2005.09.11, 12:18 PM
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Honor & a shot of sake.
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Action RC 2, Staten Island
As in regard to this post: http://www.mini-zracer.com/forums/sh...358#post197358.
I'm going to describe all of the guys I can think of first.
Al: The owner. The guy with whom we'd be lost Z'ers without. He's a good racer, and I respect the fact that he doesn't practice everytime he can, otherwise he'd have an unfair advantage. Lots of fun to TRY to pass.
Crop: Another one who's there too much. He's gotten a lot better, he used to be bouncing off the walls. Always races me hard.
Tom Jr.: Crop's brother. Only seen him the last few months. He's gotten good too. We don't really have a rivalry or anything...but I do feel bad when he spins in front of me, and I go right under that green Murcielago. Great guy.
Tom Sr.: Crop's father. He's always as clean as he can be, but I can't say much else. Haven't raced with him much. Good guy, too.
Magic: He's a ball-buster. Magic's a great guy and an even better driver. What can I say? He's helped me quite a bit.
Eugene(EMU): Like Magic. He's helped me out a bunch, too...plus, 'cause of him I know my new enzo will need a spoiler.
Tom Price: I've known Tom for a long time. He's always been fun to drive with, especially when Rob & Alex are in it, too. The verbal abuse makes it worth the price of admission. Overall fun guy.
Rob Price: Tom's nephew. Another part of the original crew. Always races as hard as he can, especially when Tom & Alex are involved.
Alex: He was always quiet..especially when he had that shaggy hair. Doesn't talk much during the race, even when he's getting a beat down from a certain Price.
Bob K: Has a lot more RC experience than most of us. Ultimate respect for this guy.
John Brown: As above. And I still remember the series he won by showing up 6/8 times..and getting 100 points every time he was there.
Willy Wong: Does he really need an explanation? I'm sure you all know.
Bennet Lo: Always up front, blah blah..we all know he's good, too.
Roland Shao: Props for the pink & blue Enzo. Nothing else needed.
Sai: Well, I wasn't sure how good he was 'till yesterday...he got an 02, and he blew me away every qualifier.
Nick: He's good for his age, but does tend to get a little bit emotional. But we'll overlook that, he's 11.
Mike(michvin): Just met him last night. Poor guy got batted around in his main, but he's super-clean. Can't wait 'till he gets back in the groove and starts racing me.
Eric: Mike's son. Met him last night, too...and I must say, I am very impressed. We had never been on the track before, but we raced incredibly close to each other considering we never even touched. He likes the same line as me(good choice!), and we were working very well together. Bumper to bumper from the start. We started next to last and last, but finished 2nd & 3rd. And the big kicker is that he's so young. Not sure of his age, but I think he's around 11, as well.
Bobby Diamond: He's really nice, but gets frustrated and leaves a lot. Haven't raced with him.
Infinity Joe: He's getting better, but he still has the tendency to hack and cut people off at times. He's getting there, though.
I think that's everyone...well, except for me. But I can't comment on myself.
So basically, we can use this thread as a driver reference and for posting results.
And lastly, the link to the site, of course. Action RC
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Results for 9/10/05:
C main: 1st: Mike 2nd: Infinity Joe 3rd: Tom Sr.
B Main: 1st: Al 2nd: Big Vin 3rd: Eric
A Main: 1st: 2nd: 3rd:
*Right now, I don't know these. I had to leave before the race was over.
Last edited by Lionblade; 2010.05.27 at 11:59 PM.
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2005.09.12, 02:06 PM
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EMUracing
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Nice intro
A main results for 9/10/05 were 1st: Roland (would you expect anyone else), 2nd: Magic, 3rd: (not sure, but it might have been Sai, or Joe).
I should drop a few places in the points standings due to my last place finish at the race. I need some alloy knuckles I have 3 degree alloy knuckles, but they would be too much for this track. I guess I need to wait till next paycheck and order a set, unless somebody trades some parts with me http://mini-zracer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19327
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2005.09.12, 02:22 PM
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Not related to knuckles, but...
Do you have a lot of play in throttle? what i mean is: when you pulll the trigger, some amount of movement is wasted. It seemed huge amount yesterday on F1 and i had no chance to check Mclaren...
Ever observed? How to get rid of?
Oh, and yeah, next time i gonna take B-main (if Eric will wlloe me)
He just turned 12 by the way
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2005.09.13, 03:42 AM
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hi lionblade... nice to see you have a bunch of friends who share your passion...
also glad to hear that you got your wheel wobble fixed...
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2005.09.13, 11:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EMU
You can adjust the throttle trim a little fwd, which should take away some of the dead zone, only thing is that you will have more dead zone in reverse (if too much fwd, then it will be hard or impossible to get into reverse). Your TX may have an adjustment that I do not know of, if you want next race we can work on it a little.
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I figured out the trick with trim already. also setting throttle exponential to ~+30% helps a great deal. what remains is to see how it works on track. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanx.
Magic was talking about throttle movement that is wasted on high revs. After some point there's no increase in speed. Do you remember what was the number (% of throttle)?
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2005.09.13, 12:04 PM
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EMUracing
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Quote:
Originally Posted by michvin
I figured out the trick with trim already. also setting throttle exponential to ~+30% helps a great deal. what remains is to see how it works on track. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanx.
