Rosewood Raceway: Goldsboro, NC

[Tarheel]

Rosewood Raceway will have it's first "on road" touring car race October 12th. Practice starts at 9am till 12noon. Race starts at 1pm. Three qualifiers and main. Gas and electric classes. For more info go to rosewoodrc.com Hope to see you there!;)

[JimmyMac]

Sounds sweet to me Glen! I'll be there for Stock Touring and 1/12th! I'll have to take some pics once the track is officially done and post them up! Anyhow take it easy!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Thanks Jimmy, see you soon.:)

[Jimmy27]

HEY YOU GUYS !!!!!!!!!!!

I am so exited that the track has an opening day. I am so tired of armchair racing:) :) :) :)

AND NOW TO START A FEUD I challenge ANY and ALL Spec Car drivers to come to Rosewood and get on the track with me. I am Ron Zee TRAINED and I promise you the race of your life. In the event that you win , I will personally Congratulate you and BUY YOU A ..........PEPSI

So come on you wimps and take my challenge. No better time than opening Day. I will even let you choose ROAD COURSE OR OVAL.:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :D

Must leave now will check back soon to see all that reply.
Later.... JIMMY 27

HEY JIMMY MAC hold up for the PAINT JOB , I am getting it done ASAP. I wont it to look pretty for the internet.:cool:

[Tarheel]

No takers for Jimmy's challenge!? Come on guys.
Painting is almost done, land scapping next, then the lights. See you on the 12th I hope! :)

[henryj]

Hey, how about a figure eight race! The way I hit everything I would be sure to win that,LOL :cool: :D :) ;) Anyway, looking forward to the 12th; and maybe indoor offroad this Sat. See ya'll later.

Hank

[Ron Zee]

Hmmm, think we should let the older thread go?? 19-20 pages,,, been here a long time,,,:confused:

[southbornracer]

glen--i'm planning on setting tiffany up in spec class..wanted to know if you had to decided on what kind of controlled tires you are going to use for that class..looking forward to the first race .:D

tallk to ya'll later..........billy

[chance]

Well...with some of the stuff that was posted, it might be better if we do let it go. ;)

[Tarheel]

Ron, let it Go. Why can't we all just get along? lol. Chance is right.
Hi Billy, the tires we decided to go with are the HPI X patterns. We have plenty of them in stock with the wheels if you want them. Good luck to all the drivers at the state race. If your not going and want to run off road, we will be racing this week end. CYA.
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Glen, when ya gonna try and order some B4's?? If/when I race offroad again, it'll be in buggy class. Burrrppp.. sorry.. uhh anyhow.. hey, can you bring over some electric motor spray to the shop in town. I need some for the state race.... if you have any left. Thanks... let me know and I'll stop by to pick it up... :D

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Hi Jimmy, B4's will be in next week if Horizon has them in stock. Just got motor spray in and it's at the store. New bodies and tires also. Tc stuff starting to trickel in, parts etc. Just got some new 3300 GP's in with killer numbers from B&T. Won't be long before their legal. Good luck at the state race. Hope you and Ron and Billy and all the locals represent NC respectively. I know you will. Like the man said in Top Gun," this is what you've been trained for, MAKE US PROUD". ;) Going to finish painting tomorrow, then the lights go up. Cya.:)

[Ron Zee]

Not much longer now,,,,only thing is, I might be working on opening day. God, working on weekends sucks,,,:mad:

[southbornracer]

glen---please set aside a b4 for me too..i will buy it from you next sat..:) also,, some x patterns...thanks............billy

[weekendracer]

Glenn you guys racing indoor offroad this weekend Oct 5

??

[JimmyMac]

Glen, might as well set one aside for me too (B4). Got a nice big pay check for my overtime with more to come!! :D :D Anyhow I can't come by the store tomorrow (i have overtime). But I'll be by there Friday after work. Well let me get back to my TC's. Got a lot to do........

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Weekendracer, don't know what kind of crowd we will have this week end with the state race running, but we will be racing if people show up.
Billy and Jimmy, I will hold a B4 for you guys, Thanks.
Jimmy27 got most of the painting done today. We will finish up tomorrow. Lights go up next.
Cya.
Glenn

[chance]

Two words...MANY MONTHS. That's when the B4 will be out. Sorry guys, I want one too. You might as well get a B3, it will still be just as much fun and you can race this year.

[JimmyMac]

I hear ya Chance. But seeing as I don't have a buggy yet and seeing as I'm not rushing to get back into offroad.. I can wait. ;) Sides... I'm sure Ron won't mind me running his buggy til then... :D Oh yeah.... I do still have my Kyosho Ultima from back in the 80's that I can run if Glen lets me.. hehe.... Hmmmmmm Wonder how much that thing will cost me...??? :confused:

[Ron Zee]

Man,, what to do,,, I hope your ok Glenn, stopped by the store today, Carol said you were at doctors?? I'll try calling after I get off of here,,,

Ron

[southbornracer]

man, i was hoping that glen had some sort of special connection:)well, then i guess i'll need a FTB3.......atleast until the b4 comes out that is..:D i'm looking foward to getting back into off-road. haven't raced at rosewood since the regionals.

chance---you got a 1/2 scale put together yet? only one more to get it done.:)

well talk to ya''ll later.........billy

[Ron Zee]

I'm gonna be at the State race in the morning and try to run at least one qualifier, then leave and get to Rosewood before 1:00 to run the 'puter. See you all out there tomorrow!!!

[JimmyMac]

Glenn, hope ya get better. Weren't you suppose to ask me something at the store today?? :D Oh yeah, what's your take on the B4?

Anyhow stopped by the track after I left Glenns. Wish I had my camera. The track looks very nice!! I'm only worried about the fence. But we'll have to see with time how it affects things. Depending what time qualifying is done tomorrow, I might stop by to take some pictures. We'll see.

Well let me head out. I have a car to clean and some motors to rebuild!! See yaz..

Jimmy Mac

[Jimmy27]

HEY YOU GUYS,

What does a man have to do to get a rise out of you guys.
Not one challenge on the thread. C'mon guys talk back to me.

The 12th is allmost here and I cant wait to get out there and start hitting the walls.

See you guys opening day
Take care JIMMY27

[Tarheel]

Jimmy Mac, Sorry man, They've got me so drugged up right now, that I can't remember much at all. Bo Daughtry wanted to ask you if you would finish his car for him and set it up for racing on the track. He has most of it done, but needs help for the finale touches. I don't think the fence will affect the radios because the metal building has'nt yet, but we will need to test it and see. I'll know something about the B4's monday when order time comes around and i'll let you guys know asap. Thanks, and good luck at the state race.

Ron, many thanks for running the track saturday. We will settle up afterwards. If it were'nt for Ron running things saturday, we would'nt be able to race. Again, many thanks and good luck at the state race too.

Jimmy 27, I think most of the guys are trying to consentrate on the state race right now, but look out afterwards. You will probably have more then enough compitition in spec class then you want. Remember what they say: "Be carefull what you ask for, you might just get it."

Billy, I'll let you know about the B4's as soon as I can next week. Chance might be right because I have'nt tried to order any yet. Good luck at the state race to you too Billy.

I hope this makes sence because like i said, they have me heavily medicated right now for a pinched nerve. When it happened, it took me to my knees and i could'nt get up for awhile. Again many thanks to Ron and Jimmy 27 for running things. I could'nt do any thing without you're help. And a special thanks to Jimmy 27 for all the hard work you have done on those 90-100 temp days. We would'nt be opening this soon if it were'nt for you. Who says you can't find a cop when you need one? lol.

Anyway, once again, a special GOOD LUCK to all the drivers at the state race. CYA
Glenn

[henryj]

JIMMY 27

Okay, here's the deal. We'll run a 5 lap oval dash race; I get a 3 lap head start; I run a modified motor; and 3300 batteries. You have to run all spec stuff; and you have to cover one eye; hey also I get to hire any driver I want to drive for me. This sound's fair to me, LOL:D :D :D . Seriousley though, great job Jimmy on getting the track ready, THANK'S A BUNCH! Looking forward to the 12th. Joseph will be in spec class trying to stay between the wall's, :) . He had servo problem's at Durham last week, and I kept telling him it was his driving that was the problem. Anyhow he lined up for the A main and the car would not turn at all; I grabbed my car; switched transponder's, and he went and won the race. The servo would not work when it heated up. As for me I will be running stock for the opener.
Had a good time on the indoor today also. Joseph picked up 2nd in spec and 4th, I think in stock. I got 2nd in stock; still ran 14 lap's; maybe one day I'll get to 15. This was 2nd time I ran the T3; very pleased so far; just need to get a factory team with all the good stuff so I can fine tune a little more.
Anyway Jimmy 27, let me know if it's a race, I need to find a good driver so I'll have a chance to win.


See ya'll later, Hank

[Tarheel]

Hank, you and Joseph are some great drivers. We love to see father and son teams racing and having fun together. Keep up the good work and we will see you on the 12th.
Glenn ;)

[Ron Zee]

No need to go that far Hank,, Jimmy could be 5 feet from the finish line with 2 seconds to go, you could be almost a lap down, and still win. Now this isn't to slam that nice guy,,, but God,, he has the worst luck when it comes to winning a race!!! And when he does pull it off, he ends up falling through drivers stands.:D

No, I'm just kidding,,, I got a feeling he's going to be a lot better at this onroad stuff than he thinks. The car he has is a lot better than the one he used to run at Nahunta. Those Pro2's had so much flex in the chassis, you coulda run them without shocks!

I'll be posting todays results after I get off of here, and just let me say again,, Man is it hot up there!!!:cool:

No problem Glenn, I'm just finding it a little harder to drive as much as I used too. Anyhow,, gotta get going,, gotta due Rosewood proud at the state race. Hard to belive,,, so far,,, I'm ahead of Jimmy Mac!!!:eek: :eek: :cool:

Too bad,,, I know that's gonna change!!!

[JimmyMac]

I'm tired! Heres the pic I threw together real quick... I'm goin to bed...... Oh yeah.. don't forget about the race this coming Saturday. We told alot of people at the Durham State Race and they want to come out. Don will even show up (he runs the Durham track.) Oh yeah, what are the exact opening times and start times for this weekend. Are they posted on the Rosewood website. I hope so, I told people to check there!! Anyhow.. me tired..... goin to bed... here is threw together pic...... enjoy....

[Jimmy27]

HEY YOU GUYS,

HENRYJ I will take that challenge. You dont know what you just did , now I know why I've been driving so bad , I haven't been doing the things you said you want me to do. If I do those things I will be UNSTOPPABLE. And like RON said I the luck from hell

BUT all seriousness aside I cant wait till Saturday.It is going to be great chasing you guys around the track again , making you all look good. :p :p :p :o :o :o :o

Nice picture JIMMY M. Whats the matter you didn't want to take my picture????? I would've look real good between the red and white dots:) :) :) :) :) :D :D

OH MY GOD look at the time well you guys gotta go now see the ass end of your cars on saturday.


TAKE CARE ALL " AMBITIOUS " JIMMY27

PS Thanks RON for the HISTORY lesson. only a few of us know that story. sssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chance]

Jimmy Mac, since you have some track time from tire testing, help me out please. I need a pinion size for my 1/12 car. GM3, sanyo 3000, 48 pitch 75 tooth spur. Thanks :)

[JimmyMac]

Chance start off with a 4:1 ratio then work your way down 3.75:1 . You'll mainly have to go by time remain in your battery after the 8 minute heats. Also tire size. My rears are worn down and Ron... I might been those front tires I gave you if I want to run 1/12th this weekend. Mine are torn up and I can't run without them. So looks like Stock Touring for me this weekend "IF" I can find a lower Steering Knuckle button head screw. That or I have to run my 414... Hmmmmmmm. Maybe I'll run that so I don't have to paint a new body....... Anyhow, I'm off to bed...... :o

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Chance, Had a guy come in the store yesterday and ask if we were going to run 1/12 scale cars. He said there were 7 of them from Virginia looking for a track to run on. I told him yes, Rosewood will be running 1/12. Only his group likes to run 4 cell mod. He said they had no problem making 8 minutes. So I told him we (Rosewood) will run 4 cell Mod and 6 cell stock. They are probably about the same speed. So anyone wanting to run 1/12 scale has a choice of 4cell mod or 6cell stock, with a time limit of 8 minutes. Sounds to me like a good class peoples.;)

Jimmy Mac, thanks for the picture. Only thing left to do before race day is put up the lights and lay the wire down for the lap counter. We plan on being there all day wednesday testing the lap counter and final clean up. Maybe you can stop by and see how your car does at night? :D

Jimmy27, The doctor has me on pain killers and muscle relaxers for now. I hope i will be ok for saturday because Ron has to work. Maybe Ron can show you how to run the computer and the races just incase i am not coherrent enough. ;) I will see you wednesday and we can discuss it then.

Congrates to all the winners at the state race. Don puts on a good show, and i'm sure everybody had a good time.

Well it's late and I should be in bed, so I bid everyone a good night.
CYA, Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Glenn, just for the sake of clearing up confusion... what time with the Onroad be open for practice and when will Racing Start? This is mainly for out of state guys. Your website site mentions 2:30 being end of practice. BUT above I thought you mentioned opening up at 9 and starting at 12 or 1 o'clock. I'm just a bit confused.... Thanks! :o Oh yeah, not sure if I'll make it Wednesday... Damn overtime!!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Sorry about the confusion. Ron and I need to get together on the times. Practice starts this saturday at 9am and runs through 12noon. Races start at 1pm. These times may be just for this saturday only. Depends on the lights going up or not. Down the road, we will probably open at 12 noon and raceing starts at 3pm like the off road times. Anyway, we can vote on it if the drivers want to. Hope this clears up things. CYA
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Jeez,, a webmasters job is never done,,,, the new times are now listed.

