New Club In Raleigh, NC Area!

[zooyork155]

Triangle R/C Car Club forming now! We meet at the Cary Towne Center on Sundays at 7 PM. Parking lot racing and various tom foolery. All sizes, electric or nitro (just no planes plz).
www4.ncsu.edu/~rrmccask (no laughing, i'm no web designer!) ;)

[wolfpackracer]

I'm interested in checkin you guys out, cause I'm in Raleigh too, only thing is, a couple of the main places to race around here race on Sundays.

[zooyork155]

yeah. we're actually a bunch of guys that work together and the only time we all can race is sundays. It'd be geat to see new people though :D

[cheerwhiner]

Well let's see now- I work at Hungate's at that exact mall...........

i shall check you out for sure! Also, I'll pass the word along to customers too. I mean duh. Hey, come in and see Tim at Hungate's today (Friday) from 10-5 or tomorrow (Sat) from 2-9:30 and tell me all your plans in person. Bring something tangeable (like a flyer) to put up and I will. I won't work on Sunday but I'll show up for sure.

[cheerwhiner]

also, do you have permission from the management of the mall? If not I will not promote you in the store, however I will still watch LOL. Let me know ASAP- give me a call at those business times I listed above at 792-2824 (ask for Tim)- I may just print your website out and post it if that is OK> that looks to be all I need. Thanks.

also if you are on the wolf web I am the same guy there, cheerwhiner

[zooyork155]

Tim-
I tried calling the # you posted but the woman I spoke to said that you don't work there!? Anyways, we actually don't have permission from the mall as of yet. The security guard was cool with it as long as we stayed off the grass.

Also, do you know who I would need to talk to about getting permission?? That'd be a huge help. :)

As far as flyers go, I do have some made up but it's pretty much just the website anyway.

We'll see ya sunday!

[cheerwhiner]

weird, it may have been the new girl that answered the phone LOL. anyway I swear on my own grave I work there LOL. I may have given you the wrong number, but I do work at Hungate's in Cary Towne Center. Anyway, you will need to contact the mall management to get official permission, otherwise I will not promote you to customers (got to cover our own store's a$$ ya know). Anyway mall management & leasing office: 919-467-0145

[wolfpackracer]

Hey, if you guys are runnin touring cars, you should just come to Durham on Sunday. If you have enough people, they'll even have a run whatever class where you can just run 5 guys with whatever cars together. I live right by Cary Towne Center, and it only takes me about 20 minutes to get there.....I'm gonna try to make it out to CTC on Sunday, but I'll be racing in Durham during the day, so I don't know if I'll make it.

J

[zooyork155]

The thing with Durham is that most of us work til 6 on sunday. CTC is closer for most of us and we do have more than just touring. A bunch of us have e-maxxes and trucks that we mess around with on jumps in the parking lot. The Sunday night meetings is just a way for us to get together, hang out and mess around with our rc's.

If we get enough people together that want to step up the competition we can make a trip to durham. I've been going for a while now and Don (the guy that runs Durham) said we could go whenever we wanted.

[cheerwhiner]

also if anyone here goes, I will be wearing a red IndyRacing League hat and a blue shirt and probably sipping on a bottle of Cheerwine (duh). However I won't have a car except maybe my MAR toys Formula One car which is the only thing I would put in a parking lot right now. Haven't got my electric sedan yet, need to save tuition money LOL>

[DBWalker]

hello guys.. i have just started racing touring cars at Rosewood Speedway in Goldsboro. the wife has family in your area, so we will stop by and check things out. right now i am running a tc3, and i have a truck that is street ready, as well as a legends car too. by the way, where at cary towne center is everything set up? :cool:

[zooyork155]

Hey everybody!

Turns out the Towne Center was a bust (literally). The Rent-A-Cop kicked us out so we ended up at Big-Lots(?) off of Tryon Rd. near Garner. The surface isn't as nice as Cary but at least there's no hassle.

Lots of trips/vacations coming up so we might be taking a break for the next two weeks or so. Check the web for updates on location and dates over the next week or so.

To all those that did show up, we had a good time. Still no pictures though. We need to get some digital camera shots so I can post pics on the site!! See ya round :)

[cheerwhiner]

damnit i forgot i had my digital camera last night! I have it with me almost all of the time. Next time I'll be sure to use it. Maybe I'll have that TC3 by then too LOL

btw a lot of guys have tc3s in our little club right now too- and some e-maxxes. that was great when they were climbing eachother.