Magic was talking about throttle movement that is wasted on high revs. After some point there's no increase in speed. Do you remember what was the number (% of throttle)?
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With the 2PL, when I set my CH2+ endpoint at 65% I get full use of the throttle, without any waste in travel. So basically, 65% is 100% for me. Some cars are a little more, some are a little less but all around 60-70%. Depending on the motor I am using, sometimes I run with less, 55% with the Atomic Motor and 9t pinion on my Enzo was a sweet spot. I still had about the same accel as everyone else, but had a little higher top speed. When I had it set to 65% with that setup, I would tend to go too fast into the corners, and heat my tires too much (and my batteries would dump faster).
As you know, the 2PL has no exponential, so I would like to know how the exponential adjustment reacts at the track.
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2005.09.13, 01:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EMU
With the 2PL, when I set my CH2+ endpoint at 65% I get full use of the throttle, without any waste in travel. So basically, 65% is 100% for me.
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How do you estimate the %? vision/hearing or more scientific methods?
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2005.09.18, 07:30 AM
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QUOTESai: Well, I wasn't sure how good he was 'till yesterday...he got an 02, and he blew me away every qualifier.
I like the description you gave to me and everybody.....................
In case you don't know me I have been racing RC cars in Old Englistown raceway; Jackson; Williis; South Shore hobby, etc.........for quite a while. You really learn a lot when racing with the fast guys, just let them PASS and follow their line. I drove very badly with my 01 until my brother brought over from Hong Kong with the 02 and some parts.
I don't mind the motor rule but the Speedy 05 BB I bought last night sucked! It was much slower than my other two regular Speedy 05.
QUOTEHonestly, I'd love to support him...but he marks everything up so much. $50 for an Autoscale? $23 for and unpainted body?? $8 for 2 tires?! You see the pattern.
I understand the markup for running a business, I just hope Al can round the prices so that I don't have to count the pennies(Prices with TAX).
Last edited by SaiTam; 2005.09.18 at 07:35 AM.
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2005.09.18, 09:03 AM
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speaking in generalities
being a shop owner is no easy task. i've talked to enough of them to know they have alot to do and very little wiggle room with which to do it. the bottom line is, it's his business and inorder for it to continue staying in business money will always be an issue. i know some shop owners that are just as frustrated dealing with it as some customers are but it's the necessary evil and some one has to do it.
while those prices are no doubt on the high end, new york i would think has a premium on realestate. it's not like having a shop in a strip mall out in the burbs (i'm assuming he's in the city). what mini-z's i've seen in local hobby shops have been marked up very high as well but that had more to do with tower screwing them than location. while pricing from k. usa is cheaper, as the prices have dropped on items here, it may not be so for hobby shops who don't have dealer setups with k. usa and i havbe no idea if you guy does or not.
i have heard stories about lhs owners getting very upset or hostile in general toward cutomers who bring in items purchased from other sources. while i understand their situation, i would seriously disagree with that attitude taken. i'm just lucky i guess that the lhs guys here are total large scale snobs and don't really pay attention to anyone smaller than 1:18. giving people attitude for things like this does nothing for creating a welcoming atmosphere or even friedly one for that matter. everyone has the freedom of choice and if that is not supported, i would not stick around very long. btw, i have supported lhs shops before for other things such as trains and paint supplies.... not all of them are still around now it's a very tuff market now that e commerce has become more of the standard business model for this feild as there is less overhead and operating costs. brick and mortar shops are in a very tuff position, one that i do not envy. especially with products such as rcp and core available to the average person or group and the ability to host racing by the average person or group will only further hurt the old business model. i can say that having races without the hassle of money being involved is a very nice thing venu's like the dc/ps/ny gtg races so far have been free of charge as have all the dc gtg races i've hosted. i think you'll find more and more people less willing to pay to race especially when their is attitude involved when local club racing will become more and more of an available option.
this may or may not apply to anyone here, just airing my thoughts i guess. i've come across other such stories of the last 4 years.....
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2005.09.30, 04:51 PM
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Kyosho Ford GT. I never cared about Iwaver nor Xmod
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2005.09.30, 05:10 PM
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Honor & a shot of sake.
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I should take a look at the Ford GT...I'm becoming bored of the Enzo's style, especially mine with the huge crack on the side.
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2005.09.30, 05:29 PM
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EMUracing
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Ford GT would have been my choice for Enzo replacement. I may get an Iwaver Ford GT MM body (not the small one that I already have 2 of). It should be a little more durable than the Kyosho shells.
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2005.09.30, 10:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionblade
I should take a look at the Ford GT...I'm becoming bored of the Enzo's style, especially mine with the huge crack on the side.
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is it same offset as enzo?
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2005.09.30, 11:04 PM
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Honor & a shot of sake.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by michvin
is it same offset as enzo?
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I think Birankstan said they were...I'll go dig up the thread.
Edit: http://www.mini-zracer.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=18987
Quote:
Originally Posted by briankstan
The offset of the wheels is the same as the enzo, I have attached pis of the Ford GT body on my Enzo chassis with enzo offset wheels front and back.
The body will accept the light kit it has the removable plugs in both the front and the back.
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Last edited by Lionblade; 2005.09.30 at 11:12 PM.
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2005.10.01, 12:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionblade
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Thanks a lot.
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