RACE RESULTS

[vnmsgt]

Thought I would make a thread to post race results for us guys driving Caster's. Also can post where to find race results too for us who cannot go to some of the races across the country. BTW where can I find the race results from the SC pro race that happened yesterday?:D Had some guys from around here go up there and would like to see if some of the caster guys beat them LOL!

[lowlife88]

I just looked on RC PRO Series web site and their not posted yet. I'm not sure how long it will take.

[Prommy]

Hi guys
Had a pretty good weekend racing.
Came 3rd in B main and that was with a glow plug change!!!!
Was leading for 3quarters of the race then got to end of straight and blew plug.
Only just missed out on the A mains.
Now if i had brakes for racing i would have been. Yes my brakes didn't work the whole day for me and it didn't matter what i did i couldn't get it to stop.
So not so bad for a days racing lol.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/Prommy_RC/Casterrace.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/Prommy_RC/casterwheelie.jpg

[vnmsgt]

Brakes work alot better with the front wheels down!:&!@ Nice pics though. I am racing this weekend the buggy and truggy at a state race (first one for me)!

[bc24fl]

Prommy, what engine/pipe are you running? Just curious because of the wheelies.

[hakmazter]

and what are you running for center diff fluid?

[YourDogg]

I wish i had a race track close to where i am:(... but ill have to build one then!!

[Prommy]

Lol just ruts and a good photographer :D
Only running OS VZB Vspec with a Jammin JP4 pipe.
Center diff is 5000 from memory.
But yeah bit of fun when your coming out of a corner with front wheels of the ground gets a few comments.

[KiwiBird]

Great result Shay! I will get some brakes on ya car before next meeting and expect to see you in the A main final! If you dont I will take the brakes out again!!! :&!@

Bryan Taylor.

[razzor]

All in a days racing ;)
good going though and keep having fun.

[Prommy]

Thanks guys!!!!?&^
Sweet brakes lol.. They will come in handy!!!!:&!@
And thanks again Bryan for this awesome opportunity to race such a competitive car.
Wouldn't be doing so good lol!!

[skeller]

Here's mine for this year.......





http://www.rcsignup.com/racers/displayRacer.cfm?ID=509

[hakmazter]

Wow, those are really good results! I need to go check rctech to see if you replied to me....

[skeller]

Wow, those are really good results! I need to go check rctech to see if you replied to me....

Thanks Mike....I've got most of mine from last year but they're on paper. I would scan them into my PC and file them accordingly.

[vnmsgt]

I have all of my recent BEST results on paper too where nobody can see what they are. LOL! :&!@ Just kidding skeller

[hakmazter]

Give him a break, he is still driving an OCM thanks to Cam.....

inside joke that we will leave alone......

[YourDogg]

Give him a break, he is still driving an OCM thanks to Cam.....

inside joke that we will leave alone...... dang i hate inside jokes when your not "inside" the joke.

[skeller]

I have all of my recent BEST results on paper too where nobody can see what they are. LOL! :&!@ Just kidding skeller


ALL of my results from this year are going on rcsignup.com. It is my resume and also helps me keep track of recurring problems that I may have.

I do have last years 1/10 races copied into my PC......and I WILL post them on here for everyone to see.<*&

[vnmsgt]

At least you have stuff to post. I am just getting started.:D

[Jonathan Bell]

I didn't run the caster truck this week cause I don't have it yet but I took 1st in the A main at Coyote hobbies rd 2 point series this week. Can't wait to get the Caster truck in hopefully this week. Get it torn apart, rebuilt and to the practice track for some testing!

[hakmazter]

AND MAKE SURE YOU GET A PICTURE OF YOURSELF HOLDING IT SO WE CAN ADD IT TO THE TEAM DRIVERS SECTION ON MY WEBPAGE AND MIKEY'S WEBPAGE SO JULIA DOESN'T EMAIL ME EVERY OTHER DAY LIKE SHE DOES FOR MY TEAM MANAGER DAVID ALBERICO.

Welcome aboard by the way.....Thanks for the purchase and the opportunity for to show the world how good our products are with your hard work. If you have any questions, etc....feel free to ask...you are family like everyone else here now.

Mike

[hakmazter]

that first one was one helluva run on sentence......wonder if Dave will see it.....

[YourDogg]

that first one was one helluva run on sentence......wonder if Dave will see it..... whos dave?? and why does it mater if he sees it or not?? is he one of those people who doesnt like bad grammer?

[hakmazter]

Dave (David Alberico) who was supposed to get me a pic about a month ago......
Hence the allcaps......

[YourDogg]

I see.

[Jonathan Bell]

no problem hak I will get a picture took soon as I get it put together! I look forward to spreading the word hear in the ohio valley. Can't wait to get the car and get it to the track!!

[miketen1]

Here are my race results from the RCPRO TEXAS STATE RD # 3 in san antonio tx, thing's did not turn out the way i wanted them to , but there's allways next time !!!

( Mike Teneyuque is my name ) Hope i posted them right !