Yeah, I'll be there Wed. too Glenn, as Jimmy and I will be "working" the 'puter.

Hmmmm, maybe I'll get"sick" this Sat. so Sam's can do without me,,,,,

Naw, Unfortunatly,, I need the hours.:(

Anyhow, Wed. will be the final "test and tune" day for Rosewoods new track. Saturday will be the real thing!!!:)

See ya'll later!!!
Ron Zeee:cool:

[JimmyMac]

Hey Booo... or how ever you spell your name... :D I don't know what kind of shock oil is in your car, but you need some 30wt. Also, do you really want to use those ultra still inserts before I glue your tires?? And I need some thick Receiver mounting tape. I'll have your car ready for you at the track Saturday if you want to race it!! Can't wait. Guess I'll run my 414 since nobody has the spare part I need for the TC3. Oh well.... I can settle for 2nd or 3rd... :p Anyhow... let me run. Bo Dukes car needs some working. Damn that R1 controller is confusing! Not user friendly like my M8! Blah blah blah... L8Rz .... some rely this message to Boe Bo.... Bow....

Jimmy Mac

[Ortiz]

Hey Jimmy what spare part do you need?? I might have it. Let me know!! I will be going this weekend so ill see ya there.

[JimmyMac]

Hey Glenn, do you have any XXX-S steering knuckles? Ortiz, I need the Steering knuckle screw that goes on the bottom of the carrier/knuckle. You know how the top screw is a ball stud for the camber link... and the lower is a button head screw... I need the button head screw. But I think I might race the 414 just for the hell of it. Got some setups I want to try with it anyways. See yall there!

Jimmy Mac
ps. I posted about the race times and day on other websites...

[henryj]

Glenn, save a set of the spec tires and rim's for Joseph and we'll pick them up Sat. at the track.


Jimmy, I have a couple of the screw's you need; also have the bushing's that the screw's go through also. Anyway see ya'll Saturday morning.

Hank

[chance]

Jimmy Mac, thanks for the info.

Billy, you going to make Rosewood this Saturday? I finally got a 1/12 car, won't be able to run it this week, maybe in two weeks.

Glenn, are you going to stock the 1/12 wheels?

[southbornracer]

your in luck jimmy. tiffany lost her's a few weeks back and i had to order some for the state race...so, i have plenty:)

chance--we will definetley be there....going to run 1/12 scale 6 cell stock and either stock or mod touring..also bringing 2 more people:D i told some people at the state race about the new rosewood track and they said they would come out..hopefully it will be a good turn out...looking forward to racing 1/12 scale agian.been like 2 weeks now:D

jimmy,,,you running stock or mod this weekend?

well, got to go..been working late and hardly having anytime to work on the cars..talk to ya'll later.......billy

p.s. chance i have some extra tires if it will help you have your car together for this weekend:)

[chance]

Thanks Billy, but it needs more than tires. I'll have it ready for the next one...I hope.
I'm going to run stock touring this Saturday. My rally car doesn't have the "top end" to be fast, but it can jump the lane dividers!

[JimmyMac]

No prob Chance. I'm not sure about running 1/12th this weekend either. My front tires are gone and I need to order some unless if Glenn can get some Jaco Purples for my 1/12th.

Billy, I'll more than likely be racing Stock Class so I can run against certain people.. hehe. :D If there's plenty of mod... I "might" run. We'll see. Just mainly looking at Stock right now. Also want to tune my car some. Hmmmmm I know my TC3 is fast. And I really really want to run it. But I also want to run my 414. We'll just have to see at the track. ;)

Glenn... do you have an Orion Core Stock Pro motor? I want to play with one. (actually wanted to switch to running only Orion motors.) Let me head out...... worked tooo late today. :o

Jimmy Mac
ps. thanks for the offers on the screw... (did that sound right?) I'll take the first screw I can get. hahaha

[Ortiz]

Well, you know Ill be there. Guess Ill be at Rosewood on Sat. and Durham on Sun.

Billy, I got my 12th scale ready. So hopefully we can get a class going. As for mod or stock touring, don't know yet will have to decide when I get there.

Man, had a blast at the state race. Only wish my comm wouldnt have came apart and Jimmy's TC3 wouldn't have broke we would have had some more exciting battles.

Ill cyall on Saturday(and Sunday if yall go to Durham).

Ortiz

[southbornracer]

ortis-to bad about your comm splitting on you.to bad it could'nt of happened in one of the 4 heat races.lol...still have to get my 1/12 scale ready for this weekend...hope there is enough to make a class..:)

jimmy-i'll see if town & country hoobies has any purple fronts.if not , i have have green fronts if you want to use them..i could hardly tell a difference between green and purple on the front.sure could on the back though.:)

glen-are you going to have a motor turn limit?

well, talk to ya'll later.......billy

[Tarheel]

Sorry guys, no 1/12 scale tires yet, but we will definately have them next race. Roar says 10 turn limit, I think we will stick with that. Track will open for practice at 9 am untill 12 noon. Racing will start at 1 pm.

Got the lap counter in place. Did'nt get the lights up though. Thats why we are starting early at 1pm. Next race on asphalt hope to have the lights up and we will start at 3pm like the indoor track. You guys won't mind a little night racing will you? Time change is comming soon and we will probably have to race at night anyway. Hope to see ya there.
CYA Glenn:)

[JimmyMac]

I dunno about racing 1/12th this weekend. I want to concentrate on my 414 and Bo's TC3 for Spec. I also want to have time to chit chat and take some pictures. So I'll only be doin 1 class this weekend. If I DO decide to run 2 classes, then I'll only run like 1 or 2 qualifiers for one of them. We shall see. Right now the priority is to get Bo's car to hook up for Spec. See yall early Saturday and/or Sunday!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

NO RAIN TODAY! HIGH AROUND 85. SUNNY AND WARM.
L E T ' S R A C E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glenn

[Tarheel]

RON, We got to set up sound. Where is Gonzo when you need him?:)

[Gonzof1]

I'm still here... just got back from vacation yesterday and have been working like a machine trying to renovate our new house for the past 30 days. Sorry Glenn. If you need a system for the outdoor track, I'll gladly help you with it. I just need a little time to get **** straight around the homestead. Sit tight... I swear I'll help. Don't buy anything for it yet and see if you can get by with what you have. I don't want you to waste your money or time.

Gz-

[Tarheel]

I'll keep holding untill I hear from you Gonzo.
I would like to thank everyone that came out to break in the new asphalt today. Congrats to all the winners. Awsome driving by all. Sorry Joseph for the mishap at the end. You drove an excellant race bud. Keep your head up and remember, there's always next time.;) Apologies to the gas drivers for the rush. Next time we will set the computer for more time between races. This was our first day out and we all learned alot. Things will get better as we go along. Ron does a better job than Jimmy and me.
Thanks Don for the help with the puter. Hope all had an enjoyable time. They will be better next time I'm sure.:)
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Breaking in the new track was right Glenn! ;) Had fun. Can't wait to make a stab at it again. I guess my luck has just been bad lately..... But that will soon change!!! :D Looks like this course is alittle technical for gas cars. Seems like those boys don't want to slow down for the turns. In due time they'll learn to drive a technical course. This will help them out alot when they go out and race an open track. Anyhow, let us know when the next onroad race will be. I'll be there. When is offroad? Next weekend? Well let me head out... I have Durham to attack tomorrow!!

Jimmy Mac

[JimmyMac]

Here is the picture from the Stock Amain grid. Wish the race would have ended this way!!! :mad: haha Thanks for taking the picture Brad....

[Ron Zee]

So, Glenn, when you asnd Jimmy were taking apart the 'puter today,,, did you like the wiring job on the P.A. system?? Hey,,, it worked didn;t it??

And whats this I hear about the Nitro class??? Was that Mike Dennets car out front??? Did you all know that that things a TRAXXAS????

Too bad about the wreck Joseph,, Hey, maybe next time I'll be out there and we can go at it like on the offroad,,,, or we can team up and take Jimmy out,,,,:D

Anyhow,, when I get a chance, I'll post the results on the website,, that is when I get them,,,,,

Sorry I couldn't stay today,, maybe next time,,, but I had to do the work thing,,, and it's only gonna get worse when the "holidays" get nearer,,,,

See ya'll later!!!:cool: :cool:

[southbornracer]

glen--great track:D nice setup...was very smooth, just need to do somthing about those outside walls.:) just one tap on the railroad ties and snap...there goes another part on tiffany's tc3:)

don has laid out gutters on all the walls that works better than anything i have ever seen..it is a perfect fix to soften to blows that are definetly going to happen;)

when are you planning on having another race?looking forward to the next time.

talk to ya'll later.......billy

[chance]

Billy..."whos" car? ;)

What compound did the 1/12 drivers end up using on the rear?

[Tarheel]

Thanks for the picture of the track Guys. :) Billy, sorry about the broken parts on your/ Tiffany's car. We plan on getting the gutters around the outside walls like Don has done. Rosewood's asphalt track is still a work in progress. We have a few other ideas that will be a pleasant surprize. Have to try and prepare the indoor track for this weekend. I will be glad when this back injury is operated on and finished. They are keeping me medicated untill then. Plan on building a ramp for Bob on both tracks too. We will rotate tracks on saturdays untill it gets to cold to race outside. This weekend is offroad, next weekend will be asphalt. Once again, sorry for the broken parts, we will have the gutters up asap. Hope everyone had a good time. Maybe i will get to race my Tc3 next time. I'm dying to try it out. I'll be running with Joseph. Hope he's easy on me, that kid is tough! If he stays with this hobby, he will be up there in a few years with the pros. :)
Chance, going to try and work on the inside track this week. Going to do what i can. Hope to see ya'll saturday. CYA.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

And of course, I have to work this Sat. too,, God,, I can't get two Sat.s off in a row, but I can work 2 in a row,,,,

I got tomorrow off again, so Glenn, if your going out to the track, I'll put the puter back upstairs and get the results to post on the website.

Now,,, the 1/12th scale car is sick,,, might be something due to it sliding backwards into the turn 1 wall at 30+ mph,,, going to change receivers and see whats up then. The TC3 is up and ready for the Spec class,, and from what I've heard,, my lap times when practicing were faster han either Jimmy's or Josephs during the race last weekend,,,,,should be a real good Spec race the next time,,, that is if I can get it off,,,,,,,,:D

[wingsflyby99]

anyone know how much it takes to start a pro rc hobby shop? i am starting one in oklahoma city and need to know how to get set up on distributers and the startup costs. i would appreciate any help.

[Ortiz]

Hey all... Im looking into buying a electric truck to race offroad. Does anyone have any suggestions on which one to get.

I am looking for a decent truck that I can be competitive with in any class that I choose to race in??

Any suggestions are appreciated... if you are thinking about selling a truck let me know I might be interested....

Cyall later!!

Ortiz

[Ron Zee]

Well, the way things are going for me,, I have two options,,, sell my stuff and get a new hobby, or quit Sam's. Looks like I'll be working every dam weekend from now until January. God, this sucks,,,,,:mad:

[henryj]

What's going on guy's! Het Ron, just tell him you'll work all night friday to get Sat. off.lol. I had to work some Sat. morn., then go work a little early Sunday to be there Sat. Hope you make it though, we're going to be there for offroad this weekend if plan's hold out.
Ortiz, I haven't been racing offroad or on for very long; but for offroad I have driven Losi and AE and have found the T3 to be easier for me to drive. I also think that the racer support there favor's AE also in that the more dominant driver's; IE the Beasley's and Team Hammer drive T3's; and when these guy's come they are the one's to beat. Also most everyone is helpful when you ask their advice too.
Well anyway; had a blast Sat. Can't believe I won my first stock A main; Jimmy, Blake, and Chris J. all had problem's, but hey I'll take a win anyway I can:D :D :D LOL. Jimmy 27; Joseph said he,s ready for a rematch in 2; see you their! Can't wait.

See ya'll later, Hank and Joseph

[southbornracer]

t3 all the way:D easy to set up and easy to work on..you will also be able to get any part that you might break there at glen's or of me..:) as for buggies, b3 until the b-4 comes out..:) buggies are like 1/12 scales only off-road.they are harder to drive and turn faster lap times than trucks.in other words alot more fun..i'm sure chance will back me up on that..:D

well, talk to ya'll later......billy

[JimmyMac]

Ortiz, I have 2 trucks for sale. One is a Team T3. The other is a Factory Team T3. Right now they are dirty and haven't been touched since the Regional. Let me know if you want to try one of them out. The FT T3 was under weight with my Ultra's for the Regional. :D Chance, I would use Pinks in the rear. Of course you can wait to see me in action with them next race. ;) I think it's about time to end Ortiz's reign in 12th scale class!! :D Anyone want to buy a Tamiya 414M2? Might get rid of mine unless if I can find a different chassis for it that lets me NOT use saddle packs... Love the car... but I hate Saddle packs.... blah blah blah... Catch yall L8R......

Jimmy Mac

[JimmyMac]

Here's another pic from the "Wood".....

[Tarheel]

Jimmy, you might want to stop by the store and see the 3300's I got in. Sanyo's and GP's, take your pick. Killer numbers!
Thanks for the pic's.

[chance]

Ortiz, if you can, drive both a T3 and xxxt. One will work better, just depends on how you drive. Several of the local losi drivers have switched to AE trucks lately.
Have you considered a buggy?

