Speed Gossip, talk and everything else...

[ABURTON]

Here we go guys..

I noticed we really don't have a place to just chat. So here ya go! I would like to start of with this..

For supplying the Speed Shop with these awesome heaters. Check them out!

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[xeonrage]

Those look interesting.. any word on pricing?

Competition Heat Inc. is proud to introduce the .21 R/C racing engine heater. This technologically advanced R/C racing engine heater is the results of 40+ years racing experience by it's designers. The Competition Heat .21 engine heater offers some of the same technologies used by the aerospace industry, Formula 1, Indy car and NASCAR teams.

The Company. Competition Heat Inc. is excited to be part of the growing R/C racing community. Competition Heat's inception is a direct result of the economic down turn of late 2008. After being laid off from the racing industry (Nascar Nationwide Series) in Feb 2009, the founder/owner decided to R and D a concept used in the upper levels of motorsports. An avid R/C car racer himself since 1993, he's had the opportunity and priviledge of racing at tracks in southern California like The Ranch Pit Shop, M@M, and revelation.

The Competition Heat .21 racing engine heater is an idea that was conceived a few years ago and has been thoroughly tested with Superior results on .21 racing engines. Our goal is to provide our customers with a superior product and technology that will Maximize life and Performance of R/C racing engines.

The Competition Heat .21 engine heater is 110v 50 ac. Very efficient and effective at saturating critical internals. The heating element is widley used in both the aerospace and racing industry. It will heat your engine to 180 degrees f in about 10 minutes with an ambient temp of 68 degrees f. It will reach 200 in about 14 minutes.

The Cover. The cover was the most critical key component in the development of the heater, and as stated in another thread we hit it out of the park on this one. It had to serve many key functions for the heater to be a success with safety being the most important. The end user needed to be able to take the heater off the engine safely, and you can. Secondly, it needed to be a insulator to both engine and heater, and it is. This advanced material is both heat resistant and fireproof. The top of the heater also has an access hatch for the glow plug ignitor so you can fire the engine while the heater is in operation. The heater attaches to the engine head by securing it firmly using high temp velco sewn into the cover and gives it a really sharp, nice, clean look.

The power cord. We are having a custom power cord manufactured with built in ON/OFF switch. This will be a cool little feature for convienence. There is a quick connect/disconnect connector so you can quicky disconnect from power keeping the heater on the engine if needed. This will come in real handy when breaking in your new mills.

I believe our slogan truly represents our product "Championship by Design"

[ShagNasty]

i think i read on rctech, somewhere in the $100 range, good price for nice product that will improve the life of your engine

[Chill Will]

Here you go Alan. :)

http://events.rcsignup.com/events/displayEvent.cfm?ID=1242

[ABURTON]

done!

[alarcracers]

Here we go guys..

I noticed we really don't have a place to just chat. So here ya go! I would like to start of with this..



Hey Alan, i think i may have a great addon to your website, chat... it got the software in hand, and i think a big test of the chat is coming soon...

[Chill Will]

done!

Thanks man

[ABURTON]

Hello guys, as many know we are a Race Prep shop used by many of the worlds fastest racers. If it involves helping a racer get ready for a race we do it. From installing wraps, building radio trays, shocks, rebuilding engines and making those race rollers factory fresh we can get it done for you.

The Speed Shop will also be offering some limited services at the Psycho Nitro Blast this next week guys!

On thursday through Friday afternoon we will be offering a tire mount service trackside for $10 per set(buggy or truggy).

We will also offer sleeve resizing for $10(piston/sleeve only)

We will also be taking cars, engines, tires back to the shop for service after the race and will offer super fast turn around to keep you racing!

If you have any questions shoot me a email at alanburton20@gmail.com

[phlip diddy]

AB you get my GRP ready :)

[ABURTON]

We are called the Speed Shop correct?

Yes sir..give me a few and we will post some pics of before/after shots...

[phlip diddy]

The seed shop,plus,plus,plus, Man thats fast thanks dude:D

[phlip diddy]

The seed shop,Plus,Plus,Plus,Man thats fast thaks Dude:D

[ZIXXER]

hey phlip click here (http://www.rcsoutheast.com/showthread.php?t=16&page=2)

[kel_racing]

No one has posted it so i will:

Big A turned 30 today,
I wrote a poem thats somewhat gay,
Try as he might, he cannot fight,
the fact that 40 is a short time away,
His heart is set on r/cs, although not affraid to spend time on his kn@@s,
begging for sponsorships you silly children,
taking care of all his r/c brethren,
Alan you're cool to all you friends,
enjoy your birthday to its very end!

Have a good one ALAN B. Happy birthday, you deserve it pal!

Kasey Lawrence

[ABURTON]

Hey guys, check out these shirts! We will have one printed next week and get a photo to post. These shirts will be $15 plus shipping. What we will do to keep prices cheap and not waste shirts is take orders(paid) once we get 20-30 shirts we will print them and get them sent out.

All money made from shirt sales will go towards sending the Speed Shop to the 2010 IFMAR Worlds.

If your interested please email me at alanburton20@gmail.com

Thanks!


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[ShagNasty]

i will send paypal for 2 the first of this week

[ABURTON]

As the shop grows we look for way to stay organized and effecient with our work. We came across two of these to roll around and pretty much keeps everything..kinda like a little nascar shop:)

We will be set up at the 2010 Alabama Manf. Shootout and offering some services. As the event comes closer I'll post a little more in detail what we will do.

Stay tuned for part two of this box;)

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[kel_racing]

Hey alan I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to hang with you guys all weekend, i truly enjoyed and it was a much needed break away from the norm, again man enjoyed just hangin in the shop telling blake he was worthless lol, anyways have a good one good luck at the beach.

Kasey "the gimp"

[ABURTON]

These guys have purchased this place and made huge input to a already nice place. New drivers stand, new track, onsite race shop(pro shop).

Check it out at www.whitehousehobbies.com and look under offroad for the RC REBEL event.

We hope to see some of you there. Speed Shop will be there doing some trackside services and some great racing!

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[ZIXXER]

a couple of random shots from the pits at the battle at the beach ....speed shop and bluegroove always do work :nod:
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burton has the tq after one round ..they are fixing to start the second round in a bit

[ABURTON]

We have them in stock guys..

