Triad, Kernersville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point outdoor track.

[BrianCio]

I just wanted to post this since i am so excited about racing. K-ville Hobby races in Kernersville NC on Sunday afternoons at 1pm in the old K-mart parking lot in Kernersville (we have permission). We have about 10 cars so far. Gas and electric 1/10 welcome. Bring your t-max etc. We race until 5 if weather permits. Primarily adults so far, everyone wlecome. My real car is a white Corvette, introduce yourself if you see me there. I am Brian.

[SykoBMW]

Is this one near Flow BMW? (Not sure which K-marts closed in the area) Or the one down University(?). I know there is another one somewhere. Don't need to know this stuff till I get my rl car in March.

[BrianCio]

There was actually a Kmart in Kernersville. It's on Main Street near Chik-filet and Wal-mart and it's directly behind the Blockbuster in the very back of the lot.

We raced last week. We had 13 cars 7electric/5gas.

[BrianCio]

Burr. Raced last Sunday. We had about 20 cars about 5ele and 5gas running though.

[bricklin]

let me know when you get something organized. i have a roar sanctioned track certification for the triad " triad on road racers association" check it out under www.roar-racing.com, click on region 3 and it's last. but i never could find the asphalt good enough to run on. also i have a rc web site for nc, va & sc in off road and on road. www.ncorra.com. i will list you when you get this thing going. thanks, bill mciver

[BrianCio]

That is great. When we get settled in and know that this is going to stick I will look into it more. Thanks !!

This week no races. It was about 35 degrees in the afternoon.

[BrianCio]

1/26 No racing on this Sunday, 43 degrees in the afternoon.

[BrianCio]

2/2 We had about 12 cars total. Lots of good run time. It was 60 degrees.

[BrianCio]

2/9 No races today. 40 degrees.

[BrianCio]

2/16 No racing this weekend. It was 30 degrees and freezing rain.

[dbracin]

Do you guys have a lap counter? What kind of organized races are you running? Oval or touring ?

[BrianCio]

2/23 No races today due to the wind.

We don't have a lap counter and have no rhyme or reason to our racing. We just go out there and race around the pcv pipe track that they set up in the afternoon. Mostly touring cars. About an even split between gas and electric. If your car is running when they start the race you are in it.

[BrianCio]

3/2 Rainout

[shadmaster4]

Is this anywhere near raleigh?

[Alex-Maxx]

i live in raleigh

[BrianCio]

3/9 Great racing day. We had about 15 cars total.

We are exactly 90 minutes west of the RDU airport .5 of a mile off of an I-40 exit.

[BrianCio]

3/16 No racing. Rained-out.

[BrianCio]

3/23 We had about 8 nitros and 2 electrics. My car made a better speed bump than racer Got there at 3 b/c of the connect group picnic.

[BrianCio]

3/30 No races. Snow and rain! 36 degrees.

[jkieffer72]

Hey all.

I am in Oak Ridge.

There is a new hobby shop in Greensboro on High Point road. (Across from Toys R Us, near good-will)

They are working on an off-road track that is to open sometime this month.

The track is off Vandalia, near I-85. (Used to be a Golf driving range)

Maybe I'll swing into K-Ville tomorrow and see if you all are there!

John

jkieffer@triad.rr.com

[BrianCio]

4/6 We got a new track this week. It's a 2 inch PCV piping. Took a beating to my TC3. Low turn out this week. 4 electrics and about 5 gas cars.

You are more than welcome to stop by. The racing is usually pretty good. I am losing ground fast. My 19 turn won't hold it with the gas cars and the 10 turns, its' still fun as long as it continues to run decent.

[jkieffer72]

I won't be able to be there for the next two weeks.

Hopefully I can be there the weekend of the 27th.

How do you all handle frequency conflicts? I have only 1 set of crystals. With that many people I'd bet someone would be on my frequency!

Does the hobby shop there in K-ville sell crystals?

JK

[BrianCio]

4/13 We were in Williamsburg. I don't know if they raced.

When we get there the hobby shop owner has a log of all the frequencies. I have only had one week that someone was on my channel. Most the guys there have more than one set of crystals. The hobby shop does sell crystals, no problem.

[jkieffer72]

anyone going to be there Easter Sunday?

The weather is kind of bleah, maybe not?

John

[shownuff]

Nice to see fellow rc'ers comming together to enjoy a great hobby... Whish it was that way here in Charlotte.........

[BrianCio]

4/20 Easter Sunday, no racing.

It has been nice to be able to have enough people to enjoy racing together. We have only been doing it for as long as this thread has been up. Hopefully we can continue through the year. We are 1 hour 5 minutes away from Concord Mills for reference.

[BrianCio]

4/27 Good racing. We had about 15 cars total. Most of them raced all afternoon. Some new faces too!

[BrianCio]

5/4 Sorry weather for May. We had about 12 cars total. Very little on track racing this week. I had a broken A arm so I just watched and ended up getting sick.

[BrianCio]

5/11 Rainy weather. We had about 10 cars total. No more than 3 on the track at a time.

[redneckracer]

off-road track right? is it blue groove or just a track for fun racing? i have a T3 with a m-troniks and a 13 turn would i be able to race with a chance? and i have a stock E-maxx....by the way, i live in Albemarle, NC......near lake tillery

[BrianCio]

5/18 Rainy again. No racing.

Our track is onroad. It's no way worth the drive up from Lake Tillery. There is a new track off of 1-85 that I heard about that is off road and going to be awesome! It's affiliated with a Greensboro hobby shop. If I find out the name of it I will post it.

[BrianCio]

5/25 Smaller turnout. About 12 cars total, good racing and got home early.

[BrianCio]

6/1 Small turnout for the weather. Only about 8 cars total and it was even 75 degrees and sunny. I got pretty bored and stayed for only 45 minutes.

[mch]

Bored?
I was planning on being there but something came up. If the weather allows I plan on coming out this Sunday. Hope to see you folks then.

Matt

[BrianCio]

6/8 First time for everything. 2 weeks of rain caught up with me and I just had too much to do on Sunday so I missed my first Sunday racing in 6 months. It was 80 degrees and sunny. My car has a broken axle so I couldn't have been competitve.

[mch]

Anybody going out this Sunday, Fathers day? I am going to try to get out there, weather permitting, of course.

[BrianCio]

6/15 Rain. I was out of town, but I don't think they raced. I will be there next weekend for sure.

[mch]

I finally made it out. Had a big time! The weather was a little warm but the rain didn't roll in until about 4:30. Not sure how big the usual crowd is. I would say about 10? people showed up. I had never run with other folks so this was a lot of fun. I will definitely be coming back!

Matt

[BrianCio]

6/22 Good day for racing. The gassers were doing runs across the lot and we had some pretty consistant racing on the track. A broken A arm put me out of comission after about 1.5 hours. I will be back next week probably from 1-3 pm.

[mch]

Yup, it was a great day for racing. I should have worn some sunscreen but other than that it was great. Mike and his K-Ville Hobbies crew cooked up some hot dogs and fed the hungry ones. We had some pretty good racing late in the day. I won't be able to make it the next 2 weeks but I will hopefully be there in 3 weeks.
If you live in this part of NC you need to come check this out! I will be there every chance I get. It is about a 40 minute drive for me and it is definitely worth it. BTW I live in Browns Summit anybody else up in my neck of the woods?
Hoping we get enough regulars to start showing up that we can get a little organized racing going on. That way I will know how bad I really am at this stuff. But it will still be a bunch of fun.
Brian, I think I know who you are now. You have an electric TC3 right? I was driving the Purple ofna nitro ob-4.

Matt

[BrianCio]

Yes, my electric TC3 is my only ride. I think that I commented on your car, you stay on the track a lot! Your real car is a Subaru Legacy or Outback? Yes, I do remember you well. I will be there... Just about every Sunday between now and 7-31. I really like my TC3 but the batteries kill me, and the track takes a big tole on my car. It's a lot of fun though. See you on 7-13 or 7-20 !!

[BrianCio]

6/29 Good day at the track. I had my TC3 and then my new Rustler and T-maxx out there. Still trying to figure out how to drive them all at the same time. The TC3 was sick so I flew my plane around. We had about 20 cars total but not much on track racing. A couple trips to K-ville Hobby and I should be ready for next Sunday.

[cdeath]

I am thinking about getting a Mini Z or possibly a HPI micro RS4. I am wondering if anyone races micros around here. I thought you guys might be able to help me out. Thanks!

[BrianCio]

CDeath- I think that most of the 1/18 scale cars run south of us. If you call KC Hobby in Archdale thay can direct you to a track for the mini cars. I am hooked on the 1/10 scale and that is really all that we run at this track. There are a few 1/8 scale but 95% is 1/10. It's a great scale and they are pretty easy to work on and I think that they are more stable and faster than the littler scale. Come by next Sunday and check our track out. You may get hooked on the 1/10 scale. Enjoy.

[BrianCio]

7/6 Pretty small turnout and very little racing. I stayed for a hour and a half and there was one other car on the track up to that point. There were about 10 cars total but mostly people just hanging out this week.

[mch]

cdeath - I am building a micro rs4 to play with at the house. I have heard they race them somewhere in Mebane but not sure exactly where.

Small turnout today. I guess about 10-15 cars total. I'd say 5 on the track at a time was the most I saw. Had some pretty good racing happening towards late afternoon. Track was pretty slick in spots and it took some of us a while to sort that out. It cooled down during the afternoon and that seemed to help traction.
I trashed two exhaust pipes today, got to learn to keep it between the pvc pipes without hitting them! Nothing a little JB Weld can't fix.
If anybody in the area is reading this thread you definitely ought to come on out and check it out. It is a great bunch of folks and a lot of fun.
Thanks to all the folks at K-ville Hobby for setting this up every Sunday. Go there and buy something! Support your local hobby shop!

Matt

[BrianCio]

I totally agree with Matt. The LHS is an asset to a community. We were at the beach this weekend but I will be there this weekend if I can get the TC3's front end spinning again. Yes, the PCV pipes are really tough on a car I do agree!

[mch]

The pipes are only hard on your car if you hit them. I so look forward to the day when I can drive consistently. It seems like you get a rhythm going and all of a sudden wham! it falls apart. If it were easy it wouldn't be near as fun, or expensive.
I won't be out this Sunday, got other stuff happening, but I plan on being out there on the 27th. I sure would like to see some other folks out there running and on this board. Is there anybody out there besides Brian and me?

matt

[BrianCio]

7/20 We had about 5 cars in the lot and I had stayed for about an hour and I was the only one that even touched the track.

I am going to Archdale today and try to see if they have the parts to fix the TC3. I think that my days with the PCV pipe track is numbered. I am getting pretty frustrated with a retaining wall that doesn't give and a car that does.

