February "Charge Em Up" Race

[mturner333]

Calling all you Electric Guys... This race is just for you! Electric Only!!!

Flowood Indoor R/C Park
202 River Pines Cove
Flowood, MS 39232
www.trackseekers.com

Schedule:
Friday February 18th - Open Practice from 8am - 10pm

Saturday February 19th - Doors open at 7am. Practice till 9am. Drivers meeting will be at 9:30am. Qualifiers start promptly at 10am until finished. 3 rounds of qualifying. Mains to follow.

Cost is $25 for the first class
$10 Each Additional class.

Classes will be as follows:
1/8 Electric Buggy
1/8 Electric Truggy
1/10 2WD SCT (12-under)
1/10 2WD Stock SCT 17.5
1/10 2WD Open SCT
1/10 4x4 SCT
1/10 2WD Electric Buggy
1/10 2WD Stadium Truck

Several prizes and give-aways up for grabs.

Plaques will be given to the Top 3 finishers as well as Top Qualifier for each class.

Each racer must have their own personal transponder.

Stay tuned for more details to come.

Click the image below to be directed to RCSignup to register:
http://www.trackseekers.com/images/registerHere.gif (http://events.rcsignup.com/events/displayEvent.cfm?ID=1821)

[ABURTON]

I have a few things pending but it's looking like I will be coming to the event, bringing my brother a new racer to run SC class.
What tires are working in the JC stuff and will it be ran wet or dry so I can be prepared?

Talk to you guys soon!

[mturner333]

I have a few things pending but it's looking like I will be coming to the event, bringing my brother a new racer to run SC class.
What tires are working in the JC stuff and will it be ran wet or dry so I can be prepared?

Talk to you guys soon!


Hey Alan, hope you guys can make it.

Most guys around here are running Calibers in the Open SC class. However these can only be run in the Open Class.

For the stock class, it is any RTR tire, but those running stock are sticking with the stock Losi tire. They seem to work better of other RTR tires.

We will keep the track as wet as possible throughout the day. As always if it starts getting slick/dusty we will stop and water the track. Being indoors, as you well know, it tends to hold moisture pretty good.

Hope this helps! See y'all soon.

[mturner333]

Holiday Inn Express
112 Ridge Way
Flowood, MS 39232

601.992.7773 – To Book, call the front desk and ask for the “Flowood R/C Indoor Park” Special Rate
-Special rate of $89.00 per night plus tax

www.hiexpress.com/flowoodms



Candlewood Suites – Flowood
3810 Flowood Drive
Flowood, MS 39232

601.326.3600 – To Book, call the front desk and ask for the “Flowood R/C Indoor Park” Special Rate
-Special rate of $89.00 per night plus tax

www.candlewoodsuites.com/flowoodjackson


Sleep Inn Airport Jackson
4351 Lakeland Drive
Flowood, MS 39232

601-936-0007 - To book, call the front desk and tell them you are in town to race at the Flowood Indoor R/C Park.
-Special rate of $59.00 per night plus tax

http://www.sleepinn.com





Check out www.trackseekers.com for more info.

[Spencer!]

For the stock class, it is any RTR tire, but those running stock are sticking with the stock Losi tire. They seem to work better of other RTR tires.

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I am interested in coming but why RTR tires in the 17.5 brushless class? this is very strange

[ZIXXER]

I am interested in coming but why RTR tires in the 17.5 brushless class? this is very strange

i have some stock blitz tires you can run:D

[mturner333]

I am interested in coming but why RTR tires in the 17.5 brushless class? this is very strange


17.5 is a stock class. However we are not limiting it to one brand of stock. You will have Losi, Team Associated, Kyosho, HPI. etc. Most say that the stock Losi tires work best on our track so we opened it to any RTR tire that way the Losi guys wouldn't have an "advantage" because their stock tires worked better. Hopefully that makes sense. It does in my head anyways. Any other questions feel free to ask and I will do my best to explain.

[mturner333]

By the way, only 7 days left to register. Head on over to RCSignup and get registered.

[Rockcrawler]

I am thinking about coming over with the family.

Where is the nearest hobby shop?

Is there plenty of (close) parking for trailers

Where are the rules for the Stock 17.5 SCT class?


Thanks, Jeff

[mturner333]

I am thinking about coming over with the family.

Where is the nearest hobby shop?

Is there plenty of (close) parking for trailers

Where are the rules for the Stock 17.5 SCT class?


Thanks, Jeff

Hey Jeff, hope you and your family can make it. We look forward to having y'all if you can.

We have 2 local hobby shops close to the track:
1) Nitro Toys & Hobbies - about 1 mile from the track
2) HobbyTown USA - about 2 miles from the track

We should have no problem accomodating you with a trailer. We have parking on the side specifically for trailers. If we need to move some cars for you then by all means we will do it. :)

The rules for the 17.5 class are based off of ROAR rules, but the run down on it is... Box Stock just like it comes. You can run Lipo (2 cell 7.4v) and it is open to any RTR tire. You can see more detail about the RTR tires listed above in my response to Spencer.

Any other questions, feel free to ask away!