South Texas Hobbies Arena Truck 3
Round#
9



Top Qualifier is Lefebvre, Nick 9/5:04.439 (Rnd 3)
www.RCScoringPro.com Race#

Timing and Scoring by

RCHQ TRACK


Average
Driver Name Pos Car# Laps Race Time Fast Lap Behind Q#
Top 10 Top 20
Sponsor

Top 5



Gaertner, Paul 1 4 9 5:18.332 33.981 34.643 16


Nievera, Everett 2 9 9 5:26.456 34.427 8.124 35.135 22

Guillory, Allen 3 10 9 5:29.366 34.002 11.034 35.237 28

Alexander, Larry 4 6 9 5:30.952 34.619 12.620 35.530 31

Teneyuque, Mike 5 2 9 5:33.424 33.419 15.092 34.381 32

Chambers, Todd 6 11 9 5:33.530 35.358 15.198 36.226 33

Mireles, Joe 7 3 9 5:35.175 35.936 16.843 36.312 34

Thornton, Hal 8 12 8 5:07.551 36.313 37.371 40

Palmer, Mike 9 1 8 5:16.109 35.190 8.558 36.727 41

Stanley, Scott 10 5 8 5:19.691 34.929 12.140 37.252 43

Garrison, Wesley 11 7 6 3:45.566 32.814 61


Car# 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2

Palmer Teneyuque Mireles Gaertner Stanley Alexander Garrison Nievera Guillory

1. 8/39.461 10/40.295 7/39.060 1/34.691 11/41.716 2/35.446 9/39.767 6/37.848 3/35.499

8/5:15.6 8/5:22.3 8/5:12.4 9/5:12.2 8/5:33.7 9/5:19.0 8/5:18.1 8/5:02.8 9/5:19.5


2. 6/35.190 9/35.110 10/37.945 1/34.337 11/37.586 2/36.091 3/32.814 8/37.181 5/38.206
9/5:35.9 8/5:01.6 8/5:08.0 9/5:10.6 8/5:17.1 9/5:21.9 9/5:26.6 8/5:00.1 9/5:31.6


3. 11/45.531 4/33.549 9/38.659 1/35.486 10/39.522 3/34.619 2/32.852 7/37.047 6/38.180
8/5:20.4 9/5:26.8 8/5:08.4 9/5:13.5 8/5:16.8 9/5:18.4 9/5:16.2 9/5:36.2 9/5:35.6


4. 11/47.483 8/44.145 6/36.421 2/36.370 9/35.402 3/38.899 1/34.836 4/35.490 7/40.796
8/5:35.3 8/5:06.1 8/5:04.1 9/5:16.9 8/5:08.4 9/5:26.3 9/5:15.6 9/5:32.0 8/5:05.3


5. 11/39.740 7/35.737 8/36.804 1/35.799 10/52.194 2/34.678 3/40.664 4/35.984 6/34.869
8/5:31.8 8/5:02.1 8/5:02.2 9/5:18.0 8/5:30.2 9/5:23.5 9/5:25.6 9/5:30.3 8/5:00.0


6. 11/35.356 8/41.344 5/36.014 1/38.255 10/34.929 3/42.609 6/44.633 2/35.123 7/38.682
8/5:23.6 8/5:06.9 9/5:37.3 9/5:22.4 8/5:21.8 9/5:33.5 8/5:00.7 9/5:28.0 8/5:01.6


7. 9/35.571 7/34.750 6/36.383 1/33.981 10/39.120 3/36.114 2/38.707 4/34.236
8/5:18.0 8/5:02.7 9/5:35.9 9/5:20.0 8/5:20.5 9/5:32.3 9/5:30.9 9/5:34.8


8. 9/37.777 7/33.419 5/35.936 1/34.556 10/39.222 4/36.346 2/34.427 3/34.002
8/5:16.1 9/5:35.6 9/5:34.3 9/5:18.9 8/5:19.6 9/5:31.6 9/5:28.2 9/5:31.2


9. 5/35.075 7/37.953 1/34.857 4/36.150 2/34.649 3/34.896
9/5:33.4 9/5:35.1 9/5:18.3 9/5:30.9 9/5:26.4 9/5:29.3


13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 12
Car#
Chambers Thornton


1. 5/36.365 4/36.313
9/5:27.3 9/5:26.7



2. 7/38.340 4/37.256
9/5:36.1 9/5:31.0



3. 8/38.844 5/36.987
8/5:02.8 9/5:31.6



4. 5/36.363 10/44.521
9/5:37.2 8/5:10.1



5. 5/35.358 9/39.048
9/5:33.4 8/5:10.5



6. 4/38.853 9/39.864
9/5:36.1 8/5:11.9



7. 5/36.502 8/36.633
9/5:35.0 8/5:09.2



8. 6/36.887 8/36.929
9/5:34.6 8/5:07.5




13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 12
Car#
Chambers Thornton


9. 6/36.018
9/5:33.5




South Texas Hobbies Arena Truck

Scoring and Timing by www.RCScoringPro.com
Top Qualifiers (Best Laps/Time)