Matt- It's just you and me here. I don't understand why but, our crowd is getting smaller on Sunday and it is just such a blast to race! I will be there on Sunday for a little while. I don't know if the car will be fixed or not but I have to pick up my airplane and Mike might have it done by then. I will probably be there from 1 to 3 pm.

[BrianCio]

7/27 Stayed for about 15 minutes b/c of a death in the family. There were 10 cars there total. All the regular guys and one other. No racing at all in the 15 that I was there. I have to pick up my plane next weekend and the TC3 is now back to 100%

[BrianCio]

8/3 More than normal at the track yesterday, probably about 15 people. Nice day and it looked like there was some pretty good racing going on. TC3 was out again.

[mch]

Looked like a great afternoon of racing was shaping up when I got called in to work and didn't get back out to run. Oh well. I won't be out this weekend but I do plan on being out on the 17th. At least I don't have to worry about fixing or cleaning it since I never got a drop of fuel in it before the phone rang yesterday. At least I got to run my new electric a couple of minutes. Good seeing you Brian, try not to break the TC3 before the 17th ;).

Later,

matt

[BrianCio]

8/10 We had a pretty good turn out. I got there by 2 and there were about 6 car on track racing. I kept up with the guys for about 7 laps until I clipped a wall and tore off the front wheel, A arm etc. After that I flew the plane for a little and left for home. Looked like a good day for some racing.

[BrianCio]

8/17 We had about 10 cars out total. I saw 3 cars at the most on the track. I made 3 circuits and rebroke the A arm that I JB welded together. I am pretty much done racing the gas cars. I just can't drive all out all the time just to keep up. Mike and I flew the planes and that was fun. Until next week.

[bricklin]

it was fun meeting and practicing with all of you today. track looks like alot of potential there. i posted about this track under triad off road racing on trinity techtalk. hope to be back soon and we will visit kernersville hobbies real soon. see ya bill mciver

[BrianCio]

8/24 I was only up there for about 10 minutes yesterday. Looked like a good crowd. We drove back by around 7 and they we just then packing up.

Bricklin - Glad you enjoyed it. I think with a few more consistant drivers it would be a great place to race. I have had it with the track itself, the PCV pipe is very unforgiving. I have gone though 5 A arms, 3 dog bones and a few anchoring pieces. There is a front bumper extender that I am going to try just to save the front end of the car.

[bricklin]

let me know when you will be there practicing and i will have my son help you with a good line on the track. what vehicle do you have? we had a electric x ray yesterday but will have a ntc3 next time if he can get it rebuilt. chassis is bent. see ya, bill mc

[mch]

I plan on being out there this Sunday. Sure have missed running the last several weeks but it has just been one thing or another.

Brian, don't give up on the track! You said a few posts back that you can't drive all out all the time just to keep up. Don't worry too much about keeping up. Just concentrate on finding the line, driving smooth and being consistent. If someone goes by you, try to stick with them for a while. Don't worry about passing them just follow them for a while and pay attention to how they are driving the course. For that matter just spectate and watch the better drivers and see the line they follow. I think you can pay more attention if you don't have to worry about driving. I know it is hard to not race with everyone, I have the same problem. Sometimes it seems like all I do is crash from one turn to the next and there are other times when you find a rhythm and it seems like the car is on rails. I guess what I am trying to say is slow down just a little bit and keep it between the PVC, you might be surprised what that can do for your driving (and your wallet).

Hi Bill, glad to see another body on here. Look forward to meeting you out there some time, coming out this Sunday?. Are you from the area?

Later,

Matt

[bricklin]

we live in greensboro. i know alot of people with touring cars. i have been talking this up at king rc and will at kc hobby . check out my web site www.ncorra.com. if we get this into a racing club,i will list it on the site. my son primarily races off road but plays with tc. we will be there sun if we can, as we will be racing in sc sat. a long drive. if any of the club members want to race off road get in touch: bricklin@aol.com. see ya, bill mciver

[mch]

Wow Bill. Looks like you and your son put a lot into this hobby. Good Luck in SC this weekend and I hope you can get out Sunday.

See everyone on Sunday!

Matt

[mch]

Bummer. The first rain out for the K-ville Hobby Sunday afternon crew. I got there around 1:30 pm and the bottom just fell out then the thunder and lightning show began. Disappointing, to say the least.
Hope the weather is good next week, I haven't run in several weeks.
If anybody is running somewhere tomorrow (Labor Day) post it here and I'll try to make it.

Matt

P.S. Bill, how did y'all do in SC?

[BrianCio]

9/7 Good turnout on Sunday. I bet there were 20 people total and I saw up to 6 cars on the track at a time. Almost to the point of getting some good racing in. As soon as Mike gets me some parts for the TC3 I will be back racing.

[bricklin]

sounded like k'ville club is picking up. sorry we missed it but we were at a rc pro race in georgia and didn't get back until late sun. we will try to make it this sun. see ya then ,bill mc

[mch]

Fixed the arm I busted last week with some JB weld. Don't have a lot of faith it will hold. Going by K-ville hobby tomorrow, hopefully Mike got my parts in but if he didn't and the JB weld doesn't hold I can work on the setup on the new electric. I have been meaning to take some pics the last several weeks I just spend all my time practicing.
Last week was a great one. The 1/4 scale cars that were out were pretty cool. Thanks to Noel and Frog for letting us check them out and hopefully we will see them again this week. Noel was very helpful if you needed some help setting up your car. He had some advice for me that really helped me out. He was working with several of the other drivers with their cars also.
Mike swears he is going to pin the pvc pipe together this week, I sure hope he does because that is what is tearing my car and several others up, the ends of the seperated pipes are VERY unforgiving. I am going to try to get out there around noon to help them setup this week. All we need to do is drill some holes in the pipe and drop a nail in the holes to hold them together. If anyone has a better idea let's hear it!

Matt

[BrianCio]

9/14 Good day for racing. I finally got the TC3 put and racing for good. Batteries were all dead but hey. Lots of electrics running and there were probably 15 people total.

[mch]

Another good turnout. I broke another lower arm. Lots of really good practice time.

There was some real good driving going on this weekend. We had several times where we had 7 or 8 cars on the track at once. I feel I am getting better every week but, I need to learn to keep it under control enough to stay off the walls. I just get too wrapped up in going fast instead of being consistent! Practice, practice, practice... then go practice some more.

COOL STUFF HERE: Late in the afternoon a couple of folks from UPN 48 TV stumbled across us and were very interested in what we do out there. They said they will be out next Sunday around noon to shoot some video and do a story! I hope they make it. Noon is a little earlier than most of us show up usually but I for one am going to try to be out there before noon and help set up the track.

Matt

[BrianCio]

I went to the shop last night and Mike and Cindy said that they were going to have a tv group there to film what fun we have. Why they are coming at 12 instead of 1 I don't know but, I may just get there straight from church and try to help set up. More importantly, I am not even going to run my car at all between now and Sunday so that I know it will actually run!

[mch]

I'm not sure I want my driving recorded. :D

[bricklin]

had a great time today. big crowd due to the tv crew being there. can that guy fly a helicopter or what. he must be on team jr with that ability. i haven't seen a 1/4 scale run before. some very fast non pro racing today. lots of fun. tell your friends about this so we can get to some organized racing in the future. see ya

[mch]

Had a great day out there today. Lots of folks came out and we had some good racing going on. The guys from RC-Extreme seemed to have a good time, glad they made it and look forward to seeing them again. They run on Saturdays at their shop in Clemmons. That's a pretty long haul for me but I will try to get over there some Saturday and check them out.
Finally getting my car setup. It makes all the difference in the world! Now if only I could drive...
If we can consistently get that number of people out we will have to get some structured racing going on. Whats a lap counter system go for?
Good meeting you and Will today, Bill. Look forward to seeing you guys again when you get the chance. Good luck in your racing!
You are right about the helicopter. I think he had done it before.


Matt

[bricklin]

a amb lap counting system is $1500-2000 for the analog dos system. a amb rc system that runs regular digital and personal transponders is $4041 plus shipping. the autoscore lap counting software is $500-900. i have a new loop and the software but no counting system. i think the most immediate need for the club is some more pipe to make the track larger and to make for different layouts every week. the ohio on road track in hamilton, ohio above cincinnati is 269 x 72. now we don't need one that big by any means. the rc speedway in durham is 213 x 72 i think. but it is going to be cut in half. check out www.tfbraceway.com. that is a nice on road in atlanta.

[mch]

I was just dreaming about the lap counter.
I agree about expanding the track some. I have thought changing the layout occasionally would be good. I haven't brought it up since I am a newcomer around there. I would definitely be willing to cough up a few bucks for some additional pipe.
I think you need to mix things up to keep people fresh and to continue to challenge them. One person can be fast one weekend and change the layout and someone else is likely to be the one to chase. I think it is also important to keep people from getting bored with the same old thing, they'll stop coming back when that happens.
Just my thoughts.

Matt

[BrianCio]

9/21 Great day. Matt and company - We used to switch the track up more. Back in Nov and Dec they had switched the design a few times but since the pipe is now 3 inch and not the 1 inch we started with its a lot less negotiable as far as design goes. We would have to sit there and cut new track as we went. It took a lot of time but with more and more showing up it might be with it. I would like to see organized races. I am tired of my electric trying to keep up with the gassers. I think that even if we had a 10 or 15 lap race every 30 minutes so that, on the top of the hour the gassers ran and at the bottom of the hour the electrics ran that would be cool. Outside of that everyone just runs at their own will. I don't want to be there for 4 hours and race 3 times, just not my cup of tea. A little organization would be fun. Back in the day we would just sit our cars at the start/finish line and just wait until others set their cars down until we felt we had enough to run.

The track would be cooler a little bigger (but more longer than bigger) the smallness develops skill in negotiating your way around the track. Anyone can just drive around in a huge circle, JMO. Also take into consideration that the track was designed so that electrics and gassers could be competitive together.

So, when did the camera crew finally show up? Who was it? WB, FOX, ABC ??? - Brian

[mch]

Not sure when the TV (UPN 48) folks showed up. Around 2 o'clock maybe? The story aired Sunday night during the 10 pm news. It was OK. No mention of K-ville Hobbies or RC Xtreme hobby shop. It ran 2 minutes I think. I don't anticipate a lot of new people out to check us out because of it but what do I know? Any exposure like that is always welcome.
I think we could come up with a couple of variations of the existing layout without a whole lot of effort or expense. Once you get the pipe cut you just add a few turns and voila! new layout. Nothing wildly different, More turns would definitely help equalize the electrics. There is also the possibility of setting up a tighter track for those who want to do that. I talked to one of the guys from RC Xtreme about that. They run on Saturday nights in their parking lot in Clemmons on a smaller, tighter track and he brought up the possibility of setting up their track next to ours for a little variety. Don't know how serious he was but definitely intriguing, no? Of course, I don't have any way to haul 20' sections of PVC pipe so it is easy for me to come up with these ideas.

