Old car pics!

Body off shot of my Yokomo MX-4 with optional 6-cell battery chassis

Yokomo MX-4 with numbers from the 1999 Reedy Race at MnM Hobbies

Body off shot of my Associated RC10T3

My RC10T3!

Associated B3

Pit table in my bedroom

All my cars at the time lined up!  From left to right, B3, TC3, T3, and MX-4.

Hey! A new post!

Haven't posted here in a long time :(  Not sure if anyone is reading it anyway...

But, I did pick up an SC10 4x4 after the JBRL season ended.  Raced that for a few months at my home track SDRC Raceway.  Which in January, expanded the track box and became the largest indoor off-road track in Southern California!  I've been racing here a lot in the Stock Buggy and Mod Truck class (running a non boosted MurfDogg 17.5).  It's so nice to only have a 15 minute drive to the track vs. an 80 minute one.

I started running the JBRL season, but was only able to attend the 1st round at OCRC Raceway, which had a crazy turnout, at 385 entries!  Life then got in the way, and I've missed every round since :(  The next big race I was able to attend was the Top Gun Shootout at SDRC.  I raced in the Stock Buggy and Truck classes.  I nearly TO'd Stock Truck, but ended up qualifying 2nd.  I then blew out in A1 and A2, allowing my brother (who has gotten much faster since last year) to take 2nd, while I finished 3rd.  In Stock Buggy, I finished 4th in the B Main, missing the bump into the triple A mains by 2 positions.

While at the Top Gun race, I got a bunch of help with my shock setup using the MIP Bypass1 pistons.  Eustace  Moore himself of MIP helped me out by testing my shocks and watching my cars, then suggested setup changes, which I used during the race.  After he watched my truck in the triple A mains, he suggested more changes, which I plan to try the next time I go club racing.

The next big race I plan to attend is the JBRL round at SDRC!  It will be so nice being able to stay at home instead of a hotel :)

Coverage of the Top Gun Shootout at SRDC Raceway on RC Insider

A pic to look at :)

My messy pit table at home...

Cool! Only 12 minutes left on my download of VRC Pro the rc racing simulator.  This has been an on-road nitro sim for the longest time, but earlier this year with the release of the latest version, electric on-road was added.  Now in early July electric off-road will be added!  Finally!  The first off-road car available will be 4x4 short course followed by 2wd buggy.  Nice! Can't wait!

2012 Electric JBRL Schedule Announced!

The 2012 Electric JBRL schedule was posted on RC Insider last night! While the dates are tentative at this time, as least we know what tracks are on the schedule! I'm glad to see my local track, SDRC Raceway, will be in the series this year! I can finally sleep at home, with only a 15 minute drive to the track :)

 The classes have also changed for next season. The 2 classes I was running last year, Expert Stock Truck and 4wd, have been eliminated due to low entries over the course of the season. Now to decide what classes to run! Since I picked up an SC10 4x4 last month, I am thinking of running that in the Sportsman 4wd SC class, and since I dropped Expert Stock Buggy last season, I'd like to run the Sportsman Stock Buggy class this time around.

In other news, the 2012 ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals will be held 2 years in a row in California, but this time in Southern California at West Coast RC Raceway in La Mirada. The nationals will be structured much like the IFMAR Worlds, taking place over a week and split up into 2 groups of classes, with the buggy and truck classes up first, then the short course and 1/8 electric classes later in the week.

4th Annual Surf City Classic, OCRC Raceway

Placed 2nd in 17.5 Stock 2wd Truck at the 2011 Surf City Classic held at OCRC Raceway! I also placed 4th in 17.5 Stock 2wd Buggy. I was using MurfDogg 17.5 Synergy Motors, 5500mah 65C batteries, and 4mm Turbo Plugs in both my rides :)



17.5 Stock 2wd Truck A Main


17.5 Stock 2wd Buggy A Main

JBRL Round 3, Palm Desert Vids

Expert Stock 4wd, Round 1 Qualifier


Expert Stock Truck, Round 1 Qualifier


Sportsman Stock Buggy, Round 1 Qualifier


Rookie 2wd, B Main


Expert Stock 4wd, A Main


Expert Stock Truck, A Main


Sportsman Stock Truck, A Main


Sportsman Stock Buggy, A Main


This was a fun race at new track, which is what made the race fun. I wish I did better in my mains, but I got the gearing wrong, trying to keep my motors from burning up in the 100F+ heat in the desert, ending up way under-geared compared to everyone else.

The track itself was on the large size and had several blind spots that would mess you up, if you weren't in the right spot. The layout was still fun though, with traction really high, early in the day, but the "glue" that sealed the surface began breaking up by the mains, causing traction to become inconsistent.

By the end of the mains I was ready to head home, take a shower, and sit in some AC and cool off!