Mini Z RC Car Clubs Sydney ?

[kevsta]

Just got myself a couple of mini-zs and was wondering if there are clubs or tracks in Sydney that I could go and race on.

Where does everyone take their mini-z s to have a thrash ?

Thanks in advance.

[dgs73]

usually run my Z’s and Monster down Meadowbank ay… what area you in? There are a couple of us in Ryde, and a couple more that live fairly close. PM if interested in getting together with some of tha boyz for a hoon…

[kevsta]

I’m at Dulwich Hill which is in the inner west. Is there a place with an indoor track where you can just stroll up pay your money and have a quick thrash for an hour.

Wouldn’t our TX frequencies conflict with each other ?

I’m new to mini-z.

[Aaron]

The Tx/Rx frequencies can be swapped to get up to about 12 people running at once. This does require people to have multiple sets.

(Side thought, maybe a web based registry of crystals people already have so if you need to buy more you can buy ‘less common’ ones)

I don’t know of a walk up pay type place anywhere – but there’s nothign stopping a group of peopel hiring a school hall for a couple of hours.

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[dgs73]

and iv’e got various frequencies, so that would’nt be an issue… and that school hall is’nt a bad idea!! I was thinking of our local scout hall too, but not sure how easy that’d be to get access to

[jamiekulhanek]

You need various H plates too DGS, with the grunt of your car they are gonna snap like toothpicks, though a roll shock and horizontal shock might help a bit.

[dgs73]

as you know Jamie, all roll/friction shocks that should be on that car are with me, and as for h-plates, me thinks stainless steel might be a go…

[jamiekulhanek]

Interesting, is it springy or does it bend???

[dgs73]

mate, i’ll try afew different thicknesses until I come up with the desired result…
oh, btw, plans for a Z track in Sydney…;-)

[trash]

You can have crystals made cheaply for your controller that aren’t the standard 12 channels too. I’m not sure what the RX if offset is, but I’d guess it was the standard 10.7/455khz (I’ve never needed to check it) you could use the good old tandy CB/handphone/Marine xtals for less than $10 or whatever they cost these days. Or just order a custom frequency from somebody like brightstar crystals or Hy-Q.

As for a track, I would think it would be simpler just to hire a squash court or indoor basketball court.
I keep hearing of rumours of an indoor track on the north shore somewhere near dee why, but nobody can cough up an address etc.

[jamiekulhanek]

I think the offset is like 125khz or something

[dgs73]

well Trash, we’ll have to get our grey stuff together to sort a venue out… Have’nt been for a run in 4 weeks, first 3 weeks were hot as, and yesterday was, shall we say, WET! Gotta itch that needs a scratch… 😉

[trash]

yep dgs … at the momemt, I’m tied up… moving house over the next few weeks. I’ll be free to organise something in about april if you can all wait that long.

Nar, definately 455KHz or 10.7MHz.
The reason is filters are standard off the shelf items for these frequencies.

If they are 27Mhz, then there are 3 combinations..

~27-16.3=10.7Mhz (rx xtal oscillator is ~16Mhz)
~27-26.5=0.455Mhz (rx xtal is ~26.5Mhz)
A double conversion could also be used but this is unlikely. [27-16.3=10.7-10.2=455khz]
The third option is what is called ‘direct conversion’
27-27=Baseband Data.

Gimme a couple of hours to get home from work.

[dgs73]

no prob Trash, it’ll give me some time to organise this track i’m building… gonna be secretive about it for a while, but pcd79 and other guys who know what I do for a crust will be aware of what i’m up to…

[kevsta]

Let me know when your next race meet venue will be. Although I’ll probably get thrashed by you all, because I’m getting on in the years and my cars aren’t modded.

I’m still trying to find a decent basketball court with smooth surface around my area… no luck yet though.

Anyone know if the rcrm mods are any good ? They look like value for money on ebay.

[trash]

Bads new old fella…. the young punks will whip your arse !! Your only way to beat their lightening reflexs and young flexible neural network brains is …. CHEAT !!!
If you have a teenage daughter … bring her along … take advantage of their hormones.. poor buggers won’t be able to drive straight.
Ever seen what happens to a young fella’s driving when he’s >0.08 testosterone !
Not pretty ! their face breaks out in zits and they loose all co-ordination. 🙂

Cheating is the only respectable way to win.
I present my evidence as the following…

Shane Warne. Cheating has done him wonders.
Dasterly Dan, and his dog Mutley ! Nobody remembers any of the other whacky racers !
I’m sure I can think of lots of other fine examples of cheaters that have made their mark on the world. 🙂
A little project I did a few years ago.
http://cheatthezone.tripod.com
Still makes me laugh when I think back about the caos I caused 🙂

Anyhow …. Just stuck the Mini-X on the rectum paralyser (spectrum analyser) and the receiver is a downmixing single conversion 455KHz receiver.
The transmitter frequency is 27.660MHz, the receiver xtal of course says the same frequency, but it is actually 27.205MHz.
27.660 – 27.205 = 0.455 Vola ! I can also see that small red plastic 455khz filter on the circuit board.
So the old tandy xtals will work in your mini-Z.

[dgs73]

Kevsta; with RCRM, it can be good or bad, from my experience… the diff’s pretty good (a bit noisy), as are the bearings, but the roll shock has nothing on the Kyosho brand one. Friction shock , springs, kingpins are all ok. Since you can buy pretty much everything you need in one cheap(ish) go, overall it’s an ok deal.

[dgs73]

going to be running this weekend at Meadowbank park netball courts (again) this Sunday, weather permitting.
Speak for yourself Trash!!;-) We aint all so young anymore… 31 in a couple of weeks. Where’s my zimmer?
What age group you in, Kev?

[trash]

you digusting old fart, wish I was 31 again.
I’m going to bash you with my walking stick !
🙂

[kevsta]

I’m 34 turning 35 in a months time.

Just got a friend to buy a whole bunch of rcrm stuff from Hong Kong. Got to wait a month before it gets here by ship though.
🙁

[dgs73]

bugger!! I seem to be waiting that long for my Xmod to show up, too… worth it for the price though, I think.
Did you get the deal that includes the genuine X-speed motor?

[kevsta]

I didn’t end up buying from ebay as I wanted a few other things that weren’t included in the deal. So I just made out a list of parts, and my friend visited the rc shops and bought them over the counter. The prices are quite good at the moment with the strong dollar – things seem to be more affordable now.

😀

[dgs73]

oh, yeah thats a good idea… and I had my wires crossed with RCRM branded parts, they are good, I was thinking of WFC parts when I talked down the roll shock.

[trash]

If only you could see those shops in HK 🙂
Congrats Kev … I think you know hold the title of oldest fart here 🙂 I pass the batton tuz ya !

[kevsta]

Thanks Trash.

Old and proud of it. My manual dexterity is still good though – been practising since space invaders came out in the mid 70’s.

HK RC shops are apparently clustered together, I haven’t been their myself, but if you can’t get parts from one store, just stroll next door and they most likely have it.

[trash]

Yes, everything in china/HK is clustered.
All the plumbers in one district, all the electronics in another (Tsim Sham Po) and Radio control and guns in another (Mong Kok).
I can think of a cluster of about 25 shops all beside each other that deal with just RC especially mini-Z.
With the Asian bird flu, now is a realy good time to book a trip to SE asia.
Malaysian air have a fare for $600 to BKK via KL, and from there it’s $200 to HK.

Mmm… 70’s and 80’s video games.
Got mame running here…. been playing Amigo lately.

[dgs73]

hey Trash… a mate of mine’s got mame, he down-loaded all his fave. games from Commodore 64 days… been playing alot of Bubble Bobble and Double Dragon… brings back memories of being 12 again… ‘sigh’

[dgs73]

but back to this original topic; who’s up for another Z run at Meadowbank park soon?

[Tim]

I wouldn’t mind having a run wif my Hong Kong modified mini-z but outdoor isn’t the way, weather is a main prob. and secondly a bit too far away for me, i live near parramatta district. As i posted earlier somewhere in the forum y don’t we start our own club like official club and get sponsors or something? i know at least 5 people who has mini z and wanna race and like most hobby shops sells mini-z so there must b people playing it!!

START A PROPER CLUB!:smiley16:

[Tim]

I wouldn’t mind having a run wif my Hong Kong modified mini-z but outdoor isn’t the way, weather is a main prob. and secondly a bit too far away for me, i live near parramatta district. As i posted earlier somewhere in the forum y don’t we start our own club like official club and get sponsors or something? i know at least 5 people who has mini z and wanna race and like most hobby shops sells mini-z so there must b people playing it!!

START A PROPER CLUB!:smiley16:

[jamiekulhanek]

I will come, but i need a lift :smiley16:

[jamiekulhanek]

I will come, but i need a lift :smiley16:

[TallduDe]

dgs73 be the el presidenta dude.

have to work out classes of racers like mr-01 car class and mr-02 cars both stock and modified classes, plus drag cars :D.

it could work all we need is like people the more the better if they chip in like 5 bucks a meeting could organise a indoor venue so reguardless the weather ther would be racing.

hows that track barrier thing u were working on dgs73?

all it needs to get a club going is motivation, plus time and well lots of z’s.

im still considering weather to get mr-01 or mr-02 mini z’s ill make up my mind sooooooonish

[TallduDe]

dgs73 be the el presidenta dude.

have to work out classes of racers like mr-01 car class and mr-02 cars both stock and modified classes, plus drag cars :D.

it could work all we need is like people the more the better if they chip in like 5 bucks a meeting could organise a indoor venue so reguardless the weather ther would be racing.

hows that track barrier thing u were working on dgs73?

all it needs to get a club going is motivation, plus time and well lots of z’s.

im still considering weather to get mr-01 or mr-02 mini z’s ill make up my mind sooooooonish

[dgs73]

Jamie, i’ll swing past & pick you up in my spare Lear jet… lol
Tim; Parramatta?? Your not as far away as you think… three suburbs actually. 10 mins. along Victoria Rd. I agree, weather has been a major issue these last few weeks, i’m hoping that this weekend might actually be dry.
We’ve gotta generate interest through the local hobby shops, me thinks. if we could get a decent number of racers that would be regular (Justin, pcd – i’m looking in your direction!),then I dont see any reason this could’nt work. At the very least I think those of us with the interest and funds should get together and work something out. We gotta show those guys in Melbourne we know what we’e doing?
Talldude; coming along slowly, having fun (NOT) finding the material that suites the purpose best ie. wont crack/break from an impact, but will stand up to the punishment they’ll recieve, and has plenty of flex too. I’d say we all have the motovation, but time is the big thing really. Oh, and on the MR-01 vs MR-02 dilemma; get both!! :smiley2:

[dgs73]

Jamie, i’ll swing past & pick you up in my spare Lear jet… lol
Tim; Parramatta?? Your not as far away as you think… three suburbs actually. 10 mins. along Victoria Rd. I agree, weather has been a major issue these last few weeks, i’m hoping that this weekend might actually be dry.
We’ve gotta generate interest through the local hobby shops, me thinks. if we could get a decent number of racers that would be regular (Justin, pcd – i’m looking in your direction!),then I dont see any reason this could’nt work. At the very least I think those of us with the interest and funds should get together and work something out. We gotta show those guys in Melbourne we know what we’e doing?
Talldude; coming along slowly, having fun (NOT) finding the material that suites the purpose best ie. wont crack/break from an impact, but will stand up to the punishment they’ll recieve, and has plenty of flex too. I’d say we all have the motovation, but time is the big thing really. Oh, and on the MR-01 vs MR-02 dilemma; get both!! :smiley2:

[TallduDe]

both the mr-01 and 02 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i wish mann!

im only thinking mr-01 coz ther cheaper but the new mr-02 lambo’s look sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

have to check my bank balance tomorrow if im not broke after a few payments ill see how much i got and flip a coin :smiley2:.

but when i get it how about a race?

oh btw which frequency do you have? is it a big deal to change frequencies?

[TallduDe]

both the mr-01 and 02 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i wish mann!

im only thinking mr-01 coz ther cheaper but the new mr-02 lambo’s look sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

have to check my bank balance tomorrow if im not broke after a few payments ill see how much i got and flip a coin :smiley2:.

but when i get it how about a race?

oh btw which frequency do you have? is it a big deal to change frequencies?

[dgs73]

frequencies; I now have three different, and a fourth set in da post (in yet another MR-01), changing frequencies is as easy as replacing batteries. Easier, actually, as batteries take longer to change! Another thing to consider; MR-01 parts are MUCH easier to get hold of, and tend to have a greater range of parts than the MR-02. Only because its still fairly new… give it time

[dgs73]

frequencies; I now have three different, and a fourth set in da post (in yet another MR-01), changing frequencies is as easy as replacing batteries. Easier, actually, as batteries take longer to change! Another thing to consider; MR-01 parts are MUCH easier to get hold of, and tend to have a greater range of parts than the MR-02. Only because its still fairly new… give it time

[Tim]

well i wouldn’t mind chipping in 5 or 10 dollars for a reasonable 1 lor 2 hour race indoor, i agree with dgs73 that we should promote it more as i said somewhere in this forum that we should make posters or something and stick it on hobby’s stores because most hobby shops arond my area actually sell mini-z and parts that means there are racers around but not actually racing

Problems:

1.we need a mature leader to actually hire a hall and build track
2. we need to recruit heaps of racers
3. a suitable place that suits all of us
4. age problem?

[Tim]

well i wouldn’t mind chipping in 5 or 10 dollars for a reasonable 1 lor 2 hour race indoor, i agree with dgs73 that we should promote it more as i said somewhere in this forum that we should make posters or something and stick it on hobby’s stores because most hobby shops arond my area actually sell mini-z and parts that means there are racers around but not actually racing

Problems:

1.we need a mature leader to actually hire a hall and build track
2. we need to recruit heaps of racers
3. a suitable place that suits all of us
4. age problem?

[TallduDe]

well i finailly went around and bought a mini z 😀

its mr-01 ford focus 2001 rally special.

it was cheap so i folked out the cash and got it, should arrive soon (i got the fast shipping option)

so when it gets here who wants a race?

Tim for your points they are easily done. im sure if we hire a indoor hall it would be easy to set up a track, all is needed is markers not much of a big deal.

im sure we can heaps of racers even if we start out with 3 or 4 people its a start!

we could organise a once a fortnight or month meeting and im sure we will get people coming no matter where it is just to race there cars.

age problem?? no problem who cares about age as long as you can race! (and handle losing :p )

we could just get a pamphet thing going, make a cheap one from paintbrush and stuff, im sure i can get free printing from my bros work. then we could hand it to our local hobby shops.

one thing is for sure i would like to see a club started, coz i want to race. there are heaps of mini z’s out there so it shouldnt be a problem getting a group of people!

[TallduDe]

well i finailly went around and bought a mini z 😀

its mr-01 ford focus 2001 rally special.

it was cheap so i folked out the cash and got it, should arrive soon (i got the fast shipping option)

so when it gets here who wants a race?

Tim for your points they are easily done. im sure if we hire a indoor hall it would be easy to set up a track, all is needed is markers not much of a big deal.

im sure we can heaps of racers even if we start out with 3 or 4 people its a start!

we could organise a once a fortnight or month meeting and im sure we will get people coming no matter where it is just to race there cars.

age problem?? no problem who cares about age as long as you can race! (and handle losing :p )

we could just get a pamphet thing going, make a cheap one from paintbrush and stuff, im sure i can get free printing from my bros work. then we could hand it to our local hobby shops.

one thing is for sure i would like to see a club started, coz i want to race. there are heaps of mini z’s out there so it shouldnt be a problem getting a group of people!

[Tim]

well that’s good i can design the pamphlet on publisher easily, fairly good job as weel 😀 and i’ll send it 2 u so u can print them out at ur brother;s work

well i don’t agree making the track wif markers because if we r hire the court we can’t damage the court or graffiti it. i would prefer building it like out of balsa wood or some long plastic board?

well as i said we need a mature person let’s vote who should b leader for the sydney mini-z club:

1.dgs73
2.TallduDe
3.trash
4.kevsta
5.jamiekulhanek(??)

well i personally vote dgs73 he sounds fairly reasonable and responsible and he did organise race b4

[Tim]

well that’s good i can design the pamphlet on publisher easily, fairly good job as weel 😀 and i’ll send it 2 u so u can print them out at ur brother;s work

well i don’t agree making the track wif markers because if we r hire the court we can’t damage the court or graffiti it. i would prefer building it like out of balsa wood or some long plastic board?

well as i said we need a mature person let’s vote who should b leader for the sydney mini-z club:

1.dgs73
2.TallduDe
3.trash
4.kevsta
5.jamiekulhanek(??)

well i personally vote dgs73 he sounds fairly reasonable and responsible and he did organise race b4

[Aaron]

Guys,
I’m all for these kind of things getting off theground and in whatever way ausmicro.com can help I’ll make it so. Once we kick up speed a bit we should be able to do something about backing and hall hire etc you guys do and all that… Participants would still have to pay but at least it’d be a fixed amount and ausmcro.com would cover the difference (shoudl there be a shortfall.

I’d also suggest at that point we talk about the nasty stuff like public liability cover and so forth.

Essentially if its a few of your guys getting together you’ll be fine but if you start getitng some numbers a lot of things like that come into play.

I can provide hi-res ausmicro.com logo artwork etc if you need it for flyers….

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[Aaron]

Guys,
I’m all for these kind of things getting off theground and in whatever way ausmicro.com can help I’ll make it so. Once we kick up speed a bit we should be able to do something about backing and hall hire etc you guys do and all that… Participants would still have to pay but at least it’d be a fixed amount and ausmcro.com would cover the difference (shoudl there be a shortfall.

I’d also suggest at that point we talk about the nasty stuff like public liability cover and so forth.

Essentially if its a few of your guys getting together you’ll be fine but if you start getitng some numbers a lot of things like that come into play.

I can provide hi-res ausmicro.com logo artwork etc if you need it for flyers….

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[TallduDe]

im alot of things but i aint no leader :approve:

well if ausmicro can help out it would be great! sponser us maybe? provide an area so the ‘club’ can post some pics of envents. the artwork would be great.

Tim make a mock up of the pamphlet dude try to use some of ausmicro logos aswell saying that up to date info can be had here. just got to organise with a few other people a hall or gym or something.

hopefully dgs73 track idea can work out if he needs a hand ill help!

as for public liabilities well we will take one step at a time.

first step get a mock get together in a hall with a track.

after that we can get more people and discuss how to pay each month and hopefully get some sponsership deals.

maybe we could use 1/10th scale tracks in the sydney area? or are they tooo large and too expensive to use??

anyone know of any tracks in the sydney area so i can ask if no one knows???????

[TallduDe]

im alot of things but i aint no leader :approve:

well if ausmicro can help out it would be great! sponser us maybe? provide an area so the ‘club’ can post some pics of envents. the artwork would be great.

Tim make a mock up of the pamphlet dude try to use some of ausmicro logos aswell saying that up to date info can be had here. just got to organise with a few other people a hall or gym or something.

hopefully dgs73 track idea can work out if he needs a hand ill help!

as for public liabilities well we will take one step at a time.

first step get a mock get together in a hall with a track.

after that we can get more people and discuss how to pay each month and hopefully get some sponsership deals.

maybe we could use 1/10th scale tracks in the sydney area? or are they tooo large and too expensive to use??

anyone know of any tracks in the sydney area so i can ask if no one knows???????

[dgs73]

the only 1/10 scale track that I know of is in North Ryde, and not the best suited surface for mini z racing (ie. its dirt…) so that’s no use to us at all. I believe there’s a track around the Balmain/Glebe area (or so I am led to believe), will look into that further this weekend… will again be down Meaowbank this weekend (both days now… just chucked a plasma dash in my older racer!), anybody’s about, drop by, we’ll get this off the ground!

[dgs73]

the only 1/10 scale track that I know of is in North Ryde, and not the best suited surface for mini z racing (ie. its dirt…) so that’s no use to us at all. I believe there’s a track around the Balmain/Glebe area (or so I am led to believe), will look into that further this weekend… will again be down Meaowbank this weekend (both days now… just chucked a plasma dash in my older racer!), anybody’s about, drop by, we’ll get this off the ground!

[TallduDe]

yeah i dont fink dirt is good for a Z.

well it would be good to get a club started with a track.

cant wait to get my Z man ill race ya when i get it so maybe next Sat not this one (hopefully).

on that thought i need some hop ups hahahaha

[TallduDe]

yeah i dont fink dirt is good for a Z.

well it would be good to get a club started with a track.

cant wait to get my Z man ill race ya when i get it so maybe next Sat not this one (hopefully).

on that thought i need some hop ups hahahaha

[Tim]

well it’s great to hear from ausmicro that they are interested in participating, well making the brochure is fairly easy but i need the info. for it like date, place, time and etc.

well first we hav 2 get a mock together i agree with that; like put your name for it so we can know who is actually going to race so we hav a clue how many are going to attend and etc.

Well my friend and i are definetly in for it.
But we hav to find a suitable place/suburb which suits us all

[Tim]

well it’s great to hear from ausmicro that they are interested in participating, well making the brochure is fairly easy but i need the info. for it like date, place, time and etc.

well first we hav 2 get a mock together i agree with that; like put your name for it so we can know who is actually going to race so we hav a clue how many are going to attend and etc.

Well my friend and i are definetly in for it.
But we hav to find a suitable place/suburb which suits us all

[dgs73]

i’ll travel if it means getting this up & running… who wants to meet up this weekend?
Talldude; when does your Focus arrive? We’ll have a stock race…

[dgs73]

i’ll travel if it means getting this up & running… who wants to meet up this weekend?
Talldude; when does your Focus arrive? We’ll have a stock race…

[Tim]

well i prefer places near the hills district or parramatta but i don’t think i can go this weekend but i’m pretty sure i can pop up next weekend wif my friends,

problem now:
who can come next weekend or this weekend?
loccation and time? definate place forever?
indoor or outdoor??>?

[Tim]

well i prefer places near the hills district or parramatta but i don’t think i can go this weekend but i’m pretty sure i can pop up next weekend wif my friends,

problem now:
who can come next weekend or this weekend?
loccation and time? definate place forever?
indoor or outdoor??>?

[dgs73]

if you want to meet at onother place, me and my mates are all up for a run, but as usual we’ll be down ay Meadowbank. (lets face it; it’s the only place I can get my Z’s up to speed.) PM me if you want to meet another place, as long as there’s room we’re in. To answer your three points quick; 1. me and my flatmate (+ anyone else!), 2. usual place, about midday; 3. outdoor.

[dgs73]

if you want to meet at onother place, me and my mates are all up for a run, but as usual we’ll be down ay Meadowbank. (lets face it; it’s the only place I can get my Z’s up to speed.) PM me if you want to meet another place, as long as there’s room we’re in. To answer your three points quick; 1. me and my flatmate (+ anyone else!), 2. usual place, about midday; 3. outdoor.

[dgs73]

oh, off topic for a bit, Aaron; nice avatar! When you get the XR6 turbo!?!:p

[dgs73]

oh, off topic for a bit, Aaron; nice avatar! When you get the XR6 turbo!?!:p

[TallduDe]

hey i just got my mini z! :D:D:D

this weekend well i cant go sunday, im up for a race/blast on saturday!

it will have to be a stock race coz i have no hop ups for the car yet!

give us a PM if its cool dude i wont stay long just an hour or two coz i got to work the afternoon. i just want to race this thing!

[TallduDe]

hey i just got my mini z! :D:D:D

this weekend well i cant go sunday, im up for a race/blast on saturday!

it will have to be a stock race coz i have no hop ups for the car yet!

give us a PM if its cool dude i wont stay long just an hour or two coz i got to work the afternoon. i just want to race this thing!

[Tim]

wow that great Talldude u finally ur mini z but i think i can pop up this sunday but maybe maybe next weekend (?_0)’,well my friend would show up. So we got approx. 5 people ready to race, talldude, dgs73 and mate, my friend and i. Well we can get sydney club thing up and going finally but the thing is my friend and i both mod our;s so…

[Tim]

wow that great Talldude u finally ur mini z but i think i can pop up this sunday but maybe maybe next weekend (?_0)’,well my friend would show up. So we got approx. 5 people ready to race, talldude, dgs73 and mate, my friend and i. Well we can get sydney club thing up and going finally but the thing is my friend and i both mod our;s so…

[dgs73]

so I have some serious competition, eh? What mods u got? (btw; i’m running a Plasma dash w/ 8t pinion, 12xFET stack, dry bearings, all other mods are off the shelf… thats the GTR anyway…) Looks like there’ll be another of my mates coming, his WRX gets here tommrrow…

[dgs73]

so I have some serious competition, eh? What mods u got? (btw; i’m running a Plasma dash w/ 8t pinion, 12xFET stack, dry bearings, all other mods are off the shelf… thats the GTR anyway…) Looks like there’ll be another of my mates coming, his WRX gets here tommrrow…

[Tim]

haha i got a plasma motor but haven’t soldered it on but i’ll hav it on, i got a v2 motor and titanium ball different, new bearing, suspension and etc. my friend has simiilar mods but no plasma motor.
i hav a Mugen NSX while my friend has a mercedes

so r we meeting next sat?

[Tim]

haha i got a plasma motor but haven’t soldered it on but i’ll hav it on, i got a v2 motor and titanium ball different, new bearing, suspension and etc. my friend has simiilar mods but no plasma motor.
i hav a Mugen NSX while my friend has a mercedes

so r we meeting next sat?

[TallduDe]

damn i gotta modifly this car of mine :smiley2:

we can still have a blast/race session, have to be this sat the 3/4 or next sun 11/4 after dat im free on the weekends any day.

we should meet up and have a little chat about this club business maybe make it our first ‘unoffical’ club meeting.

will u be at the netball courts this sat dgs73?

[TallduDe]

damn i gotta modifly this car of mine :smiley2:

we can still have a blast/race session, have to be this sat the 3/4 or next sun 11/4 after dat im free on the weekends any day.

we should meet up and have a little chat about this club business maybe make it our first ‘unoffical’ club meeting.

will u be at the netball courts this sat dgs73?

[dgs73]

thats the go, talldude… yeah, i’ll be there at about midday, what about everyone else? Some have mentioned Saturday, others are saying Sunday… At this point we’ll make it SATURDAY 3rd APRIL AT 12PM.

[dgs73]

thats the go, talldude… yeah, i’ll be there at about midday, what about everyone else? Some have mentioned Saturday, others are saying Sunday… At this point we’ll make it SATURDAY 3rd APRIL AT 12PM.

[betty.k]

good work fellers!:smiley2: you guys are gonna have a blast!:8ball:

[betty.k]

good work fellers!:smiley2: you guys are gonna have a blast!:8ball:

[TallduDe]

lets hope i can wake up in time!!! 😀

it should be good if no one can make this date then we will ‘have’ to meet again, which is no shame i say.

meet u there

[TallduDe]

lets hope i can wake up in time!!! 😀

it should be good if no one can make this date then we will ‘have’ to meet again, which is no shame i say.

meet u there

[dgs73]

mate, if this is one of your first runs with your Z (i’m guessing it’s NOT), then you’ll wake up in time. Believe me. And if we make this a regular thing, then more people will show up over time. All I know is there is gonna be about 10 Z’s down there this weekend. Now, who’s got a digical / digital camera?:D

[dgs73]

mate, if this is one of your first runs with your Z (i’m guessing it’s NOT), then you’ll wake up in time. Believe me. And if we make this a regular thing, then more people will show up over time. All I know is there is gonna be about 10 Z’s down there this weekend. Now, who’s got a digical / digital camera?:D

[Tim]

Guys so how was it?
How many showed up?

i’m pretty sure i can pop up next sunday bout 12 or 1 depending…

My friend has a Nokia 6600 which can take photos then i can upload it, the pixel are 640×480 i think.

Well My friend & I can’t pop up on sats. but only on sunday though, do u want 2 make every fortnight sunday or something 2 race?

[Tim]

Guys so how was it?
How many showed up?

i’m pretty sure i can pop up next sunday bout 12 or 1 depending…

My friend has a Nokia 6600 which can take photos then i can upload it, the pixel are 640×480 i think.

Well My friend & I can’t pop up on sats. but only on sunday though, do u want 2 make every fortnight sunday or something 2 race?

[TallduDe]

i couldnt go today some bright spark decided to rear end me when i was driving this morning!

what made matters worse it was my dads car blackeye:

luckly no was hurt (except the ole commodore may it rest in pieces) that was my day goneeeeeeee.

i still want this meet up to happen now, i hate it when life comes around and throws a curve ball at me!

im not too sureabout next sunday due to it bing easter and my olds being religious, if i got nothing planned we all should meet up then, hopefully this time nothing bad happens to anyone!

[TallduDe]

i couldnt go today some bright spark decided to rear end me when i was driving this morning!

what made matters worse it was my dads car blackeye:

luckly no was hurt (except the ole commodore may it rest in pieces) that was my day goneeeeeeee.

i still want this meet up to happen now, i hate it when life comes around and throws a curve ball at me!

im not too sureabout next sunday due to it bing easter and my olds being religious, if i got nothing planned we all should meet up then, hopefully this time nothing bad happens to anyone!

[peteWah]

Sat3/4/04
Nobody other than dgs, a mate of his, myself & i think maybe just under 250 netball 👿
*#@%$@* with fam & friends…
NOT FUN with the lack of space:evil:
1-2 courts we could use out of 25-30 down there.
That should give you guys that have not been there before an idear of the size of the area
Our local paper let us down for the Sat 3/4/04
as there was no mention of netball season starting…….
TallduDe; is your ford focus ok after your incident with the commodore…

come one come all and lets have some fun :D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

Sat3/4/04
Nobody other than dgs, a mate of his, myself & i think maybe just under 250 netball 👿
*#@%$@* with fam & friends…
NOT FUN with the lack of space:evil:
1-2 courts we could use out of 25-30 down there.
That should give you guys that have not been there before an idear of the size of the area
Our local paper let us down for the Sat 3/4/04
as there was no mention of netball season starting…….
TallduDe; is your ford focus ok after your incident with the commodore…

come one come all and lets have some fun :D:smiley2:

[Tim]

well sad 2 hear from u guys that there is limited space 🙁 but would there be a lot space on sundays?

well this sunday i can probably show up wif mate wat bout u guys??dgs so how was the track? wat did u make it out of?

Let’s say from now on if it’s raining in the morning like this morning we;ll call it off
😀

[Tim]

well sad 2 hear from u guys that there is limited space 🙁 but would there be a lot space on sundays?

well this sunday i can probably show up wif mate wat bout u guys??dgs so how was the track? wat did u make it out of?

Let’s say from now on if it’s raining in the morning like this morning we;ll call it off
😀

[TallduDe]

my focus is good i used my dads commo to get rid of of some garbage. now its garbage blackeye:

damn shame about the netball girls i bet they were all under age aswell, so that limited the fun factor aswell :smiley2:

yeah will meet up soon! have to its a quest now!

[TallduDe]

my focus is good i used my dads commo to get rid of of some garbage. now its garbage blackeye:

damn shame about the netball girls i bet they were all under age aswell, so that limited the fun factor aswell :smiley2:

yeah will meet up soon! have to its a quest now!

[dgs73]

netball was a minor setback, but we still had a good 15 x 30 meters to play with… looks like Sundays and that’s it down here. Tim; there is no netball Sundays, not for a good four months anyway. (Gala days occasionally) Even then it’s not very often… One good thing about the lack of space though; I can now drift my GTR up to 4 meters! Shame I didn’t have the space to open the bugger right up, or that distance would be greater!!

[dgs73]

netball was a minor setback, but we still had a good 15 x 30 meters to play with… looks like Sundays and that’s it down here. Tim; there is no netball Sundays, not for a good four months anyway. (Gala days occasionally) Even then it’s not very often… One good thing about the lack of space though; I can now drift my GTR up to 4 meters! Shame I didn’t have the space to open the bugger right up, or that distance would be greater!!