Basically where the abandoned Farm Fresh/Big Lots/ Furniture outlet is on 401 across from Bojangles but before the 70/401 split if you come from downtown is where we are talking about. Right now if some more people could bring cones it would be nice- our um "track" was not very good yesterday. However, we are just starting out and hell I don't even have a 'real' car yet, but all of the members are nice about me playing around with the 9.6 v one I had too. Hell I let them use my cones LOL

also right next to the parking lot is a big grassy area with dirt, perfect for some truck action. Also the parking lot has lights that come on so that is good for us to stay later if necessary. I could see this becoming big HOWEVER we need to make sure to clean up anything we leave behind so as not to get people pissed at us. Also maybe stay limited to electric for the cars, a few nitro trucks could be OK, but this lot would not be suitable for racing nitro cars (IMHO). WE did have a lot of onlookers drive by, and one van kept driving real close to where we were.

[RCTime]

What's up with dissing the Nitros? I was looking forward to coming out sometime. . .

[zooyork155]

Nitros are more than welcome :p ! I think he just meant that the surface was a little gritty and needs to be swept off so nitros might not have the control at high speeds. The club is welcome to all comers so come out and have a ball!!! :D

[cheerwhiner]

that is exactly what I meant! The original lot at the mall would have been fine, but this new parking lot is nowhere near as nice. There are dips for drainage gutters throughout the lot and also a LOT of trash that is left out there. However, nitro trucks would have no problem (like I said before).

Yeah bring anything you want just be cautious for a while if you bring a nitro car.

I may take some pictures of the lot this week while its empty so everyone can get an idea. Those drainage things are about 50 feet apart.

[Ron Zee]

Wasn't this mall where the original track was before we moved to the "new" Durham location?? If so,,, that mall wasn't too thrilled with us back then,, they always wanted the guys out of there when the mall would close. Then again,, back then we were pulling in about 100 guys every other Sunday.:cool:

But, if you guys ever want to run on a nice road course with smooth asphalt,, either Duram on Sundays, or Rosewood R/C Raceway in Goldsboro on Saturdays. And hopefully soon, Rosewood will be running indoor onroad carpet racing for the winter time. Sorry, seeing as it's indoors, no nitro. Carbon Monoxide you know,,:eek:

[cheerwhiner]

are we up for this sunday? again, i won't have my new car by then damnit lol

[cheerwhiner]

now I may be going to the F1 race in September so I may have to save up for that now too, we'll see. I can wait for the car, but that race is only once a year!

[cheerwhiner]

OK I will owe my parents about how much this car will cost to go to the F1 race and they already bought airline tickets and the tickets to the race. SOOO I may be waiting a lot longer before getting the car. Hell by then I will have read how to basically build it from scratch, I may get the kit instead of the RTR!!

[shadmaster4]

hey! I live on Lake Wheeler...i might wanna join you all! I have a TA03F, MR-4TC, XX4, stampede, and a broken down MRC MT10S. BTW, i'm 15.... I also have a friend down the street, who has a XX, and a XXT. Where and when do you all meet at? Maybe i could make a web-site for us, since i'm good at that. I already have one for my R/C group...Its a homeschool group. Do any of you have a Comm cutter? I can't find any place around here that will cutt the comms. Tim, can you order parts at hungates? Like for a TA03F? Particularly front+rear gearboxs, and gears? That sucks that you got kicked outa cary town parking lot...I'm trying to think of a good place to race street at... Oh, one last thing, what channels do you all operate at? I have 62, 77, 76,75, (75mhz Am), and 65 (75mh Fm).

[shadmaster4]

just noticed, u already have a site..

[cheerwhiner]

he he yeah he created one. I have a site too http://www4.ncsu.edu/~temckean/index.htm that will have pictures of our meetings up in the r/c section.

[cheerwhiner]

OOPs that site is not correct anymore, it should be http://www4.ncsu.edu/~temckean/hobbyhelp.htm

[zooyork155]

I'm pretty sure that we'll be out tonight. Check back later today and I'll let everyone know a definite time.

[cheerwhiner]

I didn't attempt to go last night, kinda pointless without a car however i could have taken pics. anyone go?

[shadmaster4]

hey, how about next sunday? THe 17th? i might be able to go...I just broke my XX4 in half, so i need new parts... I still have my MR4-TC. And a soon to be street weapon..

[cheerwhiner]

I believe every sunday night is OK except when it is raining

[zooyork155]

Tomorrow is a go (weather permitting)!