Jimmy Mac, I know what you mean about those saddle packs. I just don't have enough good batteries. I have to change them to fit whatever car I'm using. I've been thinking of trying them in my B3 with 3 cells forward and 3 cells back, sure would save the hassel of changing the packs around each week.

Billy, are you going to wait for a new buggy? Just run your old car, do you still have it?

[southbornracer]

naw , its trashed..tiffany was using it when she first started driving there in aikens, stoney point and sandhills..not going to wait for the b4's to come out though...my next ride will be a FTB3:D looking forward to racing this winter on the inside track..not going to be able to handle the cold on the outside tracks pretty soon..thats what i get for being a florida boy:)
well, talk to ya'll later...........billy

[Ortiz]

Hey Jimmy im interested in buying one of the trucks... check your messeging on the User CP.

[JimmyMac]

Glenn, I'll try to stop by the store tomorrow to have a look see at those batteries. What's the price on them Sanyo's?

Chance, that's why I don't race offroad right now. If I were to race offroad, I'd have to reconfigure all my battery connectors so that my batteries would fit in the truck. Of course I could just switch to Deans and race my batteries in my T3 and TC3. But not my 414 or RC12L3.

Well, I'll talk to yall later. Gonna look up some TC3 stuff. Getting ready for Cleveland!!

Jimmy Mac

[JimmyMac]

Got the message Ortiz. I'll have to clean them up and let you try them out. I have one body I could let you have. The other 2 bodies are "Superman" Bodies... So you obviously can't have those. ;)

[npresme]

LOSI IS BETTER!!!!


If you take the time to learn how to set them up and what all the changes do for you and against you!! The fast guys(and there are only a few that I can think of) that run AE there would be fast with a Duratrax (well maybe not)! Just look at all of the Big races who wins them??? Losi or AE? I know everyone is entitled to there opinions but I think if youput a little time into the XXX and XXX-T they will repay you for it!!


PS. Why do all of the AE guys run one set-up at everytrack??? LOL

That was for TEAM HAMMER!!!!

[Shonuff]

it said on the website that yall were changing the track (indoor). So... whats going on?

[JimmyMac]

Jady, outdoor is Onroad, indoor is Offroad. Dat be da way it gonna be bro! Losi, AE, who cares. It's all in the tires!

Anyhow, been to the track today. Glenn and Jimmy W. were working on it filling in the pot holes and tidy'n it up for this weekends indoor "offroad" race. Next weekend will be "onroad" race outdoors.

I also picked up some Sanyo 3300 from Glen today. Saving them for Mod class. I'll also use them in Cleveland for Stock hehe. Anyhow the numbers seem comparable to my Ultras. They just have more runtime of course. The GP3300's that Glenn has have alittle less voltage than the Sanyo's. BUT the GP's have a lower IR. Sanyo's are around 17~19 IR. GP's are 15 IR. Just letting yall know.

He also has some foam tires for the TC's. Purple and Double Purples. Also some Purple Fronts for 1/12th. Rears are on back order.

Well hope some of yall make it out this weekend for the race. Winter is coming so it's time to get those buggies and trucks ready for the Wood!

Jimmy Mac

[Ron Zee]

Well, I had a talk today with the manager,, and it seems that now he's going to "try" to get me Sat. off every other week. Wether that happens or not remains to be seen. So,, That means that NO, I wont be racing at Rosewood this weekend on the 19th or the following weekend on the onroad track on the 26th. I am scheduled to have Nov. 2nd off, so that'll be an offroad weekend.

I will though be able to go to the track in the morning to help setup.

Just wish the cleaninmg service was still alive,,,,,

Anyhow,, See ya'll whenever,,,

Oh, results are posted,,,

Rosewood R/C Raceway -- 10-12-2002


Top Qualifier for Spec Touring:
Jimmy Wilson with 12/5:14.56

-- Spec Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 1 13 5:19.22 Jimmy Wilson 1 18.60
2 4 13 5:21.61 Joseph Jarman 26 18.47
3 2 12 5:06.29 William Smith 23 17.90
4 3 11 5:05.26 Tiffany Labrecque 22 16.46


Top Qualifier for Stock Touring:
Jimmy Mac with 15/5:02.81

-- Stock Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 5 15 5:03.57 Jarman Hank 29 22.57
2 9 14 5:06.86 Mike Stocks 18 20.84
3 6 14 5:12.51 Thomas Medlin 11 20.46
4 7 12 4:30.54 Bob Cummings 12 20.26
5 8 12 5:02.87 Bill Olsen 13 18.10
6 2 5 1:37.33 Chance Messengill 17 23.47
7 3 5 5:13.50 Chris Johnson 14 7.29
8 1 1 0:00.66 Jimmy Mac 15 689.02
9 4 1 0:00.70 Blake Stocks 16 649.81


Top Qualifier for Mod Touring:
Jairo Ortiz with 15/5:07.88

-- Mod Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 1 16 5:04.46 Jairo Ortiz 5 24.01
2 4 15 5:13.21 Don Hill 10 21.88
3 2 14 5:03.15 Mark Painter 6 21.10
4 3 9 2:46.35 Billy McCormack 27 24.71


Top Qualifier for 1/12 Stock:
Jairo Ortiz with 22/8:00.99

-- 1/12 Stock - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 1 23 8:01.23 Jairo Ortiz 4 21.83
2 2 23 8:14.96 Don Hill 9 21.23
3 3 3 0:59.97 Billy McCormack 24 22.85


Top Qualifier for 1/10 Pro Gas Touring:
Jairo Ortiz with 15/5:10.37

-- 1/10 Pro Gas Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 4 13 5:07.54 Mike Dennett 19 19.31
2 5 12 5:23.50 Mark Painter 7 16.95
3 3 11 4:52.60 Clifford Smith 3 17.17
4 1 5 1:25.12 Jairo Ortiz 2 26.83
-- 2 --- DNS --- Wayne Palmer 20
-- 6 --- DNS --- Blake Stocks 21
-- 7 --- DNS --- Don Hill 8

[JimmyMac]

Well I was gonna race Saturday, but worked changed it's schedule on me, so I'll be stopping by after work. I'll be there next weekend though for the Touring Car race. See yall there! Bo, I'll have your car setup for next weekend. So be sure to be there!!!! No excuses this time!!! :p

Jimmy Mac

[JimmyMac]

Ron, are you working Sunday? I wanna borrow your Lap timer. Gonna do some testes with Bo's TC3. Anyhow, I'll give you a call tomorrow to see. You got some spec batteries I can borrow? Don't worry, Bo uses the same big arse plugs that you do. Talk to you later.

Jimmy Mac

[Ron Zee]

No, I'm off this Sunday, but,,, I might be taking a couple of twerps to the "All-Stars" place so they can go nuts,,, We'll see later,,,,

Anyhow,, I'll be up around 9 or 10 so give me a call, I still gotta sort out my gearing for this motor,,,,not that I'll ever be able to run it,,,,:(

[Jimmy27]

HEY YOU GUYS !!!!!!!!

JOSEPH JOSEPH JOSEPH JOSEPH JOSEPH


I hear you want a rematch do you. WELL U GOT IT I'll meet u saturday at rosewood and we will race till theres a winner.

AND HERE IS THE BET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE LOSER (whoever that might be) has to carry the WINNERS CAR back to his pit and DUST IT OFF.

If you accept this wager JOSEPH I will see you on Saturday.

UH OH !!!! I forgot about Volleyball. Well if you can amke I'll see U there , If not my bet is good the next time meet.

JIMMY27 has laid down the challenge to JOSEPH stay tuned to this channel for the results. SEE YA !!!!!!!! J27

[henryj]

Hey Jimmy 27; I'll tell Joseph about the bet tonite. We'll talk to you about it then. As for his car yesterday; it was the motor. Com looked terrible; it was new last week, but we played with it at the house alot last week too; so I guess we wasted it. I'll have the motor on a plug next time with a backup so we will still be able to run. Well gotta get back to work, see ya'll later.

Hank

[weekendracer]

I was just wandering since we did have a race on the OFF ROAD track 2 weeks ago, where are the results for that race?

[southbornracer]

hello everyone,
had a wonderful trip to ga and fl..they were having biketoberfest down there.however on the way back up sun night about 11:00,, tif was driving and we were coming down the on ramp when she jerked the wheel alittle to hard to the left.the car started sliding when she tried to correct the car back straight it started fishtailing..by the time i grabed the wheel we were going backwards.it came around one more time and then started rolling.we ended up on the roof of the car, i wasn't wearing my setbelt but tif was.so, she's ok..my shoulder and back is swollen but i'm ok..we also had our 2 dogs with us.they came out of the car like nothing had happened:) so, not going to make it to va, since or long trip vehicle is totalled:) o'well i just thank god everyone came out alright..

weekend racer--the results from the last off-road race are posted on rosewoods website..www.rosewoodrc.com.

taking the day off today..going to try to go to work tommorow..going to be ruff since i have to lift that 100 pound ladder around all day:)

well,talk to ya'll later.....................billy

[Tarheel]

Billy and Tiff, Sorry to hear about your accident. Sounds like a very serious one. I'm glad ya'll are ok. Please take care of each other and be safe.:)

[npresme]

No OFF-ROAD results on the web page!! I guess everyone only cares about the touring cars now!!!!!!

[southbornracer]

thanks glen..will you have any 1/12 rears in by sat. race?greens or pinks?anyways looking foward to racing this sat..i have some extra a-arms on order so, i should be set..::D

[JimmyMac]

Sorry to hear about that. I thought you were gonna go with Don. But I can see that you need to recover. Especially if you plan on goin to Cleveland. I heard they are sold out now as of today. So I dunno if my entry made it or not?!:confused: Anyhow, glad to hear you got away with only bumps and bruises and nothing serious. I'll see you at Glenns this Saturday. I'll have my 1/12th ready along with either a mod or stock TC3. Take care!

Jimmy Mac
ps. I thought I saw the offroad results on there last time. Of course the last race Rosewood had was a Touring Race..... :p

[henryj]

The offroad result's were posted the week following that race. The next Sat. we had an onroad race so he posted those result's on the web page. I guess we can ask Glenn if he could leave the result's from offroad posted until there's another offroad race; if that's possible on the web page. Of course we could ask Ron real nice to post all result's on here so they would stay till the thread died:D :D :D . Anyway if it's RC I love it all; I have a good time running with everybody; and appreciate the help I get when I bug you about something.
JIMMY 27 JIMMY 27 JIMMY 27; Joseph said you have a bet! But there's only one thing; he has'nt dusted our car's off yet so you'll have to show him how lol. Anyway he was running around acting crazy as usual and I kept hearing him say "JIMMY'S GOING DOWN" over and over:cool: :cool: .Anyway gotta go, still got the v-ball tourney this weekend so we won't make it to race. Might stop by Sat. afternoon to see how it's going.

Hank

[f1racefan]

Sorry to hear about it. If you want to go to VA I will pick you guys up at your place around 6:30. Jairo and I plan to drive up and would be happy to have you along. If you want to meet at my house at 7:00 that would work ok to. There are three other cars leavinf from my place so there will be plenty of room for your stuff.
Don

[rc_fiend]

Sorry to hear about what happened Billy and Tiffany. Hope you are feeling better Billy. Seems like it was a wild but scary experience. I hope to see you at the wood in Nov. or Dec. -Cash

[f1racefan]

Received Revup today.
Please read up get informed and VOTE for a new ROAR President.

No matter what the election results I would help anyone that moves the RC sport forward.

I have known Ernie since 1978 and can assure you he has had the same views and desire to advance the sport since then. I will endorse him highly.
Don Hill
ROAR #3-95556

[southbornracer]

thanks for the offer don.:) would love to go , but have to work on my spare truck so tif has a way back and forth to raliegh.it needs a new transmission and rear end..going to make it to rosewood this sat though..hopefully see you there.

jimmy- know what ya mean..i haven't got any kind of confirmation back yet ethier..hope we made it in time..just waiting on parts and i'll have the 1/12 scale ready for this sun.:)

cash- thanks man..feeling alittle better now..went to work today and i think it loosed me up some:) will definetly be at rosewood this winter..last winter rocked..we had some great races..looking forward to dusting of the off-road vehicles..maybe we'll see you this sat.

hank and jimmy27--tif says don't count her out yet..:D

well,talk to ya'll later...................billy

[Tarheel]

Will have 1/12 scale tires: purple fronts and pink rears this saturday. Also a few 1/12 scale bodies as well. Billy, hope you and Tiff are feeling better. Looking forward to this week end. Maybe i'll get to run my tc. Cya
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Sorry, forgot one more thing. The results are posted on our web page after each weekly race. Since we run two differing tracks, i'll ask Ron, since he is kind enough to post them for us, if he can leave them up for an extra week. We will work it out as best as we can to satisfy both track racers. We don't want to turn this into a TC and offroad thing. Remember, we are all rc racers no matter what kind we do. I happen to like all kinds of rc racing myself. :D

[f1racefan]

Daylight savings this Sunday. Turn your clocks BACK an hour.
We will see who shows up an hour early for VA race.
Don

[JimmyMac]

Bo, I know you don't respond on here, but I dont' like your servo. Testing your car Sunday showed that your car was faster than Ron's and Jimmy W.... but I still think your servo sucks. Turn in was way slow and I had to plan waaay ahead of the turn to make it turn right. If I waited like I was driving my car, then the turn would pass me by and I/you would lose a half a sec per sharp turn. Your servo is a high torque servo. What you need is a high speed one. Anyhow, I'll go over it with you at the track.