RCHQ TRACK


Driver Qual# Laps Race Time Round Race Pos in Race Fast Lap

Lefebvre, Nick 9 5:04.439 3 7 1 32.499
Gaertner, Paul 9 5:18.331 3 9 1 33.981

Whitenton, Cade 9 5:18.980 3 7 2 34.151

Nievera, Everett 9 5:26.456 3 9 2 34.427

Grobe, Daniel 9 5:29.089 3 8 1 34.056

Guillory, Allen 9 5:29.365 3 9 3 34.002

Alexander, Larry 9 5:30.951 3 9 4 34.619

Teneyuque, Mike 9 5:33.423 3 9 5 33.419

Chambers, Todd 9 5:33.529 3 9 6 35.358

Mireles, Joe 9 5:35.175 3 9 7 35.936


South Texas Hobbies Arena Truck 3
Round#
9



Top Qualifier is Lefebvre, Nick 9/5:04.439 (Rnd 3)
www.RCScoringPro.com Race#

Timing and Scoring by

RCHQ TRACK


Average
Driver Name Pos Car# Laps Race Time Fast Lap Behind Q#
Top 10 Top 20
Sponsor

Top 5



Gaertner, Paul 1 4 9 5:18.332 33.981 34.643 16


Nievera, Everett 2 9 9 5:26.456 34.427 8.124 35.135 22

Guillory, Allen 3 10 9 5:29.366 34.002 11.034 35.237 28

Alexander, Larry 4 6 9 5:30.952 34.619 12.620 35.530 31

Teneyuque, Mike 5 2 9 5:33.424 33.419 15.092 34.381 32

Chambers, Todd 6 11 9 5:33.530 35.358 15.198 36.226 33

Mireles, Joe 7 3 9 5:35.175 35.936 16.843 36.312 34

Thornton, Hal 8 12 8 5:07.551 36.313 37.371 40

Palmer, Mike 9 1 8 5:16.109 35.190 8.558 36.727 41

Stanley, Scott 10 5 8 5:19.691 34.929 12.140 37.252 43

Garrison, Wesley 11 7 6 3:45.566 32.814 61


Car# 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2

Palmer Teneyuque Mireles Gaertner Stanley Alexander Garrison Nievera Guillory

1. 8/39.461 10/40.295 7/39.060 1/34.691 11/41.716 2/35.446 9/39.767 6/37.848 3/35.499

8/5:15.6 8/5:22.3 8/5:12.4 9/5:12.2 8/5:33.7 9/5:19.0 8/5:18.1 8/5:02.8 9/5:19.5


2. 6/35.190 9/35.110 10/37.945 1/34.337 11/37.586 2/36.091 3/32.814 8/37.181 5/38.206
9/5:35.9 8/5:01.6 8/5:08.0 9/5:10.6 8/5:17.1 9/5:21.9 9/5:26.6 8/5:00.1 9/5:31.6


3. 11/45.531 4/33.549 9/38.659 1/35.486 10/39.522 3/34.619 2/32.852 7/37.047 6/38.180
8/5:20.4 9/5:26.8 8/5:08.4 9/5:13.5 8/5:16.8 9/5:18.4 9/5:16.2 9/5:36.2 9/5:35.6


4. 11/47.483 8/44.145 6/36.421 2/36.370 9/35.402 3/38.899 1/34.836 4/35.490 7/40.796
8/5:35.3 8/5:06.1 8/5:04.1 9/5:16.9 8/5:08.4 9/5:26.3 9/5:15.6 9/5:32.0 8/5:05.3


5. 11/39.740 7/35.737 8/36.804 1/35.799 10/52.194 2/34.678 3/40.664 4/35.984 6/34.869
8/5:31.8 8/5:02.1 8/5:02.2 9/5:18.0 8/5:30.2 9/5:23.5 9/5:25.6 9/5:30.3 8/5:00.0


6. 11/35.356 8/41.344 5/36.014 1/38.255 10/34.929 3/42.609 6/44.633 2/35.123 7/38.682
8/5:23.6 8/5:06.9 9/5:37.3 9/5:22.4 8/5:21.8 9/5:33.5 8/5:00.7 9/5:28.0 8/5:01.6


7. 9/35.571 7/34.750 6/36.383 1/33.981 10/39.120 3/36.114 2/38.707 4/34.236
8/5:18.0 8/5:02.7 9/5:35.9 9/5:20.0 8/5:20.5 9/5:32.3 9/5:30.9 9/5:34.8


8. 9/37.777 7/33.419 5/35.936 1/34.556 10/39.222 4/36.346 2/34.427 3/34.002
8/5:16.1 9/5:35.6 9/5:34.3 9/5:18.9 8/5:19.6 9/5:31.6 9/5:28.2 9/5:31.2


9. 5/35.075 7/37.953 1/34.857 4/36.150 2/34.649 3/34.896
9/5:33.4 9/5:35.1 9/5:18.3 9/5:30.9 9/5:26.4 9/5:29.3


13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 12
Car#
Chambers Thornton


1. 5/36.365 4/36.313
9/5:27.3 9/5:26.7



2. 7/38.340 4/37.256
9/5:36.1 9/5:31.0



3. 8/38.844 5/36.987
8/5:02.8 9/5:31.6



4. 5/36.363 10/44.521
9/5:37.2 8/5:10.1



5. 5/35.358 9/39.048
9/5:33.4 8/5:10.5



6. 4/38.853 9/39.864
9/5:36.1 8/5:11.9



7. 5/36.502 8/36.633
9/5:35.0 8/5:09.2



8. 6/36.887 8/36.929
9/5:34.6 8/5:07.5




13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 12
Car#
Chambers Thornton