Again, we hope to see you all this weekend.
~Matt

[Rockcrawler]

Hey Jeff, hope you and your family can make it. We look forward to having y'all if you can.

We have 2 local hobby shops close to the track:
1) Nitro Toys & Hobbies - about 1 mile from the track
2) HobbyTown USA - about 2 miles from the track

We should have no problem accomodating you with a trailer. We have parking on the side specifically for trailers. If we need to move some cars for you then by all means we will do it. :)

The rules for the 17.5 class are based off of ROAR rules, but the run down on it is... Box Stock just like it comes. You can run Lipo (2 cell 7.4v) and it is open to any RTR tire. You can see more detail about the RTR tires listed above in my response to Spencer.

Any other questions, feel free to ask away!

Again, we hope to see you all this weekend.
~Matt

Awesome! After I saw the response about tires, I am going to have to run open. No big deal though, I just want to run.

I might have to see if I can find a larger motor than a 17.5 though. :cool:

Thanks, Jeff

[mturner333]

Most guys that are running open are running a 13.5 motor. Very few are running 10.5 and I've only seen one less than a 10.5 and it didn't work out well on our track. Way too much power. Like I said most are sticking with a 13.5. So don't feel like you need to strap on a 4.5 just to come run open with us, that's not the case at all.

Yall have a safe trip and we'll see you this weekend!

[Rockcrawler]

Most guys that are running open are running a 13.5 motor. Very few are running 10.5 and I've only seen one less than a 10.5 and it didn't work out well on our track. Way too much power. Like I said most are sticking with a 13.5. So don't feel like you need to strap on a 4.5 just to come run open with us, that's not the case at all.

Yall have a safe trip and we'll see you this weekend!

Yeah, I am going to see if I can find a 13.5 or a 10.5 Tekin before the weekend. I have been running a 17.5 but with all the options with boost and turbo, I am sure it will be plenty.

Do you happen to know if the hobby shops there carry Tekin motors?

Thanks, Jeff

[mturner333]

Jeff, I called and checked with both hobby shops to see what all they have in stock. Below is the run down of what they have available:

Hobbytown USA has the Tekin 13.5 Combo (Motor and speed control) for $249
- They dont just have motors this will be the combo only.

Nitro Toys & Hobbies doesn't carry Tekin motors, only the speed controls. However they do have Duo's, Orion's, Novak's, & LRP's available in 13.5 & 10.5. Depending on what you want of course determines the price.

If I can help with anything further just let me know and I will find out what I can.

[Rockcrawler]

Jeff, I called and checked with both hobby shops to see what all they have in stock. Below is the run down of what they have available:

Hobbytown USA has the Tekin 13.5 Combo (Motor and speed control) for $249
- They dont just have motors this will be the combo only.

Nitro Toys & Hobbies doesn't carry Tekin motors, only the speed controls. However they do have Duo's, Orion's, Novak's, & LRP's available in 13.5 & 10.5. Depending on what you want of course determines the price.

If I can help with anything further just let me know and I will find out what I can.

Awesome! I will try to call Nitro Toys and get one of the Duo motors if I can. Hopefully they have the 3 but if not I will get one of the older ones.

Thank you sir for doing that! It's hard to hear anything where I work at. :o

[mturner333]

Tomorrow is the final day to register.

Door will be open all day tomorrow (Friday) for practice - 8am - 10pm.

Saturday the doors will open at 7am, practice till 9am, drivers meeting at 9:30, and quailfying will start at 10am.

[Rockcrawler]

Hopefully we will be pulling out about 3:30pm tomorrow (got to let the kids finish school). Maybe I can get there in time for a little practice. lol Its showing 3hr and 45minutes from the house.

[mturner333]

Jeff we will be there till at least 10pm. So you should have time to get some laps in.

Y'all have a safe trip and we'll see ya tomorrow.

[Rockcrawler]

Jeff we will be there till at least 10pm. So you should have time to get some laps in.

Y'all have a safe trip and we'll see ya tomorrow.

Good deal.

Thank you sir!

[Rockcrawler]

Just got back to the house, and settled down...........

Great time, great atmosphere and great racing! I had a blast guy's and will definitely be back!

Huge thanks to Matt and the rest of the crew. :cool:

[mturner333]

Glad you and the family had a good time and we hope to have you guys back soon. We have a lot of big plans throughout the year so be sure and stay tuned for all the info.

Congratulations to all the winners! We had a great turnout and some really good racing. That's what its all about! :D

[mturner333]

Results have been posted at the link below:
http://www.trackseekers.com/Schedule.html

Winners photos have also been uploaded here:
http://www.trackseekers.com/ChargeEmUp.html

Congratulations to all the winners! We appreciate all of you that came out to race. You guys are awesome. Hope to see you all again soon.

[Rockcrawler]

Here are a few phone video's from the race.

All of the SC racing is me (wife was doing video) but figured I would post them anyway. :cool:

SC Open Heat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1X3VS_Ws60)

SC Open A-Main Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nHk-zvwYa0)

SC Open A-Main Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gW3LmfBMqk)

12 And under class! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyoMpuz_kFA)

Had a great time guys, I will be back!