[peteWah]

TalduDe to answer that three girls i saw down there were i my year at school 24-25.
The day was cool lots of technical driving involved we had to wait for the odd person to get out of the way.
on sundays we can have it all
p.s tim get you and you mate down to the park this sunday with your cars & dash.
Give dgs a serios run for his money maybeeeeee…
im at 50 as of now congrats to me
hiphip
:D:D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

TalduDe to answer that three girls i saw down there were i my year at school 24-25.
The day was cool lots of technical driving involved we had to wait for the odd person to get out of the way.
on sundays we can have it all
p.s tim get you and you mate down to the park this sunday with your cars & dash.
Give dgs a serios run for his money maybeeeeee…
im at 50 as of now congrats to me
hiphip
:D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

i’m up for the challenge…:D
oh, good for you Pete…:smiley2:

[dgs73]

i’m up for the challenge…:D
oh, good for you Pete…:smiley2:

[Tim]

dgs73 sorry mate i don’t wanna dog u but this is Easter sunday and now i have doubts that if i can come or not 🙁 but i will try my best to persuade my parents to c if i can come but it’s a 50/50 chance though

anyway does anyone here know how 2 solder or hav a soldering machine?

i need 2 solder my plasma motor!!

anyhow does anyone know where you can buy cheap heat sink motor mounts from a retail hobby shop because i don’t trust online buying! 👿

[Tim]

dgs73 sorry mate i don’t wanna dog u but this is Easter sunday and now i have doubts that if i can come or not 🙁 but i will try my best to persuade my parents to c if i can come but it’s a 50/50 chance though

anyway does anyone here know how 2 solder or hav a soldering machine?

i need 2 solder my plasma motor!!

anyhow does anyone know where you can buy cheap heat sink motor mounts from a retail hobby shop because i don’t trust online buying! 👿

[dgs73]

a solder job? Jamie’s your man if you dont trust your skills… (I dont trust mine:smiley2:) as for the motor mount/heat sink, I dont think you’ll find one in Hobby shops (have a look though), you may be best to grab one off another member on this site, or speak to Bithed. As for Easter, I forgot about that, but as my parents live around the corner from that park, I imagine i’ll be there anyway…:smiley2:

[dgs73]

a solder job? Jamie’s your man if you dont trust your skills… (I dont trust mine:smiley2:) as for the motor mount/heat sink, I dont think you’ll find one in Hobby shops (have a look though), you may be best to grab one off another member on this site, or speak to Bithed. As for Easter, I forgot about that, but as my parents live around the corner from that park, I imagine i’ll be there anyway…:smiley2:

[Tim]

hahah that shows that u r not a Christian!!
hahaha

anyway u r not confident wif ur solder job? wat about anyone here who would turn up at meadow bank??

Does anyone hav a spare heat sink lying around here? i;ll buy it?

[Tim]

hahah that shows that u r not a Christian!!
hahaha

anyway u r not confident wif ur solder job? wat about anyone here who would turn up at meadow bank??

Does anyone hav a spare heat sink lying around here? i;ll buy it?

[TallduDe]

hey man dont look at me for soldering skills, my skills are a bit stuffed.

i got a spare heat sink i bought it with my mini z dude. if u want it u can have it for cheap, depending if you want it i guess.

[TallduDe]

hey man dont look at me for soldering skills, my skills are a bit stuffed.

i got a spare heat sink i bought it with my mini z dude. if u want it u can have it for cheap, depending if you want it i guess.

[Tim]

o that’s great! wat colour is it, give me more info or PM

how much are u selling it?

so who is turning up this sunday?

[Tim]

o that’s great! wat colour is it, give me more info or PM

how much are u selling it?

so who is turning up this sunday?

[TallduDe]

dude its a silver one, name a price dude.

ill have to check about sunday, damn religious stuff.

other then this sunday im free all sundays after!

[TallduDe]

dude its a silver one, name a price dude.

ill have to check about sunday, damn religious stuff.

other then this sunday im free all sundays after!

[dgs73]

I’ll be doing the Easter thing on Sunday as well, (Tim; yes, I am…) but will be passing the place to get home. Hence the cars will be with me…

[dgs73]

I’ll be doing the Easter thing on Sunday as well, (Tim; yes, I am…) but will be passing the place to get home. Hence the cars will be with me…

[kevsta]

What’s the surface like at those meadowbank netball courts ?

I gave my mini-z a run on the netball courts at haberfield and it was very unsettled and out of place – bouncing around like a 4WD at high speed.

Cheers,
Kevsta.

[kevsta]

What’s the surface like at those meadowbank netball courts ?

I gave my mini-z a run on the netball courts at haberfield and it was very unsettled and out of place – bouncing around like a 4WD at high speed.

Cheers,
Kevsta.

[Tim]

LOL Dgs73 haha sorry!

anyhow sounds like most people can’t turn up
let’s just call it off for this week alright?

anyway wat is the surface like and what the track like or is it just high speed ring??

Talldude giv me more info bout it, where is it from, how hav u used it and etc?
is it the same as this one?

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=144_21_474_475&products_id=6595

[Tim]

LOL Dgs73 haha sorry!

anyhow sounds like most people can’t turn up
let’s just call it off for this week alright?

anyway wat is the surface like and what the track like or is it just high speed ring??

Talldude giv me more info bout it, where is it from, how hav u used it and etc?
is it the same as this one?

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=144_21_474_475&products_id=6595

[TallduDe]

yeah dude its exactly the one you have shown in your link. all i have to it is opened it from the package. ive changed my mind with a silver mount i want a blue one (i dont know i just like blue better alrite)

yeah should make it the following weekend Sunday the 18th of April !!!!!!!!!!!

date is set in stone……….maybe :smiley2:

[Tim]

alright that cool i buy it 😀 how much are u offering for it?
$15 or more?
why did u buy two anyway?

So it’s set the 18th of April!

[TallduDe]

i dunno why i bought it, seemed like a good idea at the time :clown:

anyways see everyone then!!

[dgs73]

ok folks… that surface is smooth, very few imperferctions (read as ‘crap’), so excellent for Z’s… kevsat; sounds like those courts are pretty old… Tim; no worries:smiley2:, and yes, I agee, most people will be busy this weekend, so 18th it shall be. Talldude; that alloy motor mount you’re keeping; is’nt that for a low mounted motor? Thought you had a high mount set…

[Tim]

talldude my NSX is low mount i think:pwould ur motor mount fit my NSX?

[dgs73]

NSX is low mount Tim… i’m not sure if there is any such thing as an low mount alloy motor mount, so Talldude’s should fit your car…

[kevsta]

What time on the 18th ?

I’ll try to be there (now that my z ain’t stock anymore) – but can only stay for 3 sets of batteries.

Hopefully, my crystal set don’t clash with anyone else.

:smiley16:

[Tim]

hmm.. let’s say 12 or 1 because i can come after church but i only hav 1 set of GP 750 i think so i’ll only b staying there for a whil

hey i got this cool idea that we can do on the day
A drag race like 2fast 2 furious

we get 2 can at each end and the cars start at one end and they hav 2 hit the other sides’s can and come back and hit the original can, just like in the movie how they had 2 get around the bins/pole(can’t remember)

so who;s making the track?

[kevsta]

I’m running on AM Band 4 27.145 Mhz.

As for the track, anyone got a couple of long pieces of rope ?

Edited by – kevsta on 09 April 2004 22:09:46

[TallduDe]

im on band 5.

ill try to get some rope, i had the same idea about using the stuff aswell.

ill try to get some.

[Tim]

HAHAHAH perfect i’m running on band 2!!!

that means that we don’t hav collisions!

but i got to check out my mate’s frequency as well

[dgs73]

i’ve got 27.045, 27.095 and 27.145… iv’e got 3 sets of 800mah’s if anyone needs to borrow a set for the day… as for the time, MIDDAY it is. And that drag race idea, i’m in! Pretty good actually. And i’ll try and get my hands on some rope too…

[Tim]

Well that’s great! i’ll see if i can get my hand on some ropes as well! I’ll bring the can, my mate;s z is running on band 6.

That good dgs73 my mate’s will need the 800’s because he lost his 800’s, he said it’s buried somewhere in his house!

So let’s make it 12:30 pm but which court is it? like give us the actual address of the park plz//

[TallduDe]

ill turn up about noonish,

well you know what they say give them enuff rope and they will……… race mini Z’s :smiley2:

[kevsta]

I’ll also be turning up at 12.30pm – if it doesn’t rain.

dgs,
Will my frequency clash with yours because they seem pretty close ?

Also need address of the netball courts please.

Looking forward to this, beats driving around in the kitchen or lounge room.

😀

Edited by – kevsta on 12 April 2004 22:19:29

[Tim]

well if the frequency crashes just switch the crystal around, the remote with the car. Apparently that works well…

I turn up about noonish as well

so anyway how many people are goin?

And how old are you guys

[dgs73]

the bands while being close, do not clash with each other… will be there myself at 11.30 or so… The address; bottom of Adelaide Street (off Victoria Road) at West Ryde. You can turn onto Adelaide St from either direction too… As for age, i’ll tell you what I know; me – 31, Kevsta – 34, Justin – 27, Josh – 28 (both mates of mine), pcd – 27, talldude – ?? (never did find out; i’ll guess mid-twenties…), Tim; your age? I think we go through this questin every two pages or so… the number keeps ncreasing, but at this rate there’ll be a minimum of 6 people… now, who’s taking what? myself; both Racers, Monster, Xmod, maybe a couple of Bits. Oh, Tim; what do you mean by switching the crystal around? Not what I think you mean I hope…

[TallduDe]

well dgs73 is close to the mark im 23.

you wont be able to miss us at the courts, who can miss a bunch of guys yelling and screaming about how well they drive there r/c cars???????

ill bring along my z (der) a few bits (why not) and maybe my aerobird plane. should be a good day.

oh yeah if i seem a bit hung over that day its because i will be i got a 21st the night before. so dont scream tooo loudly okay guys :smiley2:

[dgs73]

look for the skinny bloke in the Ausmicro shirt…:smiley2:

[TallduDe]

dudes i got my x-speed in the mail today aswell as some bearings!!

now ive installed the motor how the hell do i do the bearings? (im not joking i havent a clue)

it was part of package deal thing from ebay thats why i got it.

i tested the motor today and its quick, losts of low down torque not much top speed, but the car does flip when i steer tooo sharply or i hit a tiny rock.

next mod’s are full decked out rear suspension.

[Tim]

Damm you guys are old i’m only 15 hahaha my my m8 is 18, look like i’m the youngest there!

Talldude installing bearing isn’t that hard basically use your wheel wrench and get the wheels out and in the centre of the wheel you see this black round thing in the middle that is the original bearing. Poke it out and replace it with the new bearing. If you are still having problems PM me. Anyhow if your car flips around corners you got problems because if you race us and your car flips ahhahahaa. There are solutions to it; buy a more aerodynamic body shell and buy more gripping tyres.

Earlier i was talking about switching the crystals around, it’s true i’ve people have switched the crystal from the remote onto the car and it acts as a slightly different frequency so if you have the same band that the only solution to it.

[kevsta]

The 4 bearings with the 2mm hole go on the front two wheels.

The 3 bearings with the 3mm hole go on the wheel closest to the gear and on either sides of the motor mount.

Oh and keep the wheel hub spacers so that you can place them underneath your front knuckles for some serious lowering to reduce your flipping problems.

Did you run the motor in water to break it in ?

🙂

Edited by – kevsta on 13 April 2004 19:31:57

[Tim]

Kevesta i don’t get what you mean by running the motor in water to break it in ?

[TallduDe]

yeah me dont get it?

ive tried to take those bearing things off to put the new ones on, no luck

ill just let one of u guys do it for me!

[dgs73]

dont put your motors in water!!! Or do, I suppose… up to you, but water + electrical current usually equals bad. ok, talldude; front two wheels – all four bushes (2 each wheel) replaced with the 4 bearings with the small holes. Take your diff off, remove the two bushes from either side, replace with 2 of the bearings with the 3mm inside hole. (the fronts have 2mm.) One to go! Take the rear wheel off the diff (the only one left off after removing it from the car), and remove the bushing (there’s only one – outside edge of the wheel.), swap with last bearing. Done! All other bushings stay where they started.:approve:

[Tim]

Anyhow you guys should see what the Melbourne guys are doing! they actually got a 1/12 track to race on. So big! they even got footage of it!

But doesn’t matter we’ll get this kick started this Sunday with approx. 8 peopl 😀

[kevsta]

Check out the following URL about motor break in.

http://minizcanada.com/tech/motor.htm

I’ve done it with my x-speed – but can’t for the life of me tell the difference because I don’t have anything to compare it to. Some people swear by it with good results.

Will have to do a comparison on Sunday with you Talldude to see if it’s any better.

The wheel hub spacers are hard to get out. I used some pointy tipped tweezers to pry them out from the sides.

[dgs73]

yeah, i’ve heard of people doing this, I prefer the unloaded running method… will have to try it tonight, got an unopened X-speed floating around at home… talldude; that bearing issue of yours sorted yet?

[TallduDe]

WOooofuckenHooooo i did it :). wasnt too hard after all.

thanks for the help guys it was great. this is what a club should do, a gathering of peoples who race/help/make fun of each other.

yeah i would be interested in seeing an “un broken” x-speed vrs a “broken” in one.

Edited by – TallduDe on 14 April 2004 18:03:27

[Tim]

I don’t really get the water break in method…
*read the link already

So you get a dish of water and let your motor run it right? Is that what you are saying?

Doesn’t that wreck your motor?
What does it do anyway after running in the water, improve RPM? but why ? wat theory is that

[Tim]

I was talking about switching crystals and i was right!

If you have more than 12 cars, what can you do? You can buy about 62 other frequencies from countries like Japan in the 26, 27 and 29 MHz bands but they are not licensed for use in Canada or USA and are illegal to use. You can also switch the crystal from the MiniZ to the controller and vice versa (RX crystal becomes TX crystal and vice versa). This brings the frequency down by 0.455 MHz and can again be out of the legal usage range.

[TallduDe]

more then 12 cars?? wat theeeee

how many more cars do u want to run at once, though it would be interesting seeing all those cars trying to race each other…..

first things first lets race 8 at once with no interfearence.

although im pretty sure u can use other frequncies other then the 27mhz one that way we could have more then just 12 cars.

[Tim]

but we have the same band and it would collide together so the only way we can fix it is by switching the crystals around and reduce the frequency by 0.455mhz

[kevsta]

I just got to say that I had a great time today racing with all of you. All in all thumbs up for a good few hours of fun.

Still can’t believe dgs’s standard X-speed does 39 km/h on the speed checker whereas Talldude and mine could only max out at 20km/h.

I got to attend to my traction problems – might have to run a hard rear end.

[Tim]

:shock:39km/h! that even faster than my Plasma Dash with turbo!!

Anyhow i got to admit we had a great time and only little bit of damage when my NSX collided with Kevesta’s Porshe :dead:.. (sorry man) and when my NSX hitted Geo z’s supra but it was good race!

Talldude and Kevesta both had good cars and i can’t believe talldudes Focus had such good control and steering :shock:and Talldude won a couple a race when Kevesta spun out and when i collided with Supra LOL!

Good work guys i enjoyed it just as much as you did! but now i got to work on steering and control! keep spinning out when i tried to race~ real problem!

[kevsta]

No worries Tim about the collision – we had a few of them before you came. I’ve got two new bodies coming from HK right now.

– hope you can glue that headlight lens back on.

You should have come earlier when dgs and his mates were around, the guys subaru wrx had a range of over 50 metres… my range was a mere 25 metres.

Next time, I going to bring my digital camera so we can take a movie of the drags.

Couldn’t believe how good Geo-z’s F1 handled powered by a standard x-speed you could here the high pitch whine at full throttle.

He’s a walking mini-z garage.

🙂

Edited by – kevsta on 18 April 2004 20:11:26

[Tim]

Yea i can’t believe Geo-z’s gears like he has everything from motor mount to gears and even spare bearings!

How come dgs and mates have such good range?
well headlight lens i think i would just leave them off because i lost the other side already and it look weird anyway with a lens on one side and no lens on the others so no big deal:smiley2:

I had a go with his F1 & Supra supremely good handling nd speed!

Kevesta what bodies are you getting
:question:

[dgs73]

there wa alot of collisions before you showed up, Tim… nothing too major though… the aerials are home-made, piano wire about 70mm longer than the stock aerials… about the same thickness too. Never got to run that F1, but it appeared to handle extremely well. And fast as… Yeah, funny my X-speed came up eith a reading of 39kph… should have tested the GTR before the Plasma went toes-up…:angry: Oh, sorry I could’nt hang about longer, had a big afternoon lined up, and all 4 sets of batteries of mine were dead by the time Tim showed up. Got a good 3+ hours of racing in all up though. Sweet. Will be going again this Sunday, anyone else, see you there… 12 midday…

[peteWah]

The SUPRA i was using ran out of juice after a good stint on one set of batts.
And to all who had a smash with it, I was not driving at the time it was dgs’s mate stew…
and look out guys , josh’s wrc impreza was stock and still managing to keep close…mods are on the way for it soon…
5-6 cars going at one time was a good challenge…
I had some good FUN with that F1Geo-z, i dont own a mini z yet but i have a better idear of what it might be F1?????? I think yes.
The racer has been relegated !!!
Daves gtr needs a new set of nine lives DEAD.
Daves clk – no more needs to be said about this car or should it … i think mate now its time for a bit more straight line with the 9 what else could be done…Can you make it even faster
btw pcd79 will now have a name change to peteWah if i can remember where to do it:D:smiley2::)

[dgs73]

i think between me and GeoZ we had enough spares to build another couple of cars… the GTR will be back from the dead in around 2 weeks… and wot’s wrong with my CLK PeteWah?!? I dont think I can get any more speed outta that thing unless I add more FETs… pass. I just wish I got longer out of the GTR, was the fastest car there by FAR.

[peteWah]

You know you have a 8 in it we all do, So put a 9 in it and see what happens-cant hurt:approve::D:approve:

[dgs73]

actually Pete, until yesterday it was running the seven tooth pinion… the eight went in not long before we left. Will be testing the nine tooth this afternoon in it if I get the chance to take the car out…

[Tim]

Damm i can’t wait till Sundayy when we can all race again!

I think i can fix my NSX by than by getting new parts sometime this week, sorry DGS i was late because i got caught up in a basketball game before i came so by the it finished i quickly came over!

So i heard that your plasma GTR is down right?
So what happened to it?
Do your Plasma fried or what happened?
I got a Plasma Dash myself and is hard as to control it before it spins out but i;m still working on it 😀

[peteWah]

yeah and it went quick – dont you want quicker
without fets of course

:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – pcd79 on 19 April 2004 16:31:54

[dgs73]

my GTR has the PERFECT set-up; does’nt spin out, handles awesome, and FLIES. To answer your question Tim; not sure as yet, but I think one of the wires (motor to pcb) may have snapped. Not happy, ‘cos it was going hard one minute, then just rolled to a stop… no ‘fried insides’ smell so thats a plus. Maybe my Plasma’s in need of a re-build. This car will be back destroying the competition in a couple of weeks. How many fets you got in your car Tim? Got a 2×6 stack myself… Also, I found using the Plasma dash with a narrow Z (GTR, WRX, IS200,etc.) handle much better with a high speed set-up. Not sure why, but after a brief stint with my fet’ed (?) chassis with wide wheels and shell I found that was the main factor to my spinning out. Back to the GTR shell, no hassles. This maybe something you might want to look into, Tim. Should sort your traction issues

[peteWah]

BTW: thanks to all that showed up on the day.
maybe we can set out some kinda course with (large) traffic cones and some chalk to mark arrows on the courts for some kinda sence of direction…WE NEED IT or not
Before track edges are made up what should the material be ANYBODY… hose filled with water & thick rope are two that come to mind…

Dave has a good idear using rubber sheets of tile like they use at Ice rinks… put a whole lot together and engrave a track outline into it
(He needs to do a test)
# them so we can take it apart in big sheets and put in a car boot
WHATEVER….
Dave knows more about whats in his head so maybee Dave can explain it a bit more
But you get the general idear A…
cheers :D:smiley2::smiley2:

Edited by – pcd79 on 19 April 2004 17:16:33

[TallduDe]

hey all

had a good out. was cool to see a few Z’s going around.

couldnt believe how fast dgs plasma dash went would have been cool to see the top speed on the dyno.

well today a whoooooooooooooooole heap of parts came for me in the mail, so next time we all meet up which will be soon, i wont be running stock rear set up.

should of tried to organise arace more then just drags.

well until next time..

[Tim]

But the drag was mad especially when Geo-z went 3,2…(pause) 1 1/2…

and when i keep spinnning out, but by next sunday it should be better~

dgs how fast does your GTR run?
My run approx. 30-31km/h with just an external V2 turbo :smiley16: I’m getting the FETS off Aaron soon, yea it’s going to be 6×2 hope it would stop heating up the turbo :)What setup did you have on your GTR if you had awesome handling? like it would be magnificent to have a flying car and perfect handling?
I”m not too sure about the spinning out because of the chasis and wide wheels because i do have wide wheels at the back of my NSX 😀 the only way to find out is this sunday after the parts come in!

Hey how about next week everyone bring a garden hose and make a track 2gether?

One more question.. how tight should i tighten my ball diff. to run straight and for the surface of the netball court?

[peteWah]

dgs’s gtr went between 40-43km/h give or take before it died i think Tim, but you wont get that answer till tha morning.
I think dave should run 2 V2 turbos on his non fetted CLK can that be done dave-anyone maybe one would do…..
I would like to see a 9tp in it, the 8tp was quick
do it dude:D:smiley2::smiley2:
faster is better 🙂

[kevsta]

I’m waiting on a clk body and a ferrari 355 body to come this week – cheap iwaver thrash bodies but no one will tell the difference right ?

Won’t be making it this Sunday – got a few things to do, maybe the next one though. Should have a new suspension/tyre setup by then.

As for track, how about just get a 12 pack of softdrink cans and place them strategically on the netball court.

🙂

[peteWah]

With sand in them yeah, good idear kevsta that sounds like the cheap alternative for the moment… maybe rap the bottom half in a foam like material with some sand in them they would be weighted good stuff….
dave can try it:D:smiley2::smiley2:

[Tim]

That sounds alright to me

I can produce 12 can easily in one day, beer can and soft drink and etc..

so if we have about 8 ppl we will have 96 cans woohoo!

That should do it….
But do we have to fill it with sand before we come or just fill them with water or something?
You don’t really need to wrap them in foam like material since it won’t damage your car if u run at it, unless u filled it wif concrete or something

[peteWah]

We can take sand from the river in places:D
We have to test…:D:smiley2::smiley2:

[TallduDe]

i dont fink we should fill a can with water man, wat happens if one us (and they will) hit it. water everywhere on the track plus one dead Z due to water coming into the electronics. sounds like a good idea with the cans then maybe something conecting the cans to form a mini wall, foam sounds good.

have to talk to dgs and find out wat his idea is exactly.

ive got a Beatle RS and Pug 306 body coming in they will be my thrash bodies, might retire the focus or paint it black to look like my car :D.

ive got a new suspension set up in my car now, rear dampner and a ball diff, i got a full suspension kit but ill leave dat until i really need it me thinks.

what does everyone else prefer with suspension full on rear roll item or just a dampner?

[Tim]

That good talldude now your car is no longer stock :Dso u can’t have any excuses for not losing now.. j/k

The can idea is good but filling it with sand is still a problem.. I don’t want to carry 12 cans full of sands onto my car unless i really need to but i don’t think there is a river around Meadow Bank maybe there is not too sure..

[peteWah]

Grr-the sand is already there TIM parra river right next to the courts:8ball:, sand abound….
you are not reading very well to say that there is no river
when i posted this 2 before your thread???

Quote:

We can take sand from the river in places:D

:D:D:smiley2::approve:

[dgs73]

sand eh? Pete, you’ve lived down that way almost as long as me… there aint any sand in that river…:smiley2:

[dgs73]

not much, anyway… we’d have to walk for half an hour of so to get it… hose I think is the best bet for the moment. This idea of mine will take a little while, what with sourcing the rubber and all that, but easy from then on. Pete; I dont even have to cut it out at work, could do it at home. Talldude; I prefer to use both on the wide body (soft springs all round suites where we were on Sunday, I found), but the GTR has no roll or friction shocks, just an O-plate. Found I dont need the other suspension parts when using this. Tim; would’nt you like to know?:smiley2: It runs around 45 odd clicks with a seven tooth pinion. The set-up is a secret though… As for the GTR anyway, after minor surgery last night discovered that it still goes, the Plasma DOES need rewiring. Rebuild time too, I guess. Got an Xspeed with the 8 tooth on it, so still a force to be reckoned with. What can I say??:blush::clown:

[kevsta]

I can imagine all the sand on the netball courts and our z’s grinding it all between the pinion and spur gear oh yeah.

:smiley16:

[dgs73]

yeah, i’ll give that a miss too…

[Tim]

Secret hey i just got to find it out myself

As for the track.. i say everyone bring a hose or something? What do u think?

[TallduDe]

there must be something under the ‘hood’ of dgs73 Z :p

anyway my Z is out of action again! i didnt tighten a wheel nut properly and well as i wasgoing full speed when i was using it outdoors, the left hand rear wheel flew off along with the bearing and wheel nut. (bugger)

now i have ordered more wheel nuts and some other goodies 😀

anyway wouldnt mind knowing the details of this track set up of yours dgs73?

[Tim]

The wheelnut of my car has fallen off before when i was racing it outdoor but luckily i found it!!

so talldude u cumin this sunday man?

Yea so what the track going to look like?

[dgs73]

I hate loosing the buggers… Right, this track idea; i’ll have to give you guys the run-down on Sunday (REMIND ME), easier described verbally I think. PeteWah sort of has the right idea. As for what it looks like Tim, if all goes to plan, any layout we like. that’s the aim. Different layouts of varying difficulty… Anyway, who’s in this weekend? So far i’m guessing; me, Pete, Josh (thats a maybe), Justin (flatmate), Talldude, Tim.

[Tim]

Yeah that right i’ll be there alright.. this time earlier i’ll try coming about 12 ish but i’ll my best to get there asap..

So are using hoses or cans or what?:question:

[kevsta]

Got my i-waver bodies in the mail today. They look pretty cheap and surprisingly don’t have any light wells to put the light kit into. Paint job on them doesn’t compare to the kyosho auto scales – the top of the windscreen wipers is red not black. But overall, not bad for the price paid.

I just hope they don’t explode into little pieces on impact and provide at least some protection for the chassis.

Those wheel nuts look really delicate, and I think if you put them on at an angle it may strip the thread inside them.

Yeah, I reckon dgs’s clk has got some extras to run so quick.

Let me take a stab in the dark…

Motor can bearings ?
Silver Neo magnets ?
Internal fets ?
An extra cell or two ?
Or did he just take the x-speed sticker off and place it on his plasma ?

:D:D:D

Don’t tell us. It’ll keep us all on our toes.

🙂

[TallduDe]

well i guess i can turn up if some one is able to let me borrow a wheel nut for the day if i am not able to get one by sunday.

[dgs73]

mate i’ve got heaps of spare stock and afew alloy wheel nuts… Will bring em all with on the day. Seriously though, guys; my CLK has no funky mods that i’m keeping quiet about, and the motor is a real Xspeed, not a Plasma. No fets, no extra cells, no motor mods. Driver skill boys…:smiley2::clown:

[Tim]

LOL

i think the GTR has all thoses mods that has been stated by Kevesta right dgs?

Plasma,FETS,neo magnets and etc.

PM if i’m wrong then tell me the real parts
:D:D:D:D

[Aaron]

Some Mini-Z are quicker than others – component tolerances can work in your favour at times!

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[peteWah]

Yeah dave pull the the other one !!!!!
:smiley2::D:D

[dgs73]

dead set mate… actually its an Orion big block held on with a rubber band…:p But seriously…
no, the CLK is untouched… the GTR though, well; dry bearings, 2x6xfets, Square titanium diff, carbon O-plate, 800mah nimh’s, lightened chassis. The Plasma only has the bearings and thats it (that I can remember off hand)

[peteWah]

For some people its just luck then i guess….:D:D:smiley2:
all Z’s should be created equal:p

Edited by – peteWah on 21 April 2004 12:28:56

Edited by – peteWah on 21 April 2004 12:29:50

[dgs73]

yep, some people have to earn their driver skills, why I was lucky enough to be born eith ’em… hehehe

[TallduDe]

LOL you talk the talk dude but can you walk the walk! :p

have to get a race set up.

it should be interesting but expect damage hahahaha remember ‘rubbing is racin’

[dgs73]

so full of it that it dribbles down my chin… the weekend will decide who can walk, and who can only talk. Dont mind the odd scuff marks on the cars either

[TallduDe]

scuff marks are a badge of honour dude.

i personally never raced r/c stuff like this before, if you whoop my butt ill change you to a Bit Char g race. if i lose that then i will give you a thumb wrestle! either way i have to finish the day with at one minor victory for my egos sake!!!!!!!

[peteWah]

Big tall boy has big thumb, you are sure to win the thumb war:D:):p

[dgs73]

fine, i’ll do a fet mod on my thumb when I get off work…

[Geo-Z]

Yeah dgs73, I should be able to come this week too. I’ve got 2 reels of garden pipe (the type u need to punch holes to create irrigation sprinklers) both 20m long to create a grand length of 40m if need be. It needs STRONG tape to hold it down tho….

BTW have all of u broken in ur motors? Till now I’ve only broken 2 of mine, the Tokuhon Tom Supra (MR01) and the F1 Willams….but using the dry method I’ve learned from HK racers. They all use this method but it really reduces the life of ur brushes…..no biggie really. Basically hook up 2 AAA cells to ur motor and let it run for 30 mins.

Also I put a TEENY drop of thin oil (trinity royal is alright) on each ends of the armature before racing….pity i ran out. :((

Tim, did the alloy mount work? Is ur turbo salvagable after the, ah, wire snap? My TLP turbo used to have crappy wires too so I changed them to thicker ones.

Neway, I had a blast that day, tho I was the last to leave….those nitro boys actually talked to Tim and I; seems they’re interested in our pocket rockets too. Talldude, ur Focus is a damned good body, I’m possibly gonna get one (or a peugeot) the next time I go to Taiwan. kevsta, ur porshe is leet. dgs the xmod isn’t bad at all – a fet upgrade and a stage 10 NML motor will really make it smoke. Oh yeah and the monster too – should’ve got one over the overland.

I’ll try to get more ppl to come, but u know, us Zers are fledglings among the rc community.

peace.

[TallduDe]

Geo glad to see you made it to our little home 😀

So those nitro boyz did talk to ya huh, did you offer to drag them? hahahaha

anyways glad your turning up this sunday i want to use your f1 again! damn nice car but im afraid if i buy dat my bank balance will never be the same again.

bring along the hose if you want should be interesting if we can make it work, ill bring some duct tape should hold it down. if it dont work on the hose then ill use it on dgs thumb to counter his fet modded thumb!

[dgs73]

sweet… see you there dood!! I’ll bring the double sided tape (3M – no stronger!!!)
Shame I had so much on, i’m usually there till the sun goes down (!!), will definately be there longer this weekend. btw, welcome Geo-Z!!!

[kevsta]

The clk iwaver body doesn’t clamp down on the chassis to well and one side sticks out more than the other, but the 355 on the other hand is a tight fit. Not too bad for a thrash body.

Geo, glad to see you could make it, the other forum is pretty dead.

Here’s a photo of it.:)

Edited by – kevsta on 21 April 2004 23:17:55

[dgs73]

looks pretty good, oh, you have to cut a bit out to accommodate the friction shock… thought of doing that in the past… which CLK did you get? The D2? Geo-Z; I just load the car up with 4 cells, prop up the rear wheels and throttle on for the life of the cells…blackeye:

[kevsta]

Yeah, had to cut the shell up for the rear friction shock to get it to fit – it was either that or remove the friction shock altogether.

Also, the alloy motor mount didn’t fit, just a touch too large so went back to plastic.

Got the d2 clk. I’m a bit disappointed in this shell because of the way it clamps loosely to the chassis. Wondering if heat from a hair dryer would fix it up nice and tight….

Do you know if the clk alloy wheels have a front offset to push the fronts out from the chassis by about 4mm each wheel ?

I had a relative get these topcad alloy 7 spoke wide wheels from hong kong, and I suspect that they are clk wheels but don’t know for sure as they don’t fit the ferrari 355 as the fronts protrude out from the body. Would these alloys fit a supra body or nsx body ?

🙂

[dgs73]

I found my GTR sat real loose on my chassis when I got the shell, some foam tape fixed that problem for me, i’ll bring some with me on the weekend. The off-set you describe is 2.5mm, and is present on all wide body shells, so those wheels will fit on Supra, NSX, etc. The rear wheels all tend to be wides in this case… The 355 shell i’m guessing has a unique offset (like my mate Josh’s WRX; his front and rear wheels have an offset of 1.5mm). When you’re next down for a race i’ll go through this with you if you want

[Tim]

Welcome Geo-z, Yeah the alloy heatsink works perefectly fine – thanz
My turbo is still in one piece but i will soon get FETS and replace the turbo because i asked Jamie master of Z & Plasma Dash motors he told me if i had FETS and turbo at the same time the car would used the turbo instead of the FETS so the FETS would b useless… so i would be soon selling my Twin turbo off. (anyone interested a GPM v2 external twin turbo?)

No Talldude i didn’t request a drag because i knew they slaughtered me or ran me over again and again before i can pull out because they seemed of been interested in it.

