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Old 09-03-2025 | 02:12 PM
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Class- STOCK
Date- 09/01/2025
Location-Central Texas
Race Time- 324.134 / 5:24.134
Fastest Lap- 4.041
Chassis- PN 2.5W/MR03EVO board/ 04 arms
Body-Jomurema
Wheelbase-98mm
Tires-F-PN KS Soft / R- Marka V1R10
Wheels- F-PN N+1.5mm 19mm Flanged White 6 hole / R- PN W+2mm 20mm Yellow BBS
Motor-PN 3500Kv
Batteries- Eneloop 850HV
Front Springs-PN Purple
T-Plate-PN #3 Silver Carbon Fiber
Motor Mount-PN V3 94/98mm
Dampener (If applicable)- PN DDS ( Green top/ PN lt. purple X-Strenght bottom spring) PN Dual Spring Top Shock (Green Front/Purple Rear)
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-Dry
Gearing-12/53 PN Ball Diff
Notes- I tried running Stock and ProStock with a Brushed EVO vs. Brushless Evo, and after tallying the times my last run on the first was the fastest Stock but just barley! My fastest Brushed 94mm Ferrari 575M PN70T was 329.174 with a 4.119 fast lap. and I this last run best my first almost perfect run by 4.811 seconds and fast lap by .078 seconds though it wasn't nearly as clean, but the throttle was up a few clicks more! I'll test on the new layout again.


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Old 09-03-2025 | 02:37 PM
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Class- PROSTOCK
Date- 09/01/2025
Location-Central Texas
Race Time- 323.119 / 5:23.119
Fastest Lap- 4.008
Chassis- PN 2.5W/MR04EVO board/ 04 arms
Body- Jomurema
Wheelbase- 98mm
Tires-F- PN KSK 540 / R- PN KSK 2030
Wheels- F- 3D Disk Wheels +1mm 20mm Blue / R- 3D Disk wheels +2mm 20mm Blue
Motor-PN 5500Kv Anima Sensored
Batteries- Eneloop 850HV
Front Springs- Kyo Green
T-Plate-PN #4 Black Fiber Glass
Motor Mount-PN Multi Mount
Dampener (If applicable)- PN DDS ( Green top/ Green bottom spring) PN Dual Spring Top Shock (Silver Stock Springs)
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-Dry
Gearing-9/52 PN Ball Diff
Notes- Car much better with the 9T pinion. The KSK tires are working well too. Just the loose nut behind the wheel causing issues!
Testing with the ProStock Brushed vs. Brushless was MUCH CLOSER than Stock! I has 4 or 5 runs that were seperated by HUNDRETHS of a second over 75 laps!!! That was mainly with the 575M vs the Pink Jomu! THis will for sure be tested on the new layout!!! VERY FUN TEST!


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Old 09-03-2025 | 02:47 PM
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Class- NARROW
Date- 08/24/2025
Location- Central Texas
Race Time- 337.568 / 5:37.568
Fastest Lap- 4.231
Chassis-MR03EVO
Body-Yaris
Wheelbase-90mm
Tires- F-PN KS Medium LH (KS1138) / R- PN KSK535 Soft
Wheels-F- 3D Disk N-0mm 19mm Blue / DXR N-0mm 20mm Gold 10spoke
Motor-PN 3500Kv
Batteries- SpeedHouse 800HV
Front Springs-Kyo Orange (soft and short) on Inner Tube Shock Set
T-Plate-Nexx #4
Motor Mount-Nexx 90/94mm MM
Dampener (If applicable)- PN DDS Gold top and Bottom springs
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-Dry
Gearing- 12/53 PN Ball Diff
Notes- The Yaris was RUNNING this month! Almost glued to the track, which doesn't happen alot with 90mm cars. I HOPE it runs as well on the new layout! It could have been faster with more time with it, but I was focused on my B vs. BL test in Stock and ProStock!


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Old 09-03-2025 | 03:02 PM
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Class- PORSCHE
Date- 08/28/2025
Location- Central Texas
Race Time- 335.678 / 5:35.678
Fastest Lap- 4.164
Chassis- MR04EVO
Body- Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Wheelbase- 90mm
Tires-F- PN KS Medium LH (new KS1138) / R-Marka V1R10 half worn but good grip still
Wheels- F-PN N 0mm 19mm Blue 3D Disk wheels / R-PN W 0mm 20mm Yellow BBS
Motor-PN Anima V4 3500Kv Sensored
Batteries- Eneloop 850
Front Springs- PN Green
T-Plate-PN #3 Black Carbon Fiber
Motor Mount-Nexx 90/94mm RM
Dampener (If applicable)- PN DDS (Purple top disk/Purple bottom spring)
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-Dry
Gearing-12/53 PN Ball Diff
Notes- Going to a 12T pinion helped get it to get the throttle the way I like it. But after tweaking on this chassis some I got it to run VERY WELL with either the Porsche or MX-5 Body! Just a change in the front clip and dial back the throttle 3 clicks and the steering down 2 and the MX-5 is ready to race! I have 2 different models in my NB4 for each body to make the change easy.


