Anyone from the Boston area??

[Jwelch]

I've been engaged in a so far futile search for any r/cers in the Norfolk County area of Massachusetts. I live in Medfield, and would appreciate it if anyone from the surrounding towns (or Medfield, better yet) would drop me a reply! Thnx

[Car_Head12]

hey im in the "Boston area" but medfield is like 45min drive away?? (why r u living in the outback :eek: ;) :D :rolleyes: :cool: hehe jk)
peace out
Car Head

[Car_Head12]

also, check the regional forum and if you look there a couple of posts from peeps in the "Boston area".

[stormperson]

you near west street hobbies? i live around 30 min from there, i have been racing at big boys over the winter, down in fallriver, and i am just now, going to go to northboro to race again. i raced there last summer. ideally i would like to get a oval tc class up. since they only have a onroad oval and a offroad oval.

what kind of cars do u have? i have a tc3, gt and some more elctric offroads.

[Car_Head12]

west street hobbies?? where is that, right now im going to Alex's RC and Hobbyworks or something like that... im not sure if it has a track yet... :D :rolleyes: . but i sm gonns check next time i go...
Peace

Car Head

[DerekB]

Moving this to the regional area. I'll leave it lock for a day then it will be only in the Regional Forum.

[Jwelch]

Yup, West Street is about a 10 minute drive from my place and i just got my new GT there. Hows the fall river track by the way?

[very low budget racer]

The closet track for me is Hi-Tech hobbies and Hobby Town in abbington, BBToys is 55 min away, im in the wrong side of massachusetts to race.

[Car_Head12]

im sooo bummed there is no track within an hour of me, and i really, REALLY wanted to race, that is just pure stink! unless some new hobbyshop opens... :mad: oh well, and i dont have enough space to build a track!! GRRR!

Car Head

[Car_Head12]

also, where exactly is west street hobbies located, as i have no idea where west street is...(???)

[stormperson]

west street is in medway, which is 2 over from medway (millis is inbetween) alex's seems to rather far away. (since its in belmont)

where is hi tech hobbies, and what kind of track does it have.

also what kind of cars do u all have, if anyone wants to have a parking lot race or anything like that i would be more then willing.

northboro has a paved oval, however it would be great if they paved the inside of the oval, then tc's could run on a road course there too (sorta like the daytona 24, or texas has a road course too,and alot of other ovals) however, it costs alot of money and probably wont happen.

[NUtack97]

Where's the track in Northboro? Or any other track for that matter? I'm saving my pennies to get a new vehicle (RC10T3 or XXXT?) and I'd love to race somewhere in the Boston area. I'm coming from Tewksbury, but I don't mind driving a ways to get to the track, so long as it's some good, fun racing!

-Tack :D

[stormperson]

if you go into the rcca track directory you can find the address, then go to switchboard.com and see how long it takes to get there. also check out the other tracks see if any are closer.

for northboro, i HIGHLY recommend not racing electric offroad, due to the metal chips that get in the motor. onroad is another story. if u like oval then you will love it, however they dont have a trasnponder system.

i am going to see what they are racing now this sat (i cant wait)

[very low budget racer]

I right now have a Yokomo Rally, and my Quake is going to a new home, but my XXXT is in the mail.

[stormperson]

i went to northboro today. there is going to be a tc class on the oval. and its actually very to run tc's on the oval. as for the offroad they are getting clay to redo it, i have no clue if it will stay a oval or if it will be a normall ofroad set up.

[Car_Head12]

i sure wish there was a track nearby... oh well, thats a bummer!

[very low budget racer]

Car_Head what town you from, I'm pretty far from tracks too, you prolly live near me.

[stormperson]

i am not that far from sharon, only like 20-30 minutes. how far are u from the closest track?

also i got a flyer for a new track in worchestor (cant spell). they will have a road course, 50x40ft and a offtrack track, with 10ft lanes, and some other stuff. 50x70ft. they are opening june 1. i sent them an email, there site isnt up yet. however its about 45 min from me, which is a okay drive. should be sweet!

[Car_Head12]

im in a boston suberb, where is Sharon? ill check out a map (what a novel idea...), but that would be really nice if a track was opening kinda nearby... keep me posted

Car Head

[Car_Head12]

yeah, i cant spell that name either, all i know is that it is pronounced "wooster" :D

[Car_Head12]

that would be dope! im like ten from blue hills, tho there used to be a tower hobbies in east milton square... but its all gone now, good riddance... :mad: :D :) :cool: :p
yeh that might be cool but where in blue hills? isnt it mostly grassy?

but i REALLY wish some hobbyshop with a track would open within like 30 of me...

[stormperson]

whens a good day to do it? also what kind of cars do u have? and i remeber that when i used to do mountain biking, they had a cool place to run em. i forget which color trail it was though, but it was at the base of it. (they named the trails by color)

but the importnat thing is what kind of car do u have?

[very low budget racer]

I can see the Great Blue Hills from my house, im like 10 min away, what is it like? is it like borderland state park? thats a nice place to run too. MAybe we can all meet up for a day of bashing somewhere, if only there was a Track/LHS in dedham/newton area, that would be SWEET!!!

[very low budget racer]

BTW: in abbington a new track opened up, its next to Brockton, there was a indoor track in Brockton a few yars ago '97, It was run by the guy who owns Hi-Tec hobbies, but i cant get in touch with him. When I get a job and a car I'll be driving over 1 hour to race, **** new law, gotta be 17 to get a license, no more 16.5.

[stormperson]

its sorta like that. basically the area i was thinking of is the beggingin of the path (which i dont suggest running on since horses also go on it, and leave "presents") however you oculd probably avoid em.

anyway there is a really cool staircase type of thing made up by tree roots.

i have a 4x4 peice of plywood, we can set up a jump, i also have some dots, we could also set up a track or just bash.

my tmaxx is currently down due to a leaky fuel tank, and my gt just stripped a spur gear, however i am going to drill out a 66t traxxas spur to and hope it will fit.

i am just worried about getting kicked out due to the noise if we run nitros.

[stormperson]

how close is everyone to blue hills? they dont allow motor vechinles, however if we dont make too big of a scene i shouldnt matter that much. and it will give us a starting point as to where to go trackwise and everything. ideally it would be great if a hobbytown or something of that sorta opened in dedham or newton.

[Car_Head12]

methinks nitros are no good, which is fine 4 me cause all i got is elec. i havent been to blue hills in awhile, but it seems like the last time i was there, there were TONS of rangers and the like around... but maybe it has changed. think we could convince somes big chain of hobby stores to build a track nearby, that sure would be cool...

Car Head

[very low budget racer]

there is a RPM hobbies AKAL: Hobby Town chain, im sure they might build on, but they just got the new abbington location.

[Car_Head12]

nuts... it seems like there are places everwhere except near us...

[stormperson]

rpm hobbies, do they have a store in quincy? because i went to a hobby shop there, they have full retail prices, ie a rtr electric pede is $300! and they had no clue what they were talking about.

however where is abbington? and do they ahve land to build a track? hopefully they will at least do parking lot racing.

[Car_Head12]

yes i was just going to ask that, where is in abbington, any more info on it?, indoor outdoor, onroad, offroad. i know the general local but im not sure what street etc. (isnt abbington next to rockland?) any more info would be cool...

Car Head

[Car_Head12]

lol@storm, and a phone # would be cool too... :)

[Car_Head12]

YES YES YES, abbington has an OFF ROAD TRACK, i just called them, give em a ring #781-857-2300 i will definately be racing there, they have two or three other locations in ma.
one in quincy and one other in braintree and maybe one more...
a dream come true...

Car Head

[very low budget racer]

all hobby towns are run by the same guy, carging retail prices on everything. What a jerk, he has like 4 stores, one in Quncey, Hanover Mall, Abbington, and I think one more.

[very low budget racer]

but only the abbington store has a track, the rest are just hobby shops, maybe they could do parking lot races, but, i dont think they can.

[stormperson]

the quincey one they cant. and do we have an adress at the abington one, is that there phone, if so i will plug it into switchboard.com and find there adress. odd they arent mentioned in rccca's track guide.

[Car_Head12]

i really dont care what they charge on stuff, im just going to be using the track at abbington tho that is kinda weird, and yes that is there phone, so just call to find out where they are.

[Car_Head12]

they arent in the track quide cause ther new

[stormperson]

u called? how do u know its new?

[very low budget racer]

my uncle just got into r/c and I found out recently, he paint 500 for a OFNA GT LX rtr (sells 350 online) and he told me about the track in abbington.

[Car_Head12]

yes i called and yes it is new because i called and asked them. lol@budget, that must be stinky... :D

[Car_Head12]

stupid double post...

[ 05-15-2001: Message edited by: Car_Head12 ]

[stormperson]

sweet, i am going to call them when i get home, and also call the number for r/c excitement (new place that is opening up in worseter). i got a recording last time i called.

[Car_Head12]

cool, i was talking to them and the one in Abbington sells only GAS stuff, and it sounds like they have a nice, LARGE, outdoor offroad track.they also race electrics on it. if yall wanna chat my aim s/n is C1CasHMoneY1C
peace, love, hug trees
Car Head

[stormperson]

i just called, and its 8,000 square feet! anyway, i asked if i can run gas, and they asked how large it was. which implies that they might now allow tmaxxes. i have a gt so i am good....

anyway, i will probably head down on sunday, with maybe 2 friends.