So are we all bringing hoses or cans?If everyone brings a hose we should be able to make a pretty big track :D:D

[dgs73]

hey Tim… if you want to off-load that twin turbo on someone, speak to Josh on the weekend… i’m sure he’ll take it off your hands… i’ll have hose with me, will grab a case of beer on the way on Sunday so cans wont be a problem:smiley2: hehehe just kidding

[Tim]

LOL

Yeah okay i’ll talk to Josh about it but i won’t sell it yet wait till i order the FETs which would be sometimes next month because i’m broke now..

So hose it is!
But remember to bring tape to tape down the hoses i can bring masking tape if you guys want because those aren’t very strong though..:sad:

[TallduDe]

hey kevsta dats not a bad shell for 5 bucks US.

imporved your handling yet man?

[kevsta]

Thanks of the info dgs on the rims and shell.

Talldude, the ferrari shell ain’t bad at all I must admit but definitely china quality so no surprises.

I’m eager to get the esso ultraflo supra autoscale. Just got to find a decent online web site that has it in stock for the MR01.

As for handling, I’ve hardened up the rear with the hard h-plate, and yellow hard springs for roll shock and rear damper. Seems to turns corners better than my porsche setup – but this in on floor tiles. I’m also thinking of removing the front stabilizer/h-plate bar completely and placing some springs on top of the front knuckles to lighten things up a little.
:smiley16:

[dgs73]

Tim; i’m bringng some double sided tape, will do on the day. A thought too; you wont be broke if you sell the turbo, then you can get the fets sooner. Not pushing you, you understand…:smiley2:
Kev; you’e welcome. $5 US for that? Thats awesome…

[Tim]

Haha Dgs yeah i’ll think about the selling of turbo..

So who’s showing up this Sunday?

[Geo-Z]

yah that’s an awesome deal, considering how quickly these bodies can be trashed. The gloss coat ones are better scratch-wise but really, there’s nothing to prevent the dreaded wing-and-mirror snap.

BTW there’s another sydneysider from minizracer.com called costa.k or something but he lives in liverpool…..hope he comes sometime too he also has an F1.

Tim I’ll buy the gpm turbo off you but gotta see if it’s in natch condition. I recently repaired my TLP turbo and hooked the SO3 to it; will bring on sunday (it’s sunday right?)

Also I hear there’s a group of guys that also race mini-z’s on the UTS broadway campus t.courts….will probably try and get in touch.

-geo-

[kevsta]

I’ll try my best to be there on Sunday. My chores can wait till Monday. blackeye:

Why the sudden interest in external turbos ? I thought these were additional weights to a mini-z… Easier to install than fets ?

[dgs73]

alot easier to install… although I should’nt be answering this , I have absolutely no electronics knowledge… but good to see you’ll be there again! Tim; did’nt get to really have a chat with you last Sunday, you’ve got an MR-02 right? Mind if I have a gander on Sunday? Anyway, off for the week (i’m only online Monday to Friday at work; no pc at home), will see those of you who’ll be there on Sunday!

[Tim]

Well external turbos are way easier to install than FETS just solder 6 wires that all~ 2 wires to the board, 2 to the battery pack +/- and 2 wires to the motor to power it!!

Well i won’t be selling it this Sunday because i haven’t got the FETS in yet and i still want to race it but without the turbo and a Plasma running…….:dead::dead:

Just PM for more details about it.
dgs i don’t have a MR-02 u have didn’t u a Integra right?

Kevesta the external turbo gives about 10-30%power/acceleration to the car it acts similar to FETS.

[peteWah]

No tim thats a Integra xmods mate…
Xmods – Acura RSX
Turbos are fets YES just less of them and not internal, The name is just a play on words from what ive been led to think…
:D:D:smiley2:

[TallduDe]

so whos gonna bring the digital cmaera this time?

[peteWah]

Dave has one in his phone as do i… but Kevsta i think said a few pages back that he would bring his digital camera…
Failing that i have a digital camera perfect for web transfer but i have no idear how to upload picts to this site just yet because i have never done so, im sure its not that hard A

:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 24 April 2004 12:10:19

[kevsta]

Yes, I’m bringing the digital camera – will take a few movies of the drags, track race and cars as well and will upload to this site for everyone to see.

🙂

[TallduDe]

cool, we have to get some pics going and show those melbourne boys that we do know how to use a camera! 😀

[leonli17]

lol…good luck guys…we need alota footage!

[Tim]

HAHHA

That right Sydneyders can do something!!

My z just broke my personal record 34km/h on 7 t pinion!

Rememeber 2 bring ur hoses!:D:D:D

[Tim]

Well guys another great day and another great race!

WEll i won most drags or coming second but it was all good, especially when i had a head on collision with Talldude and both our car had the exact damage LOL!

Well sooner or later Kevesta would load up the videos of our drags which i won on the last straight agains the Focus good good race~~:approve:3

Well the track part didn’t turn out because i was the only one bring a hose but we still manage to scrap some sort of a track out!

A little bit of damage on the shell and inside, basically my side shocks are pretty much finished~~~

Can’t wait to see the video footages:D

[Tim]

Hey Kevesta have you finished uploading the footages yet?

[Aaron]

I have a bunch of pics and video to compose up online from a meet 😉

Any delays are now my fault!

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[peteWah]

how long will it be MAN cant wait to see ???
:D:D:smiley2:

[Aaron]

OK peeps!

http://www.ausmicro.com/galleries/miniz/sydney25-4-04

That’s the pics… vids to come!

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[Geo-Z]

Hey those pics are great! I was expecting the usual blurry mess but totally forgot about kevsta’s shiny digicam.

FYI, shortly after everyone left, I decided to give my twin turboed beetle one last spin. It was, in effect, its LAST. I gunned the throttle and allowed it to reach max speed (whoosh) when BAM the thing hit that dreaded trench and flew sky-high! It took off like a footy (3 metres) and CRASHED to the ground, tumbling like a sock in a dryer! The yellow beetle was now in pieces, bits of debri strewn across a trail of plastic and PCB kibble. The car literally exploded. Yes, the pcb is totally ruined (all wires snapped off) and I managed to salvage only half of the little components. Many were crushed beyond repair. The light was fading fast and I desperatly looked around for the fets – only managed to find 1….cracked at that.

Coming home I realized that the pcb itself is now badly scratched – like it were grated along a pebbled wall. A nice chunk had torn itself off one corner too. All I could salvage were the wheels and knuckles….even the diff had several teeth missing. I threw the carcass away. I realized I had another TX to use, but SHIT the car crystal was still AWOL somewhere. oh well, could’ve been worse 🙂 R.I.P ‘bumblebee’ beetle.

Strangely enough the twin turbo unit + SO3 motor were suspiciously intact (they were flung clear of the car and i only needed to solder 2 wires back). So the heart and soul of bumblebee shall live on in my supra;)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to racing at meadow bank again, really! What happened today was a freak accident in fading light….I’ll prolly be there again this sunday.

[TallduDe]

ahhhh sweeeeet thanks for being a good host :smiley2:

cant wait to see the vid’s.

it was a good day, lots of racing lots of damage. Sorry to hear about your beatle Geo-Z it was a great car, the fastest thing by far that day!

have to get another car to go that fast again dude.

On the day we even drew a crowd at one stage, they were amazed at our driving skills :p

have to do it again.

Edited by – TallduDe on 27 April 2004 02:16:12

[peteWah]

LOL, gilley gilley……
which car will paint the pavement next week…
Thats a shame Geo-Z, sorry to hear 😯 the little man died :dead: 🙁 so very hard …
It must of been a huge shunt with the ground. Would you buy another bettle bro ? :D:D:smiley2:
BUGGER :evil::evil::evil: RIP bumblebee…..:dead:

Very cool day all in all……………
:smiley16::):D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

Kevsta
again, thanks for bringing your camera…
the shots you took turned out great
cant wait for the vids
show me how to use it next time and i will be media man for the day OK :approve: yeah.:D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

Geo… oh man… thats some bad news mate… it must have gotten some extreme air for that damage to occur. Kevsta; those pics came out awesome! Wonder how the vid will come out? Petewah… 15 smilies in one post. Come on… Strewth

[Aaron]

The vids are excellent.

I’ll up them tonight – being on a modem link means that it takes ages to complete site changes 🙁

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[peteWah]

Strewth Aaron, your telling me you still run a dial up service:D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

i’ll backhand him, Aaron… :D:p keen to see this vid too, what time (roughly) do you think they’ll come up? Wish i’d had a look at it before Kevsta left…blackeye:

[peteWah]

And whats wrong with 15 smiliey faces, for starters they are not all smiling are they….

They tell a story dont they, As for using 15 of them all i can say is look at the time of that post and that will give you an idear why so many smileys were used i.e lack of brain :dead: at 3:13am, next time i might use 20
dave get a computer :8ball: buy rent finance, you know you can afford it….:question:

:D:D:smiley2: SMILIE COUNT 6

[kevsta]

Geo, Sorry to hear the news about the beetle – but at least you went out in style (good time for an mr02 now). You should probably head back to the courts to see if you can find more of your parts… :smiley16:

My 355 nearly got run over by a kids scooter and that kid that grabbed dgs73’s clk and started to play vroom vroom with it saying “It’s only a small car”. blackeye::angry:

DGS, I still need practice at taking photos. You will notice that the photo of the gang has two heads missing – they were in the view finder when I was taking the photo I’m sure of it…:smiley16:

Petewah, where was the supra this week ?

Tim, the photos and videos have been uploaded to Aaron. You just want everyone to see you win the race with your turbo plasma right ? :D:smiley2:

I spent the night cleaning everything up, taking the ball diff apart and re-greasing. The soft compound tyres I had left this grey powderlike substance all over the chassis.

I’m going to run soft springs all round and soft h-plate next time around, hopefully my handling will be better and I don’t spin out on left turns. I reckon if we went clockwise around the hose, I would have stood a chance. :p

I won’t be making it next Sunday. I’m hosting a lan party in my garage with a few mates and we’re going to battlefield vietnam for a day or so.

[dgs73]

hope I dont see that kid down there again. I’d forgotten about that…:angry::evil:

[peteWah]

We (ie me & dave) would like the owner of that supra to make an apperance Kev, I will try to borrow the car for the next time your there as i know you like the ESSO it just depends what justin feels like doing at the time or on the day.
your never ever going to know… :D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 27 April 2004 12:59:24

[peteWah]

dont touch it 👿

Quote:

that kid that grabbed dgs73’s clk and started to play vroom vroom with it saying “It’s only a small car”. blackeye::angry:

scarey child:evil: got a few bad words spoken to him after he just walked up, picked daves car up & went through a pushing motion with it. (dontouchit) (dondodat) Dave got the car of the kid only to here him say after dave had a little go at him was
“It’s only a small car” kids A

[dgs73]

yeah Pete, make me sound like the bad guy, roaring profanities at little kids… thanks buddy. It was more of a “hey! Wotchoo doin? geddaway from dat”, and with everyone else glaring at him, he got the idea.

[Aaron]

Um… I’ll try and get home before 6pm, find a home for the pics and post links, then start uploading them before a dinner date with Miss Kitty.

That’s the best combo… You guys can then retry as they come up.

And yes *sigh* dial-up… If anyone workd for Telstra and wants to be nice please let me know in a PM. I’m in a wrangle over the availability of ADSL in the place…

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[TallduDe]

oh yeah when the vids are up of Tim and myself drag race try to keep in mind he has a plasma dash with a turbo and i have a x-speed motor no turbo.

he beat me by only a little bit :p.

when everyone was racing it was on for young and old, it didnt matter what set up you had if you didnt make past the bend without spining/being hit or just stuffing the line up you lost.

it was luck if you made it without an incident and won!!!!

[Tim]

Great race and great time and can’t wait till see the videos:p:p:p

Talldude remember that head on crash we had and we both ended up with the same damage! LOL

Geo-z sorry to hear about your poor poor beetle which was quite fast:dead:

I won’t be racing for a while because i got actual got tutoring on Sundays but since it’s the holiday i had a rest so i;ll try come down more often~:smiley2:

Aaron Optus is starting ADSL so you might want to check if Optus is available in your area

[kevsta]

Quote:

yeah Pete, make me sound like the bad guy, roaring profanities at little kids… thanks buddy. It was more of a “hey! Wotchoo doin? geddaway from dat”, and with everyone else glaring at him, he got the idea.

I thought I heard:

“How would you like it if I took your friend’s green machine (that tri-cycle thing with the big wheel at the front) for a drift”.

But I was standing far away and the wind was blowing…. 🙂

Edited by – kevsta on 27 April 2004 17:02:46

[Aaron]

OK Vids are on their way up…

http://www.ausmicro.com/galleries/miniz/sydney25-4-04/MeadowbankMinizdrag1.avi

http://www.ausmicro.com/galleries/miniz/sydney25-4-04/MeadowbankMinizdrag2.avi

http://www.ausmicro.com/galleries/miniz/sydney25-4-04/MeadowbankMinizdrag3.avi

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[kevsta]

Aaron,

Can you change the Member Name on the galleries index page ie. http://www.ausmicro.com/galleries/miniz/index.asp to dgs73 ?

I didn’t organise the day, it was dgs73.

Cheers,
Kevsta.

[kevsta]

right clik on da link and pik save as…

[Tim]

I know it only plays for a couple of seconds but try re downloading it and it worked for me 🙂

Kevesta you were saying about your car turning problem spinning out on left turns well i had similar problems try getting a 1 degree toe in tie rod and some alloy wheel knuckles because the stock wheel knuckles can get out of shape and affect your steering hope it works:D

By the way did you upload the video where Talldude and i drag?

[TallduDe]

sweeeet

the drags look like chaos in the vids (coz they were i suppose).

lots of fun.

i still should of won the thrid race!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[Geo-Z]

woohoo, the vids are up! And yes, I’m looking into getting a shiny new MRO2 sometime this year….jus’ gotta get some dough on me hands 😉

Hey tim I hear most plasma dash ppl use a 6 cell mod; it apparently maxes out the motors’ ability. Perhaps you can find a cheap 2nd hand DTM pcb from ABC hobbies and combine that with ur miniz’s servo….or something similar to jamie’s setup.

oh yeah, and perhaps try the stock rear tires and run em’ for 2 sessions….wear out just enough to warrant better grip. The grooved treads seem to slip a little.

Josh, r u there? when u get ur xspeed, remember to INSULATE the motor connections AND the antenna, as the long turbo wires can easiliy zap each other or the antenna, resulting in the dreaded range shrink (or worse?).

BTW I can try to service ur stock motor if need be….it really only needs a good clean and a fresh pair of carbon brushes

Keep on racing, it’s becoming contagious!

[dgs73]

bugger… only came through as audio for me, all three of em. odd. Josh is’nt a member as yet Geo, but i’ll pass on that information tonight…:smiley2:

[kevsta]

In Windows Media Player, go to Tools->Options->Player Tab and make sure the “Enable Automatic Codec download” option is checked.

This should automatically download the div-x codec for you – or you could go to the div-x site and download it manually.

:smiley16:

[TallduDe]

woohoo i got my mini z monster today!

i bought it along with more h-plates and other parts.

i still cant believe i broke a carbon fibre h-plate in less then a week!

anyways this monster screams i got the 40th anniverasy one, it comes modded out of the box which is cool. what other mods can i do to this bad boy :question:

anyway whos gonna meet up this sunday?

[dgs73]

i’m in mate… you got one phat Monster as well… other mods? I suggest; s/s kingpins and suspension pins, and the 5.8mm milled ball joints. Everthing else you’d want is already on the car… Should I be bringing my Monster again this week then/:smiley2: We’ll see how long it takes before you to dare risk running that chrome shell outdoors, too…:D

[TallduDe]

dude i dont really care for the chrome shell that much :dead:. i reckon its a bit on the fugly side.

i wouldnt mind another shell like a hummer or something beefy. was considering outting a focus shell on it then thought otherwise LOL.

ill be ther this sunday just to test out my new toy.

[dgs73]

got the vids to work, had to download a different media player as the Windows one would’nt work… all sorted now. Damn that black car in the second vidoe is fast, eh?:approve: btw, Talldude; there’s a Hummer shell available for Overlands these days, not sure if Monster and Overland use the same size mounting clips inside the shell though. Would’nt take much to mod one up to fit… :smiley2:

[peteWah]

yeah all you guys can use divX to view these, but what about me the mac user who is about to throw his G3 across the room ………
quicktime was the software used to create these vids was is it not & QT was created on a mac and is now totally cross platform for you guys on pc’s that were missing out on its wisdom
Can somone else send them to me please in another format this is not fare MAAAAAD, idears anyone coz i want to see those vids and not hear you guys talk about them

:evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::sad:

if i had of sent all videos from my computer there would be no problem
you can cross a mac with a pc but not the other way around
thats my view on it all anyway PC’s SUCK
:angry::angry::angry: not fair

Edited by – peteWah on 28 April 2004 15:31:07

[Tim]

Hey Pete try downloading a converter, a AVI converter to MPEG so it’s viewable

Damm the NSX is fast on the first and third video eh?:approve: LOL just bragging on..

Geo-z well i’ll got to see what to do next:
FETS
Neo-magnets
BB-cans
6 cell mod

[peteWah]

ALL is fine, vids are intact on my hard disk as of now
I reject my previous post ME HAPPY BOY NOW
:p For some reason QT was not able to download vids but the sound was all there, software updating was part of the answer…
QT software was up to date, but i just had to activate additional software in the applications prefs that were not active
I know it was only 3 vids guys but this is what i had to do!!!!
:evil::dead::evil::dead::evil:

[peteWah]

Have QUICKTIME open, go to EDIT and scroll down to PREFRENCES then scroll to QUICKTIME PREFERENCES, A window will open with the title QUICKTIME SETTINGS, There will be a dialog box which should say ABOUT QUICKTIME, Click on it and scroll down to UPDATE CHECK, There should be 2 options, Update my existing quicktime software only & Update and install additional quicktime software choose the second of the to options and then click on UPDATE that will bring yet another window asking if you are connected to the internet and if not you should be….
Read that info and click on CONTINUE, If you are already connected you will skip that section and go straight to another window with the title QUICKTIME COMPONENT INSTALL and from there you click on items that you want to enable and then click on UPDATE NOW … and thats it……… what took me all day to find was fixed in 5 mins (niceone)

:p:):D:D:smiley2::approve:

[Aaron]

*grins* I checked them before uploading in QT6 and in WMP9 and they both worked… but I’ve got a pretty serious updating routine….

Oh they play well on the Xbox too 😉

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[TallduDe]

pete man i have no idea wat ur on but ill take 2 :p

on a serious note here i seem to have broken something on my monster!

it can still go altrite but its steering is effected, i broken a part its the shock stay set. i think i broke it when i hit a wall too hard :dead:.

can anyone tell me where i can a replacement part or actually parts in case this happens in the future.

i can still drive it but i want it to be fixed!

cheers all

Edited by – TallduDe on 29 April 2004 02:11:50

[dgs73]

ebay matey… I did exactly the same part. Buy a couple, i’ll grab one off you…:smiley2: lol
Still no word on the aluminium damper stays, come on GPM!!! oh, and TallduDe; you dont want what peteWah’s on…:clown:

[ph2t]

You can get the damper sets from here:

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=144_21_512&products_id=6170

Each day I check the amount of parts for the Madforce in the rcmart catalogue. Today it’s 33! The parts are starting to trickle through.

I’m waiting on some alloy front damper mounts for the OL. They are meant to be very similar to the madforce mounts BUT they don’t have the mounting tabs for the shell……..

ph2t.

[ph2t]

Quote:

……………I suggest; s/s kingpins and suspension pins, and the 5.8mm milled ball joints….:D

Yo! what’s the dilly with the 5.8mm ball joints? Are they the larger ones?

[peteWah]

How on an x box Aaron, is it that its made by microsoft and has windows technolgy :):D:D also Aaron do you have any plans to make ausmicro veiwable on a mobilewap network at any time soon :p

[peteWah]

That was a how to for people having problems if they were using a MAC and qt, Seems that nobody on this topic owns or uses apple mac computers i.e G3 G4 G5 probally nobody on ausmicro,
Laugth it up nudey nut :D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

Yo! what’s the dilly with the 5.8mm ball joints? Are they the larger ones?
[/quote] yeah mate, there the 2 bigger ones in the two suspension arms under the beast… there’s also 4.8 milled joints, not sure whether you need em or not. They come in packs of six, which I found odd, as there’s 12 4.8mm joints throughout the car, not six. hmmmm…

[Tim]

Anyone knows how to do a 5-cell or 6-cell conversion?

I saw a bunch of pictures how 2 do it but no instructions doesn’t help

Can anyone tell me what exactly bb cans do and do i need to replace the Tamiya brushes and carbon oneS?
Anyone showing up this Sunday?

[dgs73]

i’m there… as will be Josh…thought you said you were studying? Before you go adding extra cells (and hence speed), try sorting out your traction issues. Jamie could help you with the 6 cell conversion though, if asked nicely:smiley2: bb cans lessen the load inside, due to the armature (sp.) spinning between bearings, not bushes (anyone wanting to pull me up here for being wrong, please feel free…) as for the brushes, not sure, but carbon should wear better, prolonging the life of them. (duh!!) You planning on a rebould for the Plamsa, eh Timmy?:approve:

[Geo-Z]

Hey Aaron do you have a modded xbox too? I had mine done in Taiwan, good ol’ xtender 2 lite…also swapped the HD out for a 60gig and have all the emulators (for now). It’s simply amazing what a fully modded xbox will do, play vcds dvds, copy games, movies (mpg divx avi), emus, etc….bwahaha. Waiting for ninja gaiden in the mail. Then again, u lose xbox live but I can live wit dat.

BAck to miniz, Tim, I think you’d need a modification on the PCB or a possible transplant from a DTM SP. That’s waht some ppl have done….but the DTM PCB is hella expensive.

Having said that, the fastest Z’s I hear are made from custom-built Plasma dashes (PD armature, silver brushes, neo mags, BBcans AND comm drops)+ 6 cell mods + SUPER fet stacks + Pro-z CF chassis….then you will truly attain crazy speeds. Or, then again, just get a micro RS4 with Novac SPY ESC, Orion 7.2V micro cell pack and the Orion Big Block motor…..much easier to attain.

Talldude i’ve heard of ppl temporarily fixing broken shock stays by tying them up with electronic wire-ties. I have a few…will bring on Sunday. Congrats on the 40th anniv monster its a leet deal.

[ph2t]

Quote:

………BBcans AND comm drops……….

what’s a comm drop???

[Tim]

I’m not showing up this sunday but i’m just curious to see who’s showing up.

I need desperately the 2 stock cables that connects the motor and the board~ the red and black cable because when the guy installed the turbo for me he kept the 2 cables! I’m getting rid of it and i want FETS but when i get rid of the turbo there is no cable connecting the motor and the board!!

Geo-z i will slowly slowly mod my car but for now my plans are 1-degree toe in , alloy wheel knuckles, racing bb, neo magnets, 6×2 irf 7389 FETS and 13 or 14t pinion to give me the power!
btw does your motor support 13 or 14 t pinion?

[Geo-Z]

Hehheh comm drops = Commutator liquid. They are mostly used in 1/10 and 1/12 electric motors but some claim that z’s are alright. Basically they are sold in a drop tube and u apply about 1 drop to the commutator of ur elec. motor. These drops drastically improve electrical flow and lubricate the brushes at da same time…..end result: a Z with 20% speed gain for 10 mins. I think the best and safest type is Tribotech or Orion Speedy drops. I never tried so…dunno much.

Comm drops cannot be applied on a regular basis. I hear this screws up the brushes; most ppl have to clean the comm after a session or two (use electric motor cleaner). Perhaps i’ll try it someday…

Tim, I have spare cable wire – in black and red. I”ll give it to ya whenever possible. BTW I can also make it friday night should we ever race at Cosmo’s.

[Tim]

Well i prefer racing outdoor but i won’t be racing for a while till i fix my car up, Geo-z i am selling the turbo if you still want it you got to bid over Port_hunt, i’ll PM for more details

Well i wonder if we can organise the races on Saturday instead? but i remember they saying that the place is filled with netballs and etc

Guys what do you think?

[peteWah]

Well Tim you remember rightly, There will be no racing on saturdays down at meadowbank…
Stricktly a sunday thing down there…

Should we ever race at Cosmo’s, where is it…
:smiley2::D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

At this time of year anyway there will be no racing down there on saturdays till netball season is over:D:D:smiley2:

[TallduDe]

dudes bad news about my monster 🙁

i killed the standard fetts n it, yeah i know already.

got to be careful with these things. the 40th edition uses an x-speed motor as standard and i put in the lock diff to see what it could do. well i was using this thing to climb over stuff (as u have to) and i got stuck so i put the gas on it kept on spining. as i picked it up and put her moving again i noticed it had no forward motion! i smelt that sickly electrical smell aswell, looked at the board and well as ph2T has shown in his many fett killin posts i saw some dead fetts.

so as you do in these situations, i sent it off to get a fett mod done to it! so it will be bak better then ever.

it will faster then my racer! (fingers crossed)

but ill still come tomorrow to give my racer a blast, its always fun doing that.

[Geo-Z]

Bugger! But yeah, the stock fets are possibly the weakest link in a Z.

BTW I wouldn’t be able to make it this sunday….going to supernova at wharf 8. David Carradine and other b-movie celebs will be there, plus WETA workshop and an arseload of manga + pop culture venues. BTW the trains on northshore have bit the dust, and only buses are available.

This is indeed a sorry week for ausmicro: dgs73’s xmod aerial and plasma going to pot, my beetle turning belly up, and talldude’s spanking new monster in need of a FET transplant.

Perhaps we should finally break out our bit char-g’s and show dem commoners how small we can go 😀

[TallduDe]

guys i aint gonna be there today i just finished work and i know i aint gonna wake up before 3pm 🙁

and i cant go next sunday either cause of work so in two weeks time ill be there again. sorry about this but i need the money to fund my many and varied projects.

when im next there you will see a fully sik monster and my focus will kick some butt (again :p )

[dgs73]

bad news, talldude… the Plasma is back this week. Add to that the fact that all is running at 100% again, and you’re ALL in for some tail-kickin, tire-shredding beatings. Geo; I found the more toys i’ve got, the more of em will screw up when the time comes to show what they can do. Petewah; stay away from mushrooms. Especially bright blue ones…:dead: :smiley2:

[peteWah]

lol, This site needs a spell checker if im that bad dave :blush:
I mean a few posts back i saw you spell WITH_with an e to spell EITH, now i knew it was WITH
because W is next to E on a keyboard…
So take that SPELLING POLICE…
You to can stuff up at the best of times but Im not the worst speller on aus and i know that for shaw…..

You Leave the blue mushrooms out of this :smiley2:
:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 03 May 2004 14:09:55

[Aaron]

yes Geo-Z I have a modded xbox, and am busy working ont he design of building another one into my car. Only have a few minor details left to sort out before etching coppr for a complete new P/S and control interface

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[peteWah]

How do you like your avatar dave, I think she looks good :approve::approve::D:D:smiley2: (big thanks to me) :D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 03 May 2004 16:10:27

[Tim]

Just curious did anyone turn up last sunday 31/4?

[dgs73]

looks like Sora Aoi, Pete… funny that. Tim; yes, me, Pete and Josh. More top speed, meaning more damage. One very damaged DTM Merc shell. Oh wellblackeye:

[Tim]

Cool so only 3 of you showed up?
dgs73 is more fun now when my Plasma race against your plasma and let’s see who wins>?

Just wait till i get mine upgraded………

[TallduDe]

well the next time i turn up to meadowbank it will be interesting!

so we will (correct me if im wrong) a track? a few modded plasma motor cars? and a modded monster!

this would be interesting coz if ther is a track i will use my monster! there will be no such thing as barriers for that thing MUHAHAHAHAH (evil luff)

[Tim]

hahah we’ll make it no monsters allowed:D:D

Just racers!

Talldude: How fast does that monster go?
Does it stand a chance agains 1/12 cars?
run them over b4 they run over u :dead:

[TallduDe]

havent got it bak yet but im assured that it will go fast MUHAHAHAHAHAHA (more evil luffing)

[kevsta]

Won’t be coming on Sunday because it’s mother’s day. The Sunday 16th is good for me.

I’ll be running the porsche this time around, hopefully with some wider rear wheels if they arrive from hong kong in time. Been having problems with the 355 and the lack of clearance between the motor mount and the shell.

I just tried my I-waver d2 benz shell with the wide alloy wheels – front wheels can’t turn because the shell is in the way…. I’m giving up on this.:evil:

Still got to sort out my handling issues….

🙁

Edited by – kevsta on 03 May 2004 23:06:20

[peteWah]

Quote:

Cool so only 3 of you showed up?
dgs73, It will be more fun now when my Plasma is racing against your plasma and let’s see who will win>?

Just wait till i get mine upgraded………

just a little spell check there….

TIM, even with the with the X speed+12fets it would be a close match up :D:D:smiley2:…
even then…
I think dave would win hands down with the plasma dash+12fets
You need to sort out your handling problems before you can start worring about straight out speed TIm_ other than that your car dose carry some speed already :):):)

:D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

this weekend; hmmmm. Mother’s day. Um, ok. Doing the dinner thing this Sunday (how convenient!), so I will still be there at Midday. Leaving early though. Anyone else not tied up the whole day? And Kevsta; i’ll have a look at that shell for you when you’re next down, i’m sure we can get that issue sotrd

[TallduDe]

mothers day again…. hmmm my ma will be pissed off den cause im workin lol.

just a qik question.

i saw a different type of diff its called a Traction Control Diff.? what the hell is it and what does it do to make it traction control?

found it here (scroll down till you find it)

http://www.kyosho.co.jp/rc_model/miniz_series/miniz_racer/miniz_option/miniz_option-e.html

this is it btw

Edited by – TallduDe on 04 May 2004 14:52:41

[dgs73]

comes with three black rubber bands of varying tension. Not much of a step above the stock diff. (plastic.) Good I guess if you race on different surfaces and dont want to splash out on the ball diff. Tim; I was giving you a run for your money the other weekend, with an unfetted Xspeed. Dare I say you’ll be eaten alive by the GTR when it’s Plasma is back in its rear? I think I do…:approve::smiley2:

[Tim]

Alright race is on by the end of this month my car should be up and speeding and ready to eat some cars for entree.:smiley2:

I should be able to go 30/5/04 it’s a Sunday by than…dgs73 watchout hahahahhah(evil laugh more evil than Talldude’s one):p:p

[Geo-Z]

Aaron : holy crap that sounds like a mammoth task, where is it being installed to? I’d bet behind the front seats? But the xbox is gonna be one large puppy….interesting.

dgs73 : WHO is that hot chick in your sig?? Christ, we need more ppl like that in ausmicro sydney 😀

[Aaron]

Geo-Z….

I picked up the xbox today – Brand new (wasn’t goingt o sacrifce my home one for the project…)

Some details (although completely off-topic)
* X-box with Xenium Mod Chip
* Custom power supply (my own design) to run from as little as 8 volts… Lots of high frequency inverting DC-DC gear in there. The chips alone are worth over AUD280
* Custom video interface lead to link into the factory colour screen that’s factory built into the Dash of the car
* custom switching audio interfance intot he stereo system and selectable via factory stereo
* Fixed control buttons (Play, toggle Stop etc) mounted in place of ciggy lighter.
* IR remote to allow rear seaters and Passenger/driver full control of unit
* Side mounted highspeed notebook drive to store majority of Data.
* Boot mounted network,video, controller interface ports.
* etc etc etc

The project keeps getting bigger and the budget is not that large… But in the end I expect to have at most $750 in the system and have it doing more than about $3000-4000 worth of custom install…

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[peteWah]

I would like to see that setup Aaron…
I have a mate down in Jervis bay that has just installed a dvd in his falcon wagon with a dash monted screen and a roof mounted screen for rear passengers and he also is about to have ps2 installed….Add to that his crazy amount of speakers (over 12) and your at the movies… 4×10 2×15 2x6x9 2×3 and a tweeter set with to very big amps…
and we found when the car was not running that it would take about 1 and a half to 2 hours to drain the car batt totally…

All he is missing is the popcorn maker:approve:
:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 05 May 2004 14:45:37

[dgs73]

Aaron; good to see there are still some hardcore gamers out there willing to go to these extents to have a game “on the go”. I too am curous as to where the Xbox will be slotted/wedged/hammered into. GeoZ; That be a Japanese hottie by the name of Sora Aoi. And I agree. (Pit chicks?!?:D) Tim; your rebuild time starts NOW. No excuses on the 30th either, when all you see is the JK FET mods sticker the whole day. (FYI everyone else; obviously that sticker is on the REAR window…:smiley2:)

[Tim]

I’ll try my best mate but sometimes things don’t always work the way you wanted…

i should be okay to go on the 30th pretty sure, So are we going to have a proper track or not or are we bringing hoses again and race?

