RE: Model Boating Images 1820-2010
Very nice. Very tasteful. Enjoyable. Thanks for posting the link. -AC-
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RE: Any Drag Strips in the Phoenix area?
Closest place I'm aware of for the AZ gang is the MHRA track in San Bernardino, CA. I know of at least two AZ r/c drag racers that make the trip ocassionally. -AC-
Posted on: 1/25/2011 5:28 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: im new to this
jamores, Good reading you want to give r/c drag racing a try. I hope you do. My recommendation. Go to a race. Pit for a nitro car. Offer to retrieve the car at shutdown. Drivers/owners can always use help there. And you'll learn a lot about r/c drag cars doing only that. Hang out in the pits. Talk with various car owners in various classes. You get insight into no only what it costs, but also in what it takes to go fast. Florida has some fast nitro r/c drag racers. At least they did 3-4 years ago. Some have gone electric; some have just gone. Check out FRCDR on the RC Drags website for race dates and locations your vicinity. Don't worry too much about going fast right away. Lots to learn about the sport first. The speed will come as you develop knowledge and experience. Good luck. -AC-
Posted on: 1/21/2011 6:07 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: 1970 ProStreet Camaro
[quote]ORIGINAL: M.R. Ogle AHR... Your avatar pic is Jim Busby's twin DOHC dragster?... awesome machine!!! [/quote] Right on Mike. I've had that photo torn from a magazine for so long I forget what it was. Thank goodness for Google: http://www.nhra.net/50th/races/020801.html Almost 40 years ago. Unreal. Oh ! Kip, aka Slash, bought a 1:1 dragster, did you know that? -AC-
Posted on: 8/16/2010 10:21 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: 1970 ProStreet Camaro
Hey MRO, Very nice package. The second image seems to capture better the true Chevy blue than the first. And the racing stripes are spot-on. I'd often thought a nostalgia class in rc drag racing might be worthwhile. Maybe not so much what E.T. and Speed a car produces; but to capture the essence of drag racing the way it used to be. Both as 1:1 and scale 1/10 rc. Hope you keep cranking out the classics for years to come. Cheers. -AC-
Posted on: 8/13/2010 7:20 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: GMS Dragspec spur@pinion
My experience, basically: 3s LiPo - 32P gears 2s Lipo - 48p gears FWIW. There are lots of variables that enter into this. But, this should work as rule-of-thumb to get you into the game. Of course, you are aware that gear ratio options are much wider for 32P than 48P. This can work to an advantage when initially tuning a car to the strip. Then going to 48P for final gear ratio fine tuning. If finding you must stay with 32P; then tire diam. becomes a crutial element in overall strip tuning. At least thats the way it works for me. Caveat, of course. There always is one. For my 1.80sec Index SuperComp rail, I run 32P, even with a 2s LiPo. Insurance I guess. For my 2.50sec 2s CompElim rail I run 48P exclusively. Both are options to consider. Just have to sort out which or what works best for your application. Hope this helps. Good luck. -AC-
Posted on: 8/11/2010 1:27 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Why the Rustler?
For me, it was what I had to start with. By the time I finished modding it, I could have bought a drag-specific car for much less. It was, however, a fun project and I learned much. Rustler is a reliable, although relatively slow prospect for rc drag racing. But, that's not all bad. The uploaded image is my 2006 nationals bracket Rustler. The double-reduction gearing (e.g., transmission) forces a larger diameter tire which is limits performance. Have to remember these cars were built for short-course tracks and neighboorhood bashing; not for 132ft rc drag strips. So reduction gearing is much lower than what a drag-specific car uses. Hence, the taller e.t. robbing tires. But, like I said it was fun and an opportunity for me to learn 'the ropes' in rc drag racing without having to deal with an uber-fast car from the get-go. In fact, I'm looking at closing out my rc drag racing career in 2011. I'm seriously looking at building a 2WD electric buggy for bracket class. Have fun. My 2cents.