Matt

[BrianCio]

Matt.

I think that I want to check out their Saturday night races. I will have to catch up with one of them and see where their shop is. I would like to race another track just to change the scenery. I think that I might be at our races on Sunday if we are back from the beach.

I like your ideas about the track so far.

Brian

[mch]

I wouldn't mind running on a different layout occasionally but, I'm not sure I want to have anything too organized. I'm with Brian. I don't want to spend all afternoon to run a handful of times. Maybe one sunday a month have some structured competition. We may be getting a little ahead of ourselves. Right now I just enjoying getting out every Sunday and running and hanging out. I am definitely interested in adding a turn or two to the current set up though.

Here is a link to RCXtremes (http://rcxtremes.com)

Matt

[BrianCio]

Matt. Of course we are getting ahead of ourselves! That is the fun of it all. I agree, we should add or take out a turn once a week. Since they are out there all day, it would be worth the extra investment of time.

Thanks for the link to r/c xtreme. I need to know what time they race out there. I will probably make it over there in the next couple weeks.

I will be back racing 10/5.

[stoopideric]

Hi everyone. I've benn out there a couple of times in the last month and have really enjoyed watching the racing. Matt sorry about that turnbuckle on your STR-4. I just got the last of the stuff I need for my RS4 pro 3 so I'll be there with my own wheels this weekend. Nothing to bragg about just a 21 turn.......for now:D I'll probably be there a little early on the 28th to be sure I have everything in order since its been a year or more since I've raced. See you ther



Eric

[BrianCio]

9/28 On vacation, I don't know what happened. I will be there on 10/5 for at least awhile.

[R/C Xtreme]

Hey guys this is Mike from R/C Xtreme. Not sure who all of you are yet, or what your RCZ user names are, But I'll figure that out soon enough. Had fun on Sunday (9/28) The on-board camera footage turned out great. I am working on a few clips that I am going to post on my website. Some of my driving was a little rough, but it makes for good footage :) Once I get the clips done, I will post a link to them here.

Hopefully we'll see some of you on Saturday night... weather permitting.

Later... Mike

[stoopideric]

Hey Mike..that "in car camera" was sweet!!! BTW my name is Eric i was the guy guy running the black and blue HPI Pro 3. I hope to make it out to R/C Extremes some time but I can't this week. See you guys at K'ville on Sunday though

[mch]

Got out there late last sunday and immediately found I had a mostly toothless belt and no spare for my ob4 so no nitro this week, just ran the electric a few times. Missed the video feed from the car, it sounded awesome from what Eric was telling me, especially the footage of the roll. Can't make it this saturday night but plan on it as soon as I can and will be in k-ville on sunday, weather permitting.

Matt

[BrianCio]

Mike, I am Brian my real car is a white Corvette and my r/c car is a purple Corvette. The nut doesn't fall far from the tree. What kind of turnout do you all have on Saturday nights? Your shop looks really nice. You gotta make a link to the clip, I have always wanted to know what the in car camera would look like.

Eric, I saw you out there 2 weeks ago. Were you driving a BMW or Stratus? If your car is electric we can run, I am in driving re-hab and I like running with the mute electrics.

Matt, I will catch up with you on Sunday more than likely. I should be there, we are painting the garage floor checkerboard on Saturday so as long as that goes good I will be there. Oh, and I have to get the Corvette out of the garage. I have to put a new starter on it and its still up on jacks. Sure that's more than you wanted to know. See ya'

Brian

[R/C Xtreme]

Brian, We usually have between 10 an 15 cars out here. In the last few weeks, we have introduced quite a few new people into the world of R/C driving. With the weather getting a little cooler, out attendance will probably drop a little. We are working on scoring another lot that we can use... so maybe we can start a little earlier on Saturday evenings.

I have read this whole thread and someone mentioned setting up our track in addition to the K-Ville Hobby track on Sundays. That can be done, but being a fellow shop owner & friend, I don't want to step on the toes of the K-Ville guys. As I see it, Sunday is their day... let me know what you guys think.

Still working on the video clips... trying to get the file size a little smaller.

Later... Mike

[mch]

Hey Mike, I was the one that mentioned setting up the smaller track too. I think you and I were talking and it just came up. I am not proposing it at all. I definitely don't want anyone getting the wrong idea. I agree, it is K-ville hobbies afternoon and I am just there to run, well maybe a little socializing too.

Brian, painting the garage floor checkerboard huh? Way too much time on your hands. Just make sure the TC3 is ready to go first.

See everyone Sunday. Maybe Saturday night but more likely Sunday this week. Clemmons is a long way from where I live.

Matt

[R/C Xtreme]

Ok guys... as promised, I have published the video from Sunday 9/28/03 to my website. This video is about 5 minutes long and 12mb. For those of you using a dial-up ISP, I apologize. The quality of the video is a little lacking, but I tried to keep the file size within reason.

See you guys soon... Mike

http://www.rcxtremes.com/video/9-28-03%20K-Ville.wmv

[R/C Xtreme]

One more thing... The video is running in actual time. It looks like it is in fast forward. Could you imagine what it'd be like to be in the car. :eek:

[BrianCio]

Mike, that is just great. I have no sound on my at work pc but that was just awesome! I have wanted to see that view for a long time. That was just the best. You know, the one Sunday we are out of town... Anyway, I will be there on Sunday at 1.

Matt, yes the floor is going to take a lot of time but it will be fun and easier to clean up messes that I make with a nice coat of paint on it. That is now next weeks project, things keep coming up! Catch ya' Sunday.

[mch]

Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to make it out today. Hope there was another good turnout and everyone had a great day. See everyone next week.

Later,

Matt

[BrianCio]

10/5 About 15 cars there. One or two on the track at the time. All gas, I lost interest waiting so I went home.

[mch]

What were you waiting for?

[stoopideric]

I was there Brian you parked right next to me. I believe I even put it on the track while you were there. I had to do the "clip dance" with that kid with the buggy. He just got a 3300 pack and would not get off the track until that thing was completly dead. I ran the Losi most of the (chasing the set up). but after it broke 2 left front hub carriers I parked it for my much more consistent and durable Pro 3. I have a XXX-S for sale or trade by the way!!!!:D Lots of fun though see you all next week.


Eric

[mch]

Broke the Losi twice Eric? Maybe you ought to wait a wee bit longer on those left turns. Are you really going to sell it? It can't be that delicate, can it? Or is that just an excuse to get the nitro?
I really hated missing this week but stuff happened that changed my Sunday around.
The kid got a 3300 pack? Oh well, it's good practice dodging him. It's just that it seems to have a touring car magnet in it. He's just out there having fun like the rest of us. He'll probably be driving around us old guys before we know it.

See you Sunday.

Matt

[BrianCio]

LOL!!! That kid cracks me up so bad. He has to have a magnet in there somewhere, it just kills me. It's like if he tried, he couldn't get more in the way. I spent about 2 months Sunday after Sunday just racing him since he is just plug and play and always out there. I really try to be nice to him because his parents just don't care. It's just so hard, I am not good at sharing :)

Eric. Sorry I didn't acknowledge you. You had a table and you were working on one of your cars, it looked nitro?? Your real car is a hummm, I am stuck. A red Mirage? I don't know, I am dumb. Maybe that kid will buy your XXX off of you. That is one of the smoothest cars out there, I like the Losi. That would at least force him to learn how to go around the track as opposed to over it. Well, most of the time anyway.

[mch]

Great weather today. About 20 drivers came out. Still waiting for a part for my fuel car. Tried running it as a 2wd but there was no traction to be found exiting the turns and I didn't want to mess with the setup so I ran electric. I did come out with the batteries charged this time. Last time I spent most of the time charging and not much time running. I went up a tooth on the pinion and that helped out the top end a little. There were only a couple other electrics running today but we still had a fun time. I need to get a hotter motor for sure, that 27 turn is ok but it sure takes a while for the end of the back straight to arrive!

Eric and Brian - you guys going to be out next weekend?

Hey Mike, I heard you guys have a micro track at the store, is that right? I have a micro rs4 and am definitely interested in running with some other folks, when do you run them?

Later,

Matt

[BrianCio]

10/12 I went to church camp with my wife this weekend. I wasn't going to go but she was leading worship and I felt that was worth the weekend.

Pretty sure that I will be there next week. I have all 3 of my r/c's running and both my 3000mah batteries going. If my dad doesn't come down this weekend I will be there.

[stoopideric]

I was there for about an hour and a half but I broke the losi and my girlfriend was getting sunburned so we left. I probably won't be there this week because of a baby shower for her. BTW does anyone know of an offroad track in Greensboro area I feel the need to play in the mud

[bricklin]

stokesdale runs this sat afternoon 18th at 5:00 pm. off hwy #158 east at the end of flatrock road. run all classes including some electric. open at 3:00 for practice. check out www.ncorra.com or www.teamtrinity.com( click on techtalk and where to race) for other nc and regional off road tracks.most of the off roaders will be in huntersville, nc at a private track for a trophy race. king rc in king, nc runs nov 1st start time 10:30 am. call 336-983-3969 for more info on king. see ya. if you need more off road info e mail me bricklin@aol.com.

[BrianCio]

10/19 A few new faces but a lower turnout. I just sat the tc3 on the track until someone else put down and then raced. It was a nice day, I stayed until about 4:30.

[mch]

Once again stuff came up at the last minute. There is always next week.
I recall last week Noel and Frog said they were going up to Virginia to race this weekend, that probably explains the light turnout.
I am not on call this coming weekend so I will most likely be out. I have my ob4 driving all 4 wheels again and the electric is sporting a new speed control that seems to work a whole lot better than the 20 year old KO one I have been using. Look out!

Matt

[BrianCio]

LOL, that's funny Matt. I am out this week 10/26. My family will be down this weekend. I may bring them by the track just to show them the fun times.

[R/C Xtreme]

Matt, Sorry for the late reply... I haven't checked the forum in a while. We do have a micro track in the store. We are starting back up with the micros now that the weather is getting a little cooler. Here is a picture of the track... www.rcxtremes.com/html/images/Micro Track.jpg

Also, I wanted to let you guys know that we are getting together at about 1:00 on Saturdays to practice/race our touring cars. The night racing in our parking lot got a little crowded and we got some complaints from the neighbors. If you are familiar with our area, we got permission to use the lot beside Arby's in front of Lowes Foods. We are also in the process of assembling a new track out of wood 2x4s. This should help to keep us from chasing the track around the parking lot. The layout has also been redesigned and can be set up in 2 different layouts. The overall track dimentions are 90 feet long by 48 feet wide. Here is a basic layout diagram... www.rcxtremes.com/html/images/1-10 Tracks.jpg

We paln on being in K-Ville on Sunday.