Prep and shine
contact cleaner
30/30
filter oil
filter oil cleaner
pro shine
degreaser


Degreaser,prep shine, contact cleaner, and 30/30 is $9 a can

Pro Shine is $13

Filter oil and cleaner is $10

Free shipping on a case of 12(can mix and match) email for details @ alanburton20@gmail.com

[ABURTON]

All tires are mounted on yellow losi dish wheels unless other mentioned. Price does not include shipping. We will ship only fedex.


Proline Bowtie xtr compound(two complete sets,8 tires) $35 a set

Caliber xtr compound(two complete sets,8 tires) $35 a set

Bowtie m2 compound(one set, 4 tires) $35

Bowtie xtr compound(one set, 4 tires unmounted) $25

Caliber m2 compound(two complete sets, 8 tires) $35 per set


TRUGGY(these are all mounted on proline yellow dish vtr wheels)


Caliber VTR m2 compound(two complete sets, 8 tires) $55 a set

Caliber VTR xtr compound(two complete sets, 8 tires) $55 per set


Will take $475.00 for all shipped!

Will post used tires later...

email/paypal is alanburton20@gmail.com

[ABURTON]

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All tires are mounted and on yellow losi wheels. Great tires and none are coming unglued. They will come clean and ready to go.

Buggy Tires:

proline Revolver m3 compound, one set with 98% tread $30

proline caliber m3 compound, one set with 75% tread $15

proline holeshot m3 compund, one set with 90% tread $20

proline caliber m3 compound, one set with 85% tread $20

proline crime fighter/bowtie combo, one set with 85% tread $20

proliine caliber m3 compound, one set with 65% tread $15

proline bowtie m3 compound, ONE PAIR with 85% tread $10

Truggy:

proline vtr caliber mounted on yellow vtr wheels with 75% tread left $30



Will take $160 shipped for all.

alanburton20@gmail.com

[ABURTON]

We are proud to announce are newest addition to our race team. The Speed Shop would like to welcome Xray's Ryan Lopez to the team! We will be keeping Ryan going strong this year with his cars and making sure his engines are in top shape. Ryan has strong results on the regional, national, and even on the world level, qualifying for the worlds in 08 and 2010, RC Pro series wins, and strong national finishes.

We have some other announcements coming that we are excited about as we build up the Speed Shop, our national team, and business in general.

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[HuskyHuskie]

Well done AB, and congrats to RL, good move for all.

[WANARUN]

Picture sure does look familiar:p. Think that one was around the 1150th picture taken that day.:beatme:

[ABURTON]

What a fun event! They offered huge trophies, a $1000 guitar, lots of prizes, and some great racing with some of the biggest names in the business! The Speed Shop Crew and Customers did well with customers in the amain of pro and sportsman classes, finishing the long 45 minute mains without issue.

One thing we got the chance to discuss with some previous customers is our Speed Shop "ENGINE REBUILD and PINCH service. Mo Denton of Ohio had a engine done in October of last year and said he got 3 hard gallons on the service. Whitehouse Hobbies local Jackie Woodyard who finished 4th in the pro truggy amain got great results out of his pinch.

I personally decided to take a engine that had a lot of time on it and perform the same service I offer you guys and run it in the pro truggy amain. I'm very big on proving that our service is as good or better than any on the market so this would be a great test starting second on the grid behind Team Losi's Adam Drake.

So, some new bearings, a clean up and a quick measure of the internals and it seemed ready. I took out my BMR Engine tool, did a track side pinch, installed everything and was set for the main event. My engine ran like it was in it's prime for nearly one hour and still feels great. I was not able to chase down and match the speed of the Drake but ended up second with some fast laps.

The more I use the BMR tool and talk with guys like Adam Drake about why they prefer it, the better I feel about saying it's one of the best tools on the market, maybe even the best by design for serious racers looking to go fast.

We will have some pictures posted soon of the weekend!

[TOOBAD4U]

Some good results to hear Alan. Looking forward to seeing ya'll at the end of the month. Should be a good time @ the Pro series race.

Stephen

[ABURTON]

hey guys, i set up a windows "live" message account so that customers can ask us questions, check on service work, and just generally have more access to the shop and whats going on.

To talk with us just go to windows live messanger and add contact "alanburton20@gmail.com"

See ya guys soon!

[ABURTON]

http://dakotahphend.com/

[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

Guys, a while back we mentioned some big news coming to the speed shop. Our goal has been to be the largest most recognized race prep shop in the world. Offering proffesional work to racers all over the world and giving the average guy a car that is problem free and ready to endure long races. We wanted our results to speak for us from customers and team drivers a like.

We offer sleeve resizing, kit builds, bearing replacement, tire mounting, wrap install, and anything that goes along with preparing for a race or event.

In his first outing with his Speed Shop prepared Losi 2.0b Mike Truhe took TQ and the win at RC PRO WEST on Saturday. Mike simply took his car out of the Speed Shop packed box, installed engine, and ran his car without worry.

We would like to Welcome Mike Truhe to the team along with Ryan Lopez of Xray and Dakotah Phend of Team Losi!

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[ZIXXER]

hells yeh man congrats on that ...or well i kinda knew about it ..but glad it went well for mike ....your moving up in the world :D

[ChampionRC]

hells yeh man congrats on that ...or well i kinda knew about it ..but glad it went well for mike ....your moving up in the world :D

Going to have to rename the shop soon to The SpeedShop Worldwide. Amazing to see the growth. Congrats on the new drivers.

[ABURTON]

Hi guys,

At the Psycho Nitro Blast a fellow racer and friend passed away while racing at the event. His name was Leighton Dilliard and he leaves behind a son Chris who also races, a wife and a Daughter. He was one of the strong supporters behind the Trackseekers Club in Jackson Ms.

In effort to raise money for the family who was left with substantial expenses Team Losi along with Adam Drake and Mike Truhe will be offering up FACTORY RACE RIGS to a lucky winner.

Tickets will be available for $10 each. They will be sold online through paypal, at the Alabama Manf. Shootout, and finally at the Leighton Dilliard memorial event a few weeks after the AMS event.

The Speed Shop will soon have these one of a kind factory race rigs at the shop. We will post pics and details of each car online. The Cars will then be on display at the Alabama Manf. Shootout in the Speed Shop booth.

The Goal is to raise money for the family and offer two lucky people a o ne of a kind racing rig. Maybe you want to race it, maybe you want to have it on a shelf years down the road.