Glen wish I knew you were gonna have the tires in Saturday hehe. At least it'll give others a chance to get them. I know of a few that need them. Anyhow, I'll see yall there this Saturday. Gonna be fun!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Jimmy, the tires will be in. Pink rears for the 1/12 scales. CYA
Glenn

[Jimmy27]

HEY YOU GUYS,

Joseph I will show you how to dust a car off when we race again.
You acn watch me dust yours off. AND if Tiffany is racing we both maybe dusting hers off. But I've got my brush and I'm ready.

OH BY THE WAY !!!!!!!!!

BO has a new car and it is all set up by Jimmy Mac I want to SPANK HIM BAD. So JOSEPH and TIFFANY I might have to turn my attention away for a while till I get Bo and put him in my POCKET.
But dont worry I'll be back for you HEE HEE HEE

Im outa here JIMMY27

[lowbugit]

Hey guys, I got me a NTC3 and was considering trying it out there this Sat. Is their going to be enough nitro tourers to race this Sat. I just thought I heard about some other big race going on somewhere. Ive raced oval, offroad, and thought I would give on-road a try it sounds like fun. Also I do not have a personal transponder will that be a problem. Thanks, Kevin McDougald.

[f1racefan]

Check out the www link below for track and race schedules. There will be nitros and electrics at Rosewood on Saturday. The race in Durham at RC Speedway on Sunday is electrics and the Trophy race is in Newport News, VA. for both nitro and electrics.
You can buy ($55) or rent a personal transponder (5 per raceday) for the races at Rosewood or RC Speedway.
Don Hill
919 801-8895
f1racefan@msn.com

[Shonuff]

was there a dirt race on sat--if so, what happend?

[JimmyMac]

Well the last offroad race didn't happen. So much for loyal offroaders huh!! hehehe... I know, I'm an onroader, but I'll be back to offroading come the next Rosewood race! I've decided to only run one touring car (TC3) and retire the 414 for awhile. This will leave open some electronics for one of my trucks or a new buggy. Can't wait! Anyhow, I think the offroad race this past Saturday was over shadowed by the State Fair. Hopefully it'll pick back up next time. You gonna show up Shonuff? :D

As for transponders, Glenn (the Wood) has track transponders. So be sure to have a transponder mount or I'll supply you with a body reamer to put a small hole in our body for the transponder.

Yada yada yada, I'll be at the track tomorrow to hand over the car to Bo. :eek: Well anyhoot. I got my confirmation in today. I guess I'll be goin to Cleveland!!

Jimmy Mac

[lowbugit]

Thanks for the info on the transponders Kilruf. If I can get my engine broken in in time for the racing I will give this NTC3 a workout Sat.Hope to see ya Sat. Thanks, Kevin Mac.

[Part-time]

Hopeully I'll be able to make it to the next indoor race, things have been fairly busy:( . Glenn have you made any changes to the drop off @ turn 2? Are you stocked up on tires (truck)? I know you usually have a good veriaty at the track Just figured I'd check.
Billy and Tiff sorry to hear about you reck glad your of though.
I've been thinking of getting a 1/10 4wd buggy to run this winter does anyone else run them on a regular basis? I hate to buy it and have no one to run with.

Rob

[npresme]

I have a Losi xxx-4 on the way so I know I will run mine this winter if there is enough to run them!

[Shonuff]

im gonna try and show jimmy, got a few people up here who have never been down there--they got to check it out since all of us will be down there during the winter

[southbornracer]

thanks part-time..the swelling has went down now:)

glen-would you please hold a set of 1/12 scale rear pinks for me?will be there sat to pick them up.:) have you had a chance to put up the soft wall yet?if not, i'm free sun afternoon to help..

jimmy- you goin have your 1/12 scale ready for sat right?

talk to ya'll later................billy

[Tarheel]

We got plenty of off road tires for anyone wanting to run on the inside track. Haven't made any changes to the indoor track yet because have been concentrating on getting the asphalt track up and running. The indoor track is in fairly good shape. Just need to smooth it out a little and fill in turn two. Number one on the priority list is a ramp for BOB and others with a wheel chair. Put up lights for the outdoor track and have the gutters for the outside wall. Going to try and install them Friday if it stops raining. I'll save you a set of tires Billy, no prob. Hope we have good weather for saturday and sunday. Jimmy is setting up my spec car, so maybe i'll get to run a little. CYA
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Haha, yeah... I handed in Bo's car and now I have Glenn's! :rolleyes: hehe :D I really don't have much to set up on it. It's fairly smooth as it is. Just some motor tweeking and radio gear setup. Then we'll go from there. I'm not really done with Bo's car. But that's a work in progress type of thing.

My 1/12th wil be ready for Saturday. Had I known Glenn had them I wouldn't of order them. I would have saved a ton of money!! Hopefully Rodney will have his 1/12th as well. Talk Don into goin! We have arms if he's worried about that!!

Well let me head out. I have a "new" car to work on... haha...

Jimmy Mac

[Ron Zee]

As for the results,,, last week there wasn't enough drivers to race so it turned into a practice day, that's why no results.

I geuss I could add a page to the site and have one page for the last offroad race, and the other for the last onroad race. Geez,,, more typing,,,,,

Anyhow,, Dudes,, Glenns got a DELL! I'll be able to go to the track Sat. to help setup the puter,, but then I gotta go to work so,,,,This is a "new" laptop with a new printer and the Windows Autoscore running on it,, so please,, bear with me as I try to get it all up and running so you can all race while I'm at work!!:(

But, the 2nd. of Nov. I do have off so at least my truck'll be able to run once in awhile,,,,:)
Anyhow,, see you all later,,,

Ron Zeee:cool: :cool:

[Tarheel]

Ron, we will need to be there EARLY to set up the puter. I deleted the autoscore and reinstalled it. Maybe that will clear up the bugs. Anyhow, try to be there by say 10 am or so. That way we will have time to test it too. Thanks.Cya
Glenn

[lowbugit]

I guess I will give the NTC3 a try Sat. Looking forward to it. All advice at the track will be appreciated. What time can we get there to get in some practice. Im sure I will need some laps. See ya guys and gals tommorrow. Kevin Mac.

[southbornracer]

man this sucks..no check from work today:mad: won't be here until 10:00 sat..i ordered all the parts i needed c.o.d., so now they are sitting at fedex.looks like i won't be able to make it tommorow.:( was looking forward to racing this weekend..i'll get those tires from you next time glen.good luck to everyone.hope the weather holds out for ya....

talk to ya'll later.........billy

[JimmyMac]

Weather says Cloudy Saturday.... Let's hope so! Glenn, I'll have your car there in the morning!! See yall there! Sorry you can't make it Billy..... :( Looks like Stock class for me then along with 1/12 if anyone shows.

Jimmy Mac

[henryj]

Hey guy's, good luck to all today, hope everything goes well. Might try to stop by on the way in if the games are over in time. Hey Jimmy27 and Ron; gonna go by around 2 on Sunday and turn some lap's. Need to try a few thing's; I'll probably bring all my cars so Joseph and I can run each other a little. I'll more than likely have the GM 3's in unless I get by Glenn,s in time to get another arm for the spec motor, the other one is history. Well ya'll have a good time today and JIMMY27 go easy on everyone in spec lol:D .

See Ya ....... Hank

[lowbugit]

Still no answer on the opening time and racing time. I know the site says open at 12 racing at 3 but last time you opened at 9 and raced at 1. Does anyone know which it is I have a good ride and dont want to get there 2 hours before it opens.

[Tarheel]

Lowbuget, open at 9 and race at 1 this saturday. Cya
Glenn

[Shonuff]

So, lets get a little roll call going for dirt on the 2nd. I got 2 of us coming from VA, who else will be there??

[JimmyMac]

Ron as posted on the Durham thread, let me know on here if you are goin to Newport News tomorrow. Be prepared to leave at 6:30am if you are. If not, uhhh oh well. Well let me get back to working on my car. Broke it today in the main. CVD broke in half and the oneway ball cup fell out. Luckily Glenn found it after the Race! Thanks!

Good racing today guys. You all did good. Spec was pretty close, but Jimmy 27 waited til the last lap to try my driving lines which took him out from 1st to 2nd place giving the win to Mike was it? Glenn took home 3rd! Sweet! Not bad, looks like if Ron gets to race ever again, he'll have his work cut out for him! Not to mention if Joseph comes back!

I finally won a race at Rosewood! Yeah, TQ'd with 16 laps with Blake next to me about 5 seconds behind also with 16 laps. I actually made it thru the first time this time with Blake following close by. I was able to keep ahead of him by a few turns through out most of the race until I started to get hammered by lapped traffic. Which in one instant took out my Left front CVD and then lost the oneway outdrive. This left my car with only 3wd. It was very hard taking left turns as it wanted to hook my car around. So I had to ease off. This closed the gap with Blake behind. I had to drive a defense line blocking him to keep the lead until he bobbled up with another car. This gave me leeway with only a few laps left. Had he not been in a few wrecks, he would have surely won if I couldn't keep him behind me!

Gas Touring was pretty close between 1st and 2nd. As they switch back and forth with close lap times. Lead changes happened a few times. But a few mistakes left Blake in 2nd as he was gaining with faster lap times near the end.

Anyhow, it was a fun day. I actually accomplished more than what I wanted. That was to get consistant mid 19 sec laps. I did that and also cut in about 2 high 18 sec lap times. So 16 laps will be the target for Stock Class unless if you can maintain an average lap time quicker than 18.75 seconds. To get 16 your average laps have to be quicker than 20 seconds. I think my "average" lap time was about 19.63 for my best qualifier.

Blah blah blah, Had fun. See yall again for Touring in 2 weeks! If I have off next Saturday, I'll be there for some Stock Truck! L8Rz

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Like Jimmy said, it was a fun day of racing. Great weather too. The spec class was tight all day. Jimmy was strong all day and tough in the main. If he had'nt bobbled, he had it locked. But, Mike Dennett was there and when the door opened, he flew through it giving him the win. Jimmy took second and on my first day out with my new TC set up by Chris Johnson and Jimmy Mac, I nabbed third! Thanks Jimmy for the lone of a pinion and your charger. Next week i'll have my own stuff set up. In the stock class Jimmy Mac was diled all day with 19 second laps. In the main he was leading and blew a one way out and only had 3 wheel drive. He nursed it the last minute or so and Blake was comming up hard on him. But at the buzzer and the line it was Jimmy Mac all the way. Great driving by all. In the gas class Kevin and Blake traded leads several times. Kevin was running an out of the box RTR / NTC3! Blake had the horse power and was screaming around the corners. After a few bobbles though, Kevin took the win. Kevin drove a flawless race and his car was diled. Third went to Brad Brewczak who also drove a good race. I want to thank all of the drivers that came out today and hope you had some fun. Ron, i'm sorry you missed it bud. maybe next time.
Cya saturday on the dirt!
Glenn

[Tarheel]

OH! I almost forgot. The man of the hour was Chance Massingal. He called the races so I could race and did a great job. THANKS A MILLION CHANCE. Maybe next time we will have a 1/12 class. Come on guys, where are the 1/12 scalers? It was a great day for racing.:D

[lowbugit]

To Glen and all who contributed to a fun racing day, thanks. That is the most fun I have had racing anything in quite awhile. Blake and my cars were as even as it could be. It was great fun running all day that close together, regardless of the outcome that is what we all are in it for. I quess my Silverado will get very familiar with US 95 and Hwy 70. See you guys soon, Kevin Mac.

[JWEST]

I will be there Nov. 2 for offroad.....

[Tarheel]

Thanks Kevin, once more great race. Hope to see you soon.
Dirt this comming saturday people!
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Well, this coming Sat. I do indeed have off so I'll be out there racing for a change,, but I'm not too sure what class I'm gonna run. I was thinking of maybe trying stock,,,,,

Oh,, it's spelt dialed Glenn.:D

I'll be going by the hobby store tomorrow to mess with the laptop, and I'll get the race results posted on here and the website as soon as I can.

Now,, if only I could figure out a way to get every Sat. off,,,,:confused: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Tarheel]

Thanks Ron, see you at the store.
Oh, and thanks for the correction. Oh, and it's spelled spelled, not spelt. I'm not the greatest speller either:D

[Ron Zee]

results are as follows:
Rosewood R/C Raceway -- 10-28-2002


Top Qualifier for Spec Touring:
Mike Dennett with 13/5:05.64

-- Spec Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 1 14 5:06.29 Mike Dennett
2 2 14 5:11.09 Jimmy Wilson
3 3 14 5:23.85 Glenn Elam
4 5 13 5:14.48 Wells Edwards
5 6 12 5:04.03 Bo Daughtry
6 7 9 5:00.63 Terry Queen
7 4 7 4:11.39 Zach Fink



Top Qualifier for Stock Touring:
Jimmy Mac with 16/5:14.82

-- Stock Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 1 16 5:04.61 Jimmy Mac
2 2 16 5:08.12 Blake Stocks
3 4 15 5:00.94 Mark Payne
4 5 15 5:09.77 Thomas Medlin
5 6 15 5:11.54 Chuck Bendixen
6 7 14 5:00.79 Mike Stocks
7 3 14 5:01.35 Chris Johnson
8 9 13 5:09.36 Vanessa Brewczak
9 0 10 4:56.07 Tommy Dawson
10 8 10 5:10.83 Mike Medlin


-- Stock Touring - B MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 1 5 1:49.01 Tommy Dawson
2 2 3 0:55.74 William Smith


Top Qualifier for 1/10 Gas Touring:
Blake Stocks with 15/5:03.41

-- 1/10 Gas Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 2 16 5:05.15 Kevin McDougald
2 1 16 5:16.64 Blake Stocks
3 3 1 0:02.76 Brad Brewczak

[f1racefan]

Check out the post and web page for the Durham track.

