Back to racing for November!

After taking the month of October off from racing while I took care of non-racing issues, I return for November and try out the new layout put in for the JBRL last month (no real triple).  Turns out they are also doing heads up starts for the qualifiers this month. Great.  I was screwed with a mid-pack start for both heats.

In Heat 1, I finished in 4th after starting 4th with a 15:00, fast lap of 18.243, average lap of  19.527, and consistency of  92.74%.  I made 1 driving mistake and had 5 crashes.

In Heat 2, I finished in 3rd after starting 5th with a 16:14, fast lap of 18.284, average lap of  19.595, and consistency of  92.31%.  I made 0 driving mistake and had 4 crashes.

I qualified 3rd for the A main and finished in 3rd with a 16:12, fast lap of 18.109, average lap of  19.546, and consistency of  89.04%.  I made 1 driving mistake and had 3 crashes.  I had 2 crashes in 1 lap which ate up a lot of time!

Maiden race for the Formula E! 11/1/20

This was the 1st race day for my new Tamiya Formula E car on the new TC-01 4wd chassis with laydown shocks!  The setup needs some work to make it easier to drive though.

In Heat 1, I won the heat with a 21:07, fast lap of 13.305, average lap of  14.637, and consistency of  96.05%.  I made 6 minor driving mistake and had 0 crashes.

In Heat 2, I won the heat again with a 21:09, fast lap of 13.633, average lap of  14.671, and consistency of  89.60%.  I made 1 minor driving mistake and had 1 crash.

I TQ'd the class and just barely won the Main!  The race announcer was only calling out the time remaining in the race and not the race order, so I lost track of who was in 2nd place.  On the last lap 2nd position was right behind me and I didn't know, thus I wasn't defensing my position!  Luckily i beat him to the line by 0.2 seconds and won the Main with a 21:02, fast lap of 13.664, average lap of  14.328, and consistency of  96.98%.  I made 1 minor driving mistake and had 1 crash.

Ready to race!

Formula E build complete!

I finally finished building my Formula E car based on the new TC-01 chassis!

Electronics mock up

Spare part to run a sedan body

Plastic shock build with red TLR 50wt oil

Rear end assembly completed!

Aluminum shock build

Fancy aluminum shocks

ESC wires laid down to clear the front upper plate.

Motor connected!

Battery connected!

Electronics installed!

Pinion gear change test.  The motor does not to be un-soldered!

Why does this chassis need a gear cover? So I removed it for lighter weight and easier pinion changes.

Body painting begins!

Blue body parts painting completed!

Yellow main body painting begins.

Painting completed!

Body trimming begins.

That was a pain to cut out! Now I need to do it again :(

Body part trimming completed!

Body assembly

Build completed!

Corner weighting completed! 50/50!

No racing in October?!

With the JBRL occurring at SDRC in the month of October, along with chores I wanted to get done, I didn't race at all!  I did get some project done around the house at least :)

Euro Truck, DHW San Marcos, 9/27/20

In Heat 1, I won the heat with a 19:02, fast lap of 15.350, average lap of  15.933, and consistency of  97.67%.  I made 1 minor driving mistakes and had 0 crashes.

In Heat 2, I won the heat again with a 19:04, fast lap of 15.450, average lap of  16.010, and consistency of  97.87%.  I made 1 minor driving mistakes and had 0 crashes.

I was able to TQ and but finished in 3rd, with a 18:14, fast lap of 15.767, average lap of  16.567, and consistency of  95.53%.  This race was going great until a someone ran over a house and closed off a lane as I entered it!  I then became stuck in the house and dropped down the order!  I was pissed after that!  What a mess of a race!

13.5 4wd Buggy, 9/26/20, SDRC

In Heat 1, I won the heat with a 16:04, fast lap of 18.043, average lap of  19.053, and consistency of  97.15%.  I made 1 minor driving mistake and had 1 crash.

In Heat 2. I blew out and finished 4th with a 16:21, fast lap of 18.157, average lap of  20.079, and consistency of  88.95%.  I made 3 driving mistake and had 4 crashes.

I got the TQ position for the Main. and took the win with a 16:09, fast lap of 17.728, average lap of  19.389, and consistency of  91.67%.  I made 2 driving mistakes and had 2 crashes.  A lapped car took me out as I was coming onto the straight, which turned my run away race into a battle for the win.

Testing out my tire warmers again.  This time I heated up the tire before applying sauce.

New parts!

Tire bead repairs

Return to 4wd Buggy! 9/19/20

For a change of pace I decided to race 4wd buggy this past weekend.  I only ran my Tekno 410 once during practice on this layout during practice, so I decided to actually race it.  During my last practice run I managed to turn my 1st 17 second fast lap!

In Heat 1, I won the heat with a 16:08, fast lap of 18.214, average lap of  19.253, and consistency of  95.64%.  I made 3 minor driving mistakes and had 0 crashes.

In Heat 2, I finished 4th with a 16:10, fast lap of 18.418, average lap of  19.376, and consistency of  93.13%.  I made 0 minor driving mistakes and had 5 crashes!

I qualified 2nd in the A main and ended up winning after forcing the TQ into a crash!  I turned a 17:16 (1st 17 lap run on this layout), with a fast lap of 18.095, average lap of  18.616, and consistency of  96.32%.  So close to a 17 second lap during racing!  I made 0 minor driving mistakes and had 0 crashes.