[Car_Head12]

i cant make it this sat maybe in a couple, once i get my brand new xxx running... hey and when u go there can you check out what radios they have...

[stormperson]

just called r/c excitement, good news and bad news...

track is up, its all hardpacked clay, blue groove (which is good and bad, your call)

hobby shop is going to be getting in their first order soon, however the asphault track isnt even being built yet. so who knows.

however, hopefully soon.

abington is looking nice right now. outdoor, (i can run gas) and its pretty close.

[Car_Head12]

where is this place?

[stormperson]

worcster.

[Car_Head12]

thats cool. to far away tho.

[Car_Head12]

waddya guys think aboot the redsox?

[grot]

Hey, anyone actually go down to abbington yet? The guy who runs the QUincy store is a total Git, so I am not feeling good about him. THey charge a boatload, and the guy doesn't know crap about his own stock, much less "standard" cars like associated and losi.

Anyway, I run electric and want to bash with some folks somewhere other than my backyard...

[Car_Head12]

yeh it seems like this person is some bum but thats cool as long as they have a nice track... :eek: :D

[stormperson]

i am not expecting the best track magnement there. yes maybe some cars are running that shouldnt be, however the phrase "learn to deal" is going to come in handy. the good thing is that you really cant overcharge too much for parts, and every track has around a 5-10 fee for practing or racing.

but i wont be able to go this weekend, however i am going to call soon and check if they are open for memorail day weekend. i figure i can go on sat, and then watcht the 500 the next day.

but this weekend i am going to northboro on sat if anyone wants to show up.

[very low budget racer]

the guys at the HobbyTown's are real bozo's they dont know their *****'s from their elbows, parts are the same price, kits are 200% of online price, they think lets make some money since not many LHS's nearby, but they have a track so thats the only thing they could possibly be good for.

[Jwelch]

Whoa i haven't been keeping tabs on this thread! Too bad im in the 'burbs and there's not a track within about 45min of me. I wish west street would make some kind of track. Their prices are good too, not great but good. And on the 200% markup, that's insane!!! How the h e l l do you run a successful business like that? LOL

[Jwelch]

Oh, and my beloved Sox speak for themsleves Car Head :)

[stormperson]

as for west street, they dont have high prices, actually they have lower price then horizon, in some cases.

anyho.... the hobbytown guy actually sells the cars for what it says to sell them for on the box, and how they sell anything beats me.

however they did run an add about a year ago, which featured their models and a few rc's.

and west street used to have a track, however they lacked the area to have spectators and everything so it died out.

however, if there are enough people he might be willing to do a kyosho mini z racing thing, or something of that sort.
A)its cheap, i mean the most you can spend is $300, and thats alot less then it cost to get most compitition level kits even running
B)very little space needed- in a 20x30 foot area you can have a VERY nice track.
C)spec racing, since everyone has to run the same esc's you can also enforce spec rules as to the motor. its interseing, you really cant upgrade motors, since the tamiya ones kill it, and the others dont do anything.

i might propose it to him next time i go, whihch will be second week of june. however i wont if other people will not actually support it (i mean not just "ya that sounds great" and nothing happens, but actually searously consider buying one.

[chosenson]

I think that if you guys wanted to race then why not find a good open place to race. Where I live, MIT, I can find many a place to drive, race, play. Yes, I have to be considerate of others but they are of me also. I have found that an empty tennis court is excellent, there are plenty of parking lots, and for the off road fans, there is plenty of dirt fun to be had. I am new to the area but I know that If i can't find a reasonable deal in a local shop, I will go online to get what I need. Local shops do have thier advantages, which can make small price mark-ups easier to swallow,
like getting what you need today, not waiting till 'x' day to receive it. I always account for shipping costs for mail order. Then ther is the fact that you can see what you are buying, you ccan be sure that it's in good shape. And if a return is necessary, this is easier too. These facts do make the fact of small price hikes ok, as long as they're within reason.

:cool: chosenson@excite.com

[Car_Head12]

thats cool u go to MIT? your right there are plenty of places to race , but not people to race WITH! :D :eek: :mad:

Car Head

[stormperson]

just came back from northboro. we basically did alot of work of cleaning up the offroad. soon they will be getting the clay. however it will have a hairpin and a S turn, and then most of the front and back straight and turns 3+4

but we need more people to show up. HINT HINT

[Car_Head12]

NOOOO!! our beatiful thread is going down like the redsox will... :D j/k i swear if they break our hearts AGAIN this year im gonna cry even harder than last year... :mad: :( :rolleyes:

anybody know when nomaaaaas gonna be back? i know he already had the surgery... (i think... :D :rolleyes: )

anybody been to abbington yet...???

does ne body know how to make a signature...

Car Head

[Car_Head12]

as for northboro, sry dude, its TOO far away...

[stormperson]

i am probably going their on the weekend. my gt is slidelined due to a out of stock gasket in the engine.

however my xxxt is ready to go.

[Car_Head12]

ouch, thats stinky, i MIGHT, emphasis on the MIGHT be going to abbington this weekend but just to watch cause my xxx wont be ready...

[very low budget racer]

I wish i could go to abbinton, but with fishing and paintball on the weekends it will have to wait till after I get out of school, and my parents wont drive me so i have to pay my bro, and first I need new ESC, this is my 3rd ESC i broke, 1st battery went in backwards (it was supposed to have reverse voltage protection), 2nd same thing, 3rd it just stopped working, maybe it needs to be reporgrammed.

[Car_Head12]

paintball is a great sport, but FISHING, WHAT? hehe, lol jk, oh well theres only so much time in a day...

[gdonarum]

Does anyone have the weekend schedule for Northboro? What does it cost to race? Is there a good turnout for stock electric buggy?

[stormperson]

they wont be racing this weekend, and depending on how much clay they get down its yes or no.

the current dirt/stuff they have their has small metal particles that cling to your motor and kill it within 2 weeks. However if they get hte clay then it wont be an issue.

it costs around $10 like at every track.

most likely stock buggy will be one of the lesat popular classes, mostlikely you will be the only one. Its sorta a open class, however if you are a good driver you have a very good shot at winning. However, most likely, they will stick truck and buggy together due to lack of people.

however its fun. I would say check it out in a few weekends, and since i will be going i will give updates.

[Jwelch]

Oh baby... a bunch of constructiong workers just cleared a field down the street from me. It ALL hard packed clay and dirt. Even better... the soil underground isnt right for building!! WOOOHOOO! Gimme my shovel!

[Car_Head12]

lucky dog...

[NUtack97]

Is there anything happening at any of the tracks this sunday? I may stop by either @ Abington or Northboro, if there's something going on. I'll be ordering my RC10T VERY SOON. Then I'll have my fun as well!

-Tack

[stormperson]

i have been keeping my eye on the forecast, and as it appears, it will be raining on sat.

i was going to go and race at northboro and check out the clay situation (just got my gt up and running, or will, when i get home this afternoon i need to do the break in tanks)

however, depending if it will rain of not, i will be going to northboro. if you do go, i suggest showing up at around 12 or sooner, depending on how much practice you like.

i also need to call abington and first see if the track is ready, then see what the situation is on pit tables and things of that nature. since there werent any last time.

[very low budget racer]

Whats the phone ## for abbington? i wanna get their adress, i will be racing there soon.

[stormperson]

you can find their number if you go into the track direction (here on rcca's site). its called rpm hobbies their website doesnt work.

oh i called northboro, no dirt yet. also called them, they currently are up and running today.

might geta chance to go tommorow.

[stormperson]

suprise suprise its raining today. anyway i might go to big boys for the first time in months. then go again and race weds night.

[NUtack97]

Well, I just placed my order for the RC10T3 Factory Team kit!! So hopefully I'll be getting it in a week, and another few days to put it all together. I'm psyched that I'll finally be getting back into things! :D :D :D :D

[stormperson]

what track do you plan on racing at? where are you out of?

[RC10DS99]

hey i went to big boys just recently and the layout they have dosent seem to be too bad atleast it dont look to bad, but looks can be decieving.. i might race there this week.. unless im busy with school. Later

[stormperson]

ya, the layout is easier then a few months back when i saw you there (hadent been to big boys in months) however its tricky. pretty easy to learn though. just have to have enough power and also time the jumps right.

you have a t3 so you should be fine steering wise, its going onto and off of the whoops where my xxxt has alot of problems, i need to start way wide as did the other xxxt i was practicing with. however he had his suspenion set up, you could hear my chassi hitting EVERYTHING, i was way to soft, i think my chassis touched the clay almost as much as my tires... not good...

however i also might be racing there on weds night (is it still open, or is it stock?) depending.

anyway...

[RC10DS99]

Hey..... As of right now they are just running open... unless they have enough people to run stock then they will run that also. Just have to find out when you get there..... But i can also find out if they have been racing stock latley. Later

[Car_Head12]

at abbington...???

[stormperson]

big boys. abington probably wont actually be racing till mid summer. i wont be able to check out that track for a few weeks.

i am trying to go to big boys this weds, since i really want to start racing again.

i am also going to bring a video camera next time i go and film some races. there is a guy who will stick em on the interenet so that will allow me to share em.

[Car_Head12]

funny i called and they said to come any time, but im sure their only open for practice and their not holding any races...
oh well...