[JimmyMac]

Glen, won't make it to race this Saturday. But I'll be there after work! Can I bring my EMaxx to run a lap or two between heats?? hehe...... Oh yeah, do you have any TC3 front body mounts/posts?? One of mine was sheered off in Virginia. Well talk to yall laterz.... Oh yeah, I also need 10 battery bars as well.... Deans...... Tanks.. errr thanks...

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Jimmy, Bring your Emax. Maybe a new class will start. lol.
Don't know about the body posts, but got the battery bars. Cya saturday
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

Ok, if you run only one battery instead of 2,, I'll race ya with the Jugg! Can I use different motors though?? You got mods in yours right?? Mine has 2 P2K's in it. Maybe I'll put the 2 blue Speed gems back in it,,, 17 singles i think they are,,,,:cool:

[JimmyMac]

My EMaxx is bone stock! I'm still waiting for the Brushless motors like Orion or Novak to come out so I can toss one in there. The Emaxx will be my "project" truck. I want the new Proline 40 series or whatever huge tires they are on my truck. Would like to ditch the radio and gear for a 5 or 6 channel stick radio for "additional" hookups..... :D Like I said... it's a project truck..... wireless cam and all...... Just gotta make the mounts for them... Maybe an arm to grab things.. hehe....

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Jimmy, Sorry you did'nt get to run your emax last night. Maybe next time. I want to thank all the guys that came to the "Wood" last night. Their were some heavy hitters there for you all that missed it. Virginia boys came down, Josh knight and his friends, John Piant. Thanks guys, good show and some close racing. Thanks Ron for the help with the puter and good calling as always. Try not to get in too much trouble playing with your m--- at Sam's! Don't forget, next week on the outdoor. Open at 10am registration over at 12:30, race at 1pm. Don't worry about the dark. Me and Ron and Mike Dennett and Jimmy 27 tried out the tc's last night with no problem. The temp was cool and the cars still hooked up with the x patterns we use in spec class. Have a good week and we will see you next saturday on the asphalt.
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Looks like the racing is gonna be good this winter! I hope to have my truck out next time. Anyways... Rodney... if you are reading this... I only have the 2 hole hubs for the RC12L3. Sorry, no 3 hole hubs. :( Well let me head off. I'm tired.... :o

Jimmy Mac

[npresme]

I would just like to take the time to put some things out!

Glen- You have a great thing with the indoor track, this is the only one that I know of within about a 5 hour drive for Va and NC. Over half of the guys there this past Sat. drove over 2 1/2 hours to race there! The turnouts last year were great and I think with the Big races on the East coast this summer that more people will race there this winter! But there has to be some track maintenance done, the track is not going to make it until NEXT race season!!

The hole in the sweeper needs to be repaired! The table top needs a lip at the top, a race should not be decided on who flips the less! The hole at the bottom of the table top need to be packed and filled in!

Last year didn't you not water the track and it got very hard packed! Watering until the water is standing and then running on it five mins. later does nothing but break the track up!! Maybe a LITTLE mist would be OK, just enough to keep the dust down!

A few of us saw this same thing at another track that had a not too good ending because the racers stopped coming because of the track conditions and lack of maintenance!

I would hate to see this happen at Rosewood!!

Josh, Jady, Jerry, John and myself all said that if you would open just alittle eariler we would try and work on the track before everyone gets there!

Just some things that we were talking about this past Sat.

Anthony Saunders

[Tarheel]

Anthony, Thanks for the input. I know it has been awhile since we have been able to do the maintenance that is required. I'm not offering excusses, when my pinched nerve in my neck is better and the feeling comes back in my right arm and I can lift things again, I will try to maintain the track better than it has been. I really appreciate you guys comming to the" Wood" to race and believe me, I want it to be a great year of racing as well as everyone. Your offer to help with the maintinance is well appreciated and I can send Jimmy27 to the track as early as 9am on saturday to open for you guys if you want to help untill I am well enough to do it myself. I apologize for the way it is and hope we can all work together to get it back into shape. I am going thru tracktion at the doctors for the next three weeks and hopefully that will take care of my problem. If not, then they will have to operate on my back and neck and then I don't know how long It will take to heal. Lifting over 100 railroad ties and putting them around the asphalt track might have been a bit much for me to tackle. lol. Anyway, thanks for the offer, and like i said, i can send Jimmy27 to the track early saturday morning and let you guys in for maintenance. We want this years "WINTER BASH" to be better than last years. We also want to pack it like last year too. Nothing pleases me better than to race with 75-80 guys at the "WOOD". I will be racing spec class this year, and we want it to grow too. Thanks again, hope to see you soon.
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Hey Glenn... found out that Knuckle He... I mean Ron was at the other Jimmy's (27) house. So much for telling me to stop by huh!! :p Yeah he called me up and told me. We were gonna discuss about the 3 lap deal for Durham. Guess we can't do that til Wednesday? Is that when you are off Ron? Remember you gave me some Magenta Rears for my 10L2O..... do you have any purple fronts?? I have some Blues... but not sure how that will handle. Anyways... I'll be racing Touring Cars this Saturday at the "Wood". Hope to see yall there! I might have my Mindblown Stock motor for this race. If not I will have it for Durham. Anyways.. it's the new Trinity Monster Stock. Should be interesting to see how it runs..... welp.. L8Rz

Jimmy Mac

[Ortiz]

Glenn,

Just wanted to know if you have any T3's in stock??


I should be there this weekend for onroad so I might pick one up if you have some.

[Tarheel]

Ortiz, I'll check the track store and see. I'll let you know tomorrow. Thanks, see ya saturday.
Glenn

[JWEST]

Good race this weekend... The track is rough but once we get to work a little on it before and during the race it will be fine...

Not only will it be faster for the experienced racers, but the beginners will find it to be easier, less frustration equals more fun!!! It would also help bring back a buggy class!!!

See ya at the next indoor race.....

[Ron Zee]

Well, I'm working again this coming Sat. but the next offroad weekend I'm off. So,,,

But, I do know that I need to get some tires!! Bowties just weren't getting it done last Sat. night. That T3 's rear end was all over the place, which was the major reason Mike was able to pull away so easy. I couldn't put any power down on the track. Yeah, it got better when Glenn wet it before the main, but I still had to baby it around the corners. I'll just have to get some funds together and get a new set of rubber. :)

Hey, did anyone notice there's two results pages on the website? Just wondering,, a few mentioned it before but no-one has since I did it. :D

Yes, I'm off today Jimmy, come on overmm aybe you can figure out how to setup this 3 lap thing,,,,,:confused:

[JimmyMac]

Just got off my XBox... okay Ron... I'll be over after work. Now why did I come back online? Oh yeah... gotta look up something real quick........ then I'm off to bed...

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Ortiz, The only thing I have at the moment is a Factory Asy T3. I have some Factory T3's comming next week and will be glad to hold one for you.
Glenn

[Part-time]

when will the bash be? when is the next off road race?
Thanks

[JWEST]

NEXT OFFROAD NOV.16

[Tarheel]

Racing Asphalt this week end. Offroad next week end. The Bash has yet to be determined yet. Maybe sometime in january-Feb. We will keep you posted on that. Had a customer come in today wanting to know if we were running 1/12 scale this week end. I told him I did'nt know. Are we guys? We did'nt have them last time. Would be nice to have them this time. Remember cold weather is comming real fast and we won't be outside much longer. Offroad is starting to pick up.
Hope to see you soon.
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Oh I forgot to mention one more thing. If you buy your car from Glenn's Hobby Corner or Rosewood Raceway, you get a free race and a Rosewood club card that intitles you to free pracice for a year on the asphalt track. Thats a savings of $40.00 ie 15.00 to race and 25.00 for a year of practice anytime during the week. If you have your personal transponder, then it's a savings of $37.00
By the way, just got in a shipment of transponders too. Cya
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

Well I'll bring my 1/12th like I did last race. Just wondering if anyone else will show up. I know Chance will... or might. Rodney? I dunno.... Billy? I dunno. Ortiz? I dunno. Ron? Nope..... So who knows.... I'll have mine. Plus I'll have my TC3 ready for Stock. Gotta test some brushes and setups.... Wonder if my Mindblown Stocker will be there?? :D

Jimmy Mac

[henryj]

Joseph and I won't be able to go this weekend; got the big barbecue sale at church, and I'm in charge of cooking the hushpuppies. But we will surely be there in two week's; and I'll have my 1/12 car that I just got. It's a used one but in real good shape.
Gonna try to make one last race at Durham next weekend, then get back to every other weekend at the Wood :D
JIMMY 27, Joseph said he's giving you a break this Sat., but in two week's, WATCH OUT, he's got some new flame's and maybe even a MINDBLOWN too :eek:
Well gotta go .......Hank

[lowbugit]

Hey Glenn, Kevin Mac here. Looking forward to racing the NTC3 again tommorrow. Also put me down for one of those transponders I will be buying one from you in the morning. See you guys in the morning. Kevin Mac.

[chance]

Count me in for 1/12th... well, at least untill I break the car.

[Tarheel]

All right now we are talking. Glad to hear your comming kevin, you too Chance. We are supposed to have great weather for tomorrow's racing. Don't forget, we open for practice at 10am and start racing at 1pm. The lights are up so don't worry about the time. THREE qualifiers and the mains, Gas and electric. I myself will be in spec again, so most of you guys don't have to worry about me tearing up your cars. Let's have a good showing for tomorrow, 1/12 and 1/10. OK? Cya
Glenn:)

[npresme]

Glen- I know some of us will be in Ohio the first and second weekends of Jan. Can you not schedule the bash for those weekend!

[Tarheel]

No problem about the BASH. We will schedule it as not to interfear with any other races. Any other input from anyone else as when not to schedule it? We want a good turn out this year. Now is Y O U R time to make suggestions as to a good time for the BASH. JAN+FEB time frame. We want this year to be the biggest and the best yet. We are giving away a Mugan 1/8 Works car. The one in the track store. A $500.00 CAR! So plan on being there for this one. I'm also trying to find a sponsor to give away a factory T3. Let me know if your business wants to help sponsor this race. Thanks see you at the track today. Let's have a good showing of 1/12 cars too guys.
Glenn;)

[JR in NC]

Tarheel,
WE usually race in Durham, So explain the Bash race, is it off-road or on-road. If it is off-road is there room indoors for spectators, my son and I would like to come watch as we are TC racers right now. Thanks for the info and congratulations on your outdoor track, haven't been there yet, Saturdays are tough, You know honey-do lists and all. We are going to try either after Thanksgiving if the track is open or early next year. Do you have a track website ? Thanks again.


John and Bryan

[JimmyMac]

Not to step on Glenns toes or anything.. but to answer the questions... the Winter Bash is an Offroad Race. Yes the indoor track does have a spectators area. The current website is www.rosewoodrc.com

Glenn.. do not schedule the Winter Bash for Feb 4th-9th. Thats when they are having Snowbird Nationals. Ron, my self and several others plan on goin.... Well at least the last time I talked to Ron he was goin... :D

Anyways, fun racing today. Had luck in the mains. I think consistancy helped alot. OH yeah, and congrats to all the winners today. And to Glenn for his first win in Spec Touring!! See yall next time... Might even show up next weekend for Stock Truck!

Jimmy Mac

[Tarheel]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for comming out to race today. And thanks Chance and Wayne for calling the races so i could work on my car and race too. And a special thanks to Don for helping with the software again. Well the 1/12 guys showed up today, and had some good racing by all. Congrats to all the winners. My win was pure luck because jimmy27 got a bad start and clearly had the faster car. i just stayed out of trouble and lucked out. Anyway, good racing by all. Hope everyone had fun. Hope Tiffiny feels better. Thanks for racing with us Tiff. See everyone next saturday on the dirt. Maybe i'll have a truck ready for spec class.
Glenn

ps. The lights were ok, but you need to paint your car a bright color for night racing.

[Ron Zee]

Glenn won a race?? Figures, I wasn't there to inspect it after the race,,, :)

[chance]

Anyone going to show up early this Saturday to work on the indoor track?
I have an idea or two, don't know if it's something worth doing or if anyone would even want to, but here's what I'm thinking.
1. The E-turn or Elwood section is down to the concrete in a spot or two. Why not just fill the whole thing in and make it smooth? A, it would require less maintenance and B, it would not change the character of that section. Bouncing too wide or sliding too wide makes little difference when the quick line is still cutting straight across.
2. The table-top is always going to be beat up, the lip knocked off or something, the landing area is going to be busted up or have a hole in it. Why not just fill the step on the backside? A, it would require less maintenance and B, it would not make a big change in how that area is driven. You are still going from wide open to almost stopped in the same distance with the same amount of elevation drop.
Just thought I would throw this out as "food for thought".
I feel sure Glenn has plenty to do and now with running every Saturday has even less time to do it, add a back injury on top of that and it pretty much rules out any type of major track maintenance.
So...what's the plan? Any other ideas?

[Tarheel]

Chance, thanks for the input on the dirt track. I pretty much plan on leaving it up to the drivers that show up early on how you(they) want the track to be. If they don't show up to help, than they can't complain about it too much because i'm sure whom ever shows up to work on it will improve it. I hope we have a good croud and some good racing. :) Thanks again for the input and looking forward to guys showing up saturday early. jimmy27 promises he can be there between 9 and 9:30. See ya there.
Glenn

Went to Durham today and had fun on the asphalt.

[JimmyMac]

Here is a pic of Glen's winning car for Spec Touring.

[JimmyMac]

Jimmy27's Spec TQ car!

