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Old 2005.01.11, 11:32 PM   #1
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To rcp owners using the slick side

This question is for RCP track owners-

How many of you have flipped your track to the slick side and setup your cars for it?

For those that did flip it for how long did you have it that way before you switched it back?
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Old 2005.01.12, 06:52 AM   #2
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I think its a great question beingsa that I have taken an interest in drifting as of late but I have not because of the time it takes to do it I am a set it down ands run kinda guy
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Old 2005.01.12, 07:12 AM   #3
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I only know one other local guy that has an RCP Track and he runs on the smooth side permanently, I think because of the black dust. I've never tried it, the more traction the better for me.

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Old 2005.01.14, 02:04 AM   #4
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Sorry I haven't replied to my own thread lol. My track is setup with the slick side up. It's not as slick as you think. If you run a very sticky tire there is a ton of grip. It does take a while to flip it and it's not as cool looking as the textured darker black side. It's as good as my old AFM track. Actually since HKS uses AFM mats I plan on leaving my track with the slick side up and setiing up all my cars for it. I wasn't sure how many people actually have tried it.
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Old 2005.01.14, 05:37 AM   #5
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which reminds me i have to flip my tiles over.... that's alot of tiles
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Old 2005.01.14, 05:40 AM   #6
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You should have time this weekend . I got a few blank dvd-r's to back up my laptop for a xp re-load. Hope to get it working and edit some more vid. I dl'ed some software to cnvert .mov files. I have alot of good vid but can't use it until its converted.
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Old 2005.01.14, 12:22 PM   #7
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Sorry I haven't replied to my own thread lol. My track is setup with the slick side up. It's not as slick as you think. If you run a very sticky tire there is a ton of grip. It does take a while to flip it and it's not as cool looking as the textured darker black side. It's as good as my old AFM track. Actually since HKS uses AFM mats I plan on leaving my track with the slick side up and setiing up all my cars for it. I wasn't sure how many people actually have tried it.
uh oh....byebye is practicing for the nyc dc gtg...btw nice dc vid for rcp.
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Old 2005.01.14, 11:18 PM   #8
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You know it! It's the same surface. My team z46 car is setup, I just have to setup the others now!(or later after I get out of jail(baghdad))LOL
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Old 2005.01.14, 11:24 PM   #9
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You know it! It's the same surface. My team z46 car is setup, I just have to setup the others now!(or later after I get out of jail(baghdad))LOL
I think I've got a monopoly set lying around..I'll send you a get out of jail free card. say, any of you dc crew thinking about the HKS or PN challenge?
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Old 2005.01.15, 02:13 AM   #10
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Not me of course. Right now there is 4 members to team z46. Arch2b, my 8yr old son, my wife and me. I doubt my wife is going to go up there with my son and arch2b has his whole family that he would have to take up there so unfortunately chances are no. I wish though. Next time if it's in march or april.
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Old 2005.01.15, 11:36 AM   #11
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Not me of course. Right now there is 4 members to team z46. Arch2b, my 8yr old son, my wife and me. I doubt my wife is going to go up there with my son and arch2b has his whole family that he would have to take up there so unfortunately chances are no. I wish though. Next time if it's in march or april.
what races/class are the team z46 cars set up for?
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Old 2005.01.15, 11:52 AM   #12
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if i had to guess, mr-02 open. we run a wide variety of hop ups and all of our cars (except mine right now) have a 2x2 fet upgrade any x-speed motors
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Old 2005.02.02, 01:23 PM   #13
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Sorry I haven't replied to my own thread lol. My track is setup with the slick side up. It's not as slick as you think. If you run a very sticky tire there is a ton of grip. It does take a while to flip it and it's not as cool looking as the textured darker black side. It's as good as my old AFM track. Actually since HKS uses AFM mats I plan on leaving my track with the slick side up and setiing up all my cars for it. I wasn't sure how many people actually have tried it.

I have only run on the smooth side. I didn't want all the dirt and figured it would wear smooth eventually. I have a setup that handles like a slot car. The chassis is mostly stock too. Is there that much more grip on the rough side? I'm not flippin mine any time soon. My club runs on carpet which is a lot more slick
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please post your setup.... i still get too much oversteer in tight corners.

yes, there is even MORE traction on the textured side. i plan on swithcing mine back to that faily soon as i just can't get the same performance as i can on the textured side and it's just frustrating. it wouldn't be so bad if i had other cars to follow like byebye's but by myself, it's just an exercise in frustration. my lap number went from low 40's to low 30's in 5 min. times.
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please post your setup.... i still get too much oversteer in tight corners.

yes, there is even MORE traction on the textured side. i plan on swithcing mine back to that faily soon as i just can't get the same performance as i can on the textured side and it's just frustrating. it wouldn't be so bad if i had other cars to follow like byebye's but by myself, it's just an exercise in frustration. my lap number went from low 40's to low 30's in 5 min. times.
This is for an MR-01:
Worn 8 deg tires front and back, tread eventually wears off quickly anyway
stock steering bar
two shims under each 2 deg knuckles
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narrow carbon H plate screwed directly to the chassis, no spacer
Ball diff

I run a xspeed arm with neo mags and pn bruches with an 8T pinion

The longest straight on my track is 18 ft. I have wide and narrow sections on my track. The car has to have speed but be able to handle also.

Herse's my lastest layout;
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