No Racing at SDRC?

I didn't race last weekend, as everyone else was busy and I didn't feel like going alone.

This weekend there is no racing Saturday, as a parking lot race will be held instead during the normal off-road race time at 4 pm.  Instead there will be a race Friday night starting at 9 pm.  I don't really like racing weeknights, since I'm usually too tired from work.

Next race for me will be on 11/9.  At least the track jumps were updated, creating a new rhythm for the layout!

New double off the straight.

New double in place of roller hump.

New option line for table top going back to the straight.

BWS Race at HobbyTown USA, Santee

The other weekend I checked out the mobile carpet track race at HobbyTown USA in Santee, put on by BWS Raceway.  This was the first off-road carpet race I've seen in person.  The layout itself was fine, but the jumps were oddly shaped with steep takeoff and short and steep landing jumps.  This caused the cars to shoot high into the air then flat land on the hard carpet surface, since the landing area was so small.  The takeoff for the triple must've been sending the cars 15 ft high into the air!  Then the cars sometimes flat landed!  OUCH!

Track setup

Massive triple!

I'll probably check out the next close by race again.  Hopefully the jumps are shaped better, then I might try it out!

Top Gun Race Announcement!

The big announcement was for the 2019 Top Gun Shootout, which happens every year.  The race will also be on the current clay track, not carpet.  LOL!

SDRC Switching to Carpet ?!?

SDRC has announced that they are making a "Big Announcement" tomorrow at 1pm.  From the looks of the post they are switching to a carpet racing surface?!  I guess I'll need to convert my car's setup over to carpet?  What to do with all my clay tires?

I guess I'll need a gear diff, sway bars, and new wheels and tires?

I really don't care.  As long as they stay open and I have a local place to race RC cars!

Welcome Back to Expert 17.5 Buggy!

I decided to switch back to Expert 17.5 after racing Sportsman for the past 2 years.

I finished 3rd in round 1 with the fastest lap (18.249) and a 16:03.

In round 2 I would make a big mistake in the closing laps and drop from a 16:00 to a 16:09 :(

In the main I qualified 4th and mistakes by the 3 cars in front of me allowed me to take the lead on the 2nd lap!  Which I was able to hold until the end by turning consistent, yet slightly slower laps.  My fast lap was 18.138, average lap 18.694, standard deviation of 0.733, and consistency of 96.081%.  I'd like to get my fast lap and average lap to be less than 0.500 apart.  This race was 0.556!  Pretty good, but no cigar.

A win on my return to Expert 17.5 Buggy? I'll take that!

RAD Race Day

I attended SDRC's RAD (Racer Appreciation Day) race this past Saturday.  This race marked the 3 year anniversary of the transfer of ownership of SDRC from Scott Bergen to Travis Brock.  This race is usually popular due to the $0 entry fee for 2 classes!

I would only race in 1 class, Sportsman Buggy, which had the most entries, with 48.  The mains went down to an F main!  For round 1 of qualifying I would finish 2nd in my heat and was seeded 7th overall.  The 2nd round would be faster, and while I improved my time, I was bumped out of the A main and be seeded 9th overall :(

I started the B main in the BQ position and put in 1 lap before I stuffed the exit of the bowl turn and dropped down to 3rd.  A short landing on the triple dropped me down to 5th :(.  I worked my way back up to 3rd by the end of the race, but unfortunately only the top 2 transfer to the A main :(.

The highlight of my day was my lunch from "Fresh Off the Bowl", the lunch caterer for the RAD race.  I had the pork bowl with an over easy egg on top.  Yum!