[blake whitehead]

glen,
Please let me know what time you will open this sat.I willl be willing to help with the track.Also how much are the transponders:?

[npresme]

Chance- The Idea with the e-turn is good, a few of us were talking about that this week! Maybe just put some dirt in it so it is not so severe! The table top just needs a better lip and the landing just needs to be packed. I don't think filling in everything is a good Idea! The track doesn't have too many jumps as it is! Also, if you fill in the table top all of that dirt will not get packed. I think Jerry and myself are going to be there early to help this week i wil have to double check with him! We would have to leave around 6am to be there at 9! Talked to Blake W. he will be there this weekend and said he could be there early he is pretty good with track main. and what to do! See you guys Sat.

[npresme]

Well speaking of Blake!! LOL

[Tarheel]

Hey thanks for the picture Kilruf, had a good time with you guys at Durham. Maybe see you at the WOOD this saturday. Blake, we will be opening between 9-9:30. Jimmy27 is comming by the store to get the key and let everybody in. I will be there later as I have to open the store and get my wife set up so I can leave. I want everyone to know I really appreciate this from all you guys helping out. So far the outlook is not good for my back as far as therapy. The doctors are saying I will have to be operated on. They are going to give it two more weeks of therapy. I only hope Wayne Palmer (CHIROPRACTOR) can help prolong the operation. Anyway, enough about that. I am thankfull for your help. Hope to see everyone this saturday.
:)
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Oh almost forgot. The WOOD will have a new ramp up to the drivers stand by this weekend. Jimmy27 and I will finish it up this wednesday. A new platform for wheel chairs is added for our drivers like Bob Commings. Raced with Bob at Durham, or should say got in his way at Durham. lol. Had a good time Bob. See you at the WOOD. :)
Glenn

[JR in NC]

Glenn,

Sorry to hear about your back, from experience I know that those things are a nasty deal. Are you seeing an orthopedic or a neurologist. I hope it's an orthopedic. Are you having disc surgery or something more intensive. I'm the one that helped Don yesterday in the timing booth, my name is John Ragan and I've had six spinal operations. I would be glad to talk to you about some alternatives that are out there.

Sorry about that radio glitch yesterday sometimes people have brain farts and just forget protocol. How far to your track from the Durham track. Again sorry to hear about your back if I can help let me know.


John Ragan
johnna-b@mindspring.com

[Part-time]

can a wood lip be added to the table top? i hope to be there this weekend, but money has been very tight so i had to cut out the fun stuff:( . what time is the track opening for maintenance?

[Tarheel]

John, I'm seeing a neurologist for now and undergoing traction therapy. it does'nt look good and they don't think traction is going to help. I have a bone spur crimping a nerve in my neck causing my right arm to be sore, numb and tingling. I can't lift anything and feel helpless. The pain is constant and barely bearable but i refuse to take any drugs anymore. They were messing me up with high blood preasure and other side affects. My next option is a chiropractor, but i think that might give temporary reliefe. The neurologist may send me to an orthopedic for surgery to remove the spur. Apparantly i have some swelling discs with worn rings along with arthritis in the spine. Sounds like i'm falling apart at the seams. lol. I have a few more weeks of traction and then i'm going to see Wayne Palmer. From there it depends on the results. I quess time will tell. I'm just tired of hurting all the time. Anyway, thanks for the concern, and had a good time at RC Speedway. Don't worry about the glitch. S... happens. I do this for fun and i'll be back.
Part Time, I don't see any problem with adding a wood lip to the table top. Sounds like a good idea to me. Jimmy27 will be there saturday at 9am. Hope you can make it.
All the guys that show to help work on the track will get to race for free. Hope this helps with the cost of racing. Thanks again for the suggestions and everyones help. Hope we have a good turnout this saturday.
Glenn

[chance]

npresme, sounds like a plan. We can start with a partial fill on the E-turn, if we don't like that, we can always add more later.
My thoughts on the table-top was more of a maintenance thing, seems it is always getting hammered. I think maybe the trick is going to be getting the dirt to stay in place on the top. It seems to be a little thin in that area, which makes it easy to tear up. I see your point about the jumps and it may be worth the effort to save it.

Part-time, I'm missing the wood lip thing, just can't picture what you mean. Can you elaborate, please?

[npresme]

Jerry and myself will be there Sat. morning to help with the track!


Chance-we were talking about it tonight thinking maybe at the bottom of the table top adding some kind of slope instead of a flat landing that should take care of the soft spot there! The wood at the top I don't think is a good idea you don't want to jump out to far for that 180 at the landing! A few of us put a lip on the table top two weeks ago for the mains and it held up for 3 races and that was just a five min. fix! So with 6 or 7 of us there we should be able to fix everything! My hope is to get the track good enough to run some mod. buggy and some 4wd (stk. or mod.)

[blake whitehead]

inpreseme,Ill be there sat,morning around 10 or so.
Glen do you have a tamper of some sort.This will help alot in keeping the track together during the race.If at all posiblecan you or some one else put water on the track friday.The track being moist will help the maintinence.
As far as the table goes part time a wood lip would cause more problems than now.The lip would shoot you out farther or more straight up.This would be very hard on equipment.Probably the easiest way to fix this is like inpreseme said.We can take a piece of wood and put this at the bottom where the table ends as a dam.Then fill dirt from top lip down and fill behind wood to track level.This would make it sort of like a rolling table top.But no more tumbles.
Just my suggestions.
Blake :D

[JR in NC]

Tarheel,
I understand cervical surgery too well, had C-4-5 fused in'95 and C-6-7 in '01. The worst thing about this is if they take bone off your hip to use in your neck. Of course, then you can tell everyone that you really have your a$$ on your shoulders.LOL

I understand they have made significant strides in using cadaver bone. The only other thing about this is if they go in from the front sometimes they need to move your windpipe around and you have a VERY sore throat for 10 days to two weeks. It was my left arm that was affected and I understand the dillemna about narcotics. If your surgery is as successful as mine was you will feel better very soon. Good luck!!

Thanks for the info on the spec touring class sounds like maybe a good stepping stone from novice touring. Sorry, gotta brag on my son, he won the fall series at Durham in novice touring and he has only been driving seriously about 5 months.


John Ragan

[Part-time]

instead of building a lip out of dirt that just gets blown out, the thought was to add a small piece of tapered wood then a little dirt if needed. so we can get enough lift to clear the step without putting the hammer down on the top.

Rob

[Tarheel]

Thanks John for all the info on back injuries. Right now i'm just taking it one day at a time. Looking forward to not hurting some day soon. Bring your son down and race with us some time if you can. Spec is a great class as a stepping stone to stock as you said. Maybe he would also like off road racing too.

Part-Time, the idea still sounds good to me. See ya'll saturday.
Glenn

[Ron Zee]

The way I see it, since the lip was put on top of the table top,, a lot of flipping was cured from when it was built. But, since then, the lift created by the lip was letting almost everyone land on the ground, and that is causeing the hole to be created because of virtually everyone that lands there is bottoming out. Don't think so?? Hey, your taking your truck from about 3' up and letting it drop to the ground while moving forward.
Back filling the "dropoff" parts of the thing should help as it would make it more like it was said earlier, "a rolling" table top. You would still get "air" from coming off of the flat top, but you would not be so high off the ground as to cause your suspension to collapse on touchdown. This would make your landings much more controlable and then you could set up for the turn better.

As for the race this past Saturday, I think that in all future races, the winning cars are to be left on the drivers stand and inspected while the next race is running. I've heard a few comments on how fast some people were going and it seems that a persons word isn't enough when he says he's legal. Teching needs to be done to stop this "question" from comming up. If there is any doubt,, with the way motors are now built,, challenge the driver your not so "sure" of. Weigh the car, tear the motor down, hey, most arms are what,, 15 bucks?? if you want to go that far.

But, if you are not willing to take the time to formally challenge the person,, be man enough to admit you got beat by someone whos driving better than you, or who's got a better motor maintainance program, or who might know which of his batteries work better than others,, and so on.

Jimmy Mac can plain outdrive most other drivers, and now he's hooked up with "Mindblown" and he's got real good motors and batteries. Is it really that surprising that he can come through the field and win? And I've known Jimmy Wilson for years. He's always had killer motors, knows what battery is better than others, and has finally found a form of racing that he's real good at. (God, he sucks at offroad!!) Both these guys would rather quit racing than cheat.

So to all out there that read this wherever you race,, if you doubt the guy,, put up or shut up.

Of course, this is just my opinion,, I could be wrong.:cool:

[southbornracer]

o.k dennis miller:)
i know for a fact that jimmy mac doesn't cheat..he is more stricked on the rules than anyone..:D
about the hole on the bottom of the table top, i think its from people nosediving there and not so much of chassis bottoming out..atleast that is what i saw when i turned marshalled in front of that part of the track.everytime someone would wreck there it they would take alittle part of the track with them in front bumper or someother part of the car..
anyways got to get back to work
talk to ya'll later..............................billy

[JimmyMac]

Okay... is someone calling me a cheater? :confused: Well if so be man enough (or woman enough) to say it to my face!!! :p I won't be running my TC3... but I'll be running my 414M2. If you want.. come check out my setup and batteries. How about giving me your motor and I'll give you one of mine. I'll hook up your motor and run it in the race. You can even watch me true the comm... toss away your junk brushes and springs for mine. I dunno... just something for the "accuser" to consider IF I'm being accused of cheating. ;) OH yeah... and I TOO suck at offroad! hehe... oh and my "best" batteries only cost me $60 off the internet. Ask me and I'll tell you where. Or just look at the sticker on my rear bumper....

Well let me hook up my 414M2 for Durham.......... Oh yeah, the motor I used to win the last 2 TC races was a Trinity Monster Stock tuned by Mindblown. Want a fast motor... talk to Brad at Mindblown !! L8Rz....

Jimmy Mac

[kartrun]

Ahhhhh,Jimmy,bringing a smile to my face man :D Heard you kicked a little tail this past weekend with a Mindblown stock.Its what i love to hear buddy.Someone calling you a cheater??Jealousy is such a bad thing ;) Anyways,i'm not done with that motor yet so drop it off to me and i'll really set it on fire.See ya!

[Tarheel]

Kart Run, When you get your motors, do you change the end bell or the can or the armatur from the original configuration the way you receive it? Just asking as the track director of Rosewood. Thanks.
Glenn

[chance]

Hey KilRuf....true the com, new brushes and springs! For a free rebuild, I'll call you a cheater! CHEATER!!! :D

[JimmyMac]

HAhaha... I guess I'd have to give you one of my "slow" motors then Chance... hehe. Oh yeah, and that motor I would rebuild... I Would run it and you run mine... :D :p

Glen... Brad/Kartrun doesn't change anything in the stock motors. Just tunes them with brush/spring combo and alittle "magic". As for Mod motors, he says he now sticks with uhhh Ti's cans and endbells.... At least that's what I've heard recently. Plus the Mod armatures are hand wound. But anyhow, his stock motors are totally legal according to ROAR. Anyways, I'll let Brad answer the rest.....

Hey Ron, you gonna post the results on here? Looking forward to this Saturday if I get to run. I'll see yall there anyhow after work if I don't......

Jimmy Mac

[Ron Zee]

I put that post up there as a result of this past Sunday out at Durham. I overheard a few comments on how fast a few cars were, why were they going a lap quicker than everyone else,, and I also overheard a few comments on how a few cars did the same thing at Rosewood too.

I've been racing these toys for a long time, and I guess it still bothers me that there are so many people out there that would rather call others cheaters than to admit they suck as drivers.

Yes, there have been times when I've yelled out, "he's cheatin" but I'm pretty sure everyone knows I'm kidding. But these comments I've heard lately seem to be taking a little more of a complaining tone than a joking one. I for one have for years have said 'if you really think it's illegal, protest it.'.

I know Jimmy Wilson would sell his stuff before he'd cheat in a race. But it's beyond my how he can make 22 second laps with a Spec motor and battery. Hell, I have a hard time doing it with a stock motor in my TC3. As for Jimmy Mac, I've tried setting my car up the same as his,, and it does seem to go better. But when I've driven his,,, what a difference. It runs on rails. That, with a steady hand and great nerves,, is it any wonder he goes so fast?? I know that if I used his car, and he ran mine,, he'd still outrun me. It's not the car, it's the driver.

Anyhow,, if your in doubt, protest it,, don't go around complaining about how fast someone is. It only hurts this hobby, and it also hurts feelings too.:(

[Ron Zee]

oh yeah,,
Rosewood R/C Raceway -- 11-13-2002


Top Qualifier for Spec Touring:
Jimmy W with 13/5:05.34

-- Spec Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 2 14 5:08.59 Glenn Elam
2 1 14 5:09.09 Jimmy W
3 3 13 5:16.67 Bo Daughtery
4 4 11 5:04.88 Tiff


Top Qualifier for Stock Touring:
Jimmy Mac with 16/5:13.19

-- Stock Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 1 16 5:05.55 Jimmy Mac
2 2 16 5:10.72 Blake Stocks
3 3 16 5:10.98 Mark Payne
4 6 15 5:05.01 Jairo Ortiz
5 9 15 5:20.20 Mike Stocks
6 4 15 5:20.63 Thomas Medlin
7 0 3 1:01.08 Brad Brewczak
8 8 2 0:26.97 Chuck Bendixen
9 7 2 3:19.99 Steve Davis
10 5 1 0:01.76 Don Hill


-- Stock Touring - B MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 2 15 5:13.38 Brad Brewczak
2 4 14 5:02.12 Wayne Palmer
3 1 14 5:03.88 Mark Painter
4 5 14 5:07.93 Mike Medlin
5 3 14 5:08.32 Dee Harrisson
6 6 13 5:14.15 William Smith
-- 7 --- DNS --- Billy Mac


Top Qualifier for 1/12 Stock:
Mark Payne with 16/5:12.03

-- 1/12 Stock - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 3 24 8:01.36 Don Hill
2 1 24 8:08.77 Mark Payne
3 2 24 9:58.34 Billy Mack
4 4 21 8:16.31 George Ryals
-- 5 --- DNS --- Chance Massengill
-- 6 --- DNS --- Jimmy Mac


Top Qualifier for 1/10 Pro Gas Touring:
Jake Stikeleather with 17/5:16.45

-- 1/10 Pro Gas Touring - A MAIN --
pos Car Laps time name
1 1 17 5:05.07 Jake Stikeleather
2 3 16 5:16.90 Todd Colton
3 2 15 5:00.90 Kevin Macdougald
-- 4 --- DNS --- Don Hill
-- 5 --- DNS --- Ross Haswell

Jimmy, get ahold of me on Friday before I go to Sam's. It has to do with the Snowbirds.