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Old 09-03-2025 | 03:11 PM
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Class- MX-5
Date- 09/01/2025
Location- Central Texas
Race Time- 328.908 / 5:28.908
Fastest Lap- 3.985
Chassis- MR04EVO
Body- Kyosho MX-5
Wheelbase- 90mm
Tires-F- PN KS Medium LH (new KS1138) / R-Marka V1R10
Wheels- F-PN N 0mm 19mm Blue 3D Disk wheels / R- PN Yellow 0mm BBS
Motor-PN Anima V4 3500Kv Sensored
Batteries- Eneloop 850
Front Springs- PN Green
T-Plate-PN #3 Black Carbon Fiber
Motor Mount-Nexx 90/94mm RM
Dampener (If applicable)- PN DDS (Purple top disk/Purple bottom spring)
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)-Dry
Gearing-12/53 PN Ball Diff
Notes- Same as Porsche being it's the same chassis. Again didn't drive it much, so it should have been better time, but for 90mm and Me not bad!


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Old 09-03-2025 | 03:31 PM
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Class- OPEN 2WD
Date- 08/23/2025
Location- Central Texas
Race Time- 311.510 / 5:11.510
Fastest Lap- 3.862
Chassis- GL GLR
Body- Jomurema Pink lexan roof
Wheelbase- 98mm
Tires-F- PN KS Medium LH (KS1138)/ R- Marka MZR-V1R05
Wheels- F- N+1mm 20mm 3D Disk wheels Blue / R- W+2mm 20mm 3D Disk wheels Black (no disk)
Motor- GL 3500kv
Batteries- GNB 350mAh 2S LiPO
Front Springs-Blue
T-Plate-N/A
Motor Mount-GL 98mm
Dampener (If applicable)- Short Center Shock (Blue Spring) / Yellow side springs
Dampener Fluid (If applicable)- 25K Atomic grease- Center / 15K Atomic grease- Sides
Gearing-9/53 PN Gear Diff
Notes- Cars good as usual, but hope to be great with a little tweaking and different tires. Tire order will be here soon! I LOVE MY GLR!!! SO FUN to drive!


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Old 09-04-2025 | 01:39 AM
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August 2025 Results

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Ok Guys here's the August results, and we saw quite a few new faces! WELCOME Brendan Redler, Cory Cliff, Davud Dautbasic, Joe Gatell, Nathan Fenel, and Steve Aguilar!!! We hope yall enjoy running with us! This month I brought back the Box Stock Expert Class. This class was done to keep from discouraging new and learning drivers! There was never a set rule to make the jump, that I know of, so I just took the drivers who were within 30 seconds of the fastest car of the class. Does that work for Yall?

There was some close racing, but the FASTEST was Traveler2 with a SMOKIN' 302.202 Stock run with a fast lap of 3.835! Everything was clicking on that run!!! Congrats!

BOX STOCK EXPERT

1) ekim328----------------- 322.370 / 4.070
2) Traveler2--------------- 324.231 / 4.097
3) BoxxerBoyDrew----------- 341.558 / 4.196

BOX STOCK NOVICE

1) TAMAK------------------- 358.425 / 4.439
2) AM03GT------------------ 366.881 / 4.623
3) Brendan Redler---------- 374.709 / 4.461
4) chjosi------------------ 376.944 / 4.409
5) Cory Cliff-------------- 430.028 / 4.725
6) Steve Aguilar----------- 446.500 / 5.205
7) Nathan Fennel----------- 539.641 / 6.090
8) Davud Dautbasic--------- 543.923 / 5.262
9) Mathew Bull------------- 544.391 / 5.961
10) Joe Gatell------------- 598.746 / 5.806

STOCK

1) Traveler2--------------- 302.202 / 3.835
2) ekim328----------------- 317.130 / 3.810
3) BoxxerBoyDrew----------- 324.134 / 4.041
4) AM03GT------------------ 375.648 / 4.519
5) Dan Garcia-------------- 385.440 / 4.790

