Warehouse 3 Racing! 10/11/14

Finally it was race day!  First race also outside of California ever! I was able to get 4 practice runs in, changing tires every run. First up were the super soft tires I bought for W3. Pushed like a bus!  Next up were my silver dirt webs. Still pushing, but not as bad. Then came the balding gold dirt webs. Twitchy steering a tad loose on power. Last were my balding clay typos with blown out foam. Good rear bite with small push. Raceable!  I would try tunning out the push with suspension changes.

For round 1 I put in new pucks and went up to white rear springs. I crashed twice on my 1st lap and had to work my way up the standings. I lucked out though as there were not many cars in my heat and everyone was way slower than me except for 1 guy, who won the heat. 

After all 4 heats of stock buggy were finished, I was sitting 10th overall and 2nd in the B main.   With a clean run I think I can turn 14 laps and make the A main. 

For round 2 I went up in rear spring rate again, to grays. This race I lead the heat most of the run, crashing only once on the next to last lap, by the slowest marshal at the race :(  Landing the ski jump off the straight I flat landed and bounced onto my lid and the marshal took forever to get my car. Owell.  At least I turned 14 laps, and moved up to the dreaded BQ position. 

For the B main I went up again in spring rate to blues.  I got away clean but made a mistake shorting the middle double in the six pack, losing the lead!  Luckily the leader crashed a few laps later and I took the lead back. I cruised in for the win and bumped to the A main!

Next was the A main!  I started 8th due to someone ahead of me going home. Fine by me!  My racing buddy Riley, also from SDRC, bumped into the show too!  SDRC in the house!  I would end up finishing 7th after a short battle with Riley in which we tangled in a racing accident. I was just happy to make the main :)

Team SDRC getting ready for the mains!

Video of the Stock Buggy A Main at W3 featuring myself and Riley!

Made it to Arizona!

I arrived in Arizona Friday afternoon and checked into my hotel.

This place was only a few blocks from SRS, so after I settled in and rested a bit, I headed out to take a look at SRS and Warehouse 3, where we'd be racing the next day. I was also searching for some tires for W3. 

SRS in Phoenix!  Home of the 2015 Cactus Classic and ROAR Off Road Nationals!

Next stop was Warehouse 3 Racing in Peoria. 

We will be racing here the next day.  The track is brightly lit and the dirt seems tacky and smooth. Should be a fun day tomorrow!

Arizona bound!

This weekend I'm heading out of state for the 1st time ever to race RC cars!  I've only raced in California since I started racing at the age of 12.  Some friends and I will be racing Saturday at Warehouse 3 and Sunday at the new indoor SRS, home of the 2015 Cactus Classic!

It turns! Halfway at least :-/

At least I qualified 3rd, putting in a good run in the 2nd round of qualifying after the class was resorted and split up. In round 1 with late sign ups there were 12 cars in 1 heat!  Traffic was nuts with some cars a lot slower than the fast guys.  In the main I was maintaing my 3rd place position with a gap on 4th, but about 2 minutes in, I sent it in too hot into the turn at the end of the straight and traction rolled dropping to last.  I go big a few laps clearing the triple and caught up to a pack of wrecked cars and managed to move back up to 5th. 

Stock buggy blowout #4

Car and driver hurting.  Hopefully it turns around at my next race.