[NUtack97]

Hey Stormperson,

I'm not totally sure where I'll be racing....I'm coming from Tewksbury (where 495 & 93 meet) so the first logical choice would be Northboro (if they have the clay, from what I hear). As I said before I'm getting an RC10T3. I may take a LONG drive down to Big Boys or something, but I don't know if I'd be willing to go every week. I need to put my truck together and tool around a bit first. Any suggestions or any other bit of info. would be most appreciated. Hope to see some of yous at the tracks!

-Tack

[stormperson]

to be honest, they could be getting the clay this weekend, or maybe next season, i have no clue.

as for t3 tips, practice practice practice. thats all the advice i can really give you. also make sure you do a good job of building the car and try to get a good idea of how everything works. that way you can tearn it down better when you need to fix something.

[Jaxx]

Hey Guys just wanted to say hi. Its nice to finally get to talk to someone in my area. I work in westboro about 10 min from northboro raceway. I have never raced before on a track. I have an rc10gt team. Hopefully I will be able to meet up with you sometime soon. :D

[stormperson]

sounds good.

i am going to race at big boys on weds night, need to call to check that they are actuall racing weds night, but they should be

[NUtack97]

Has anyone been to the new track in Worcester? Are they open yet? Fill us in if you've been there.

[very low budget racer]

once i get a battery im off to abbington, i finally got a job, so next friday i start. so in 2 weeks i should be getting my paycheck to buy 2 batteries.

[Jaxx]

I have a friend in worcester that stopped in and he said that they are indoors and have a dirt track and they are in the process of making a paved track. The only bad part is that can't race nitro. :mad: And they also have cars on consignment.

[Jaxx]

There are a bunch of guys that go to Thompson speedway in Conn on thursdays around 5pm. There is an paved oval go-cart track that they race on. Sounds like you are all a far hike from there. But if you happen to be in the area and know where it is stop in. I will be going this week. It will be my first time racing with anybody. It'll be interesting.

[very low budget racer]

I gotta check out any rhode island tracks, im like 15 min from there.

[stormperson]

i have been calling off and on the i think 2 tracks listed in RI. however one of them doesnt answer the phone (probably not there any more) and the other one, doesnt race anymore. or else i would probably head down there too.

[stormperson]

great news! 2 new tracks are opening up. well... sorta....

basically steve, who owns big boys bought some land of the mall (something galleria, begings with S, has the big sign on 24) anyway...

he has been working very hard on the offroad track, and it is huge, like over 100 foot straight, 25 foot jumps. basically its a 1/8 track.

also....

there is going to be a parking lot track, he said he is going to power wash it, however, hopefully he puts sugar water or something down.

anyway onroad isnt ready yet, however offroad will be having their first week this weekend.

oh and last night, i finished last in the a main, all but 3rd place lapped me... lol not to bad though, first time racing offroad in months. and i beat 2 kids around my age, both regulars out of the A main.

it was funny, when i was up on the drivers stand for the A main, i look down and see 3 m8's and then my bottom of the line futaba magnum, with only trim adjustments. however i like it and thats all that matters.....

but my car was handling okay, for a truck that is, compaired to my dads buggy it was the worst car i ever drove. the track isnt meant for trucks, only half of the people could get over the x, and lots of crashing.

anyway i have footage from most of the races. going to find a place on the internet where i can post for all to see.

[RC10DS99]

Hey whats up? Big Boys is making a track near the Silver City mall??? I know they opened a shop in the mall but i didnt know they were gonna build a track there.....but thats so cool, to bad they arent making a Drag Strip they would be wicked cool too. i dont know about you but i love the drags (gonna build up a Bolink P/ST Kit. Anyways I stoped by at big boys last night with my DS cause i was having some probs and needed some help since im still learning about R/C. How many people raced last night??? I was thinking about racing this weekend but i had school work to do. But i think im gonna race next week for sure. Later

[Car_Head12]

where is this?(Mall place thingy majiggy?)

[RC10DS99]

Its on route 24 off of Exit 12 Silver City mall Drive. If you need anymore more dirrections give me a yell.

[stormperson]

oh that was you with the red baseball hat, hows the ds? i have never really seen the inside of one, both the electric and the nitro seem to have the gt chassis. looks cool though.

but i am sure if you talked to steve, he would probably do it maybe as an exibition thing. i am sure some of the nitro tc guys and maybe some of the 1/8 buggies would do it too.

[RC10DS99]

Hey..... Yup that was me. The DS is running great now, just need to tighted the Diff. The DS is a cool car to run with. I dont know how well it would do racing wise with other cars like a TC3 or something like that but if it was in class of its own it would be cool. The chassis is basically from the original RC10. The car is kinda heavy but very durable. I like it personally cause it sjust a fun car to race around with. I just use it to play and smoke all my other friends who dont have real R/C Car's. :D ...
I cant wait till i can start racing my T3 which should be next week. Havent ran it in a while so im gonna have to go and practice mabey this saturday or even sunday so i can get a good feel for the track before i start racing on it. Later

[stormperson]

track is very tough to run correctly as i found out last night.

if you dont get a good run over the x jump then you have a very bad chance of hitting the table top correctly, i would highly suggest running a mod motor, around 17 turns or so.

just run alot of practice, also the track is very loose for trucks, so watch out for that too.

[NUtack97]

I just got my T3 in!!!!! Now I'll have me some fun putting it together.....Let the games begin1!!!!!

-Tack

[very low budget racer]

anyone ever been to the Silver Side Galleria? Big Boy's toys has a HUGE track there i heard, is the silder side galleria the one in Taunton right?

[stormperson]

i went there last week, not last weekend, the weekend before that, sorry i never updated or told anyone about it.

anyway GIANT track 130ft straight, 15foot tall drivers stand, seems alot taller when you are up there, 25 foot triple, and lots of other cool jumps.

i would suggest running a 13 turnish, to give a good speed down the straight and keep it controllable in the infield.

but a very fun track, however its about a 40 second lap, but its easy to learn.

also just a note they have power, however thats it, also each class is $20, and steve will go back to the hobby shop in the mall to get parts and stuff.

the track is all hardpacked clay, however the first week or racing (i think it was rained out last weekend though) there were still alot of bobcat marks and stuff, lots of huge ruts, as time goes on it should smooth out, however they do have 1/8 buggies running on the track so that really doesnt help much, but they are sure fun to watch.

anyway i will be running gas truck and maybe tmaxx. however, i dont want to spend the money on gettting new compitiion batteries since my current ones are on the end of their life.

however electric truck should be fun, however there is still going to be the pro class, which set the fastest lap times so far. alot of the guys have gotten into nitro or are at least starting to run it.

also there will be onroad on sat, in the same parking lot, however i dont think the crowd will be as big, since there wasnt alot of onroad racing to begin with here.

[very low budget racer]

yeah because of this track and abbington I'm ditching my XXXT for a XXXNT, I should have one by the end of the week, and hopefully with an OS CV-R, I am also gonna get a NPede, would they race those?

[stormperson]

i am pretty sure that they would allow it, however it wouldnt be able to handle the stuff that well.

also just a note, indoors EVERYONE runs losi, i think the ratio is literally 10:1 if not greater, however all the losi guys who actually had converted to losi, and even the all losi guys, they all got rc10gts for outdoors.

the reason i would suggest a gt, is
A)everyone has one, that means its easy for set up, and also parts are probably easier to come by

B)aftermarket, for every part on the gt at least 3 different companies make a replacement out of at least 3 different materials. or at least for most parts. the losi doesnt have this, and for gas where if you finish you pretty much win then having rpm arms and some alum stuff is nice.

however i am getting my cvr in the mail today, i already got my ofna true start, just need to find the charger in the garage for charging car batteries.

anyway i cant wait till this weekedend, should be awsome if it doesnt rain.

[Car_Head12]

please go easy on the howevers!!! :D :eek: :mad: :rolleyes: :cool: :(

[cimper43]

I guess I will go with the RC10GT teambuilt (cheaper, and low on cahsh) and use the TRX .15 from my Npede that is comming in soon, then later I'll buy a OS .12 CVX cuz the rebuild kits are cheap, & they are eazy to tune.

[stormperson]

sorry about the howevers, however... jk

anyway i would highly suggest just getting the FT and biting the bullet. you WILL need cvds and defently the ti turnbuckles to start off with, espically in a gas car. not to mention things like rpm rear arm mounts and its highly suggested that you also get the ball cups. the other things are nice to have.

also if you do get a gt i would defently recommened the upgraded brake system, its called the crentzi or something like that, if you go to AE's site and then to go i think jodie green (her, i think, site is one of their recommened ones, on her site she has a big section about how important the upgrade is, and also a link of where to buy it) however its $30 and its a huge difference.

as for an engine, i have heard horrible and great things from the trx pro, however :D i have also heard great things from the os, i actually got the os, never got it working right for over a tank, i just got a cvr and am having starter box troubles. however everyone else i talk to says they have yet to run into problems like i have.

but the stock head really doesnt cool that well, and espically in the summer i would watch your temp and recommend the duratrax stage 2 head. also if you feel like it their piston and sleeve, i had gotten one and it seemed to of been a very loose fit, however it was an early one, hopefully they worked it out.

anyway its raceday tommorow, i cant wait. however my gt wont start for break in (starter box battery issue, i think i fried it) and my tmaxx after rebuilding the whole thing is missing a hingepin and i lost another one after trying to look for the first one, however i should be able to get them tommorow, so it wont be too bad.

guess i am back to the good ol xxxt, which is on its last days.