For details email us at alanburton20@gmail.com

[ZIXXER]

BLUE GROOVE IN THE HOUSE

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looking good simmie ..did full color assault do the wrap :nod:

[ABURTON]

This is one of the pro truck heats at RC PRO round #1 at La Thunder raceway. I got the win today over Aaron Craker who had a strong push and finished 5 seconds behind me in 2nd.

I think this was round #4 of qualifying..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqZVVrRC1K4&feature=related

[Bo Johnson]

BLUE GROOVE IN THE HOUSE

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looking good simmie ..did full color assault do the wrap :nod:

That looks killer!!!

Congrats on all the success Alan! Glad to hear The Speed Show is taking over the world! Hopefully I can get my buggy sent into you soon!


-Bo

[jared52]

That looks killer!!!

Congrats on all the success Alan! Glad to hear The Speed Show is taking over the world! Hopefully I can get my buggy sent into you soon!


-Bo

The sooner the better! Word is they are getting lots of work in and their customer base is growing every week! I can't wait to race my race prepped buggy this weekend!

[ABURTON]

Hey guys,

I have a few things for sale through the shop...


I have 4 JR HV speed servos and good shape and fairly new(started this season) They work fine and are sold as is.

$80 each.
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I have two rebuilt ORION MTE .21 engines. Fresh pinch, new rod, and new bearings. Each engine has a new glow plug as well. Engines are sold as is.

$125 each.
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We have 2 losi 2.0 buggies. These were raced by a local racer(Mike Jones for about 1 season each) These will be a great buggy for someone and will be rebuilt by the speed shop before shipping. Please email for details.

$250 each
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Misc USED and NEW Proline buggy and truggy tires. Starting at $15 per set!




alanburton20@gmail.com

[TOOBAD4U]

What kind of Proline buggy and truggy tires you got? I am always looking for spares.

Thanks,
Stephen

[ABURTON]

Sold them almost all at once. Keep in touch!

[ABURTON]

Guys, we have came up with a program designed to work with our regular customers and make things easier and more trouble free when using the Speed Shop.

This will give you the customer a lot of bang for your buck! Email us at alanburton20@gmail.com for all the details!

Thanks!

Alan Burton

[ABURTON]

Our goal at the Speed Shop is to offer racers of all levels great service at a affordable price. We have nearly 20 years of race experience at the highest levels. We are able to bring to you the same quality of car that the worlds best racers use on a weekly basis. In fact we prepare many of the worlds top racers weekly! We do anything related to racing and keeping the racer going fast! If you have questions on what we offer please feel free to call us. We offer driving seminars, pit services, and more! Let the Speed Shop “Torque and Tune” you today!

We are going to offer 3 “VIP” levels. Please Review the levels and what they offer and see what fits you the best. If you have any questions let us know, we can adjust the offers to better suite you! After deciding you can pay upfront and get your “Speed” treatment!

Level 1($250)
Includes the following:

3 Speed Shop “Race Prep” services($60 value each) Parts not included.

2 Speed Shop “Pinch Services”($20 value Each)

1 Speed Shop “Engine Rebuild” Service($60 value) and includes pinch and Avid/TKO Ceramics.

3 Speed Shop “Tire Mount” service($10 value each)

1 Speed Shop “Engine Break In” service($90 Value) Fuel included.

All return Shipping courtesy of The Speed Shop!

$550.00 Value!
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Level 2($500)
Includes the following:

8 Speed Shop “Race Prep” services($60 value each) Parts not included.

3 Speed Shop “Pinch Services”($20 value Each). >>>next page>>>

2 Speed Shop “Engine Rebuild” Service($60 value) and includes pinch and Avid/TKO Ceramics.

6 Speed Shop “Tire Mount” service($10 value each)

2 Speed Shop “Engine Break In” service($90 Value) Fuel included.

All return Shipping courtesy of The Speed Shop!

$1200 value!
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Level 3($1000)
Includes the following:

15 Speed Shop “Race Prep” services($60 value each) Parts not included.

3 Speed Shop “Pinch Services”($20 value Each)

4 Speed Shop “Engine Rebuild” Service($60 value) and includes pinch and Avid/TKO Ceramics.

20 Speed Shop “Tire Mount” service($10 value each)

3 Speed Shop “Engine Break In” service($90 Value each) Fuel included.

4 Speed Shop “Wrap Install”($30 value each) Bodies not included.

All return Shipping courtesy of The Speed Shop!

$2100 Value!

Email us at alanburton20@gmail.com to discuss details, questions, etc.

[ABURTON]

http://speedshop.alabamarcracers.com/

Get registered guys and take a look around. We may have a few little glitches to work out so just let me know if you experience any issue.


This will make it easy for us to keep shipping addresses on file, track work orders, etc.

Thanks!

[jared52]

Sweet. I registered as Prof. Jared Wilkinson. Has a nice ring to it.

[HuskyHuskie]

I'm in.

[xeonrage]

I can't register because the form needs to be fixed.. it doesn't accept RFC legal email addresses that contain a + symbol!! Dear webcoder.. please fix!

[alarcracers]

I can't register because the form needs to be fixed.. it doesn't accept RFC legal email addresses that contain a + symbol!! Dear webcoder.. please fix!

hey, send me your email address to rcracers@alabamarcracers.com

thanks dude...

[ZIXXER]

dammit i leave for 3 weeks and the everybody is just movin on up ...heres some pics of the new speed shop world headquarters ....proving alot of people wrong ....bet they never would of thought ...provide a great service at a great price and great customer service...and well here you have the results of alot of hard work from alan burton ...rock on ..im stoked to get back and start wrenching again

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[ABURTON]

Dropped all the equipment this morning at 8am at the arena. Looked over everything and got my plans all fresh in the mind!

We will have tables and chairs set up under the awning for the first 30-45 racers. power is there and ready. I would have a 15-20 ext. cord and splitter though.

Remember..if your in a trailer, RV, etc you need to supply your own power.

No pitting inside the building, but we have a nice awning spot and also a covered area in the back that will hold a lot of racers as well.

I'll be out of touch via internet this week but if needed you can reach me by phone at 205 601 5578.

[ABURTON]

hey guys, not this weekend but next is a memorial race in Jackson Ms, for a fallen friend and racer. His name was Leighton Dilliard and his last race with us was at the PNB while racing the pro buggy class with the people he looked up to in the industry.