See you guys soon.

Mike

[R/C Xtreme]

My bad... Here are some links that work.

Micro Track... http://www.rcxtremes.com/images/Micro%20Track.jpg

1/10 Scale Tracks... http://www.rcxtremes.com/images/1-10%20Tracks.jpg

Later... Mike

[BrianCio]

10/26 It rained. I will assume that nobody raced.

Mike. That is a cool indoor track. I am really suprised that the outdoor track got crowded, not like a Kville. But Kville is probably still a little smaller than Clemmons. Anwyay, I don't know how many Sunday afternoons at 40 degrees I can handle this winter.

Matt. The garage floor was a disaster. I am still trying to get it right.

[BrianCio]

11/2 Beautiful day. I didn't race since we got home from church at 3. I finished the garage floor instead.

[mch]

It was a beautiful day.
Maybe 10-15 cars out there. Had some good running going on. Added a little jog at the end of the straight where it used to be a real tight 180 degree turn. It took a while to get the hang of it but it added a little bit to the course. It sure did scare you when you dozed off and forgot it was there! Both cars were working pretty good and came home in running condition. I am always happy when that happens.
Hope to see you all this Sunday.

Matt

[Jackstraw]

Can you tell me how to get to your track off 40 business from Greensboro? I would like to get out and check it out. I have an electric TC3 that I play around with. Have not done any racing. Do you run classes? If so what are they? Are you still running Sundays at 1:00? Not sure how much I can get out this time of year but maybe more in the spring. THANKS …

[BrianCio]

Jackstraw - Your TC3 will fit right in with mine. Business 40 and get off at the Main Street Kvegas exit. (From GSO) turn left at the light on to Main Street. When you get to the traffic light with Blockbuster on the corner make a right there. Keep going to the back of the parking lot and we will be there. Track is set up by 1 and most people get their stuff together and are running within an hour. I am there most every Sunday. Hope to see you out there. Oh, no classes, most of the electrics and gasers run on the track independently. I gave up racing the gassers (except Matt) I can keep up with the TC3 but it's too much concentrating for a Sunday afternoon. We all respect each others cars, I think that I have been wrecked intentionally once but I was stirring it up and probably deserved it. I think that last winter we probably had 6 weeks we didn't race because of being under 40 degrees and windy so, we are pretty much always there. Just drop a post when you are going to try to make it and Matt and I will make sure we keep an eye out.

Brian <><

[Jackstraw]

Brian - Thanks for the info. It may be a while but I'll try and get out... Sounds like fun.

[mch]

Welcome Jackstraw! Hope you make it out sometime soon. We have a pretty good time out there.

Brian - you crack me up. Do you really think any of us can drive well enough to wreck somebody intentionally? When I take someone out it is pure luck! LOL.

Eric - Where you been man? Did you guys have that baby or something?

Matt

[BrianCio]

11/9 Looks like winter is here. There were 5 cars up there and no tent. Only the die hard showed up yesterday. I just drove by and didn't even race. The TC3 has a broken rear axle hub.

[BrianCio]

11/16 There were 5 cars out there. Not even a track to race on, just an outline of where it usually is. It was 60 degrees, not sure why the turnout.

[mch]

I was not feeling well and the weather in my neck of the woods was pretty darn damp. The sun peeked through for a bit but for the most part it was rather drizzly. I hope to get out this coming Sunday if all goes according to plan.
Did Mike and crew show up and not set up the track or just didn't make it out? They are out there week after week I don't know how they do it.

Matt

[BrianCio]

11/24 There were about 12 cars out there. It was a pretty good turn out. I had just driven by to say hi and see what was going on. I think that Mike just didn't make it out there to set up the track. I am not going out there when its cold this year. I did it every week last year and I just don't think that I have it in me this year.

[mch]

Small turnout, sounds about like last week. Still had fun and the weather was very nice. Not a whole lot of people on the track at the same time for racing but lots of time to just drive. Practice, practice, practice.

Brian - I didn't see you yesterday, must have been a quick stop. Mike has relatives in for Thanksgiving and was just there briefly to say hey. Yesterday was a really nice day, ought not to squander the nice weather for it will be truly cold before you know it!

Matt

[nomac]

i can't believe there's been an rc track under my nose all this time!!! saw the video and it was killer! i've got to find you guy's QUICK!!! i live in thomasville, but my sis-in-law just bought a new house off (julian? i think) it's close to the farm store off 66. near the advance auto parts store. how close are you to her?

[mch]

Welcome nomac! Not sure where the farm store on 66 is but we run in the old kmart parking lot in Kernersville. Turn up the street that runs next to Blockbuster and go all the way around and there we are. Track starts going up around noon on Sundays and folks start showing up around 1. Come on out and run, it's all pretty informal but we do have a good time.

Matt

[nomac]

thanbks for the invite. if it aint too cold today, i'll sneak over there before my wife gets outta church.:eek:

[nomac]

went by the track today, but the track wasn't up. must have been that big festival thingy downtown. ir the weather is up next, then i'm there!

[BrianCio]

11/30 Per Nomac, no racing. We were out of town.

Welcome Nomac. It's a great place to race. Advertising for it is hard since this is really the only place someone can find out about it outside of word of mouth or if you happen to cross the hobby store. May-Sep we usually have 15-20 people out there racing and it is a blast.

TC3 is still broke. Just haven't fixed it. I need a dremel.
We will be out of town the next 4 weekends but I will check back once a week.

[nomac]

thanks. i ran into pookie and a young kid. his dad drives a maxima. then there was another guy out there. he has a sonic 1/8 th scale and a fusion.

they played around a bit. but the losi aint to my liking (yet) getting ready to flush all the bearings, install the yellow belt and find some graphite a-arms.

every time i get a new car...i like to use a hot mod and break the drive train in. so hopefully me and some k'ville guys can play this sunday.

TEAM YO MAMA OUWT!!!! ~ Pete

[nomac]

for anyone lookin for an electric sedan...i have a BRAND new losi RTR sport for sale. it has a futaba 9101 servo,gm3r speedo, p2k stock motor, futaba ms radio, kit body, treaded - foam - & takeoff27 tires. body and batteries for car and radio. i'm askin $175 for it all. car is ready to RACE!
but i would also trade for a tc3 roller. long as it has threaded shock bodies and a graphite chassis.

[BrianCio]

12/7 Out of town. I don't know if they raced at all.

Nomac, I would put it on eBay. I sell all my doubles or un-needed parts there. You should be able to almost get your price. Losi is probably the nicest touring out there.

[mch]

Didn't make it out again this week. Have been working too many hours and need to get some stuff done around the house. This weekend doesn't look real promising either.

Nomac - Sounds like a pretty good deal for someone. Like Brian said I would try ebay. Have you got it listed here on the for sale forum? It seems to be a pretty hoppin place.

Matt

[nomac]

'preciate the reply guys. but no, i haven't tried listing it anywhere else. thought i'd put it up on a local forum. so if someone were interested they could say something like ... " i'll be at the track sun, so bring it by so i can check it out." it just seemed more personnal and one-on-one.

just trying to keep it simple. sorry to step on any toes. you guys have a good one. and i hope to be racin' with ya real soon;)


TEAM YO MAMA OUWT!!!! Pete

[mch]

Nomac - just trying to be helpful didn't mean to imply you were stepping on any toes. It's just that we don't think you will reach a very big audience on this board. Me and Brian seem to be the only ones posting 99% of the time.

Later, Matt

[BrianCio]

LOL. Yup. It's usually just me and Matt here. Selling it local would work as well. It's a good price considering the Losi is like $299. I know I won't be out there for the next three weekends. We are traveling every weekend except for this one and this one is Denise's piano recital so, the next time I will be be in town is 1/4. Already only a couple months until things start to warm back up. I think that I am starting to miss the smell of that nitro.

[nomac]

piano! cool! when the 3 year old is ready, we're gonna start her in........something.maybe racin! but all in all there's no harm done. i'll check into trying to get a larger audience. oh and guys..."now there's three because you got me" cute jingle huh? (hehe). well gotta eat and tweak on the low-s-eye!

TEAM YO MAMA OUWT!!! Pete

[BrianCio]

12/14 Snow and ice. No racing.

[nomac]

i know it's kinda early but the weatherman says we're in for some sun and warm temps come this weekend. anyboby down with meeting?

[mch]

yeah, I was thinking I might try to get out this week if the weather holds up.

Matt

[nomac]

things are looking up for tomorow. i'm shooting for after 12 pm. but if it's a bit warmer, i'll make it earlier. (hopefully)

[BrianCio]

12/21 We were out of town and I don't know if they raced. It was cold though. I have now been posting on my little thread for 1 year now.

[nomac]

i didn't make it. had to get the holiday pictures in. maybe sometime after valentine's day.

[BrianCio]

12/28 Out of town again. Don't know if they raced or not. It was 50 degrees so they could have.

[BrianCio]

1/4 I don't have a report for racing on Sunday. The TC3 is finally back together and running. It's glitching and not at race quality yet but it at least runs.

[nomac]

don't worry...we'll fix that. have you tried ferrite magnets?

[mch]

Hey folks! Sorry I have been such a slacker in the reporting department. Hope everybody had a great holiday season!

Ran the last two weekends and the weather was excellent both weeks, just a bit windy this last weekend (1/4/2003). probably about 10-15 people showed up both weeks. Quite a few spectators at times too.

Some electric but a little more nitro action.

I think I may be selling my electric as I find it difficult to run nitro then turn around and then run electric. They are just two different animals and I really get tired of messing with batteries. It doesn't have the same adrenaline kick for me that fuel does. Of course, I am only running a 15 turn motor so it is going to seem tame by comparison. That and the fact that I got another nitro car (sorry Brian!;)) for Christmas I really won't have time for an electric. But until someone decides they want it worse than I do I will bring it out and run it with the electrics, if I remember to charge batteries before I head out that is.

Not sure what the weather has in store for this Sunday but if I am able(my on call week) I will be out there.

Once again, I apologize for my slackness in Brians absence and hope to see y'all Sunday.

Matt

[nomac]

is your electric car a tc3? these losi's are good cars , but they have very little re-sale value. on asphalt they're tough to beat. but on the carpet it's another story. plus (imo) the tc3 is a better stock racer. and the losi is KILLER in mod. but there are more racers (around here) that race stock than mod.