For anyone that hasn't been yet:
So far its been all electric touring cars and a handful of trucks (mostly E-Maxx). Bring what ya got and have fun!

[cheerwhiner]

i won't make it today as far as i know......... i could show up though don't count on it. if i do i will have my camera

[cheerwhiner]

well its raining...............

[zooyork155]

we'll be there at 7:30 unless its too wet

[cheerwhiner]

i am for sure noT MAKING IT!

[cheerwhiner]

ANYONE go?

[zooyork155]

Last night was good. We finally got some pictures taken. Not much action race wise. Mostly playing around with the trucks. Good time though. See ya'll next week!

[zooyork155]

Great news everyone. Not only do we have an awesome track in Durham to play with but Don is working on an offroad track as well!! Last news I've heard is that it'll be up by Labor Day Weekend!

[cheerwhiner]

i may be getting a rustler stadium truck now because of the dirt track instead of a touring car...........

[zooyork155]

Rustlers are sweet. I'm partial to electric but the nitro rustler is bad (in the good way).

[cheerwhiner]

actually i may get a duratrax evader st instead, i was not getting a nitro rustler but an electric one

[cheerwhiner]

alright i will come Sunday, I may not have cones but I will have some cardboard ramps to use for jumps with the trucks. I will also bring my nicer camera too, but alas still no car for me to drive :(

[zooyork155]

no need to bring ramps. we've got enough

[lillys80]

I have recently heard about the new track and i am so excited! can't wait to see it. i am posting this message (though it may be slightly unrelated) to inform anyone in the area about the new Triangle R/C Club (TRC). this is a forming club that is trying to recruit interested parties. We race all types of cars/trucks etc. We currently hold weekly meetings in Raleigh, though we would like to make it to the durham track more, and i'm sure we will do so once the new dirt track opens. I've heard of the sunday morning races, but currently due to availability most of our members are unable to attend these sunday races since they work. Anyway we hold our meetings Sunday nights at 7:00/7:30 in the parking lot behind Wendy's/Enterprise Car Rental in the shopping center on the corner of South Saunders Street and Tryon Road. we are inviting anyone interested and hope to see lots of people associated with all types of r/c vehicles and all levels of experience. if you have any comments or questions please email me.
thanks
danae

[Mackadew]

Hey,

Just sayin' wassup, I've been with the group since we started up but just got informed about this site. I have pistures from some of our meets and will try and post as soon as possible. Later.

Matt

[cheerwhiner]

the pics turned out OK that I took tonight

[cheerwhiner]

here are some pics, I will link them as to not hog up bandwith:

(note there was not a big turnout last nigh!!!!!)

Working on some E-Maxxes:

http://www.brentroad.com/photos/00154118.jpg

TC3:
http://www.brentroad.com/photos/00154117.jpg

LiftOff!!
http://www.brentroad.com/photos/00154115.jpg

Uh Oh!

http://www.brentroad.com/photos/00154116.jpg

[cheerwhiner]

:( I just did some number crunching last night and I cannot get anything at least for another month :(

[cheerwhiner]

i TAKE THAT BACK. i HAVE done some more investigation, and conceviably I could get the whole thing in about 10 days.

Are we planning anything for Sunday because of Labor Day? If you are, I still may not go, just checking so others will know too.

later

[zooyork155]

we'll probably go but no promises

[cheerwhiner]

damn my car failed inspection, and needed brake work done. I went ahead and got the whole schmoe done, which was exactly how much this r/c thing would have cost. HOWEVER I did it with a 90 day interest free Firestone credit line, so I can still get the r/c car!!!!! :cool: :) :D :p

[EMaxx150]

Where to you guys meet now? I might be able to if I can find the time. I live in Wake forest.

[zooyork155]

we meet on the corner of Tryon and S. Saunders in Raleigh. Check the website (http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rrmccask)

[cheerwhiner]

Great news, my tax returns finally came. I am ordering a truck today. Also I am bringing a friend tonight who will NOT have a car but is very interested in getting one, he also works at my store. I'll bring a few more jumps, my camera, and my F1 car so that he can have something to drive tonight. I'll take pics though.

Man I totally forgot about tax returns :cool: :)

[zooyork155]

looks like rain...

