Racing On-Road

[tonybr_74]

Anybody racing on-road on Sunday May 1 in Tinley Park
http://www.chicagolandrc.com/welcome.htm

[Mr. Tune]

I won't be there this sunday, but I would definetely like to try it out a few times this summer. I have never done on-road racing. Looks like it's very fun and challenging.

How do the regulars react when non-driving noobs show up? I hear on-road racers can be asses.

[tonybr_74]

Hey Mr Tune,

This will be my first time racing on-road, I have been at Tinley last year on and off to check things out and they all seam pretty cool about new racers... So over the winter I finish building my new Team Factory NTC3 with a Sirio motor .12 with turbo plug and I am in the process of breaking it in and it's wicked fast. By the way it's next Sunday May 1st.

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Tune, I hear that Road Racers are sensitive about contact (hacking) during racing, but maybe that's because road cars are not as tough as MT's.

Just giving unasked for advice here, but is your RS4 still stock, with fixed length suspension links? I ask because I have the RS4SS with adjustable links and found MUCH better tire wear and handling are to be found over stock by adjusting these links, especially the rears.

Now you are 2 cents richer!! Use it on the AMB !!

DC

[Mr. Associated]

If all of a sudden everyone starts on-road racing I'm hanging up on the R/C thing. I sold my TC3 awhile ago because no one wanted to on-road race. The thing had tons of parts on it to, sold it for WAY less than I invested (most of the parts saw mabey a tank or 2 of gas) and decided mabey later to get a MGT considering everyone wants to do the off-road thing.

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Rule#1 of toys:

Never sell anything. Once the money is spent to get them, it's gone for good. You never get back as much as it's worth if you sell out, so you might as well keep it all.

[John78]

DaveC, that's some words of wisdom!

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Along those same lines.....
Rule #2
Get all the toys you want before you get married and have children, and then hang onto them. Getting toys during the first 20 years of marriage and children is tough, unless you're one of those CEO types.

On the other hand, when you have children, as I do, you can buy toys and "claim" that they are for the kids, and then you get to play with them, too. That's how I got into RC!!!

PS: JohnC, get off ChiTown RC and get back to homework!!!

[rocco79]

Rule#1 of toys:

Never sell anything. Once the money is spent to get them, it's gone for good. You never get back as much as it's worth if you sell out, so you might as well keep it all.

Absoulutley brilliant!!!!!!!! Words truer havent been spoken!!!!!

[bigdangerous]

I want to buy an onroad nitro car, and i'd like to maybe start some kind of onroad club thing. i mean, we have plenty of parking lots. brian, i feel u. i have this damn rock crawler and nowhere to use it.

[Mr. Associated]

Yea, I know about not getting back as much as you put in but considering the condition of the car and that most of the parts were brand new I thought I would have gotten more than 1/5th of the money I put into the car only, thats not including the cost of the car itself. If I ever decided to get a MGT only the weak parts are being changed, Jumbo Kongs to make it a MT. (No way will it ever race, just run over other R/Cs)

I got sick of looking at the car sitting in my room not being used and everytime some one wanted to do anything R/C it was off road. Its gone now though and I have another hobby taking up a decent amount of money. I'll get another R/C but I want to get the best price and do the minimum amount of work to it in aftermarket parts so when I goto sell it I won't feel as bad for giving someone else a hell of a deal and me losing out.