[BrianCio]

1/11 31 degrees at 1pm. Nobody there.

My electric is a Tc3. Love it. Matt, I can probably keep up with your gasser. I got a HPI nitro last week. It's used, its awesome but I would rather deal with batteries over that nitro fuel everywhere. The TC3 is almost at race level now. I bought new tires and do NOT like them. They are so slick. I guess i need Nitro Shoes or something. I also noticed that we need to move the track. The nitros leave such a residue, it would be nice to have a clean slate to use for this season.

Brian <><

[BrianCio]

1/18 Rain and 40 degrees, no racing. I talked to Mike and he said that there were moderate changes coming to the track in the spring. I am ready to move it and completely start anew.

[bricklin]

will and i have been off road racing this winter so far and have not made it back to kville. just wanted you to know i have a amb 20 lap counting system now, that we are going to use at the stokesdale off road track and at our mini t track at our house.
if you want to plan a race this spring let me know and i will lend you the lap counter , computer, printer. i'm working on a pa system right now. we will have a tweak race at stokesdale soon and then if i know there are no bugs in the system you are free to use it. it will pick up personal transponders( just one number instead of 7) but i have 20 club transponders and that should be enough.
if you want to use the system,you will need to build a bridge for the track loop. contact don at www.thercspeedway.com to see the dimensions of the loop.i think it's 1.5 feet tall x width of the track x 1' wide. not sure. anyway i can help your club let me know bricklin@aol.com or 336-286-9951 bill mciver

[BrianCio]

1-25 No racing, snow and ice.

[stoopideric]

Hey Matt, Brian and all others who have posted since I took my leave. Sorry to have been gone so long but I know have everything alinged with the RC gods and can return to the track. I am shooting for Feb 8th weather permitting. I would have been back sooner but about 8 weeks ago I came down with a severe case of Panther Fever and just haven't been able to shake it. I am going to have a nitro car soon if I can decide which one I want. I saw where you got a new one Matt. What flavor? I am leeanig towards RS4 SS, LD3 or something like those 2. Later Eric

[BrianCio]

2-1 Can't imagine they raced. It was about 40 degrees.

Eric, I will probably be back in race mode early April. I am not racing in the cold this year but some will. I think that they had a great turn out one week in December, per Matt.

[mch]

Hey folks! Yeah we had a couple of nice weekends over the last couple of months. The last few have been poor for running but gives me a chance to do some things I've been needing to do. Looks the same this week too. If it isn't too cold I might try to get out and run a few tanks through my new ride but nothing competitive yet. Of course as soon as another car shows up that all changes right?

Eric, welcome back! Been wondering what happened to you. I got an LD3 Pro and so far I am very impressed with it. I raided the Academy STR-4 Pro for the radio gear so it won't be running for a while.

Later,
Matt

[stoopideric]

I'm in the same boat Matt. I just got myself a RS4 3 SS and as of yet haven't started breaking in the motor . I am not sure if I can make it out tomorrow or not. I would like to the weather will dictate. What motor did you put in that LD3 Matt?

[mch]

I put an STS-12 engine in it. So far so good. I heat cycled it for a couple of tanks and then ran another few tanks around the parking lot. It seems to be a nice little engine so far.
I doubt I will be out myself but you never know.

Matt

[BrianCio]

2-8 Out of town, don't know if anyone showed up or not.

Matt, I want some Nitro Shoes for my car do you know what composition they use? 24,26,28,30? Any ideas? I bought some HPI rubber tires and they just don't stick good enough

[mch]

Didn't make it out Sunday, don't know if anyone did.

Hey Brian, you should be able to get them in whatever shore you want. I've only had 4 pairs of foam tires and I do like them. I bought these from ace hardware hobbies (http://www.acehardwarehobbies.com) they are 14.95 a pair but if you buy 3 pairs you get the fourth pair free. I found someone on ebay that is selling them for $10 a pair and $1 a pair shipping from Hong Kong. Here's that link. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3174007859) I need to order some real soon and I might try this guy. The shores I have been running were 35 & 40 rear and 40 & 45 for the front. These have been a little firm for the cooler weather but they are loose in a predictable way, if you know what I mean. With warmer weather on it's way I will probably order similar ratings this time around.

As far as rubber tires I really like Take-Offs but I have busted the center out of one too many wheels and won't be using them again. If I were a better driver it wouldn't be a problem but they don't hold up to my occasional(frequent) wall kissing. They really hook up and I have days where I have too much traction and spend a lot of time traction rolling the car.

I have an old set of HPI rubber that I have been running on the new car for break-in and the sad set that came with the car is mounted and ready to be used up next. Then it will be back to the foams. Really need to come up with a way to true up the foamies as they do get cone shape after some running. Tire lathes are so expensive! Of course, if you have a decent set up on your car they should wear pretty evenly but I haven't gotten that good with setting up my car yet.

Later,
Matt

[mch]

I feel bad! I should have included Mike or Christopher at K-ville and see what they have in stock or can order for us. Some times this www makes stuff too easy and you forget about your friends at the LHS! Shame on me!

Matt

[BrianCio]

2-15 Snow

[BrianCio]

Matt. It's the struggle for me. I have gone to Custom Hobbies twice in the last 6 months just because Kville takes so long to get stuff in. Custom said "If I don't have it I can get it in 2 days, 3 tops." If we can get Mike to that point, I am in. Perfect again, I needed a GWS Dream Starter, it's the whole kit to begin flying an airplane they are like $109 both times I was in there they didn't have it. We can order it. I needed it that week to start a friend with his bird. I got it from KC Hobby, had to. Now they have had a lot of parts I needed on the spot. That is the best. I could care less of the price, I needed the part. They got a :) for that one. I plan to be back out in April still.

Brian <><

[mch]

2/22/2004 - Nice day, about 55 and sunny. Only 5 or 6 showed up to run. No track setup. Just as well, it gave Eric and me a chance to sort out our new cars. I like the new LD3 and the STS12 engine I dropped in it seems to be a good choice.

matt

[stoopideric]

Hey Matt thanks for all the help yesterday. Nothing really broke on my car a set screw just backed off a little bit. I am anxious to see how well that Nova Rossi motor I have performs next time. hopefully the weather will be as good

[BrianCio]

Hey, just chiming in. I was there, just for a bit. Humm, nothing new on the TC3 side. It ran great when I got it home.

Brian <><

[mch]

No problem Eric, the car seems to be running pretty good. I know this might sound silly but have you considered just driving it in it's current configuration? It might be easier to handle the first couple times out. I didn't think so. Do you have everything you need to install the nova rossi motor?

Hey Brian, you just move in and out like the wind, don't ya? Eric and I looked around and you were gone! You had just been flying the plane. You electric guys are just too quiet. I guess that makes us nitro guys noisy and smelly.

Early forecast for this Sunday is calling for 63 and sunny! I hope I can make it out.

Matt

[stoopideric]

Yeah I considered leaving it like it is but then I considered how bad your car spanked me across the lot and went ahead and installed the Nova motor. Fed Ex has the estimated delivery for my starter box and manifold spring scheduled for delivery Thursday. So I'll have time to revert back to HPI motor if I can't get it right

[stoopideric]

Hey Matt, Got my starter box today :D This Nova motor is crazy fast! Just making a few passes in front of my house this afternoon. I have to get some foams these slicks just cant handle the extra power. If I blipped the throttle at high speed it would still break traction and get sideways. Anyways weather is looking good for Saturday I plan on being there right at 12 to get a few laps in by myself. See you there

[mch]

Glad to hear you got the new engine fired up. I wonder if the snow will be gone by Sunday. Are you planning to go out Saturday for a little practice? I'm on call for work this week so I may not get out but I am sure going to try.

[stoopideric]

I went to check the track today and it is clear and dry so I hope everyone can make it out

[mch]

Things conspired against me and I did not make it out today. On the plus side, I did get some work done on the backyard off-road track I'm trying to set up. Boy, am I sore!
The weather was real nice so I hope a bunch of folks came out. I won't be on call next week and should see everybody then.

Later,
Matt

[stoopideric]

there was a good crowd out today not many cars on the track at one time though. I spent most of the fighting gremlins on my nitro car.

[BrianCio]

2/29 Leap Day. We had about 10. I stayed long enough to get the Hpi Nitro running and to make a few laps with the TC3. I will probably not be out the next few weeks because of God stuff but I am shooting on being out on 4/4 for a good chunk of the day. And I am unemployed in 60 days, so that will be interesting.

Brian <><

[BrianCio]

3/7 Good day of racing, I really like the cut through in the track. It helps me keep my edge over the gas cars. I reglued the posts back on the car and I am ready for next Sunday if it's nice out.

[BrianCio]

3/14 Must have had 20 people out there today, just about perfect to conditions to race. We need to translate these people into sales for Mike. I have come to the end of the line with my car, the crowd and just getting tired of getting my car bashed. I have put a lot of time into it and it finally seems up and running. It might be time for me to take some time off and not race anymore.

Brian <><

[mch]

I totally agree with Brian, the weather was just about perfect and we did get a nice size crowd out.

Brian, what kind of bashing is your car getting? My cars get smacked around too but that will happen anytime you get more than one car running. Actually, I bash my car up pretty good all by myself.:rolleyes: I've never noticed anyone trying to take anybody else out intentionally. Are you concerned about the fuel and electrics on the track at the same time? All I saw you driving this week was the monster truck, I didn't see your road car at all, I hope it didn't get tore up.

later,
matt

[BrianCio]

Matt. Yeah, I hit the left front on turn... 18 and tore it apart. I just missed a turn. I am pretty ready for a new track design, totally. All the nitro has put a lot of deposits on the track and I can (almost) drive it in my sleep. I have been racing almost every week on this one for well over a year. I think that I have just hit the car one too many times and I just can't get it to track right. I had my monster out since the kids were out. The TC3 is hurt pretty bad, it will be a few days before I get it back together. Too busy in the evenings. Yes, nothing intentional ever, well there was that one time.

Brian <><

[BrianCio]

3/21 Spring is here. I don't know if they raced yesterday. I am still trying to get my car back together from last week.

Brian <><

[mch]

Yup, spring is here, it was about 60 when I got there and about 45 a few hours later. Decided it was time to pack it in when I couldn't drive because I was shivering so badly!

Had a decent turn out probably 10 folks. One new driver out, didn't catch his name but, welcome! He seemed to be having as much fun as the rest of us so I think he'll be back. Some pretty good racing at times, get about 6 cars on the track at the same time and it can seem downright crowded.

Still trying to get the LD3 set up, it's progressing steadily. Still love the old OB4.

later,
matt

[BrianCio]

3/28 Looks like lots of people there yesterday, probably 20. I just drove by to see what was going on.

