12/15/2012

Hobby Marketplace Indoor RC Raceway (Sarasota. FL)

FORGOT to post this last week!!!! :-(

HMIRCR had a day of FREE practice, while I was there a young man, Chris, who was driving a rental SC truck from the track and I got to talking. He was saving his penny's to get a RC like the rental units, Chris is at the upper age level to receive a "MRCW" RC.

I didn't bring everything (to make a give away) to track as I had only planned to test two "MRCW" RC's. Chris has a income source, so I asked him if he had $100 towards funding a RC. He did, after giving Chris a Duratrax Evader ST we went next door and picked out a battery and charger.

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12/21/2012

Hobby Marketplace Indoor RC Raceway (Sarasota, FL)

A few weeks ago a young man, Mark, received a Traxxas Slash from "MRCW" and was in need of "Race" level tires. The Slash came with a set of 4wd Slash tires, they looked SWEEET but didn't work well on carpet.

A racer, Josh, asked us if there wasn't anything he could do to assist this young man. Shared with Josh that Mark could use a full set of race level tires. Josh has a Slash and I just figured that he would go through his tire stock and donate what he could.

Josh presented Mark with a shoe box sized box of tires, NOT just tires but two FULL sets of NEW tires and NEW rims!!!!!!! This is like $75 worth of tires.

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Mark race his first Pro2 SC race, with the new tires, and finished 4th!! :-)

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 10/27/2012

HMIRCR (Sarasota)

Was at HMIRCR for a Saturday night race. As I was practicing, noticed a young man was watching us practice, asked if he had ever drove a RC before. He said he had rented one from HM before. As I was talking with him and his dad, I found out he was saving his penny's to get a RC.

Mark is "Make a RC Wish" #21. He now owns a Traxxas Rustler COMPLETE ready to race.

http://www.rcwish.com/mike.html

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Hobby Marketplace's track is now a "Make a RC Wish" track!!!

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(10/7/2012)

Erik >>> EZ Customs delivered the Rustler body to me while we where at FZRC for a race today. 

EZ Customs sure do GREAT paint jobs!!!!!

THANKS ERIK!!!!!

Mounted the rear spoiler, then to the track for some pictures!!! 

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10/5/2012

EZ Customs 

Erik sent a picture of the Rustler body that EZ Customs offered to paint for "MRCW".

This is one SWEEEEEEEEEEET paint work, to bad I can't keep it!!! :-)

Just finished putting the "MRCW" Traxxas Rustler together for a kid. Will met with Erik 10/7/2012 at FZRC to complete the package.

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9/2/2012

Finn

ALL FILES have been uploaded!!! :-)

Remember we where having a problem uploading to the web site server.

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9/2/2012

FZRC (Sarasota, FL)

Erik, a test driver for Brushless Hobbies (BH), PLUS he is a local racer that I talk with almost every time I'm at FZRC in Sarasota, FL., after talking to Stan (owner of Brushless Hobbies) about "Make a RC Wish", Stan sent Erik one of BH 120 amp ESC's for "MRCW". Erik gave this to me today.

The last time we had a MAJOR RC organization donate to "MRCW" was December 2008.

THANK YOU Stan and Erik!!!

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Now to find a "MRCW" kid ready for a MAJOR speed upgrade!!!!!

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8/8/2012

Received a Traxxas Slash and a Rustler in a box!!!!!

Ordering parts right and left trying to get one ready in two weeks.

Found a set of wheels from the 4wd Slash in a bag! SWEEEEEEET! A full set of wheels that don't need to be ordered.

As soon as the steering linkage gets here and installed. It will be what motor and esc to put in these that will best suit a kid!

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Hoping the web site server problem will be solved soon so "Finn's" web page can be uploaded.

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7/20/2012

HMIRCR (Sarasota Square Mall)

Was at Hobby Marketplace Indoor R/C Raceway for their Sat night race. A racer that was pitting next to me had broken the steering linkage to his Traxxas 2wd Slash. he said loud enough for me to hear "Hope they have parts!".

I had just put a set of Alm w/bearing steering linkage in my pit box just in case someone needed an upgrade. :-)

To see the look in his eyes and I handed him a $32 upgrade for NOTHING!!!!

Explained to him who and what "MRCW" is and that he was a recipient of another's racers willingness to BLESS another racer. He raced in the same class as I did and finished 4th.

Sunday (7/1/2012) at FZRC in Sarasota, FL a young man (Finn) received a Traxxas Slash 2wd with bat's, charger, wheels, tools, and parts, from "Make a RC Wish". He finished 3rd in ST class, no NOVICE class for this kid!!!!

 Got an email while on vacation. :-)

A racer was going to sell his RC stuff then thought of "MRCW".

Just picked up a 2wd Slash, 4wd Slash, Spek radio's, tools, tires, batteries and charger.

Now to find a couple kids!!!! :-)

4/15/2012

FZRC (Sarasota)

A young racer was having a problem with his charger. He said it worked just fine last night!!!

Asked if I could have a look. The wires where it entered the plug that plugged into the power converter, (120 to 12) had come loose BUT looked ok. Asked him if the cord was like a computer cord, he said yes. "MRCW" had a extra in case we would had a cord problem. Gave him the cord and said don't want it back as long as he got rid of the old cord.

Didn't want the bad cord to cause future problems for him.

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4/15/2012

FZRC (Satasota)

A first time racer (Steve) was having gearing problems with ECX Torment SC truck. The part shop at FZ didn't have parts for this truck. So "MRCW" stepped up to do what we could. Fitted a AE 87 tooth spur gear and slipper pads to Steve's SC and he was ready to race!!!

Had a look at his setup and make a couple changes which helped the way it turned, jumped and drove in a straight line!

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