[CoSmO]

so you guys brought hoses???
hehehe that would be funny to look at…
i’d say with space like that- PVC piping would be good or something similar to it – seen it on a video somewhere- turns out to be pretty good-
plus it makes everyone drive properly- if you know what i mean…

[Tim]

Yea check threads there are videos of us racing and you can the hose track we made

[betty.k]

just a thought, the barriers need to be the loudest most noticable colour you can find. you only ever see the track boundaries in your peripheral vision. i’m only talking from the perspective of about an hours track time ever, but it was the first problem i had on one:8ball:

[TallduDe]

i say we get some pitt lane girls.

maybe if we organise a day were there will be heaps of netball chicks we can arange somefing, there already in uniform LOL.

anyway bak to mini z stuff, dgs did u get that skyline silhouette body yet?

[CoSmO]

lol- if someone got a spy camera handy we can put it one of the z’s too….

need i say more 😀 …

[dgs73]

Nah Talldude, still waiting, should’nt be long…as for Pit girls, we’ve got to have a pit area first… SO, track will be ready in two weeks folks… betty.k; was thinking that… i’ll probably spray the edging bright purple or something… the idea has been ever evoolving since it lurched into my head last month… CoSmO; that spy camera idea’s good, would be awesome to see some vid from the cars point of view… I think one or two of our Melbourne friends have done this before, but it would be fun to give it a go…:D

[peteWah]

bright orange i think would be easier
to see down there dave….
You have a fixation with the colour purple my friend :D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

Textmaybe I do Pete.. maybe I do…:smiley2:

[TallduDe]

okay time to wipe off the dust from this topic!

whos going to be there this Sunday!!!!!

i will be i got my mf bak and its a little special!

so come on who else will be there??????

[Tim]

Well i won’t b showing up 4 a while, but just wondering who showed up last sunday mother’s day?
Or was it just called off?

what’s mf?
So what’s happening to the track?

[kevsta]

I’ll be turning up.

[Geo-Z]

I’ll prolly be there too.

dgs: Sora Aoi is a sight for sore eyes. Pun! BTW tell Josh that i’ll give him a brand new xspeed for free….my mobile has got a busted battery.

[TallduDe]

sweet guys u better turn up alright!! hahahaha

i wonder if dgs73 and pete will be there?

i bet they will

[peteWah]

We will be there, Me, Josh & dgs+flatmate…

dgs has been on holidays all week, So we have been down there a couple of times this week already…
As for track readiness i will give all a progress report tonight…
Will see you there sunday guys….

[TallduDe]

cool keep us posted man!

i got some new alloy wheels for my mini z racer they look nice but i think they are slowing down my car due to extra weight. might have to do some tests this sunday.

[peteWah]

Track is TBA, but dont ask me when because im not the man to be asking…
Thats all i know at the moment.

[kevsta]

Woo…hoo… Sorted out my left turn spin outs today and am really happy about it. Bloody aftermarket h-plates I was using was the culprit all along.

Lots of rolling Zs today – mini-z + small rocks are simply a recipe for destruction. Can’t wait for the track to be finalised – I like the idea of running on foam/rubber mat.

[dgs73]

I really don’t like netball… as a result of Meadowbank being flooded with wee (and frankly not so wee) skirted ones, so a treck to Turramurra was made. Ugh. Older surface and little rocks, etc. Like Kevsta says up there. And I have never seen so many accidents in one day (Josh and Focker the guiltiest parties.) Fun with the Monster though, wish i’d brought mine Talldude! Putting on the damper stay tonight?

[Tim]

So did you guys have fun?
I guess just pure drags and not much of a track?
Who showed up and did anyone take any photos?

[TallduDe]

yeah it was a cool day yesterday, i still dont know where i was but it was good anyways.

i never knew Z’s could spin and roll as much as they did yesterday, LOL.

my monster kicked butt yesterday, im surprised at its abilities at rock climbing and dirt driving.

i think now everyone wants a monster LOL.

as for the part well ill put it on soon, have to order in new stuff plus more crystals!

we need a whole heap more crystals we had 7 Z’s yesterday and not enuff csytals for a bigger race!

[kevsta]

I thought it was a great day – but wished I could have stayed longer – I was still on my first set of batteries.

Luckily I bumped into talldude at meadowbank otherwise I would’ve been on the way home.

BTW. Hobbyco have 1:10 kyosho nitro cars on special for $329 – they have a ford focus and alfa. I got nothing better to do in my lunch hour…

[TallduDe]

1:10 hmmmmmm nar i just got into Z’s, plus i got a datsun which is 1:1 scale and its petrol driven aswell which needs my money first up!

so im guessing everyone would be up for another meet up this sunday aswell?

[Tim]

Huh? so you guys weren’t at Meadow Bank? Where did you guys race at than?

[dgs73]

yeah, i’m in this weekend!! Tim; we had to go to Turramurra. talldude; your Monster still ok? Asking because my stearing servo is seizing up, due to the amount of dirt and crap in the gears… another big job tonight…

[Geo-Z]

I’ll probably be there….there’s a 50/50 chance i gotta get back bfore 3 this time tho……neway, turramurra was alright, the spectator ratio was less tho, but still nice. Perhaps we could race somewhere closer to the city and attract even more :).

dgs, i regret not bringing my super bitcharg for a spin around your awesome race course. BTW my standard bit has a cracked rear tab (the part where the motor cover clips under) it’s looking doubtful but d’ya think u can fix it? BTW can i scam a few bit tyres off ya? ;). oh yeah. don’t EVER change ur avatar pic.

[kevsta]

Can’t make it this weekend – got to do tank maintenance.

Perhaps next weekend.

I would mind a bcg race, let me know what freq you are all running, and I’ll bring mine…

Geo – if dgs can’t sort you out for tyres – I’ve got some lying around 🙂

[dgs73]

closer to the city would be good… I still prefer that surface at Meadowbank though… No worries, Geo! Bring it with you this weekend, and i’ll patch her up. I have a few Bit tires left, but I know you want the coloured ones, and i’m reluctant to let ’em go… I can give you some stock ones no worries. As for the avatar, unless a better pic comes into my posession, this will stay here for a while. Bring a few Bits with you next week, (you too, Talldude…), and we’ll give it a run. Been a while since I used it actually, it just gathers dust in the back room most of the time these days. Anyone seen JOSH on here as yet? Where is ya, matey?

[dgs73]

Bit frequencies in my posession; 27mhz, 35mhz, 40mhz, 45mhz, 57mhz. More importantly, we have to sort out this crystal issue with the Z’s. We’ll have to race in heats or something, as we dont quite have as many different crystals as we do Z’s. Anyone wanna go parts in purchasing some of the rarer frequencies?

[ph2t]

dgs, you should look on ebay, rcmart puts up their crystal “6 pack” of inbetween freq’s release by yeah racing. They work well, we used them at the last melb meet. Cost me like $15USD shipped. Pretty good price I thought…

ph2t.

[dgs73]

awesome… do they allow you to choose, or is it a ‘get what you get’ type of deal?

[peteWah]

How many more people that live in SYDNEY want to make a showing on sundays…
I know there are more of you out there, so stick your heads up on this forum and have a go…

Trash, ms-charged, icebreaker and all other people that took interest early in the peice.
Where are you and why are you not….

Im sure we are going to have a track in about 4 weeks or so (you can do it dave) touch wood

So where are all the Sydney people???

[CoSmO]

yep- i is here in bankstown…

[peteWah]

Yeah Talldude comes from further than that cosmo… Are you going to make a showing.
that would make 2 F1 cars, a Williams & Mclaren (Sweeeet)
:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 18 May 2004 15:43:45

[TallduDe]

yeah true i travel half sydney to race my Z’s LOL.

we need more peeps the more th better i reckon, when this track comes up it will kick arse. might even have to get some rules going hahahahahaha.

dgs my monster isnt turning that great atm, ill put in the new part and see if that was it. got to get some canned air stuff to make cleaning ezyer.

i got an iwaver for a mate of mine and i put some spare parts in it u know bearings, h-plate and my monsters old 10 tooth pinon. i dyno tested it at 32km/h!! 6 faster then my baby focus!

all this without a bb diff in it. might have to tax this thing and bring it on sunday to show ya’s.

[Tim]

So you guys raced at Turramurra, where’s about is that? Anywhere near Meadowbank?

Why did you guys change location?

I should be able to show up on the 31st or definely the 6th.

About the crystal problem, you can switch the crystals around from the controller to the car it reduces the frequency so you can have up to 12 cars running simutaneously without problems!

[dgs73]

Tim; read back through the topic, I dont like repeating myself…:evil:netball man. The reason we dont go on Saturdays either…:dead:

[Tim]

But i thought sunday was like a netball free place zone?
Did you guys go on sat or sunday?

Anyway from Meadowbank to Turramurra must of been along trip!

Turramurra is slightly closer to my place is near Cherrybrooks and Thornleigh which is North Sydney!

[dgs73]

every now and then netball is on Sundays as well, due to those gala days they have. Massive buses from interstate, tents appearing, all sorts of stuff. These girls are SERIOUS about there sport. And ask Pete or Josh about the “Netball Nazi” we had to deal with on Sunday before going to Turra…

[TallduDe]

yeah netball takes over all the courts, but i didnt mind watching the older (18 plus not jail bait girls) girls playing, LOL :p

i prefer meadowbank netball courts alot smoother.

sunday is good for me, might be a while before im there again have to werk and werk on the datto. :smiley2:

netball sucks when they take control of the courts

[Tim]

Damm those Netball girls, but where about Turramurra is it north Turramurra or what?

I know some 1/12 people race in Eastern Creek netball court maybe we can check that place out?

So Meadowbank on sunday is a 50/50 right?

[peteWah]

Get a map of SYDNEY and study it

Meadowbank just happens to be the headquarters for the northen districts netball association So they have netballers come in from other districts on sundays for games
for example Central coast teams….
(netball gala days dont happen very often)
No where to park, No where to play_SO we waited around 10-15 mins at Meadowbank and then set of to canoon st
South Turramurra (dgs josh geo-z and myself)
Which took around 10mins give or take…
The other’s, Kevsta & talldude lucked out by talldude having dgs’s business card and talldude flagging down kevsta…
They showed up after us being there 30mins or so & we all had a good day !!! (i hope) after about 2 and a bit maybe 3 hours…
Have a look for Canoon street SouthTurramurra in a street directory and that will give you an idear of where we were…

[TallduDe]

well i just cleaned out my z’s (im avoiding doing uni work:smiley2: )

and my monster is alright dgs the steering gears are all good, i need that screw and ball thing for that part you gave us dgs, otherwise its all back to normal for my monster. i really need to get that part for it, might get 3 to save hassle LOL.

dgs try putting monster pinons on your racer Z’s, try it on your fett modded one you will gain more speed!

Turramurra is wayyyyyyy out of my way i still dont kknow how to get there LOL.

i’ll bring some bit’s this sunday should be good.

[Geo-Z]

yah tim, turramurra was a nice place too, and we were partitioned off the meadow bank premises by a white shirted nazi whom felt it innappropriate for a car to park in a crowded lot (despite the fact that an entire tour bus sealed off a corner). Luckily Josh had his car and we hot footed it to another place, over the hills and far away.

BTW yoiu’re wires are on the way, tim. Do you have a bitchar-g?

dgs: the stock tyres on my standard bit cracked in two and fell off after a while. Is this normal? the ones on my super bit are still intact…

cosmo: we’re looking forward to seeing you….come whenever you feel like it 😉

[dgs73]

i’ve never seen Bit tires split down the middle, dude… odd. Must be pretty worn…:p Talldude; the servo in mine needs tobe dismantled, I think… same gear meshing issues as we both had at the rear end. I hate dirt. hehehe oh, yeah, i’ll give you afew of those this weekend. Dont forget to strengthen that front damper at the top… btw & fwi everyone, the Xmod got a strip, clean, rebuild with the stage 2 drag motor and new shocks(med. springs) + 1.5 degree toe-in tie rod. Took a while, but is MUCH easier once you’ve done it one. Did’nt even have to refer to the instructions… yay!!:D
I think Turramurra might be best left out of the equation, due to the older surface and small stones/sand at the top end. I’ve been thinking over at Homebush myself, but that’s only when our usual choice of place is in use. I’m not 100% if netball is on this weekend, but will find out this afternoon. At this rate Tim, we are definately racing, its a matter of where.:question:

[peteWah]

We can always ring the netball people during the week sometime…
And there is always brushfarm in eastwood.
but it would be good to check out homebush we could take over the superdome or the veledrome where they race bikes, it would be like Nascar…

[dgs73]

get outta my brainwaves, PeteWah!!

[peteWah]

What the hell are you talking about ? i brought up the fact that we could maybe sneek into the veledrome at homebush 2 weeks ago at your house…

[TallduDe]

veledrome!

maybe, but i hate oval racing i need more then a left hand turns!

bring on the basketball courts might have to buy super soft tires then lol.

ive had bit tires crack on me never down the centre though, had some break apart due to the fact that i never used them.

[dgs73]

seems netball is NOT happening this weekend… sweet…

[Tim]

Geo: thanks for the wire and no i don’t have a bit-charg and i regret why didn’t i buy one when i was in HK~

dgs73 so is your Plasma Gt-r up and going now? How fast is it?

[dgs73]

yeah, its back… bit of a performance drop but still pretty quick. I think it’s at the end of it’s life… so, head count for this wekend?

[peteWah]

No Netball on sundays till mid next year…
:D:D:D:smiley2:
I had to ring to find out, So Meadowbank it is from now on :D:p .

[dgs73]

sweet my friend… thanks for finding that out…:smiley16:

[TallduDe]

ill be there with no sleep as per usual!

got some new set ups for this sunday waiting to see if they do anything different!

hey dgs i got no more credit on phone man. so ill talk to ya’s on sunday i cbf buyin more credit.

[dgs73]

or I could just call you… i’m trying some new setups too, especially with the XaNaVi… took those alloys off too

[Tim]

Thanks Pete for finding out:D:D and now we can race at Meadowbank without netball hitting us :dead:

I’ll be there June 6th, I heard that Kev won’t be showing up until June 6th as well.:D

Take some more photos or videos this weekend!

Dgs can put the Gtr of yours on a checker i’m so curious so see how fast that thing goes!

[dgs73]

will do, but it’s had a drop in performance since last you saw it. Still hauls though… Pete will no doubt take some video footage, but i’m not sure how good it’ll look after being uploaded from a phone

[Tim]

dgs can u tell us what under that gtr shell:p:p

[TallduDe]

he put in a lot of wd-40 josh used it on his z and it flys now(winkturbowink)

wd-40 makes u gain at least 10km/h isnt dat right:p:p

[dgs73]

Talldude… maybe closer to 15km/h…:smiley2: Tim; a Mini Z chassis. FYI, my mate Stu gets his Z today… First generation WRX. Looks like another head appearing down Meadowbank way.:smiley16:

[kevsta]

I couldn’t help myself, a clark rubber just opened close by and I just had to see what they had in stock.

I ended up leaving with 5 sheets of 2 x 1 metre EVA mat (2mm thick) for $5 each. This was the cheapest I could find – I couldn’t afford those interlocking yoga mats at $9.95 a tile.

Just tried my z on the mat and the traction is damn good leaving tyre marks on the mat !

Hey dgs, are you using the same base for your track ? If so, it would be great to extend them at the meetings.

Now I need ideas from you all for the barriers. What I have in mind is pvc piping, elbows, t-sections, and most importantly upside down paper plates for the inner turns. The weight of the pvc pipe frame should hold the mats down, and to join the mats together, I’ll probably use masking tape.

The good thing about all of this is that it will all fit in the boot of the car.

I’m going to play around with trackmaker soon.

:p:p:p:)

[TallduDe]

i would say get some foam blocks and hold it down by velcro, but that would mean lots of foal strips.

that pvc idea is good that way you can change the format of the track as well.

btw how big where those interlocking foam/yoga matts kevsta?

[kevsta]

I thought about the foam barriers, but have read that they cause vehicles to rebound back into the track causing more collisions.

The foam block with velcro to the pvc pipe may help at the end of a long straight. Hmm…

Those yoga mats are 60cm by 60cm each and about 2cm thick and come in all fluro colours.

They also had 2nds neoprene mats (2x1m) for $25 each – which looked like it would offer extremely good traction.

I know you can get 30cm x 30cm play mats from those bargain stores for $10 a pack of 10 (?) but the only problem with these is that they have either numbers cut into them or shapes of animals puzzles.

If I get some time this weekend, I’m going to visit Bunnings to see how much pvc piping + connectors cost. I can’t remember which size is the most cost effective – but I guess it needs to be at a size where mini-z’s won’t launch over.

A 5×2 metre track should be okay for a z ? I’m thinking on getting another sheet to make it 6×2 metres.

[Geo-Z]

Does Bunnings have pvc pipe? I was looking all over for the stuff, kmart, target, BBC, etc….they haven’t even heard of it.

incidentally, I was at one stage intent on purchasing a roll of Ozite carpet (the best reported surface for mini-z’s until RCP tracks came out) but damn they don’t sell that in australia too. They use ozite for miniz racing in HK, so i think their available there too. Does anyone have a roll or random-weave, fiberless carpet?

thanx for sharing the in, kevsta. I look foward to seeing the layout!

[kevsta]

Geo,

Bunnings definitely have pvc pipe of various sizes and all the necessary connectors/adaptors – just go to one of their larger stores. They even sell the clear rubber hosing that attaches to the pvc pipe although this could be a bit expensive but irrigation hosing would definitely be cheaper.

I was also looking at those rcp-tracks/ozite carpet, and they look pretty good but lots of $$$.

🙂

Edited by – kevsta on 22 May 2004 10:41:09

[Tim]

Well guys i know absolutely about the materials and tracks stuff, if you guys built it i guess the only thing i can do is chip in money for the cost of the track~

[TallduDe]

guys dats some good thinking with the track, next time all the guys (lets call ourselfs the “club”) turn up we’ll discuss the track ideas have a mini brainstorm session.

then we can race!

[Tim]

Yeah good idea talldude

We should actually start a proper club and we should make a logo and website. What should we name ourselves?

[kevsta]

Got bored, so quickly whipped up some track designs but I think I’m being too ambitous here. Still got to get a price on 15/20mm pvc pressure pipe – hopefully its going to be cheap otherwise I’ve got to scale down. I’m going to get a metre of clear hosing and use this to join the pvc pipes and some velcro adhesive strips to keep the eva mats together. The perimeter of the track alone is 16 metres and is based on 60cm wide lanes.

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

:):):p

[Geo-Z]

that looks awesome! almost like your own rcp track. be sure to invite us over or we’ll intrude 🙂

BTW i’m bringing my bitcharg there today, lets see how tiny ant compares with mammoth Z.

[kevsta]

Got a price on pvc 15mm pipe and its at $2.40 a metre, long lengths of plastic “L” (don’t know what they’re called but they are $2.65 a metre. Too expensive in my opinion, so I’m going to use some timber for the barriers. I’ve got access to that timber that you put between the carpet and wall. Best thing is that it’s free and it’s triangled shaped so with some adhesive strips should stick to the mat pretty well.

Those track designs above are way too complexed and I think we’d get callouses on our hands after doing laps of the above tracks, so I’m going to simplify it for now to a simple “L” design track with 1 metre wide lanes.

Time to crack open those atomic 10 degree tyres.

Should be bringing the track on June 6th if all goes well.

[Geo-Z]

err, L shape? Maybe a bit plain but ur right, we should have a go first.

I was thinking of something like timber; wooden dowels cost about the same and I use it for barring windows, however some miniz raceways use nothing BUT timeber (go to miaf1.com their wooden barriers for miniz f1s are tight but challenging)

Talldude: Ur iwaver has a few problems to it: when I installed the rear shock i unscrewed the stock motor mount kit and the place where those 2 screws attach the front piece to the back are cracked. The plastic used in these is a more brittle type of styrene….so i swapped it around with your alu motor mount. Also, i resoldered the arial wire to it’s ring (initially a poor job, but now ok i guess) and now need to change the Tie servo gear. Unfortunately i’m out of those, but dgs73 i remember had a brand new back of DELRIN ones and they last longer than stock white plastic. I just been to hobbyco and they have stock servo gears for 11.95 or rcrm delrin ones for 23.95. It’s your call 🙂

BTW the iwaver has a strange habit of sometimes not responding to the radio signal (perhaps 1/4 of the time), even when i resoldered the wire.

[kevsta]

Geo-z, You’re right it is a bit plain, but I figured with 7 cars on the track it should make it reasonably challenging.

What I’d like to do is start with something simple, until we are all comfortable and then make it more challenging.
🙂

[peteWah]

How many cars fit in a metre wide space kev…:)

Will the starting grids be rows or stagered.
and will we need a drive through for bad sportmanship, I can think of 2 people that will be there constantly. NNN (not naming names):D:D:smiley2:

It will all come down to driver skill in the end ,but if im overtaking you and 3/4 of the way up your inside into a corrner i would expect you give me room as i would do the same for any of you…
DONT WANT NO DOG RACING HERE

but yeah, these are all things we are going to have to practice…
:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 24 May 2004 14:49:31

[peteWah]

Rubbing is racing YES
But we should try to keep it clean…
less damage that way & less $$$$$$$

[TallduDe]

yeah i agree keep it clean but if u nudge someone and your still moving and they spun out i think thats legal! :p

anyways geo, might have to scrap the iwaver lol, dont really want to waste that much money on a clone thing man. next time we all meet up bring it around and ill think about what to do with it.

pete does this mean you have your own z now?

[kevsta]

Quote:

Rubbing is racing YES
But we should try to keep it clean…
less damage that way & less $$$$$$$

Yes. Stock up on some of those servo gears & H-plates. :smiley16:

Oh, BTW if you hit a barrier at full speed you may not rebound back into the track. I think you’ll get air instead which would be the same as if using 15mm pvc pipe. 😯 Probably not too good, but hell it’s cheap and thats what matters.

I still got to buy two more eva sheets. 🙂

PS. 1 metre is plenty for 10 Zeds in a row.

[TallduDe]

maybe some padding on the end straight walls.

i say this only for the sake of servo gears and body shells! lol

[Geo-Z]

talldude, the iwaver just needs a new tie servo gear….it ain’t dead yet. I’ll get u one at hobbyco mmkay? but the stock ones, can’t really afford the delrin ones yet.

Just something between Z’ers, we gotta stick together sometimes. bsides, i’d hate to think that both ur monster and iwaver have missing things for now.

I’m surprised that iwaver has lasted this long; i’d have suspected kyosho to have summoned scotland yard for this:) still it’s pretty good value, considering that parts on it are bound to be the same parts u’d change on a normal Z anyway.

kevsta: woohoo, an actual race with boundaries is taking place in 2 weeks. Can’t wait 😀

[Tim]

That’s sound so cool! i can’t wait till to see the track and can’t wait to race 😀

So who showed up last sunday as referring as to 23rd.

Let’s make a day so we ALL can show up~

I agree that we should keep the race clean as i mean no blocking on purpose or ramming into people on purpose. We should have heats than finals then the winner maybe we can shout him a drink~

Kev: How long is the track? approx.

[kevsta]

Tim,

Track will be 5×4 metres, one lap will be around 18 metres if you take the outside lane. This is because we’re simply circling an “L” shaped track. Once we’re more experienced with the track, then I will shorten the width of the track lanes to say about 50-60cm which will allow for some tricky turns that racers will have to slow down for.

Right now, I think most of us drive full throttle, left turn, and full throttle again if you know what I mean…:smiley16:

BTW Barriers will be timber – unpainted. I couldn’t be bother painting them right now…

You should feel the amount of traction I get on these mats – bloody good.

:D:D

[TallduDe]

Tim those who went were Geo-z, myself, Dgs and JayZ (Josh 😀 )

good work with the track kevsta man, what type of matt did you get at clark rubber, ill buy a few matts so we can make a bigger one latter on, if thats cool with you mann.

Geo its not the money man its just i dont want a problomatic clone breaking every 5mins. but then again it would be cooool to see this thing fly for 5mins and break into a million bits! if its cool dude go ahead and fix the thing ill pay you later if thats alright. btw you reckon that thing could handle a turbo? if so which ones would be good a times 2 twin turbo set up!!!! LOL

[peteWah]

Quote:

pete does this mean you have your own z now?

No, but ive got my eyes on a few 😀 :p 🙂 :smiley2:
probally the R32 CALSONIC:smiley16:

Kev: rubber to rubber, I can picture it now but we need something to mark breaking points or slow down points if you will…
Also we need some soft stuff for impact points

I think daves idear was to just have a track outline because we already have a good surface to run on, Im just glad that its getting of the ground:D:D:smiley2:
As for my Z your all going to have to wait, You wont know when either…:D:D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

I have a staple gun if that helps anyone…

So track martial it is for me then i guess:)
Roller Track Martial Boy:D:D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

Quote:

We should have heats than finals then the winner maybe we can shout him a drink~

TImmy
You can have a coke :D:D:smiley2: When you win:smiley2: LOL…

[Tim]

W00t can’t wait

I’m desperate for a coke:p:p

But what channel is everyone running at?
Read earlier some people bought crystals right?

Haven’t heard from Cosmo for a while…

[peteWah]

COKE IT IS THEN
Unless you want FANTA

People were wanting to buy crystals yes, but i dont think so as yet.
There is the ability to run 6 cars ATM i think Tim, but there are
8 Z’s in total theres dgs Josh TallduDe Kevsta Geo-z josh’s mate Mark & dgs’s mate Stew and yourself makes 8 people :D:smiley2:
but there are 15 cars if you count everything including monsters & f1 and overland, correct me if im wrong Guys
(thats heaps)…

There are some people who have the same crystal sets, so thats why your idear of heats is a good one:smiley2:

If you have 2 heats, first 2 from both heats go on to a A main while the last 2 from the heats go to a B main and the top 2 from both A & B mains go into the final or something of the like :smiley2:
repeat that sequence 3 or 4 times and the person with the most points wins the day :D:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 24 May 2004 23:31:31

[kevsta]

Talldude, by all means go and buy the mats. They are called eva mats 2 x 1 metre 2mm thick cost you $5 each. As they are seconds, look for the best ones in the pile that have been cut square. I’m finding that some of my mats aren’t completely square cut on the corners, hence, when joining them, I’m going to have to use some tape to cover the imperfections of the join.

On June, 6th I might only just bring the track barriers only (held down by tape) because it’ll take up too much time to join all the mats and smooth out the joins. Plus, all our cars have their tyres/suspension setup for the the netball court surface anyway.

Pete, as for slow down and impact points – If I get a chance, I’ll check out the foam strips situation. Other than that, we’ll have to drive it like we own the car.

[dgs73]

TallDude; if you want to get some of those mats too, give me a call ,I might head over with you, if cool, so I could grab some of these mats myself. Tim; everyone’s got a couple of channels, but it seems that 27.045 and 27.095 is a frequency we all have. At this rate we can all have 6 car races, which I think would be better anyway. Oh, and Talldude; if you scrap that iWaver, first dibs on the shell if possible?

[TallduDe]

Yeah its all good dgs yeah if i decided to scrap the iwaver you got first dibs on the shell.

have to go onto ebay and pick up those yeah crystal sets to get more frequencies i suppose guys.

[dgs73]

give me a buzz if more $$ are needed… how many sets are you looking at buying? would like to grab two sets myself…

[TallduDe]

looks like no more yeah racing crystal sets on ebay atm, have to wait a few more days then.

btw these guys make tracks they look good but expensive and just imagine the shipping costs! these guys use the same stuff that everyone is talking about

http://www.finititrax.com/TrackSets.htm

[Tim]

talldude try rcmart i think they got the Yeah Racing crystals in stock

[TallduDe]

hey guys does anyone have these frequencies or know which Z band these are?

im about to get a pack off ebay so i want to make sure :smiley2:

Frequency : 27.280, 27.300, 27.320, 27.340, 27.360, 27.380 MHz

[dgs73]

they sound like custom frequencies to me… i’ve been known to be wrong though, every now and then… Upside is (if they work) that everyone will be able to run at once… Can I go halves with you on this Talldude? BTW, won that limited GTR shell, but still want that blue shell off you… maybe we sould work something out with that FD RX7 shell…

[TallduDe]

dude its cool if you can go halves, i got some stuff we can for swap, its cool.

ill bring my things and you can bring your things and we can work it out next sunday. :smiley16:

Edited by – TallduDe on 26 May 2004 12:42:36

[dgs73]

sweet, mate… we’ll figure something out. Looks like it’ll be another small group of us this week, but everyone seems to be back for the 6th June. Hope the weather holds out this week…

[TallduDe]

i just dont hope it rains on the 6th (knock on wood)!!!!!!!!

[Tim]

Well if it rains hard i mean pouring rain i guess we call it off?
If it’s sprinkling and it hasn’t been raining the days before it we still call it on?

Just a bit out of the topic
Wouldn’t it be cool if we somehow got the Melbounite people race against us?

It would be like Syndeysiders vs Melbounites

dgs i think rcmart has the new Kyosho (#39252) Body Set (Nismo Fairlady 350Z)
USD$23.90

[betty.k]

i noticed nismo speed is trying to get something running in tassie, so we could have an east coast champeenship!!:8ball:

[TallduDe]

ummmm yeah east coast thing aye……………….. so whos payin the airfares lol

[Geo-Z]

talldude, some bad news mate….the iwaver potentiometer is slightly bigger than the kyosho one. Dispite this, the servo gears are the same size, teeth and shape; but the pot is bigger so it doesn’t fit on a kyosho gear replacement 🙁

I’ve heard Iwaver have their own servo gear replacements, and it looks like that’s the only way ur servo may be fixed.

Tim: I agree that we should meet the melbournites sometime. They seem to have more experience than us, and the more ppl the merrier. Perhaps we should all pile into buses and visit melbourne for the weekend…and race em’.

[TallduDe]

hey geo no worries about the iwaver, ill strip it and junk it i suppose.

anyone want a broken iwaver???????????:question:

[Tim]

hahah that would b cool with the bus thing or we all cramp into talldude’s car and let his clone drive LOL!

Or another idea is to race in Canberra a place between Sydney and Melbourne~

But a realistic idea is that one person drives from Melbourne with all the other racers to Sydney and we race them!

[dgs73]

Tim; while it’d be nice, I think i’ll wait to get the 350Z… an aquisition earlier this week ensures I dont have the readies for a while… A race in Canberra? hmmm. Maybe… And no rain please!!:evil:

[Aaron]

*grins* Canberra Race would be great!

BTW a few other groups I’m involved with use Canberra as a hub for events that attract both Sydney and Melb. based peeps for that exact reason!

A.

--
Site Owner Guy.

[dgs73]

this would be great!! I’m sooo in!! As it was, afew of us Sydneysiders were going to get the train over for that Springwood raceday… it’s not hard for us to do it!!

[ph2t]

the yeah racing crystal packs use adjacent frequencies, they don’t conflict with kyosho…

ph2t.

[TallduDe]

yeah what ever happened to a Ausmicro meet up? i wouldnt mind going to canberra ill pick up some legal green stuff, buy some fireworks and hire out a porno movie.

oh yeah i might even bring a Z along LOL

[Jay-Z]

hey zeders, this is Jay-Z!! still trying to get familiar with the site.. so hi to all, and to kevsta,tim,DGS, geoZ,tall dude(i`ve got ur monster pinion)and peteWah, see youze down the park!! (if not before!!)

[kevsta]

*LOL* @ Talldude – looks like you got it all sussed out. I’ve never been to fyshwick (sp?) but it sounds very interesting.

Jay-z good to see you here. Don’t forget the WD40 – works wonders.

[peteWah]

Fireworks are a must for all

[Tim]

Welcome Jayz to forum~

But transport is still a problem though, but it would be fair for Melbourne people and Sydney siders to race at Melbourne, but racing in Canberra is still a long time plan but for now Sydney racing is the way!

[peteWah]

Quote:

But transport is still a problem though, but it would be fair for Melbourne people and Sydney siders to race at Melbourne, but racing in Canberra is still a long time plan but for now Sydney racing is the way!

what are you saying

So you would race in melbourne but not canberra, HELLO
which comes first buddy… I dont get it :dead:, nor you half the time:smiley2:

:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 27 May 2004 16:08:05

[TallduDe]

Jay-Z bout bloodie time you got on! btw ill be wanting that pinon back, cant let you be faster then me! LOL. (if you want to buy it off me ill consider it dude seeing that the iwaver is now dead :dead: )

hey lets try to organise a race in SYDNEY first before we go on a jet setting tour of the major cities of Australia!

hopefully these crystals come in before the 6th so we all can race at one time!

[dgs73]

you’re a weird one, Timmy… you can get to Melbourne but not Canberra? I will say in your defence that maybe being so young you’re not allowed to travel interstate alone… but Canberra is this side of Vic. Jay-Z; bout bloody time, mate… Talldude; there’s a thought… how many in this Sunday?