Brian <><

[nomac]

there was plenty of action yesterday for sure!!! saw some new faces and met some old ones too! (hey noal....hey jeremy!!!) the old losi felt pretty racable. the take-off 27's felt pretty comfortable with my current chassis set-up. next week i hope to stay a bit longer and leave so early. i also plan on bringing out my trusty x-ray. it's been a good car for me on carpet so i'll see how it likes to be outdoors. (she's kind of a housecat :D ) thanks for all the assistance you guys gave me. hope to be able to repay some of it.

to those i met for the first time.... i was the guy parked right in front of the clipboard. i came in a green civic 2 door. oh, and to anyone looking for an electric car: i have a very nice losi ( the red/white with flames i had yesterday) for sale as a RACE ready package. that includes a 12 turn mod, 2 2400's & 1 3000 pack, a jr-x2 radio, and any other extra's i can find. i'll take $220 for it all. (i think it's a good buy :D )

[mch]

Small turnout today, maybe 10 people. It was pretty windy and that kept the temps down and the cars handle funny sometimes in the wind too. Stayed for a couple hours and got some good runs in though.

Hey Eric, haven't seen you in a while. I saw you on the board for the track down in Goldsboro, did you go again this week? It's a pretty long haul but I might head that way some weekend and try it out. They do run nitro cars on the outside track don't they?

later,
matt

[BrianCio]

4/4 Stayed inside after church today. Not going out in that! Braver than I, Matt.

Brian <><

[stoopideric]

Matt- I have started a new job that will prevent me from making it to K-ville most Sundays. Thats why I have been going to Goldsboro. Yes they run gas cars there. It is a great track very smooth and not horribley hard on parts. They are going to start a points series for every class starting in May. It will be on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month that points are scored. It should be alot of fun. I am going again this week but will not go next week. Its worth the drive in my opinion there are some really good drivers there but everyone is more than happy to help out a new face. Check it out sometime

[BrianCio]

4/11 Easter. I don't know if they raced.

[BrianCio]

4/18 Lots of racers out yesterday, many electrics. Fun times, broke another A arm.

[mch]

Excellent day! Smaller crowd than I expected but we had some really good racing going on. It's days like this where I think I might be able to do this after all. The car is still a little loose in the back but we are getting there.

Sorry to hear you broke again Brian. You told me you "brushed" the wall. I downright smack the walls several times a weekend and don't break very often. You are running a bumper, right?

Possible rain for this coming Sunday. Hopefully that will change in the next few days.

later,
matt

[mad-Trix]

Wonderiong if you race on any other days or is Sunday the only day you race. I have an electric 1/10 rc and I an about to purchase a LD3 Nitro (4/30/2004). I also have a friend with the same. We are located in Greensboro, nc and we race at the local Lowes Food parking lot on Old Oakridge rd (by the airport). We do not have permission, so we are looking for somewhere to race. But! Sunday is the day we are watching the race or at the race (Nascar). If you only race on sunday's is there anyone in the group that would like to start something on other days? We could try to get permission for the parking lot we curently run, but it seems you guys already have a good setup. We are willing to contribute ($$$) if needed.

[mch]

Hey mad-Trix and welcome!
The only day that we get together is Sunday although occasionally some folks go out on Saturday and play, the track is not set up then but it is outlined on the parking lot. I had an ugly head-on with someone who went a little wide on the adjacent straight when the pipe was not set up(thud!). The K-mart is closed so the lot is always empty.
Mike and Chris at K-ville Hobby have been doing this about 2 years on Sunday. I imagine it works out for them because they don't have to be in the shop then. If there is enough interest in moving it to Saturday it might happen but I doubt any other day of the week would happen. Alternating every other week might be something people would like. I'll ask around.
If it would improve attendance it could definitely happen. Once we get enough regulars Mike wants to move forward with plans for some organized racing. Right now it is run what ya brung when you want to but the electrics tend to run with electrics and the fuel cars with the fuel cars. If you haven't been out you ought to come check us out some Sunday. You can always tape the races, you know.

When do you guys run at Lowes foods? Isn't it crowded? Has anyone bothered you about running there? That's close to my neck of the woods, I'd come run with you if the time was right. Let me know.

later,
matt

[mad-Trix]

mch...Thanks for the welcome! What type of organized racing are they thinking about? A-Main's B-Mains? or some sort of endurance racing? I was thinking of doing something nascar style...where the drivers pit and refuel...My friend even thought of having tire changing in the pits...Don't know how that would work??? I have not experienced organized racing before. Saturdays would be good to race. Do people just show up and race or does someone have to be notified? We don't have a set time we race at lowes..we just go up there ...most of the time at night..so the lot is not crowded. For us (my neighbor and I) the best time is Tuesday - Friday night and anytime on the weekends. We race in front of a building (Attached to Lowes) that is not occupied. So we have plenty of room, even if we raced during the day. Do you run electric or gas? I am switching to gas...I love the speed, but am not sure if I will be able to handle it...my electric only goes bout 25-27 mph I'm ready for some torque!!!!

[mch]

Right now we just show up every Sunday and run. We do have a board with frequency clips that we track who is using what frequency but nothing more than that. Mike has talked more organization but nothing concrete yet. Like I said earlier we just show up and run. Come on down this Sunday and check it out! And bring your car!

I have 2 nitro cars(OB4 & LD3) and 1 electric(STR-4 PRO). Lately I have just been running the LD3 with the OB-4 as a backup.

Matt

[BrianCio]

4/25 ?? We had a church picnic.

Matt- TC3 is fixed and ready to run again.

Trix- someone always has the race on the radio while we are out there. Playing Nascar is much more fun than watching it. RCXtremes races on Saturday nights in Clemmons.

I have an electric TC3 (14 turns) and an electric Stampede (14 turns)

[mad-Trix]

Brian - Do you have an electronic speed control or manual. I have a manual control and am wondering if I go to a 15-14t will it overheat? I have a stock 20t mod on my 4-tec. Do RCXtremes have a website?

[KanaiDude]

Hey gang, so where is it your guys race, in the triad? been trying to figure it out, I live in sanford, little south but curious how far. I drive to goldsboro to race off road every other weekend, but wanted to fire up my nct3 and come play sometime. I bet if you guys got more organized more people would come seems maybe the right time for your track, as I don't think durham is going to run this year, just some food for thought, theres aren't many other onroad tracks besides goldsboro. So where are you guys out playing at??

[mch]

I came out late and had to leave early. 10 or so folks out to run. Great day but the pollen was ridiculous! Had some good racing going on.

mad-Trix - the 4-tec uses a mechanical speed control!? I didn't even think they made those anymore. An ESC ought to be at the top your list of things to get. I don't know if yours would handle a lower turn motor. It gets pretty hot now with the 20T motor, doesn't it? I have a GM V4 that is good down to about a 14T motor. Cost around $50. I am no electric expert though so you ought to talk to some of the electric guys about what they are running. An ESC is a lot more efficient than the mechanical so you should increase your battery run-time by getting one.

KanaiDude - I would guess your drive would be about 1.5 hours from Sanford. We run in Kernersville, in the parking lot of the abandoned K-mart. Sunday 12 noon to whenever.

Come up to Greensboro and get on I-40 westbound. After you get through Greensboro, I-40 will split, stay on business 40(right fork) and get off at the Main St. exit, (it's the 2nd K-ville exit I think) and turn left. About a 1/2 mile or so will be a BlockBuster video store on your right. Turn right at the light and go straight up that street and you should find us in the parking lot. If you see WalMart you went too far if you see downtown kernersville you went the wrong way. Hopefully these directions are correct. If not someone please correct me. We are usually out there every Sunday start setting up around 12 and running around 1 and run till ?? Lot's of fun.

Contact info:

K-ville Hobby
113 N. Main St.
Kernersville, NC 27051

Phone:336-992-2411

No web page, I guess we are going to have to drag them into the 21st century and make them get one.

As far as Durham, I don't know what is going on there, I think he is trying to find someone to run some races for him. I hope they get something going, I would like to run some out there this year. We definitely could use more on road tracks in the area.

I've heard of a new off-road track being built in the area but that is all I will say, for now. I just picked up a new Savage and would like to do some racing with it too. BTW that truck is just too darn cool!

Later,
matt

[mad-Trix]

matt - Thanks for the tip on the ESC. I am probably going to leave it as it is...I am two days away from getting that nitro LD3. so I will be a nitro guy pretty soon.
I do have a question....the LD3 is a 1 speed, can I hop up to a 2 speed or would it take some work to do it? I would like to add the power start option to it too, but heard I have to convert it to a rear exhaust vs the side exhaust it comes with.

[KanaiDude]

1.5 hours isn't to bad I can make that trip, as soon as I get a spare few seconds to tweak on my ntc3 i have a new sirio evo2 i gotta break in on it. I've been racing pretty heavily off road at goldsboro this season but I am itching to get my pretty touring rocket back on the ground. Mad-trix I am pretty sure the ld3 has a 2speed upgrade for it, would probably take an hour or two to install it, and another little bit to get it tweaked out and running properly, not to hard though, dont know about the power start thing. So where is this new off road track at ??????? I have a couple of friends building one in clayton, but other then that fill me in!

[mad-Trix]

matt & brian - If you guys need a website I can help you out with it...I am a developer and could probably get something hosted on one of my clients sites or I could spring for the cost of hosting it. let me know...I will try and be out this Sunday...with my LD3!!!!

[mad-Trix]

kanai - Thanks, I will look into the conversion. how far is clayton from greensboro? i may have to purchase an off-road. any recommendations?

[mch]

There is a 2 speed upgrade for the LD3, it costs about $100. Probably should have bought the 2 speed version instead of the single speed.
I don't know about the power start. Whoever you buy it from ought to be able to answer that for you. You can also go to www.ofna.com and post on their forum. Someone should be able to answer you. If you are getting the single speed it is the RTR and it comes with the Force 12 engine which is a side exhaust engine. I have one in my OB-4 and it is a really nice engine, not huge on power but reliable, holds a tune great and it starts real easy with the pull start. Save your money for the 2speed.
I have the LD3 Pro kit and really enjoy it. It seems to be a bit sturdier than the TC3s.