9. 6/36.018
9/5:33.5




South Texas Hobbies Arena Truck

Scoring and Timing by www.RCScoringPro.com
Top Qualifiers (Best Laps/Time)

RCHQ TRACK


Driver Qual# Laps Race Time Round Race Pos in Race Fast Lap

Lefebvre, Nick 9 5:04.439 3 7 1 32.499
Gaertner, Paul 9 5:18.331 3 9 1 33.981

Whitenton, Cade 9 5:18.980 3 7 2 34.151

Nievera, Everett 9 5:26.456 3 9 2 34.427

Grobe, Daniel 9 5:29.089 3 8 1 34.056

Guillory, Allen 9 5:29.365 3 9 3 34.002

Alexander, Larry 9 5:30.951 3 9 4 34.619

Teneyuque, Mike 9 5:33.423 3 9 5 33.419

Chambers, Todd 9 5:33.529 3 9 6 35.358

Mireles, Joe 9 5:35.175 3 9 7 35.936

[hakmazter]

Wow, those are pretty good results.....Where is YOUR picture?

[YourDogg]

Wow, those are pretty good results.....Where is YOUR picture?
Nopics

[vr6]

this past saturday i ran at the 2nd annual reedsburg rumble in reedsburg wisconsin. this race is directed by scotty earnst of trackside of milwaukee. i showed up friday night to do some practice only to find the track still saturated with water.

i also forgot to mention that i was still running my break in tanks on my new sirio motor

saturday came with not much luck with the track drying up. started to break in my motor some more. i could not get the thing to start or run very well so i opted to run my go 7pt. i did not get one second of practice time before the qualifiers.

only 2 rounds for the day because of the amount of entries.

1st round was going awesome untill my body flew off. i know that i put clips in but not sure where they went, i think that someone took them off of my car when i wasn't looking. got the body back on and finished the qualifier.

during the downtime, i rebuilt the all 4 shocks adding 2 holes to the 1.5mm pistons and using 35wt losi oil.

2nd round was awesome, the car was hooked during the rough stuff, i can not wait till i get the big bores though. i ran 8 laps at a 5:08, not bad for no practice. tq was 9 laps 5:09. qual 4th in the c. was a little bummed but the b and c, everyone was seperated by a sec, that's all.

got the early lead, running awesome. theeeennnnnnnnn as i was coming off the front straight jump, my car landed and broke the lower rear shock mount. that is the second time in 3 weeks that this has happened. not sure if there is a bad batch out there, but i plan to order some new ones asap. man i was really mad, i was determined to this caster car in the a and i feel that it could have happened, the car, myself, and the motor was having an awesome day for not having ANY practice time

me on the drivers stand: guy in the white shirt drives for hot bodies
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd15/zamboy1/nick1.jpg

wheeln it:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd15/zamboy1/nick2.jpg

[hakmazter]

lower rear shock mount is the a arm, correct?

[vnmsgt]

lower rear shock mount is the a arm, correct?

That is what I was thinking. I am a bit confused.:confused:

[vr6]

well maybe i should have said shock end pc. (the part that threads into the shaft itself) then the plastic pc gets a screw through the center. does this make sense?

[Jonathan Bell]

that makes much more sense. ;) what I try to do on all my cars, especially when ur running alot of droop, is screw down the droop screws until you take the presure off the shock ends. Puts alot less stress on the shock ends comng off face of jumps of anytime the suspension unloads. Hope this helps.

[razzor]

Yeah make sure the droop screws are your suspension limiters. or you will bust those ball ends all the time.

[vr6]

droop was definitely set for max, i will have to check my droop again and see if it is not exceeding shock length

[skeller]

OK....I decided to race the buggy first before I tested it anywhere else.:eek:



No breakage of any kind.


Did everything better than I thought it would.


So far....so good.



At the halfway point of the A-main I was in second place approx 5 sec. behind the leader.


Clutch bearing blew out and I was done.


Other people commented on how well the buggy looked.......that's good.


I'm tired....just got back to my motel....and I'm going to bed now.


SK

[Jonathan Bell]

Race results this weekend. A few of us decided to head about 2 hrs south to lake city, tn to Medford Motor Speedway's track. I had been here a few times this year with not much luck because of every attempt being rained out! Today the weather was in our favor though. Took TQ by and finished a little over a lap ahead of the field. Below a pic of me and the brass and the results paper of the Expert Arena "A" Main. Can't wait to get the Caster truck and go to work! :)


http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/jon42633/1216533746.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/jon42633/1216533712.jpg

[vnmsgt]

OK....I decided to race the buggy first before I tested it anywhere else.:eek:



No breakage of any kind.


Did everything better than I thought it would.


So far....so good.



At the halfway point of the A-main I was in second place approx 5 sec. behind the leader.


Clutch bearing blew out and I was done.


Other people commented on how well the buggy looked.......that's good.


I'm tired....just got back to my motel....and I'm going to bed now.