[lillys80]

because of the rain we are going to meet in the Dan Allen parking deck (level 2 or 3) off Dan Allen Dr. on N.C. State's campus. take the beltline towards cary (if your coming from raleigh) (coming from cary take the beltline towards cary - us1 north) and take the Hillsboro St. exit (exit #3), make a left at the light. you will go through 4 lights. at the fifth light make a right (you can only go right) onto Dan Allen Dr. there will be a large building on your right and a parking deck directly behind it. this is the dan allen deck. call me if you have any questions (919) 395-3069
danae

[cheerwhiner]

I just ordered the associated t3 factory kit with all of the necessities about 5 mins ago, hopefully i have it all for our next meeting :cool:

[zooyork155]

Got the new bulkheads. Caved in and bought trinity's blue e-maxx springs and the 645MG !! I'm so broke... :(

[cheerwhiner]

I should clarify and say I bought this on ebay, and the guy has been very good at responding to my emails. I have an arangment to get it here before the weekend, I paid a little more for shipping to do so but I don't care, not too much, just want to have it for our meeting. Plus I am NOT working on Sunday, so I can get it all ready during the day. He already built the kit, just bought a t4 and was looking to sell this with the radio and some batteries and a charger, along with parts for it. So I should be ready to run with you all on Sunday. BTW it will have a Reedy 9 turn motor as one of the 2 motors he is sending :cool: :D

[cheerwhiner]

the truck will be here on Friday. I can work on it Saturday until 1:30 and then all day Sunday. I will surely bring it, even if it is not all ready to go, and maybe get some advice. But I think I'll be ready.

[skullcrusher]

i'm trying to find rc shops in the raleigh area. my buddy came down to visit from new york and needs to pick up fuel for his rc. i would greatly appreciate the help.

[Jackstraw]

http://www.hobby-masters.com/

[zooyork155]

put some new pics up on the club site. check em out! Here (http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rrmccask)

[cheerwhiner]

hey I work at the Hungate's in Cary towne center, maybe you saw me today? anyway I will not be there again until Thursday night.

BTW

MY T3 WILL OWN ALL TOMORROW, I HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY SO :D

This thing is bada$$

I will surely be there tomorrow guys :cool: :cool:

[cheerwhiner]

OK I installed another A arm today and did a complete tear down and rebuild to clean it too.

NONE of the pics I took last night look nice enough to post, all too dark!

I really wants some pics of the LEDs

[cheerwhiner]

damnit i just spent the last 20 mins trying to disconnect the battery from the esc. no luck. i will work on it more tomorrow...... grr............ just spent 2 hours cleaning and inspecting the truck too....... :rolleyes:

[zooyork155]

I was playing with my Maxx today and broke another one of the stupid telescoping drive-shafts. I hate those things!! The other three on the truck are twisted too!! MUST BUY CVD NOW! :)

[cheerwhiner]

Well I got the battery apart, but the plug on the ESC will not allow a battery to fully connect to it. I can run the truck, but at about 1/3 of the speed you all saw on Sunday. Since I have to solder a new connection onto the ESC, I am going to wait and get Dean's instead. Hopefully I will have it all done before Sunday. Other than that, the truck is completley clean and ready to sit for the week.

I will take a trip to the "other" store because my store does not stock this connectors :rolleyes: (but hell any toy they have now :rolleyes: :rolleyes: )

[cheerwhiner]

I am now the proud owner of a heat gun if anyone needs to borrow it

=)

[zooyork155]

Hope everyone's up for some bashing tomorrow. Break out the launch ramps :D !

[cheerwhiner]

i WILL TRY TO GO. However I need to study, we'll see........

I installed the dean's ultraplugs today, no problems.

Also I did not build any ramps, did not have time to.

I do have some Traxxas monster truck posters for you guys that have them, I can get as many as I want..... If i come i will have them for you.

I also looked at the Proline Jetta body, it can be ordered. It is in our new catalog.

-Tim

[cheerwhiner]

there is no way i can go tomorrow sorry guys :(

[Voodooboy52]

Hey you guys
I've been wanting to go race up in durham for awhile, but my parents dont like the 45 min drive... I have a NTC3 (For sale!!) and a Savage... I'm selling the TC3 for a TRICKED OUT GT from a friend online... anyways, I really hope to make it out to one of your meetings. I know I've bugged don too much with no turnout to anything I said, so do you guys know when the drit track is open?

I hope to see you all soon, and I get my liscence in may, so I'll be up at the track, without depending on my parents :D. Whenever you guys meet.. I have a savage to drive ;)

[zooyork155]

We're meeting tonight at 730 if you're interested. You should definitely come out. We've got a couple launch ramps and we can set up an on-road course if we get enough people. Its always cool to see new faces.