[modrc]

I got the Npede in the mail, and I hope to order the RC10GT Team Built tonight, it shoud be ready this weekend for me to head to Taunton to race.

[jaxx]

Hey guys, Just me again.I want to replace my springs on my rc10gt because they dont seem to give enough support. What springs should I use, and should I use a different shock oil as well? Odonell also makes an aluminum head for the os12 and is about the same price as the duratrax.

[stormperson]

its actually the same head.

as far as the shocks, you are probably running silvers in the front and green in the rears, i would stick with silvers in the front and go to blues in the rear.
and stick with the same shock oil, or go up 5 in weight.

[very low budget racer]

Hey dudes, im back, btw: i was modrc, my rc10gt comes in thursday, i payed 216.98 for the team.

[stormperson]

you going to be racing at big boys?

[very low budget racer]

This weekend Imma be at the cape, maybe with my pede hehehe.....but next weekend looks goot for racing.

[carl_77]

Stormperson is that duratrax head completely the same as the O'donnell? The reason why I'm asking is because I wanted to get the odonnell head through tower hobbies and they didn't seem to have it but they do have the duratrax. If that's the case then I'll go for the duratrax then.
Also are you racing this weekend at taunton mall? I went there last weekend just to get an idea of the track. It is a great track. I think I'll definitely go this weekend if I can and if the weather is good.

[stormperson]

yep thats where i race, last weekend it rained though, and we were all standing under our "e-z up" tents. the 1/8's went out first, needless to say they got covered in mud.

however this weekend should be very hot, like 80-90. but make sure that you bring a pit space, either in the back of a truck or something or a table, they have a few tables however if you dont get there before 9ish i think they are all gone.

as for the heads, get the duratrax, i am pretty sure its the same i have heard from alot of different people that it is. if you want i can sell you mine if you are going to be at the track this sunday, i have a os .12x that i was never able to get working right, it has the duratrax piston and sleeve, and the duratrax head, i will sell you the whole thing for like $40, and i cleaned it out and everything, the crankcase and eveything is still good, however steve who owns the place could probably look it over first to make sure its worthwhile to buy, since i have no clue.

[very low budget racer]

I might buy your os CV, I need a .12 to race, is it a p/s?

[very low budget racer]

I might buy your os CV, I need a .12 to race, is it a p/s?

[carl_77]

Tha's a really good offer but I can't afford it right now. I just received today my starter box and I'm still waiting for other parts to make my P/S engine a N/S . I dont even know if I'll be able to afford the $20.00 fee. Oh well.
As for the pit area I think that working inside my actual car will have to do cause I don't have any tables or anything like that.
Anyway I have a question I got the OFNA RTR starter box with a gell cell and a wall charger. For how long should charge it for? I ussually tell if the batt are charged by the temperature but I don't think that big battery would get warm at all. Does it?

[stormperson]

i got the same box, just a side note, mine didnt come with the plastic handle that you hold it by, so its a pain to carry it around now. anyway did yours come with a charger, because mine didnt. i tried using a 20 year old craftsman charger/starter, for cars, and the battery expanded about 3/4 of an inch on the top, still works okay though. i went to my local hardware store and picked up a charger that is "intelligent" or basically shuts off when the battery is done, cost me $40 however it was worth it.

as for the OS, its a pullstart, i also have a yank elimanotor for it, however, i am pretty sure the bearing is shot.

i will be honest, i cant get it to run right, i think the duratrax piston and sleeve didnt have any compression to begin with. however the head should still be good, the crankshaft, the case and the bearings. good for parts, or just need a new piston and sleeve, i honestly have no clue, and almost threw it out the window.

anyway... low budget racer, you coming to the track this sunday? or any time soon?

[carl_77]

Yeah mine came with the handle. I got it from Ace hardware hobbies and they had a whole package that comes with the battery, panel, glow plug ignitor and the charger for 109.99. I though it was an ok price but then it came up that it was only 5.99 for shipping and they ended up charging me $20.00 for shipping. I guess because it was so heavy. OPh well I like the starter box thou. Still haven;t had a chance to use it. Since my GT is still in pieces. I got to put everything back together as soon as I get the N/S engine mount and other stuff.

[very low budget racer]

yeah I coudl still use it, I made a wooden adaptor for the EZ start, it lets you use a drill extension and yank eliminatior with it, ingeinous aint it? I cant make it to the track this weekend, maybe next Wed.

[very low budget racer]

I tried starting the rc10gt today, I am using my modified Ez-starter, but the 7.2 battery died, so i am charging now, and I need a rechargeable glow starter, i am going through battereis fast right now and I have never gotten an engine to start with an alkaline glow starter b4. So tomorrow I will keep you posted, then I can hit the track.

[very low budget racer]

Storm person, can u email me about the enigne, could u ship it to me, I will pay for the shipping costs, I need it in my GT asap.

[stormperson]

sent u an email describing the engine in greater detail.

on another side note, i am retiring my xxxt since it has seen its better days, everything is worn out, and it spins out all the time on the track, and is immpossible to drive, everything needs replacing. might take the upgrades like the alum ones and ti ones and keep em, and sell the rest.

but on a up note, i am probably going to start to race a t3 i got in a trade with my friend. its a sport kit, only upgrade is bearings and cvds, but runs great. brand new, and he built it very nicely.

anyway i got that thing "race ready" basically stuck all the good electronics in it, and am going to race it this weekend.

most likely i will use it as my main car since the gt i probably wont be able to get running every week (upsetting)

also since my tc3 has over 50 hours on it i figure its on the end of its life too, so i stuck the rally shocks back on it, got some hpi springs (the green ones, and man are they neon green, look sweet with the blue shocks though) and finally was able to mount the focus rally body i got 6 months ago when i orignally tried it. jumped it in the driveway this morning (i know stupid to jump onto asphault, and man did it make a bad noise) but it runs great, and who knows, even though a rally car is the last car you would want to run on the track, a few other guys might have them and start up a class.

[very low budget racer]

I got a rally, it needs parts, body mounts, bearings, misc screw's, tires/rims and electronics so it out of the picture for a while. But I have one working truck the rc10gt, one i get an enginefor it and a sterring servo I will have an Npede and rc10gt in running order. But the rc10gtisa sweet ride, Icut the stock shoes too small b/w 2nd and 3rd hole and it wont engage unless it revs VERY high so I modifide my pede clutch to fit, will get the 4 in 1 soon and I need a good servo. Storm, I will have the money next week once i get my M.O. will be back tuesday from the Cape.

[stormperson]

sounds good.

oh i went to a elementry school today to test out the rally, since its the first time its really worked.

anyway i had a nice time, broke one of the "composite" aka weak plastic outdrives in the rear diff, at least i found out about it now. also had some odd noise from the gears, however its gone now.

had a fun time though, lacks the rough terrain capicity of any other offroad car, but is fun to watch and drive.

[miz4]

Has anyone been to the races at the new track at the Taunton Mall? I went to the Taunton Mall 2 weeks ago and there were 3 classes, but it was raining off and on. They ran 1/8 buggies, 1/10 gas trucks and 1/10 modified electric which included a mix of trucks and buggie. Don't know what they did this weekend. I also heard that they are going to run On-road on Saturdays.

[stormperson]

yep i have been running there for the past 3 weeks, or at least all the races they have run so far.
there are about 15-20 people that show up each race probably.

as far as onroad they have yet to set up the track, however i heard that they would be doing it sometime this week, since they have a onroad trophy race in 2 weeks.

also onroad racing starts at 4pm on saterday, and i am going to check it out this weekend, and maybe do a test day on thurs or something, since the guys who race on weds night will probably have some imput to the onroad track, and it might change.

as for what class to run at taunton, i would say gas truck since its not a pro class. electric truck was a pro class yesterday, i think i finished like 7-8 out of 10, since we ran 4 races all for points. i got whooped, and i was running very consistantly, its just that the pro guys are fast, and they dont make mistakes.

also just a note, onroad, mod sedan (they dont run stock, since its too slow) will be a pro class, and nitro sedan will be regular guys.

[MIZ4]

Do you know how much they are charging for practice? I heard someone say that they are chargine $15.00 a day for practice and $175.00 a year for the track in Taunton and Fall River. Seems very steep for guys like me who would only practice for a few hours after work. I don't mind paying to practice, but $15.00 is a bit much for 4 or 5 packs a day.....

[stormperson]

175 seems awful cheap, when i talked to steve about a month ago he was saying it would be more, like 400, which is very reasonable, and thats more for guys who race twice a week if not more there.

they charge i alot for racing too, i cant remeber if its 20 or 35, however i think its the latter.

as for the money for practice, its reasonable, seeing how most people stay for a few hours to practice, i know i do. and also even one car can cause enough damage to the track that it would need to be worked on. since its a brand new track and the clay hasnt settled yet, the cars can wear it down.

also i am sure you could probably work something out with them and maybe have a week pass for only 30 minutes or an hour a day and maybe get a discounted rate or something.

also remeber that he still has to make a profit, and malls take alot of money out of a store's income. the track is on mall property.

[MIZ4]

$175 doesn't seem high for the hard core racer who spends all of his/her spare time at the track but for the begineer it seems very high. The only way the track will survive is if Steve is successful in bringing in new racers. When I started racing 5 years ago Hi Tech in Raynham had 30+ Electric Trucks as well as 1 or 2 heats of Buggy and a heat of 4WD. Year after year racers started dropping off and the Owner did nothing to bring in new racers. Now the track is still there but no one uses it. It's still free to practice and races were $10.00. Go figure.... It's only 10 minutes from Steve's track.