This event is to help raise money for his family and help get them in a better situation.

Track seekers is the track name and Leighton was one of the pioneers of that track. If it all possible lets try to get atleast a few of us over there.

I know things are tight and we just had a large event, but one day it could be one of us pass, and leave a family in a bad situation. During times like that is when your friends, family, peers, etc step up and help. See what you can do and if you need info email me at alanburton20@gmail.com


Thanks!

[ABURTON]

Hey guys,

The Speed Shop is going to offer a limited number of racers the chance to run on the Alabama Manf. Shootout Layout once again! Our plan is to get in the range of 20 racers together for one full day and hold a test and tune session. Our shop will provide the marshal and pit help for you. This would be more of a "class" where we help you on setups, tuning, driving lines, etc.

We would have the track as a group and get all the practice you could want. All you need to bring is your stuff ready to go!

This will be a saturday class/practice session. Starting at 7am and going to 8pm. We will have lights and ventilation going.

We are going to try to do this twice between now and september. The max number will be 20 racers per date.

If your interested in getting in on the list for the first date let me know asap. We have about 12 spots left. You can email me through the website:

The Speed Shop(Birmingham, Alabama)

or direct:

alanburton20@gmail.com

Thanks!

Alan Burton

[ABURTON]

Dakotah Phend took the TQ and win in the pro truggy class with his Speed Shop prepped buggy and truggy. The race was in Fremont Indiana at Statesville Raceway. Team Losi teammate Kevin Wilson finished up 3rd!

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[ABURTON]

Hello guys,

On July 10th 2010 from 7am to 8pm we will run a test and tune session for up to 20 racers at the Cullman Ag Center. This is setup primarily to help racers with driving lines, tuning, setup, and other things that go with putting up good race results. With a small number of people we will have lots of good clean practice time on a national level race track. The facility is the same one(same track) that held the Alabama Manf/ Shootout just a few weeks ago. Cost is $75($77.50 if using paypal) and that includes a lunch and help with the above mentioned from the Speed Shop. The cost also goes to cover the rental of the building, lights, and ventilation. With this format there will be no rush, no race pressure, no weather worries, and lots of track time for a small group of racers.

We will get a lot of track time and hopefully each of you will leave and have a better understanding of how to go faster and be better prepared. With that said you will only be as good as the equipment you have. So your equipment will need to be ready for a full race day. Have some new tires ready and lets have some fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyM0L...layer_embedded

If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Send payment to alanburton20@gmail.com or mail check or money order to Alan Burton, 4217 Park Circle, Helena Alabama, 35080

As an attendant you get 13 hours of track time on the following:

professional/national level layout

prepared track surface and track

Indoor track with lights, power, and ventilation

Lunch and Drinks

Pit tables and Chairs

Shaded pit area

raised pit lane

large wheel chair friendly driver stand

corner marshal


We will cover the following during the class/session:

engine tuning

Tire selection

racing lines

jumping technique

setup/race preparation

throttle control

[ABURTON]

We spent a lot of time on Mikes Truck before the nationals making sure everything was in top shape and ready for a week of racing!

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[ABURTON]

This is my personal area in my shop. This is my truck and buggy that was shipped to the nationals, mikes truggy getting built and Dakotah Phends buggy(without body on it) that was sent to him for the nationals as well. Along with getting all those ready I had to glue up the 40 sets of tires that are in the boxes in the corner. It gets crazy and last night I think I had a dream about a buggy being ready or not???? lol..

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[ZIXXER]

Did you like the ams ? Did you want a little more time on the track ? Did you like the smooth flowing awesome traction ? What would you think about a race at the same facility in the nice cool october weather of alabama:sneaky:

The dates for the race will be

SEPT 30TH-----OCT 2ND THURSDAY PRACTICE FRIDAY QUALS AND POSSIBLY LOWER MAINS SATURDAY MAINS.....MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW @
www.2010ams.com

Same basic format as the ams with a cap of 150 racers ....more details to follow to include qual length and main lengths

If you missed the 2010 ams here is a taste of what you missed ...you wont wanna miss this chance to race a national caliber track with this kind of compettition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLMGLOfeh1Y

[ABURTON]

Hey guys,

I'll be getting the track ready and it will be ready at 7am for us in
the morning. Have your buggies ready for a long day of running! You
should only need a table and chair and you can get under the awning/or
pull your trailer under the awning.

We are going to order lunch in around 12pm and most likely get some
pizza and drinks. We will work out who wants what in the am.


When we arrive, you guys get setup. We will work on getting everyone
tuned in and ready for warm up on the track. I want everyone to get a
lot of run time. We are going to work on driving lines, jumping, setup
questions, engine tuning, and tire selection. I'll be helping each
person throughout the day on the stand, etc. Make sure if you have a
question to ask!

Cost is $75 and includes lunch, it's also limited to 20 people..we have a few spots left.

See you guys soon! Bring your buggy ready and some extra tires:)

AB
205 601 5578

[ZIXXER]

hells yeh lets get our practice on ..wouldnt miss 12 hours of fun and practice with good buddies ..cant wait be there at 8 am :keghead:

[ABURTON]

This past Saturday the speed shop offered a full day of practice on a national caliber track for a group of 20 racers, on a track/facility that was previously used for the Alabama Manf. Shootout. The Speed Shop offered racing tips and driving lessons for racers of all skill sets. It was a great day and a great success! Racers came in from all over the southeast, and we nearly met our group limit of 20 for this class. It was nice to get quality practice in on a prepared indoor facility of this size and caliber! We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Speed Shop's "Racing 101" class and we hope to see everyone at the Alabama Indoor Shootout this coming October in Cullman Alabama! Details can be found on www.rcsignup.com

[ZIXXER]

thanks for putting it on ..it was a fun day of practice ..i especially liked it when you bowled my losi over the middle section ...that was awesome ...a couple a more tries and i think we woould a made it ....was nice to run on a big nice track with limited interuptions ...we should do it again sometime soon :D

[ABURTON]

Guys,

I wanted to let everyone know I had a family emergency come up yesterday. My sister was involved in a car accident. This has kinda jumbled things up with me. I have a few guys/orders that this may delay, but I am hoping only shortly.

Most likely during this time I will not be online so send me a email or give me a call at 205 601 5578.