[Voodooboy52]

My savage's diff is being stupid, I'm getting resistance in one spot... other than that, I'll see if I can make it tonight... I dont think so though, my parents dont exactly find it exciting to sit in the car. Would I be one of the only nitro guys there?

I forgot to metion to you guys, I mod at Affordable Nitro Tech.com (www.affordablenitrotech.com/forum) if you guys want to come check that site out... I'm Victor on there, and I mod the savage forum. Alot of knowladgeable people there... Hope to see you guys soon, I'll check this thread often.

[Voodooboy52]

Eh, I'm bored, so I might as well show off my to-be ride for the offroad track in durham, when it gets built. This is from the front... and yes, that is the Hardcore racing Ti chassis ;) All this for $250, then I'm going to get a Nova TOP tn-12, rear exaust, slide carb to go in it, with a motorsaver air filter, and I already have a paris ringed pipe... Its one blingin ride :D

Heres just a list of stuff on it now...

Elec. – Airtronics 94755 digital servos
Airtronics 94828 Micro 2 channel reciever
1150 mha rec. battery pak

Chassis- Hardcore titanium /purple anodized
Hardcore billet motor mount/ polished
Trinity lower tranny mount & upper mount
Trinity blue anodized rear a- arm mount’s 3-deg.
Trinity front bulkhead braces
Custom modified front steering bellcranks’ W/ bearing’s
New style gas tank
Suspension- RPM front a-arms
HPI purple anodized Lunsford tie rods
Lunsford Ti. Hinge pins
Losi Ti. Ball studs and ball cups
F. T. Teflon coated shock bodies
Progreesive susp. Shock caps, purple
MIP gold shock shafts
MIP blue O –ring seals
Shock socks
Carbon fiber shock towers F/R
B-3 style front caster blocks & spindles
Rocket city ball ends on rear susp.
RPM rear bulk head
RPM body mount’s
RPM front bumper
Kyosho antenna mount
Drive train-
MIP heavy weight flywheel
MIP 2-shoe clutch
Robinson clutch bell
Robinson Ti. Top shaft
Robinson hardend idler gear
HG alum. Lower diff nut
MIP shiny CVD’s W/Losi outer axels

[Voodooboy52]

Alright guys, heres the deal. I'm planning on getting my friend and I, with his GT and my Savage out there 3 weeks from yesterday... September the 5th. We both love to jump :D.

BTW, sorry if I killed this thread :(

[shadmaster4]

hey, i plan on being out there next sunday!

I will bring my TA03F touring car, and posibly evader or XX4 if i can get them to work...And i'll bring my lathe..I need someone to help me figure it out!

[cheerwhiner]

i should be out this sunday, but next sunday i will be at the us grand prix :cool: :D

[zooyork155]

im sure we'll be there. check back later in the week

[cheerwhiner]

this hurricane may screw us up, yeah check back. I am having some problems with my spur and pinion gears right now......

[zooyork155]

New 40 series rims and spinners !!! Check proline (http://www.prolineracing.com/proline.html)!!

[zooyork155]

Come out and race mofos!!!

[cheerwhiner]

hmmmmm...... I think I can make it tomorrow if i do homework right now on Saturday night. Oh well...........

I am going to get masher 2000 tires soon for my truck, probably the next time i run, not tomorrow, I will have them. Also, remember a week from tomorrow i will NOT be making it, going to see some 1:1 scale F1 cars race :cool:

[cheerwhiner]

sorry guys can't make it, too much going on before i leave this week. see you in two weeks hopefully..........

[zooyork155]

Too bad Cheerwhiner. I hope we can get a good turnout tonight. See ya'll later!

[EMaxx150]

I missed ya'll today. I was there at about five and ran my Savage once. I think I have a leak in the tank. It's not running right at half tank. Anyway,I have to be at work at 3am tomorrow and didn't want to stay to long. Maybe next time.

[zooyork155]

We usually get out there about 7 PM. Much fun tonight. Rain won't stop us anymore!!

[Voodooboy52]

EMaxx, Its probably due to your needle settings - The savage has an unusually large tank, and it likes to lean itself out over the duration of the run. By no means am I questioning your tuning, I was just saying it happens to me... Not this weekend guys, next I'll be out there.

[cheerwhiner]

I will make every effort to be out there a week from Sunday. I just ordered some stuff from Tower to solder on and install, so I will be ready equipment wise. Other than having to do homework, I don't see why I won't be able to come.

[EMaxx150]

I noticed when I primmed it,there was fuel comming out around the primer. I might plug the primer and use the pipe to prime.