Don't they run on-road at goldsboro also? I thought they did. The off road track I mentioned is going to be in the Greensboro area. I need to talk to the folks putting it in before I say too much. Don't really know what they have planned.

matt

[KanaiDude]

There is an on road track in goldsboro rosewood raceway I think it's called. Actually mad-trix there is a track 15 minutes north of winsten salem it's called king, it's probablyl closer then clayton, clayton is where my buddies are building a track, there is a really nice off road track in goldsboro calle ILP inside line performance. The king track is pretty big it races the first sat of each month, probably be about 50 racers there this weekend running 1/8 , 1/10, and MT gas, and electric also, that is the place to race if you live in greensboro. There is also sandhills raceway they are maybe 1.5 hours from greensboro on route 1 in vass they are racing may 22nd this month to start there season off road. What kind of off road are you interested in? the three choices for gas are 1/8 (highly competitive), gas10 trucks, and monster trucks let me know and ill give some suggestions. I have a kanai2 1/8 scale and a rc10gt 1/10 scale it's so much fun, i love touring cars, but off road adds another dimension AIR! I havn't raced at goldsboro on road yet because well my on road needs some buffing before i go get on a track and pay to get my azz wooped, so i'll let you guys do it to me first in a parking lot!

[mad-Trix]

kanai - I would probably favor the rc10gt...I have seen it in the hobby shop and it is pretty cool...plus I like the look of the stadium trucks much better than the buggys or monsters.

matt- I already ordered the 1 speed, so i guess I will have to fork out another $100 for the upgrade. That's ok though...it's a learning error!!! I just have to explain that to my neighbor (who i convinced to buy one with me)...oh well!!!!

[BrianCio]

5/2 Out of town.

Cool. Looks like some good stuff going on. I have to take my Stampede up to King sometime soon. The TC3 is just sitting around right now. There are too many jumps and such to be had with the Stampede.

[BrianCio]

5/9 Mother's Day. Don't know if they raced.

[mad-Trix]

I was out on Saturday with my neighbor and we practiced on the track...was our first time out...we had fun on testing the configuration....hard to stay in the lines though...we kept wanting to gun it on the straight aways!!!

[BrianCio]

5/16 We were out of town again.

Yes, I gun it with the electrics on the straightaways and then hang on in the turns. Looks like a dirt track car around the corners. I hate slowing down.

[BrianCio]

5/23 My dad was in town and we didn't make it out there. I do know that they did race.

[mch]

5/30/2004 - First time I've made it out in several weeks. Very light crowd, 7 or 8 folks. Broke a pivot ball off about the 3rd time I ran so I packed it up and just harrassed people for a while. Hope to be out this coming Sunday but we shall see.
New face showed up with his brushless powered TC3. Welcome Mark! Hope to see you again on a regular basis. Thanks for all the airplane info you shared with me. I went home and dusted off the old Zagi, taped it together and went out to fly it some. Sure doesn't take much input to get it to react, but I have a better idea of what I am trying to do now.

matt

[donald]

Roanoke Race Club located in Roanoke Virginia will be racing this coming saturday starting at 1 o'clock this will be a RCN race, all class will be ran, for more information on the track go to roanokeraceclub.com (http://www.roanokeraceclub.com)

Donald

[nomac]

planning on makin it out today. is the track gonna be up?

[BrianCio]

5/30 They raced but I don't know how was where.

[BrianCio]

6/6 I don't think that they raced today. The hobby shop was closed all week and I think that they were still at the beach.

[nomac]

chris & mike got there a little after 1pm. we had close to 10 today. mike even brought out an electric airplane for "demos". the car worked reasonably well. but it felt a bit washy in the 180's. hey chris, thanks for being the 'geuny pig' today. having your input on those tires helped out. hope to hear from ya monday...it's all ready for ya! and i have to appologise to everyone about my motor. i said it was a 14x2, but when i took it apart it was acually a 12x2 millenium wind. :o .
the 14 was in the buggy. :eek: .

mike...thanks for the pride ups on my lap times. i'll push to get them better. :D well....let me head out and get some zzzzzz's. if all works out, i'll push to get there next week too.

oh, and mister "home creepo", i ain't forgot cha! i wanna check y'all out too. tuesday nite rite? cool! see y'all.

[BrianCio]

6/27 Falling off the ball here. I went today and had a ball until the motor siezed up. About 12 out there and a lot of good electric racing!! I like that part.

7/4 In the Bahamas

7/11 In St. Thomas

[nomac]

wish i could have made it. but sold all of my (belted) cars. that motor i had the other week reall came to life after a fresh cut and some re-tweakin. the thing was so fast on my test track that my eyes were watering nfrom trying to keep up with it. LOL. so for right now, i'm kinda browseing the rc want ads for a car. maybe a tc3. a lot of my "homies" say i should try one. (again :o ) but who knows. maybe the right one will come along and... :rolleyes:

[BrianCio]

7/18 Alive and well. Probably 10 out today. Good racing but only a couple on the track at a time.

[nomac]

have you guys considered comming out to durham? we run on alternate sundays. we have full lap counting capabilities, covered pits, electricity, and a food venue. (not the best but will do). in fact we have a race comming up this sunday (25th). we have a fair size on-road track ( 13.8 sec laps for me with an 8 turn trinity) we run 10th nitro and electric, 8th scale too. pro 10 pan cars and 12th scale. if you bring it...we'll race it! there's an off-road there too. but it needs a make-over. it's "runable" but slippery. it just needs someone who knows how to get the dirt to dry out more consistantly. in stead of drying out and getting slippy/dusty. for more info or directions just go to THERCSPEEDWAY.com. or you can PM or e-mail me and i'll do what i can for ya! thanks for reading y'all! see ya at the races!!!!

[nomac]

guess nobody's interested

[jmm]

Hey guys,

For Charlotte-area off-road information (race schedules, forums, pics, etc.):

www.CarolinasRC.com

-Jon

[mch]

Made it out today for the first time in 5 or 6 weeks. Decent turnout, I reckon 10-12 people. About split up the middle between electric and fuel. Had some good racing going on.

Nomac, I've been pretty busy lately but the last I heard they were looking for someone to run the races at Durham. I guess they found someone, huh? I would like to get out and run over there. I won't be able to make the next race but I might try the one after that. I haven't followed the Durham thread in a few months since it seemed to have died. I went out there last fall on a weekday and ran into Don who was trying to get the off road track to dry out that day! The on road track barriers were in a bit of disarray but I cleared a path and spent a couple hours running on it and really enjoyed it. I bet it was a lot faster before all the dirt was dumped on half of it! I was looking forward to this season and it looked like they lost interest or something. I guess I'll have to check that thread more often now.

later,
matt

[nomac]

YEP! durham is up an running! we run every other sunday. we ran this sunday so that means we'll run again week after next. but c 'mon down we'd love to have ya!

[nomac]

man this place is dry...almost a month and no posts. :(

[BrianCio]

Yeah, for the first time in a year and a half I fell off pace with posting since the shop has been closed and I am not in front of the pc unless I have to be. I want to make it out to Durham sometime but they race on Sunday and I can't justify missing church to go unless its a later start. Plus, I have seen you drive, you would beat me all day long.

If the shop opens back up i will get a new motor for the TC3 and be back out second Sunday in September.

[mch]

I had everything loaded up and ready to go and the rain started in earnest. Checked the weather radar map and it looks even worse in kernersville. Oh well. I have stuff I need to be doing at home and don't really have the 1.5 hours to drive there and back to see that it is raining in kernersville. Will try again next week.

I have been busy with other things and have not made it out in about 2 months. I did go by the shop a few weeks ago on a saturday and it was closed. Is this a permanent closure? There was a sign saying 'reopen on 8/16/2004' but I haven't made it back by. Haven't been able to get an answer on the phone either. Have Mike and Chris still been setting up the track every week?

matt

[nomac]

brian...i hope you guys can swing back in soon! we miss ya! haven't been doing too much running in k'ville. been really fucused on durham. now that it's up to pace.....well let's say my options are open. :D and don't get on me about my driving....there's guys out in durham that'll eat me for lunch! but it's been hard for them lately. 'cause a good friend of mine passed along me a tc3! no strings! just fix what i break and win races! it's just an rtr chassis, but i must say that it is the fastest electric car i've driven in years! (even faster than my all-out team graphite cars!) trust-much!!!! now i got some REAL SPEED! hope to see y'all soon. tell chris that i'm looking forward to running with him again. and i'd love to see a pro-3 zooming around durham again! that car was awsome there!


TEAM YO MAMA ~ OUWT!!!!! Pete

[BrianCio]

9/5 We were in Cleveland. I don't know if they raced.

The sign on the shop now says that they will re-open 9-9-04. I have decided to just wait on the opening instead of going elsewhere for parts. I have a sick TC3, Stampede and Rustler that needs some work.

Speaking of work, I still don't have a job, oh well.

Nomac, better than you? I'd like to see that. My wife and I are driving seperate to church the next few weeks, if I go to the early worship I can be in Raliegh by... noon. Would I miss most of the racing. Just to watch, obviously.

[mch]

Made it out for the first time in a while. Smallish turnout (10 or so) but we had a bunch of fun.
Had 3 micros out there that were pretty cool. I need to get mine going again. Suggested to Chris they ought to have a track in the shop instead of the slot car track. Nobody in the area is running micros and if they could get something going a night every week or two it could do the shop some good. The guys running the micros go to Boone to run.
Didn't ask when they were going to re-open the store. Brian, you ought to come out on Sunday and give Mike a list of things you need, I imagine he could hook you up or get them on order for you.
Want to try to get to Durham, just not sure when that might be. It's hard to set aside the entire day to get down there.

[nomac]

hey brian...getting there around noon is fine. that leaves just enough time to charge a pack for heat one. :D . i really hope you can race there before end of the season. just bring your car with a hot-weather (k'ville) set-up on it it and you'll be close. if you run foams then 40f's(28mm) and 37r's(28-30mm) are good. and rubber tires have been take-off 27gl's pre-assembled. i'm currently looking for a body for the car now. maybe the new mazda or the 'ole skool' HPI '97 honda accord. with any luck...i should be there this week with a newly tweaked tc3! chow for now.

[nomac]

um....to the top

[BrianCio]

9/26 Small turnout today. Suprising for as nice as it was.

10/3 Out of town.

[mch]

About the same turn out as last week. Weather looked like it might rain but it never did.
Left the nitros at home and just ran the electric. Had a very good time in fact, I might just shelve the nitros for a while. Definitley won't bring both types on the same day. Too difficult for me to change from one to the other.
Talk of doing some micro racing at the shop. I'm up for it! Anybody else? The more interest the better chance it has. We need a place to run in this area, and it could help draw some people into the shop.
Brian, did you get the Corvette into the shop yet?

matt

[nomac]

turnout was good. but had a horrible time. frequency conflicts.....car sustained about $50 worth of damage. (if the parts are still available). there are people who come there to race and there are those who like to bash around. let's keep the bashers together and the racers together from now on. because there's nothing worse than having a hammer nail you and it's fun for him. especially when you're pretty serious about testing and racing.
the reason why i was so up-set is 'cause i want to land a big motor sponsor. so i need all the practice i can get for some up and coming races. it's hard to do that when your car is turned into an rc ping-pong ball!

so chris...mike...and all the other fellas i know.....sorry about the attitude. and to the fella that lent me the crystals......thanks! you were the only good news i had at the track!!! see y'all soon!