[Aaron]

Canberra is about 3-4 hours out from most parts of Sydney (traffic and location) or about 7-9 hours out of Melb (again traffic and location)…..

So it’s not a bad trip in either direction and there’s few places ‘in the middle’ with population.

Doing something in Canberra is a chance however I shoudl point out:

* We can’t people under 18 in Sex Shops
* Green stuff is not Legal, it’s not a criminal offence to have possession but it ain’t legal
* Fireworks are Over 18yos only!

That’s me being responsible.

Now keep in mind that over a weekend we could do some racing and ‘play runs’ of the R/C stuff in a lot of unique attractions, plus if we have neough cars some good cruising/sightseeing (or jump the big red doubledeskers for a day), burn meat and chill and all that stuff it could be a real positive.

Problem is how much do people wanna pay for accomodation – $18 a night each 3 to a room in an F1? Somethign flasher?

Who’d be driving? Who’d be bussing? Who’d be on the train?

Just thinking it may be worthwhile teasing this idea out …

A.

--
Site Owner Guy.

[Geo-Z]

Talldude, 2 words: ROAD TRIP!!!! *whistles* BTW I’m over 18 but am really much younger at heart.

Jay-Z great to see ya! Unfortunately, I’m gonna be away this sunday (dayem) but I’ll surely be around the next. By then of course kevsta will be there with his track and Tim will also zip by.

BTW that lancer evo MR01 just got sold. Poo. But I found another place that sells mini-z’s, xtreme hobbies which is located just 200m from UNSW…..they have 2 RX7 FC3S, an F1, and 2 overlands for sale there. At prices starting from 200 bucks, it’s a ripoff 🙁

[TallduDe]

sweeet man, hey must of us are over 18 then, so 2 of the rules not need to apply for us and well the second the other rule………..

yeah z’s are expensive here in Oz, its a shame the iwvaer is dead you reckon its worth getting another 1 dude?

[betty.k]

what’s the problem with the i waver td? mine rocks, even without the upgrades, i’d buy another in a flash:8ball:

[TallduDe]

the servo gears are busted, if you want to make an offer for the pcb, controller a few other parts im willing to part with it.

[betty.k]

hmmm, hang on to it i say. i know that pork hunt has a rx/servo from an old lxx 01. i’m sure you could just swap servo’s. and if not, my plan with the iw was to have a cheap “foot in the door”. i was pretty aware that the quality won’t be as good as kyosho, so i planned on replacing broken or worn parts with quality replacements. i’m not phased if it’s not as good as kyosho, just so long as it’s fun for me:8ball:

[kevsta]

Talldude, you still want the i-waver d2 benz shell ?

[dgs73]

i think you might be able to make that D2 shell fit, Kev… was thinking of a heatgun/hair dryer and heavy duty masking tape… give it a try, or I could give it a go for you.

[Tim]

Talldude i got some Kyosho genuine servos, i lost a tooth on the first servo but i got the 2nd and 3rd servo lying around, which one do u snap?
Do you want to try it out?

[dgs73]

are you talking about the gears themselves Tim, or the whole servo box? The gears cant be swapped out for Kyosho ones due to the size difference, hence the need to transplant the whole box in. There’s a though, Talldude; is the stearing servo box on the Iwaver exactly the same dimentions as the Mini Z one?

[kevsta]

Dgs, lets see if talldude still wants it, if not I’ll give it a blast with the heat gun to see if it can be improved as you suggested.

Even if it can, I would still need to attend to the wide wheel rubbing against the body when turning problem.

Cheers.

[Tim]

Dgs: i was referring to the gears, but i thought iwaver was a clone and shouldn’t the parts should be the same or at least similar.

[peteWah]

Quote:

sweeet man, hey must of us are over 18 then, so 2 of the rules not need to apply for us and well the second the other rule………..

There is only one person within our clann that is underage… NNN

but im turning 25, josh is 28, dgs is 31, Geo-z is 19 and im not sure about anyone else in that respect :D:D:smiley2:

[TallduDe]

oh yeah kevsta i dont i need the merc body no more, sorry for that but if the iwaver was werking i would of snapped it up! :dead:

i think i will stop with clones for now guys i cbf fixing them all the time (or getting geo do it for me lol).

i think my x-speed in the focus is dying its not producing the top speed it had before with the 11t pinon nor even with the 9t pinon. i must of damaged it somehow lol, i knew it would cause stress on the motor but i just wanted the fastest z out there for one day at least!

[kevsta]

No worries talldude.

I agree the quality just ain’t up to standard with a clone.

[dgs73]

Tim; turns out they’re just slightly different size, hence the need to do what I mentioned before… sounds like the motor’s going, Talldude… better that then your precious Z’s internal organs getting cooked. I was thinking the stock fets would give up after a while at that ratio, but maybe not. It is taking its toll elsewhere, however. Sounds like the donk was overworked… remember what happened to Focker’s two stock motors at Turramurra? (and how quick they both packed in!!) That was also aided by small quantities of sand finding its way into the motor… nasty

[betty.k]

it’s all true, the gears are slightly different between iw and kyosho. the iw servo box fits snugly in a kyosho chassis, a couple of screw holes don’t match perfectly but not enough to be a problem. there’s slightly more play with a kyosho tie rod installed.

basically it’s the same deal as tomy vs lxx bits. if you’re prepared to do a little tinkering then an lxx (iw) can be a great car. but if you want something that’s first class outta the box, then you gotta go tomy (kyosho)
i’m happy to tinker, i do most of my learning by encountering problems with cheap crap and as a result my electronic knowledge and skill have increased tenfold over the last 10 months or so:8ball:

[dgs73]

Yesterday; we only had the three of us racing… myself, PeteWah (with Just’s Supra), and Stu, who finally got his Rex (pretty cheap too, for a hobby shop!!). all in all a cool day, although my Monster shell looks very similar to Ph2t’s shell… not much paint left. Only wound up running for 2 hours, due to a small quantity of batteries. This weekend I believe everyone’s available with the exception of Tim, right? Hey Talldude, what’s the word on those crystal sets? And that Iwaver was alright when it ran, but I suppose they’re the operative words. Pretty bloody

[dgs73]

…quick. (dont know what happened then; this was the one reply!!) If you did’nt want to spend the $$ on a Z then the other is the way to go, if your soldering skills are in check…

[kevsta]

I’m in this Sunday !!!

Timber barriers for the track are ready. 30 x 1 metre lengths plus various shorter lengths, a new roll of packing tape and some scissors. Anyone want to bring some paper plates ?

I’ll leave it up to you guys to decide on the track layout and will obviously need some help taping the timber down…

As for the crystals, I believe the dinball account on ebay has been cancelled. So it’s not looking too good.

[TallduDe]

yeahman those crystals came in this morning, i got 6 sets. if you want to get some off me we can talk $$$ later on sunday.

im gettin rid of the iwaver dude just stickin to the z’s for now.

have to get that track thing working. im itching for track racing.

[kevsta]

So it was YOU that outbid me in the last minute… 🙂

[TallduDe]

me? nar you thinking of 3 other people mate:D

yeah its strange how ther off ebay found out why yet???

i never had probs with them?

[Geo-Z]

Yo I’m in too for Sunday, woohoo! Talldude, seeing as your selling your iwaver, do you still want me to attach the rear pitch shock on it? BTW, a normal kyosho tie servo would still fit if there were some way to sand out the potentio slot…..but it’s so darn small, perhaps we could try something?

If it weren’t for the slightly bigger potentiometer, the iwaver would be a steal. 🙂 perhaps i’ll get one myself.

[dgs73]

Talldude; dibs on one or two sets? Meant to call you over the weekend, but time was not on my side… that RX7 shell had something to do with it, was looking to see if that trade was still feasable? If not, no prob… either way your phone will ring in the next 15 minutes. Hopefully we’ll work something out. Geo; missed ya yesterday dude, glad you’ll be there this weekend. I’m not going to borrow your F1 again however… gave myself a heart attack last time when that front wheel and everything came off. I’m sticking to my racers…:smiley2:
Kevsta; all happening eh? Cant wait to see it at this stage of manufacture…:D

[Tim]

Hey guys i just might be able to make it on sunday if the FETS are done by thursday (My local hobby shop is willing to stack it for me
:D:D)

By the way my dad used to work a Jigsaw this big clothing company and the company made heaps of posters out of this hard plastic materials.
We got stacks of them at home, the material is hard but light and i thought it might be suitable to make the track. I’ll bring some this sunday if i can make it.:question:

Kev. Bring your camera man and i’ll bring mine so we can have different angles when we are filming the race:p:p

[TallduDe]

im gonna run low tooth stuff this weekend guysmight be the last time you see my z un turbo’ed. Muhahahahaha (return of the evil laugh)

[Tim]

Muhahahah talldude you think your car is fast!
Wait till you see mine

muahahhaha(more evil than Talldude’s one)

[kevsta]

Why is everyone heading toward the turbo path….

I had my first ride in a modified wrx on Sunday and couldn’t even feel when boost kicked in…

I was expecting to have the back of my head slam into the headrest but I was disappointed.

[Tim]

Well kev. turbo is really an optional thing, it

depends that you want your car to be; a drag car

or a car that can turn swift corners. I want my

car to be a drag car so i gave my car FETS and

PLasma Dash.

[Geo-Z]

i rewired my twin turbo onto my mr01 so needless to say, the spirit of bumblebee is back (and his PNSO3 as well.)

dgs my F1 has done that twice before, and i’ve had it for a year now, so it’s not serious. The knuckle-shaft just slipped out…..nothing a little pinch won’t fix. I’ll superglue it for better performance.

[TallduDe]

well im not going to turbo the focus, ill keep dat as a track car.

all i need is a mr01 chasis, then ill turbo that thing up and use it as a drift car :smiley2:.

anyone know where i can get a cheap mr01 ???????

[dgs73]

good idea Talldude… helps if you can corner instead of flying through track edging… oh, alum. rear and FRONT damper stays are in… Geo; i’m glad I was’nt the cause of that, but it really freaked me out at the time. Kevsta; you pose an interesting question… ever since I had mine done it’s been 50% issues, 30% maintenance, and 20% running it. Glad i’ve got two. No turbo going into the XaNaVi, im’m actually happier with that things performance than I am with the fetted car. Oh, Tim and Talldude; MUAHAHAHAHAHA (even louder, more evil laugh…) you BOTH think your cars are fast!!:p:D

[TallduDe]

i should have had my evil laugh copyrighted!

btw i got these boards which are more like shirting boards which are really good for the monster Z. nice and long ramp. dont have to steer to get the correct run up. provides for angled jumps!

ill bring em on sunday for us to test them out!

[dgs73]

i’ll bring the aluminium jumps again… chuck-outs from work that’ve been bent’n sprayed… 400mm wide, 300mm deep, 100mm high (adjustable.) Had em both working in tandem on the weekend, with a 12 tooth pinion as well it’s discovering the joy of cartwheeling… oh well. I’ll pick up some more odds and sods from here this arvo, thinking corflute, will grab a chunk of that too (offcuts of course!!!)

[peteWah]

Apart from cartwheeling, dgs was able to get some tailwip action going from jump to jump…:p:p:p

Some rather scary acid drops were peformed when the jumps was set at a higher level…:shock::dead::p

Hang time i say was daves monster on the day…
:D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

yeah, that higher jump saw it a foot off the ground… gotta practice throttle work when airborne, so I can at least land on my whells 3/4 of the time… that whipping you mentioned Pete, if we move those jumps abit further apart I should be able to whip it round 360 degrees. That’d be cool to watch… as long as the landing was right

[peteWah]

As for doing 360 degrees jumps, well whos to say it cant be done – with a bit more speed and practice and the jumps a little bit offset (only a little) and a bit more of a gap Done…

You just have to get that foward sideways twisting action going…

[dgs73]

we’ll play around with heights and angles on the weekend… a bit of sideways slide while leaving the lip of the ramp seemed to help on Sunday…

[TallduDe]

guys im in the market for a new body for the Z the focus seems to be taken a beatin as of late :smiley2:

will this fit on a high mount chasis or is it low mount

im a fan of initial D so this seems cool.

[dgs73]

both. By that I mean it’s a low mount, and your shassis will fit with no modification or mount adjust… used to really dislike the AE86, now I think they’re one of my favourites

[Tim]

Talldude u might think about it before buying that shell because i heard people from HK saying that the shell tends to flip alot around corners due to the size and the shape of the shell.

Well i have a RX-7 fc3s shell and it flip like hell when trying to turn with that shell but no flipping problems with the NSX~

[kevsta]

Initial D Trueno shells are expensive. If you get one, it would be more like a collectors item.

Glad you’re moving to a toyota. Go the 4age engine.

[dgs73]

i’m going to have to agree with Tim here, up to a point anyway. certain narrow bodies seem too high for the chassis, making it top heavy as mentioned above. If you’re going to run it i’d suggest lowering it 2 – 3mm to add some stability. Plus there’s a pretty as (and low as!)FD RX7 shell sitting on my TV waiting for Sunday, Talldude…

[TallduDe]

yeah the 86 body does seem over priced for what i plan to do with it (race it!) so ill pass on it, but they do look good i have to admit to that.

the FD looks nice 😀

[dgs73]

what was the asking price on the Trueno? Would’nt mind getting my hand on the older one and dropping it 3mm… Did you still want that RX7 now that I think of it? Will bring it with me on Sunday… Plus the blue looks sooo much better than the yellow…

[TallduDe]

the asking price was $39 US plus 18 shipping, off a guy on ebay.

steep price for that much dosh i could nearly get a new Z!

[dgs73]

Damn… maybe i’ll pass on the Trueno then… if I could actually succeed in keeping a shell for show then I think i’d get it… yeah, there as low as $70 usd plus postage at the mo

[kevsta]

I think you can get standard trueno autoscales for around $22usd if they’re in stock. It’s only the initial-d version that’s a bit pricey.

Where do you get an mr01 for $70 usd ? I’ve been checking ebay and they’re still around the $85 usd mark.

Three days to go before we find out who is king of the track…

What time are you going to be there ?

[TallduDe]

here it is man

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?KSH30217KW1

im tempted but……. i nedd the dosh for other things

[dgs73]

Kevsta; i’ll be there at about 11.30 as usaual… got a couple of dollars for you too…

[Tim]

I’ll be there about noonish i’ll try get there asap but you know i will get caught up in things but i’ll try~

Hey Talldude and Dgs got guts to drag me?:smiley2::smiley2:

[mocky]

where do u guys meet up in sydeney?? wat day? and who?

[kevsta]

I’ll be there at 11.30 as well…

[Tim]

Mocky welcome to the thread~

We usually meet up every sunday if the weather is fine and if there isn’t any netball going on.

We race at Meadowbank Netball courts, off Adelaide street. Check the exact location somewhere back in the thread~

Mocky what car do you have and what frequecy are you running on?

[TallduDe]

hey mocky your welcome to come along, i know meadowbank seems far away but its near a train station and not hard to find using a road map, even me with no sense of direction could find it!

we usually meet up run our Z’s talk about Z’s help each other out and this sunday looks like we are having a track made.

seeing there is no formal “club” for z’s in sydney we are the closet thing to being one. so dont think we are that serious, we just want to play/race with Z’s.

and Tim btw ill drag ya as long as we have a turn in the race ill beat ya! lol

[dgs73]

now you’re all stuffed… my package from Bithed got here this morning… MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Bye bye Plasma Dash, hello ******!!! Oh you guys are screwed… Mocky; there’s about 8 of us, and about 15 Zs all up. Nothing too serious as yet, ‘spose i’m just testing the water to see who’d show up on a (very) regular basis. Tim and Talldude; put the biggest pinions you’ve got in your cars – you’re gonna need em…!

[TallduDe]

ahhhhhhhh crap

im gonna turbo an iwaver dude so i can have a car to thrash/drag race with!

until then dgs i think your car will shite all over ours :p

[Tim]

Hahaha dgs don’t get a big head yet~
All that speed just might not big enough for my car. I can’t wait!!

Talldude is out of this race mainly because he’s closest thing is a x-speed~ while i have a plasma and dgs has a ****** (stock motor LOL)

[kevsta]

Who’s bringing the food and drinks this Sunday ?

[peteWah]

Tim
It is you that should not be getting a big head young one…
if you can control your car at over 40kph so be it, then you can gloat all you want, But can you race it on a track…

[Jay-Z]

ok sydney racers, i`m thinking we should have a bbq down at meadowbank.. just sausages, bread and sauce kind of thing!! i`ve got cooking stuff so if people bring stuff to eat i`ll have stuff to cook on.. i guess it`s easiest if we just bring stuff for ourselves?? everyone call eachother!!

[Geo-Z]

I’m in. Will bring food if needed…..*goes back to tuning up is PN SO3* THe need for speed is ever present.

[peteWah]

Im not going….

[kevsta]

It’s probably best to just get a couple of pizzas afterall, you don’t want to spend your time cooking and cleaning the bbq afterwards… But hey that’s just my own opinion.

Petewah, why aren’t you coming ?

[peteWah]

I dont know why…
Hope you all had a good day all the same.

[Tim]

Sorry guys couldn’t turn up because i was getting my FETS stacked this morning before the race but it ended up a mess~

It took like over 3 hours to stack, the guy was pretty experienced because he has previously stacked it before. He didn’t have his fine tip soldering iron with him so he used a thick stock tip but he still did a bloody fine job.

It was 1:30pm all 6×2 FETS were carefully stacked up and stock FETS were removed and basically he soldered the FETS on. The bloody black box got in the way and the thick iron just couldn’t get into the the last 2 tips. He manages to just touch them and it was all ready to go. Put the two cables in and switch the car on. No response accept the servo. Then the horror came. SHort circuit(ouch!) the red motor cable touched the stacked FETS and smoke came up!!
One tower of FETS fell off (bugger)
It was 2:00pm already so they have to shut down, so i got booted out~*dammm*

So i going back tommorow to fix the FETS up, bought a new soldering iron with a really fine tip 2mm i think.

Sorry again i couldn’t come~

[Jay-Z]

hey tim, pitty you couldn`t make it today, we had a few people eager to have a run against your car!! ..not my wrx though, think something was loose after swapping chassis`s and smoke came out of my turbo.. it kind of melted so i`m back to a slow car till i can get a new one…

[peteWah]

Tim
You should of sent it interstate to Micro-Amps Jamie or ph2t, You could have had it back in time…
It seems your day at this shop was doomed from the begining…
I hope you have learned your lesson on rush jobs with the the wrong equipment can be very costley.
Its like having 3 weeks to do an assignment at school, uni or tafe and you attempt to do it all on the night before its due…
In turn,You look like SHIT, it looks like SHIT, and because of this you feel like SHIT…
GET IT.
You have had 3 weeks or more to perform the fet modd and you chose to do so on the morning of the race itself, STUPID

Repeat after me, STUPID and no coke for TImmy.

NO SOUP FOR YOU

[peteWah]

Quote:

hey tim, pitty you couldn`t make it today, we had a few people eager to have a run against your car!! ..not my wrx though, think something was loose after swapping chassis`s and smoke came out of my turbo.. it kind of melted so i`m back to a slow car till i can get a new one…

RALPH HAD A RALPH i mean sorry to hear that this has happened to your car josh…

Who won the racing today guys? and how was the track action?

:D:D:smiley2:

[kevsta]

Tim, sounds like your car is in a mess.

You missed out on some good track racing. Seven cars in total doing some serious racing. Lots of nudging and the occasional barrier jumping. Lots of rolls as well… but nothing serious.

Everyone had a great time… It’s a good change from the collision drag racing that we normally do.

No photos or movies, we were waiting for you to turn up with the camera.

[Tim]

Look pete, you don’t know the whole story i would be quiet

Sometimes things don’t come out as planned and i don’t want to go into it.

Well kev i’ll hav to grab the batteries off you later,man i wished i could race on that track that would of been mad. What time did you guys leave?

Jay-z sorry to hear about your turbo, i got a GPM twin turbo you might want to use it,PM for more details.

So who showed up?

(pete i want my coke because u didn’t show up)

[TallduDe]

Had a great day of racing yesterday, lots of action and lots of argie bargie!

but remember rubbing is racing (dont take that the wrong way :p )

its amazing how a stock motor and 6t pinon could win races, next time ill step up to a 7 or 8t pinon and try to get morestraight line speed.

ive retired the focus body and now the RX-7 FD is in (thanks dgs73), ive always liked that car ever since they won bathurst 24hr a few years back in the special SP’s that were going around.

we should do it again next time ill try to get some foam stick things, the same things at pools to use as the centre barrier. its a bit higher and softer thus preventing damage and cheating by a certain Z8 who didnt mind damaging his Z, LOL.

this is what i mean…..

btw…….anyone know of a cheap lap racing system we can use lol

[dgs73]

Tim; first and foremost you are never there, you’ve never seen my GTR run, where do you get off trying to tell people i’ve got a stock motor? Everyone knows different, so you’re only making yourself look like an utter **** ******* ****!!!, which we now know to be true. Leave the trash talk to the track, where you might just be able to redeam yourself. Till then, keep it to yourself. May your Z never work right… (curse – ‘ooga booga’ waving of fingers thing)
Talldude; glad you like it. Seems to perform pretty well, too… where can we get that stuff? Clark rubber? That’d be the best stuff yet…
Pete; sigh. No lift, no go, eh?
Jay-Z; I’m keen to see how you’re going to blame me for the Turbo going. Everything else has been my fault, so why not this? In the meantime, you want to tell Talldude and Ph2t that their Monsters are crap to, or is it just mine?
Kevsta; cheers again for the batts. Awesome stuff

[TallduDe]

Quote:

May your Z never work right… (curse – ‘ooga booga’ waving of fingers thing)

ooga booga??? hmmmmmmmmm :question:

LOL

dgs i need a ball joint thingie where can i get some niceee ones from?

[dgs73]

if my place was’ny so far out of you’re way then i’d have suggested dropping over some time after work… as it is i’ll bring ’em with me

[kevsta]

Yeah that stuff is available from Clark Rubber. I think it was about $4 a metre but don’t quote me on it. If you can get it cheaper or for free then that would be great !

I’ll check out the local reverse garbage place to see if they have it as well.. I know they have foam strips (the blue stuff) which Clark Rubber sell for 50 cents each.

dgs, no probs with the batts. If young Timmy doesn’t turn up next fortnight, I’ll have another ten available for sale…

[dgs73]

if my place was’ny so far out of you’re way then i’d have suggested dropping over some time after work… as it is i’ll bring ’em with me this coming Sunday, if you’re going to be there. (unless of course you are’nt too busy this week?) Put all the s/s ball joints in last night, taks about 15 minutes. the cleanig of the inside of the Monster’s steering servo is a different story… that took just under an hour between me and Geo (thanks again,matey!!),the main reason being that it’s pretty hard to hold everything together to put the servo case back on. A learning experience all the same, now maybe I wont be so reluctant to do my racers servos when necessary… As for the ‘ooga booga’ thing, I dunno… in a weird frame of mind. What do I owe you for the Bit racer tyres dude?

[dgs73]

that track would be adored by Josh by the way Talldude… go the jump!! Kev; that’d be nice. We’ll see what happens in a fortnight. If he does’nt buy them, i’ll have em… That material in the photo is the best option yet, and will stay stuck down longer than timber. (That way Talldude and I can have a fair race without us having to stop to re-tape the edges in place; was still cool as, though!) $4 per metre? thats nothing.And given the height of the stuff, we could cut it down the centre long ways (would give you two half moon shaped metre long pieces) If anyone else how’s got abit of lazy $$ about in the Sydney race group (why dont I just say Geo, Kev and Talldude? I dont know… my brain’s on holidays today), we could (AND SHOULD!!!) go do something about this shortly. Anyone interested? All fabricating costs would be neglegable due to being built at my work…

[kevsta]

Yes, I think a portable and dynamic track is a good call.

Would you be using foam mats or some low pile carpet, or simply just using the netball court surface ? Foam mats and carpet could become quite expensive… however with these you could choose other venues to have a race… and we could crack open those sticky atomic grooved tyres..

The track in the photo above doesn’t have any track barriers and looks very mini-z friendly.

Let us know what you have in mind… 🙂

[peteWah]

Went to watch my sister play soccer, if thats OK.

Tim take it like a man(child)
Ooga fucking booga??? You cant handle the truth. (nose twitching) ooga fucking…

[dgs73]

Kev; the original idea I had was to use that exact same material, but I thought it’d be way too expensive. As it is now, i’ve just got to hope there is enough available. As for track surface, I was always happy to use the netball court surface as we did yesterday, but other options are always good to bounce around. (Though I do tend to agree; the carpet/matting may be more expensive than some would prefer to pay…
Petewah; dont mess with Tims curse, it may drop in on you on the way to him… hehehe

[peteWah]

Ooga booga Ooga booga Ooga booga Ooga booga and so on…
Yeah, next time i see him i will administer the creepy touch… that should do it.

[TallduDe]

Yes, I think a portable and dynamic track is a good call. ???????:question:

whats dynamic mean?

anyways this friday im gonna go to clark rubber and buy some of those foam things, maybe 3-4 metres worth.

maybe later we should get some matts that way we can go indoors and not have dogs on our tracks (or kids annoying fcukers 👿 )

but for now that foam stuff in the middle looks good.:D

[peteWah]

dynamic meaning, it is another word for energetic or forcefull relating to motive force, force in opperation…
Dose this help your cause… Would you like to to know more!!! :D:smiley2::smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 07 June 2004 14:17:08

[kevsta]

Dynamic meaning opposite to static – sorry dude, I spent most of past life reading computer reference books rather than novels.

LOL – the dog. I forgot about that one which car hit his paw ? What about all the potato chips on the track, and all the kids in the pit area that geo-z was demonstrating to – got to admit he’s good with kids.

[dgs73]

Talldude; wanna make it Saturday? That way we (if I might be able to join you) could get a heap of them. Just a thought…
Petewah; FF7 references? Starship Troopers quotes?!? LOL dude!! Come on…
Oh, and Talldude; not to be too crude, but how many balls would you like? To take it too far, how many fit? (sorry… FYI everyone else, we’re talking about Monster Ball joints… no seediness here…

[peteWah]

No dynamic is what i said , I know this because i have a dictionary infront of me…

static could mean branch of physics studying forces in radio and television atmospherics
Do you want to know more?

[TallduDe]

dynamic??????????? what the?

anyway thats the last time i ask a question when petes arounds :smiley2:

i dont know who hit that dog but it was a small white rat so i hope whoever hit it hit it hard! 👿

ask for sat its a no can do, for the first time in a very long time im getting weekend day shifts :question: good for a social life (mental note get social life) but bad for doing things over the weekend.

i dont know when the next time ill be free to race, hopefully soon.

aye dave you could of said how many of “my monster balls” do you want :p

[peteWah]

You asked so you recieved , dont be rude about it…
Its the truth, fucking get a dictionary out
Thats where i got the answers from, dont doubt me doubt the fucking dictionary…

[dgs73]

I know… had to raise afew eyebrows though…
Petewah; No we dont want to know more. Send me a pic of the stuff you get so I can pick up the same stuff when i’m there. Or lob me an item number when all is said and done.

[peteWah]

LIKE fockers driving was dynamic, get it…

[TallduDe]

pete dude breathe in man lol

i think we get dynamic :smiley16:

as for fockers driving style well its anything but dynamic i say, i feel sorry for his Z thats been through hell and back. :dead:

[novin]

answer ur phone dave

[ph2t]

pete, stop eating those mushrooms….

ph2t.

[dgs73]

Novin; Stu? That you bro? Sweet… Pete always into the mushies Ph2t…

[peteWah]

Not true, you leave the mushies out of this…

Cool stew, you joined.
All you have to do now is go to the topic
How did you come up with your name.

[dgs73]

it’s an oldie from his online Quake tournies, i think… have’nt seen that handle for a while. Welcome aboard Stuart!!

[kevsta]

Quote:

it’s an oldie from his online Quake tournies, i think… have’nt seen that handle for a while. Welcome aboard Stuart!!

I used to be addicted to Quake, Quake II etc.. it was the pinnacle of online multiplaying games. Spent countless hours playing it for 3 years straight, when I should have been studying…. now look where I am because of it. 😯

[novin]

aye that’s me – yep, from quake days | ya QII was awesome, have you seen the stuff they’re working on now for Doom3 by ID Software? -]http://www.doom3.com/[- – only online game i play anymore is EverQuest – spent past 4 years playing it lol

novin

[dgs73]

ah yes, Everquest… you too can be sucked into your pc, never to return… I draw the line at the Final Fantasy series… pretty hard but nowhere near as full on as EQ…
Not bad, thirty two page thread and we’ve only just wandered off topic… hehehe. I wonder how far this can go before the powers that be (big smile and a wave!!) say that’s enough…
So – numbers this weekend? Nev; Iknow you’re in, you wanna head over on Saturday and we’ll get some of this material happening? Would’nt mind doing a test run on Saturday too, but I think that’ll be after 4pm…

[TallduDe]

whats the topic again? jking

cant make it dis sunday im afraid guys not enough hours in a weekend for me!

btw hows those crystals going guys? are they working?

just watch the mini z vid they have, we got nothing on these guys. im sure after a few more practice races we could do this! all we need is mr02’s with that brake function.

http://rcmms.com.hk/modules/news/

Edited by – TallduDe on 08 June 2004 13:55:55

[dgs73]

the set I used on the weekend was sweet… have’nt tested the other yet. Hw about that one of yours that played up, did you try it at home? (Away from potential interference.) As for MR-02, got one oganised, will be a while though…

[novin]

i cannot make saturday, am raiding plane of fire/ tower of solusek ro and hopefully finish up my trial of execution so i can get my bloody intricate carved wooden figurine powered-up!!!

definitely be there on sunday tho, be ’round ur house in the morning dgs

novin

[kevsta]

I haven’t tried the new crystals, might have to give them a go tonight some time – but thanks for selling a set to me…cheap too !

Long weekend coming – woo hoo.

Novin ? I read your message 3 times and still don’t get it.

[Tim]

LOL me too

anyhow long weekend, i don’t think i can make it this sunday but maybe on Monday, so who’s up on this monday

[peteWah]

It seems Novin is a EverQuest freak and thats all you have to understand, its a strange world in there…

[Geo-Z]

novin, welcome aboard. BTW I’m also eagerly waiting for Doom 3, that game looks sweet and scary, perhaps even scarier than avp2. Oh, and I’m waiting for the xbox version as my PC is a crappy 500mhz.

talldude is that video the one from multi mini station in HK? I think I’ve got them…man, are their Z’s fast or what. They also race Micro RS4 and TeamLosi’s there, wonder if it’s too small.

[dgs73]

Novin is an Everquest buff. He’s no doubt talking of a raid thats going on in cyberspace… oh, long weekend, sweet! I always have them sneak up on me… yeah every possibility I will be there on Monday.

[novin]

ooo, yes, sorry, i was referring to a EQ raid i’m going on…i’ll try not too mention it hehe…

aye, long weekend is uber~ maybe do something on the monday as well?

novin

[dgs73]

s’ok dude… they dodt know how much of an FF freak I am… lol k’n oath… if we source this material I can tell you now what we’ll be doing… we’ll have a treck around on the weekend and see what’s available

[novin]

sounds good bro – ever thought about hiring out a squash court and having the z’s inside it?
from memory the squash floorboards are waxed rough so there’s grip fro your dunlops, hopefully enough grippage for the tyres?
i got one out near me, so ill go there tomorrow night when dad goes to squash and i’ll have a quick burl ’round the court…maybe even utilise some of the materials they use if it turns out be super grippy…

novin

[TallduDe]

i though wooden floors werent that great a surface to race on too slipery?

would be good to watch the z’s fling there rear ends about and maybe watch some controlled power slides.

tell us how the “tests” come about dude.

btw those crystals work good at my place…

[dgs73]

my parents floor is way too slick for Zs… but it is polished. Talldude; good to hear those crystal sets work after all. Did you get those ball joints yet?

[kevsta]

I’ve found floor boards too slippery, and tiles as well particulary when they get a bit of dust on them.

Best thing to do is get some foam mats and lay it down – best traction I’ve found so far.

I’ve also got my rear wheels sitting flat now with o-plate that I’m using… foam tape comes in handy :).

Edited by – kevsta on 10 June 2004 11:51:02

[peteWah]

Squash courts like novin said have a wax coating applied daily me thinks, not slippy.
Just like wooden basketball courts needs to be waxed otherwise the players would be falling on there backsides a hell of a lot…

[TallduDe]

i got the ball joints today man! work great thanks alot man.

wouldnt mind doing some indoor racing. i must get that foam stuff tomorrow.

btw guys my name is lawrence :smiley2:

[peteWah]

Somehow from posts of old you led me to beleve that your name was henry…

:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 10 June 2004 14:27:14

[dgs73]

that would’ve been for my reference, eh Talldude… dunno where I came up with Henry (i’ll bet it was from Pete!), but anyway… glad they do the trick.