[carl_77]

Is that the track at this address 1681 Broadway (Rt. 138)Raynham???
I got that address from the track directory. Is was told that was closed. Is it any good?

[stormperson]

ya, i was told it was closed too, oh well.

anyway he is probably trying to get new people into the hobby, i mean having a pretty much rtr store in a mall, and then having a huge race track with huge signs will defently attrack attention. and each race day at least 10 people stop by and look around, some with only one car, some have raced, others havent.

i mean he will defnetly get new racers, however i doubt he will get more then 40 in one normal race day.

however heis pretty much having trophy races once a month for both onroad and off, so every other week is a trophy race, will defently bring in people

[miz4]

Yes, Hi Tech was the track at 1681 Broadway (Rt. 138)in Raynham and there hasn't been any racing all of last year and this year as well. It was smaller than the Big Boys track at the Mall. The owner was a very nice guy, but people lost interest. Most of the hard core guys ended up going to RC Madness but that was a haul. I think they will be going to BiG Boys now since it is so close for many of them.

[very low budget racer]

My friend who lives near Hi-Tec Hobbies stopped by, he said the track looked abandoned and the track was begining to grow grass. Something musta happened, and the house looks vacant also.

[carl_77]

Can people still use it? do you know? It would be great if I could find a place where I could go practice free...wouldn't it. :D

[stormperson]

i would call and ask, since they would know best. however, if you show up at like 9 on sunday, (i am pretty sure there are people there) then you would realistically get 3 hours of practice, and then there is a 1 hour break between heats 2 and 3, which would give more practice time, not include the race.

just a suggestion, pick up some treadz tires, they hook up GREAT, everyone uses em pretty much, and they are preglued and everything. great tires.

also the challenge is mostly in the jumps, and landing them nicely, dont triple the triple, double it, and if you go the farside of it, then you can skip the third jump since it doesnt go all the width of the track.

but you will need a very powerful motor, and expect to only get 5-6 min of run time, since its mostly WOT the whole time.

[carl_77]

Who makes those tires? What about proline step pins would they work well? I tried my stock tires that came with the GT and they felt way loose. But then again I haven;t tried anyother tires so I don't know how it should feel.

[stormperson]

treadz makes them, richard saxton, aka "the king" who races nitro offroad started his own company.

they only make one type of racing offroad tires, for front and back. (they also make dirt hawq style tires too) anyway i would get them in the soft compound for more traction, but i know they sell them at big boys, and they are defnetly worth the money.

step pins are too big of pins to hook up that well.

expect to go through a few pairs of tires during the summer since it is hardpacked clay

[MIZ4]

Carl77: No one has used the Hi Tech track since April of 2000. We had several people show up to work on the track and then everyone lost interest and there was no racing season there for 2000. I don't know if the owner even lives there any longer.

[carl_77]

Oh well I guess I'll have to stick with abington for practice and Taunton for races...

[stormperson]

where do you live? (arent they pretty far away from each other?) and have you called them about maybe a specail whole week discount practice pass. since its a good idea to practice on the track you race at. espically learning the taunton track.

[carl_77]

I live in quincy so abington track is only 12 miles away from and taunton is about 32 miles which is not that bad, it takes me only half an hour to get there. I really wanted to go to taunton last week but it rained really hard the day before and I happened to leave my windows open at home, my bed was soaked. It'll be a good idea if they sell a special year pass or season pass. I havent called them thou...

[ 07-05-2001: Message edited by: carl_77 ]

[stormperson]

i think they are going to.

however what would be great is if you could reserve a frequency. since you are not allowed to run a odd number (71, 87 etc...) only even number channels, odd numbers mess up the lap counting software, dont ask me why. it would be nice if you could reserve a number for a season so what way you dont have to buy mulitple crystals or have to deal with any thing like that. i will talk to him about it to, since it would save everyone alot of
A)money
B)problems and money, alot of people have so far had problems with people being on their channel, and there have been a few really big pre-race problems due to 2 people being a channel.

also it allows for you to practice without clips since you know that no one else will be on your channel, also if you run mulitple classes you can run the same channel, and so on and so forth.

anyway, i am so excited, i just traded my xxxt for a m8, which should be at my house sometime on sat, the shipping place said before 12, but i doubt it. most likely i wont be able to use it for onroad, however offroad the next day i should. so excited!

also i finally got my tmaxx working, 5+ months in progress, got to jump it, its been a good summer so far!

[very low budget racer]

carl where in Quincy do you live? my grandma live's on Kemper St., I visit her sometimes, u ever visited the HobbyTown there? the prices are outrageous.

[carl_77]

I know the prices are awful. That's why I try to get everything through Tower or any other hobbies store on internet.
Anyway I didn't know that you couldn't have an uneven numbers for the frequencies. I'm not sure what mine is, Ihave a futaba 2pcka 27mhz AM and on the crystal it say A3 Would that be a problem for me? I don't have any other crystals either. Goshh I guess the next thing I need to buy it'll be that.

[stormperson]

its the lap counting software i think.

however for 75mhz, the channels are very close together and you can have glitching problems if people are running a channel that is one up or down from yours.

as for more crystals, its a good idea to have them anyway, sometimes you can break a cystal or stuff like that.

[Jaxx]

I am going to the Northboro track next sat-14th. I will be racing off road nitro. It will be my first time. Is anyone else going?Does anyone have any tips or words of wisdom for the first time racer! Hope to see ya there. ;)

[Jwelch]

Wow, I havent been here forever. VLBR, I heard that you're changing to eighth scale. What buggy you gettin? I'm really mad that I can't race yet. How's BBT? Still nobody from my area "sniff,sniff*

[stormperson]

big boys had their first onroad race today.

all i can say is wow!

they have a killer, and i mean amazing track layout. and the pipes are the perfect size, you dont jump over them (unless you are running a rally bumper like me, lol) and you bounce right off them. in addition they are nailed down into the asphault. so they dont move, trust me, it makes a big difference.

also there is astroturf which looks killer in the area between the pipes (non track areas)

so far only 2 classes, electric and nitro, and i think thats how it will stay.

there is going to be a trophy race next weekend, so it would be a great time to check it out.

also just a side note... when i got there around 1ish there were about 3 guys and their motocycles (asphault ones) anyway once most of em left, 5 stayed behind, a few popped some wheelies, anyway one guys fell, skidded 100+feet on his back (he just had a t-shirt on) you could see the road rash on his back from 200+ feet. anyway the bike cept going, almost ran onto the onroad track (going like 10mph) meanwhile the guy got up and was running after his bike, bike fell on the ground, he then left. but it was interesting to see, amazing how some people love their machines!

[ritchies rc10gt]

i go to the abington track all the time and run around the track.i have had no problems with the kid that works in the morning.he is very helpfull for me.yah most of the prices are high and ive seen stuff cheaper in magazines and online and i think ill be doing mail order instead of going there for parts.but if somebody is planning on going up there let me know cuz id like to meet some people and put faces to the names and make a few friends.it kinda gets boring without people to practice/race or bash with my email :pont1966gp@aol.com

[ritchies rc10gt]

oh and im from brockton,and as i see my email address turned into a smiley.it is pont1966gp@aol.com

[RC10DS99]

Hey do they race electric truck at the new track near the mall?? How much is it to race.and what kind of motor and tires to you reccommend for the track???

[stormperson]

i just raced offroad today. i WON! its funny, i ran against 2 vets, however they couldnt keep it off the boards, also one guy seemed to know what he was doing, probably raced at enfield. anyway first qualifier, had new brushes, hadent completly broken in since i was only slow in the beggining. blocked for a little while then i started to glitch like mad, i mean i couldnt control the thing. 2nd qualifier get the lead, and with one lap to go i loose my spur gear, i had a half a lap or larger lead.

in the main i take off and leave everyone, got held up with lap traffic, crash 20 feet from the finish line, second place is 5 feet behind, in the turn i take it slow since it was very dusty in that area, guy was 2 feet behind, i took the win!

alot of people i mean 30+came to watch.

as for eletric truck set up, i ran a bone stock sport level t3, only upgrades were rrp spur gear (90t) and cvds and bearings. however, as for eletronics i had-
10t reedy ti motor
dually esc
and a $100 airtronics servo.

its funny i just traded my xxxt for a m8. the m8 probably glitched more, i dont know why, but it did, and does. oh well.

anyway as for tires and what i would recommened,

i would defently recommend the reedy 10t ti motor, you need the speed, just get some more brushes, and also get a comm stick, you will be set.

as for tires, get the new treadz tires in the soft compound, pre glued and everything, they hook up great.

also they will be running a begginer/novice class in both on and offroad, its runwhatubrung class, which means electrics, nitros, tmaxxes, whatever.

anyway i am going to sell the t3 that won to help buy a hpi racer 2 and some stuff for it, since i am racing onroad from now on.

anyway i guy there had a 8th scale today and practiced onroad with it, amazing! very very fast (no surpise there)

also i think nitro tc's ran 22 second laps, and eric who is sponsered (whoops everyone every single race he runs in) runs i think a 20 second lap with his electic tc, with a 8turn motor, lol.

as for what class i would suggest onroad, get whatever you know you can run well, i might run my f1 just for fun every once and while in the begginer class.

unless that is i get whooped every time in the normal gas class, i hope more people come, because right now, its just very good vets.

if you race at abbington i would highly suggest racing once at big boys, you dont know what you are missing!

