Rookie Race - Official Thread
Did you notice c10 is hosting first and last heet ? ... we should all do that... the other racers would pay for the shipping to heet #2... this way the finals host will already have the boxes, the padding and the return addresses... we did that with the Hardcore Downhill Series I...
.... just spit balling !
- We went over this already in the past. If I remember correctly we had decided that it would just end up costing extra money. — KandORacing
- hmmm... 5 heets, 4 ship to hosts, how does where cost more money ?... is it the new math ? — model40fan
- The racers end up spending more on having their cars shipped to heet #2. Each non-hosting racer spends money on getting the cars to the — KandORacing
- first host, to the 2nd host AND back to them. — KandORacing
- Actually Guys, I just figured that it would be easier if I handled the first and last heats, since it is their first race :) — 72_Chevy_C10
Hey! Just found this site! I see that a few people from the DCRX league are here, K&O including (SonicTheBrony is my YouTube name). I'll see what I can do for an entry, but I have to find the time. Don't know if its going to happen, though. :\
- Welcome Stocker! I hope you can make the race! — 72_Chevy_C10
- I want to get a Suburu of mine in their... and a Charger. Their maybe changes though. — Stocker42
- Both have FTE's, so I'm gonna have to change that — Stocker42
- Glad you found the site — KandORacing
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I just wanted to stir the pot a little on this one...we are inside three weeks away from this one!
I hope that you guys are getting your cars ready! And I hope that cars will start showing up soon!
Remember to send them to:
Chris Raab
9 Sherman Ridge Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
I got the cars from the UK and Australia (via Maine)...I hope to see some US cars showing up on my doorstep in the next week or so. Get those cars sent out, Guys...the Rookie Race will be here in TWO WEEKS!!
Hey guys I can still host.Just let me know who needs my address..
Looks like fun.
Rusty
- hosting is the best way to learn how other racers build...and it's FUN!!!! — Traction-Event
- Just let Delta 6 know your address...he will be sending you the cars — 72_Chevy_C10
Not enough time for me to get anything ready as I am a fresh face around here. But I will be getting involved in the modded races in the next few months.
- You got time, get after it....you can....you should....you race.... — Traction-Event
- I could, I would but I am choosing not to. I have garden planting, garage cleaning, blog writing and a few other things to do before modding — Subtleamuzement
- Fair enough... — Traction-Event
- Welcome Subtle! If you have any questions, feel free to ask! — 72_Chevy_C10
A little while ago, CrazyTruckeDude told me that his schedule was going to get crazy and he wasn't going to be able to get his cars ready. So, I told him that he will have a horse in this race!
I'm just starting on these two now...
Basically, I'm just adding some weight and gluing in the axles.
I hope to see some cars on my doorstep soon! :)
Couple of questions from an aspiring modder:
1. Lubes. I purchased an aerosol dry lube from Home Depot (Blaster brand). When I attempted to apply it on a test car I managed to spray it all over the place. Seems like everywhere but the axles. (floor, wall, sleeves, cat...) Should I purchase a powdered lube that works with locks? Seems like it would be easier to apply without painting my hands again.
2. Going to be applying primer today so I can spray paint tomorrow. Do you guys do the spraying outside and what do you use to hold the car while painting? I think I read some of you use a bent coat hanger.
I DID learn an important lesson. DON'T blow on the car after dipping it in paint remover. Results in speckled points of pain on your face. Most of you were probably smart enough to figure that one out, though.
- I do sections of the car when I strip them..and clean off the lose paint with a wire brush :) — 72_Chevy_C10
1 - You can get graphite in a tube...I got mine on ebay, I think you can get it in Walmart. This isn't the brand that I have, but it's the same stuff...
2 - I just have a long screw in a piece of wood, and I balance the car on that when I paint it. You don't want to set the car down when you paint it.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's cars!
- found some similar graphite to the one above in Hobby Lobby pinewood derby/model paint isle — CrzyTrkrDude
- and at Lowes on the clearance table with a pile of pinewood derby stuff...of all places...LOWES. — CrzyTrkrDude
- Amazon has everything, search for pinewood graphite. If you have Prime, $5.50 shipped for a graphite/moly blend. — MoHasAFastCar
1.Spray what you have onto a coated paper plate, when dry, apply the dried flakes / powder with a small knife...
2. Spray outside, I bent a 3/4" wide strip of card stock to resemble a flat topped letter n, drill an 1/8" peg hole in it...tape it down, make it tall enough so the body does not touch the base, the base will "wick" the paint from the bottom surface of the body... make 2 different size / shapes, on your "pallet" to hold different shaped castings...
3. That stripper can blind you... be "that" careful...
Jacob of Cortez racing says count him in. He's mighty excited about a rookie race.