Posted on: 4/24/2010 6:23 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: scale pro stock 68 camaro build to start
Here's my shot at racing a doorslammer. The ahr43 R3E. Early 2008. HPI Camaro. Love the body. I mounted it to a modified GMS DragSpec. 10x2 Trinity brush motor. LiMn 2s1p x 3800. Ran best of 2.272sec at 55.8mph. Because body is a 200mm it kinda wanted to 'kite' at times. Eventually settled it down with an XL rear spoiler. Good body to race with though. TIP: Don't
Posted on: 4/20/2010 7:26 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Pics of your academy ride
Work is progressing well on the Griffin. I had to work with the images to get them to look decent, but here they are. Almost RTR. It's officially ahr43 Project OFB (One Fast Buggy). I prefer to call it my Academy Black Widow Buggy. [edit 3/29/2010 added two images; one scale wt 53oz; the other, view looking down on the chassis and electronics. Test run today. Slipper full lock down
Posted on: 3/29/2010 7:48 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "Academy Racing (MRC) Support Forum"
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RE: Taking the dive and need help...
Welcome to the forum and to rc drag racing Mike. Hope you enjoy both. Lynwood is a big presence in rc drag racing. I'd recommend you check out an event and see what they are running for classes before you commit. I'd recommend getting into a populated class at first to maximze the help you'll need and get. The Lynwood gang is a great group. They'll work with you and won't steer you wrong. Word is they've adopted the GCRCDR (Gulf Coast RC Drag Racing) True 1.05 Class. That's a tuners class and it's - I believe - a 'combined class'. Meaning it's open to both electric and nitro. True 1.05 is basically run-what-you-brung heads-up door slammer class. The restrictions primarily are 1.05" maximum width rear tires and no wheelie bar allowed. There are some battery limitations that allow both 2s and 3s to compete together. Best check their rules. Have fun.
Posted on: 3/25/2010 1:43 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Super Brain 989
This is kind of an old thread, but as long as I'm here in Academy/MRC, I'll add my comments. I photocopied the manual. Then penciled in and high-lighted 989 Field Manual - ahr43. That way I can pencil in what works for me in the margins or on the back of the sheet. I do mostly simple charge / discharge of LiPo's at a 2amp charge rate and 4 amp discharge rate. I also use
Posted on: 3/18/2010 10:59 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "Academy Racing (MRC) Support Forum"
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RE: Pics of your academy ride
TC1, Agree, very interesting. Yongsan, Seoul for me. 2 year accompanied tour. Korea is where I got started RCing. I like your Wyvern too. I almost bought one myself. Love the buggy body it had. In fact, I bought the body and still have it. Got the Wyvern sticker sheet too. Love that dragon! It's the only RC body I've come across that has a belly pan bottom piece as well as upper shell. Even kept the Korean Academy plastic sales bag. I'm kinda hanging onto it for a Warhammer 40K RC project I want to do someday. I need to re-look the Academy line. If this arm-drop Griffin works out like I think it will, I may upgrade with one of their newer buggys. But I really like how simple and straight-forward the Griffin is. Ideal platform for mods. Regards,
Posted on: 3/18/2010 10:36 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "Academy Racing (MRC) Support Forum"
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RE: Pics of your academy ride
[quote]ORIGINAL: The Collector1 Ok heres my vintage rides [/quote] Collector, Nice, very nice Griffin Pro. I'm working up an 'arm drop' Griffin now. Got a few 'Pro" parts on it. I bought the car used at a Korea hobby shop when I was there with the Army back in 1998. Check out 'My Models' and Blog on this website. I'll post up images once I get 'er finished.
Posted on: 3/17/2010 5:29 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "Academy Racing (MRC) Support Forum"
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RE: 4link set up for live rear end .1/10 st VIDEO
Nice. Very nice. Anxious to read your performance results. There was talk of doing a 4-link some time ago by a bloke named "Griz". He ran a nitro TF and wanted to try a 4-link. He since got heavy into rc racing photograpy and imaging, so never got to it. Are you anywhere near the QMDRA gang? They rc drag race out of Brisbane, Queensland. Great group of guys. Two of them came over to run Extreme Class at the 2009 Worlds in San Antonio. Real innovators they are. All of them. Fast too. PM me for a link if you want to hook up with them. We've been getting a lot of what I call "arm-drop" cars show up at our GCRCDR races here in Houston. Parking lot terrors they are. Getting so there is as much action off-track as there is on-track. Thinking that's where your car would fit in the way its' set up now.
