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Post by Graham Staples on Apr 30, 2009 20:50:37 GMT
Hi All, who's up for racing this weekend? im also hoping to do some testing on the saturday lunchtime if anyone is interested in joining me,
Graham
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Post by mattsedgley on Apr 30, 2009 21:23:16 GMT
Hi grey, I'll be about on sunday.. probably with a 13.5... if you run 17.5 we might have a decent race!
Matt
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Post by yellowshark on Apr 30, 2009 22:41:56 GMT
We'll be doing 10.5 Grey - might chuck in a 13.5 to give you a chance ;D
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Post by Darren on May 1, 2009 16:22:41 GMT
I'll be racing 17.5
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Post by Reuben on May 1, 2009 18:11:42 GMT
ill be running 17.5 and race control!
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Post by TryHard on May 1, 2009 18:24:17 GMT
should be there with 10.5 if my backs ok. Need to try out the new purchase before the nationals warmup.
I'll bring the 17.5 car along as well, but might only run a couple of packs through.
Ed
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Post by Martin Young on May 1, 2009 19:13:00 GMT
Need to try out the new purchase before the nationals warmup. Ed Come on Ed, are you just going to keep us guessing ;D |
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Post by TryHard on May 1, 2009 21:16:28 GMT
hehe....come and have a look in the car on sunday...I might even do a back2back if I have time. Then again with the blue car it's simply a case of undoing 3 screws and out comes the speedo and motor  I have all my spare gear pre set-up and ready to go as well, so switching betwwen the two should be easy  Ed |
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Post by mattsedgley on May 1, 2009 23:10:41 GMT
I was up at hamworthy tonight.. Johny P, and pete hammock should be out on sunday also Matt |
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Post by Simon Crabb on May 1, 2009 23:54:47 GMT
hehe....come and have a look in the car on sunday...I might even do a back2back if I have time. Then again with the blue car it's simply a case of undoing 3 screws and out comes the speedo and motor I have all my spare gear pre set-up and ready to go as well, so switching betwwen the two should be easy Ed You're SUCH a a tryhard Ed!! I'll be racing on Sunday, 17.5, naturally. |
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Post by lesbaldry on May 2, 2009 15:38:44 GMT
Well..I've brought Chrissy loads of plants for the garden,ornaments too..she tells me she's happy playing tomorow  ...........that means Im allowed out to play ;D..but I will have to suffer a car boot sale on monday  Not sure what class Ill run tomorrow...Might be 17.5 or 13.5 to test new speedos gearing on short tracks |
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Post by yellowshark on May 2, 2009 16:15:46 GMT
Looking dodgy for tomorrow now. Ross's servo broke this afternoon, but worse Craig caught the corner of than d*mn wooden block under the rostrum. It hit the motor so hard that it bent back the motor mounting substructure by about 45 degrees. Haven't looked yet to see if there is any chassis damage and no idea if the 10.5 is still solid, the motor arm is rotating.Pissed off.
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Post by yellowshark on May 2, 2009 18:48:22 GMT
The good news is that Ross's car is up and running. As far as Craig's car goes, the engine carrier on the 009 is the same part number as the 008 except for the -O at the end. ;D The chassis looks OK and isn't displaying any tweak on the setup board and no other visible damage in the engine area.
But the timing ring (is that what is is called?) on the Nosram has moved. Now my understanding is that you are not be able to move that without undoing the 3 screws on the endbell; this does not fill me with optomism. Any views?
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Post by mattsedgley on May 2, 2009 19:20:13 GMT
bring it down tomorrow some one will re-set it.... |
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Post by lesbaldry on May 2, 2009 19:28:07 GMT
The good news is that Ross's car is up and running. As far as Craig's car goes, the engine carrier on the 009 is the same part number as the 008 except for the -O at the end. ;D The chassis looks OK and isn't displaying any tweak on the setup board and no other visible damage in the engine area. But the timing ring (is that what is is called?) on the Nosram has moved. Now my understanding is that you are not be able to move that without undoing the 3 screws on the endbell; this does not fill me with optomism. Any views? Pete on the Nosrams timing ring there is three slots if you are runing STD timing these should line up exactly with the black end cap mounting screws centers..Becarefull when messing with timing,rotate the timing ring no more than 5mm anti clock wise,even with this small adjustment you should alter you fdr to suit! |
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Post by yellowshark on May 2, 2009 20:25:57 GMT
Thanks Les. Just to be sure, I wasn't mucking aorund with the timing, it was the wooden box by the track that decided to change it!
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Post by lesbaldry on May 2, 2009 20:31:16 GMT
Thanks Les. Just to be sure, I wasn't mucking aorund with the timing, it was the wooden box by the track that decided to change it! Ok pete...If your not sure we'll have a look tomorrow and check it against mine (set on std timing) |
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Post by yellowshark on May 2, 2009 22:36:05 GMT
Will do Les. Glad to say Craig's 008&1/2 is built and seems OK and have fitted new 10.5 just in case, with connectors fitted differently so that the humungous fan now fits on - should be able to gear it up to around 3.15 ;D
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Post by mattsedgley on May 2, 2009 22:43:00 GMT
Is samuraiblade coming along tomorrow?