[ZIXXER]

Guys,

I wanted to let everyone know I had a family emergency come up yesterday. My sister was involved in a car accident. This has kinda jumbled things up with me. I have a few guys/orders that this may delay, but I am hoping only shortly.

Most likely during this time I will not be online so send me a email or give me a call at 205 601 5578.

oh crap ..hope everything is ok ...if you need anything just holler

[jared52]

Guys,

I wanted to let everyone know I had a family emergency come up yesterday. My sister was involved in a car accident. This has kinda jumbled things up with me. I have a few guys/orders that this may delay, but I am hoping only shortly.

Most likely during this time I will not be online so send me a email or give me a call at 205 601 5578.

I'll be praying for your sister. Was sorry to hear that this morning. Keep us posted.

[ChampionRC]

Any word on Alan's sister? And what happened?

[s porter]

Don't know Alex...Tried to call a couple times. Haven't heard anything...

[jared52]

Don't know Alex...Tried to call a couple times. Haven't heard anything...

You think he's going to answer when he sees it's you calling?

[s porter]

You think he's going to answer when he sees it's you calling?

Hah..I doubt it :p It's alright though...I know he's been slammed lately. Said in an email that most nights he doesn't make it home till 10pm :eek:

[jared52]

Hah..I doubt it :p It's alright though...I know he's been slammed lately. Said in an email that most nights he doesn't make it home till 10pm :eek:

Yeah, he's got him a real job now!

[HuskyHuskie]

I stopped by his place last week. The shop is more unbelievable every time I see it. Neat as a surgery suite, and lots of space to work.

Every flat spot in MY shop has junk piled on it that I'm going to get to later :)

[ABURTON]

Guys, The Speed Shop is still around. I have had some things I have been getting caught up on with family life but have always been doing a little bit in the shop.

Things are about to hit full swing again and the Speed Shop will have some big news hopefully within the next two weeks!

[Trey7]

Glad to hear everything is getting better for you bud.

[ABURTON]

Guys, I am back. I am excited and ready to pick up and get going. Not only have I got the shop up and going I have some great news that will certainly benefit the Speed Shop. I also have some other news that I will let you guys know about by the end of this next week!

One thing I do want to let you guys know about is my new facility.Together with the city of Helena and a group of racers it is going to happen! It is located about 3 minutes from my shop and will be a year round indoor racing facility for electric and nitro classes. I am excited about this. I will use this for engine testing, car break ins, and set ups. This will also be used for racers looking to come and learn different aspects of racing. So if your looking to better your racing come down and check it out.

The last bit of news will come later this week....so stay tuned. If anyone has any questions please email me at alanburton20@gmail.com

Thanks for the support and kind words!

Alan Burton

[ABURTON]

Guys, The Speed Shop now has a indoor off road racing facility. The Warehouse will be a year round electric/nitro facility and was built in hopes of creating healthy racing again in Alabama/and the region, along with being able to test, tune, and run in engines and cars that come in to our shop. The Warehouse is located less than 1 mile from the Speed Shop. Grand Opening event is sold out but will be Jan. 8 2011.

We will also be offering RC Boot Camp. This is a chance for a racer to come down and get some private practice and have us help you with setups, driving, etc. This will be indoor so no rain outs or dusty unprepared track. Email me at alanburton20@gmail.com for details

Our second club event is gaining ground and will be a electric and nitro event. So far we have 20 paid entries and 55 spots open. If you want some great racing action get signed up at http://tracks.rcsignup.com/events/displayEvent.cfm?ID=1750

We also have the Electric only "Indoor Super Regionals" coming up in Feb. We will have a 100 entry limit on this event. You can register @ http://tracks.rcsignup.com/events/displayEvent.cfm?ID=1739

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[ABURTON]

Did a overhaul on the stand and got it set up better and ready to go. Got a few novarossi's done up(are they even tighter now?), a jx that is finishing up this am, and a couple Go's.

We will now be able to track test/tune before sending back if thats what you want/need;)

email for details..

alanburton20@gmail.com

[ABURTON]

Surely someone will need me to do a serpent wrap for them...pretty tough install..

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[ABURTON]

Jason Owens,

Call me. We can probably do a pinch/bearings and your engine will be good to go again;)

[ABURTON]

http://speedshop.alabamarcracers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

[ABURTON]

We can get a great discount code on the Serpent Cobra 811 through www.absolutehobbyz.com when ordered through speed shop for a build or in general! Email me for details.

alanburton20@gmail.com

[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

Courtesy of the Speed Shop and www.fastlanegear.com


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[Chappy]

HAHA, check out this guy...

http://vimeo.com/20997219

*From RC Insider*

[ABURTON]

;)

You coming to run this weekend?

[Chappy]

;)

You coming to run this weekend?

Assuming work does not jump up and interfere before then I am planning on coming, hopefully with a xxx-t to run a second class along with 4x4 sc.

I won't get it together in time for this weekend (and I need to practice run it some when it is done first) but I am also not too far away from having the Hyper 10 based 1/8 scale superlight buggy ready to go.

[ABURTON]

The Shop has some very nice things up for sale if anyone needs to get started out for a good price and with good product. All of this has been gone over by the shop and is clean and prepped.

3- Hotbodies D8 nitro Hara editions(rolling chassis) very good shape.

1- Hotbodies VE8 Electric 1/8(rolling chassis) in very good shape.

1- Associated SC8E converted to 1/10 4wd SC in very good shape.

I'll have pics up later and please email for details @ alanburton20@gmail.com


AB

[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

Hey guys, the week of April 11th The Speed Shop has a clear week. If we have your items in by 11th we can make sure to have them out that week! So get them in to us and have them back to race that weekend! It's working out well to have Corey on with the shop and he does great work and helps me to get more work out!

I also want to mention that I will be out of the shop next Wednesday through the following Monday attending the Silverstate Nitro Challenge in Las Vegas. Anything in the shop at this point will be sent out before we leave.

Thanks!

AB

[ABURTON]

We got a couple of the new Losi 4wd SCT's in to prep and get track ready. Awesome little trucks and Losi did a great job on these! I track tested one at the Warehouse a week ago and was very good in stock trim.

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[ABURTON]

This thing started life as a SC8E Short Course and is now headed out as a roar legal Pro 4 SCT.