[Voodooboy52]

You may have an air leak around there - not a good thing. When I come out in a coupple weeks, I'll bring my high temp silicone sealent, if you dont have any... save ya $5. Do you know if it runs hot and stalls? Or does it "bog" and die... If its lean, it'll rev up and die. Also, when I come, I never leave home without my temp gun... If you can get out there, I'm sure we can fix it ;)

[cheerwhiner]

oh no we have some nitro guys coming out now :D

[zooyork155]

<b>THE MORE THE MERRIER!!!!</b>. they'll still be eating my rubber on a short course. Forget drag racing though.

Seriously though, anyone that wants to come out should bring whatever they've got running. I'd love to get enough people out to structure some real racing!!

[cheerwhiner]

off road racing is where i could possibly dominate with my lightweight factory team t3 with mod motor, but that is it. I will probably add a tc3 around Christmas time to my collection :cool:

[beachbum]

are you guys currently doing any racing as far as gas trucks ? i have a losi xxxnt and an associated rc10 gt. i know it has been posted ,but when and where exactly do you race at? thanks

[cheerwhiner]

nobody has brought any nitro vehicles out yet. Two possible memebers who are planning on coming will bring nitro monster trucks. Everyone else has either E Maxxes or electric stadium trucks. We get together in Garner on Sunday nights. I will let Zooky give you more details, I consider him to be the founder and in charge. Hope that helps. Yeah, you would beat us all in racing, but right now we are about bashing, jumping, just having fun, not looking to really be serious about racing- just socializing, ect. Meeting people in the area with the same hobby is the main idea, I think.

[cheerwhiner]

got my box from tower hobbies today, so i can install some things i have been needing to get to

[Voodooboy52]

When do you guys wrap up? I just realized I have hockey games at 5:30 every sunday... great. I can make it out by 8 maby... anyone still be there? BTW, with that GT I posted earlier, I'd blow any of you electric guys out of da water... 1.33 HP outta that baby, when I get it. ; )

[zooyork155]

we're usually there til 830-900. As far as off road racing you're right about the gt. on-road is another story however!

[zooyork155]

Unless I can get a new bulkhead for my Maxx it'll be all touring for me tonight. Meet at 8?

[shadmaster4]

How about a huge touring race? That would be cool... I will ask my parents if i can go tonight...If i can, i'll bring my MR4-TC, and MT TA03F... I'll report back later...

[shadmaster4]

Happy happy happy..i think i can go...When i get a 100% go, i'll tell u all. Can someone bring a Low tooth, (16-17-or 18) tooth pinion? 48pitch, just to borrow for tonight? If so, then i can run my XX4, if not, i'll probably bring either my evader, ta03f, or mr4tc...

[shadmaster4]

I am going.... I will be bringing my MR4-TC, and XX4.- Meet you all at 7:30.- Zack

[shadmaster4]

Will it be too dark? See you there

[shadmaster4]

I'm not going anymore...too dark.. Can you all schedule earlier for next week? Like 7PM? Sorry- Zack

[zooyork155]

Early doesn't work for me. I've got work til 7 on sundays. there's plenty of light however. We set up a course under the the over hang. Maybe we'll see ya'll next week?

[cheerwhiner]

yes plenty of light indeed. I just got back from F1 today. I think I know what I am going to do when I grow up!

See you all on Sunday. Got my T3 running great now.

-Tim

[zooyork155]

I just got a Cobra Comm Lathe off ebay so if anyone needs cutting done I can do it for ya.

[cheerwhiner]

really......................... nice.

[cheerwhiner]

can't make it tonight- too much school work, and had work to go to this weekend too!

sorry

[shadmaster4]

i was gone in virginia..... sunday....I am back now...hey, i bought a cobra comm lathe off e-bay about a month ago too....what type is yours? Does it cut in the can or out of the can? Mine cuts in the can. I need a little help though...maybe next sunday you all can help me if i am not gone..I so badly want to come, but i am always doing something...

[cheerwhiner]

I may have some wider and better angle ramps built for Sunday. I want to build one that is wide enough for 2 monster trucks to go over, but that depends on the wood I have at home.

[cheerwhiner]

I just got some Masher 2000 tires for my t3 today to run with the big trucks :D

[cheerwhiner]

oh man these tires are great!

looks like a monster truck now

http://www.brentroad.com/photos/00171107.jpg

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http://www.brentroad.com/photos/00171108.jpg

smallest to largest- onroad tires, stock offroad tires, Masher 2000s!