[Tarheel]

Thanks for answering my question Jimmy. See you saturday. Think you might be able to do some magic on my spec motor?
Glenn

[Tarheel]

14 laps wow. Think what i could do with Jimmy tuning my motor!:D

[kartrun]

Tarheel,i am an official OEM motor builder/tuner.All my motors come to me minus springs,brushes,etc,etc.(without going into much detail)All my motors are hand tuned and built and my mods are hand wound.I can do everything from a spec motors to a cobalt drag motor.Just to give you an idea of how they run,my motors are the current north carolina modified touring state champions.I have been doing motors since 1990 but have only been in buisness for myself for less than 1 year but i already have 5 championships to my name in this year alone(In my motors name i should say).Anyways,just ask Jimmy Mac about them and he'll tell you they are hard to beat.;) thanks for the interest!



www.mindblnmods.s5.com

[chance]

Are we still on for some track maintenance around 9ish or so?

[Tarheel]

KartRun, thanks for the info and clearing up the questions about your motors. What I was mainly concerned about was the STOCK motors maintaining the original can, armature and end bell. But you have cleared up any questions and I appreciate your responding. Jimmy Mac has assured me they are legal stock motors as well. Actually, I would like to try one myself. I plan on leaving Spec TC and moving to stock when I get better. Thanks again.

Well I have 12 Monster Stock Pro motors comming in Monday. So let me know if you want one before their gone. Also, would someone let BOB COMMINGS know we have the ramp built for the indoor track and the platform for his chair. It will be a breeze for him now.

Don't forget, "THE WOOD" will open for racing tomorrow. For those helping out with the track, it will be open at 9am. If your not helping, please don't show up and get in the way. Normal hours are open at 12 and race at 3pm. Thanks again to all the people comming to help. Let's have a good showing tomorrow. CYA
Glenn

[Part-time]

I can't make it tomorrow:mad: :( Is the schedule going to be everyother week from here on out? Have fun

[npresme]

Jerry and myself are leaving around 6:30 to get there to help we will be there around 9:30 or so! See you guys in the morning!

[southbornracer]

hey glen, i told bob last sunday that you should have the ramp finished for the next race..i should be there around 9:30 or 10:00..looking forward to racing off-road again..:)

jimmy- how about it , you going to make it sat? cleveland is just around the corner now:D looking forward to it.i'm not going to be able to buy a new charger before we go though...the ones i have now only charge up to 4 amps..need to get one that charges at 7..please bring me a copy of the setup for clevland if you make it out sat, if not i'll see ya sun..

see ya'll tommorow...................billy

[JimmyMac]

Glen, you left last Sunday without giving me the motor back! I'll just pick it up tomorrow. I won't be racing.. :mad: Gotta work. But I'll be by there at 5pm. Hmmm hold me one of those motors Glen!!

Billy, I only have one charger that will do 7amp.. that's my Integy. My Intellipeak will do 6.5amps. Perhaps you can borrow one if you don't like my Intellipeak. Oh yeah, and we need to borrow a tire truer with 1/10 touring car arbur, arbor, arbour... whatever. Scratch that.. my Integy only does 6.5amp. I think.... Oh and for Cleveland, I might just run Barry Baker Reedy Race setup but with stiffer Springs and oil. White Fronts, Purple Rears with 80wt Front and 70wt Rear. Then I'll go from there. But I'll bring some Cleveland setups with me for you.

Sorry Ron, didn't get in touch with ya. Got off work late. But maybe we can talk about it tomorrow at the track... Well I guess at any track there will always those that say others cheat. But they have to understand that I've been at this (off and on) since like 85. Started racing Touring cars in 96. So it's not like I don't know what I'm doin. Anyways, I won't let this bug me anymore. Those that truely know me knows how I really am. And they know I'm willing to tell anyone how to setup their car or offer any help that I can. All they gotta do is ask and listen! (unlike some people who never listen! ;)

Well let me head out..... still gotta get the electronics into my 414M2. Plus I have some batteries to build....

Jimmy Mac

[henryj]

Hey guy's, not gonna make it today; got about a full day at the shop to do. Can't turn the work down, gotta do it when it comes.
Jimmy Mac, Joseph and I will see you at Durham on Sunday. Will be at the Wood for sure next Sat. though.
Glenn, save me two of the monster stock motor's; I'll call the store Monday too.
Oh yeah, if anybody's going to the Snowbird's, what day are you thinking of going; practice start's on Tuesday; with qualifier's on Friday. Been thinking about trying to go; would be a blast to do, and be good experience.
Gotta go......See Ya'll Later Hank

[npresme]

Billy- goto www.ncorra.com and look under items for sale! I think Bill had Novak mill. for like $50 it will charge at 7 amps and that is not a bad price! You could buy it use it and sell it when you get back for that! He may take less though! Hope this helps

[Tarheel]

Monster Stocks are going fast. Only have nine left. See ya'll at the "WOOD".
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Just wanted to say thanks to all the guys that helped work on the track today. It's definitely a lot faster. Stock was turning 16 laps. Congrats to all the winners, Jerry West and Bob Commings. Hope everyone had a good time tonight. We'll see you next saturday on the asphalt weather permiting.
Glenn

[southbornracer]

had a great time today..i'm sure after the wet clay has alittle time to dry the track will be even smoother..:) don't think i will have any trouble running a buggie on it..so i will get one a ftb3 from you glen when we get back from cleveland..have to give chance someone to run with:)
ortis and mark ran really well today for the first time out.ortis made the A- main and mark came close to winning the B.i had a comm split on me in the A- main and put me out of the race..i got to the track today and noticed i only had 1 p2k2 , every thing else was phantom gm3's and mod motors..the p2k2 turn out to be a dog.:rolleyes: o-well better luck next time...well have to get my 1/12 scale ready for tommorow.

talk to ya'll later................billy

[JimmyMac]

Wish I could have run today, looks like yall had fun. I guess I'll have to wait til December to race some offroad action indoors! I have a few things to try out with my FT T3. Would be interesting to see how they work out. Perhaps I can give it a try next Saturday while we race Touring Cars? I dunno... time permitting. Still need to clean up my TC3 for Cleveland.

Anyhow... reading the Snowbirds web page... looks like this year they will allow foams for Stock Class......... I believe last year it was rubbers for Stock. So I guess I'll have to run whatever setup I learn in Cleveland and use that as my base setup for Snowbirds. Ron... get that room yet? Anyhow, handout motors and 3300 will be legal for the race. Maybe Ron should invest in at least "one" 3300 pack. Come on, they are only $60!!:D

Well I'll see ya sometime during the week Glenn. Plus I'll be racing at the "Wood" Saturday. Time to get the Monster hooked up again! If you get those Double Purples in... save me a pair for Saturday.... Thanks

Jimmy Mac

[JWEST]

Good race this weekend... The track was better but still some people have issues with the table top, hopefully with a little more work everyone will be pleased...

See ya next indoor race...

[TC3-MikeB]

Hey Glen, Could you check your User CP page for RCZone, i sent you a pm a few days ago, and id still like to see how things are going. Thanks, Mike B.

[chance]

I ran six packs through my buggy and I don't think I crashed six times from the table top, and I didn't use the step. The E turn has been tamed, it could use a little more dirt, but if you can get the inside line it's plenty fast. There are a couple of bumps in 1&2 that will upset a buggy, but I can live with those.
OK, who's up for buggy in two weeks?

[Tarheel]

Hey Mike, Your message got erased by mistake. Sorry bout that. Things are going good at the Wood. new asphalt up and running plus a new indoor off road. Did away with the oval for now. Much racing going on in Texas? Good to hear from you. Take care and say hi to your mom.
Glenn

[Tarheel]

Got the new Monster Stocks in today. Will probably have a few left for the week end.
Glenn

[npresme]

Anyone up for working on the indoor track before the next race! Kindda like we did this past weekend if that is ok with Glen? I think if we work on a few things then we can run buggy with no problems!

[chance]

I'll help. I think we need some dirt. Didn't we use about all of what was good from out front? Is the large pile out back any good?
I'm not going to run pavement this Saturday, thought I might sweep all the loose stuff off the entire track. You guys think that will hurt or help?

[Tarheel]

The dirt out back is good stuff, same as the front. It came from the stuff in back. It's fine with me if you guys want to work on the indoor. I would like to see a buggy class too. Like i said before, i appreciate your help guys, and all i can do for now is some free racing. But i'm glad to give that if it will help. It's really starting to look good.
Glenn

[henryj]

Hey Chance, not gonna run at all Sat. I was bringing my 12 scale out to run; hope we have enough of them to race. Promised Joseph I would let him drive it in one heat.
Glenn, need to get some tire's for the truck on Sat. also, we should make it to the next offroad race; we'll get there early and help on the track too. Anyway's see ya'll Sat. Hope you do run Chance, you guy's can pick on me cause I'll probably be all over the place with the 12L. Maybe I won't get in anybody's way.:confused:
See ya, Hank

[JWEST]

Chance... Yes sweeping the dust off the track makes a HUGE difference... I tried to keep it fairly clean Sat. There is not a tire made for hard pack with a layer of dust on top, some are better than others but nothing is great...

As far as the table top I think the lip we built on top needs to be more gradual.. that could help out some people on their nose diving...There is also a rut/hole developing on the run up to the table top, we could fix that easily before it becomes a problem...

MOD BUGGY THATS WHAT I'M TALKIN BOUT!!!!!!!

[JimmyMac]

I dunno if I can run 1/12th either on Saturday since all my saddle packs will be used in my 414M2. Billy said he'd run 1/12th. Not too sure on Mark or Ortiz or Don or anyone else. I've also had glitching with mine (might be bad servo or crystals). Anyhow... Stock Touring for me Saturday with my Monster Stocks. One tuned by Mindblown... one tuned by me. Well let me head out... see yall Saturday.... oh yeah Glenn... look up Integy GP3300 batteries. Perferably stock number 33006. Wonder if you can get those? Great performance at a great price! Well talk to you soon...

Jimmy Mac

[Jimmy27]

HEY YOU GUYS !!!!!!!!!!

I know I haven't been here for a while But I MISSED YOU GUYS.
all those that I didn't see at the track. I read some of the past post about the cheating I want to say right here for everyone to read I DONT CHEAT. This is my feeling about cheating , If you have to cheat you must not be that much of a TUNER , BATT MGR.
CAR BUILDER. I just have fun at it and well since I am bearing my soulI still get nervous on the drivers stand.

SO all you spec drivers come on out and let me kick your ... well you know with my HOT CHEATING CAR

Glenn runs a good show and I consider myself and my FAT BUDDY RON to be AMBASSADORS of the track. Well you know what I mean.

Sleepy gotta go to bed. Let me hear from you guys I promise to be here more in the future. J27

[henryj]

Hey JIMMY 27, what you going to bed at 5 AM for it's time to get up.:p Yeah Joseph and I will be there this Sat. as well as the next few, offroad and on. I was real busy last Sat., anybody that think's cooking 200 LBS. of hushpuppies isn't work need's to help me one year. Looking forward to racing at the Wood though, I'll have the 12, stock TC; and Joseph in spec, so we'll see you Sat. for sure.
Glenn, you saving me two MONSTER'S, hope so .
Bye;)....Hank

[southbornracer]

chance-you gotta run your 1/12 scale.:( what do you need to get it going.i have plenty of spare parts..1/12 scale will be the only class that i can run..hope to get everybody with one to run it..hint....hint...(ortis)...:) chance i can show up early to help ya..i'll be in cleveland the next off-road race though.i'll have my FTB3 ready for the next one ..:)

does anybody have 2 even number 75Mhz crystals the want to trade me for 2 odd number 75Mhz crystals for one week? i forgot to get even numbered crytals for the clevelend race..they won't let you run with odd numbers for some reason..evens must be for the factory guys:)

jimmy i have i couple packs you can borrow if you want..just put a male dean on your esc..they are sanyo 3000 nimh....

well, talk to ya'lll later..................billy

[f1racefan]

Billy,
I have 66,80,88 and 90 to go with us to cleveland.
Don

[chance]

I was thinking about sweeping "all" the loose stuff, even the loose junk on the edges that has built up. Probablly be a wheelbarrel load from the top on 1&2.

Sorry Billy, no 1/12th for me, I've pulled the electrics, cut up the saddle packs and the servo case is on back-order. I don't think there will be much pavement racing left this year, I'm done with it till next year. I'm looking at getting my other junk squared away for off road. I've always prefered dirt anyway.

I'm in the market for a used cyclone C2, if someone local is looking to change brands or upgrade, keep me in mind, please.