[novin]

my name is mino, i live on the 2nd floor~

yeah, hopefully the squash courts turn out to be good grip, my dad spun out when i asked to come along, he’s like, you’re actually going to play? im like, hella no dad, im just there to test the court surface is all…hehehehe

well, not really…most of you know my name…for those who don’t it’s Stuart…

novin

Edited by – novin on 10 June 2004 16:34:37

[Tim]

Damm it’s raining right now but we need the rain though~ hope it clears up by Monday.

I’m pretty sure i can show up on Monday what about you guys?

[dgs73]

Sunday midday; i’m there. Monday; not sure, probably the same time. Add to that Novin, JayZ, Petewah, and my flatmate Justin finally has his Z working properly again… ’bout time dude!

[novin]

update

squash courts are the bomb! hella amounts of grip to be had, but at the same time, there’s enough slip to pull some interesting manoeveures – they use industrial strength wax, whatever that is and they wouldn’t tell me where to buy it from either, they thought i wantged to open my own squash court as competition omg’z…paranoid squash ppl /frown

novin

[kevsta]

AM Band 4 is now free for all. I’m using the yeah racing crystal set from Talldude and it rocks – less interference, but that could just be me.

I can swear my z handles much better now.. well on floor tiles it does.

[dgs73]

yeah, I found both my sets to be sweet as too… Stu; will they let us have a run? 😉

[TallduDe]

good to hear those crystals work!

have to test em out 1 day with everybody racing hopefully on a squash court hahaha

[peteWah]

Lets storm a squash court, or even better the state sports centre…:D:D I keep suggesting this but it falls on deaf ears:evil:

comon lets do it :D:D:p:D:smiley2::smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 11 June 2004 12:34:27

[dgs73]

again that idea comes up… right. Thats it. Who’s up for a trek to Homebush this long weekend? Just ‘showing up’ is not a great idea, though

[peteWah]

It never stopped us on roller blades…

[peteWah]

Quote:

It never stopped us on roller blades…

This is something that needs to be planned i aggree:)
and this long weekend may be to soon…

[TallduDe]

would be cool if we could do it, im sure they got some long bars from other sports there in the store room we could use as a guard rail for a mini track 👿

[Geo-Z]

The sports centre is a great idea. hmm…we haven’t heard from the melbournites lately, wonder if they’re still racing?

[peteWah]

Yes Geo
here are there pages…
http://www.ausmicro.com/link.asp?TOPIC_ID=2066&view=lasttopic

[betty.k]

we aint doing a regular weekly thing like you guys (we should) but when we do it’s at a proper 1:10 racetrack. lotsa fun and we’re still yet to have a proper race where the cars stay charged or intact, but we’re getting there:8ball:

[peteWah]

Try contructing a track and going to your local friendly green netball court surface and you wont have to run at TS…

[betty.k]

nahh, the templestowe track is great, free and other rc enthusiasts go there. i get to see stuff going that i might not even see in a shop. i get to ask nerdy questions and therefore learn far more than i would from us little circle of nerds. i talk to these guys daily, but a templestowe i meet people i might never have met at a netball court. and the concrete out back of my place is big enough for a homemade track so if i was constructing a track i wouldn’t be lugging it any further than outside.:8ball:

[kevsta]

Anything happening this weekend 20/06 at m’bank dudes ?

I’ve got some white foam strips from the reverse garbage place, 40 metres of it for only $5 – these are guaranteed Z friendly.

Only problem is that you’ve got to use heaps of gaffa tape to hold it down.

[dgs73]

mate this Sunday is a GO… i’ll bring the gaff tape, how many rolls you think? Betty; we’ll have to bring our track down to you when it’s done… 😉

[jamiekulhanek]

DGS, I have a spare dash that i can build up and send over for the weekend, interested?

[kevsta]

Cool, you got gaffa/cloth tape ! Bring two rolls just to be safe, I’ve got a feeling the masking tape ain’t going to hold it to the court surface and it needs to be taped down say very 30-40 cms.

When laid on the ground this stuff is about 3cm high, unfortunately round like a pvc pipe but lengths are around 2 metres each. You can flex this stuff to make your own curves and bends if you tape it down securely just like the track photo that Talldude posted.

Anyway, Sunday will be a good test to see if it’s any good.

Anyone got some carpet overruns they want to bring ?

Anyone want to come up with a track design ?

Basically, it’s 20 x 2 metre long strips if that helps…

[peteWah]

Although dave said he did not want the motor for the weekend im on the phone to him right now and he dose want it…
(dose this not shit you)
Can you please for dave send third plasma for the weekend without Neos.
P.s Dave said sorry for the fuck around…

[peteWah]

And he will call you tonight (after 8 )if he has not done so already…

[dgs73]

um… ta Pete… Jamie; i’ll call ya. Kevsta; not a problem, two rolls it is. That should be more than enough… I had a list of about 50 track layouts that one of my workmates inadvertedly erased from the pc… grrr. I’ll see what I can dig up, but i’m pretty flat-chat this week so I cant promise anything. Me and Pete will draw up afew tomorrow night

[jamiekulhanek]

Quote:

Can you please for dave send third plasma for the weekend without Neos.

Errr a 3rd??? I dont have anymore and these things don’t spring out of the ground, a plasma costs around $35 to build, but dave is shipping bearings to me anyway.

[peteWah]

Quote:

DGS, I have a spare dash that i can build up and send over for the weekend, interested?

You said that you would send him one that you had spare for the weekend is all…
I know nothing otherwise Bro…:evil::evil::evil: 😀

The one that you said you would send him for the weekend that he said no to he now wants but without neos…
If what ive said dose not help, You will speak to him soon e-nuff i guess

Sorry Jamie………
:smiley2::smiley2::D

Edited by – peteWah on 15 June 2004 20:32:55

[jamiekulhanek]

Ah ok got it man, yeah he rang and its all getting fixed up, man how generous am I?? Giving away my baby! Which was going in my Xmod…..ah well i still have my 18t rotor!

[peteWah]

Kevsta: Cut them down the middle and then you will have less of a problem sticking them down.
i.e turn them into half pipes then you will have a flat side to work with and the end result being 40 X 2…

[icebreaka]

hi guys..

im getting an mr-02 .. so maybe expect to see me on the track within 2 months.. lol.. btw i live out in the penrith area so meadowbank is a fair drive away.. so maybe i can only make it once a year 😉 ..

[peteWah]

A little less or more than half an hour drive from penrith mate…(depends on traffic totally) but yeah M4 to the Rosehill exit then you will be on James.R.Drive get on to Victoria road and head for West Ryde and take a turn Right at Adelaide st and follow that all the way and your at Meadowbank park have a look at a street directory thats easy…
I live in gladesville and it takes a little over and hour to go to my sisters place in Valley Heights.
YOU CAN DO IT…

[kevsta]

Quote:

Kevsta: Cut them down the middle and then you will have less of a problem sticking them down.
i.e turn them into half pipes then you will have a flat side to work with and the end result being 40 X 2…

Pete,

Can’t cut it in half, I had another look at this stuff and its about 2.5cm high… Big test on Sunday to see if it works.. or not.
🙂

[dgs73]

ice breaka; good to have another on board… what MR-02 you looking at getting? Kev; we’ll see how we go, but it sounds like you’ve found the best stuff. Lots of gafff tape coming on Sunday… Talldude; how’s the Monster buddy? Bringing it this weekend?

[Geo-Z]

icebreaka, remember to bring a whole box of Krispy Kremes or we won’t allow you to race! 🙂 j/k.

[dgs73]

mornin Geo… yeah, half dozen original glazed! Each!! lol

[icebreaka]

lol i should b ordering my car within 2 weeks.. then give it about two months b4 my dad allows me to drive all the way to meadowbank (not allowed to go as far as blacktown atm) lols.. and add in the fact that i got hsc this year.. and wala, expect me and the krispy kremes early next year 😉 haha..

But about the car.. i wanted to get the mr-02 RM essoflow supra.. but rcmart doesn’t have it on special anymore.. so i think im getting the mobil 1 nsx from toyeast.. is that RM or MM.. and which one would you guys get?

Edited by – icebreaka on 16 June 2004 12:44:51

[dgs73]

its rear mount… down to preference I guess… im getting the rm 350Z myself… devil’s food cake ones matey… lol

[TallduDe]

the monster is all good dgs i cant make it for two more weeks im afraid, :dead:

got work and family shite to do!

but when i meet up with you guys again on the sunday the4th of july i will bring all my toys (plane included, pete you might see some “hangtime”).

so in the meantime keep on racing and take heaps of pics!

[dgs73]

tis a bugger dood… oh well will see you when you’re there next.

[kevsta]

Dude what a shame you can’t make it this Sunday, even young Timmy has said that he is coming. You’ll miss out on all the action from his little honda.

What time is everyone getting there this Sunday ? I think it’ll take us about 30-45 minutes to setup track…

..and I hope everyone brings more than one set of batteries…

Edited by – kevsta on 17 June 2004 17:07:31

[Tim]

LOL

Yes i am coming woo hoo~
Kev what do you mean my little honda is the same size as your ferrai LOL

Kev are you building the track or me?
From my knowledge your materials are better and proper for a track but my one isn’t as good but i can make a way bigger track though~

I’ll upload the picture tommorow and i’ll let the people decide~ i got over 40m of that material so…

[mocky]

hopefully if trains work on the weekends, i’ll be on my way to meadowbank for a lil rc action. where is the park? near the tafe college and paramatta golf course?

Edited by – mocky on 17 June 2004 18:17:31

[kevsta]

Quote:

LOL

Yes i am coming woo hoo~
Kev what do you mean my little honda is the same size as your ferrai LOL

Timmy, we’re all eagerly waiting to see the drags between you, Geo-z and dgs73 mini-zs..:smiley16:

As for building the track – you can do it. But what time are you coming ? Just don’t make it too late 😀

Oh, and don’t forget to bring the camera and money. :smiley16:

[TallduDe]

I want photos damnit!

i want to know what my competion is like 😀

[dgs73]

we wont be touched mate… Mocky; the park is about three or four minutes walk from Meadowbank station/Tafe. Easy to find, but if there’s any issues give me a buzz on my mobes

[kevsta]

I got a feeling he won’t be able to keep up with my x-speed motor. I’ve been tuning it all week now and I’ve pretty much got it all sorted – runs as smooth and silent as Geo’s.

[Tim]

Money yes off course! but camera i’ll try because is not mine, i have to persuade him to let me use it because it is his after all~ If i can’t bring it kev can you bring yours?

As for time i say 11:30-12:00 because i got church before that so that’s the best i can do so stick with me.

[Tim]

A bit out of topic is there a powerpoint in Meadowbank? Because when the batteries are flat i can charge again in about an hour or less because i got that quick charger thingy.

[dgs73]

not sure about that Tim… you could get yourself a charger that’ll do em (4 only i think) using the cigarette lighter in your (parents) car…
So, dare I ask about numbers this weekend? Talldude; you’re busy, if I remeber rightly… Kevsta; see you there? (btw. gaff tape is in my bag NOW, and will stay there this time…!)

[kevsta]

Quote:

So, dare I ask about numbers this weekend? Talldude; you’re busy, if I remeber rightly… Kevsta; see you there? (btw. gaff tape is in my bag NOW, and will stay there this time…!)

I thought this thread was finally dead.

I should be okay for this weekend but will confirm later on in the week. Didn’t really get my rc-fix from last Sunday… and I think I got my handling whoes sorted now; just needed a little more slip in the diff… and that extra power that I’m getting from my x-speed…:D

You interested in some of that foamy stuff ? I can check out that place on Sunday morning to see if they’ve got any decent amounts left.

[TallduDe]

this thread will never die!!!!!!!!

yeah im busy this weekend :dead: damn family things.

so did anyone turn up last sunday?

[dgs73]

not many, and it was way too cold for any long term hanging about… Kev; oh yeah, but will have to get some in a week or so. Playing catch up with my finances at the mo, but i’m back in the black tomorrow… and this thread shall never die. Not while we still have Zs running in Sydney… Long live the

[dgs73]

…SYDNEY FACTION!!!! lol

[mocky]

hey kevsta, u sell AA nimh rite? Im having a hard time getting a decent price so im beggin for some help. AA are a pain to charge ive got a damn tickle charger. you have sanyo AAA? by the way.

Edited by – mocky on 23 June 2004 17:14:38

[kevsta]

Mocky,

No I don’t sell batteries.

If you’re after some decent batts you can get Powertechs from Jaycar Electronics. The AAA 800mah cost $3.15 each. I also use the Kingcell AA alkaline batts for the TX, a pack 24 costs about $11

Jaycar have a store in york st. behind the Queen Victoria Building.

[kevsta]

Dgs,

No worries about the foam stuff. I just checked out the place and they don’t have much left.. Will have to wait till they get more stuff in. At the moment they got lots of long strips of grey foam, which are about 10cm wide, 1 cm thickness in a roll – not sure if it can be used for track barriers though.

[peteWah]

I think there is a Jaycar closer to mockey than say the city because he is out berowra way, maybe Hornsby…
Check on the net for your nearest Store dude.

[peteWah]

You dont want to put AA nimh into your Controler Mockey, Get some NiCd or Alkaline.

[icebreaka]

haha i got the best deal on AA kingcell alkalines from jaycar.. they had this box full of em old ones to chuck away.. selling 40 for $5 .. ! .. the sign sed on average 35 out of 40 were good and not leaking! 😀 .. hehe man i walked out with 80 batteries.. might go back for 80 more tomorrow 😉

Oh yeh i got my mini z on monday.. mobil 1 nsx mr-02 RM.. FAR OUT MINI-Z’s are way COOL!.. hehe cant wait to go to meadowbank sumtime .. maybe end of year.. already put bearings, alloy wheel nuts and graphite H-plate.. but now i need 10-20 degree tires..

ANYONE got sum spare 10 or 20 degree tires for sale? i need 2 normal and 2 wides..

Edited by – icebreaka on 23 June 2004 22:54:18

Edited by – icebreaka on 23 June 2004 22:54:44

[Tim]

Pete just curious why wouldn’t you put Nimh into controller? Although i use Energizer alkaline anyway~

[mocky]

AHHAHAHA berowra!!! i think dgs heard me wrong. Its berala, lidcombe area. LOLz must be the way i say it.Sorry for the mix up.

[peteWah]

Tim

Quote:

Pete just curious why wouldn’t you put Nimh into controller? Although i use Energizer alkaline anyway~

Read your control booklet or any controler book and you will find that it says not to use them, I dont know why…
Maybe they are to much for the electronics of the controler itself…
:D:D:smiley2:

[peteWah]

Nimh batts are still a rather new technolgy…

If you want to FRY your CONTROL and have nothing to DRIVE your CAR with go right ahead…

And why would you need all that extra power in the control anyway, get some or stick with rechargeable nicd or alkaline batts…

[dgs73]

Mocky; dont know where you got I thought you luived at Berowra, Pete’s doing I guess. Pete; answer your ****ing mobes

[TallduDe]

i have nimhs in my controller dude had no worries thus far.

i use em coz i wanted to use rechargable batts in my controllers, ive had enuff of buyin cheap batts every couple of weeks or so, this way put some 2100mah batts in your controller and forget about em for a long time.

when my tx frys then ill reconsider

[peteWah]

Down on the fucking computer without my phone and you said fucking berowa on the phone when you were speaking to him the other night….ANYWAY
GUYS STOP giving me shit read your fucking controler books and dave stop putting fucking words in my mouth and telling everyone that i come up with the Shit…
Im sick of nobody taking me seriously

[kevsta]

I’ll be coming to m’bank this sunday. I found a different route to get to there and it now takes me 25 minutes instead of 35 minutes.

Will we bother with the track or just drag and smash ?

How many people going this week ? Gunna bring my esso ultraflo supra bcg…

[TallduDe]

pete

quit the weed dude :p

ROFL

remmber rules are meant to be broken :smiley2:

im not gonna be ther this sunday im afraid :dead:

[peteWah]

Im wishing that refrence would have left alone TD
Not the sort of thing you want to go public with on a RC site (all swearing aside) where the kids can be young… But its out now BUDDY… Maybe you not me!
My post before was a bit harsh but its the truth.

A.F.M.I_ what dose ROFL mean

[mocky]

[clip]
any1 used rayovacs IC3s? 15 minutes to charge, may get some shipped in :D. wont be down there next week, need an rc b4 i can get down and dirty.

[betty.k]

pete, rofl = rolling on floor laughing

and man, get on the weed! serenity NOW!!!:8ball:

[peteWah]

Looks like we are all good friends!!!!

[Tim]

lmao-Laugh my ass off

Geez guys leave pete alone

Pete well you got your point there for not using Nimh on controllers. But i use Alkaline anyway just incase. A friend told me not to use Energizer anymore because now they tend to leak more often because they changed the carrier or something. Is that true or is it myth?

[peteWah]

Thanks tim

(i know its been said already but lets stop saying and start doing)

We need to organise lunch for next weekend or whenever even if we bring a gas bbq/cooker/carosel, or we could go up to Dominos or Pizza Hut up the road.
We need to think about lunch because im sick of going all sunday on bacon & eggs till i get home for dinner…

FFSG For Fuck Sake Guys…

[TallduDe]

food is a good idea with me!

i usually never have any food before the meet up cause i wake up to late, should organise a food run :smiley2:

[Tim]

Yeah i agree, i end up eating lunch before hand and ending up late to the race~

I guess pizza delivery is the best way, off course everyone pays for themselves or if someone is rich enough he can shout for all of us LOL

[peteWah]

So who wants to do what… its take with or take away…

[dgs73]

mate i’ll bring my own food… bloody pizza. What about those of use that DESPISE it? hmmm… Tim; byo mate

[kevsta]

Yeah, I’d be quite happy to bring like a dozen or so bread rolls and sausages, if someone were to bring the bbq but this would only suit a day where quite a few of us showed up. Basically if we all agree on a Sunday which all of us can attend then this would be the way to go…

I’m out this Sunday because of the “sorry” incident.

[Geo-Z]

I’ll be there this sunday. If bringing pizza, i can chip in. I’ll bring some tissues too. Wouldn’t want any of that nice topping on the Z’s. Kevsta you can race one of my Z’s while ur’s is recurperating. Plenty to go round.

[dgs73]

i’ll bring the tazers… enough of them to go round too… lol i’ll be byo-ing as usual, and will bring food as well… hehehe

[peteWah]

I could bring a bbq that could fit in the back of a car Someone would have to pick me up…
Pizza was just an idear because its cheep like $4.95 pick up or so…
I dont want it… i like it but hay, i want a bloody BBQ ok.. if we all pitch in and do a woollies run on the day it should be fine…
:D:D:smiley2::p MEEEAAAAT

Edited by – peteWah on 29 June 2004 14:51:33

[peteWah]

Who in there right mind would hate Pizza…:question:
Dave you watch it on tv and you eat it when Justin and I get it, BLOODY YOOOUUUUU… Common you love the stuff…
:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 29 June 2004 14:58:26

[TallduDe]

yeah we should orgainse a bbq when all of us turn up!

ill bring food and coal (if someone has a coal bbq not gas)

but this weekend yeah ill chip in and get pizzas or pies or watever.

anyone got an eskie for drinks? ill bring some cans of softdrink if they do.

[Tim]

Yea i’ll bring an esky and i’ll also whack on a bag of ice on the way.

I can’t come this Sunday but should next week, Would it be possible if we ordered pizza delivery from Pizza Hut or something because i luv Pizza~~

[dgs73]

**** off Petewah, dont tell me what I do and dont like. Hate pizza, only faced with starvation would I consider the crap… Tim; you’re welcome to go with the pizza crowd… I’ve got a cooler that we can throw beer my mistake drinks into…

[Jay-Z]

ok, bbq it is.. i`ll bring some weed and kfc!!

[TallduDe]

okay ill bring a slab of coke cans and some meat!

hopefully all my toys are fixed by sunday, fingers crossed

[kevsta]

I’m not coming for 2 weeks. Got some family stuff to do this week, then next Sunday got to go to work.

Geo – thanks for the offer – but I get nervous when I drive someone elses z. My mini-z is now up and running with the d2 benz shell woohoo. Just got to wear in the new spur gear.

[Tim]

Revive the thread again, so who went this week and who’s showing up next week~

[dgs73]

dunno as yet mate… have to see on Sunday… but there will be an MR-02 next time we go… woot

[Tim]

Who owns that?

kev i thought you couldn’t come for 2 weeks?

[TallduDe]

congrates on your new mr02 dave!

that body must look mad…. have you modified the mr02 yet its been at least 5 hours hahaha

[dgs73]

mate it came modded… haha only just… gold wheel nuts. Carbon H plates went on last night, bearings and diff some time in the next week. Funny thing is batteries have not been near it yet… On the body again Talldude, it’s literally 1.5 inches shorter than your average Supra/GTR/RX7, even though the wheel base is the same. And yes, it’s a thing of rare beauty. Thanks to Bithed too for the fastest delivery ever!! Tim; check the sig. line below this…

[Geo-Z]

Yep, congrats on ur purchase. Now we have an MR02 in our midst. How does it handle outta the box dgs? better than stock MR01, speed wise?

[dgs73]

i’ll let you know when I have the guts to race it… :p Rumour does have it that yes, they are faster out of the box. Not fast enough, I guess. I’m not running it till the ball diff and bearings get in it… And now there’s two MR-02 owners in the Sydney rae dat faction, the other owner does not want race damage. I am 100% with him on that. Just looks too :smiley16: to run… I’ll bring it this weekend but it will NOT BE RUN. Damage must be avoided with this one at least…:evil:

[kevsta]

Dudes,

Hobbyco in the city are having a 50% off sale on what’s left of there Mini-z parts. Apparently the Australian importers have now succumbed to overseas competition and it’s just not viable for them stock the parts so they’re clearing it all out never to stock them again !

Eg. Those kyosho servo gears which were $11.95 are now $6.

[dgs73]

hopefully Wings ‘n Things in Gladesville will follow suite… but probably not. Looks like they’ll have those Racers and F1s forever… hehehe

[Jay-Z]

hey kevsta, (or anyone else) how much stock is hobby co clearing? i need tyres & metal wheel nuts.. didn`t have much luck with the RCRM/stella models thing, $$$ & still nothing:angry:

[kevsta]

Jay-z,

RCRM soft compoung 25 degree tyres for $10.
RCRM bearings for $22.45
RCRM brake disks for $11.50
RCRM steering knuckles $17.00 1 pack left.
Kyosho viper wheels for $7.00

No wheel nuts as far as I could see…

That’s all that I can remember… all other things didn’t catch my attention.

Sorry to hear about your stella models deal, did they take the money out of your account ? Before I bought all my rcrm stuff, I was emailing stella, and he/she seemed really helpful and all replying to all my emails.

[TallduDe]

brake disc?

huh? what is it and further more whats the point?

[peteWah]

Quote:

brake disc?

huh? what is it and further more whats the point?

Looks and looks alone, IT would look good with a 5-6 spoke wheel me thinks……
:D:D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

as Pete says… they are a simulated brake disk, held on with an o ring not dissimilar to the ones used in the ball diffs. Extra weight vs. no purpose, imho. Jay-Z; they have alloy wheels too, and priced have dropped… I had no problems with Stella in the past either, but this order is dragging on and it’s annoying as. But whilst annoying, not my fault. Wheel nuts seem to be a rare find over here

[peteWah]

Yeah what he said,
If i were you josh i would nag/rant/rave the fuck out of stella models untill i got product or a reason the product did not show because that was alot of $$$$$$ you should be able to get back…
Or ask/pay Ebay to chase it up is what i would do if it were me….
blame the bay or stella, demand action from them now and dont let it drag on any further…

Not having a go josh :smiley2: just get all paper work that relates to the order and go from there if you have not done so already…
:):D:smiley2:

[dgs73]

it’s basically a case of money order missing in the post… could have happened with any seller. Just so happens to be Stella models this time. And like Kevsta says, it’s not like they’re ignoring my emails, they are trying to help in this case. It is a shame its happened, but we unfortunantly do not live in a perfect world, and problems occur. This is one… but I agree with you Pete… stop the talk, start the action! Josh; what Pete says!:):smiley2:

[Geo-Z]

also, they have F1 miniz parts, incase ne1 is interested (only me LOL). rear roll shock and pitch springs are about 10 bux too. the alloy wheels are around 35 bucks, but are only in purple or dark blue.

No word yet on what they plan to do with their RCRM display chassis.

I just bought an M’z brand stock motor ($21 at the mo). Faster than the xspeed! but I have a feeling it may burn out the stock fets. Which reminds me, has anyone here tried the other x-speed replacements (i:E no fet upgrade needed)? as far as i know, there are only 2: M’z stock motor, and PN Speedy Practice motor.

dgs, i need that medium strength h-plate back dood….I’ve just broke my last h-bar and I sold the last spare to foxton. I’m currently running stock plate but dayem it’s wiggly ;).

[dgs73]

you reminded me… i’m gonna make a quick phonecall… dood, I get my own h-plates, dont need to borrow em off anyone… you did’nt lend/give it to Josh? Positive I dont have it mate, the only ones I have I bought. Good cheap motors? I’m interested…:)

[Tim]

Geo i got a GPM medium and soft h-plate untouched that i can lend you on the day *note it is still in its original packaging! What from memory i remembered you lent Talldude a h-plate before when he first snapped his in half but that was a while ago maybe he returned it not too sure~

GOOD NEWS! My car is back with Whoa Nelly and thats right is faster and better then before muahahha! Can’t wait till sunday when i can show off with my ultimate car muahhahahah…

Who’s coming???:question:

[Tim]

Geo i got a GPM medium and soft h-plate untouched that i can lend you on the day *note it is still in its original packaging! What from memory i remembered you lent Talldude a h-plate before when he first snapped his in half but that was a while ago maybe he returned it not too sure~

GOOD NEWS! My car is back with Whoa Nelly and thats right is faster and better then before muahahha! Can’t wait till sunday when i can show off with my ultimate car muahhahahah…

Who’s coming???:question:

[dgs73]

learn to drive it or your ultimate car might meat it’s ultimate demise… top speed into a pole anyone?:evil:

[peteWah]

Just be there no braging :angry:…Can you drive it :smiley2: :smiley2: :smiley2: …
Your just the first sydney person i guess to have one in his racer in Sydney that we know of…
daves getting one as is kev and i dont know who else…
:):smiley2::smiley2:

[kevsta]

Jay-z,

If the money ain’t claimed for a money order, can’t you simply go to the post office and have it cancelled, and your money returned minus any admin fees ? I don’t have any experience with these, but surely they are suppose to protect the buyer in some way… like it not as risky as sending cash right ?

Geo, I was looking at the M’z stock motor as well, but the guy couldn’t tell me whether it was a bbcan one, so I didn’t buy. Did you pick up anything else ? If you’re after a h-plate I got a medium and hard setting you can have ie. if you don’t mind oem for now.

Tim, I’d like to see your car in action, but can’t make it this week because of work. Can you bring your camera and take a video of it – I’d like to see it spin out on full throttle launches
😀

[dgs73]

I really think he’s happier complaining to everyone about it… if the energies going into that were put into searching the things up, then he’d have them by now. I’m sick of hearing about it, to be frank.

[TallduDe]

well dude to a change of shift i will be making it this sunday :smiley16::smiley16:

ill be bringing the monster aswell

hey geo have any luck fixin that iwaver?

[kevsta]

I can’t believe it’s dragged on for months… but then it’s hard when you’re dealing with an overseas party…

Talldude, dunno if Geo can fix your iwaver without his phillips head screw driver. Geo – I didn’t take it, but if you like I can get you a new set at Dick Smith – they’re about $2 or if you want something flashy like mine with the magnetic tip – they’re $3.

🙂

[TallduDe]

dudes i need a body with a high roofline to fit in the rear suspension stuff, which ones are the ones with a high roof?

like the lancer perhaps?
maybe the gtr skyline?

[Aaron]

OK for those who aren’t keen to read back on the last 41 pages 🙂

Time and place for Sunday? (Including cross streets?)

A.

--
Site Owner Guy.

[Tim]

Why aaron you want to come or something?:smiley2::smiley2:

We race at Meadowbank Netball courts around midday 12ish or later but Dgs wants it to make it 1 so everyone can come on time and etc. not too sure about that one. The exact address is on the end of adelaide street and the cross street is andrew street. Here is a map of it.

here’s the link to it
http://www.whereis.com.au/whereis/mapping/recentreMap.do?mapIndex=6&brand=1&recentrePoint.x=251&recentrePoint.y=43

[kevsta]

Dgs,

Check your pm… get it while you can.

[kevsta]

Talldude,

Go for a wide body dude, more stabililty and doesn’t flip over like a narrow body does or cut the 355 like mine.:)

[Jay-Z]

dgs, who the f#@k am i complaining to???? i`ve put a lot of money that i can ill afford to spend down,it`s been months and nothing has happened… not only that it`s not like i personally can do anything about it- is it?? lay off the attack mate. how would you feel?

[Jay-Z]

p.s. dgs, how do i “search things up”? you have all the paperwork and made the order. i have no experience in ordering things like this. tell me what i do to get $$$ back & i`ll do it. you know i`m broke & could really do with $$$!!! talk to you soon.

[TallduDe]

yeah i like the wide body ones but you know $$$$$

might have to cut the ferrari but hey cheap clone body anyway’s :smiley2:

[dgs73]

Kevsta; 1 is enough, but cheers for that… aint it cheap too? Gees… also, what are the ASC cars that’re in your sig line mate?

[dgs73]

and how would I feel Josh? Like you’re blaming me for the whole hassle. Wrong tactic mate. Especially since you want me to deal with it. As for me having the paperwork, you decided to do that. I really dont have the free time during the day to search up your items. It’s in your hands.

[kevsta]

Dgs,

Yeah I think all those asc’s are getting out of hand and I’ve got to stop. You see, when I see a bargain, I just can’t help myself but press the “Pay” button. Looking back, maybe I should have gotten a monster truck or an F1 instead – a lot of small amounts on the credit card statement doesn’t stand out like a lump sum amount… these go under the radar from the mrs. blackeye:

I’m planning to use the wide bodied c5r on the mr02 chassis with the mzr v-plate.

🙂

[TallduDe]

so your finailly going to run the mr02 kevsta??

looks like it wont rain this sunday which is good! so dgs bring the ramps for the monsters 😀

[jamiekulhanek]

ASC= Kyosho Auto SCale right??

[kevsta]

Auto Scale Collection

[peteWah]

Daves a smart 1, He owns how many ASC himself already:D:smiley2::smiley2::approve:

[TallduDe]

yeah his collection gets bigger everytime i see him! im jealous big time

im trying to find the right body ever since i had to get rid of the focus there has been a hole in my life the fd rx7 is great but not enuff room under the shell for what i have planned (all shall be revealed sunday btw) so the search continues

[peteWah]

It seems that kevsta owns more ASCs because his signiture line is coming of the page at me.

*Are we sure there is nothing more*

TD; – Maybe a Corvette CR5 2000 or 2002 and in saying that, You already have a sick set of wheels for it if i remember rightly…:smiley2:

What about Porche, Supra or Skyline racing shells…:D:smiley2::smiley2::p

[Aaron]

The Honda Jazz thingo?

A.

--
Site Owner Guy.

[TallduDe]

no way in hell will i get a Jazz! LOL

yeah was thinking of the supra or corvette. ive already put those alloy wheels on it already pete so thats why i need a body which is big enough the focus couldnt fit the wheels.

hopefully someone will bring a supra shell so i can check them out. 🙂

[peteWah]

Corvette it is then, thats why if i got a corvette i was going to ask if i could buy the wheels because they best suit it…LOL :smiley2:

I will have one soon, I PROM TO TOM

[Geo-Z]

Sorry guys, I’m unable to make it this sunday. Doh! would’ve liked to see everyone race, especially with tim and his buffed up z.

dgs, i think i’ll just scrap getting an h-plate off ya, i cannot even remember clearly whom i gave it to….i thought i wuz u, but could’ve been talldude….neway, my stock plastic h-plate hasn’t broken (yet).

kevsta: the M’z stock motor is slightly faster than the xspeed, but it has a rather strange configuration: the endbell has a ball bearing, whereas the case has…..a steel bushing. hmm. The motor doesn’t come with wires and rings, tho….but it DOES come with 3 caps, unsoldered. It uses normal ferrite magnets, so there’s no crazy torque a’la neodymium. The PN Speedy is supposedly the fastest non-fet motor for miniz’s. Kevsta, it’s shame we don’t see those cool shells on ur z!

