2015.01.04, 02:28 PM
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Railyard Hobbies Racing - 2015
Railyard Racing, 2015...
Railyard Hobbies
100 Heritage Drive
Elverson, PA 19520
https://www.railyardhobbies.com/
As to avoid confusion with the other threads out there, I'm putting this thread up for our races and events for our small scale on-road program at Railyard. As of now we have approximately 500 square feet of RCP track there for use. Railyard now has an excellent inventory of RTR kits, chassis and aftermarket racing grade parts as well!
The Rental track is always available for practice and tuning all business hours, and there is a fleet of rental Mini-Z available for practice and some pick up races as well! Inquire with the shop for fees that will apply.
Our club is more about the fun of RC racing and less about the drama! It does get just as serious sometimes but none of our crew are hotheads (well maybe one or two on rare occasions) and all of our racers are more than willing to help out with issues anywhere from tuning to purchases, even to driving tips! We've been having a great time at our new home at Railyard and we hope you'll join us for the best, most innovative scale of on-road racing out there!
The dates below are when we will have the RCP track set up to race with our Club lap counting system and one or more of our club members will be on hand to help out with any issues.
The dates below are all Sundays, 11am to 5pm. We usually start our heats around 1pm - 2pm and start our mains around 3pm - 4pm.
I will update who plans to be there and who has attended as our schedule progresses. (asterisk designates dates past)
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Schedule, 2015:
01/25: Al, Andy, Eric, Larry, Quinn **
02/15: Al, Andy, Ed, Eric, Larry, Quinn, Fast Eddie & Son **
03/15: Al, Andy, Ed, Eric, Larry, Quinn **
04/12: Al, Andy, Ed, Eric, Larry, Quinn **
05/17: Al, Andy, Ed, Eric, Larry, Quinn
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Tech Regulations:
Racer (Closed Ratio):
6 or 7 tooth Pinion gear and Stock Differential only! (allowable to use locking collar on left side)
Kyosho chassis (MR01, MR015, MR02, MR03)
Iwaver chassis (01, 02M, 04M)
2WD only
Any mass produced, injection molded body for 1/28th scale racing.
No lexan bodies
90-102mm wheelbase
No open wheels
Any electronics
PN 70turn bag stock motors or box stock, no mods, break-ins and comm drops only.
(4) NiMH AAA cells only
Racer (Open Ratio)
Any gearing
Kyosho chassis (MR01, MR015, MR02, MR03, MA010, MA015, MA020,)
Iwaver chassis (01, 02M, 04M)
Xmod chassis (Gen 1, Gen 2)
2WD or AWD
Any mass produced, injection molded body for 1/28th scale racing.
No lexan bodies
90-102mm wheelbase
No open wheels
Any electronics
PN 70turn bag stock motors or box stock, no mods, break-ins and comm drops only.
(4) NiMH AAA cells only
Mod:
Any chassis, carbon or otherwise
2WD or AWD
Body scale must fall in or near 1/28th, lexan or injection
90-102mm wheelbase
No open wheels
Any motor (brushless included)
Rubber tires only (no high content silicone)
Any battery
F1:
Kyosho F1 chassis only (MF01, MF015)
Kyosho F1 bodies only
No lexan bodies
Any electronics
Aftermarket wings and front bumpers allowed
PN 70turn bag stock, Atomic 60turn bag stock or factory box stock, no mods, break-ins and comm drops only
Rubber tire only (no high content silicone)
(4) NiMH AAA cells only
*No traction compounds allowed in any classes! You may use water, rubbing alcohol or WD40 to clean tires between races.*
Transponders and lap counter services are included in the race fees. $10 race fee per driver on our club days. We use the GiroZ system for our club races and you can purchase your own GiroZ transponder from our club for $30. We do offer loaner transponders as well but if you get serious about racing these cars, always easier to have your own.
Any questions, either stop by and check us out or PM me here and I'll do my best to respond in a timely fashion.
Last edited by abasualdo; 2015.05.06 at 10:40 AM.
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2015.01.04, 05:14 PM
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Any thoughts to have a 4 hour enduro on a Sat?
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2015.01.05, 07:50 AM
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Next race set for 1/25
Next race day set for 1/25
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2015.01.05, 07:52 AM
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4 hour Enduro
Mike, we would be glad to host a 4 hour Enduro race on a Sat.
What are your thoughts?
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2015.01.05, 10:05 AM
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if interested in a spec body class for the enduro, i have a shelf full of pt cruisers i would dontate/sponsor could be fun
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2015.01.05, 11:32 AM
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I have mine too... PTs would definitely interest me.
Handout motors for Stock type or just go crazy and run Mod PTs?
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2015.01.05, 11:54 AM
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lol - are the PTs 90mm or 94mm?
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2015.01.05, 11:59 AM
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It would be interesting to get some of the guys from Majs to come race and check out the track. We are currently running a 50t turn class with Nimh so we wouldn't be too far off from what you guys are running but I think maybe an r8 or 458 spec body would be easier to run.
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2015.01.05, 12:40 PM
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+1 narrow at all 4 corners, 94mm autoscale.
you are correct. if the desire is to be easy an r8 or 458 would be an easy choice.
not my race though, just offering ideas
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2015.01.05, 01:29 PM
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50 turn PT Enduro?... I'm basically an offset/wheelbase change away from that class.
I have a Silver and pee/mustard yellow one ready to go.
If we do go PT, we'll have to give Larry some time to get one painted before the race though.
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2015.01.05, 02:36 PM
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if you want to go this route, dont bother painting. i have 12 new in box autoscales. 4 blue, 4 silver, 4 gold. we can just sticker them up with numbers like the kyosho mini-z cup does and keep it simple. no need for anyone to spend any money on the bodies at all.
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2015.01.05, 03:17 PM
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I am all for running a PT Cruiser Enduro, sounds like fun. But for the sake of all participants, some of which have never driven anything faster than a 70t, think we should limit the motor to 70t, open ratio as a compromise.
We may want to even consider running two races.
Race one:
- 2 hours, PT cruiser - 70t motor
Race two:
- 3 hours, anything goes. Lets see what kind of advantage lipos and brushless motors would potential give a team vs AAAs and brushed motors in any combination.
Just thinking out loud?
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2015.01.05, 03:24 PM
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while thinking out loud, why not just make it a 5600KV or less brushless race? the speeds would be very similar to 70t. it may make it more fun for drivers with less pit time required for battery changes, depending on motor choice and ICS settings.
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2015.01.05, 03:47 PM
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Good idea, would give everyone wheel time with a brushless car.
Possibly winning some people over.
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2015.01.05, 03:56 PM
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Brushless is fine... for those that own them. Your call though Al.
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