[lowbugit]

Hey guys hope everyone is doing well. I am hoping to race Sat. but not sure about work yet. Glen, would it be OK to come out sometime during the week to put in some practice laps and work on some things with the car. I would be more than glad to pay for the ability to get some work in with the car during the week once in awhile. Also will you be getting some 30 mm rear foams in for the nitro TC s . Well hope to see you guys this weekend for some fun. Kevin Mac.

[Part-time]

Hopefully I can be there at the next off road race. I heard if you put calcium on the clay it helps keep the moisture in, there for the dust will stay down and it will become a blue groove track.

Rob W.

[JimmyMac]

Yeah, I think I enjoyed the offroad track when it was more uhhh soft than concr... i mean hard... :D Anyhow... looking forward to racing offroad again this winter...

Billy, I'll see what I can do as far as the 1/12th scaler. If I have time that is.... Right now I have some "hacking" to do to my TC3 chassis..... ;)

Well see yall Saturday.... I now have 2 Monster Stocks..... gonna be interesting to see which one does better. Gonna run the new one box stock. Hmmm let me go......

Jimmy Mac

[southbornracer]

jimmy-sounds good, we need to give hank a run for his money.:) what are you hacking on the tc3?

chance-i know what you mean..been getting cold lately:) not enough for me to put my on-road stuff up yet..atleast with the temp dropping , now you can gear the stock motors for every bit of speed they have in them..:)

well back to work,,talk to ya'll later........billy

[kartrun]

Originally posted by KilRuf
Yeah, I think I enjoyed the offroad track when it was more uhhh soft than concr... i mean hard... :D Anyhow... looking forward to racing offroad again this winter...

Billy, I'll see what I can do as far as the 1/12th scaler. If I have time that is.... Right now I have some "hacking" to do to my TC3 chassis..... ;)

Well see yall Saturday.... I now have 2 Monster Stocks..... gonna be interesting to see which one does better. Gonna run the new one box stock. Hmmm let me go......

Jimmy Mac


Now Jimmy,you know i'm not through with that motor i did for you yet. :p Anyways,doesn't really matter....it kicked tail last weekend ;) Let me know how they compare.

[npresme]

Anyone looking for a XXX-KE buggy or a XXXT MFE truck or a XXX-NT! I need to get rid of these three kits! The gas truck has everything but a receiver, including starter box and fuel! The electric kits are rolling chassis! iF interested I can bring them to the next off-raod race if you let me know ahead of time!

[Part-time]

how much for the MFE?? Whats it got? Will you trade for a factory team t3

Rob
twonclvrs@mail.truevine.net
413-6760

[npresme]

The truck has full graphite, threaded shock bodies only thing I don't have is a body! You will need your electronics for the truck! I wanted a $100 for it, I don't need a trade these are my old kits
I just bought all new kits for the up coming race season!

[Ron Zee]

Here's my 2 cents,,, forget about a lip on the table top, and back fill both dropoffs to make a nice ramp all the way to the ground. That way, you would carry a lot of speed into the hairpin right there and you'd really need to exercise trigger control on the brakes to get around it at a good clip. Also, it would stop a lot of the tumbling off of the thing and the turn marshal wouldn't have to run back and forth between the tabletop pileups and the hairpin/ pipe pileups. Another benefit of this would be to ability to run the track in reverse rotation if it was needed to. Of course though, then the turn 2 drop off would need to be filled in, but I think most drivers would like to see that happen anyhow.

Well, I won't be there to race again as Sam's needs me,,, But I will be there for a little while tomorrow. Hope to see everyone out there running the onroad as according to the latest weather,, it's supposed to be a really nice day.:)

Later,, Ron Zeee:cool:

[rc4me2]

to those who have raced at this track...

what are the biggest tournouts for outdoor onroad

and indoor offroad?

thanks

[f1racefan]

1/10 stock and mod on road.
1/10 nitro Int and Pro.
All classes have 1 or 2 Mains.
1/12 scale is making a come back as well.
Don Hill
f1racefan@msn.com
www link below

[chance]

rc4me2, for the out door on-road, 1/10 stock touring has the most enteries, and for indoor offroad, stock truck has the most. If you have either one of those, you will be sure to have a good turn out.
Might you be a buggy driver? We could really use a few of those.

[rc4me2]

offroad..ive raced truck and buggy, but my fav is gas truck...obviously that wont work indoors
is there a 4wd buggy class?

onroad ive run all, 10 and 12 oval and road...but i was looking to get into nitro onroad...(touring)

is there a std 1/10 gas onroad class....for 235 mm cars (not touring)?

thanks

[Ortiz]

Billy,

I got my 12th scale ready just so you could race. I hope we can get 2 more to run with us so we have a decent class.

I am also gonna run 10th stock. Im not gonna be able to make it to Durham you gotta remind me to give you the Quasar Pro tomorrow!!

Ill see everyone tomorrow( Hope for good weather!!)

Ortiz

[lowbugit]

Ortiz, this is kevin McDougald do you still have your NTC3. I have an almost new FTGT rolling chassis that I will trade you even for if your interested. If you like offroad its only a matter of time till you want to go down to fayetteville to stoney point and gas trucks rule there. I also have an aftermarket trick brake on the truck and some tires and a few spare parts. I hope to be at the wood Sat. So let me know and bring it if your interested. See you guys at the track. I HOPE. Kevin Mac.

[southbornracer]

ortis-yea i was starting to get worried..chance isn't going to have his 1/12 scale ready and don can't make it , so hopefully jimmy got his ready and hank will be making his 1/12 scale debut tommorow:) looks like we might have 4 or more at least..thanks for taking it back out of the closet and thanks for letting me borrow your quazar..:) to bad you can't make it to durham...you could try your 1/12 scale on the speed run..tif's got dinner ready....gotta go...................billy

[Tarheel]

Weather man says sunny and bright for Goldsboro tomorrow. High around 56 degrees. Got my TC ready to rock . You got yours?
See you at the "WOOD".
Glenn

[JimmyMac]

I'll be there! And I'll bring your spec motor Glenn... I have a few more winds to rem... I mean brushes to add. :D I'll have my 414 ready to go.

RC4ME2.... Onroad just opened up a few races ago.... and with the weather getting colder... the turnouts won't be what you expect like Summer racing. But we do get at least 2 heats of Stock Touring. Mod depends on who shows as well as 1/12th. They also have the Nitro Touring as well. Plus we run 3 heats and then the mains. Swing on by to check us out tomorrow. As for offroad it's been Spec Truck and Stock Truck. Right now it's picking up. So we should have Stock Buggy rolling in. Sometimes we have Mod Truck and Mod Buggy as well. But there hasn't been enough interest in 4wd offroad (my fav). Oh yeah... Glenn has the new XXX-4 at the shop (if it's not sold already). Very nice....... I do think however... if everyone who has them would show up to race them... you'd have enough for a heat. Who knows what will happen this winter! I think the biggest race last winter indoor was like 70 or 80 entries.....

Anyhow.... see yall tomorrow.....

Jimmy Mac

[JR in NC]

Hey Guys,
What time does the track open for practice tomorrow,and when does the racing start? Oh yea what's the entry fee.

John Ragan

[Tarheel]

Track opens at 10am, racing starts at 1pm, 3 qualifiers and mains, entree is $12.00 with personal transponder, $15.00 if you need to use the track transponder. see you there.
Glenn

[f1racefan]

RC Speedway will be hosting the
2003 ROAR Electric On Road Paved Nationals
June 25 thru 29.
Details and a new web page to follow.
Thanks to ALL the racers who come and support the track!!
This one's for YOU.
Don Hill

[npresme]

Man looks like the Eastcoast is finally get the good races!! The 2003 ROAR off-road mod. nats and the 2003 ROAR on road nats can it get any better thatn this!

[Ron Zee]

I had to leave again today,, I hope you all had fun while I was working,,,

maybe someday I'll get to race on Rosewoods onroad track,,,,,:(

[JimmyMac]

Glenn good run today! And good win in Spec! Congrats to all the winners! My 414 was doin alright. Not as fast as my TC3, but it's alot smoother. Maybe with better gearing and fine tuning it can be. Anyhow good run guys! Hope yall like the Monster Stock motors! Very fast!! Congrats Don! You know I'll be there at the Nationals to run for Mindblown! See yall at either Durham tomorrow or after Cleveland!

Jimmy Mac

[southbornracer]

glen won spec? nice job..:) won't be to long and we will have another person to battle with in stock:) congrats in your stock win jimmy..to bad you can't get thet 414 to hook up like the tc3...it looks so cool...to bad about my t-plates but better luck next time:cool:
talk to ya'll later......billy

p.s. looking to pass this bad luck onto someone else if anyone is intrested.:D

[henryj]

Good run Glenn, Jimmy and Kevin, had a blast Sat. Yeah, you're right Jimmy those monster's are fast, Joseph's car was smokin on the straight's, he had a great run with 15 lap's and 4th at the end. Not bad for a 9 year old kid, he's makin me look bad. Anyway's my car was decent, started 3rd but glitched bad at the first turn, car just sat there for a few second's after hitting the wall, thought it was broke but then it just started going again, oh well, made it back to 5th, I was pleased with that. Joseph and I also clicked a 19 sec. lap, so we're getting there. I'll keep freeing them up and lightening the drive train and we'll get some more speed.:D
12TH scale was fun but did'nt last long, Jairo was broke before the A; Mark broke on the first lap and my motor locked up on the 3rd lap. The endbell came loose.
Anyway's see you guy's this Sat. for some offroad, will try to get there early to help with track some, so see ya'll then.
Hank & Joseph

[Tarheel]

Well i got lucky again because jimmy 27 had the faster car. But i'll take it. Thats my last time running spec. I'll be moving to stock and hope i don't get in anyone's way. It will be a hole new ball game for me.
Anyway, congrads to all the winners, Jimmy and kevin, you guys had them hooked up. Thanks to all that showed up. Hope everyone had a good time and hope we can do it again in two weeks. Remember, OFF ROAD next week end. Hope to see you there.
I would also like to say congrads to Don on getting the nationals. Looks like the east coast is finally getting the good ones. I'll be going if I can get time off. See you there.
;)
Glenn

[chance]

Lowbugit, thanks for your help with the gas car.

Roll call... anyboby going to run stock buggy this Saturday?
I was going to sweep all the junk off the track and ended up getting side tracked. I did notice that the areas that were repaired last time look as if they have dried and turned up around the edges, looks like they might easily break/bust and come out.

[JWEST]

Hopefully we can just wet it and reroll it or tamp it again.

I will run buggy, just not yet... I will run it before I leave for Ohio in Jan.....

[Ron Zee]

You know, I was thinking,, none of the bumps or jumps or ruts would mess my buggy up if I ran it there. Too bad the silly thing is over two feet long and weighs over 25 lbs!!!:D

The Traxxas Monster Buggy,, everything else is just a speed bump.:cool:

I'll post results as soon as I get them from Glenns 'puter.

Ron Zeee:cool:

[JimmyMac]

I know alot of people like to run a small pinion (26) on the Monster Stockers... but yall need to try a 29/72 combo (TC3 cars). If it don't work then I'll try the 26 instead of my gearing on my TC3. Just something to consider since we do run 3 qualifiers. I think the gearing works for me because I keep the car rolling thru the turns without killing the speed with sharp turns. I like to take them smooth and wide to keep the momentum up. If you don't.. the Monster doesn't really have the torque like other motors... so it will seem sluggish coming off the turns. This is where the 26/72 gearing may seem to help alot of you. Anyhow, just offering my opinion... and letting others know what I run. ;)

Glenn, I think you should run the Monster Stock in your car and run it untouched. It's pretty fast as it is with out some else "touching it up." And I think the GP3300 will be the best batteries for you due to the low resistance. I wasn't really impressed with the Sanyo 3300s. They ran okay. But not like my Panasonic Ultra's. I dunno.... I'll have to give the Sanyo's a couple more runs.

Blah blah blah..... let me go.... See you next time outdoors Glenn...... I'll be out in Cleveland this coming weekend! :) Oh and to those that read this but don't post..... I noticed that alot of racers didn't have much of a rear wing on their cars. Just a suggestion, but try a body with a good size wing and you'll notice a great noticable improvement in the handling of your car. I noticed alot of people with "loose" cars because they had no wing/or angle to the wing. Just an observation... ;) Catch yall next time....

Jimmy Mac

[henryj]

Yeah, I had 26 pinion's on our car's, but that was mainly cause I did'nt want to heat up the motor's at all; and to see what they would do. Gonna move my pinion on up next time out for sure, but Joseph's car was so fast I'm leaving it like it is, and we'll see how it is too. Probably need to change the wing too, my car was a little loose, gonna change my setup a little also, closer too what Joseph's was; his car worked really good and was free in the turn's. What compound Jaco's are you guy's running? The TRC's I had are just about gone so I need to pick some up from Glenn.
Anyway's, Jimmy, Billy, good luck up in Cleveland.
See ya, Hank

[Part-time]

If the drop offs get filled in does anyone think banking the turn after the table top since we will be able to go faster over it. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone. see ya at the first off road race after Thanksgiving.

Rob

[Tarheel]

Thanks for the info Jimmy on car set up. Hope we have good weather for on road next time.
Part-time , sounds ok to me. Jimmy will open the track at 9am again if people want to show up to work on it. Dec 18th is the magic day for me. Doctors will be giving me cordozone shots in the spine. Sounds painless does'nt it. NOT! Anyway, they say i'll be able to do normal work again. So i only hope the pain goes away. Anyhow, see everyone on the dirt saturday.
Glenn