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Old 02-07-2012, 07:59 PM
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TROPHY RACE MARCH 17TH!
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Old 02-07-2012, 08:01 PM
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If done right the supercross finish would be cool. Not a big gap, but just a high car thrower, tap the brakes and down side you go. Then put the amb loop on the top of the takeoff and your set.
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I think it can be accomplished correctly. put the loop in the top of the jump. Itll be a kool finish line jump...maybe a tower on each side with a banner going across high enough a marshaller can go under it, and with flames igniting out of the towers when the winner crosses!! oh yeea!
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JAKES RC TROPHY RACE MARCH 17th!!!!
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Old 02-07-2012, 08:09 PM
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yea then maybe couple 5 gallon buckets of gasoline on each side blowing the place up and 1000 bottle rockets on the top with a ring of fire you have to jump through wait maybe i got carried away
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YEAH!!!!! We are currently building stands high up in the corners of the building for our Spotlighters. Be have 4 hi power spotlights...and for the Mains we are goin to cut the track lights and spotlight the cars while they get in the starting grid...just like arenacross!! Thatd deff feel like the Mini Expo Centre!!
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Originally Posted by AleXXX-CR
TROPHY RACE MARCH 17TH!
Hey not to start anything but what will the classes be for this race! Sounds like fun!
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Yes I like Saturdays better, they work better for me at this time. BUT a lot of people do like Sundays better for their busy schedules too. So I guess it might be really too late in the season to go changing the Raceday schedule at the last minute. Just my seasoned veteran 2 cents worth. So its your track so do what you think is right then huh? I'll race when I can. And by the way I think this track layout kicksazz too!
And lets not dwell on how MANY seasons...

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Old 02-08-2012, 12:28 PM
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I always liked having a charged buggy and charged truck when building the track. Build one section at a time til it works right with test vehicles, then move on to the next part. But that was when we did it with shovels and it took 7 full days of labor. You have a skid loader now, take your time.
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Good point Lee, that's how I always did it at Mike's. Tamp a spot down with a shovel or whatever then try it out with somebodys car before packing the whole jump down. Lots easier to rework the loose dirt, than trying to reshape something packed down.

I even used to build the take off jump alone, and jump a car simply to see how far I should put the landing. Use a stock equipped vehicle so you know all classes should be able to clear it.
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Exactly. I will admit that Alex gets pretty close just guessing, though. I think partial revisions should take place if needed after the track is built. Run it, pick out the flaws, then change those flaws. Seems like the design gets treated like its set in stone once complete. I don't see what woulda been wrong with revising that triple. Instead we kept it the same for a month. It'd be easy to. Change half a track every two weeks instead of a whole track once a month. Less boring too. Just my thoughts. Don't bite my head off.
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Originally Posted by Barney
Yes I like Saturdays. BUT a lot of people do like Sundays. Just my seasoned veteran 2 cents worth. And by the way I think.
Woo Hoo! This is exactly what was just going on in my head too.

Barney my friend, you rule
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are we racing SATURDAY OR SUNDAY THIS WEEK ?????????? Thanx
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are we racing SATURDAY OR SUNDAY THIS WEEK ?????????? Thanx
If I had to guess...it'll probably be Sunday???
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