the timing and stuff, i picked up a ballistic 13.5 and input the no timing software from the speed passion software on the computer. started with a wimpy gear and ran it up and down the street hard with 1 minute intervals to test (hand test as i dont have a temp guage yet) for a 10 minute period. then upped the pinion and repeated till i got what felt like a "good to go" temp. (it felt a little less temperature then my heli motors get)
but by the time of stopping testing and being satisfied, it was dark. then i noticed what is to be a question and assistance if i may ask

i see no blinking light in the dark. what do i do to get the blinking light going or do i take the lcd with me and show tech and display "see, no timing"