[RC10DS99]

hey Thanks for the info..... I Hope to race there in about 2 weeks.....also is big boys still racing at the indoor track on wednesdays??? Later

[miz4]

Storm... I got to see only one race today. I think it was the last race. It was electric with 3 buggies and one truck. Were you the truck? One of the buggies broke it's left front wheel and kept on going. It was amazing how that guy could keep it on the track. Your right, there were a lot of people there watching. I hope the novice class turns out to be a good class. We need to get more people involved in the area.

Congrats on your win. Those two guys out there were good.

[stormperson]

that was pro class. curt was the only truck.

but ya, i have actually had that happen to me when i drove a xxx indoors last winter.

but those guys were all running 10 turn motors, and i think they were faster then the 8th scale buggies.

if you do get a chance to come back, do, and check out the 8th scale buggies. also inbetween heats there are sometimes guys running with tmaxxes (me :) ) and also guys testing out onroads.

but i cant wait for the trophy race next weekend, also i will probably be racing under the lights on weds night with my gt.

[stormperson]

i just posted something in the mag forum to ask them to check out the new tracks, since they are both considerably better then madness.

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Hey all. I might be moving to Medfeild or Boston in a few months. My dad got a job offer at Harvard to be the Cheif Executive Office (CEO) of their medical staff or something. What kind of tracks do yall have up there? Anything offroad or oval. I have an FTGT, and an RC10 for offroad, and I'd like to get into oval. Thanks.

Mark O.

[stormperson]

as for oval, there is northboro.

they have a paved oval, however last i checked they are about to close pretty much, just 2 guys showing up, last summer a maxx of 5 oval guys. this is eletric not nitro.
the oval is banked, however its a little rough.

as for track suggestions, BIG BOYS in taunton. when i go on weds night i will take some pics for everyone, because its really something. they are gettting more and more people every week, expearanced guys and semi newbies.

yesterday i say a kid with a brand new npede trying to drive the onroad track (did it in the wrong direction but oh well) currently the people who are racing have over a year if not more, maybe 2 or 3 out of 20 have never done this prior to this season.

if you want to win gas, then not breaking is how to do it, and you have to be able to drive. its a very rough track sorta, its clay, however he never put another layer ontop of it to smooth it out, so there a some rocks (90% in the ground) and also since he uses a firehouse (hey its a huge track) there are some lakes that form, and so the direction that the water takes to leave, makes some small ditches. but the nice thing is that its actually offroad offroad, there is a dusty corner or two, however its not onroad with jumps like blue groove. but very fun.

oh on a side note, i ordered my hpi racer 2 kit last night, should be at my house on tues! so excited, cant wait!

[very low budget racer]

Hey, did you guys hear that FORD is testing their Hydrogen Powerplant car in massachusetts? they are testing it daily on Rt. 128 it gets like 500mi per tank, the hydrogen station they use is like pumping gas but at -200deg kelvin (past absolute zero) and after is uses the hydrogen to make electricity it makes PURE water that can be drinked.

[stormperson]

its offroad, and it starts at 7, however if you have yet to run at the track i would suggest getting there as soon as possible so you can

A)practice, trust me you need it on that track, also bring a spare motor or two, no higher then 14 turn or else you will get whooped

B)to get a good parking/pit space, the closer to the normal racers you are the better chance of set up help or any help you will get.

also bring an extra parts you might have, the track is very rough and has some very large jumps, like the triple.

also i almost finished my racer 2 today, so excited!

[MIZ4]

Are the Wednesday night races at BBT's on or off road? What time do they start?

[very low budget racer]

I decided to get the OFNA MBx R2, once someone buys my GT its mine. A guy at the track in abbington has the R2 and modified his chassis a little bit for front kick up and I can do the same. Cut a small grove right before the front gear box with a dremel, remove the front brace (there is 2 of them, the smaller one) bend the chassis up a little, put everything back on the chassis cept for the brace and cut some graphite to fit where the old brace went so its smaller now with kick-up.

[stormperson]

how is abbington's track? whats a average lap time?

anyway i was oringally going to go 1/8 with the r2, but i decieded not to.

what engine are u going with? i know that everyone at big boys runs a rb, however i love the os rg thats in my tmaxx, runs great, starts up great, and it costs alot less for the non p/s version, like 130.

by the way did or do you have a npede?

[very low budget racer]

I have an Npede, why arent u going 1/8 scale anymore? I think it will be more fun to race and bash. I will probably go with the OFNA/Picco comp, or maybe the new OFNA "super" force engine (like a p6 but blue head and better) and get a bump starter. I need anyone to guy my GT for at least 240 with engine and servo's.

[stormperson]

how does it run? i was thinking about getting one, since something always breaks on my tmaxx, currently its a stripped 22t clutch bell which only traxxas makes to fit, and they are out of stock.

anyway i am not going 1/8 because i will be racing onroad.

also even if i was racing offroad, i would like to, however its very expensive, it requires alot maitnence, and most importnatly the only guys who run 1/8 are the best drivers, and its not like you can out buy them like at some tracks (ie, wow are those 2000mah packs, and then you win by finishing the race because they dumped, it happened to me before) anyway all the guys you are going against if you were to race, keep in mind they spend over 2-5 hours a week working on their car, they also spent at least $1500, which means they are a little more willing to replace something.

so far, whoever stays on the track the whole time has pretty much won, which has i think only happened once or twice, keep in mind these are 15 minute races. also i think there have been 2 ruined engines, and alot of broken parts. steve actually took a mugen rr (or xr dont know) kit off the shelf and since all the 1/8 guys run mugen they use it as a parts car.

but you will be racing with the best of the best, so it might be very descouraging, i would highly suggest you run electric truck as a backup class if you havent raced that much before. or at least try running your gt for a few weeks so that way you have less breakage (then again finishing in that class is near impossible too)

i am just tellnig you everything that i have noticed, so make sure you are making the right descision. 1/8 looks very fun to drive, however thats when its working, i think all of the guys who run gas (truck or buggy) have had a few times this season where they wanted to just throw the thing out the window (if there was one aviable) i have had that feeling too, but it happens alot less in eletric truck, also the main are shorter (no pits)

[very low budget racer]

I am thinking of saving up for the 1/8 scale buggy and get one for x-mas instead of now. But I doubt my budget will increase, but I could have my RC10GT as a 2nd race car, but then I would have too many cars, I just want 1 or at the most 2, even 1 eats all my money.

[very low budget racer]

and if I cant race buggies or gas truck @ BBT's then I heard from my uncle that abbington is filled with newbies, not many vets.

[stormperson]

ya, i would imagine so, all ofna's!lol, anyway i just got back from racing tonight, bad night, my gt had like 3 different chassis problems, at least the engine runs nice. ended up running my t3, it glitched like crazy, ended up breaking.

fyi, steve (owner) ran a gs storm rtr, just took it out of the package and stuck it on the track (i dont even know if he broke it in) anyway didnt lose anything down the straight to the $1500 mugens, and its only like $500 with FM radio okay servos and a good engine, started up nicely. however its VERY loud, like twice as loud as the others, also its a bad sound.

however for the money its great, considering its a 1/8, he manganged to break a rear shock tower playing around though (skying the triple)

have u tried racing onroad yet? you might want to, its alot less agrivating seeing how the cars break less. you just have to worry about tires, and set up more.

also i heard that madness opened up a huge new onroad track, goes to the dirt track now (have to of been there before to understand) suppost to be able to run 8th onroads, cool!

also any intersted in a gt? since i am going onroad i dont need it, and i have a tmaxx to bash with. maybe get a npede or something fun to bash.

[very low budget racer]

Cant go wrong with an Npede, very durable, fast, can climb almost anything and its lighter than the T-maxx. But I can never get the TRX .15 engine to run right. And I assume the sound of the GS storm is loud cuz of the tuned pipe, my GT has the newer designed tuned pipe and its a higher piched sound.

[stormperson]

just keep in mind, if you race at abbington they will have parts for ofna's and thats it, if you race at big boys, they will have a little from everything, he said he is basically going to get a bin, and in each will be the most comanly broken parts of each brand.

however he should carry alot of mugen parts, maybe some gs ones (if horizon ever ships em out, they are slow on stuff like that)

[XXXER]

VLBR, I am sorry, but nobody has ever REACHED absolute zero itself, and either way, Absolute Zero is just that, when molecules absolutely STOP MOVING.

Sorry, SCience can prove pretty much anything, and this, I am very confident in.

-steve

[very low budget racer]

Oops, I know that absolute zero is when there is no molecular movement, I just wasnt thinking, its not kelvin, its celcious, I though it was kelvin and ) deg kelvin is absolute zero, just an honest mistake.

[stormperson]

did i miss something here?

[Rc1oGtMaN]

Uh, wasn't that supposed to be in another thread? VLBR and XXXER's posts were messed up a bit.

Mark O.

[XXXER]

Nope, go back one page, just a little below the middle, he gave some misinformation, just correcting him, that is all :)

Remeber, I read EVERY one of these threads, daily, and no what is going on!

