DD Money race!!!

[satoch]

I like this track a lot! I thought the traction today was the best since the first day when I was running the Meatgrinders Lance has now. A little water goes a LONG way (hint, hint).

I like Rocco's ideas for the track and kinda understand where he's coming from on the crossover but the Rockpile has a crossover and Newbs without problems. It's cool when a track has a huge straight, a good technical section, and a rythym section with elevation changes. It forces one to find the best motor/gearing setup (TNT Mods!! Sorry Joe, I couldn't resist :p: ).









Rich, notice how I didn't comment on your smartass remark? LOL!!

[snakebite46]

Rich, notice how I didn't comment on your smartass remark? LOL!!

Isnt that making a comment ? :wavey:

[satoch]

Doooooh!!!

[HAGASAN]

LOL

I'd like to thank the club for allowing us non-members to have the pleasure of racing within the clubs borders and giving us a chance to run on its track. (Thanks also to the owner of the land for his generosity) Its too bad the bulldozer will be leveling it out soon cause now there just is not a whole lot of options to race. The LH track is coming along very good and Bernie and Mike are doing a great job and working very hard to get it open in time just before X-mas. As I could see it they are very close to finishing in that duration. I had a great time today as well as my group of guys that had the same pleasure of being there. We all new what the weather would have in store but we tried to make the best of it. No matter how hard you try, mother nature will always win. Just deal with it. I would have loved to had run the A-main and try to put on a good show for some of the guys just getting into the racing aspect of RC. It only helps those that want to learn the fundamentals of competing at a somewhat high level of competition. Being a good pitman is just as important as being a good driver, I gave up my driving spot to pit for my racing buddy Sonny O as he needs to be in top form and sharpen his skills for the RCPro finals in Cali. Nothing could be more worse than to not be prepared mentally for competition at the highest level. Too bad the computer and the heavy part of rain ended it way too early as everybody wanted to watch it, including me. Thats life. So we continued at Hooters and 120 wings and 5 pitchers of beer later, we all agreed that the DD's are a great bunch of lads.
Thanks for having us. Fellow racer, JT

[HAGASAN]

Here's something I wrote after round 2 of the RCPro Series. Thought you guys would get a kick out of it.



"No Love for the Gate of Hell"

"Joe Torres!! What’s up you Mexican son-of-a bitch!?" the large white man said. "Not Much, you big smelly, nasty, greasy, inbred, hotdog neck, sweat pants wearing, yellow-hammer Bastard!" I Replied fast. "Still got the kind words I see, huh bean smasher?!" he said. "Yeah!! But im all out of beans and I’m gonna smash your freaking!"..........foot steps coming up behind me at a very fast rate of pace, get the knife ready Joe and go to work, I thought. As I turned around I see John Young coming straight at this dude ready to do damage. "What the hell did you just say to Joey mofo!? Johnny asked. "Dang man I’m just playing around. Just trying to give Joe something to write about, that’s all!" he said trembling with fear. I turned around and walked away. He was right. I had nothing. No dirt, no drama, no fights, nothing. I had no material to work with and this poor bastard is about to get his sweat pants wrapped around his neck. I could hear him begging Johnny to release his choke hold. "Joe please! Tell him to stop" he said faintly. "oh yeah, that’s good Johnny. Make him beg some more will ya." I said. Ha Ha Ha!

RC Pro-Series North Round 2 at Hardesty's Raceway.