Posted on: 3/15/2010 10:33 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: 1st time dragster options..... ?
Sure, bring the boys. GCRCDR has a jr. dragster series that recognizes and awards participants. MegaTech would be my recommendation for an unprepared parking lot., although even the MegaTech benefits from a lay-down of traction compound to help it hook up. That's what kinda limits using a drag car in a street environment. That, and the obvious safety concerns. I'm really a proponent of a controlled rc drag race environment like GCRCDR has over a public parking lot or mall parking lot. HPI has a line of psudo-street roads, and Parma had a drag coupe too. Those are a couple more manufacturers to look to. GCRCDR also has some 4wd buggys running bracket class. In fact, a nitro MT won bracket last event! 45S to the 610 loop; then S on 288 to Hwy 6. Hang a right off 288 onto Hwy 6. Hightower HS sits on Hwy 6 at the very E edge of the Fort Bend County Tollway. Mar 13th is Series 1, Race #2. Last event the classes that ran were Combined Bracket, True 1.05, 1.80sec Index and Top Fuel. Like I say, Josh. Come check it out first before you buy anything. If you and the boys really like it and want to try it, then you're far better off buying a drag-specific car over a street-rod. Hope you can make it out.
Posted on: 3/7/2010 11:19 AM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: 1st time dragster options..... ?
Hey Josh, Minimal RTR. MegaTech (nitro) is the exception if they still offer it. Some ARR, but you need set-up skills to make them work. Used electric / nitro pops up frequently in the Texas region (HouTX, SA). May I recommend you come out to one of GCRCDR events and get a feel for who's running what and what is available. Next event is Mar 13th. Hightower HS. Missouri City, TX. Challenging door-slammer, flopper and rail classes to choose from. Entry-level to pro skills.
Posted on: 3/6/2010 7:05 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Putting together a dragster
supa, One option you might consider for building a 1/18 is jr. dragster (NHRA). 145" w/b actual, 14.5" at 1/10 scale. Run a scale 1/8 mile (66ft) instead of full-course 132ft. There is some movement toward a spec class like this as entry level for younger participants. Still in the 'genesis' mode. 1/18 power may be a viable option and consideration. Not sure what the motor bolt-pattern compatability is for a 1/18 motor install in a 1/10 chassis like the RJ, but - even with nylon motor mounts - would be a place to consider for a start. Of course, at 24" w/b, the RJ comes in a little long for a 66ft jr. dragster, but, it's a place to start. And, of course, the track you select to run at must have 132ft. mid-track (66ft) sensor to record your E.T. Good luck. Hope this offers you an option for consideration.
Posted on: 3/6/2010 4:24 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Considering switching to brushless from nitro, need pros and cons
I prefer the simplicity of nitro over the compexity of electric. But then, I'm a 20th C. analog throwback; not a 21st C. electrocrat. If your intent is to freestyle (aka bash), then the expense involved is probably a wash. Meaning it'll probably cost you about the same whether you choose electric or nitro. Racing? A whole nuther muther. $$$$ if your're cutting over to electric. You may be able to come in entry level with a reasonable $$ outlay, but expect it to escalate quickly. Hope this helps. Good luck whichever you choose.
Posted on: 2/2/2010 5:48 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: Off-Road drag racing
[quote]ORIGINAL: fishymamba Is there such thing as off-road drag racing? I like off-road more than on-road and I am a fan of real drag-racing so why not combine them? [/quote] Nothing organized that I'm aware of. That's where I started. Cut over an old-school brushed electric Rustler with a White aluminum pan chassis. Ran 1/10 scale 1/8mile. 66ft dirt course. No timing system. No nothing. Just went out and did it. Still one of my best times ever in RC. Got some pics somewhere. I'll try to find 'em. AC
Posted on: 11/3/2009 6:06 PM by Author "ahr43" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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