[stormperson]

just a quick race recap of today's trophy race at big boys (onroad).

about 25 guys ran in total split rather evenly between electric and nitro.

anyway the best race of the day was the nitro A main, ken (who is very good, he is the guy to beat, and before everyone was joking about who would be the one to do it) broke a wheel in the first or second lap, was 2 laps down (about 50 seconds) when he got back on the track, chased down the leader at the end of the 15 minute race, was 10 feet behind, and ended would of won if there had been one more lap.

as for me, i won the nitro B main. i almost lapped the field in the 10 minute race, however i was nursing the car the whole time, since i was about 1mm away from tearing my front belt (i used plastic bushing instead of bearings on the front tensoir, anyway the bushings melted, and took a good 1mm or 2 mm off the belt. also i had to use old x patterns in the front,and in the past 2 races i wore through the tire.

incase anyone was there, i was pitting under a green ezup tent, i had a red air tank with a yellow hose that was extented to the top of the tent.

i was running a hpi bmw m3 gt body, with a black top, mostly silver (on the sides) and some blue on the bottom. anyway just figure i would mention it.

all in all it was a good day for most people, i know a few people had problems, but everything went smoothly, maybe 30+ spectators through the day.

[stormperson]

just a quick FYI to everyone on this thread, there is a thread that just started up on the hpi forum about big boys in tauton a few of the guys from the track are there, just figure i would mention it.

[very low budget racer]

I found a buyer for my GT finally, but I have to wait 2 weeks to get money for the engine and servo's for the MBX R-2 after I order it.

[NUtack97]

Stormperson,

You menioned a while back that Northboro has clay now. Can I now safely run my T3 on the track, or is that metal particle thing still in effect for their offroad track? I'd like to try & race (even though it'd be my first time), but I don't want to kill a motor :D . Now, they race on Sat's right? And which tracks run on Sundays? Sorry for the newbie q's, but it'd be much appreciated.....Thanks in advance!

-Tack

[Jwelch]

Rc10gtMan, did I hear MEDFIELD??? Welcome to the boonies!! Hope ya do move here, cuz I have no one whatsoever that does R/C here. How old are ya? Haha, when I saw you say Medfield, you scared the crap out of me. Not a soul knows where our little town is. Well, CarHead is nearby, Sharon, I think. All in all, choose Dead...er..Medfield, Boston's too chaotic!

-John Dubya (W)

[stormperson]

i am sorry, i really cant answer and Q's about northboro, i havent been there in months. i would assume that they would be racing at noon an saturday, however i dont know if they still do.

[Matty_Sully]

hey, storm,where in taunton is Big Boys? i hear good things about it bud don't know where it is. do they have a web site? lmk

[stormperson]

its too bad, but they dont have a website.

[very low budget racer]

Storm, u got my money order right?

[stormperson]

yep, sorry i didnt email you. BTW how is the engine working?

[MIZ4]

Matty,

Big Boys new track in Taunton is by the Silver City Gallaria Mall. If your coming from Salem take 95 south to 93 South (If you want to go though Boston) or follow 95 South around Boston to 24 South. Take 24 south all the way down to Taunton and take Exit 12 (Highway 140). Come down to the lights and take a right on 140, it will go back under 24. Stay in the right lane and the first exit will be the Mall exit. Turn right into the Mall, then quick right to go around the Mall. You'll see a R/C Racetrack sign about 200 yards down the road and take another right. Follow this road down about 1/4 of a mile and you'll come up to an Parking lot and you'll see the track.

[MIZ4]

Also, I don't know of a web site for Big Boys.

[Matty_Sully]

does big boys have a phone#?

[stormperson]

yep, if you check in the rcca track directory you can find their fall river phone #, and i am sure that they can give you the one to the mall. or matt (he works in the fall river shop) could give you any info that you needed.

[carl_77]

Taunton=508-880-8890
FallRiver=508-677-9400
hope that helps... :p

[very low budget racer]

I think I sucsessfully picked up a GS Storm of Ebay 23 hours left my proxy is 300 its @ 250 now, new ARR is 340, and this is NIB one. Next week I pick up the p4 engine and Hi-Torque Servo and Xtal for my car to get going, soo happy!!!

[nbviper]

Look at all the M_ssholes. :) I'm from Stoughton, but haven't gone to any tracks yet. I just got back into the hobby with a new T-maxx, which is still in the break-in/tuning phase. Maybe I'll see you guys around.

[stormperson]

the stock engine is a really nice engine, easy to tune and starts right up, and LOTS of power, even the mags liked it. and its cheap too, like 120ish for the non PS version (which is a good idea, once the engine has a gallon or two through it, it doesnt always start up on the first pull)

anyway good luck man, i hope you get it!

anyone interested in maybe doing a bashing sesion or something? i finally got my tmaxx working again (well short of the pin that hold the rear drive shaft to the tranny) but i might be able to get another one today, otherwise i will have it running by late weds)

also if you just got your tmaxx check out maxxtraxx.com best tmaxx board ever, they will be able to help you out with everything.

[very low budget racer]

Alright if we have bashing session I would have to fix up my n pede, but I CANT! get the white yolk attatched to the slider, it just isnt happening.

[stormperson]

get cvds, its worth it. my first car was a pede, i couldnt stand the uni's i could never get them attached or anything. cvds work great, just make sure you have a very high quality .05 driver (smallest one) like MIP or HUDY, other ones will snap or not tighten it enough. however its money well spent.

[very low budget racer]

ALright CVD's it is, but for now, I need the cash for my buggy whatever it ends up being. I will know next week. I have a 300 dollar budget for it without a engine. Anyway, I will start savign my cash...

[very low budget racer]

BOO YA GRANDMA!!!! THE GS STORM IS MINE BABY!!!! heheh, im soo happy, I should get it later in the week and will get the p4 engine and sterring servo this thursday.

[stormperson]

sweet! are you going to run in the trophy race this this sunday (the 29th? i think) i hear they have a beginner class for offroad, and since you havent raced there before its an easy trophy and it will give you alot more forgiving people to race against, because if you race in normal 8th scale you will really have to push your car, and most likely break it.

[MIZ4]

Storm, Did you race yesterday at Big Boys? I saw two races, the last qualifier for Gas Trucks and Electric Trucks. The track looked really ruttted out and the guys looked like they were having a hard time controlling the trucks over all of the bumps. I'm planning on racing the 2nd or 3rd week in August, but I need to get some practice time in since I haven't raced in almost 1.5 years. What time does the track open in the morining on race days?

[very low budget racer]

I hope I can race this sunday then, but I think I will barely have enough for the p4 engine, I would be short a sterring servo...maybe I can borrow some dough from my bro, hey that rimes...

[stormperson]

i dont race offroad anymore so i wasnt there. but i really dont think that steve has done that much if any maitenice on either track since they opened, however he has been really busy with the jet ski's apperently. however its OFF ROAD offroad, not blue groove onroad with some small jumps.

you should of stayed for 8th scale, thats something to watch!

anyway i might, might go to the offroad trophy race next weekend depending.

what really stinks is that i have already spent over an hour shimming up the back of my racer 2 since there was alot of slop, and i am going to spend another 2 hours+ doing that to the front end, however i am converting alot of the stuff to GS captured ballends in hopes of getting rid of slop, because right now i cant set camber or anything.

i am really kicking myself right now for not getting a kyosho or mugen, the hpi just cant handle the horsepower and it shows.

the tracks open pretty much whever you get there. i heard that paul got to the track on Sat to set up his impulse at 9AM, keep in mind racing starts at around 4PM. however normally there are people there as early as you want to show up, and its not like the track is locked or anything, they just have a sign up.

[stormperson]

there are no onroad buggies sorry to say, just electric and nitro tc's.

we finished at around 8ish maybe 8:30.

there were about 10 people in each class, i think only 4 people actually finished the 10 minute gas main, which was pretty odd.

[MIZ4]

Is there a novice class or is everyone in the "expert class" I'd like to get into on-road, but I don't know if I want to make the investment if I have to race only with veterens.

[stormperson]

i will be honest, everyone there is VERY good.

unfortunatly there isnt a novice class for onroad yet, due to the lack of bad drivers.

i think i reconized someone who races at enfield and he was one of the better guys, i think he finished second to last in electric TC.

your only hope to do well is alot of practice, very good tires (since the track has a little of the basic carpet type, 90 bends and 180's, also a long sweeper and straight and some esses, you really cant set it up to the track, which is good and bad) and most importantly a good 8-10 turn motor and 3k batts. power is really alot on that track, infact its the single most important thing.

steve (ownes the track) just put together a mugen mtx-2 and broke in the engine 1 hour before the racing started (actually he was doing full speed laps on tank 3-4, everyone was saying he was driving it like he drives his 8th scale buggy) anyway it was his first TC race, he had alot of power (brand new mt-12, and alot of punch, probably was the AE pipe) anyway i think he won by 1 or 2 laps, in a 10 minute main, against guys who have been doing nitro tc's for some time now, and are by no means slow.

your best bet is to bring alot of friends to start a novice class.

[MIZ4]

What time do you guys finish up on Saturday night? Is there any class running any Off-Road buggies with street tires, or is it all touring gas and electric?

[very low budget racer]

Hey, I was at my cousin's house over the weekend, they have ATT cable and there is an ATT channel for small buisness's to advertize, and guess what I saw! and add for HobbyTown in abbington, and they showed some 1/8 scale buggies run, but it was a corny commercial.

