2013-14 On-Road
11-24-2013 | 04:31 PM
#48
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 86
From: Madison
Good job racing today guys. Grats to Willie for a first time mini guy and kicking @&* with it, and grats to Vue for the triple crown win today.
ok now, 4 things:
1.) So there will be Tuesday night on-road practice. Should the interest grow, we may change that to a Tuesday night race night, but we will see.
2.) The MARCCA on-road crew will be heading up to Oshkosh the Saturday following Thanksgiving weekend for a day of racing. We can talk carpooling and such this coming Sunday. I will post something on their thread.
3.) We will be starting our point series for on-road the Sunday after Thanksgiving weekend. We can either do an 8 week program with 2 drops or a 10 week program with 3 drops. I favor the latter but whatever we all decide is cool with me.
4.) Classes! These are the classes we will be running with the major rules below
F1 - 190mm width or less with rubber tires, 21.5 blinky
VTA - VTA rules apply although we will be lax on the driver
17.5 Blinky - Um... 17.5 Blinky...
Mini - 2wd chassis, Mabuchi motor or 21.5 Blinky with REASONABLE timing. It will be up to the race directors discretion if your timing needs to be turned down or not
The rules for Mini are still in the discussion stages but we are all adults and we can make it all work.
If you have something else and you want to come run, please, by all means do. We can always make something work. Those aren't the only classes we will run, they are just the classes we run most consistently. 3 makes a class!
If anyone can think of anything else, speak up.
See you next Sunday guys,
Jake
ok now, 4 things:
1.) So there will be Tuesday night on-road practice. Should the interest grow, we may change that to a Tuesday night race night, but we will see.
2.) The MARCCA on-road crew will be heading up to Oshkosh the Saturday following Thanksgiving weekend for a day of racing. We can talk carpooling and such this coming Sunday. I will post something on their thread.
3.) We will be starting our point series for on-road the Sunday after Thanksgiving weekend. We can either do an 8 week program with 2 drops or a 10 week program with 3 drops. I favor the latter but whatever we all decide is cool with me.
4.) Classes! These are the classes we will be running with the major rules below
F1 - 190mm width or less with rubber tires, 21.5 blinky
VTA - VTA rules apply although we will be lax on the driver
17.5 Blinky - Um... 17.5 Blinky...
Mini - 2wd chassis, Mabuchi motor or 21.5 Blinky with REASONABLE timing. It will be up to the race directors discretion if your timing needs to be turned down or not
The rules for Mini are still in the discussion stages but we are all adults and we can make it all work.
If you have something else and you want to come run, please, by all means do. We can always make something work. Those aren't the only classes we will run, they are just the classes we run most consistently. 3 makes a class!
If anyone can think of anything else, speak up.
See you next Sunday guys,
Jake
11-25-2013 | 04:14 AM
#51
shouts to the race director...
A big thanks Jake...
Not a task I would want or have the patience to do, but an absolute necessity.
Perfect;y run program.
Not a task I would want or have the patience to do, but an absolute necessity.
Perfect;y run program.
Last edited by celt; 11-25-2013 at 04:39 AM.
11-25-2013 | 11:54 AM
#52
Keith.
11-25-2013 | 01:23 PM
#53
Mini - 2wd chassis, Mabuchi motor or 21.5 Blinky with REASONABLE timing. It will be up to the race directors discretion if your timing needs to be turned down or not
The rules for Mini are still in the discussion stages but we are all adults and we can make it all work.
The rules for Mini are still in the discussion stages but we are all adults and we can make it all work.
Is it common for most people to run the Tamiya M-05's M-06's and such?
11-25-2013 | 02:35 PM
#56
Things have a way of sorting themselves out. The biggest thing is to make the effort to let people know what you have and that you want to try and run it. John usually has his little RPM dyno at the track so you would get an idea of what to dial it down to if it were to be a problem.
Keith.
11-25-2013 | 06:06 PM
#57
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 86
From: Madison
[QUOTE=whitrzac;12757423]I thought the mini class was tamiya only? 
Well, there is a crew of guys from Oshkosh that have HPI cup racers but it is my understanding they have disabled the 4wd. What I am trying to do is keep the class fun and competitive. I am just looking to keep out the ultra-competitive sedan type chassis from taking over. If you want to run something else I would suggest coming to the track on a Sunday and talk to guys before you buy something new. I am not saying you wouldn't be able to run something else if you already had something, but you may not be counted in our points series. I would say that most of us are very reasonable. That being said, if you want to bring something out just to try and get a negative reaction and start controversy, please don't. Thanks and that's all I've got!
Jake
Well, there is a crew of guys from Oshkosh that have HPI cup racers but it is my understanding they have disabled the 4wd. What I am trying to do is keep the class fun and competitive. I am just looking to keep out the ultra-competitive sedan type chassis from taking over. If you want to run something else I would suggest coming to the track on a Sunday and talk to guys before you buy something new. I am not saying you wouldn't be able to run something else if you already had something, but you may not be counted in our points series. I would say that most of us are very reasonable. That being said, if you want to bring something out just to try and get a negative reaction and start controversy, please don't. Thanks and that's all I've got!
Jake
11-26-2013 | 06:14 AM
#58
I think I'll swing by the track and see what the guys are running. My thought was a M-05 with a 21.5 but I just want to see if that's similiar to everyone else. I wouldn't mind racing onroad with Stan and Vue again, or being passed by them I should say.
11-26-2013 | 08:21 AM
#59
I think that the rwd chassis m06 is better suited to shorter, high grip carpet tracks. I have a m05 and a m06 and the m06 its always faster because it can put the power down better. If you already have an m05, bring it out anyway and have fun!