Round 2 of the Gen-6 NASCAR Series Rained out

Saturday, November 23rd, 2013

With the heavy rain that has been going on over the last day or so and today, racing was cancelled.  Hopefully things can be rescheduled to make up the round of racing.


Team Associated TC6.2

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013


The new TC6.2 was announced this week, looks very cool.  There will be one in my RC garage after the beginning of the year.

Here are the specs from the Team Associated website:

Vehicle Specifications
Power Source:         Electric
Terrain:              On-Road
Body Style:           Touring Car
Scale Size:           1:10 Scale
Assembly Level:       Kit*
Length:               Varies
Width:                Varies
Wheelbase:            255mm (10.04in)
Weight:               Varies
Internal Gear Ratio:  2.0:1
Drive: 4WD
* This vehicle comes as a kit and must be fully assembled by the user. Electronics and/or an engine/motor may be required.

Required to Complete
1:10 scale electric motor
1:10 scale electronic speed control
7.4V LiPo, 6.0V LiFe battery
Battery charger (suited for, and particular to, one of the batteries mentioned above)
2-channel surface transmitter, and its batteries
2-channel receiver
Steering servo
1:10 scale (190mm) polycarbonate touring car body
Polycarbonate-specific spray paint for body
1:10 scale rubber or foam touring car tires


Round 1 of the Gen 6 Point series at HobbyTown Gilbert

Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Round 1 of the Gen 6 point series is in the books.  It was a great day of racing, and I had a blast.  It was a great turn-out for round 1, for the Gen-6 Pancar division there was 13 entries and in the Gen-6 Sedan class (my class) there was 17 entries.  I wanted to do a full write up of each qualifier and the mains, but I lost my notebook with all the laps times, etc.  I will try to do better for the next 5 rounds.  My car for this round really started coming around, and I was able to do a personal best with 40 laps in the first qualifier.  I ended up qualifying for the B-Main, which with this series, the winner of the B gets to move into the A-Main.  I ended up finishing in 3rd in the B, which for round 1 has put in 9th in the points.

All setup in the pits, one of these days I need to
get a Canopy/Tent for some shade..
Like I said earlier, I lost my notebook pages with all the qualifiers, laps etc, so for this post I will just post the point standing.


Gen-6 - Cup Series RWD Pan Car
Points after Round 1






















Gen-6 - Cup Series AWD Sedan
Points after Round 1


On-Road RC Racing at HobbyTown USA - Gilbert

Saturday, October 2nd, 2013

It has been awhile since I got in any racing.  Had a lot of things going on personally, the biggest being my Mom having to go into Hospice care has been a large part why I have been off the grid for the past month and a half.  With the new Point series coming up, I decided this would be a good opportunity to get back into the game, and get my mind off things.  The first round of the point series is November 9th, and after getting my car ready, I wanted to get in a couple Saturdays of racing to try to get the setup close to race ready.  With the body all trimmed up and painted, I was itching to get it on the track.

Gen 6 - Ford Fusion - By McAllister Racing
There was a good group of that showed up on Saturday to get in some test and tuning.  Of the Gen 6 2WD Class, there was enough that showed up that they needed two heats for them.  For the Gen-6 4WD Class there was 6 of us.

I was not complexity done with my body when I showed up for racing on Saturday, I still had to mount the back spoiler and finish the final race trimming, so I missed the first heat of racing, the leaders were averaging 42-43 laps.  I was also racing in my usual Sportsman Road Course class, and i was able to make both heats for that class.  I forgot to grab the print outs for the heats so I don;t have laps times for everyone except mine, but I was able to grab the A-Mains.

Qualifying Round 1:
Sportsman Road Course:
For round One I had a really good round of 22 laps and took 2nd place in my heat.  I think first place had 23 laps.

Gen 6 Sedan - 4WD:
Missed this round, and the the leaders were about 42-43 laps.

Qualifying Round 2:
Sportsman Road Course:
For this round, I was able to improve my first round and finished with 23 laps and again took 2nd place in my heat.

Gen 6 Sedan - 4WD:
Being this is the first time with this body style on the track, I did not do as well as I thought i would, I think I finished in the low 30's for number of laps in 6th place.  After this round, I wanted to thank Mike S. for helping me with my setup, and getting the body mounted correctly.