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Post by mattsedgley on May 2, 2009 22:46:45 GMT
oooo pete can i borrow a nosram for a round? I'm keen to try a few 10.5s before take the plunge... - and you watch all you 10.5 boys start running 13.5 as soon as i buy one!!!!  |
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Post by lesbaldry on May 3, 2009 6:08:46 GMT
Will do Les. Glad to say Craig's 008&1/2 is built and seems OK and have fitted new 10.5 just in case, with connectors fitted differently so that the humungous fan now fits on - should be able to gear it up to around 3.15 ;D 3.15 Pete?...blimey mate,try 2.88 and wind the timing up 10mm....It should last at least 2 laps more than Aldershots effort  ;D |
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Post by Simon Crabb on May 3, 2009 17:31:33 GMT
Great day racing chaps, lots of PBs set - mine included!
And a big thumbs up to coking the track - first round or two were a bit variable but it settled down very nicely.
And what a lot of speedo talk!!
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Post by mattsedgley on May 3, 2009 17:38:47 GMT
Well what a day that was! A late start and a Late finish but aside from that it was a tidy ship run well by Reuben, many thanks! Loadsa great things going on today, a fantastic suggestion by the Staples clan (newly rejoined) to coke the track as grip seemed to at a minimum first thing this morning! Also many many PBs smashed today, I took 6 seconds of my fastest ever with a 19/305 Reuben banged in a 20/314 in Q3 Craig did a PB for a single lap... What else happened?? - Chopper Jones Broke a lipo... it went all puffy! Samuraiblade showed us what he was made of in the 17.5 class.. although some expo help with a dx2 might be required if someone would be so kind! Many thanks also to the DMCRC Boys for coming along to run, it was great to see so many of you out there today. Apologies to Alan, I don't mean to be a grump - it's just the fist time I've ever broken a part on any car! (embarrassed smiley) Thanks also for Pete H, if we hadn't plugged into his generator then we'd have had serious problems running through the last round of finals! All in all, a great day, great turnout, great racing! Many thanks to all of you! hopefully we'll see you all next week for Reality Racing cup (Ed excluded he's off to play with some big boys... something about blueness and porn? West london?) Matt |
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Post by TryHard on May 3, 2009 18:35:39 GMT
Yup, great days racing, Some nice close battles on track too Think I banged in my fastest lap too, 14.95s  Nice to see that something different certainly has some ponies too... And speedo wars is the next BIG thing!!! hehe Ed |
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Post by mattsedgley on May 3, 2009 19:06:10 GMT
bahhhhhaaaa baaaahhhhhhaaaaaa
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Post by Reuben on May 3, 2009 20:06:11 GMT
well todays meeting was a success! even after being in a foul mood due to being minus a 17.5. But putting in the slow 13.5 got me a 20 lapper!
Many thanks to all that came and raced.
Speedo wars? I was told that the BEST EVER speedo will be available soon. But you may have to trade your soul and take out a small mortgage to own one.
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Post by yellowshark on May 5, 2009 18:17:39 GMT
Yahoo, 48hr motor racing ban imposed by her indoors is over. Great day yet again, temporary or permament ex Bashley racers are really missing out. Good to see 3 heats of ProStock. Craig went under 15secs for the first time and got a race PB too and he was dead chuffed about finishing on the same lap as Team Staples . Young Reubens is starting to get a bit fast isn't he, and with a 13.5 I think And little Ross was chuffed with his F1 win which would have been 2 if a stone had not dislodged his belt in F2 Roll on next week, although so far have failed to get a Gen 2 ESC and Lipo Bwahha |
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Post by alanbolt on May 5, 2009 19:19:12 GMT
Many thanks also to the DMCRC Boys for coming along to run, it was great to see so many of you out there today. Apologies to Alan, I don't mean to be a grump - it's just the fist time I've ever broken a part on any car! (embarrassed smiley) Matt No worries Matt. Sorry again for getting in your way. I appreciate this sport costs us all a lot of money and none of us can be happy when damage or accidents occur! You are very lucky not to have broken anything before (or just very good!). This was my first time racing at Bashley and my first time behind the sticks of a touring car, so a big thanks to all the marshals for your hard work (sometimes retrieving my car from the field next door or the stinging nettles on the top corner). Thanks to the DMCRC crew who were still building the car 5mins before the start, perhaps 13.5 wasn’t the best decision after all. Anyway, enjoyed it none the less, had a great time and well done Race Control for a good day. Alan. |
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Post by alanbolt on May 5, 2009 19:22:44 GMT
Has anybody got any tips on driving a touring car, or ways to practice without causing a problem to others on the track?
I have been driving m-chassis for a year, but found the touring cars speed a lot harder to control.
Alan
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Post by Simon Crabb on May 5, 2009 19:36:03 GMT
Alan, the main difference between a touring car and a mini, is that you have to slow down with the touring car!
With a mini you can often do whole laps without lifting off the throttle (if it's set up well enough), but with a touring car you need to concentrate on driving it like a road car, slow into the corner, and fast out.
Also, did you get anyone else to drive your car to see if there was any major setup issues?
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...........that means Im allowed out to play ;D..but I will have to suffer a car boot sale on monday 
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