Next month I will do a new body

[zooyork155]

the mashers will make a huge difference off road!

[cheerwhiner]

OK i built two wooden ramps. One can fit one truck and is a little steeper. The other one is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly wide but not as steep!

see you all tonight- i may be a few minutes late

[cheerwhiner]

ok where was everyone? I was there right at 7:30!! aaaaah Its been so long since i have been able to come and when i do we don't meet! oh well...........

it is getting dark earlier. We should probably find another place away from the 'ghetto'

[shadmaster4]

Argh! Sunday nights arn't good for me....I now had my grandparents from california come over....Ekkk..i was trying to escape dinner, but we ran late. Is that place even lighted?

[cheerwhiner]

broke 3 pieces on the truck last night driving around the brickyard at state........................... I may have time to get it back together but I need to order these parts. I may as well wait until I can do a body too and save some on shipping. Dang..................

[cheerwhiner]

I will not be able to make it on Sunday at all, I mean my parts might be here on Saturday but I won't have time to put all this back together.

[Voodooboy52]

Alright guys, I finally have a break in my schedule - no hockey sunday, so my friend and I are going to make it - with my Savage and his FTGT... :D. Same place, same time, right?

[Voodooboy52]

Sorry about not being there - had a "dissagreement" with the parents. Maby this weekend, my game is on saturday... I'll try to work it out. Same place same time?

[Voodooboy52]

All plans are set - Were going to come out tonight at 7:30 :D. Same as always - the Savage and the FTGT. Hope to see y'all tonight.

BTW, has this thread just died or something?

[cheerwhiner]

Dude i will go if nobody else is there anyway

[EMaxx150]

I'll try to make it next week. With the weather kind of rainy and having to get up at 2:30am for work,I figured I would wait.

[cheerwhiner]

well i was there again by myself. did you adjust for the time change? it is 8:20 not 9:20 as I type this

[Voodooboy52]

I too was the only one there last sunday... with my savage and my friends GT... 7:45, noone was there... odd... I'll make it in a coupple weeks, more hockey on sundays.

[zooyork155]

Sorry we haven't been out lately. Our hours have been extended until 7 PM at work on Sundays so we can't get out there til 8-ish. I'll let you know who/when this week.

[cheerwhiner]

ok good. I was getting worried.............................

I should not be able to come on Sunday anyway, waiting on parts to get here that I won on eBay.

Also zooky one of these days I need some comms to be cut if you could :D

[cheerwhiner]

next time i run i will have a new body i just painted, and a different forward only esc.

[Voodooboy52]

I just found out that I drive RIGHT past the place where you guys run on my way home from hockey... Tell me when your running, I'll come by and watch for a little.

[cheerwhiner]

are we going to get this going once the light stays out longer? I am serioulsy considering racing in Durham once I get my touring car up to specs but I will still bash the T3- I MIGHT get a Maxx truck this summer not sure though :D

[mikedaul]

Are there any fees to run at the track(s)? Is there public access, or is it only available certain hours?

Thanks!!

[KanaiDude]

Why don't you all come out to ILP in goldsboro racing on may1st and check out there track, also sandhills in vass is racing on the 22nd, kind in winsten salemn on may 1st, most race days are scheduled around here lots of tracks competing for racers, where you at Mikedaul??

[mikedaul]

I'm in the outskirts of orange county near chapel hill. Still trying to decide what kind of car/truck to get, which depends largely on where I can race :)

[himark]

I live in Raleigh and I want to get into RC. There probably arent any tracks in Raleigh are there? Doesnt seem like this place has many RC fans in it, Raleigh isnt a very good place to live haha. Anyway if you guys could give me some info on getting started or whatever I would appreciate it.

[baddtwodeebone]

There are plenty of tracks around Raleigh!!!

1) The Race Factory in Cary: Slot Car facility with a nice technical carpet layout for R/C. Even though it's small...the 1/10 touring cars are consistently the largest class...enought for "B" and "A" mains. It's a great track for Mini-Ts and Micros with the Mini-Ts turning only one to two less laps in the main than the 1/10 tourers!

2) The R/C Speedway at Wheels family fun park in Durham. This track has it all: A smaller but really cool dirt track, a BIG asphalt track and a nice concrete track for the Mini-Ts and Micros.

3) Apex R/C has a "club" and is currently building an off-road track. Not surprising because the owner of Apex R/C is BIG into Monster Trucks

4) If you don't mind going to Goldsboro, there's Rosewood Speedway with indoor carpet and outdoor asphalt.