PRO STOCK

1) ekim628---------------- 317.340 / 3.890
2) BoxxerBOyDrew---------- 323.119 / 4.008
3) chjosi----------------- 363.456 / 4.229

NARROW

1) Traveler2--------------- 331.241 / 4.197
2) BoxxerBoyDrew----------- 337.568 / 4.231
3) chjosi------------------ 396.624 / 4.527

PORSCHE

1) Traveler2--------------- 322.337 / 4.091
2) BoxxerBoyDrew----------- 335.678 / 4.164
3) Nathan Fennel----------- 529.711 / 5.920

UNOFFICIAL OPEN MX-5

1) BoxxerBoyDrew----------- 328.908 / 3.985
2) Traveler2--------------- 350.108 / 4.496
3) chjosi------------------ 396.624 / 4.527
4) Mathew Bull------------- 530.271 / 5.940

OPEN 2WD

1) BoxxerBoyDrew----------- 311.510 / 3.862
2) AM03GT------------------ 371.901 / 4.445
3) Cory Cliff-------------- 377.594 / 4.142
4) bj rul------------------ 444.337 / 5.218

I hope Yall enjoyed yourself and had some FUN! Thanks for running with us, and if I missed or screwed up something, just holler!
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Old 09-04-2025 | 09:12 AM
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Thanks Andy for leading the charge every month. But let's just keep stock all together. Sorry I brought it up. It just looks weird with so few racers and we already have so many classes I am noticing now.
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OK, here's my first timed run for September 2025 layout. I ran it with my MX-5 as it was handling soo well a few days ago. I didn't change the steering settings for my run on the last layout, but at 86% throttle it felt SLOW, so after 20-30 warmup laps and getting to speed, I am at 100% throttle with a 12/53 Anima 3500kv, and IT RIPS!!! Just a slight hint of traction roll in the high speed 90*s but that's pinned at full throttle as soon as I come out of turn 6 till coming out of turn 2!

I was able to hit a few 4.1xx's and 1- 4.0xx, but had a few 6 second laps, so times should improve! ALSO I'm glad I made a tire order, as you can see in the pics, this is going to be an outside tire eater! That tire/track dust is just from around 100-110 laps. Very left hand heavy!




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Old 09-10-2025 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BoxxerBoyDrew
I was able to hit a few 4.1xx's and 1- 4.0xx, but had a few 6 second laps, so times should improve! ALSO I'm glad I made a tire order, as you can see in the pics, this is going to be an outside tire eater! That tire/track dust is just from around 100-110 laps. Very left hand heavy!
I ran a set of batteries today to discharge them, and I am in the 4.1s too.
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Old 09-11-2025 | 08:49 AM
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rear outside eater for sure getting maybe .3 mm diameter difference after each run. i usually swap left to right every 2-3 runs anyway but for this layout it needs to be every run...
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Originally Posted by AM03GT
rear outside eater for sure getting maybe .3 mm diameter difference after each run. i usually swap left to right every 2-3 runs anyway but for this layout it needs to be every run...
Really? I will have to check mine.
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Old 09-18-2025 | 01:07 PM
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Ok guys. Been kinda MIA do to work, but wanted to get a little discussion going on tire compounds and radial vs slick. Need to get my posts up too so I can post pics Haha.
Something I struggled with is the “counter intuitive” effects of tire compounds with mini-z. What I mean by that, is in general with RCP, softer equals less traction and harder equals more traction. I know this is kind of a blanket statement but that’s where the discussion comes in because I know I’m not the only one who struggles with tires.

what was explained to me once was that soft is less side to side traction but more forward and back traction and harder is more side to side traction but less forward and back traction. This makes sense to me because a harder side wall will dig into the track more giving better corner traction and a softer compound will give better straight line traction.
the Marka tire chart seems to go along with this.

What are you guys thoughts on this and why it is or isn’t this way?

also I started out running slicks all the way around thinking this would be best, but I have found now that I like a radial in the rear. Seems to actually be better traction. This also seems to be the norm.

What are you guys experiences with radials vs slicks?
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What are you guys experiences with radials vs slicks?
What's up Kurt?

I run slicks more than I run radials, but only because I run the radials almost down to nothing or because I can't keep up with others who have new taller radials in a spec geared class. This is more noticeable when running a large layout at the LHS. For M96, I find the car drives better when I can get lower ride height in the rear, so well used radials (no pattern left) or new slicks.

I have heard the same as you, but when we get a new track layout that is dusty and dirty, the compounds don't act the same.
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