This is the official thread for the 2016 Extreme Carpet Initiative at Extreme R/C Raceway in Spring Hill Tennessee. This is going to be a single day trophy race sponsored by JConcepts. JConcepts/TLR pro driver JR Mitch will be racing this event and hosting a meet and greet Saturday evening.

Here are the details:

Schedule
RCsignup registration closes at midnight Friday, March 18th.
Open Practice starts at 3 PM Saturday, March 19th.
Racing starts at 9 AM Sunday, March 20th.

Location
Olympus Athletic Club
125 Stephen P Yokich Pkwy
Spring Hill, TN, US 37174
Google Map

This location has plenty of clean, carpeted, well lit, heated, and cooled indoor pit space. You will need to bring a table, chair, and extension cable (50+ ft.). The driver's stand is somewhat handicap accessible, please contact Matthew Stevens for details at (931) 451-5500. This venue has plenty of paved parking for trailers, but no trailer power hookup.

There are plenty of restaurants, hotels, and theaters nearby as well as all the entertainment that Nashville provides just 45 minutes north on I-65.

Classes
Novice Buggy
Novice Truck
2WD 17.5 Stock Buggy
2WD 17.5 Vintage Buggy
2WD Mod Stadium Truck
2WD Mod Shortcourse Truck
2WD Mod Buggy
4WD Mod Buggy

Fees
$30 for the first class
$20 for the second class
$10 for all additional classes
Entry fee is paid during racer sign in Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Rules
ROAR rules will be in effect for this event but ROAR membership is not required.

For those that have never raced carpet off-road, here are some setup tips:

2WD Buggy Front Tires
Schumacher Cut Stagger Low Profile Yellow (U6770)
Proline Wedge Squared (8230-103)

Both of these front tires do NOT come with foams because they are not needed.

Front wheels need to be cut to be the correct width for both of these tires. Here's a video.

2WD Buggy Rear Tires
Schumacher Mini Pin Yellow (U6608) with medium open cell foam (U6734).
Proline Pin Point Rear Tires (8228-103) with included open cell foam.

4WD Buggy Front Tires
Schumacher Wide Stagger Yellow (U6810) with medium open cell foam (U6733)
Proline Pin Point 4WD fronts (8229-103) <-very aggressive, may cause traction rolls

4WD Buggy Rear Tires
Same as 2WD buggy rear

Stadium Truck Front Tires
Schumacher Stagger Ribs (U6708 or U6525) with medium open cell foam (U6541)

Stadium Truck Rear Tires
Schumacher Mini Pin (U6816) with medium open cell foam (U6541)
Schumacher Micro Spike (U6542) with medium open cell foam (U6541)

Short Course Truck Front Tires
Schumacher Mini Pin Blue (U6768) with firm insert (U6772)
Proline Pin Point (10100-103) <-some trimming of the outer pins needed to prevent traction rolls

Short Course Truck Rear Tires
Schumacher Mini Pin Yellow (U6767) with firm insert (U6772)
Proline Pin Point (10100-103)


Extreme Hobby Shop keeps these tires in stock and can bring them to the track on race day if you let them know.

Chassis Setup Tips

• Set ride height for buggies to around 15-17mm. Trucks will be higher, but not much.
• Limit suspension droop (down travel) considerably. Too much droop will cause you to traction roll.
• Change to mid-motor layout if you have the option. Rear motor will wheelie very easily when you get on power.

Here are the sponsors for this event so far:

JConcepts
Extreme Hobby Shop
Schumacher
Team Associated
Team Losi Racing
Traxxas
Novak
CowRC
Old School RC

With four weeks to go, there are 132 entries already. To get done in a reasonable time, the total is limited to 150 so sign up soon if you are interested.

http://events.rcsignup.com/events/di...nt.cfm?id=4766

This is the last week to sign up. If you pay now you get a free event tshirt. So come on out and join us and take on the pros and join us with the meet and greet with jr mitch