Let me know if you want more info...I'll tell you who to get in touch with.

Ziggy

[BLBncsu]

I would love for us Raleigh guys to try to setup a time and place to just meet in a parking lot to do some bashing and fun racing. Its tough to always make the it out to Durham to run at the track but would love to meet and run with some of you guys here in town sometime.

[baddtwodeebone]

If you're not busy on Sunday afternoons, come on down to The Race Factory in Cary. A good number of us should be there on any given weekend!

[NCSpeedRacer]

I am very glad to see some new racers in this area. Bad2dbone is right. There are lots of good race tracks in this area. I live in N.Raleigh. I'm 45 min. from Rosewood, 20 min. from TRF in Cary and 25 min. from Durham. In my opinion that puts me right in the middle of my racing universe. This forum is the best place to find out whats going on so point your fellow rc'ers this way. I would like to meet some racers in Raleigh but to be honest, parking lot bashing gets boring real quick. I much prefer testing my skills(if you could call them skills) against other drivers on a technical track layout. Getting to know other racers and forming some friendships has actually made this hobby even more addicting to me. So - come on out and race with us - all skill levels welcome.

Billy D. :cool:

[baddtwodeebone]

Biily's right....you'll be surprised how much we're all willing to help each other out at the tracks! There are a lot of good people in this hobby, and going to the tracks is the best way to get to know them (us).

Xiggy

[BLBncsu]

I agree with you all, I love going to the track to race against others on a nice defined course. But I also love to meet people and just go bashing when I don't have a lot of time. It takes me 30 min to get to durham and another 30 back. Sometimes I can't give up that much time and would rather spend that time in a nice lot with others chatting and driving around. I'd love to go out tomorrow (Sunday) for some parking lot racing...anybody in

[NCSpeedRacer]

BLBncsu - Why don't you come to The Race Factory on Sunday. Practice starts at 12:00 and racing starts around 2:00. We race 1/10th stock touring, 1/12th stock and usually a mini-t size class. Only about 20 minutes from N. Raleigh. Hope you can make it out. Thats where me and Baddtwodeebone will be tomorow.

Billy D.

[nomac]

BlBncsu....try driving 2 hours there and two hours back three weeks in row only have MAYBE one or two people willing to stay past 12:30pm! guess how much time i gave up!!! that's 12 wasted hours..2.80 FULL tanks of fuel...623 miles..and very near $50 in 97 grade premium! i'm very thankful to guys like byron. even tho he knew the crowd would be thin...he'd come out just so i can have someone to run with. (at least i think..teehee) and he'd pretty much stay til the end. granted he lives closer than me but he chose to hang out instead of heading home and chilling out. i see it like this.....you've got no exscuse. (well...lazy might be one...:D)

[BLBncsu]

Nomac- yeah laziness might be my excuse.
I'd love to check out the race-factory but its my understanding that they currently only run electrics there, no nitro's yet. I'm a nitro fan, being a mechanical engineer forces me to love engines, not electricity :)
Hope to make it out to Durham soon, are there many people there on a sunday afternoon or not?

[nomac]

c'mon by and see.:)

[cheerwhiner]

just to let everyone know the shop in Apex is doing a club thingy on Thursday nights. Free and good folks show up too. Drive whatever you want. I was part of this old club last summer and its basically the same thing only we don't have to worry about the parking lot- apex r/c hobbies has permission to use the lot from surrounding businesses.

[chiromaster]

There is a new indoor offroad track for mini-t's and rc18t's in Pine Level NC. Just a few minutes from Smithfield/Selma. Carpet track with jumps and bumps. We need more racers. This is a very easy way to race. Less than $200 total will make you as competitive as the next guy with no benefit to crazy battery and motor wars.

Check them out at Lasoraceway.com The folks are nice and the program is very efficiently run. You won't be out all day or night.

Please spread the word to anyone in the Raleigh/Clayton/Smithfield and surrounding areas about this track.

[buxter]

Any NCSU students here? May be we could get together for some bashing, I have a 1/8 buggy that's ready to roll after some major accidents. Anyway it would be cool to know more people from State anyway.

[cheerwhiner]

i just graduated from NCSU and now I run Apex R/C Hobbies, www.apexrchobbies.com

you may come to our shop on Thursday nights and run with us in the parking lot.

[buxter]

Well the problem is that I am a freshman and I don't have my car here with me. So I can't go anywhere. That's why I was looking for someone close, or with a car.