[ritchies rc10gt]

i have been running my GT at the abington hobbytown since i bought it.i finally made it out to bigboys at the galleria mall tonight 7/25 to watch the races.the track kills hobbytowns track.im actually thinking about entering a race up there this sunday if i can get my piston/sleeve for my engine.i never knew the electrics were that fast!!!!!i had a blast just watching the races and qualifying.it looks like alot of fun.the jumps are also excellent i was watching some trucks get some good air.the last race with 1/8 buggies were awsome 2 guys went over the jump by the drivers stand and one guy ran into the back of the other guys car.from what i heard after the race one guy blew his front differential and the other guy blew his rear dif in that crash.my buddie just bought a GS storm last sunday and he went up there and some people helped him breakin his engine.and now i think the 2 of us will be up there trying to race,practice and have some fun.

[ritchies rc10gt]

also can somebody give me some tips for setting up my GT for bigboys?like shock oil, springs, tires,how big the spoiler sould be?i just need some starting points so i can fine tune it from there.thanx in advance.....ritchie

[stormperson]

see, i told you it rocked! lol

as far as set up with a rc10 gt i think most people run blues in the back and silvers in the front.

however on both on and offroad you really cant set up the car, because if you have a really stiff car for the jumps, then you are going to go flying off all of the ruts.

however i do have some tips for driving.

stay calm, take it easy. if you run the whole race without breaking then you did very well, thats should be the priority, not tripling the triple. you will break too many parts there if you dont drive calm.

also get alot of practice, and always check over your car.

also i highly suggest getting alot of upgrades that have to do with durability.
-rpm rear arm mounts
-ti turnbuckles
-anything that might not be as stiff, however if it doesnt break its very important.

also i would highly suggest getting captured ball link, many people have run rpm ones, but they still pop off. i had the same problem too.

[ritchies rc10gt]

it definately rocked now i have to try it!!!!!!!!!on the captured ball ends do use them on all of the tunbuckles or just the steering ones?i have the alloy rear arms on it but with the plastic mounts,so i need the alloy mounts also i gues.i also have the alloy front arms but i need the lower shock mounts.and alloy front shock tower.and ill need the real screws to hold it together also.but i think ill run it like it is and see what happens.the guy at the track seems real cool.i asked him about racing and practicing.then i asked what size and type engine i have to run.he said"if you can put a .21 on your gt and get it to hook up on the track you can run it"

[stormperson]

keep in mind, you are most likely going to bend half of your alum parts on that track. i would suggest if you want strong go with rpm, stuff, in a 10 minute race its amazing how much stuff you can break, lol.

i have HG alum mounts on my gt (which i am about to sell) however the locktite (i use red and lots of it) never seems to hold it.


as far as the captured ball links, the steering isnt as much the issue as much as the camber links, however its worth the extra time to do everything.

by the way, did steve (owns the track) say you could stick a .21 in there? just a FYI, and i am sure you saw it too, most of the guys couldnt even keep the power down running cvr's or mugens, alot of guys are pulling wheelies.

[very low budget racer]

Breath 1...2...3... breath **** you, I wont let this topic die!! Keep the posts comming, GS Storm comes in next week, maybe wed. but I still need an engine.

[stormperson]

ya, its been getting kinda slow.

are you getting a pull start or non PS engine? do u have a starter box?

[very low budget racer]

I will get a P/S engine untill I can afford a starter box, just need to find an engine...

[ritchies rc10gt]

i think the guy was the owner but i dont know anybody up there yet.it was the first time i went there,but he was the guy doing the announcing and was wearing a blue t-shirt that said bigboys.he seems like a really nice guy.and yes i have noticed that people are having a hard time putting the power on the track.but it looks like alot of fun though

[stormperson]

there are a few guys who wear big boys shirts, so it only narrows it down a little. but it really doesnt matter, anyway...

who's racing this weekend? i know i am on sat,

ritchies are you going to be racing offroad on sunday?

vlbr i would suggest getting the gs engine, lots of power, and very realiable, and i know that they make a non ps version you you could do a coversion later on.

espically in a 1/8 engine i would suggest a starter box after the first gallon.

[ritchies rc10gt]

i may race sunday but that depends on if i can get there tomarrow to practice and if i can get my new piston/sleeve and break it in again before sunday.and get another gallon of fuel also.do you know if i can go practice offroad on saturday?and do they have a beginner class or do i have to jump in with everybody else?but if im not racing sunday i might go watch them and i am planning on going up saturday to watch the onroad races so maybe ill get to meet you and some other people.and if anybody is interested or cares Hobbytown in abington is having a race on august 4th(my birthday)i also think me and my buddy are entering that one also.it costs $20.00 to enter and they are running 1/10 and 1/8 off road gas.i heard they were giving the winners an fm radio but unsure about that

[ritchies rc10gt]

oh and if anybody is up there when i do go up i have an RC10GT with a purple body and GOODWRECK stickers on it

[stormperson]

sounds good.

as far as sat practice, i am pretty sure you can run, however the track isnt watered down so its all dusty. also people start showing up for onroad practice by noon, some even sooner.

i would just suggest getting there really early (ie 9 or sooner) and treat it like a test day. just get as much practice and set up info as you can and dont worry about how you finish, just learn the racing lines, and the stradegy in offroad there. just basically get comfortable with you car, if you break you break, no biggie.

then the week after next weekend (since its a race day at abington) come and race race.

i will be running a hpi racer 2, it has a bmw body, blue on the bottom, silver mostly, and then black on the top. i might post some pics while its clean.

[ritchies rc10gt]

well if i make it up there saturday hopefully we will be able to meet each other and maybe i can learn a few tips and tricks from people and have some fun.the offroad track is open saturday right?i hope so cuz if i am gonna race sunday i have to get a little practice under my belt so i know how the track "works".cuz i have never had a "real" race ive just been driving it at the hobbytown track.plus i have to get my truck to go straight instead of all over the place.and see if my Bowties are good enough for that track.well i hope to meet some people,sometimes meeting and talking to people can be more fun than actually driving the car.and if you didnt notice by the name on my truck i am very good at wrecking it.it spends most of its time on its roof.lol

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: ritchies rc10gt ]

[stormperson]

very rarely have i seen bow ties hook up. i would highly suggest investing a pair of treadz tires, premounted and everything for around $20 i think. they hook up great, both front an rears, however if you front edges are good condition still then just buy the rears.

[stormperson]

just on a random note, as of late i realized i have a small collection of different rc vids (like 10) most of tmaxx vids (with music, different stuff) some tc stuff too, anyone interested in a copy? i cant sell them since i didnt make the vids, however i was thinking about gettting some more footage and making a 2-5 minute video of on and offroad from big boys.

so i figure i will pass out a few copies and then see what people did and didnt like

[Car_Head12]

well lately my addiction to Diablo II has been cutting into my RC time (actually all off it, LOL). After I get my parts in im gonna go down to abbington and practice a lil bit. my hope is by that time i can convince my parents to drive me to Big Boys. o well i guess aany track is better than no track.

BTW any of you guys gamers?
:D
CH

[very low budget racer]

Yeah my bro took my copy of D2 and traded it in cuz he had no cash so I am making him buy me a new one, I got a LVL 60 sorc, its a very adicting game, I also play Counter-Strike online with my friends, I got a clan going [hero] and a server.

[stormperson]

ya, i did counter strike for a long time, i stopped after i re-installed it, and couldnt get it working right (cept crashing alot)

i was pretty good too, what servo do you play on? or do you just play on your own?

[very low budget racer]

any of the NYC servers are the best becasue they are on a 8mb DSL line, no lag low ping, also ClanSig is a good server, my server is up for clan matches only, there are also #d Demon servers located mostly in MA on cable lines and those are fast.

[very low budget racer]

BTW: if any of you guys play in those servers my name is [hero] Shotgun Stupid (I'm good with the pump).

[Car_Head12]

lol. i forgot to mention the only reason im starting up with a lil bit of RC is that the gosh darn USEast server has been crashing / down for the whole week. ive alreadylost some REALLY nice stuff. BTW my account name is Zagazouh, i have a lvl 40 assasin and a 31 Necro. until the server stabilizes (sp?) im not going to play.
CH

[ritchies rc10gt]

if somebody sees this before sunday's race at big boys.what time do they open the track for practice?if i show up when they open do i have to pay 15 bux to use the track and then pay the 25 bux to enter the race?or if i enter the race can i use the track all day and still go racing?i just got my new piston/sleeve today and its all broken in and ready to go.

[stormperson]

if you race, practice is included. racing starts at around noon, show up as early as you like.

anyway, it was odd, only 10 or so people showed up today for onroad. i dont know where everyone else is. maybe checking out madness's new track, who knows. anyway hope they all come back for offroad and onroad racing next week.

[ritchies rc10gt]

ok cool so i pay my 25 bux and im all set for the day?thats good but one more question,what time do they open the track?or whats the earliest i can show up?i really want to try my first race.it looks like alot of fun!!!!!!

[stormperson]

it isnt like you cant go onto the track, its not locked or anything. you could show up at 6am (a little late now) however 9 is a good time, it gives you time to practice and some sleep.

[ritchies rc10gt]

well i dont know the rules or anything up there.but i dont think im gonna make it up there to race unfortuanatly.my friend who was gonna be my pit guy had to go do something else that was more important.but i do think both of us will be there to watch

[very low budget racer]

I am guessing I will need a pit gu