Group Pictures:
After the heats and before the Mains started, everyone got together to do a group photo of all the Gen-6 cars and the drivers.

The cars looked good all lines up.
Good group of guys, looking forward to racing with them for the full series.

The Mains:

Sportsman Sedan - Road Course:

Driver  Laps   Time  
Craig    24   4:10.82
Dustin   23   4:02.44
Nathan   23   4:03.55
Frank    23   4:08.64
Rudy     21   4:10.15

Gen-6 Sedan - 4WD:

Driver  Laps   Time  
Mike S.  43   4.05.03
Richard  42   4:03.60
Gary     41   4:00.07
Mike J.  40   4:03.14
Frank    38   4:02.70
Rich     34   4:00.50

Overall it was a good day of testing and tuning.  I was able to walk away with some good ideas for changing my setup for next Saturday.  My goal for next Saturday is to break into the 40's for the Gen-6 class.

HobbyTown, Gilbert - 2013/2014 Stock Car Cup Series

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013

Its been over a month since I last raced, and I'm going a little stir crazy.  Looking forward to the new point series that is starting in November at the HobbyTown - Gilbert track.   This will be a 6 race series, starting in November and ending in January 2014, and of the 6 races, there will be 1 throw out for the points.  This series main sponsor is McAllister Racing, and there will be awards and recognition for the top 10 in each class.  Below if the flyer for the series, and it goes over the dates and the classes.  You can also check-out more about the series by going to the following link: Gen 6 Winter Point Series.


Today I purchased my new body for the series, It's a Gen 6 Ford fusion (Part #293), from McAllister racing.  I love the look of the ford bodies, and can't wait to get the body painted.  I will post next when I have the body painted and all mounted up.  I'm not going crazy on the paint scheme, maybe 2 colors, something similar to Ford Penske 22 Car.

Since there are only two Saturday races left before the start of the series, I will be testing the car this Saturday, October 26th.  Hopefully enough of us that will be racing in the series show up for we can make a class of it.

Looks like it will be a good fit on my TC6.1


Saturday, August 24th, 2013

Day two in California, and Dean and myself hit Cal Raceway, located in Orange, CA.  They have been running their Super Saturday Series, so we decided to hit that race.  It was a light crowd this night, because there were several large events going on this weekend.  But there was enough to run two classes.  Intermediate Sedan 17.5, which was a mix from Novice up to Expert.  The second class they ran was VTA, which eventually I plan on getting a car for.

Here is the series flyer:
Once we arrived, we met some of the local racers, and it was a great group of guys.  Once we got setup in the pits, it was time for some practice.  Below is a picture of the track layout.


Since it was a small crowd, and they were only running two classes this night, it was decided to run 3 rounds of qualifying, then the mains.

On to the racing:

Qualifying Round 1:
Intermediate Sedan 17.5:









Qualifying Round 2:
Intermediate Sedan 17.5:









Qualifying Round 3:
Intermediate Sedan 17.5:









A-Main:
Intermediate Sedan 17.5:










This was a great track, and it was a blast racing with this group.  I would love to visit this track again in the future.  Although I did not do as good as I would have liked, the traction was amazing and I was fighting with the roll-center all night, in some of the turns I would roll onto two wheels, and sometimes roll all the way over onto my lid.  Going to be working on this over the next couple of races down at HobbyTown Gilbert, will be playing with the setup.

Getting is some Carpet Practice at TQ Raceway in Chino, CA

Friday, August 23rd, 2013

This weekend I am in California for a small vacation, getting in some racing at some of the California tracks.  I am here with my Wife Rhonda and Daughter Laura, while they do Disney and California Adventures, I am hitting some of the local on-road tracks.  My friend Dean from WolfPak Racing and his family are also here is California.  His wife and kids are also hitting Disney and California Adventures with my family, and he is joining me in the racing fun.  The first night here in California we decided to hit TQ Racing in Chino, CA.  This is nice little indoor track, and the carpet was amazing, a lot of grip.  I have a feeling this is how the carpet will feel when Dean and myself go to Vegas is October for the IIC (International Indoor Championships).

Here is a picture of the track, I wish i would have taken a better angle from the drivers stand.  But you can always check out the track by going to their website (www.tqrcracing.com).


Tomorrow I will post about Saturday's RC fun.