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[ABURTON]

First we usually start with a car/truck like this on the bench. This car came straight from Las Vegas's Silver State Challenge. A week long, hard on equipment event that has a lot of loose desert sand. So this is how it all starts for you the customer.
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From the above pictures we take the car and give it a "general" cleaning. Blowing, brushing and getting the bulk of the dirt off before starting the prep. The Shop will then take the engine, tank, pipe, and radio tray off of the car. Since we go so far into the car we then give it a Speed Shop bath. This way we have a clean car to work with. At this point this is what it looks like.
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In the next step we take the car apart in sections. You will notice that we do things in steps. This helps us have minimal parts on the table, only working on one area at a time. It keeps the work benches more organized and easier to focus on one section.
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It really does not matter what section you start with, however I always teach my mechanics at the shop to start with the center diff and work out. So here you will see it coming back together. We broke down the center diff and inspected all pins, gears, gaskets. We installed new o-rings, fresh 5k diff oil, cleaned brake disc and re-assembled. We also take this step to inspect the fuel tank, clean and install. Now we have this out of the way.
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Now we move on to the Engine(if customer sends). This is how the engines look after a event and should not be over looked. With our basic prep service we take off the flywheel, filter, bell, and just inspect everything and give the engine a cleaning. We also clean filter or install new one and then install this section on the car. Next Step is the radio tray inspection/install.
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[ABURTON]

Now we start with the radio tray and once finished this will complete our "center" section. This has all of the sections on the car and off the bench, furthermore off our check list. We also give the radio tray a general cleaning, looking into everything to look for potential issues with pinched wires or loose connections.We will also get all the debris from inside out as this helps keep the covering on the battery. The dirt acts like sandpaper and can quickly wear through your battery covering and into the battery/connections.
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On this tray we installed a new switch and antenna tube. On this model I do not use a switch rubber cover as I feel it does not work well with the design and may not allow it to fully be locked on the "on" position.
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Here is this work bench at this stage of the prep. Everything clean and organized. It helps things go better for anyone but also allows us to be more thorough and organized.
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Now we move on to the rear end section of the car. Remember we have already cleaned this prior to the start so it's fresh and clean to start with. We then take it down to inspect everything from the hinge pins, arms, inserts, to the internal diff gears. On this car we replaced the bearings and inserts as everything else looked great. We also went with 3k rear diff fluid and replaced the diff o-rings. After a little extra polishing on the hinge pins, reaming out the arm holes to get the build up out we started going back together with it. This is a step we use to check the rear diff mesh and lube the ring/pinion gears.
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[ABURTON]

Now we are nearing the completion of the main part of the car. In this case it is a Serpent Cobra 811. Now that the rear is done we start on the front of the car. Just like the rear this is already somewhat clean and looks like this
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We also tear this down and inspect everything. We look for areas that may have took a hard hit on the arms, cracks, bent hinge pins, or really worn parts. In this step we go over all of this and once back together we make sure everything is free with zero binding. On the front end we replaced bearings and hinge pin holder inserts. The Serpent plastics are probably some of the best so although this car has a few gallons on it everything else looked good. We replaced the diff fluid with 5k, new o-rings, and checked the mesh as this is very important if you wish to finish hard races! Back together it goes onto the chassis. Now we have the main part of the car done and out of the way. At this point everything has been cleaned of any grease, extra dirt, and the "Speed Shine" on it!
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At this point we have replaced anything needing replaced, and had a hand on every screw on the car. Anything metal to metal is loc-tited and the suspension is free, and differentials have been rebuilt, greased, and shimmed. The car has a new clutch, new bearings, new plug, fuel line, and is almost ready for the track again! The pipe started off life after the event really dirty with lots of build up, after coming back from a half of a day at the "pot" it looked like new and was installed:)
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Now it's time for some shock work. In some cases we have to do a full rebuild. Replacing boots, o-rings, etc. On this particular set we just cleaned and installed fresh oil and the new serpent webbed bladders.
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We have a lot of these containers in the shop modified for shock use. It allows us to have a place to dump oil(we easily fill a few of these in a month) and to have something to hold shock sets. This set got 40wt in the front and 30wt in the rear.http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/2011-04-13_14-23-37_323.jpg
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[ABURTON]

Now we are pretty much wrapping up the check list and the car. After the shock build we install the shocks on the car and give the car another check over to make sure we covered all the bases. At this point everything is cleaned and looking like new for the customer. from this point we will set the toe, camber, droop, and ride height to make sure the car is as "track ready" as possible when getting back to the customer. We do our best to cover everything on the car and to let you know what needs to be replaced. From that point it's up to you how much gets replaced. Our Speed Shop "Prep Service" is $70 plus any parts needed. We hope this gives you a idea of what goes into the car. With years of race level experience behind me and a lot of great people helping me along the way this is what I feel it takes to have fun and to finish your races. It helps to just show up and know that your car is built properly and just focus on learning to drive!
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[ABURTON]

Corey and I arrived in Fredericksberg Virginia at Awesome Raceway and Hobbies! Dwayne has a great track and a very cool shop stocked up for the racers. It's going to be a fun week working with 50 racers helping them learn a little more about racing, driving, setups, and so on!

The drive was amazing. Some really cool stuff and views. We are about to go out to eat with the shop guys and come back and get some sleep. Thursday we are going to layout how the class will go each day and do some wrenching on our personal cars.

I have a few pics so far of the drive up....

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[ABURTON]

A good 9 hour drive to here. Headed to the Speed Shop in the morning to get back going. We brought back several cars to prep and had a great time. Here is a video of the awesome hobbies layout that we did the Speed Shop class on. This is on sunday(100 entries), you can see the markings we did for the class on the track to help with lines and such.

Thanks to Allen for the video!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ap8RAtJmA&feature=player_embedded

[ABURTON]

Speed Shop Boot Camp will be heading to Full Throttle R/C Raceway on July 7-10th to have some more fun and help more racers! Stay tuned for more info but to get signed up just go to the website and get with the guys at Full Throttle!

