Saturday, June 22, 2013

Da Change!!!

I've stepped down from the lead position.

Mike, who has been #2 in MRCW from almost day one is the lead person. All donation, of any kind will be handled by Mike.

Mike has ALWAYS had my back!!

There are more changes coming, web site and this blog will change to fit his vision for MRCW.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

There are changes coming!!!!

Good Changes!!!! :-)


Saturday, May 25, 2013

5/25/2013
eHZ (Winter Haven, FL.)

Had a open weekend, 70 mile drive to race toy cars! :-)

A couple Slash drivers were having a problem getting their Slash's to handle right. They didn't seem to willing to listen to me until I out TQ'd the local fast guy!!!!!!! Then they listened, but only one made the changes and was fast enough to make the A-main.

NOT every RC wish is for a RC or a part. Some RC wishes are for the knowledge to set up a RC.

This racer told me just before the main that he qual'd four places better then ever before against the same racers!!!

As I was packing my car (Toyota) to leave, this racer stop in the middle of the road beside me and THANKED me again for the assist!!! 70 miles one way to make a RC wish, can't put a price on that!!! :-)

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5/19/2013

FZRC (Sarasota, FL.)

Was at FZ for round 5 of the Spring Series, they redesigned about 50% of the track and that half of the track didn't have the rubber down for a "Grooved" surface. This means half the track is a tire eater!!! Jim told me "You will need 3 sets of tire today". I laughed to myself!!!

Had GREAT traction for about half the first qual, thought the track needed to have the dust blown off, until I picked my the T4 after that qual, the NEW tires were BALD!!! Had left my other set at home so I put a set of SC tires on the rear for the second qual.

I checked the hobby shop and they didn't have any ST tires so I checked with Erik (he is the guy that painted the Rustler body for us) to see he he had a set I could buy. He had a extra set of JC Barcodes. Asked how much, he said for you nothing, your RC wish is made!!! :-)

As you know I'm normally the person giving out RC stuff, NOT getting it for me!!!

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Have to go back two weeks, cause I FORGOT to post about Cody!!!!!!

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4/7/2013

FZRC (Sarasota, FL.)

Cody's dad bought my Losi XXX-SCT two weeks earlier to have a RC to race with his three kids with (they all have one). Cody like the Losi better than his Duratrax so!!!!

This is Cody's 2nd ever race! He TQ'd and lead for two minutes of the 5 minute main then the motor, a 17x2 brush motor started to died!!! About 90 sec from the finish it died!!!! As Cody walked by me he said "That's racn' "!!!! Was he unhappy that he didn't finish you bet, but that didn't get him down.

Brushless Hobbies had given "MRCW" one of their 120 amp brushless ESC's, OVER six months ago!!!!! When we received this we put a Novak 13.5 motor in the ESC box.

The BIG eyes that a kid has when they get something that they are not expecting is part of what "MRCW" is all about.

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4/21/20013

FZRC (Sarasota, FL.)


Erik, a team driver for Brushless Hobbies (he is the racer who contacted BH about "MRCW") assisted Cody in getting the gearing right for his Losi for the day.

After Cody lapped ALL the racers in the first qual, we did a motor temp check 140 degrees << that is just right! In the 2nd qual he lapped all the racers more than 2 times!!! The main he lead from the tone and drove away from the other racers!

Marty, track owner wants Cody to move out of the Novice class. With the Novak 13.5 motor that would place him in the same class as ME!!!! I already have my hands full with his older brother!!

Track link >> FZRC




Monday, February 4, 2013

2/3/2013

FZRC (Sarasota, FL)

Was there for a Sunday club race. Christian and his Mom (Denna) showed up, remember he is the kid that had a steering problem a couple weeks ago at FZRC. Noticed that Christian had a friend with him, Travis, he was asking Christian if he could drive his buggy.

Talked with Denna about Travis, he fit the "MRCW" spec's!!!

Travis received a Traxxas Rustler with a custom painted body by EZ Customs, FZRC gave him a FREE race entry!





Sunday, January 13, 2013

1/13/2013

FZRC (Sarasota, FL)

A young man was planning to race his Electrix RC Boost 2wd Buggy BUT was having a servo problem. Marty the track owner asked me to have a look as he was busy getting everything ready to have races. Intro'd myself to Christian and we went over to my pit to have a look.It was a simple tightening of a screw. We talked about how to get MORE power/speed out of the buggy. Changed the stock white connectors to Deans, wire the motor direct to esc and tightened up the slipper. Another racer loaned him a set of race level rear tires, put a transponder mount hole in the body and he was ready to race!!!!

There were six in Beginner class and Christian qual in 5th place for the main, Christian had to leave before the main so his first race main is yet to be!!!

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