SK

The Caster's always surprise everyone who gets there hands on one! Just need to give them a chance.?&^

[vnmsgt]

Glad you guys did great. Now I wish I could get a win or good result that Hak can remember! Seems to put my good finishes in his recycle bin in his brain! LOL!

[hakmazter]

Thats funny. SK good job, I tried to tell you that we have a good product going.... I can only assume that Cam sent you a motorless buggy correct?

I guess I am asking if the clutch was yours?

Mike

[hakmazter]

I remember the wins.....

[vnmsgt]

And the trend goes on!!!! I was leading or doing great till...... LOL! you must love that HAK! See I am not the only one!

[Jonathan Bell]

I've had a million excuses for not winning before. lol But now it's I dont need to tell the story bottom line is I just didn't get it done! lol

[skeller]

Thats funny. SK good job, I tried to tell you that we have a good product going.... I can only assume that Cam sent you a motorless buggy correct?

I guess I am asking if the clutch was yours?

Mike



Yes the clutch setup was mine.....but the bearings were new for yesterday's race.

[hakmazter]

It is actually much more fun to say why. It is sort of an inside joke over time that people were having issues and I was getting all bent out of shape because they were usually not Caster related issues (even though some were) and I felt they were making Caster look bad....the body fell off has happened about 3 times now, but there were things like "I forgot to....and disaster struck....."

I don't care as much any more as we have actually solved most if not all of our problems going forward....so if it is funny, definitely post it....we all like to laugh at each other. I told my story of failure in "went racing...sort of" and even found a picture....I can't blame Caster products though....it was all my doing.... ha ha ha.

Mike

that is too bad, sk, hope better luck goes your way.....sounds like you were on the right track though.... We need to see if you can win with that buggy though....See if Cam just has dumb luck, or if he is as good as he claims.....

[skeller]

The buggy was actually really good through the whole track. Several people said to me...."that's a Caster? Really........WOW!! That thing looked pretty good out there. I figured it would fall apart."

So I guess that's a good thing?:D


I did notice it had very good on-power steering....but not quite the off-power steering that I'm used to. Being my first time to even drive it....and not changing anything but the camber....not a bad showing imo. After a few more times out with it I should be able to tweak it a little and get it where I need it to be.


I will say this.....80ft motocross style rythm section........triple doubles at the entrance.....approx 40ft of whoops and 2 big single spaced far apart at the end. ............


I could triple in....triple out....blast through the whoops at half throttle in a straight line faster than anyone else I seen all day.
Buggy handled the rough very well with the stock shocks....Mug. 350f and 300r.

Gonna try to put some more time on it at my home track next week. I'll be able to have the computer on so I can compare my times against what I usually run there.

[vnmsgt]

I did notice it had very good on-power steering....but not quite the off-power steering that I'm used to. Being my first time to even drive it....and not changing anything but the camber....not a bad showing imo. After a few more times out with it I should be able to tweak it a little and get it where I need it to be.

What diff setup do you have on your buggy? Just wondering because mine has always pushed some on power and has awesome off power. I would like it sort of in the middle if I could.

[razzor]

Great feedback Skeller
Nice to see guys take notice of the underdog :)
Your setup info would be great to have posted and as you make changes as well.

Good going ! !! :)

[skeller]

Front.....

Shocks-
Stock Caster socks with 1.5 piston
Mugen 350 oil
Caster red springs
Outside mounting position at tower and arm
with 3mm preload clips
Diff- Mugen 5k
Upper arm pin inserts up
Upper arm caster clips in the back of arms
Camber setup for the main....... -4deg

Center diff

Stock Caster spur gear
Mugen 5k



Rear


Shocks
Stock Caster shocks with 1.5 piston
Mugen 300 oil
Caster red springs
Outside mounting position at tower and arms
3mm pre-load clip
Diff Mugen 3k
Upper arm at tower in center hole
Upper arm at upright in outside hole
Upright pin in lower hole
Camber setup for main........ -5deg

Clutch.....Mugen 13t bell, Mugen Alum. shoes and 1.0 springs
Tires
Panther Gators....soft compound

Engine.....Pro Twister Mod Go Tech 3R
Fuel........Tilted 30%

[vnmsgt]

5-5-3.... interesting! Also upright pin in lower hole and upper rear arm on tower in center hole are the main differences for me. I will have to try that. Thanks Skeller.

[razzor]

Think that would contribute to more roll centre/camber gain.
Thanks Skeller.


3 days to go for the nats.
Ill be leaving for the event on Friday morning.
Open practice will be from 12 midday so will get a base setup going and recorde info from there to post later.

[skeller]

The car felt really balanced overall....and pretty easy to drive. I have a few setup changes in mind that I will try next time I get a chance that should make it even better.

[skeller]

Hoe did Cam do today?

[Mr Fusion]

Not bad...the car was working pretty good on our small track that had good traction today. I will have to talk to him tomorrow and post some thoughts if he doesn't get on here.

I ran my prototype electric today with the big bores... and it was working pretty good too. Cam and I were running bumper to bumper in 3rd/4th about midway through the main (I had to bump from the B due to qual points and couple dnfs) until I had "electric car" issues. The leader broke out and Cam hung in for 2nd. Matt Rodgers (Agressor) was fast too, but had a some engine/flameout problems.

