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11-22-2004, 12:54 AM
Its hard to keep guys around when ther eis no payoff. At our races we give out ribbons after the last race, so basically everyone sticks around. I think LH should do something like this, it kinda sucks to pay $12 and win and get nothing, its just like organized timed practice. Also in our club we race on a points system, and if you don't marshal or find a sub after you are done racing you lose those last race points if it happens twic ein a day, your entire days points is gone.
This is hard to do when ther eis no organization, there needs to be drivers meeting explaining this before the races. We raced 13 times this year and we had a drivers meeting at everyone. I know there are alot of newbies out there on Sat nights, and thats great more racers equal more fun, but they have no idea on marshalling, race ethics etc. I know the first Sat, alot of people where asking me ???'s, they had no idea what a marshal was or a transponder etc. There needs to be some structure from LH. 
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11-22-2004, 12:46 PM
Wow looks like i missed alot...I was a little pissed at first but ive done the same thing we all have...however i think TEX kinda called mich on it in this thread because hes a very agressive driver and doesnt make a effort to negotiate passes which i think is common with less skilled drivers, but in michs case he is at the level where he should be looking ahead and negotiating clean passes. It really to his benefit to do so. Also I think Dirt Dawg is right about leisure 100% we should post our opinions in there forum.
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11-22-2004, 01:01 PM
I wish I could have made it. I had so much stuff to do, plus the truck is still in pieces...
I made an assumption that the o-rings for the shock shafts were pretty much interchangeable. I had picked up some Team Assoc. ones because the lsh didn't have the hpi ones in stock. Turns out they are a touch bigger in inner diameter and a little more narrower then the hpi ones. So back to ebay for me to order the hpi ones and make the wait to fix the truck longer yet again. "If you cook scallops in a non-stick pan, then they won't stick. That's why they call it NON F@#*$&%G STICK!!!" - Im watching YOU!- roc
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11-22-2004, 03:29 PM
I was wondering if it would be a good idea to have a "sticky" or even a link with an explenation of the things DirtDawg was talking about (Marshaling howto, racing howto in general, racing courtesy and so on) so guys like me who have never raced RC cars can at least get an idea of what is and is not acceptable. Just my perspective as a noobie...
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11-22-2004, 08:23 PM
Leisure hours track isnt set up for 1/8th and 1/10 scale monster trucks. Its set up for electric stadiums. So you have to expect that our with overpowered mt's and truggys there will be accidents on a tight, traction limited track like LH. I think Dirtdawg made some really good points in his posts. I think everyone just needs more experince (myself included!) down there and i think that alot of the problems would disapper.
I too think that more needs to be said by whoever is running the track that night. I think that a drivers meeting would have cleared up alot of the marshalling problems. It would of helped by also letting some of the new guys that you cant use reverse during a race, i saw that a few times sat. For $12 bucks a class i think that LH could spring for a ribbon or somthing just so you had somthin too show you won. All just my opinion.......
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11-22-2004, 08:36 PM
traction limited track......WHAT?
Well if all of us from this board step it up a notch (which would consist of about half the people there) I bet everyone else would follow suit. They would see us and how we do things and learn from it. I still have tons of learning to do myself..... I just got started really. RBS5 RB2045 All Futaba
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11-22-2004, 09:00 PM
Tex.... Buddy, you cant possibly say there was traction there on saturday night. I agree that normaly that track is like velcro but it was sooooooooooo dry on sat, having off road tires was like having ice skates on your truck. I think it was Michowski that was running street tires and he was hooking up way better that guys with bow ties, zombies or those lil panther tires that all the truggies were running. Before my truggy broke in the main i couldnt even go more than half throttle down the straight without doing a 360. ( i know i sucked driving it but im used to the savage) The zombies were hookin like crazy on weds. when the track was wet and tacky. Thats what i set my trucks up for but conditions were totally changed after those few days that the track dryed out and from all the practice laps and open racing.
I agree with trying to step it up... Next time ill have a better suspention set up and hopefully that will help me not look so bad.
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11-22-2004, 11:55 PM
I know i am relatively new here, but if I can second smokey's suggestion on a racers forum possibly to be added.
This would be a place, where race talk can happen, share race results, set ups for diferent tracks and etc. Then there can be an information thread regarding racing ie transponders, marshalling etc. I would be willing to help set any of this up Once again just a suggestion, I don't want to offend or step on anyones toes just a thought.
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11-22-2004, 11:55 PM
If it helps to show some organization, I say we break out the orange shirts for Saturday's at the track. I will have mine clean and ready to go this weekend....
Also, I like the idea of a "Track Rules" sticky... I know that most of us know them, but it never hurts to have the info available...
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11-22-2004, 11:58 PM
I really think the track needs to have drivers meeting, every race I have been to has had them. There are just alot of guys that are not in the know. It is not there fault we where all there at one time. We need to step up and talk to Bernie and help out our fellow RC'ers this way we all can enjoy it.
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11-23-2004, 12:15 AM
no he asked if anyone wanted to have a drivers meeting (meaning someone to get up and speak and go over the rules) Most new people will not step up they will just go with the flow.
By assuming, this leads to the probs that where there.
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