Come down to hobbyco for cheap springs! MR01 rear roll and pitch spring sets 10 bux tops.

[TallduDe]

sorry geo i dont have a h-plate of yours, i borrowed one off ya like a few months back but gave it back to you straight away.

i have one on that iwaver you are fixxing for me, you can borrow that 1 until you get new ones.

[kevsta]

It’s looking pretty wet – times like this you want a track in your garage or lounge room.

Geo-z, chances are that Timmy won’t be showing up either. Let us know how the performance of the M’z motor goes… would really like to see if it really is faster than an x-speed. I’m got some interest in the motors at minzworkshop.

Petewah, good to see ya getting closer. I’m getting my corvette shell from http://www.egrracing.com – I’ve had a few things shipped from them, and they don’t charge an arm and a leg for shipping.

🙂

[TallduDe]

well i didnt go today it was raining and rain plus min-z’s dont mix well! 🙁

next sunday should be clear and fine so ill be there with all my toys 😀

[dgs73]

pretty average day, weather wise… what else can you do but go to your local for a feed and a couple of brewskies… bloody perfect Z weather at the mo, and i’m cooped up in front of a pc all day. Damn. This weekend coming I will not be there, due to a family get-together. Will try to get there by about 4, but it’s looking unlikely.

[dgs73]

Just noticed your sig line mod again Kevsta… you going to get the 350Z after all? Good stuff… quite a pretty thing I must say…:approve:

[jamiekulhanek]

Quote:

The Honda Jazz thingo?

A.

That would be quite a good sleeper actually, throw in a wn turbo and a seriously hot motor, some energizer/sanyo nimhs, some good tyres, and a few more handling improvements……

[Aaron]

What can I say! I got up at 7am in Canberra and by 11:30ish was freezing my poor butt of in Sydney in the rain.

Yes folks I made the trip up on Sunday to say ‘Hi’ and catch up. Many thanks to dgs73, peteWah (now Dalt), novin, Di & Ben for providing entertainment, travel services and a fun filled day.

I can HIGHLY recommend to anyone out there to get out and get involved in meeting your local ausmicro.com members, putting a ‘real’ face to the names and being social away from the computer is a great thing.

We will have to get some more stuff like this happening.

A.

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Site Owner Guy.

[Aaron]

Quote:

Quote:

The Honda Jazz thingo?

That would be quite a good sleeper actually, throw in a wn turbo and a seriously hot motor, some energizer/sanyo nimhs, some good tyres, and a few more handling improvements……

That’s what I was thinking. The tall body also has plenty of room under it. probably could run big rubber front and rear 😉

A.

--
Site Owner Guy.

[Geo-Z]

oh POO. Aaron shows up on the sunday i didn’t go….we shall meet at the national g2g. Be prepared.

kevsta: the M’z Stock is only slightly faster – it’s top end speed seems to be 1 tooth above the xspeed’s. but the difference is quite subtle, and the thing doesnt come with wires and rings. When i get the dough, i’ll try getting PN speedy….contrary to PN’s other miniz motors (SO3, SO2, etc), that motor is supposedly well within stock fet limits. it also has stronger ferrite magnets (not neos tho) than both xspeed and M’z…

[dgs73]

guess what the weathere’s like today Aaron? Best I dont say… typical. Like i said yesterday though, we kind of do need the wet stuff. Alot.

[kevsta]

Dgs: Yes, I’m getting one. It’s in the post at the moment, should get here end of this week. I’m liking the look of the ferrari 575m and the Mclaren but gotta hold back…for now.
Have you run your 350z yet ? I find even with the stock motor the mr02 launches off violently compared to the mr01 with x-speed.

Talldude, Geo-z: Thanks for the quick review. You going to turn up next week even if dgs doesn’t show up ?

[dgs73]

not yet mate… it’s just sitting there on top of the tv. One day maybe… till then, not. I would like to see how your mm handles compared to my rm however… you got any mods on it as yet? And I will make an effort to be there this weekend, though I will be late.:evil:

[kevsta]

Mine also sits in the cupboard while I learn to tune the MR01’s handling. Once I become happy with the way it handles, I’ll move on to the MR02. I haven’t run the MR02 outdoors yet, just the odd lap here and there in the lounge room. With mods, at the moment it’s just got bearings. I’ve got the ball diff, v-plates, tie rods, front knuckles sitting in a box – but just couldn’t be bothered installing them for now… still having fun with the mr01.

🙂

[peteWah]

Thanks Aaron for taking the time, it was cool day all in all and a plesure to meet you finally… Thanks for the name change once again, i cant seem to make my mind up:smiley2:…

Since dave has a prior commitment on the sunday, why not move the day forward for this week only… to Saturday :smiley2: .
I was going to start a new topic but could not be bothered with it :smiley2::smiley2::D

[peteWah]

So who would be up for this Saturday?:smiley2::smiley2::)

[dgs73]

from what I read on another forum Tim and possibly Geo wont be available till August. Tim had posted that nothing will be happening… he be wrong.:) This Saturday is looking better and better, with more people interested by the minute. So, yes; im in Pete!!:smiley2::approve:

[TallduDe]

saturday?

i thought netball was on saturdays, dats y it was sundays we meet up?

but if its a saturday meet count me in! ill be there for sure, planning to call sick on work that day so im freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 😀

[kevsta]

I’m also coming on Saturday – need to get my rc-fix again.

Won’t be bringing the foamy stuff – takes too much effort to tape it all down as you all know.

😀

[peteWah]

No netball on saturdays TD:8ball::dead:, go back beyond page 20 an you will find i worked that problem out months ago…
:D:D:smiley2::smiley2::):):approve::approve::p:p

[Tim]

Yep saturday looks fine to me~ don’t know about Geo:D:D

[dgs73]

pray that the rain that has been forecast for Saturday is in the late afternoon… looknig ok at this point but it is just Wednesday…

[kevsta]

So what time on Saturday are we all meeting up ?

🙂

[peteWah]

Id say normal time on the saturday….:smiley2:

[peteWah]

peteWah had to come back, dalt did not look :shy: right :smiley2::smiley2::):)
cheerbro
And yes I Still Wanna Z

[dgs73]

thought your name’d be back… same as usual guys… 12/1pm, just Saturday and not Sunday

[mocky]

dang, wont be able to make it this saturday, will try though.

[dgs73]

hope to see you there… no worries if not, see you next week!! Supposed to be pretty average weather this weekend though…:evil:

[TallduDe]

okay bad news for me 🙁

cant make it my cuzin is doing a party or something have to go! i tried to get out of it but if i didnt go i would offend alot of peeps who give me gifts at christmas, so its next week for me real bummer coz i really want to run my mini z stuff on open ground!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dgs73]

that’s ok mate… we’re heading to you now!! :clown:

[Tim]

how dgs, if a couple of them can’t make it on saturday why can’t we make it on sunday? Because on saturday transport is still a problem for me haven’t got it solved just yet but if u still want it on saturday i’ll find my way there :p:p

[kevsta]

Timmy,

Do you have a Whoa Nelly 1.1 or 1.2 ?

Talldude, can you make a mini-z track for your next project dude ?

Dgs, if it rains on Saturday, I’ll give you a call beforehand to see what’s happening.

🙂

[TallduDe]

dude if i made a mini z track it would be 19m long and 12 m wide just like my bit track just 10 times bigger! LOL

kinda kicking myself that i cant make it on sat :dead:

btw my next project is a real car go the datto!

[dgs73]

Tim; read the earlier posts as to why Sat. and not Sunday… you can go when you want… I just cant make it on Sunday. Kev; will be waiting for your call… will meet you somewhere if it rains…

Edited by – dgs73 on 15 July 2004 15:14:39

[Tim]

Is a whoa nelly 1.1 a typo which i never bothered to fix up.

But i read the weather report (rare occasion) there is rain in the late afternoon of saturday~

It looks fine not much cloud in my area should be fine on saturday by the looks of it.

TD can’t see my whoa nelly plasma in action muhahahahahah(evil laugh):evil:

[dgs73]

spinning out all the time you mean? we’ll get him a vid of it…:clown:

[kevsta]

So Timmy are you really going to show up on Saturday ?

I want to see whoa jessica simpson in action…
I reckon my car will beat ya…

[dgs73]

this should be good…

[ph2t]

Quote:

spinning out all the time you mean? we’ll get him a vid of it…:clown:

lol, good one!

:p

[TallduDe]

lol good one dave, some1 take pics.

damn im counting the days till next sunday now!

[kevsta]

Mate, I’ll bring the digital camera to take video.

But I’ve got a gut feeling that he’ll do a no-show !

Let me think of some excuses of what we might expect next week.

1. No buses/trains in my area on Saturday.
2. It’s raining in my area.
3. My car’s down in melbourne getting serviced.
4. I’ve got tutoring.
5. Still waiting for those roll shocks from overseas.
6. My chassis stuffed after crashing into a wall.
7. I’ve lost my wheel nuts due to all this extra power.
:):):)
:D:D:D:smiley16:

[Tim]

yea several problems i still have to fix. The resistor thingy in the servo is causing all sorts of trouble i tried the paper technique fixed a bit but still it twitches like hell!

My car seemed to have range up to 10m and thats all! Don’t know why after 10m my car goes nuts and loses control.

My car still can’t go straight might send it down to betty.k to see if he can fix it but that later on. I tried to turning the POT thing on the PCB to see if it would fix it but pfft same thing.

As for saturday yea i can come but it would be better if more people can come
:smiley16:

[Tim]

This is dedicated to you kev.:D

The previous excuses weren’t excuse since they were TRUE

The FETS did get fried and Ph2t u know it better than me:dead:
My car did get serivced in Melbourne
I was coming to go and dgs knows that i ran him to see if we were still going on sunday when it was raining.

Yea i do need wheel nuts because they are stripped:p

[mocky]

i’ll take excuse number 4 kevsta :).thats the only reason i cant make saturday!:angry:http://www.egrracing.com/mart/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=293
wen i looked at the inital price “USD$0.00” caught my attention, but its actually $0.4 per square foot. And the typo “CONTENT US” AHAHAH classic.
Is there still gonna be a sunday this week cos i’ll most definitely make that but not this saturday.
PS: if i dun make it this week expect to see an iwaver with some alloy wheels next week :D. and kevsta u wanted to noe suspension mods ive done , does cf hplates count? got 2 of em for $1AUD hehhehehehe.

Edited by – mocky on 15 July 2004 20:00:16

[betty.k]

tim, you’ll have to replace the servo pot with a new (and expensive!) one. the same thing happened to me, replacing the pot fixed everything!:8ball:

[Jay-Z]

can we get these excuses officially recognised? maybe we can list a few more so instead of handing over our reason for not turning up we could just say “refer to excuse No. 4” etc.. am i on to something here or what?? ..ps,keep up the good work kevsta!!:smiley16:

[dgs73]

Saturday is gradually getting more people in… this is a one off though guys… Kevsta… not bad. I think he’s hit us with all of those by now, eh?:smiley2::clown:

[Jay-Z]

yeah the more the better!! any further developments track wise for this sunday? ..i still think we should all get some hose & lots of tape, maybe that wide silver electrical tape?? might be an idea to sweep where we`re sticking the tape, sort of didn`t stick last time!!

[kevsta]

Good idea Jay-z.

But I think the only person who has garden hose is Timmy…

Just spent the last 2 hours doing z maintenance so that I am ready for drags tommorow.

:smiley16:

[Geo-Z]

I’ve got a killer flu so, suffice to say, will not be there 2morrow….just my luck! I got it from my sis who contracted it from her snot-dripping patients. Hope it goes well.

[Z-Nagual]

Next time the Nagual comes to Sydney. He’ll get in contact for a race.(I’ve decided to start referring to myself in the 3rd person). You will come to fear the nagual. Or at the at the very least have a good race with him. 👿

[Tim]

right… z-nagual….

Freezing day today car had all sorts of problem same as TD and dgs hope i can fix it or looks like a new car coming to me 😀

Geo-z get well i gave the rings you wanted to dgs just grab them off him next time you see him

[kevsta]

I had no problems with my car:). All I can say is it pays to do maintenance the night before and have spare parts on hand.

Timmy, just get a new car and have your whoa nelly transferred to the new one.:smiley16:

Tall dude, Thanks for the ball diff. Cheers.

[TallduDe]

was an alrite day for me yesterday, what follows is a basic run down of what happened for me:

iwaver with nelly ran for 4.34 seconds before developing problems….. fucken switch :angry:

whilest playing with a Z an ex girlfriend came up to me!!!!!!! of all the netball courts in all the world she had to walk onto mine :dead: this is the same gf that broke up with me coz she thought i was too much of a kid LOL.

found out my real z is developing handling issues, me suspects needs a good clean, new h-plate and test if the diff is still holding up well.
didnt even run my monster has gearbox problems!!!!!!

even kevsta beat me in drags!!!!!!!!! LOL
hes werked out his handling issues and ive just got some! hahahahahahahaha

well next sunday ill be there again hopefully with one working car (fingers crossed)

Edited by – TallduDe on 18 July 2004 09:30:02

[Tim]

Yea talldude is a kid, eating away with his chocolate bar hahahha

[peteWah]

I may not show for weeks, No questions… Medical

Time to pull out the MRO2 Kev now you have your handling woahs worked

If there was netball on saturday just gone, Im sorry…
But i did my part in ringing the eastwood/ryde netball asso ERNA who actually own the netball courts at meadowbank…
I know for a fact that they said there would def be no gala days on sundays,They start around the same time every year,I was told over the phone also that the saturday state comp would be finished in a couple of weeks from when i inquired, needless to say that other sporting clubs and weekend school sports are being contested so i did not cover all options…

Like i fucking wanted to anyway:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 18 July 2004 14:31:42

[peteWah]

Are there any netball courts/surface of good quality and size close to any of you guys. Meadowbank is boring me…

Im prepared to travel just like you guys do :smiley2:

It stops you guys having to travel every week to the same place and we can all have a change…

NEED LOCATION CHANGE PLEASE…:approve::dead::8ball:

[Geo-Z]

talldude, bummer mate! I’ve never had a gf *sob* but man, whatta coincidence. Hope it was smooth sailing after that.

Tim, thanks for the rings, i had no idea that darned M’z motor came with NO wires and rings (a first). dgs has them now, right?

There’s a new flu epidemic out there, i was just on the train 2day and half the people were sniffing and stuff…..vitamin C here i come

talldude, not to be nosy or something, but if a gf breaks up just bcuz of that, methinks she’s a shallow gal. I’m a kid too

:smiley2::smiley2: my xbox, mini-z and slot cars dominate my room and the bookshelf is filled with comics, sci-fi and kungfu movies. Once my sis had her friends over and they thought the room was inhabited by dennis the menace. rok on.

[mocky]

we all feel for ya talldude, one freakin big coincidence for ya, i emailed BitHed and he says he can get us some replacement switches :D. U mite wanna change the chassis too , wat i noticed is the plastic is cheap and once u take out the switch the clips lose their stiffness, it’ll never hold into place. You can always try openin it up again and tightenin the clips again.
Like ur iwaver 😀 nelly, black porsche. im green with envy bro, :smiley16: looking cool talldude. nice car ,seriously hope mine will look as sweet as that one day, thats for the chocolate, it became my dinner, owe u for that .

[peteWah]

DO I HAVE TO QUOTE MYSELF

Quote:

Are there any netball courts/surface of good quality and size close to any of you guys. Meadowbank is boring me…

Im prepared to travel just like you guys do :smiley2:

It stops you guys having to travel every week to the same place and we can all have a change…

NEED LOCATION CHANGE PLEASE…:approve::dead::8ball:

ANSWER THE QUESTION:evil:

[kevsta]

Petewah,

I’ve been looking around my area and haven’t found anything as smooth as meadowbank. The netball courts here are all smooth asphalt, which causes the z’s to bounce around a bit and possibly flip during high speed turning.

I’m always on the lookout for a better venue, and would like the change also, but haven’t found any better yet. The kiddy traffic at M’bank is annoying.

Geo, I need to talk to you about modding xboxs.

:):)

[mocky]

lolz, xboxs are a dream to mod, its like havin a comp made for games, god that thing is a hackers paradise.
but i agree meadow bank has got too many kids and especially that one on the red bike, :angry: will the mindless destruction never end!!

[Tim]

Arr.. that kid on bike… Anger:angry::angry:

that kid nearly ran over it and everyone was is shockblackeye:lol
I sorted wanted to him to run over it so i can have an excuse to buy a new car.

Yea Geo i gave the rings to Dgs, One ring is soldered to a cable already and one ring is just by itself. I saw the rings before at Dick Smith very similar.

pete as for the track i tried to look around in my area as well, not much luck mostly soccer and rugby fields. I mean we could book a indoor basketball court, i know one in kellyville reasonably cheap. You can book half court or full court. I’ve seen people book it for karate training but i doubt they will allow us 2 race, skid marks and etc.

[peteWah]

Quote:

I mean we could book a indoor basketball court, i know one in kellyville reasonably cheap. You can book half court or full court. I’ve seen people book it for karate training but i doubt they will allow us 2 race, skid marks and etc.

That shit will buff out, The floor that is…
keep the idears coming:smiley2:

[Tim]

nah this surface is different sorry i forgot to mention it, it’s similar to the surface to the one in Meadowbank, it’s not timberflooring like the traditional indoor basketball it uses another material, is a new built basketball court. From my memory it doesn’t have wax on it so it would stop the car from skidding.

[dgs73]

Quote:

right… z-nagual….

Freezing day today car had all sorts of problem same as TD and dgs hope i can fix it or looks like a new car coming to me 😀

Geo-z get well i gave the rings you wanted to dgs just grab them off him next time you see him

nothing wrong with my car Tim… everything going fine. Just lost a couple of bits off the shell. Other than that, sweet.
Pete; get a Z then. Or dont come down. Boring? No Z, tis why. Better surface appears, im there. till then…

[dgs73]

Quote:

right… z-nagual….

Freezing day today car had all sorts of problem same as TD and dgs hope i can fix it or looks like a new car coming to me 😀

Geo-z get well i gave the rings you wanted to dgs just grab them off him next time you see him

nothing wrong with my car Tim… everything going fine. Just lost a couple of bits off the shell. Other than that, sweet.
Pete; get a Z then. Or dont come down. Boring? No Z, tis why. Better surface appears, im there. till then…

[kevsta]

Timmy did you end up fixing your rear wheel problems ? That was bizzarre how that rear wheel wasn’t fixed to the axle. Don’t know how you’d get the nelly power to the ground with that setup.

I reckon we all would’ve flogged you in a drag race if you were up to it.

But like you said, it depends on many factors.

:smiley16::):):)

[peteWah]

Quote:

Pete; get a Z then. Or dont come down. Boring? No Z, tis why. Better surface appears, im there. till then…

NO like i said dave and a Z would help but its not the problem.
:evil::evil::evil:
Its going to meadowbank every single sunday is starting to get boring….
We talk about going to other venues and nothing ever happens and im sick of it.:question:
:evil::evil::evil::evil:

[TallduDe]

well ive stripped my z back to nothing cleaned all the parts added new suspension stuff and negative wheel camber let see if that helps!

ive tested it on my carpet and the the z doesnt do donuts from a start it does tight circles is this a good sign? or maybe not enuff power me thinks?

is the weather gonna be good on sunday guys? and i dont meadowbank need a portable fence to section our courts thats all. i havent found a good area to race round my area guys any susgestions pete?

[mocky]

hey timmy are u having range problems? cos if u are i mite be able to fix it, did a crash course on how to do the antenna fix so u can get ur range bak.
talldude u have a plane! damn ur one lucki guy, a camera on it too! WOOT!

Edited by – mocky on 19 July 2004 19:03:36

[dgs73]

weather is supposed to be good this weekend, but who knows? Last weekennd was meant to rain and did’nt…:approve::p

[kevsta]

I got my 350z autoscale last night in one piece woohoo…it’s a beauty.

Sold $150 worth of fish fry on the weekend…

Now I can buy some more…:D:D:D

[dgs73]

I cant stop myself either Kev… got the Fast and the Furious GTR Autoscale coming… this one WILL be run though… only reason i’m getting it.:D Question is; where will it end? Or rather, when will we let it end? How long is a piece of string?
These questions and more answered soon…:p

[kevsta]

Yes, I can’t help myself but will have to stop soon. My eyes are on the MR02 black lamborghini at Toyeast for $115 USD…

But would rather the silver ferrari 575m or Mclaren F1.

So you going to run the f&f gtr on the MR02 chassis ? 🙂

[dgs73]

no no no… the shell will be run however… those of you that know my cars setups will know (and fear) what I will be doing…:evil: Secret weapon under way… oops… I said too much… :blush:

[TallduDe]

i knew you would get the 2f2f skyline, it looks good real good!

i dunno about gettin the mr02 maybe when my mr01 blows up.

wouldnt mind a supra body……damn i need a better paying job!

[dgs73]

it’s a Skyline matey… no way I was going to pass it up… I cant help myself…:clown:

[Geo-Z]

kevsta, Geo-Z at your service. What d’ya wanna know about modding the almighty xbox?

there are some basketball courts in the city UTS campus, we may have to pay to get in…..just another possible venue. my opinion, we go somewhere teeming with ppl so they could oogle at our Z’s 😀

[kevsta]

Quote:

kevsta, Geo-Z at your service. What d’ya wanna know about modding the almighty xbox?

there are some basketball courts in the city UTS campus, we may have to pay to get in…..just another possible venue. my opinion, we go somewhere teeming with ppl so they could oogle at our Z’s 😀

Geo-z – I’ll talk to you about it when I see you next. Basically, I’ve got an xbox, 120G hd, what modchip should I get and installation how tos.

As for city uts campus, is that the single basketball court next to building 4 ? It seemed to be always occupied when I was there… don’t know about weekends though. Glad I don’t have to go there anymore. 🙂

[dgs73]

Quote:

kevsta, Geo-Z at your service. What d’ya wanna know about modding the almighty xbox?

there are some basketball courts in the city UTS campus, we may have to pay to get in…..just another possible venue. my opinion, we go somewhere teeming with ppl so they could oogle at our Z’s 😀

as long as they’re older than the kids teeming around Meadowbank… don’t need stepped on/run over/kicked, etc. I’m open to anywhere that gives us a chance to show off, however:p

[Geo-Z]

there is another basketball court, behind the architecture building. It was recently constructed, but requires student cards to get in. The older one, behind the student gym, is temporarily closed due to construction.

Racing in the city will draw more crowds for sure, and possibly introduce newcomers to this exciting hobby.

[z-beam]

next time im down south i have to have a race against you all… and pobably get whupped…

in nowra they have a pretty decent club with annual paying competitions, but thats a little to far from sydney… like 2 hours…

[dgs73]

Novin comes all the way from the Southern Highlands… bit of a treck too… i’m all up for a treck into the city, there seems to be quite alot of places it could happen…

[kevsta]

Sadly, other people see the mini-z in its small scale as a “toy car”. I’m not eager to draw any crowds at all – but thats just me.

I think there are heaps of people that own a mini-z but generally just race in the comfort of their own home with a couple of mates.

I recently got in contact with a couple of my other halfs friends and to my surprise they owned a couple of mini-zs as well. They simply don’t have the time to play with them due to weekend work, girlfriends, family etc…

Has anyone been to brush farm netball courts ? Eastwood ain’t too far away from Meadowbank.

[TallduDe]

Eastwood? tey got a club there right kevsta?

thinking of going but it would mean i would miss out on racing with you guys for a sunday.

i dont really like crowds either they usually think our cars are little toys andget a big arse shock when we say there worth 200 bucks a set! they get more impressed with nitro cars even though electrics could wipe em out.

remeber that nitro supra at meadowbank a few weeks back all the little kiddies went over there and the owner of the car wasnt real pleasant to us. demandin what frequency we were runing on, he only ran for 10mins aswell, okay end of rant.

[dgs73]

Brush Farm; been waiting for someone to mantion this, they have a race meet Friday afternoons on the netball courts there, and they do have a micro class, but I think they’re using Micro RS4s… if a group of us showed up and with interest (and $$) we may just be able to find ourselves being allowed to have a run.:)

Edited by – dgs73 on 23 July 2004 09:15:39

[TallduDe]

yeah im up for that man. im interested in tamiya minis aswell so i might go have a look if some others are willing to go 😀

[kevsta]

I won’t be coming this weekend. Got family stuff on.

[mocky]

will try to make it this saturday, finally got some alloys wheels! WOOT! black double six spokers normal width and 0.5mm offset.also got 2 degree knuckles. now i need to get a new chassis, body xspeed bearings and diff and u will have something young and decent to race on sundays :D.

I mean sunday! got last week on my mind.

Edited by – mocky on 23 July 2004 21:24:19

[merc-blue]

lol yeh at the track down here they let a regular put a MRS4 on track with the novices.. which was harsh casue he won… and talldude the minis are great.. if you dont got one get on

[kevsta]

I’m tempted to get a micro rs4 or an xray m18, problem is I’ll only be racing myself 🙁

[jamiekulhanek]

You will eventually work upto 1/10 i’ll bet….

[TallduDe]

well today was fun, ill killed mocky’s car (sorry man at least its an excuse for you to get a new chasis)

my car has a mystery turn byitsfuckenself problem which i hope was just the knuckles, i really dont want o clean the servo out!

talks are underway for a carpet track and as a result i am gonna get a mr02 z! woohoo, will be mega fun to race that on a track! cant wait now 😀

[TallduDe]

well today was fun, ill killed mocky’s car (sorry man at least its an excuse for you to get a new chasis)

my car has a mystery turn byitsfuckenself problem which i hope was just the knuckles, i really dont want o clean the servo out!

talks are underway for a carpet track and as a result i am gonna get a mr02 z! woohoo, will be mega fun to race that on a track! cant wait now 😀

[kevsta]

Carpet track would be good, atleast you can use velcro to keep the track barriers in place. But it’ll be pretty bulky to transport around I would assume.

When’s the mr02 coming ? I’m getting another MR01 hopefully have it by next Sunday…

😀

[kevsta]

Carpet track would be good, atleast you can use velcro to keep the track barriers in place. But it’ll be pretty bulky to transport around I would assume.

When’s the mr02 coming ? I’m getting another MR01 hopefully have it by next Sunday…

😀

[mocky]

hehehehhehee, no worries man, i really wanted a beta chassis anyways. wen i get my new chassis the evo will be bak for more.
remember the hit up with u an me, my lancer wen roof sliding ! :D. if it doesnt rain lets show kevsta an geo the streak of paint i left on the ground.:D. but in all seriousness, need the xspeed, can hardly keep up. i did ok with the stock motor though.

[mocky]

hehehehhehee, no worries man, i really wanted a beta chassis anyways. wen i get my new chassis the evo will be bak for more.
remember the hit up with u an me, my lancer wen roof sliding ! :D. if it doesnt rain lets show kevsta an geo the streak of paint i left on the ground.:D. but in all seriousness, need the xspeed, can hardly keep up. i did ok with the stock motor though.

[dgs73]

Quote:

Carpet track would be good, atleast you can use velcro to keep the track barriers in place. But it’ll be pretty bulky to transport around I would assume.

When’s the mr02 coming ? I’m getting another MR01 hopefully have it by next Sunday…

😀

Kevsta; that’s what I thought… they’re actually pretty smallish, and not much more than a readyset… am checking prices in a moment. Mocky; that paint’ll be there for a couple of weeks mate… You made a meal of that stack…:smiley2::D

[dgs73]

Quote:

Carpet track would be good, atleast you can use velcro to keep the track barriers in place. But it’ll be pretty bulky to transport around I would assume.

When’s the mr02 coming ? I’m getting another MR01 hopefully have it by next Sunday…

😀

Kevsta; that’s what I thought… they’re actually pretty smallish, and not much more than a readyset… am checking prices in a moment. Mocky; that paint’ll be there for a couple of weeks mate… You made a meal of that stack…:smiley2::D

[kevsta]

So with the carpet, are you looking at getting some of that ozite racing carpet ?

What about the carpet they use to on office cubicle wall partitions ?

🙂

[kevsta]

So with the carpet, are you looking at getting some of that ozite racing carpet ?

What about the carpet they use to on office cubicle wall partitions ?

🙂

[peteWah]

I had the misfortune of breaking daves flatmates servo gears on the ESSO…blackeye::evil:
That dodge viper shell of TD’s is 1 solid peice of plastic.:D

[peteWah]

I had the misfortune of breaking daves flatmates servo gears on the ESSO…blackeye::evil:
That dodge viper shell of TD’s is 1 solid peice of plastic.:D

[kevsta]

Ouch! servo gears… I think hobbyco have 1 or 2 sets left…

🙂

[kevsta]

Ouch! servo gears… I think hobbyco have 1 or 2 sets left…

🙂

[TallduDe]

the viper is the destruction derby master lol nar

i suppose accidents happens when you have a bunch of guys just thrashing there cars in no set pattern, must do a sort of trackish layout like a big oval or something to avoid hits.

like clock wise only and around certain points type thing.

[TallduDe]

the viper is the destruction derby master lol nar

i suppose accidents happens when you have a bunch of guys just thrashing there cars in no set pattern, must do a sort of trackish layout like a big oval or something to avoid hits.

like clock wise only and around certain points type thing.

[Tim]

I know a place where there are 20 packets or more servo for sale near my area, about $12. They also sell x-speed light kit and etc.

I really should take a photo of the material i got at home before you guys start spending money on materials for track

[Tim]

I know a place where there are 20 packets or more servo for sale near my area, about $12. They also sell x-speed light kit and etc.

I really should take a photo of the material i got at home before you guys start spending money on materials for track

[kevsta]

Certain shells are stronger than others, so it seems. The Benz shell has a strong front and low spoiler – ideal for pushing debris out of its way. I run slightly smaller offset rims at the front so that the front wheels are protected from collisions. :):):)

[kevsta]

Certain shells are stronger than others, so it seems. The Benz shell has a strong front and low spoiler – ideal for pushing debris out of its way. I run slightly smaller offset rims at the front so that the front wheels are protected from collisions. :):):)

[mocky]

oh Tim do tell me bout ye great xspeed prices. Im lookin for decent priced one atm.Pm me bout wats u see.
talldude sorry for crashin into u, i swear the steering wheel had recoil on it!!.
addition to wat kevsta said evo are the masters of side impact. :p body didnt snap but the chassis did :D. wish i had a camera for that.
talldude i demand a rematch next week. lets see who can break something first :smiley16:. hehehehehehe jokes but last week was a fun. lots of car go smash smash.

[mocky]

oh Tim do tell me bout ye great xspeed prices. Im lookin for decent priced one atm.Pm me bout wats u see.
talldude sorry for crashin into u, i swear the steering wheel had recoil on it!!.
addition to wat kevsta said evo are the masters of side impact. :p body didnt snap but the chassis did :D. wish i had a camera for that.
talldude i demand a rematch next week. lets see who can break something first :smiley16:. hehehehehehe jokes but last week was a fun. lots of car go smash smash.

[TallduDe]

no offense mocky i dont want a smash that big again! hahahaha

id rather have the usual taps and rubs associated with close racing then a out and out smash!

okay i guess its roll call time again i know ill be there this sunday who else gonna be there?

[TallduDe]

no offense mocky i dont want a smash that big again! hahahaha

id rather have the usual taps and rubs associated with close racing then a out and out smash!

okay i guess its roll call time again i know ill be there this sunday who else gonna be there?

[kevsta]

I shall be turning up Sunday if weather permits…

Someone sitting next to me in the office has b.o. I can smell it…

[kevsta]

I shall be turning up Sunday if weather permits…

Someone sitting next to me in the office has b.o. I can smell it…

[dgs73]

cool… I shall have some money for you then… TD; i’m there, as is Pete, Josh, possibly Nov. Tim; how much does this hobby shop want for the light set? I may get one if its not a rip

[dgs73]

cool… I shall have some money for you then… TD; i’m there, as is Pete, Josh, possibly Nov. Tim; how much does this hobby shop want for the light set? I may get one if its not a rip

[Tim]

Guys i’ll ring up and check out the prices for u ASAP when i’m free, you are looking about $20-30 if i’m not wrong, but i won’t be showing for a while since school started~

[Tim]

Guys i’ll ring up and check out the prices for u ASAP when i’m free, you are looking about $20-30 if i’m not wrong, but i won’t be showing for a while since school started~

[dgs73]

so when is your Z going to give us all a hiding? We still be waiting…:smiley2::p

[dgs73]

so when is your Z going to give us all a hiding? We still be waiting…:smiley2::p

[kevsta]

I reckon the number of replies in this thread is the cause of ausmicro’s timeouts. 😀

Please delete this thread. 🙂

[kevsta]

I reckon the number of replies in this thread is the cause of ausmicro’s timeouts. 😀

Please delete this thread. 🙂

[dgs73]

Oh how I wish we had pics of yesterday’s activities… that poor dog Mocky!! Funny but not, y’know?
Kev; huh? We not going for 100 pages now?!:smiley2:

[dgs73]

Oh how I wish we had pics of yesterday’s activities… that poor dog Mocky!! Funny but not, y’know?
Kev; huh? We not going for 100 pages now?!:smiley2:

[icebreaka]

There are some servo gears at Hobbytown in Prospect if anyones interested… Don’t know the price though..