The big bores are different... feel awesome but will take more track time and experimenting to find a good setup.

We ran the 1.4mm pistons with blue springs and 40/35 f/r... and Cam ran 50 in the front for the main.

Cam is talking about cutting a little off the front shock shaft, to get the ride height lower. It's about arms level with no pre-load clips, and the inner hole on the arm/#3 on the tower.

enough rambling from me.. it's been a long day and I need to get back to my rebull/vodka

btw, i might have some video from today. I need to process it... and also some footage from the April RCPS race in KC, LOL

[Aggressor08]

... And the video you took at the Pleasant Hill track earlier this year.;)

[hakmazter]

By the way, you had the second best looking buggy out there today in regards to the body. Who painted it?

I would assume that you know who I think won....(Mack V) There is something wrong with that guy.....lol.

[Aggressor08]

By the way, you had the second best looking buggy out there today in regards to the body. Who painted it?

I would assume that you know who I think won....(Mack V) There is something wrong with that guy.....lol.

My dad paints all of my buggy bodies and I believe Tony Bacon paints Mack's buggy and truggy bodies.

[hakmazter]

Yes, but Mack's cars look brand new EVERY TIME he goes out on the track. I have never seen anything like it...except for (brainfart) The guy had a Mazda 6, just bought a BMW that is white......I hate it when I forget names......

[Keithw11]

i raced the kansas rc pro rnd 3 this week end lots of fast guys were there David Alberico (http://casterracingusa.com/forum/member.php?u=31) finshed 3rd in a i finshed 5th in a and chris puller finshed 6th in a very tight racing 9 guys on 11lap qaulls not much time between each

[Mr Fusion]

i raced the kansas rc pro rnd 3 this week end lots of fast guys were there David Alberico (http://casterracingusa.com/forum/member.php?u=31) finshed 3rd in a i finshed 5th in a and chris puller finshed 6th in a very tight racing 9 guys on 11lap qaulls not much time between each

Awesome! Cool is a cool dude huh? I forgot he had a Caster.

James or Tebo there?

[Aggressor08]

Yes, but Mack's cars look brand new EVERY TIME he goes out on the track. I have never seen anything like it...except for (brainfart) The guy had a Mazda 6, just bought a BMW that is white......I hate it when I forget names......

:&!@ You mean Jim Hiatt?... Before I even finished reading your post, I was going to say, "you haven't seen clean until you see Jim's buggy!"

[Keithw11]

steve hale traver mullen frank cell jason porter and more

[Keithw11]

ya cool is one of my racing partners we race together week in and week out

[hakmazter]

Yep, Hiatt. I can't believe I forgot his name. Went to the wife's parent's house earlier and I remembered....

The only guy in the world that can race offroad r/c cars and put them in a brand new BMW with no blankets, etc....

Congrats again David...

[badrun]

Hi guys hows it going .Just started a 10 round series with cotroled fule 30% nitro 12% oil,snth down hear in oz .
series has 10 rounds 4 -15min heats per round and had my first round on 27-7-08 .first race was ok had some tuning problems still got 3 mist 2 race lost screw out off front end had to waite for bloke to go back to shop to get one got going for 3 race tuning problem gone blits second place by 2laps and 25sec .4 race got taken out marsholl a bit slow on geting me back on track but still got second in race so for the day
got. 3
dns
1
2
not to bad for my round
and was runing jason anderson diff set up 3-7-2
and shocks were front 4 holes 1.5mm with 45wt
and back were 4 holes 1.5mm with 40 wt
That diff set up worked well for me lot more controll.
good to see you guys are all doing well in pulling good race results.
well thats it for now let you know how next round gose
chers BADRUN from down under?&^

[Jason Porter]

Kieth congrats on the good run in the main. Looked like the Caster cars that were there were gettin around the track pretty good. Congrats to Albrico, and Cool as well.

[razzor]

Yep, Hiatt. I can't believe I forgot his name. Went to the wife's parent's house earlier and I remembered....

The only guy in the world that can race offroad r/c cars and put them in a brand new BMW with no blankets, etc....

Congrats again David...

Guess he isnt the only one.
Ive been doing it for a few years no and it always gets me in the dog box with the wife :)

[razzor]

I got back from the nats yesterday afternoon.
Have to say i havent had so much fun in a while.
Entry wasnt as big as expected but it but according to other guys it was the best event so far this year.
3 heats of buggies and 2 truggy.

Between myself and Rivano we got as much stick time as possible on Friday for practice and tried different tyres and tweeks.
Rivano had motor issues with erratic idling and flame outs suspect a air leak on the front bearing on his Mamba.
On Saturday morning we got off to decent starting runs only to have them cancelled due to a timing issue so had to rerun them.
The nature of the track was a bit decieving as it had good traction in some places and not in others but made for some good racing.
In hindsight i ran too soft a shock setup with 3x1.5 pistons and 35wt oil where as Rivano ran 45wt oil and looked a lot more planted. Unfortunately for him his motor hassles droped him back.
We qualified in 5th for Rivano and 8th in the Bmains.
For the finals i made some changes lowering my ride height and taking out some droop as well as dropping the rear upper arm inner mount and more wing rake.

