Good running with you as usual Nick and thanks for the help finishing up the track on Thursday eve.


Now onto Josh's results, first time racing the Clocked engines for Josh, he qualified 3rd in Buggy using a clocked NINJA JXBO2, Neal did some unique work to the engine for Josh as he is on the gas hard to say the least. Josh finished right where he started, 3rd, but had more power than he has ever had out of an engine. Ran perfect all weekend temping between 220 -250 and getting about 8.5 minutes run time, which for Josh is real good.. We used a Werks 2058 pipe/header on it with the Ascendecy clutch. I have a feeling that Neal will be offering up this engine real soon.

In Truggy, he qualified 4th and finished 4th in A main, used a Nova Rossi Bonito as recommended by Neal. By the time the mains came up, the engine was perfectly broken in and this was the first time ever that Josh said he had more power than he could use in a truggy, we did have to get Nick to bring along a M2C clutch to put in it so that he could use the power in the engine, all the other clutches we tried slipped some. We used a OFNA 086 pipe/header as recommended by Neal and it was the ticket.


Thanks to Neal and John for the engine support, like Nick mentioned, the next Nitro race in this area with be at the Motodome again during the winter months unless we travel south to warmer weather.

Thanks a Million Jeff for everything you do for the series and us the Racers. You da Man Cool guy.


Josh was On It out there this weekend, There were a few quali's where i was running with him (not on his exact pace) but in the end I was Pleased with where i finished, With the WI guys there it was a STACKED A-main in both bug and trug.

PS can you check the results and How Greg Bohlmel (sorry for hacking up the last name greg) put a lap on me in the Buggy A ? Could have sworn we were on the Same pace and swapping positions back and forth for the whole race with pit stops n what not. Could I have missed a lap ?

Its Baumel..

I will look at lap times when I drag computer out of trailer, might not be today. Will let you know what I find.

It was great to have you down in MN Nick. It's always a blast. I can't wait for the Wor races to start.

thx jeff.


You too buddy, The Mn group is BY FAR the BEST crew of guys i have EVER had the pleasure of racing with. Ill be a MN racer for Years to come.


PS You better have your Passport readyfor next year.


mmm WOR, Im already tearing down my gear....lol so much for tossing them on the bench and forgetting about them for a while.

Awesome to hear ! I knew Josh would like the Bonito... I have not had a single person who's driven that engine not like it.... So much power that is so easy to use !

I figured the Ninja B02 was going to rock..... IMO it is the best of the new XZB engines .....

Nice work Nick! Racing in MN sounds like it would be a blast! These Clocked Bonitos are the real deal, with usable power to spare, from bottom to top..I love mine, by far my best engine to date.


Jeff, there must be alot of fast guys in MN if Josh was in 3rd..because that boy is F-A-S-T! Say hi to him for me

Neal, that P5 you modded looks like it's going be part of my arsenal for next season..I'll save my Bonito for race day You really seem to know how to squeeze performance out of any nitro mill! Keep up the great work.

As you know I love tinkering with new engines... With having the test facility at my disposal this season I have really stepped up my game for this next season....We have been able to test these engines on multiple surfaces, from ultra loose to full 100% traction...different layouts from wide open big air, to tight and very technical..... And most importantly I have had the greatest crew of guys at the track to work with in helping me further develop my engines...

Well it certainly shows Neal. Your engines pretty much speak for themselves..about the best way to 'show' someone how they are, is to just let them drive one and let them see how they feel, and that's important when I'm racing ( or playing )..but dude, this Bonito, well you know..

Neal I may just have to go nitro again for next season, just to see and experience how much more refined your methods have become.

I actually find it hard to believe you can make a better buggy engine than the Mr ninja you made for me almost three years ago. Best engine I've ever laid my hands on. It will always be special to me......eh, that sounded a bit weird.

We understand. That's why they have such large exhaust ports, and why they come full of lube!

At first I was going "what is he on about", until I remembered what I just wrote.

I think you would be impressed....

I have far more resource at my disposal then I had back in those days...I have a dyno, our own test facility, and a awesome crew of guys willing to help us test, evaluate and improve the engines.... We get great feedback from the guys on what should and could be improved....And by using the dyno I am able to know exactly what each little modification does, which allows me to custom tailor my modifications to dramatically improve the engines on track performance.....

We also get to run all of these engines head to head and back to back over and over again.... On varying different surface conditions as well as track styles....I have recently devoted a great deal of time improving the tuning the characteristics of the engines... Finding ways to make dramatic increases in power and performance without hurting the engines tuneability or stability in race conditions.....Having had such a strong Team of guys running my engines locally has given me a opportunity to fine tune my engines in in the hands of many different users with a broad spectrum of skill levels...From 1st year novices to 17 year veterans.....As i say I have never before had this much resource to work with...The latest engines are going to be substantially more dialed in and refined then ones I was doing 3 years ago.... tho I still do many of the same things today, its just now they are much more focused and effective.....

Hi Neil and John,

Thanks for the awesomely fast desk clocks

When in Mr. Neal going to dabble in the 1/5th scale gas engine market? Inquiring minds want to know! Ok, so it's just me, but still....?