[mch]

Had the best turnout in quite a time. EVERYBODY needs to check the frequency board BEFORE they fire their radio up. It isn't pretty when someone hijacks your freq.
Sorry to hear about the busted up car Nomac. Hopefully you can get the parts you need. What are you driving that you are worried about parts availablity? I have the same concern with my car luckily, it has held up very well so far. I'm trying to figure out who you are and I can't. I am driving the white BMW bodied STR-4 Pro and my real car is a silver subaru. (If I just described a hack then just disregard that last sentence :rolleyes: ) When is the season for Durham finishing up? I would like to try to get out before they are done for the year.
There are the folks out to bash and those of us that are more serious about the hobby. I try to choose when I run and who is on the track when I am running. What kills me is when someone is driving so far over there head and they don't care who or what is in the way. They need to realize this is more about finesse and less about raw power. I'll leave it at that.

matt

[nomac]

hey mch...i ran the white/catrol IS300 this weekend. the car is a mission1. i'm hunting around for any info about using Mi2 arms in the rear. oh yeah...my real car is that little green civic parked next to that gray olds. my wife and kids came this time tho. yeah, it made me pretty up-set sunday. i called for 71 channel for several minutes and got no answer. watched cars as they ran to see who had it and STILL no luck. so after about 15 minutesb i turned on my radio...no-one complained. i had a spare 71 (from there) clip in my box and put it on. went to the track and WHOLLY MAMA!!! guess i should've been more thurough.

idon't know when durham is thru for the year. they're in the process now of hooking up with an indoor carpet deal. i'll keep you posted. but we plan on racing this sunday so come on out! but to be honest...i like k'ville's layout better. it's just more technical. perfect for electric! but the bite in durham is higher, and it flows more. (perfect for gas/electric mod.)

[mch]

I was thinking that was you. I didn't know you had freq problems that day. I know there were three folks on 78 at one point. Mike ought to bring several sets of crystals out for sale or even to rent for a buck or two.
I'll have to check your car out next time I see ya, never seen a Mission up close and personal. Now I understand why you knew what an str-4 pro was. We are the two oddballs in a sea of associated and hpi cars.
I'll keep Durham in mind for this sunday but I have a few things to get caught up on before then.

Matt

[nomac]

looking forward to it!! :D an don't be shy when you see me. just come on over and check it out! it's a smooth car fo sheezy! never had a shuie before,it's very unique...and I LIKE !!! :) that mrc was on my list for a long time. but i listened to all the hype about batteries to the left on shaft cars so i left it alone. but yours looked good!
i hope you can make durham this sunday. if not then i just might change my mind and play down in k'ville. just need rubber tires...i don't trust foams anymore..LOL :eek: and that's a good idea you had about the crystals an all. very original! see you at the track!!

[nicke6817]

Hey all-
I am new to the Winston Salem area and was wondering what kinds of classes do you race? I used to race electric touring and would like to get back into it if i have the time. The track is outdoor, right? Where is it located? Also, are there any indoor on-road tracks in the Triad? thanks.
nick

[mch]

Didn't make it out this weekend as the weather didn't look like it would co-operate. Looks like this coming weekend ought to be about perfect.

nomac - did you get to Durham? I checked the weather there and decided I needed to stay home and take care of some stuff while the weather was lousy.

Welcome Nick!
We don't do any organized racing but we do have a track set up just about every Sunday afternoon. Mostly 1/10 electric and nitro touring. There are a couple 1/8 scale that come by occasionally. The nitro folks will run together and the electrics will run together and sometimes everyone runs together. It all depends what you want to do. There is some talk of getting more organized but it hasn't happened yet.

Mike and Chris from K-ville hobbies(336-992-2411) are the fellas that set it up every week. It is in the parking lot of the old K-Mart in Kernersville. If you are coming from W-S, take I-40 Business east, exit on Main St. in Kernersville, turn right, go to the Blockbuster video store and turn right at the light. (I thinks it is the 3rd light) go straight up that road and we will be back in the parking lot, you can't miss us. They start setting up around 12-12:30 and are ready to run at about 1. The track is laid out with pvc pipe and is a pretty decent layout for what it is. We have a frequency board that you are supposed to check in with and make sure you aren't wreaking RF havoc with someones ride. (If you've read some of the last few posts you've seen that not everyone does this.)
I'd say the biggest turnout is 1/10 electric touring. Mostly TC3s but I run an STR-4 Pro and nomac on this board has a Shumacher Mission 1. Off the top of my head I'd say there is around 10 or so core folks who come out pretty regular and try to actually do some driving. We usually have quite the fun time.

Do you have a car now or are you in the market for one? Come on out this sunday and introduce yourself.

matt

[nicke6817]

Matt and gang-
I have a XXX-S that hasnt been run for a while. I used to run a lot but the last year or so I havent really had much time. I moved to the area for college so I am not sure how much time and energy I will be able to devote to racing as of yet, but I would still like to come out. Currently I dont have a power supply for my charger but I think i will get a cheap one. Come to think of it, my batteries are probably all dead so i think i'll pick up some of those too. Most of my RC gear is still 6 hours away at home, since i didnt know whether i'd be able to race or not. If it turns out that i'll have time, i will bring my gear down and race.
nick

[mch]

Nick - sounds like we could be just what you need to get your feet wet again. You can come out for an hour or for the entire afternoon. Get that stuff from home sent to you and figure out what works and what doesn't. As far as a power supply for your charger I just use on old PC power supply I had laying around. Works fine and the price was right. Just put a load across one of the 5 volt outputs and you are good to go. Batteries might still be good, don't know until you try 'em. Come on down next Sunday and check it out.

matt

[kartrun]

Well, in case nobody noticed, we have our own forum now. You can thank me for the move. Us NC racers have always had more threads and posts of anyone else so I thought it was time to dedicate a forum to us. Anyways, I'm the moderator, yippie skippie Just thought you guys would like to know. Later! Brad

[nicke6817]

Hey-
Do they sell Losi parts at K-ville hobbies? thanks
nick

[mch]

Give them a call 336-992-2411 They should be able to get you what you need. Mike ran a Losi for a while. Not sure if he still does or not.

matt

[sphua]

I just wanted to post this since i am so excited about racing. K-ville Hobby races in Kernersville NC on Sunday afternoons at 1pm in the old K-mart parking lot in Kernersville (we have permission). We have about 10 cars so far. Gas and electric 1/10 welcome. Bring your t-max etc. We race until 5 if weather permits. Primarily adults so far, everyone wlecome. My real car is a white Corvette, introduce yourself if you see me there. I am Brian.
myself and my step-dad both run gas and electric vehicles and find it cool a plaxce to run my step-dad races alot at piedmont but i haven't had chance to race any because of work. we would like to come check out the racing scene. thanks sphua.i have msn messangerat sphua@msn.com

[sphua]

Hey all.

I am in Oak Ridge.

There is a new hobby shop in Greensboro on High Point road. (Across from Toys R Us, near good-will)

They are working on an off-road track that is to open sometime this month.

The track is off Vandalia, near I-85. (Used to be a Golf driving range)

Maybe I'll swing into K-Ville tomorrow and see if you all are there!

John

jkieffer@triad.rr.com
i am friends with the owner and his employees i get all my parts from there and i have a body that was prepared by one of the guys from that store. thats cool i have heard they were but didn't know where it is going to b. the hobby shop has been around for a while now the hobby shop used to have a club but the club fizzled out if anyone would probally try to get the club going again he might help out. the guy who owns the shop is named charles and the maintance guys name is johnny. the body guys name is trico. if u go in there often i will porbally see u there .i am usually in there with my son or step-dad

[nomac]

sphua who you be? this is pete. yeah charles and the gang are pretty cool! did you get a chance to "play" with the Custom Hobbies gang at the monster truck show early this year?

[yokozuna4x2]

petey?
pete nicholson?

[nomac]

yes...how may i be of service to you sur? (butler voice) :)

[sphua]

sphua who you be? this is pete. yeah charles and the gang are pretty cool! did you get a chance to "play" with the Custom Hobbies gang at the monster truck show early this year?i had a e and t maxx my e-maxx was a show vehicle with a hummer body on it. i am going to try to be at the show in greensboro in jan. i broke my e maxx and my t maxx wasn't running to good. my name is shawn and mike crews is my step-dad

[KanaiDude]

Off Road racing this weekend in Goldsboro, Insidelineperformance.com having there 3 day race this weekend of Nov. 6-7. Practice all day friday, Qualifiers on Sat., Mains on Sun. One of the best off road tracks around, great atmoshpere! Shoot me a PM if you want more details.

[yokozuna4x2]

petey this is mike(gravedigger)...
wazzzup dude! :cool:
i attend most of the dragracing events now...last year i only ran a few but this year ive been to most of them...
i race my emaxx in monster truck class and i race my tc3 in open bracket...
look me up sometime dude.... :)
by the way will king be racing this coming up sat?

[nomac]

heeeeeyyy monster mike!!! how ya doin??? been a long time! i'm still doin the touring thing. i'd love to see ya at k'ville sometime! and i think i remember the other guy...his truck broke in half!!! LOL! but it STILL RAN!!!

[nomac]

well chris.....i'm sorry to say but......the losi is gone! got a confirmed PM on it. everything is set for friday. sry dude!

[BrianCio]

12/5 Kernersville parade today. I finally had everything just right and went out there but the parade was today and the downtown open house was last week. Since I haven't had a job for 6 months now I just don't post on Monday mornings anymore. Check out Matt's thread about 1/18 scale running indoors. It looks fun but, I am about tired of the same layout of the track...

[nomac]

yeah...i went yesterday and y'all were not there. took a LOOOONG time to get out of k'ville. didn't know why til i saw a huddle of men in kilts!!LOL!!!

[BrianCio]

LOL. That is just wrong.

[nomac]

tee, hee......i'll tell you what else was wrong. having a freshly tuned REEDY Ti and 6 peaked battery packs just waitin' to send those TC3's into orbit and the lot was empty. :(. i'm glad i was alone...or else someone would have seen me cryin!! LOL.

[mch]

Sorry Pete, maybe this week. That is, if I can get away with micros at the shop on saturday and sunday afternoon outside. Of course all I have is the old Academy with the stock motor so if you want to abuse the TC3s it'll have to be someone else!

matt

[nomac]

now why you wanna do me like that..huh? :)