First time on a track
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First time on a track
After being into rc cars off and on my whole life, I finally drove on a off road track for the first time last night (I used to drive my ntc3 on an on road track occasionally about 10 years ago in Houston)! I went to The Yard here in Orange, about a mile from my house. Its an outdoor clay track that seems to be pretty well maintained. I crashed, a lot, lol. But as the evening went on I got better and better and had a blast. I think I'm hooked! There were only a couple other guys running off and on, so I had the track to myself a lot, which was nice. Both other guys had 4wd buggies, one electric and one nitro. Everyone was super chill.
Around the time I was ready to be done for the evening I destroyed my servo. Lol. I already ordered an all metal gear replacement and some steering rack bearings to tighten things up in the steering. I'm going to do upgrades on my car as I break things and as I get faster. I need to talk to the locals and see what tires they recommend too.
I'll probably be heading back there next weekend, can't wait! I'll take pics next time
Around the time I was ready to be done for the evening I destroyed my servo. Lol. I already ordered an all metal gear replacement and some steering rack bearings to tighten things up in the steering. I'm going to do upgrades on my car as I break things and as I get faster. I need to talk to the locals and see what tires they recommend too.
I'll probably be heading back there next weekend, can't wait! I'll take pics next time
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Here's a pic I found on the web, I think this is the current layout. The owner says they change it every few months or so.
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Track looks killer! Don't worry, it'll come back to you. Driving R/C cars is just like riding a unicycle...
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What I wouldnt give to have a track like that nearby. get out there are rip it up!!!
What are your driving your VW??
What are your driving your VW??
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Ditto! Nothing even close to me. I should go and find some land in a park nearby and build something. See how long it lasts til the city gets pissed and dozes it.
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Not sure I understand your question?slapshot1979 wrote: What are your driving your VW??
Yeah, I guess I'm pretty lucky. There's another rc track I haven't been to that I think is a mile or two from my house, its an indoor track. Maybe I'll check that one out some time soon too. The Yard is 10 bux to run, I think the indoor track is 15.
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Sorry a failed attempt at humour..... What kind of r/c are you running on the track?
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Running my rc10 b4.2 rs. Not the bug, lol. Other than me sucking at driving, the car handles and jumps awesome, and is pretty fast on the straights. Seems pretty durable too, I had bunch of really harsh crashes and the only thing I managed to break was the cheap servo that came with it. Good excuse for an upgrade I ordered the full metal gear AE servo, which has bearings too, and steering rack bearings. Should make the steering way more precise.
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Brian, shoot me a message before you go out again, I'll see if I can meet up with ya (if it isnt during the week). I haven't been to the Yard, but I have been to LRH. I'm just off Imperial & the 91, down the street from ya. At the yard, I bet Proline Calibers or bigger pin rear tire with standard rib front tires will be fine. At LRH, you will need some clay tires, Ion's, Suburbs, Barcodes and such. I ran clay Ion's on my re-re- RC10 at LRH and it was great.
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Sounds good, I'll let you know. I'm thinking about Saturday, if that would work for you.JK Racing wrote:Brian, shoot me a message before you go out again, I'll see if I can meet up with ya (if it isnt during the week). I haven't been to the Yard, but I have been to LRH. I'm just off Imperial & the 91, down the street from ya. At the yard, I bet Proline Calibers or bigger pin rear tire with standard rib front tires will be fine. At LRH, you will need some clay tires, Ion's, Suburbs, Barcodes and such. I ran clay Ion's on my re-re- RC10 at LRH and it was great.
Yeah, LRH was the other track I was talking about. Its nice that I have at least two tracks within a mile or two of my house, should make it pretty easy for me to get more into the hobby.
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Saturday afternoon maybe, I have the Little League commitment that is tying up most every saturday morning until the season starts (3 weeks), then saturdays will be all over..some morning games, afternoon games and evening games
OCRC is a bit of a drive, but a great indoor facility, Pegasus (Montclair) is my normal track hangout, love the outdoor dirt/clay combo, awesome traction as the sun goes down and the lights come on
OCRC is a bit of a drive, but a great indoor facility, Pegasus (Montclair) is my normal track hangout, love the outdoor dirt/clay combo, awesome traction as the sun goes down and the lights come on
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I would probably want to go after 8pm or so, after my son goes to sleep. The Yard is only open from 5-11 pm, wednesday to sunday. Last night I was there from about 9 to 1030.
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Addictive, isn't it? I have a 40x80 track carved out on my own property, but I still go to one of the local tracks nearly every weekend. Gets boring running by yourself. That, and my home track is not 1/10 2WD friendly, built more around 1/10 4WD SCT & 1/8 buggy/truggy.
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yeah, no doubt. Looking forward to getting better at driving, then upgrading my b4 to make it faster as I do. Might need to build an RC10 for the track too, my current one is going to be a shelf queen. Then I will probably need a 4wd car for the track too, lol. where will it end?Sixtysixdeuce wrote:Addictive, isn't it? I have a 40x80 track carved out on my own property, but I still go to one of the local tracks nearly every weekend. Gets boring running by yourself. That, and my home track is not 1/10 2WD friendly, built more around 1/10 4WD SCT & 1/8 buggy/truggy.
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