We had a great time at Awesome Hobbies and Raceway, I think the full field of drivers left with a better concept of racing, setup, driving lines, etc. The guys at awesome were great to work with and I look forward to seeing them soon

If you would like to see us in your area just email me direct at alanburton20@gmail.com

[ABURTON]

Some of the Awesome Gang, these guys were great and we all had a great time!
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Just watching guys run the super dialed awesome track.
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Engine Tuning, we did a lot of this over the weekend.
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One of the practice heats that was timed for the class.
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Corey at work during the class. Corey is a great hire for the Speed Shop!
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Steve's little area and crew. Awesome had pit tables like these spread out. Very good idea!
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[ABURTON]

The Speed Shop base camp.
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Some sort of Kool-aid ghetto drink corey found..$.79 cents for a 40!
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The dodge caliber was packed to the roof!
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This guy tucked a beer under his shirt and sped off down the road. He got one dollar in gas and when he left he almost ran into a van..lol. Only in Virginia I guess.
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Some Race Horses on the way home...
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[ABURTON]

Hey guys,

A customer mailed me in a new partially assembled Mugen Mbx-5 truck kit. this kit is going to be given to a personal friend of his who just lost his daughter and everything else in a fire. I have put a new engine with it but I would like to send this thing back ready to rock.

Here is a couple things I need if anyone would like to donate this for a great cause. It can be new or used.

Two servos for 1/8 use, Mugen mbx-5 body, 5 cell hump pack for rx, pipe/header.

This will go on to this truck and hopefully will help the guy to have a bit of fun during hard times.

Please email me direct at alanburton20@gmail.com if you have any of this.

Thanks again guys!

[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

http://events.rcsignup.com/events/displayEvent.cfm?ID=2012

[ABURTON]

Hey guys, I am going to be doing a smaller more focused Speed Shop class at The Warehouse Raceway in Helena Alabama for anyone who is interested. The dates(each class) will be Friday(may 27), Saturday(may 28), and Sunday(may 29).

I will keep each day to only 2-3 people and the track will be closed otherwise with only the our group at the facility.

We will go over wrenching, gluing tires, choosing tires, setups, racing lines, picking tires, tuning, and anything you may need to know about racing.

If you are interested in this please email me at alanburton20@gmail.com or call me at 205.601.5578

Thanks!

AB

[ABURTON]

I'll be out of the Shop from this Tuesday to the following Monday guys attending the Offroad Nationals at my favorite track....Thunder Alley!:)

If you have any questions just shoot me a email at alanburton20@gmail.com


Talk to you soon!

AB

[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

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[ABURTON]

My little hang out/office at the Warehouse...

[ABURTON]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmWRy4dZ3Fk

[ABURTON]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUb_J4YQqaI

[HuskyHuskie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUb_J4YQqaI

Is this what I think it is? How did this just slip by since last night?

[ABURTON]

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrSpeedshop?feature=mhee

[Nitro Seales]

Alan please give me a call.

[ABURTON]

The Weekends went great for the Speed Shop. In the pro buggy class I was able to qualify well(2nd) and lead 43 minutes of the 45 minute Amain and getting the 2nd place finish after being passed by teammate Andrew Smolnik. It's a true test to prepare a car to last at race pace for a 45 minute main and I was happy with the turnout.

David Watson made the podium in two classes with his Speed Shop prepped cars. Running the Serpent Cobra Buggy and a Losi 4x4 SC truck. After losing clutch bearings on the first lap Blake and I was able to get him back out and only losing 9 laps, working his way back to a 4th place finish.

Brett Paschal ran the Sportsman Truggy and Buggy classes, along with the 4x4 SC classes. Brett Finished his 30 minute mains and the weekend without issue, and getting a 1,2,and 3rd place finishes!

Congrats to these guys and thanks for supporting us! Stay tuned for some new Speed Shop news!

[ABURTON]

Got word that the deal is going to go through that allows the Speed Shop to build all the Race Rollers for a current company on the Market! I'm excited as this grows the shop even further and without a doubt will bring a better quality Race Roller into the hands of the consumer!

First batch arrives on Friday!

[Nitro Seales]

Do tell...

Which one is it???

[brett06]

+1


??

[ZIXXER]

i think it starts with an a and ends with an a

[Nitro Seales]

That's my thoughts....just thought I'd ask the boss.:cool:

[ABURTON]

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[arrow22a]

looks fast.

[ABURTON]

Kinda outside the box, but the last couple years I have been helping racers try to get faster and learn how to race better. About a year ago I moved the Speed Shop to a big Warehouse and opened a year round indoor track. One of the reasons was to be able to do "in house" classes. Sometimes I do groups, sometimes just one person. Here is something I do to help racers get the correct lines down on a layout. You may be able to talk with your local track and get one of the faster guys to lay down these lines for you.

This kid is 10-11 years old and has raced about 3 times. But you can see how that it shows up if you do go to fast and blow a line. It's really fun and a challenge but it's a direction I want to go when I don't have the desire to compete

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scxNm1U_5bI

[ABURTON]

This year has been very good for me running the Go Engines. The engines are lasting a long time and without issue. Suggestions from testing have been emailed to the factory and it seems they are very committed to producing great engines.

I honestly will say the new Go Line up is a great balance of performance and Price. I would and do suggest to anyone. Recently I received a few engines to test from the Factory over the winter. These have a new carb and now have three needles. The crank is coated with what looks to be a more durable coating and the head button is a new coated aluminum/material.

Give Go credit. They have stuck with it and came from a very low level engine! These guys are putting out great quality now for a very good price!

I just got these so no time to really break down because we are leaving for a event but when I get back I will start breaking in and running. These have "engraved on them" "plus" so apparently when on the market these will be the GXII 5R Plus engines.

Here are a few pictures:

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[ABURTON]

A cool layout...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ap8RAtJmA

[ABURTON]

One of the two dogs, charm..
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/d602683b.jpg

doing a tear down and found some slight issues
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/37696bd4.jpg

Losi Shock rebuild/Service
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Engine all cleaned up with new filter, clutch, bell, and bearings
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[ABURTON]

Losi Rear End all Fresh and ready for the Nitro Challenge
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/95ce75f4.jpg

Going back together and getting ready to ship out
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Agama A8 Nitro Build. Has to ship by Friday.
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/353827e5.jpg
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The losi before it was all cleaned up
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/67033031.jpg

[ABURTON]

The main tables. A 1/10 SC Build going on. Full Build with electronics install. Nitro Prep on far side
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[ABURTON]