Thursday Night Club Racing @ Hobbytown Gilbert

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Got in another fun night of club racing down at HobbyTown Gilbert.  Its been a couple of weeks since I have raced here, and since I missed the 4th round of the Carpet Points Series down at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, I wanted to make sure I got in a Thursday night.  It was another small crowd, but it was a good group of people that showed up.  This night I decided to not only do my normal Sportsman Sedan Road Course, but also break out the Short Course truck for the Slash II class.

All setup in the pits, and ready for some action
Since it was a small crowd, it was decided we would run 2 qualifying round and then the Mains.  Normally on Thursday they only run 1 round of qualifying.  For my Sportsman Sedan class, we would be racing together this night with the Spec GT and Expert Sedan.  Now on to the racing:

Qualifying: Round 1:

Round Course - Mixed classes:

Driver   Laps   Time  
Mike D.   21   4:07.24
Frank L.  21   4:07.91
Mikey     18   4:03.78
Mike S.    7   1:26.67
Rudy     DNS   0:00.00

Qualifying: Round 2:

Round Course - Mixed classes:

Driver   Laps   Time  
Mike D.   21   4:06.12
Frank L.  21   4:09.64
Mikey     19   4:07.13
Rudy      16   4:10.22
Kyle      11   1:53.22
Mike S.  DNS   0:00.00


A-Main:

Round Course - Mixed classes:

Driver   Laps   Time  
Kyle      23   4:08.81
Mike D.   21   4:01.42
Frank L.  21   4:01.94
Mike S.   19   4:00.80
Mikey     19   4:09.48
Rudy      15   4:11.35

Over all the car felt really good, and I was able to stay very consistent with it all night.  I was still have some minor driver mistakes but clipping the corners too tight.  But with each time I go out, i feel the car coming around and my times are slowly improving.  Tonight was again a personal best of 21 all rounds.  A few more outing and I hope to get that up into the 22 and 23 laps range.


Club Racing at HobbyTown Gilbert

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Got in another fun night of club racing at HobbyTown in Gilbert.  My friends Dean and Dragi (WolfPak Racing Blog) also make the trek down for some racing fun.  It was a real small crowd tonight, I think it might have been because last Thursday the racing was rained out part was through.  Tonight some storm clouds were lingering on the edge of the valley, so that might have scared some of them away.

It was a fun night of relaxed racing, I didn't write down any of the numbers or get copies of the sheets so I don't have any number for anyone.  But I did average 19 laps for each of the heat races, and finished 2nd in the A-Main for my class, 3rd overall.

I will be racing again this coming Thursday evening at HobbyTown Gilbert, and then on Sunday the 11th, I will be at Competition Hobbies down in Tucson for the 4th round of the On-road Point Series.

Round 3 of the On-Road Point Series at Competition Hobbies in Tucson

Sunday, July 21st, 2013

It was time again to head down to Competition Hobbies in Tucson for round 3 of the On-Road Carpet Point Series.  I made the trek down with my friends Dean and Dragi from Wolfpak Racing, and I'd like to thank Dean for driving his vehicle down for each of these trips and allowing me to tag along.  We headed down a little earlier than last time, they were nice enough to open the track about an 1-1/2 hours earlier then normal, and the extra practice was nice.  We got down there about 11 am, which gave us an extra hour of practice before racing started a 2 pm.

After getting setup in the pits, it was on to some practice.
I love the pit table at Competition Hobbies
I really wanted to test my car because I was running a completely different setup that the standard/stock setup I was running.  You can click on the "Setup Sheets" tab at the top of the blog to view my current setup.  The car felt amazing compared to the last time I raced down here.  I feel I picked up a whole second on my average lap times.

Seems like the 3 of us was the only ones that made the trek down from the Phoenix area, so there was only 2 heats of us for the 17.5 rubber Tire Sedan class.

On to the racing:

Qualifying Round 1:

Heat 1:


Heat 2:
This was possible the best round of racing I have did yet on this carpet track, the car felt amazing.  Compared to the last racing for this point series I on did 22 and 23 laps in the first two heats for round 2 of the point series.  This time I was able to pull a 24, it was a slow 24, but I will take it.








Dean and Dragi, working hard in the pits
Qualifying Round 2:

Heat 1:









Heat 2:
For some reason the car did not feel as well as in Heat 2, but I was consistent, and was able to pull off another 24 laps run with about the same time.