After two months of anticipation, the RC Pro-Series came to the totally new with good attitude and race ready facility, Hardesty's Raceway in Hamlet, IN. There has been much speculation about how Hardesty's raceway was able to get another chance to host another RC Pro-series event after the dust filled nightmare that gave the track alot of negative feedback last year. Because of the bad dirt, bad attitudes and lack of track maintenance, Hardesty's was hit with a low attendance of out of town racers vowing never to return next year if things did not change. Heavy traffic by the Indiana/IL border didnt help the situation either.
Well its a new season, and its a new Hardesty's Raceway. From the start, Max and Co have been on the ball doing everything they can to reinvent the place and bring it back to how it was years before. The hard work has paid off in a big way as many have posted great feedback and praise. Nothing short of excellent. Not many Tracks have everything that Hardesty's offers in terms of need. A hobbyshop, track food, I mean Good track food too, a shaded drivers stand, camping, washrooms, Good announcing, water, you name it. Its all there.
I dwelled on what to write during the drive home and was totally lost. This was by far the best ran Major race I have been to. Friday Practice went perfect, the card system is the only way togo when hosting a large number of racers. Lee did an excellent job of keeping everything running super smooth and on time. There was absolutely nothing wrong with practice, it was perfect. I could only hope more races follow suit and adopt this kind of practice. A very much deserved A+ for the perfect practice session. Good job Crew.
Many that attended Round one will forever remember the 3:30am nightmare due to poor Qualifier scheduling that happened at CRCRC. It was enough to make me to pull a Bob Toby and pack it up forever. Not this time, we got done by 10:30 in good fashion. This is early for such a turnout of this capacity . The program was run smooth, fast, and right on time. All four rounds to be exact. A+ again. You guys had your Shite together that’s forsure.
Sunday Mains followed in the same right on time manner. We were all done by 6:30pm. Again ran perfect and again A+ for running a tight program. Im still shocked by how good this event was. I have nothing here so bare with me will I brain storm. ....................?????????????????????................................

"I once was blind, but now I see."

As far as I’m concerned nothing is ever perfect in the racing world. NOTHING. I’m known for telling it like it is and for how I see things. Not much gets by me, unless its Chris Arnold in my heat that I pretty much dominated from the start, Suckas!!! Yeah!! Ok here we go.....
Upon arriving to the track, I wanted to check out the layout. Low and behold it looked very familiar to me. I already had an edge against the competition. How? Because I knew the layout without even having to set my car down and walk up the drivers stand. Why? Because I am one with the force? Nope. Im really that good? Hell no. Because I have seen this layout before? Yep. How? This was the exact same layout for the Hardesty's raceway track opener. The same with a dip added. Me along with many others knew this layout and had an edge over everyone else. Why? I don’t know why. Maybe a loophole in the rules. This should have not been allowed and a whole NEW layout made for a fair race. Something to think about. Not good.
The Gate does very crazy things to the simple mind of a human being. Its evil in a sense that it brings Madness to some and makes most of us seek solitude from a beer bottle. Comfort to settle the rage within. The gate is evil. It makes some of us want to quit racing, some drive like a dirty bastard, some go and seek out the best Margarita this side of the great Mississippi. Nothing but Madness from the gate of hell. It turns a good driver bad, and a bad driver worse. If these cars could bleed, it would be a blood bath. A one foot wide car and a ten foot wide lane and there still is not enough room to pass. Clean or Dirty, a pass is a pass from the gates of hell. Some do get lucky when they can get away from the Carnage though. If you were lucky enough like me in my last heat to get away from it all, then you should know it is a very rare feat and skill has nothing to do with. Luck is what you seek and alcohol is your best friend now. The time goes buy so slow with gate started heats that the anger just builds on the unlucky ones and something is needed to calm the nerves.
By the time the racing was over for the evening, built up frustration set in to the camp. I dont know what it is, but when the moon comes out, people start to lose there manners. The final heat of the night was filled with madness. Three drunks marshaling a corner did not hear a car flipped over, the car died, and the rules are now changed. No More drinking during race time. Another incident was when the race was over. Somebody tried to kill Dave Mettetal by pushing him down the stairs. WTF. Then an argument in the pits about somebody not turning over somebody’s car fast enough. You guys need to chill the phuck out. This is racing and this is normal in the racing world. Nothing will ever be perfect and things happen. I know first hand it sucks, but after round one, I have accepted whatever happens happens for no reason. We really need to get along in order to have a good time. No BS.
I had a great time and Very happy I went. I raced good for once and laid it down KING style. Very nice seeing some of the racers I hadn’t seen in awhile and good meeting the new. This was a great event and I applaud all who made this event a success. Good Job guys.
No hard feelings and as always when you see me, I will greet you with a hand shake and say hello with a smile. (until you turn your back) ;]
For those of you that had a bad time or didn’t meet your expectations, this is for you:

"You buy the ticket, You take the ride." Hunter S. Thompson

Laterz JT

Thanks:
TTR ACE Hobby Distributers EBMods Racers Edge Maxspeeddesigns Monster Energy Check-it-out Graffix Treadz King Headz

Special thanks:
King Heads
Nick A
Sonny O
Pucci
Gosch's
Czech Daddy
Cosmo Cramer
Sausage Creature
Punk

[HAGASAN]

Something I wrote about a year ago.



"The Strange Thrill of it all"

Its come to this. It was bound to happen more sooner than later
and the chaos has spread through-out the other threads. It seems the
rigors of racing have taken its toll and we all start to realize the
grim reality of this great hobby.
Upon building and finishing that $700 kit and installing all the
other top notch go fast equipment, that $1500 machine is now a piece of
gear-head art. A thing of beauty that only a RC racer could understand.
My, how'd id love to just leave it on a shelf for all to admire, but
thats not what its meant for. "No, no, no, I have better things in mind
for you...my precious." what we say to our cars in Gollum's voice. Our
hobby is a waste of time and money to a hater or normal human being. It
just doesn't register why someone would want to spend the time and
dollars on something thats just going to get dirty and beat-up like the
nerds in high school. Dont even try to explain the concept, take them
and show 'em the arena where we do battle with these so-called toy
cars.
Yes, the Arena (track). Where us Gladiators do battle. This is
what it all comes down to. This is what we have prepared for. All the
hours of preparation, all the gallons of practice, all the time and
money getting ready for this moment. Chassis tunning, shock tuning,
carb tuning, tire selection, tire compounds, tire modifications, shock
oil, Diff fluids, clutch tuning, Gearing.......all that happy shit. No
matter how much time you work on your car, Gremlins seem to find there
way in and ruin your day. Although this doesn't always happen, it
happens from time to time. Almost always at the worst time, mind you.
Nothing can prepare you for failure when failure is not
one of your options. This is why it is always smart to "Learn to enjoy
losing" and just be prepared for failure, because nobody is perfect and
no two drivers are the same. Blown diffs, blown shocks, blown clutch
bearings, blown clutch springs, blown shock bladder, tires coming off
the rims(sanders)....all kinds of shit can go wrong. Maybe it was
something that was over looked, something took-for-granted, Forgotten
maybe. Never the less, somethings are just out of your control and just
happen.
This hobby is no picnic and can be down right evil. Evil
enough to make some racers walk away from competing and sell all there
rc car racing stuff and go fly a kite or some-other thing with wings.
Sissy. Never give up, this is racing. Racing is supposed to be fun. Sometimes
fun is darn right overrated and tempers flare within the mind. The Darkside of this hobby can be very unforgiving and take a toll on your emotions. Its not uncommon
to hear arguing in the pits and someone mumbling the words: "Ill give that hack the
wheel next time." It's a dirty part of racing but it happens, not just in RC either, all
racing. Getting along with one another is a test in itself, but it is very needed in order to have the perfect RC experience. "Cant we all just get along?" Someday
maybe.
When the flag drops the race begins. Having a good race doesn't
always count on you , it counts on others as well. Some jackass giving
you the wheel weather intentional or not, can be reason enough for
retaliation and an all out war. No holds barred kind of shit. Getting
ugly on a race track is very common and sometimes gets out of hand.
Make no mistake about it, that hand you shook in the Pits, will later
be the one that can take you out on the drivers stand. A fist fight
with RC cars. A battle to the death, how much abuse can that toy take
before it throws in the towel and limps home to pit-lane and then go
through verbal abuse all the way to your pit table. Remember that $300
remote is not a hammer.
RC Racing can be a brutal hobby. So many things can go wrong.
All the Bull-shit and drama are regretfully part of it. Its a never
ending soap-opera filled with the desire to win at any cost, no matter
what the out come. Its a place where men can be men and 10 feet up the
drivers stand a man can be a baby and its almost understandable. The
things that we must do in order to enjoy the strange thrill of it all
is by no means enjoyable and in most cases down right crazy, but
sometimes it all works out. Sometimes..........but there is also a negative
side too......