Started this kit from Scratch this morning at 9:30. Put in a good day on it and its about ready. Wednesday we will take it down to the track and put some laps on it and get it broke in, and the motor tuned out. After that it's cleaned and boxed up headed to Danny S. In North Carolina.
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Monday we got this Losi Ready for the Nitro Challenge. Waiting on a couple things to make it to the shop and it's ready to go. Todays work of course was the Agama A8.
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A little Speed Shop tip I have always used. I wrap the Reciever batteries in a hockey tape. This keeps them in good shape and the wires mostly protected from rubbing around. I can also make it a tighter fit. Seems to work better than foam by far.
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/b6ebc725.jpg

Mondays Short course truck build. This is a local racer and has to be ready by Friday for practice.
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Something we do on the Agama aluminum clutches. Note the one that has been ground down just a bit. This mod allows the spring to settle in further and not be affect the clutch action.
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[ZIXXER]

10,000 Winter Slam at Warehouse Raceway

Report by Jason Branham






January 6-8th I was able to attend the 10,000 Winter Slam at Alan Burton’s Warehouse Raceway and home of his well known Speed Shop. Alan has done a great job with his facility and even with the tight racing space he was able to build a challenging and fun lay out. Team Agama showed up in good numbers with me, my brother Brian Rickard, Alan Burton, Corey Johnson and Drew Cassidy in attendance.



During Friday practice, in which I was really looking forward to, my Agama was pretty solid the first time I got a chance to run on the track. It was also going to be my first chance to race the new Beta line of tires and wheels. It was clear that a small pin tire was going to be the ticket, so I choose to go with Beta Cubez in the super soft compound with the new dual stage inserts. Still though I was wanting more steering, so I decided to try the long ackerman and this really gave the car a lot of steering which helped increase corner speed not only in the 180’s but also the sweeper. Most of the team tried the ackerman and really liked the results as well.





In qualifying the Agama buggies showed great pace with Corey Johnson leading the way in the Pro buggy class qualifying 2nd with Brian Rickard qualifying 3rd and Drew Cassidy making it three Agama’s in the main qualifying 4th. In the Pay out Ebuggy class I was able to take the TQ position in the last round by setting the fastest run of the weekend clipping Max Flurer buy a couple of tenths and Billy Easton by just a second, not bad for my first time out with an Ebuggy. In the Payout Buggy class I TQ’ed the first round of qualifying and my time stood to claim TQ for the class followed by TLR/Arrow-Racing's Ryan Lopez in 2nd, Serpent’s Billy Easton 3rd, and Agama/Arrow-Racing's Corey Johnson 4th.



The Pro Buggy main was close all race long with the lead changing hands countless times. The race between TLR/Bullitt driver Matt “Puddin” Sistrunk, Brian Rickard, and Drew Cassidy came down to the end with Drew Cassidy slipping by the battle with Sistrunk and Rickard to take the win followed closely by Brian Rickard 2nd and Matt Sistrunk not even a second behind in 3rd. Agama was able to take 1st and 2nd, great job!



The Payout Ebuggy main was a double A main format with each main 15 minutes in length. In A1 I got off to a terrible start missing the triple and landing off the track. This allowed Max and Billy to get away and I spent the first couple of minutes in the back of the pack. I was slowly working my way back to the lead pair when Billy lost a wheel which put him out of the race. With in the last minute of the race I had managed to catch Max but with another mistake by me he was able to take the win for A1. In A2 I got off to a better start but a couple minutes in I caught a pipe allowing Max and Billy to get by. Max drove a great main to stay out front and I caught Billy a couple of times but I was not able to get by. I would finish 3rd behind Max and Billy. With my overall time from A1 and A2 I finished 2nd overall for the event with the Agama and Beta Cubez.



In the Payout Buggy main we had three Agama’s again in this one with me as TQ, Corey Johnson qualifying 4th, and Alan Burton taking the bump spot from the B main. I got off to a great start and led for the first 5 or 6 minutes but with constant traffic because of the small track I made some costly mistakes trying to get by traffic. This allowed Billy Easton to get by to take the lead and now I was battling with Losi’s Ryan Lopez for 2nd. Ryan and I kept a close race until about the 20 minute mark when Ryan blew a plug which eventually ended his race and left me comfortably in 2nd. I was unable to catch up to Billy in the last few minutes so I would have to settle for 2nd but still it was another good outing for Agama and the new Beta line. Agama again would show well with me finishing 2nd, Alan Burton finishing 5th, and Corey Johnson finishing 7th.

[ABURTON]

I actually read that now others are going to try the $10,000 payout deal. It looks like they are having to base it off entries though. Good for the racers though, it's time people can make a little money and do something fun!

[ABURTON]

This started out life as a kit located at www.absolutehobbyz.com in New Jersey. After doing some research online Danny S. gave us a call and started discussing what he wanted done. He purchased the kit from Absolute using a "speedshop" discount code and had the kit/parts drop shipped in direct to our shop. Danny also sent his radio and a few other things we would need to complete the kit.

Danny Works for one of the top racing shops in Nascar so time is very critical to him. He wanted the buggy back built and track ready. Needing nothing so we worked that out with him and did the following:

Full kit build and prep.

Engine and Electronics Install.

Radio/Epa Setup.

Toe/Ride Height/Camber Setup.

Mount tires.

Body mount.

Engine(used) Prep and Race Tune.

Track Test and Break in for Buggy.

Clean up/Ship.
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[ABURTON]

Thursday we will take the buggy to our onsite Indoor Track(Warehouse Raceway) and tune it in and have it feeling good and Ready for Danny when it shows up via FEDEX Next day!

Stay Tuned for some Video....

[ABURTON]

We started using these years ago when Eric and the gang first started testing these heaters. They are professional looking and work great. This is my third one and I use them a ton! Check them out on the forums and you can order from most any major shop!

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/84e26741.jpg

[ABURTON]

Ready to head to it's new owner. This is without a doubt the best built race roller on the market...hands down!
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/c1065d9a.jpg

[ABURTON]

Trying to get ready to leave for the Nitro Challenge at the Fear Farm Raceway.

My Personal Agama A8 almost ready.
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Speed Shop mutt #2
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Losi/Werks B6 Engine Break in and Install.
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Electric Cars Prepped up and Ready.
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Work Benches.
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[ABURTON]

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/Alan_Burton/Huntermims.jpg

[ABURTON]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oalIfkklBAg&list=UUhiteo4nzEAPfX07xnoar0Q&index=2&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=229F2RjFDuQ&list=UUhiteo4nzEAPfX07xnoar0Q&index=3&feature=plcp