07-03-2006, 04:27 PM
Was yesterday fun running two vehicles? Would it be just as fun with only one? Once doing this isn't fun it's time to make some changes.
A few years back when me and the two boys had just started racing I asked myself "why is this fun?". My answer to myself was that we all enjoyed racing RC vehicles. So I created a goal. The goal was:
Do whatever it takes to keep all three of us in all qualifying races and main races.
So that meant keeping three vehicles up and running for a whole day.
It's gotten a little easier now that Coop the 14yr old can wrench on 70% of problems.
The biggest things that have helped me reach the goal:
1. knowing the vehicle...what parts and systems fail regularly, and keeping those parts in stock.
2. vehicle upkeep.....mainly done during the week, not at the track
3. practice time.....running the vehicle and tuning it for best track performance, hopefully during the week.
4. Having your whole race kit and vehicle ready to go and organized before going to the track, so that once you get to the track you have maximum practice time before racing begins.
5. Only make a change to your vehicle's setup if you can get 5 minutes of practice track time with the new change before having to race.
A few years back when me and the two boys had just started racing I asked myself "why is this fun?". My answer to myself was that we all enjoyed racing RC vehicles. So I created a goal. The goal was:
Do whatever it takes to keep all three of us in all qualifying races and main races.
So that meant keeping three vehicles up and running for a whole day.
It's gotten a little easier now that Coop the 14yr old can wrench on 70% of problems.
The biggest things that have helped me reach the goal:
1. knowing the vehicle...what parts and systems fail regularly, and keeping those parts in stock.
2. vehicle upkeep.....mainly done during the week, not at the track
3. practice time.....running the vehicle and tuning it for best track performance, hopefully during the week.
4. Having your whole race kit and vehicle ready to go and organized before going to the track, so that once you get to the track you have maximum practice time before racing begins.
5. Only make a change to your vehicle's setup if you can get 5 minutes of practice track time with the new change before having to race.