[Tex]

Good read there Joe! Thanks for the laughs!

[MaxxGS]

Thanks to all the local racers and the DD members that came out today to race. The weather was not the best but we all had to deal with it. It was good to see so many new faces and to see how positive everyone receives this track.

Thanks to Dave Heine and his family for a great season of racing and the use of their property.

I think everyone can see the potential of this track and with some hard work it will be even better in 2006.

Brian R.

[MaxxGS]

Good write up Joe T. Thanks

Brian R.

[Michowski]

i want to thank the dirt dawgs for letting me race at that track twice this year. That is definatly a fun track with a lot of technical but easy driving. Just a little bit of rain and that track becomes a traction monster. Im sure next year will be an awesome design. Once again thanks to the dirt dawgs for some great racing.

[snakebite46]

Well since everyone's thanking the DD's, I'd like to thank them also. Especially George, John, Rocco, Dale and Brian. I remember meeting you guys at Leisure hours and you guys were always cool with me from the beginning. I joined the season towards the end but had a blast racing and smack talking with you guys.

[Michowski]

next year is gonna be sweet. Im thinking of just taking the winter off from racing after the Il state race. Gonna be a lot of traveling to do next year. We should start making a list of races we want to attend and see if we can all get together on this and help make it cheaper. Car pools, trailer possibly, the works.

[Tex]

start a new thread about it mich.

[bigjs]

Was a fun day, besides the rain in the end. Was great seeing some fast buggy action out there.

[Mr. Tune]

Today was awesome! Kinda sucks when you're in the middle of a main, and the rain starts, but oh well. We've been blessed with no rains outs (at least everytime I raced) this year.

Running with the unlimiteds was fun as hell. I finally got to race guys I smalk talked with in the pits, but never raced because we we're in different classes.

Apologies to all the fast truggies guys that I slowed down by taking forever to move out of the way.

See you all at the grand opening of lh this winter!

[squirrel]

man i wish i would have made it out there today :ugh: woke up a little to late to go (4 p.m.). i hope next year the dd's have some races where non-members could come again?

[Tex]

next year anyone can race with the DD's (besides the 4 points races). It just costs more to race than it does for members.

[squirrel]

from what i've heard from you guys it's worth it to pay the extra ca$h.

[Tex]

yeah I would just join the club.

[squirrel]

i thought about it but that would abligate me to show up, i'm not that much of a racer. i just wanna have fun every once and a while. i mean bashing is great but it doesn't come close to the actual thrill of racing!

[myke]

I drove 2 hours round trip to race my new buggy in only one heat race, and I would do it again in a heart beat!

myke

[satoch]

It's definately worth joining the club. You have a much larger group of guys to draw info from for one thing. It's a great way to learn how to race for another. You'll quickly see, like many have, that bashing is "OK" but racing is "Great"! There's simply no other substitute. It's the competition that makes it so fun.

[Tex]

no one is "obligated" to show up at anytime. You come and go as you please and if you feel like staying home, so be it.

[squirrel]

ok ok i'll join next year!!!! damn talk about peer pressure! next you guy gonna try and get me to drink alcohol, take drugs, and have sex??? my mommy said you were a bad influence on me!(little kid voice) i WAS considering it, but now that i'm out of excuses!