ROAR 2007 1/5 Scale National Championships (pics inside)

[FifthScaleRacer]

ROAR 1/5th Scale Nationals are underway at the legendary Time Zone raceway in Battle Ground Washington! Practice sessions today with Qualifiers starting tomorrow 8/3. Here's some pics I took from todays session.

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/IMG_5137.jpg

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/IMG_5259.jpg

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/IMG_5537.jpg

[Pat Fierle]

very nice pics. i like the first one the best.

[vaderbxman]

I like the fourth one because it shows the weight load from side to side.

[marca]

yeah lol love that first one too

[balang_479]

ahh awesome big scale bikes with cars... that is genious... awesome pics,, give US MORE!! :D

[FifthScaleRacer]

thanks...i'll post more pics throughout the weekend.

Here's one from today.

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/bike.jpg

[FifthScaleRacer]

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/f1.jpg

[FifthScaleRacer]

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/bike2.jpg

[ElectricThunder]

I really like those bikes. Really cool; I'm afraid to ask how much the one with the red CF chassis costs...:D

[NotWalkinBlind]

:eek:
Woah. In that last pic, the driver in the background appears to be looking at the driver in the foreground... did the owner pose the head to one side before the heat, or is there a servo doin' it?

[Lito Reyes]

Nope, that last bike pic was from Round 4 today. I (red carbon DRP Bikes frame) was passing Eric Poholsky (red Ducati-y thingy), who is driving a new 4-stroke bike.

[Lito Reyes]

Not meaning to steal any of FifthScaleRacer's thunder (my pics don't even compare to his, anyway), but since bikes are my thing, here a couple more of StubbyPhilips' bike:

http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/1071/393StubbyPhilipsBikeTail-med.jpg

http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/1071/393StubbyPhilipsWheelie-med.jpg

[masterchief06]

Originally posted by FifthScaleRacer
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j275/masterchief06/Offroad.jpg

Oh so they had offroad too? Oh wait...:eek::huh:

[balang_479]

Nitro racing with Electric?? no separate classes???

great pics, again :D

[Hikari no Tenshi]

Yeah, are those the nitro bikes or the electrics, I really like those.

[Lito Reyes]

Nitro and electric bikes ran together.

[rustla]

nice pics!!! i want an RC crotch rocket, but i dont have the space for one

[ElectricThunder]

Nitro and electric bikes ran together.

So which kind usually wins (obviously dependant on driver, but keeping the driver equal, which do you think would turn faster lap times)? Do the electrics have any advantage over the nitros at all? It must be nice to run both at the same time without anyone bickering about it.

[FifthScaleRacer]

Hey guys, thanks for the compliments. You can see all of the pics I took here:
http://www.robspics.com/gallery.html

:)

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/IMG_8063.jpg

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/IMG_8460.jpg

http://www.robspics.com/postimages/IMG_8299.jpg

[FifthScaleRacer]

BTW, nice meeting you Lito ;)

[balang_479]

Why do the Nitros and electrics race together? shouldnt they be in a seperate class or are they?

[Lito Reyes]

We're not getting enough of a turnout yet to race them in separate classes. As for which type wins more often, at my home track (KZ Speedway in Sun Valley, CA) the electrics usually dominate. But I have to say that FPM's new R30FS bike (the red Ducati-ish one in the pics) is really going to give the electrics a run for their money. It has so much bottom end due to the low-end torque and winds out really nice. The electrics ususally have an advantage in handling, as their low weight can be tossed around quicker.

And Rob, it was a pleasure meeting you also!

[NotWalkinBlind]

Nope, that last bike pic was from Round 4 today. I (red carbon DRP Bikes frame) was passing Eric Poholsky (red Ducati-y thingy), who is driving a new 4-stroke bike.

Let's try this again... "did the owner pose the head to one side before the heat, or is there a servo doin' it?"

[balang_479]

Let's try this again... "did the owner pose the head to one side before the heat, or is there a servo doin' it?"

theres is defenately no servo to move the head... i believe it just go bumped into that direction.

[Lito Reyes]

That shot wasn't posed, just good luck and great photography from Rob. In fact, hours before we saw that pic, Eric was complaining that the rider's head was turning (one of the little things that bug him), so we applied some Shoe Goo to him before the next round.

[FifthScaleRacer]

Sometimes luck is all one needs ;)