In teh 30min final i got up to 2nd and was really going well but had another driviver that kept leaning forward on the stand to have me crash.
After this i just wasnt getting settled and was pushing too hard to eventually take 5th.
Rivano got rear ended on the start and dropped back to last and had to make a charge but jut couldnt keep it together and get up to pace to finish 9th.

Seeing as we havent run much this year we are rather happy with ourselves and learnt a few things thanks to tips i got here.
I took some pics and video clips on my cell phone so just need to get a 3pg player to download them.

[hakmazter]

Seeing as we havent run much this year we are rather happy with ourselves and learnt a few things thanks to tips i got here.
I took some pics and video clips on my cell phone so just need to get a 3pg player to download them.


Wow, coming from the professor.....that is cool. Glad we are coming together as a community....

[razzor]

Thyat the great thing about this hobby/sport you are always learning :)

[miketen1]

your right,we can always learn something new in this hobby / sport.by the way good keep up the good racing sounds like it was a blast !!!

[skeller]

Round 5 of 6 for our points series was this past Sat. in Huntsville,Al. My buggy was smokin fast with both shocks(standard and new bb's). I ended up running the bb's with 1.4 pistons and 50wt Losi in front and rear. Was really good except for 1 rough section....rear was kinda floppy feeling. In my qualifiers I was just a tick slower than Alan Burton who set the TQ for the race....first time I've ever been that close to his times on the track.?&^

Fought with engine trouble in the quali's and started 6th in the A-main....pulled up to 3rd after the first round of pits and hungout there until the halfway mark. Ended up getting broke by the 2nd place driver as I was trying to let him by for the 3rd time on the same lap....he crashed the hell out of me and ripped out the pillow ball on the lower arm. That was a 214 sec lap. Ended up 6th...but moved into 3rd place in points. That 214 sec lap cost me a 3rd place finish and 2nd place in the points.

Buggy was great and lots of people commented on how well it looked on the track.


David A., did you get my e-mail and could you give me a call?

205-281-3089


Thanks,


Shane Keller

[hakmazter]

So is Alan faster with the Losi compared to the OCM?

[skeller]

I think so...looks faster anyway.lol

[razzor]

good to hear you do feel a improvement Skeller and had a blast too :)

[vnmsgt]

I think so...looks faster anyway.lol

Still owes me 50 bucks too!:mad: Funny he never answers his phone!

[skeller]

Still owes me 50 bucks too!:mad: Funny he never answers his phone!


That's between you and him dude....ain't got nothing to do with me.:)

[skeller]

Some pics my wife took at round 5 of our points series this weekend.......

This one works...:)


http://flickr.com/photos/pictchataka/sets/72157606524927611/

[bc24fl]

Damn, skeller this body is tizziiiteee!!!! Whos car is this.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m44/icarrion/2729456364_9de635bbe9.jpg

[skeller]

That belongs to 1 of our sportsman drivers....Brad(Bmoney) Morgan.

[skeller]

Did you see mine?

[razzor]

buggy looks wicked with that graphics !

[bc24fl]

Did you see mine?

Yeah I saw yours and it looks really nice.. I'm just a fan of money green :).

[vnmsgt]

That's between you and him dude....ain't got nothing to do with me.:)

Yes I know. Just wanted to vent :mad::(:D I feel better now!

[skeller]

Hak...can you use the pic of me with the buggy for now? I'll have you a good CLEAN(me and buggy) pic next week.:eek:

[hakmazter]

That isn't quite what we had in mind....Did you get a new body???

http://casterracingusa.com/files/Jokes/2728622089_bcbf836ec2.jpg

[skeller]

<*&<*&<*&


Ha Ha...I may be that bald one day....but not today!!!





My whole family was laughing at that dude.:D

[skeller]

A little clip from this weekend....with the BB's............



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP-QUqDbWWI

[bc24fl]

A little clip from this weekend....with the BB's............



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP-QUqDbWWI

Looks nice. What shock weight are you using for the rear BB? Looks like the rear was popping up alot.

[skeller]

Glad I wasn't the only one to think that as well. :)

Losi 50wt front and rear with 1.4 pistons and yellow springs.....every buggy slapped in that area...I just felt like mine looked worse.

[skeller]

I should have changed back to the stock shocks....they were perfect in practice. But I wanted to get some break in time on the BB's and I felt they were doing pretty well anyway....so I just rolled with the BB's.:)

[razzor]

think maybe a tad softer on the shock oil.

[bc24fl]

I don't have the Caster BB (I have the SX8 threaded) but can you adjust those? If so how did you adjust them?

[skeller]

I wanted to go 45wt at least in the rear but didn't have any. I was suprised that they worked as well as they did with 50wt....front felt perfect but the rear was a little off. That's ok....cause I have a plan now.:#$




The Caster BB's adjust with pre load clips....I personally don't like threaded bore shocks.

[vnmsgt]

I don't have the Caster BB (I have the SX8 threaded) but can you adjust those? If so how did you adjust them? How do you like those SX8 shocks. I put those same ones on my other (ocm);) truggy and they are great. I would have used the Caster's but they were too short on that truggy.

