05-27-2007, 05:12 PM
I meant to upload a better picture, but I have static IP address issue with my ISP at the moment.
Anyway, I ran on it today for 1 battery pack just for kicks. The sideways cornering was fun. Obviously, I need to get the right tire, as the pink taper pins from the clay track were a tad loose. I also ran the Losi Red slicks that were on the car from my last race, and they were very very loose.
The dirt is pretty firm -- does not rut (but it does have many divits from the initial construction, don't knowif clay will be required), it is dry on top with moisture below, a light amount of dust here and there, which is kicked up under acceleration/sliding. I am guessing something in a Losi red or Proline (M3 or R3?) or maybe a panther (soft, do they call it?), that is like a square fuzzie or very small pins. There are zero rocks in it, too.
Something else of note is that I have a pretty stiff set-up on the car from the big smooth clay track at Leisure Hours Raceway, and even in the divits, the car felt fairly predictable. This was my first time with the xxx4 on a bumpy track, and I wasn't dissapointed too much how it behaved so far.
I might not be completely averse to some folks practicing there on days of my say-so, but it is at my home, so there would be no nitro, loud radios, littering, cursing, smoking, hoodluming, etc. But it is not as good a track as a real racetrack, so it would probably not be worth driving to unless someone was real closeby or something like that.
Anyway, I ran on it today for 1 battery pack just for kicks. The sideways cornering was fun. Obviously, I need to get the right tire, as the pink taper pins from the clay track were a tad loose. I also ran the Losi Red slicks that were on the car from my last race, and they were very very loose.
The dirt is pretty firm -- does not rut (but it does have many divits from the initial construction, don't knowif clay will be required), it is dry on top with moisture below, a light amount of dust here and there, which is kicked up under acceleration/sliding. I am guessing something in a Losi red or Proline (M3 or R3?) or maybe a panther (soft, do they call it?), that is like a square fuzzie or very small pins. There are zero rocks in it, too.
Something else of note is that I have a pretty stiff set-up on the car from the big smooth clay track at Leisure Hours Raceway, and even in the divits, the car felt fairly predictable. This was my first time with the xxx4 on a bumpy track, and I wasn't dissapointed too much how it behaved so far.
I might not be completely averse to some folks practicing there on days of my say-so, but it is at my home, so there would be no nitro, loud radios, littering, cursing, smoking, hoodluming, etc. But it is not as good a track as a real racetrack, so it would probably not be worth driving to unless someone was real closeby or something like that.