My FTX just about ready for the Nationals

[gordy p]

Just a quick pic of my FTX Punisher before the first national next weekend. With temporary shell untill the proper one turns up from the painters.
http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz166/gordonandjulie/Picture031.jpg

[mynameismud76]

Sweet shell nevertheless.

Can't quite make it out, is the window just painted?

[mradlin]

Looks great! Good luck at the Nationals!

[Browny]

Looks good! All the best at the Nationals. Do us proud :punk:

[x Wild Bill x]

Looks good! I like those rims!

Bill

[Mexxan]

Looking good! Looks more agressive - matches the name Punisher now. Good luck at doing exactly that at the Nationals.

[Andi]

Good luck.. Racing this Sunday??

[Mike1970]

Apparently yesterday there were 4 FTX punishers and 1 MCD V4 thingy and there was not a great deal between them. The drivers of the FTX were all novices to racing (so I'm told) but they were going well and not seen braking the cars.
Things look positive for the brand either alloy or plastic.

Mike

[Clubin]

Looking promising for Nutech.

[mooman007uk]

I think the tb2/punisher may surprise a few people this year, hope all goes well for you Gordy:band:

[cabbie]

Good luck with the racing mate and watch for wheels and stuff falling off the MCD's :dance:

[Andi]

I think your right Moo,
I've had mine out on the track today and for 38 minuted I Punished my Punisher and it's still in one piece.
No Breaks, no bruises.

[gordy p]

Well that didn't go according to plan, where did I come, how many laps did I do? Well none actually. Went out in practice and on the second lap had a full tilt head on with a run away hormann i think. Which totalled the front end and my chassis. So a 2 hour drive for nothing! Ah well there's always next time I suppose.

[x Wild Bill x]

Lets see some pics of the carnage! (Sorry to hear of your missfortune...) What happened to the guy who ran in to you?

Bette luck next time,
Bill

[Mike1970]

Sorry to hear about your luck but on the bright side (for others atleast) here are the results

2010 LSOR Rnd 1

Notts & Derby Raceway
28 March 2010


A. Final (BRCA Large Scale 4WD 2010) Results
Final Index Lap Times Position/Lap Best Laps
Race Duration 30m, Started 16:54 Finished 17:25

1 3 Richard Stiles 51/30m31.858 35.918 33.339 (5) MCD Race Runner Ultimate 26cc
2 9 Gary Irving 35/28m39.339 49.123 37.124 (3) FTX Punisher 30cc
3 6 Darren Johnson 33/20m46.072 37.759 34.425 (31) FTX Punisher 23cc
4 5 Bob Stiles 27/17m56.065 39.854 36.328 (7) MCD Race Runner 26cc
5 4 Steve Haynes 18/26m40.104 1m28.894 33.908 (16) FTX Punisher 23cc
6 2 Guy Hayward 11/12m20.706 1m 7.336 32.546 (7) MCD 26cc
7 7 Barry Tuffery 7/ 5m 1.187 43.026 38.455 (6) RedCat Rampage TT5 29cc
8 1 Stevo Backland 4/ 3m46.892 56.723 33.274 (3) MCD Race Runner Ultimate 26cc
9 10 Ollie James 3/ 2m34.659 51.553 42.149 (3) FTX Punisher 26cc
10 8 Ian Hayward 3/ 3m23.382 1m 7.794 52.090 (3) MCD 26cc

as far as I know this is the first time any Nutech cars have run at national level and to get 2 in the top 3 is bloody good going, well done chaps.

Mike

[Pipeous]

Well that sucks about the head on... did he even have a kill switch installed and isn't that like a regulation? If not, is he paying for the damages?

at least the good news is Nutech placing well in their first event

[mradlin]

Sorry about you your crash Gordy. But the FTX's really did well in the races! Way to go guys!

[Mike1970]

Well that sucks about the head on... did he even have a kill switch installed and isn't that like a regulation? If not, is he paying for the damages?

at least the good news is Nutech placing well in their first event

There are no rules about kill switches other than, the one on the engine must work, be clearly marked and accessable. There is no rule that will enforce the use of remote kill switches or a fail safe in racing.
I'm not 100% sure on this but if a driver is seen to deliberatly seen to run you off the track, block or not move if being lapped they will be docked places.
If they set out to damage your car i.e go the wrong way round the track for a head on they might be banned but I've never known anyone have to pay for damage and to be honest I'm not sure how they'd enforce it.

Hope this helps.

Mike

p.s all the rules are on the BRCA LSOR website

[mynameismud76]

Hey Gordy,

Shame about the damages, good luck on the next one buddy.

Cheers for the mods info (etc) and good to have met ya.

[RCKIWI]

Man those are some great results for the first National race meeting for the TB2 in the UK!

Lets see some pic's or vids

:pics:

[Mike1970]

Man those are some great results for the first National race meeting for the TB2 in the UK!

Lets see some pic's or vids

:pics:

Photos can be found at http://www.brca-lsor.org/

I think there are a few from the practice on Saturday, I'm sure there will be more.

Mike

[mynameismud76]

If it's alright with everyone, I'd like to post some pics of yesterday's race.

[Mike1970]

If it's alright with everyone, I'd like to post some pics of yesterday's race.

Great idea, the only reason I didn't lift them from the BRCA website is they're not mine.

Do they include the photos of the strippers that were there?

Mike

[mynameismud76]

Not great pics, but something of yesterday's action.

Really love the MCD EVO 4's double shock towers front and rear..and the adjustable rear wing.

[mradlin]

Those are some nice shots! Did you break a servo saver?

[Mike1970]

What set up did you guys use?

Shock oils/springs?
camber front & rear?
castor?
toe in front & rear?
did you use the standard 23cc or did you bin that and go for a 26cc?
did you use a standard clutch/spring or go for a tunes version?

Cheers in advance for the info.

Mike

[sickboy]

Looks like you had a hell of a day:punk:
oh and the shots with the mcd in the background man that's sweet to see the nutech up front or was it beaning lapped LOL go nutech go .

[mynameismud76]

Thanks for kind comments on photos.

It was my first 5th scale meet, had great time. Some engines were sooooo sweet.

Really like the MCD in the background shots too..these were shots of the early heats, so couldn't really tell car positions (sorry).

The servo saver was shot to show everyone what the racer's broke (it wasn't mine). Hence, don't have much on setup info.

Lots of guys were trying on Bowtie's, but some found stock tyres better on astro-turf (one guy was trimming the outside nubs off the outside wheels..too much grip apparently). This track was quite bumpy, but this is rallycross after all.

Can't wait to attend the next race..it's only over 2 hours drive from here :omg:

[RCKIWI]

Thanx for sharing the pic's some great shots there!

For astro turf I would be using GRP mini pin tyres.

These should really be posted in the UK racing section too!

[Mike1970]

Thanx for sharing the pic's some great shots there!

For astro turf I would be using GRP mini pin tyres.

These should really be posted in the UK racing section too!

The GRP astroturf tyres are fine for dry turf but at Notts like many other places in the uk, the turf is wet and muddy with grass growing through it. The Hoermann crosses and dots work well as do the dog bones, but for the 4x4 sdl yellows all round would be fine on most tracks.

Mike

[mynameismud76]

Cheers for kind comments again RCI, and tyre info too :punk:

Didn't know one can post on BRCA site..gonna give it a try.