Myself, getting ready for the next round of racing.
The Mains:

B-Main:
For the B-Main, I started off pretty good, the car felt good again.  Dean was quick, and I stayed in 2nd for the whole race.  About lap 15, I had a bad turn in the sweeper, and tagged the wall hard, after that the car would not turn as well, and on lap 19, another bad mistake in the sweeper, and off came the right rear wheel.  I think when I hit the wall the first time,  it broke, and when I hit the wall on lap 19 the pin finally let loose fully.  Luckily I found the pin for the rear arm before they started the next main.








A-Main:
Here is the A-Main, although I have been progressing each week, I feel it may be another round of racing or two before I can get myself into the A-Main.  Right now the leaders are doing 27 to 30 laps, so I need to somehow pick up 3-4 laps.  On to some more practice time.



Thursday Night Racing @ HobbyTown in Gilbert, AZ

Thursday; July 18th, 2013

Missed racing last week, but didn't want to miss this week, so I headed on down to HobbyTown Gilbert, for the weekly Thursday night racing.  My friend Dean could not make it, so I picked up his son Dragi (Wolfpak Racing blog), and the two of us headed down for some RC action.  I love racing on Thursdays because its a smaller crowd, and a lot less hectic then Saturday night racing.  I had made some major changes to the car, almost completely changed the setup from when I bought the car.  I will attach the current setup to the setup tab of the blog tonight.

All setup in the pits, ready to race.
Tonight was going to be a quick racing night with only 11 heats of racing for all the classes.  Once again, I was racing my Associated TC6.1 in the Sportsman Sedan - Road Course class.  And I was dying to get my car out on the track to test the new setup.

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Qualifying: Round 1:

Sportsman Sedan - Road Course

There was only 4 of us tonight, usually we have a crowd of 6-7, this would be a good night for testing my cars new setup.

Driver:  Laps   Time   
 Dustin   20   4:03.41
 Frank    20   4:07.97
 Dylan    18   4:06.77
 Dragi    17   4:01.42

The car felt great, and it wasn't for my bad driving and hitting the corners wrong a few times, I feel I would have been able to pull home the win in this round.

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Mains:

Sportsman Sedan - Road Course

So, after the round of qualifying, I would be starting second on the A-Main.  I decided not to make any adjustments to the car, just to see if it would be consistent from the first round of action.

A-Main:

Driver:  Laps   Time   
 Frank    21   4:09.20
 Dustin   21   4:11.94
 Dylan    19   4:13.01
 Dragi    18   4:05.37

The care felt great again, and was really hooking up.  We started the first couple of laps right how we qualifying, but after the 3rd lap, I was able to get around Dustin, and there was no looking back.  After a mid-race crash with some lap traffic, Dustin was right on my bumper, but I was able to hold him off until the end to put myself on top of the podium, with a personal best of 21 laps.

All-in-All, the car felt great, and the new setup was matching my driving skills perfectly.  I will be racing this Sunday for the third round of the Carpet Point series at Competition Hobbies in Tuscon, and I will post the results of that race probably on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

Dragi in the pits, ready for some racing.


Round 2 of the Point Series at Competition Hobbies in Tucson

Sunday, June 30th, 2013

Went down to Competition Hobbies in Tucson for round 2 of the On-Road Point Series.  I made the trip down with my friends Dean and Dragi from WolfPak Racing.  As last time, we headed down a little early to get there when they opened at noon, that way we could get a little bit of practice in before racing started at 2 pm.



After getting all setup in the pits and getting some practice in, we were set for racing.  We had a lot more drivers for round 2 of the series, and ended up with 3 heats for Touring Car.

Qualifying Round 1:

17.5 Touring Car - Rubber Tire
Round one I was seeing some improvements, and I finished round one of heats with a personal best of 22 laps.  The car felt better, and I was learning more with each round.

Heat 1:









Heat 2:










Heat 3:









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I like the layout
Qualifying Round 2:

17.5 Touring Car - Rubber Tire
Round two of heats had seen some further improvements, and i topped my personal best of 22 with 23 laps. This left me qualified 14th overall, and started 6th in the B-Main.

Heat 1:









Heat 2:









Heat 3:








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The Mains:

17.5 Touring Car - Rubber Tire

B-Main:











A-Main:











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The Point Standings:

17.5 Touring Car - Rubber Tire