z-man280
08-25-2005, 02:37 PM
gotta share this with ya.....
i got into this hobby in 1990, with a traxxas sledgehammer,..and was hooked.didnt take long, and i wanted to race, with little extra money, i had to depend on driving skill. so, the sldge got lowered, 2.2. stadium tires, an LSII body, ( wow, showing my age there), a 13x3, and at the time, top of the line 1700 scrc's, and a novak 410. after the sublte laughs died down, it was race time. against the then new T2, and losi's, i WON mod truck! .not because i had the best stuff, but because i drove that truck almost every day, 3-4 packs thru it a day. fast forward, buddy buys a hpi rs-4.....state of the art then,.....and it sits on a shelf for 4 years. decides to sell it, so i take it to the lhs to sell, only to enter it in a race that night.:D 2nd place. starting to really like this racing thing, and i did it with a 4 yr. old car,...hmmmmm. fast forward again, to big boys toys, fall river mass. indoor off road track, and here i am again, with a stampede! similar results,.....3rd place. i got killed in the straights, so-so in the corners, but,.....i was consistent!!!! nothing, i repeat nothing, beats "seat time" in my opinion. i guess this is a thread to all those starting out racing, it may have been local tracks, but you dont need $2500 worth of car to have fun, and do well. driving, and learning that smooth is fast, will always get you further ahead than the 7x1 in a berillium metal, federation approved, top secret whatever car and radio. like i said, been in this for 15 years, and seen alot of $$$$ get beat by someone with a love for the hobby, and alot of packs ran thru their car/truck to learn how to drive smooth......can i get an AMEN!
oh yeah, raced last night at local parking lot gathering, touring car, w/ my TB-01 rally......won a heat race, and 3rd again..:D
i got into this hobby in 1990, with a traxxas sledgehammer,..and was hooked.didnt take long, and i wanted to race, with little extra money, i had to depend on driving skill. so, the sldge got lowered, 2.2. stadium tires, an LSII body, ( wow, showing my age there), a 13x3, and at the time, top of the line 1700 scrc's, and a novak 410. after the sublte laughs died down, it was race time. against the then new T2, and losi's, i WON mod truck! .not because i had the best stuff, but because i drove that truck almost every day, 3-4 packs thru it a day. fast forward, buddy buys a hpi rs-4.....state of the art then,.....and it sits on a shelf for 4 years. decides to sell it, so i take it to the lhs to sell, only to enter it in a race that night.:D 2nd place. starting to really like this racing thing, and i did it with a 4 yr. old car,...hmmmmm. fast forward again, to big boys toys, fall river mass. indoor off road track, and here i am again, with a stampede! similar results,.....3rd place. i got killed in the straights, so-so in the corners, but,.....i was consistent!!!! nothing, i repeat nothing, beats "seat time" in my opinion. i guess this is a thread to all those starting out racing, it may have been local tracks, but you dont need $2500 worth of car to have fun, and do well. driving, and learning that smooth is fast, will always get you further ahead than the 7x1 in a berillium metal, federation approved, top secret whatever car and radio. like i said, been in this for 15 years, and seen alot of $$$$ get beat by someone with a love for the hobby, and alot of packs ran thru their car/truck to learn how to drive smooth......can i get an AMEN!
oh yeah, raced last night at local parking lot gathering, touring car, w/ my TB-01 rally......won a heat race, and 3rd again..:D