[bc24fl]

How do you like those SX8 shocks. I put those same ones on my other (ocm);) truggy and they are great. I would have used the Caster's but they were too short on that truggy.

Good question as I haven't ran the car since I put them on (busy during my vacation). I can say that sitting still the car droops a little (neg arm) and the car feels smooth (like a big Lincoln). I have 35k front / 45k rear. If it bottoms out I'll just increase by 10. As soon as I get a ride in (hopefully tomorrow) I'll let ya know. The threads are set to stock which is to the top.

BTW, I read a little about OCM but do they even make these kits / parts anymore? The buggy (in my eyes ***very green***) looks very fast / light on the corners.

[hakmazter]

Actually I need a shot with your whole head in it.... Julia will have a fit....

However, you are closer to being done than Dave or Cam by doing a practice shot....

[miketen1]

Buggy look's good out there,keep up the good work! i hope to have my buggy out real soon.

[skeller]

Thanks dude.?&^

[YourDogg]

this is a random question but how do people become team drivers??

[bc24fl]

this is a random question but how do people become team drivers??

Send your resume to David Alberico (Team Leader).

[YourDogg]

Send your resume to David Alberico (Team Leader). resume??? of what?? why would you need a resume?

[hakmazter]

of your racing experience and other teams if any you belong to....and anything else that might be relevant as a team mamber, you are responsible for being a representative of Caster Racing.

So if you hack someone and start cussing and throw your truggy in the street in front of 100 people, that would be uncool.....and if you are a people person and like to talk to people and get them to buy a Caster product while you are pitting, maybe we would overlook your lack of mechanical ability or whatever else. All teams have something like it... and of course, when we discount products or whatever, then we have a record of what we are doing for the IRS. It doesn't affect team drivers, but it is a cya for companies who do provide sponsorships...

[YourDogg]

so i could become a team driver?!?!?!? with no racing expereince and only 3 friends who drive rc?!?!?!?!? (not serious)

[YourDogg]

or am i?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?

[Mr Fusion]

Normally, when someone on a forum asks "how do I become sponsored" they get a lot of comments like, "if you have to ask, then you are not ready"

Sponsored drivers generally have a lot of racing experience, and either race a lot at a club level and/or go to the big races.

Like Hak said, sometimes a guy can be sponsored even though he's not the fastest guy at his track, but he would be at the track all the time and be someone who is cool to talk to and help other racers, etc. There are plenty of r/c racers who are experienced and can help fellow racers but may not have the skills on the track to win races. These guys can be a good rep for a r/c company.

It's like the famous JFK line... "ask not what your (r/c sponsor) can do for you, but what you can do for your (r/c sponsor)....."

Of course, some sponsored guys are aholes and should have their sponsorships pulled... and that happens once in a while, but most of the time the company is not aware of how they act at the track.

[YourDogg]

well i never meant to actually become a team driver. not saying i was ready just wondering cause i am brand new to this and there was alot of stuff about team drivers. im in canada anyways. im probably the only one lol.

[Jason Porter]

Well have some reall good news about this weekends Rd 4 Kansas pro series. This was my first race with the Caster buggy. Prior to yesterday I had only put about 4 tanks through the car to make sure everything was working properly.

anyway on to the results. This race was held at Timber Line raceway in Osawatomie KS.. the track is hard packed with a light dusting. Lots of eleveation, not too many big jumps. I was able to TQ by 8sec over second place. And then went on to take the overall win in Expert buggy.

Very pleased with the car, by the end of the night things were working very well, could put the car anywhere I needed it, and push it when needed as well with out getting unsettled.

Chris (COOL) Puller took third overall driving his Caster ZX1R, and I know Kieth West was in the A main as well but had some bad luck moving him towards the back. So over all a very good showing for the Caster team.

[razzor]

:) sweet

[skeller]

Dude...that is awesome!!



Keep it up.

[vnmsgt]

Great to hear!!

[bc24fl]

You the man!!

[Mr Fusion]

We also had a Caster TQ this weekend at the North Rd 3 race in Lincoln Nebraska.

Dave Alberico was TQ and Cam qualified 6th overall.

Dave was leading for the first 15 minutes and was building a nice lead and just cruising, when he had radio issues. Turns out someone was on his channel running in the park behind the track. He didn't get back on the track.

Cam had been running in the 3-4 spot at the time, and later made a pass to take 2nd spot but caught a nasty pipe in the next turn and broke a tie rod end. I got him fixed and back on the track, but it took about 5-6 minutes... 10 laps down

So Caster was making a statement but things didn't work out in the end.

[Jason Porter]

Cool, congrats on the TQ Dave.. Looks like things are going in the right direction.

I was almost tempted to go up to that race but since I hadn't made any of the other North Pro series races decided to stay in Kansas and catch up on points in the State series.

[razzor]

Sorry to hear about Dave, i know the feeling.
Happened to me last year in a National B main final when i was leading by 2 laps and a kid was playing with his car.

[j_blaze14]

thats 2 dsm's sold already:D, there is nothing worse, expecialy on a race day:(