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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1395 on: November 19, 2017, 02:41:04 AM »
Question, does NFM stand for "Not For Mortals"?  Because it sure seams as though it should.  That is a nasty machine.

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1396 on: November 19, 2017, 02:56:32 AM »
Question, does NFM stand for "Not For Mortals"?  Because it sure seams as though it should.  That is a nasty machine.

-Bob

Yeah.....something like that    :lolb: :lolb:

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1397 on: November 25, 2017, 01:23:17 PM »
Had a club race yesterday on the new layout preparatory to the race tomorrow.    Entered 3 classes....William TQ'd and won all three.    by almost 2 laps in Pro4

We've had to add a 1.5 oz of lead to the chassis in the front to get the steering we want, and to keep the nose on the ground.    but it's all at or below the axle line. 

We progress!

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1398 on: November 25, 2017, 04:49:53 PM »
Good luck tomorrow guys....go Team Hog!!!

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1399 on: November 26, 2017, 12:13:09 AM »
Thanks Bill!   Razorback and the rest of the stable are ready to do battle!

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1400 on: November 26, 2017, 12:16:19 AM »
And another
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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1401 on: November 26, 2017, 12:20:10 AM »
and Ok 1 more
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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1402 on: November 26, 2017, 12:46:36 AM »
Give 'em hell boys.  NFM!

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1403 on: November 26, 2017, 12:52:08 AM »
Impressive machine Dave!!!

Bill

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1404 on: November 26, 2017, 01:03:49 AM »
It's currently about 0.3 seconds slower than our mod 4x4 buggy...which is the fastest thing on the track currently....though tomorrow is coming

I suspect there is going to be some fast people there.....but  I think baring mechanical or electrical problems, we'll be competitive.

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1405 on: November 27, 2017, 11:40:22 AM »
Razorback demolished the competition......Not even close....

Running 3 classes.......2wd Modified Short Course,    4wd Modified short course  (Pro-4) and Modified 4wd buggy

TQ and win in Pro4

Qualified second and had a hammer and tong battler in 2wd short course and took second

Qualified second, and took the win in 4x4 modified buggy

Full race report to follow.......


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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1406 on: November 27, 2017, 11:57:33 AM »
Sounds like a great day at the track Dave. Congratulations on the fine results!! Looking forward to the full report :)

Bill


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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1407 on: November 29, 2017, 02:33:56 AM »
The 2017 Gobbler at R/C Excitement is in the books!.
We arrived on Sunday morning. The new layout was quite technical and had some head scratchers. The center triple for instance. We found that some anti squat really helped getting over that easily.
All of our rides ran on Proline M4 Electrons highly ghosted. As the day went on, and traction came up, we changed the Xb4 over to proline primes. These two tires are always our go too for this track. Proline traction for days!
We had two rounds of qualifying, which resulted in our rides sitting TQ in Mod 4x4 buggy and Pro4 SCT in round 1. Our 17’ Xray Xb4 was as trusty and dependable as always. Our newly built MIP Pro4 was a complete beast and only a few tenths slower than the Xray!...Gotta love that Hobbywing and Team Scream power!!! The Xr10 Pro is the only ESC we run and honestly, once put in, we just keep putting batteries in. Even in our Pro4. It’s and Awesome ESC!
Our new ride, the Xray XSC2 by JD5 design with a 7.5 Team Scream motor was pulling wheelies down the straight! We qualified second ….just. We all were looking forward to that main for sure!
The Pro4 main went very well and we took the win.
The 2wd Mod SCT main was nose to tail for about 4 or 5 laps. We had a 2 second bobble with a tube, and that put us just far enough behind that traffic became a real timing challenge. In the end our good friend Caleb Jennings just plain beat us, and we took second. Next time buddy!
The 4x4 mod buggy main started with team mate Jared Phair in TQ and William in second position. William was able to take advantage of a small bobble, and get around Jared which he was just able to hang on to as Jared was coming hard, but in the end William took it with Jared second.
All in all a great weekend at a fantastic facility and I can really say we had a complete blast! If you haven’t been to R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, make sure you get there. Great racing! As I was told we had over 170 entries, and 23 heats. We had an Amazing time!!!!
William and I want to thank our Sponsors. Xray, RC America, Proline, Hobbywing, MIP, Team Scream, and Douglas and Company for all that you do, that helps make all this happen
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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1408 on: November 29, 2017, 07:22:40 PM »
You Guys go from strength to strength :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:

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Re: At the track.
« Reply #1409 on: November 30, 2017, 12:02:51 AM »
I missed your post last night Dave. What a great day for Team Hog. From the pictures it seems the competitors are getting younger with every new event.

Bill

 

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