I’ve been looking around carpet shops for suitable carpet but cant seem to find any? Would the $20 pm carpet at Clark rubber me ok? Anyone know?

[icebreaka]

There are some servo gears at Hobbytown in Prospect if anyones interested… Don’t know the price though..

I’ve been looking around carpet shops for suitable carpet but cant seem to find any? Would the $20 pm carpet at Clark rubber me ok? Anyone know?

[merc-blue]

you boys seen out line up.. us melbournians are catching up on you numbers… but we deffintly going faster then you guys.. we have always had quality now all we need is quantity… 😀

[merc-blue]

you boys seen out line up.. us melbournians are catching up on you numbers… but we deffintly going faster then you guys.. we have always had quality now all we need is quantity… 😀

[TallduDe]

merc u talk some real shit sometimes lol

btw who cares about speed if you destroy your stuff when using it?

[TallduDe]

merc u talk some real shit sometimes lol

btw who cares about speed if you destroy your stuff when using it?

[merc-blue]

lol wat u mean somtimes all the stuff i say is shit.. anyway who can read my crap typing anyway…

[merc-blue]

lol wat u mean somtimes all the stuff i say is shit.. anyway who can read my crap typing anyway…

[TallduDe]

have u got either ADD or ADHDD merc? seek help plzz

anyway guys you reckon we should start a new thread 50 pages is alot of pages to sort out :smiley2:

who wants to make the new thread? maybe we should call it part 2 and start by giving an address to where we hang out at?

[TallduDe]

have u got either ADD or ADHDD merc? seek help plzz

anyway guys you reckon we should start a new thread 50 pages is alot of pages to sort out :smiley2:

who wants to make the new thread? maybe we should call it part 2 and start by giving an address to where we hang out at?

[icebreaka]

umm… anyone have the answer to my carpet question?

also. .i figured out today that the netball courts are 48ish km away from my house blackeye:… eeps

[icebreaka]

umm… anyone have the answer to my carpet question?

also. .i figured out today that the netball courts are 48ish km away from my house blackeye:… eeps

[kevsta]

Yeah Talldude, start a new thread.

:smiley16:

[kevsta]

Yeah Talldude, start a new thread.

:smiley16:

[dgs73]

what we gonna call it guys? And is it going to go as long as this thread?:shock:

[dgs73]

what we gonna call it guys? And is it going to go as long as this thread?:shock:

[novin]

keep posting in this one, marsif post!

novin

[novin]

keep posting in this one, marsif post!

novin

[dgs73]

people dont read back, that’s why a new one will be started… even then, certain people dont read the posts since their last, and usually ask the same question again. Top movie last night btw Nov…:approve:

[dgs73]

people dont read back, that’s why a new one will be started… even then, certain people dont read the posts since their last, and usually ask the same question again. Top movie last night btw Nov…:approve:

[peteWah]

SLACKERS…

[peteWah]

SLACKERS…

[dgs73]

Quote:

keep posting in this one, marsif post!

novin

marsif – was does that mean anyway, Nov? Pete; it’s getting too long… I think it’ll go overnight…

[dgs73]

Quote:

keep posting in this one, marsif post!

novin

marsif – was does that mean anyway, Nov? Pete; it’s getting too long… I think it’ll go overnight…

[kevsta]

I think he means ‘massive’ – that’s how I read it.

Bumping up my post count with these one liners oh yeah.

🙂

[kevsta]

I think he means ‘massive’ – that’s how I read it.

Bumping up my post count with these one liners oh yeah.

🙂

[dgs73]

I know what you mean mate…:smiley2: icebreaka; not sure about the carpet at Clarks, what width is the stuff? ie. $20 per meter x ?? 600mm? 1000mm? There used to be a Clarks near my place, but that was many moons ago… it burned to the ground (in about 15 minutes flat, i’d guess) when I was about 12. Seems the nearest one now is a half-day trip away for me…blackeye::angry:

[dgs73]

I know what you mean mate…:smiley2: icebreaka; not sure about the carpet at Clarks, what width is the stuff? ie. $20 per meter x ?? 600mm? 1000mm? There used to be a Clarks near my place, but that was many moons ago… it burned to the ground (in about 15 minutes flat, i’d guess) when I was about 12. Seems the nearest one now is a half-day trip away for me…blackeye::angry:

[TallduDe]

hey anyone wanna meet up on sat/ i cant go on sunday due to werk fucken.

but im passin through the area gettin parts for my datto, ill be around meadowbank at 1pmish if anyones up for a blast on saturday it will be cool.

[TallduDe]

hey anyone wanna meet up on sat/ i cant go on sunday due to werk fucken.

but im passin through the area gettin parts for my datto, ill be around meadowbank at 1pmish if anyones up for a blast on saturday it will be cool.

[dgs73]

mate I am IN… give me a buzz on your way through, i’ll hook up with you somewhere/ meet you down there. BTW, the animal is back, motors got here afew days ago…:approve: gave one a test last night. No more than 1/4 throttle, but still…:shock:

[dgs73]

mate I am IN… give me a buzz on your way through, i’ll hook up with you somewhere/ meet you down there. BTW, the animal is back, motors got here afew days ago…:approve: gave one a test last night. No more than 1/4 throttle, but still…:shock:

[TallduDe]

sweet man

ill give ya a buzz when im coming back through.

who else will come u reckon?

[TallduDe]

sweet man

ill give ya a buzz when im coming back through.

who else will come u reckon?

[dgs73]

Pete, Nov i’ll call tonight, Justin maybe (the ever-elusive owner of the Esso Supra.), not sure about others. Will drum up abit of interest tonight via sms if I can…

[dgs73]

Pete, Nov i’ll call tonight, Justin maybe (the ever-elusive owner of the Esso Supra.), not sure about others. Will drum up abit of interest tonight via sms if I can…

[TallduDe]

its all good dude, i want to see that car of urs break land speed records! lol

[TallduDe]

its all good dude, i want to see that car of urs break land speed records! lol

[kevsta]

I won’t be coming this week – got to spend time with the family, next week is looking better for me at this stage.

I just installed nelly this afternoon and noticed so much more torque from the x-speed motor I couldn’t wipe the grin off my face.]:D:D

Time to do some motor shopping now.

[kevsta]

I won’t be coming this week – got to spend time with the family, next week is looking better for me at this stage.

I just installed nelly this afternoon and noticed so much more torque from the x-speed motor I couldn’t wipe the grin off my face.]:D:D

Time to do some motor shopping now.

[ph2t]

hey kevsta, I’m happy to hear your nelly is working out well. Let us know how you smoke those other pussies at the next meetup, lol!

ph2t.

[ph2t]

hey kevsta, I’m happy to hear your nelly is working out well. Let us know how you smoke those other pussies at the next meetup, lol!

ph2t.

[jamiekulhanek]

I think dgs73’s car will be hard to beat……

[jamiekulhanek]

I think dgs73’s car will be hard to beat……

[ph2t]

why? what has he got running?

[ph2t]

why? what has he got running?

[jamiekulhanek]

Thats between dave and myself :approve:

[jamiekulhanek]

Thats between dave and myself :approve:

[TallduDe]

well dave’s top secret car gave a petrol car a run for its money today………….and that was with the slower of the motors he got:shock:

[TallduDe]

well dave’s top secret car gave a petrol car a run for its money today………….and that was with the slower of the motors he got:shock:

[dgs73]

what can I say guys?:D

[dgs73]

what can I say guys?:D

[jamiekulhanek]

You can say “jamie is awesome” :D:D

[jamiekulhanek]

You can say “jamie is awesome” :D:D

[kevsta]

I’m gonna have a weapon of mass destruction in a weeks time, just waiting on a “special” motor to come from overseas.:)

And I think I need to revisit the handling department with all this new found torque…

Ph2t, great product – I’m very happy with it.

Gotta shop for some soft silicon wire now… hope jaycar have some.

[kevsta]

I’m gonna have a weapon of mass destruction in a weeks time, just waiting on a “special” motor to come from overseas.:)

And I think I need to revisit the handling department with all this new found torque…

Ph2t, great product – I’m very happy with it.

Gotta shop for some soft silicon wire now… hope jaycar have some.

[dgs73]

Quote:

You can say “jamie is awesome” :D:D

there ya go matey…:smiley2:
Kev; any chance you could pick up two 2) 900 nimh Powertachs for me while you’re there/ Will fix up at next meet… cheers in advance if cool…:)

[dgs73]

Quote:

You can say “jamie is awesome” :D:D

there ya go matey…:smiley2:
Kev; any chance you could pick up two 2) 900 nimh Powertachs for me while you’re there/ Will fix up at next meet… cheers in advance if cool…:)

[kevsta]

Quote:

Quote:

You can say “jamie is awesome” :D:D

there ya go matey…:smiley2:
Kev; any chance you could pick up two 2) 900 nimh Powertachs for me while you’re there/ Will fix up at next meet… cheers in advance if cool…:)

No probs. Will pick them up for you.

Edited by – kevsta on 09 August 2004 12:26:07

[kevsta]

Quote:

Quote:

You can say “jamie is awesome” :D:D

there ya go matey…:smiley2:
Kev; any chance you could pick up two 2) 900 nimh Powertachs for me while you’re there/ Will fix up at next meet… cheers in advance if cool…:)

No probs. Will pick them up for you.

Edited by – kevsta on 09 August 2004 12:26:07

[dgs73]

mate, you’re a scholar AND a gentleman… dont let anyone tell you different… thanks:blush:

[dgs73]

mate, you’re a scholar AND a gentleman… dont let anyone tell you different… thanks:blush:

[kevsta]

Got em. $3.60 each. Total $7.20.

Silicon wire ain’t available at any of those electronic stores on York St.

Hmmm might have to buy some dse multimeter leads and cut them up instead…

[kevsta]

Got em. $3.60 each. Total $7.20.

Silicon wire ain’t available at any of those electronic stores on York St.

Hmmm might have to buy some dse multimeter leads and cut them up instead…

[dgs73]

I got some Monster cable here if this is any good for you… heaps of it, will cut you off some. Check it out before you go cutting up multimeter leads:p

[dgs73]

I got some Monster cable here if this is any good for you… heaps of it, will cut you off some. Check it out before you go cutting up multimeter leads:p

[peteWah]

Quote:

I think dgs73’s car will be hard to beat……

I know dgs73’s car will be hard to beat…… After having the car passed to me and the words have a go, Now i know…

It was the Fastest ive seen the GTR run in its JK motor history…
VA VA VA VROOM 😀

[peteWah]

Quote:

I think dgs73’s car will be hard to beat……

I know dgs73’s car will be hard to beat…… After having the car passed to me and the words have a go, Now i know…

It was the Fastest ive seen the GTR run in its JK motor history…
VA VA VA VROOM 😀

[kevsta]

Quote:

I got some Monster cable here if this is any good for you… heaps of it, will cut you off some. Check it out before you go cutting up multimeter leads:p

Thanks for that Dgs, wouldn’t mind having getting some of that stuff. The cable I have is affecting the handling somewhat.

🙂

[kevsta]

Quote:

I got some Monster cable here if this is any good for you… heaps of it, will cut you off some. Check it out before you go cutting up multimeter leads:p

Thanks for that Dgs, wouldn’t mind having getting some of that stuff. The cable I have is affecting the handling somewhat.

🙂

[dgs73]

guys, you’re gonna give me a big head… sheesh…:blush:blackeye: Pete; i’d hate to think what would’ve happened if I had’ve hit that kids rear bike tyre near the end of the day…:dead:

[dgs73]

guys, you’re gonna give me a big head… sheesh…:blush:blackeye: Pete; i’d hate to think what would’ve happened if I had’ve hit that kids rear bike tyre near the end of the day…:dead:

[kevsta]

Do we know how many rpms that motor does ? Anywhere near 36000 rpm ?

:D:D:p

I’d like to know if I’ll come close when my motor arrives…:)

[kevsta]

Do we know how many rpms that motor does ? Anywhere near 36000 rpm ?

:D:D:p

I’d like to know if I’ll come close when my motor arrives…:)

[dgs73]

no. and no. hehehe… it did do **kph on the Tamiya though. Jamie’s the man to ask about rpm… there was, however, a very unhappy 1/10 nitro nut after my efforts at Brush Farm on Sat. morning. Basically, double the speed you’ve seen my Supra doing. Quite crazy speeds really :approve:

[dgs73]

no. and no. hehehe… it did do **kph on the Tamiya though. Jamie’s the man to ask about rpm… there was, however, a very unhappy 1/10 nitro nut after my efforts at Brush Farm on Sat. morning. Basically, double the speed you’ve seen my Supra doing. Quite crazy speeds really :approve:

[ph2t]

c’mon dave, spill ya bastard! what did it clock on the old tammy speed checker? what pinion was being used? and lastly, how many cells?

[ph2t]

c’mon dave, spill ya bastard! what did it clock on the old tammy speed checker? what pinion was being used? and lastly, how many cells?

[dgs73]

and give you guys something to aim for? No way!! I will tell you the pinion and cell count though, i’m not totally a bad sport. 11 tooth HPI stainless, 4 cells, either Sanyo or Squat 800Mah nimh (cheers Bithed, you’re the dood!!)12 & 13 tooth to go yet… and a faster motor again. (cheers again to you too, Jamie…)

[dgs73]

and give you guys something to aim for? No way!! I will tell you the pinion and cell count though, i’m not totally a bad sport. 11 tooth HPI stainless, 4 cells, either Sanyo or Squat 800Mah nimh (cheers Bithed, you’re the dood!!)12 & 13 tooth to go yet… and a faster motor again. (cheers again to you too, Jamie…)

[peteWah]

Extra cells will be added to this car at a later date, Yes i said later, Still more speed to be had yet…
(cheers to me for not crashing it) LOL:smiley2::D

[peteWah]

Extra cells will be added to this car at a later date, Yes i said later, Still more speed to be had yet…
(cheers to me for not crashing it) LOL:smiley2::D

[dgs73]

cheers to both of us for neither of us crashing it… Pete; 2f2f got here today… woot. I dunno ’bout the extra cells but matey…blackeye: not at this point anyways…:smiley2:

[dgs73]

cheers to both of us for neither of us crashing it… Pete; 2f2f got here today… woot. I dunno ’bout the extra cells but matey…blackeye: not at this point anyways…:smiley2:

[peteWah]

Quote:

c’mon dave, spill ya bastard! what did it clock on the old tammy speed checker? what pinion was being used? and lastly, how many cells?

You can spill you gutts too, Not just you Ph2t, What setups are you melbourneknights running

[peteWah]

Quote:

c’mon dave, spill ya bastard! what did it clock on the old tammy speed checker? what pinion was being used? and lastly, how many cells?

You can spill you gutts too, Not just you Ph2t, What setups are you melbourneknights running

[dgs73]

no secrets Pete…

[peteWah]

Quote:

cheers to both of us for neither of us crashing it… dunno ’bout the extra cells but matey…blackeye: not at this point anyways…:smiley2:

This is what i meant to say, Extra cells not needed because of the extra speed you have yet to achieve with bigger pinions and such…
:p:D:D:smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 10 August 2004 17:11:32

[jamiekulhanek]

Dave, when i have got myself out of this hole, and perfect my motor making, i’ll send you one of my rockets to test….

[dgs73]

sounds good… still coming to grips with these two though dood…:D

[ph2t]

Jamie, me wants!

[jamiekulhanek]

You want what??

[ph2t]

what’s in yer sig……

[kevsta]

I want to see the car & motor in action. Is it faster than Geo-z’s PN-S03 ?

This calls for some video footage.

:smiley16:

[TallduDe]

dudes

i got two new autoscale bodies!

a merc racer for a mr01

and a

ESSO supra for a Mr02! :D:D:D:):D

now im waitin for that mr02 chasis…………

Dave any news about that track order? or should we pursue other ways of gettin one??

[mocky]

coolies man talldudes getting a mr02 too. esso supra me like car.
still looking forward to an indoor track, need to hone in on those driving skills .:)

Edited by – mocky on 10 August 2004 21:45:09

[kevsta]

Quote:

dudes

i got two new autoscale bodies!

a merc racer for a mr01

and a

ESSO supra for a Mr02! :D:D:D:):D

now im waitin for that mr02 chasis…………

Dave any news about that track order? or should we pursue other ways of gettin one??

Oh my.. the esso ultraflo… Where did you get it ? I’ve been eyeing that one for a while now but have been holding back on pressing that pay/checkout button.

How come you didn’t get a ready set rather than getting the chassis seperately ?

Now you got to pump another $150 into alloy parts for the mr02. You should see all the gpm alloy that I’ve got on mine.:):):)

[dgs73]

lotta metal for an indoor only racer Kev… TD; we’ll look into alternative methods of getting one. No vid footage btw, you wanna see, you come and see! ph2t; Nelly not enough now eh? Time to head back to the mod desk for you… Mocky; you want in on this carpet track deal eh?

[kevsta]

Quote:

lotta metal for an indoor only racer Kev… TD; we’ll look into alternative methods of getting one. No vid footage btw, you wanna see, you come and see! ph2t; Nelly not enough now eh? Time to head back to the mod desk for you… Mocky; you want in on this carpet track deal eh?

Yes lots of alloy, thats how I like it. It’ll eventually see the courts one day.

No video, that’s cool, I understand. :smiley16:

Let us know what the pricing will be on the carpet and if there is a url that has a photo of it.

🙂

[kevsta]

Dgs,

Did you want me to charge up your powertech 900s for Sunday ?

[ph2t]

Quote:

lotta metal for an indoor only racer Kev… TD; we’ll look into alternative methods of getting one. No vid footage btw, you wanna see, you come and see! ph2t; Nelly not enough now eh? Time to head back to the mod desk for you… Mocky; you want in on this carpet track deal eh?

don’t you worry mate, at the national meet, you’ll be eating mah dust! :p

[dgs73]

Kev; nah mate, i’ll charge em when I get em, the other two have’nt been done either… and no vid due to the lack of a video cam, tis all. ph2t; BRING IT.

[ph2t]

[dgs73]

ready and waiting… lol

[kevsta]

This may me old news to some, but during my internet surfing addiction I came across StellaModels online shop. Some things seem quite reasonably priced in comparison to other stores.

I’m getting the impression that rcrm/3racing/topcad come from the same manufacturer…? There parts look incredibly similar to each other, just external packaging is different.

http://www.stellamodels.net/catalog/default.php?cPath=117

Edited by – kevsta on 11 August 2004 20:13:25

[TallduDe]

damn you for showing that site! now im broke LOL.

to answer your question for before kevsta i wanted a mr02 chasis only coz i dont want another controller, got too many things as is. plus no one else is gonna race this thing bar me 👿

[dgs73]

that’s where you’re wrong dude… i’ll race ya with mine, and we should ba able to coax Kevs out of its box…

[kevsta]

Anyone interested in a brand new MZR G10 V-plate suitable for MR02MM/RM ? No roll shocks required with this baby installed.
🙂

TD, don’t worry I’ve got a controller I can use with your MR02 chassis…:):):)

[dgs73]

what do you want for it mate? Will bring extra $$ for you if you’re going to be there this Sunday:D

[TallduDe]

Quote:

that’s where you’re wrong dude… i’ll race ya with mine, and we should ba able to coax Kevs out of its box…

dave i meant no one else is gonna “drive” the car bar me, of cource ill race ya thats whats its for, for racing 😀

but ill only run it on carpet or indoors, i think ill cry if i damaged it on the surface at meadowbank lol

[kevsta]

Quote:

what do you want for it mate? Will bring extra $$ for you if you’re going to be there this Sunday:D

$10 AUD and it’s yours. 🙂

I bought a couple of them with the intention of converting my mr02mm to mr1.5 – but that’s all changed now that I have a second mr01. I’m just going to run the mr02 as a mm and win all the track races.

Check out the following links for more info:
http://www.zero-products.com/products.php?id=0000000014
http://mini-zracing.com/archives/000085.html
http://mini-zracer.com/shop/product.php?pid=855

I am coming this Sunday – got to test out the nelly.:)

K.

[TallduDe]

[/quote]

I bought a couple of them with the intention of converting my mr02mm to mr1.5 – but that’s all changed now that I have a second mr01. I’m just going to run the mr02 as a mm and win all the track races.

[/quote]

win all the what? okay thats a challenge if ever i heared one! ITS ON!

:p

[mocky]

its gonna be a full out mr02 race wen the indoor track is done. *drool* thats it wen the tracks done im bringin the digicam and tripod.

[dgs73]

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what do you want for it mate? Will bring extra $$ for you if you’re going to be there this Sunday:D

$10 AUD and it’s yours. 🙂

I bought a couple of them with the intention of converting my mr02mm to mr1.5 – but that’s all changed now that I have a second mr01. I’m just going to run the mr02 as a mm and win all the track races.

Check out the following links for more info:
http://www.zero-products.com/products.php?id=0000000014
http://mini-zracing.com/archives/000085.html
http://mini-zracer.com/shop/product.php?pid=855

I am coming this Sunday – got to test out the nelly.:)

K.

ifs its just a conversion plate to run MR-01 pod then i’ll give it a miss. Maybe. I’ve got two conversion plates as is, but bring it with you, I will no doubt take it anyway…:smiley2:

[kevsta]

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what do you want for it mate? Will bring extra $$ for you if you’re going to be there this Sunday:D

$10 AUD and it’s yours. 🙂

I bought a couple of them with the intention of converting my mr02mm to mr1.5 – but that’s all changed now that I have a second mr01. I’m just going to run the mr02 as a mm and win all the track races.

Check out the following links for more info:
http://www.zero-products.com/products.php?id=0000000014
http://mini-zracing.com/archives/000085.html
http://mini-zracer.com/shop/product.php?pid=855

I am coming this Sunday – got to test out the nelly.:)

K.

ifs its just a conversion plate to run MR-01 pod then i’ll give it a miss. Maybe. I’ve got two conversion plates as is, but bring it with you, I will no doubt take it anyway…:smiley2:

I don’t know what the mr02rm motor pod mounting holes look like or if they’re the same as the mr01 motor pod. But from the links they “say” its a direct replacement. I’ll bring it with me on the day and we can do some analysis. Are you able to bring a h-plate for the mr02rm so that we can compare the holes ?

The links in my first post say it should have the same handling characteristics as the O-plate for the mr01… But I haven’t tried it yet so can’t tell you if it really does. 😀

Oh, it’s not carbon fiber either. It’s the other stuff graphite – don’t think its available in carbon fiber?

It’s suppose to offer a little more flex than the carbon fibre one which would be ideal for slightly rougher surfaces like asphalt or the netball court surface. Sort of like running soft springs for more traction on rough surfaces.

Reminds me of when I drove around for 10 years in one of those boxy corolla twin cams with heavy duty lowered 2.5 inches racing springs – No doubt it looked good slammed to the ground but it bounced around on uneven road surfaces…:smiley16:
🙂

Edited by – kevsta on 13 August 2004 10:09:27

[dgs73]

no worries, will bring all MR-02 parts…and the Endless, gotta give it another run, this time with an Xspeed in and higher gearing. Not carbon fibre? Oh, ok… who’s it made by? If it is the thing I think it is, i’ll take it. Your first description had me wondering, tis all. I have compared the mount holes on the MR-01/MR-02 h plates, the holes are diferent, but not by much. We’ll have a muck around with things on Sunday…

[TallduDe]

damnn missing out on runing my z.

i think my z has steering issues due to the servo pot. next time im out there and it still turns by itself ill know for sure.!

[kevsta]

So I take it you’re not coming this Sunday ?

Cleaned the servo pot yet ?

[TallduDe]

yeah not coming this sunday

yeah i cleaned out the servo pot, im hoping for the best now

[kevsta]

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yeah not coming this sunday

yeah i cleaned out the servo pot, im hoping for the best now

Make sure antenna is screwed down tight.

I’m going to be doing the same with the second mr01 this weekend. Hope she doesn’t give me the death wobbles.

K.

[dgs73]

not a bad day yesterday, ‘cept for the fact the wind was FREEZING. Oh, and only three people showed up… oh well. Was just too cold to justify staying, even with the achieved speeds…

[kevsta]

It was a good day I thought. I had 6 sets of fresh batteries and wanted to stay back a lot longer but the cold wind was giving me a runny nose.

I guess the good thing about it was that the motors were getting some cooling while they were being run.

Next time I’ll be running a hotter motor so expect some decent competition. :smiley2::D

Gotta review the handling of my skyline though…
I think I definitely need the hard yellow springs for the roll shocks because the hard h-plate just don’t cut it.

K.

[dgs73]

yeah, same reason I took off… just too cold. I thought I did have some decent competition… your car caught mine on more than afew occaisions, and beat me a couple too. Traction did seem to be letting you down some, but you’re not the only one…:smiley2:

[TallduDe]

ahwell guys looks like another cold day, well i guess its winter after all!

ill be ther this sunday without sleep but wats new aye.

what motor are you gettin kevsta? plasma dash????????

i really want to run my z to see if its werkin good now :question:

[kevsta]

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ahwell guys looks like another cold day, well i guess its winter after all!

ill be ther this sunday without sleep but wats new aye.

what motor are you gettin kevsta? plasma dash????????

i really want to run my z to see if its werkin good now :question:

I’m not going to be there this coming Sunday. Got family stuff on.

As for the motor, nope no plasma dash. A stock one of these on load will only do 25,000 rpm and I simply don’t have the knowledge on how to rewind them with thicker wire or put in neo magnets/bearings/brushes. So I’m simply just going to buy an off the shelf performance one. 🙂

K.

[dgs73]

TD; you are still coming this Sunday, right? I got a redone Iwaver sitting at home for you too dood…:smiley2:

[peteWah]

Has been for 2 weeks has it not:smiley2:

[dgs73]

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Has been for 2 weeks has it not:smiley2:

uh… not. Kev; got a stock diff of yours floating around, will chuck it in my parts kit ’till I see you next… ditto Geo, but with a turbo/motor combo…:p

[mocky]

wat!? did some1 say rewinding :D. if any1 wants to guinea pig an armtaure tell me.

[TallduDe]

yeah ill be there hopefully ill get to run the iwaver (at last!)

hope it werks well

[peteWah]

Um…. yes, Remember mockey showing up and dropping it of the week nobody was going to show up, The day after we went to brush farm with TD (hello)… and i was not there last sunday the 15th so that makes 2 weeks dose it not STUPID

Appology Please

[TallduDe]

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Um…. yes, Remember mockey showing up and dropping it of the week nobody was going to show up, The day after we went to brush farm with TD (hello)… and i was not there last sunday the 15th so that makes 2 weeks dose it not STUPID

Appology Please

dude who you talking too?
you lost me at hello :p

[peteWah]

Sorry dude should of quoted dave.

Im directing this at Dave…
In refrence to yourself and your car(iwaver) being at daves for 2 weeks in one of my posts I was just saying HELLO to you

Dave just wants to arrgue the fact, I ****ing know better….
Dave and i are not the best of friends ATM

[dgs73]

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Sorry dude should of quoted dave.

Im directing this at Dave…
In refrence to yourself and your car(iwaver) being at daves for 2 weeks in one of my posts I was just saying HELLO to you

Dave just wants to arrgue the fact, I ****ing know better….
Dave and i are not the best of friends ATM

if I did’nt have to carry you financially through life things’d be different.:dead:

[betty.k]

the honeymoon’s over:8ball:

[peteWah]

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Sorry dude should of quoted dave.

Im directing this at Dave…
In refrence to yourself and your car(iwaver) being at daves for 2 weeks in one of my posts I was just saying HELLO to you

Dave just wants to arrgue the fact, I ****ing know better….
Dave and i are not the best of friends ATM

if I did’nt have to carry you financially through life things’d be different.:dead:

And i was doing what for you all those years ago when you were in a bad spot in life…

Get real

[dgs73]

hmmm. ok, whatever…:question:
not many people yesterday, but I think it would’ve been accidents every 5 minutes. I’m now getting 49kph (motor’s not broken in yet!!! The possibilities…:D), and TD’s was getting 50kph… has to be seen to be believed. We actually made a young fella a tad upset, he and hit 1/10 hit the road 15 minutes after we arrived… :approve:

[kevsta]

Excellent. What motor are you running TD ?

Not many people going lately, everyone over it and moved on to girlfriends ? Girlfriends and rc don’t mix. They’d rather you spend time with them clothes shopping as oppose to playing rc.

5 cents.

[dgs73]

can I answer this TD? Actually, i’ll leave it for you…:smiley2:
Kev; i remember them. They’re those nice smelling things that can empty a wallet faster than you can say “shoe sale”:clown:
appologies in advance for that one…:p

[kevsta]

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can I answer this TD? Actually, i’ll leave it for you…:smiley2:
Kev; i remember them. They’re those nice smelling things that can empty a wallet faster than you can say “shoe sale”:clown:
appologies in advance for that one…:p

Most likely I’ll be running with the x-speed motor this coming Sunday. Having some problems with an order from a mini-z motor seller, shipped 14 days ago and still no sight of my order 👿

[TallduDe]

kev i got a plasma dash with bb can and neo magnets, i didnt make it btw.

good news the MR02 has landed!

looks sweet, and it will stay on my shelf for a while.

i still luff at the thought f seeing my mini z hit that netball pole at full speed and bounce a meter away! lucky the netball chicks had that foam padding on it still funny lol

[mocky]

kevsta who ur ordering from? minizwork shop resends motors if u dont recieve them, how generous. many ppl order from them dun see it for 2 weeks he resends it and a week latr u end up with 2 motors. 😀
good news on the mr02 talldude all i can ask is how much….?, soon i’ll be the only guys wifout one!!!:sad: at least im still the true underdog MWHAHAHA.

[dgs73]

Mock; no that’s Pete mate… no offence Pete…:smiley2: Mock; the chassis by themselves are about $90usd or so. TD; we’ll help you get it off its shelf… Kev; you going to bring the Enzo again this weekend? Oh, and TD again; the track is sooo much closer to happening, been in contact with a certain person, looks like it will be a go…:approve:

[kevsta]

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kev i got a plasma dash with bb can and neo magnets, i didnt make it btw.

Talldude, Where did you buy the motor from ? I’m interested in getting a modified plasma dash based motor just so that I can equal your speeds – then it’ll come down to just driving skills and handling setups.

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i still luff at the thought f seeing my mini z hit that netball pole at full speed and bounce a meter away! lucky the netball chicks had that foam padding on it still funny lol

LOL, Too many short skirt long legged distractions. 🙂

[kevsta]

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kevsta who ur ordering from? minizwork shop resends motors if u dont recieve them, how generous. many ppl order from them dun see it for 2 weeks he resends it and a week latr u end up with 2 motors.

Mocky,

I just want to see my order turn up. If he is nice enough to send the order again, and I end up with 2 orders being delivered in the end, I would do the right thing and email him about it and pay for the second order.
🙂

[kevsta]

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Kev; you going to bring the Enzo again this weekend? Oh, and TD again; the track is sooo much closer to happening, been in contact with a certain person, looks like it will be a go…:approve:

Dgs, nah not this weekend. The benz is handling extremely well, now it’s time to sort out the handling with the silver skyline – (I’m trying to achieve the same handling like the O-plate but using the h-plate and roll shocks instead).

With the carpet track, can you let me know how much it’ll be and what the size and track width will be before you place the order ? I may be interested if the price is right.

🙂

[dgs73]

i’m getting two of the carpet tracks at 1800 x 3600, and three of the edging, if all goes well… looking at about $500aud all up…:blush:

[kevsta]

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i’m getting two of the carpet tracks at 1800 x 3600, and three of the edging, if all goes well… looking at about $500aud all up…:blush:

Is this what you’re getting ?

http://www.kyosho.co.jp/webshop/detail.msp?id=13521

🙂

[TallduDe]

excellent dude!

would be cool to race on carpet tracks, better pencil some track designs 😀

[dgs73]

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i’m getting two of the carpet tracks at 1800 x 3600, and three of the edging, if all goes well… looking at about $500aud all up…:blush:

Is this what you’re getting ?

http://www.kyosho.co.jp/webshop/detail.msp?id=13521

🙂

close, Kev… you’ve got the mr-02 hop-up sheet that came with your Z? Listed on there… not quite the one but similar… TD; gonna be drawing every night for ages mate… we’ll have a few useful layouts I think…:p

[dgs73]

a note to all Sydney racers… I very shortly take ownership of a Woah Nelly. You have been warned:smiley2::p

[TallduDe]

ahhhh crap

just when i thought it was safe to let my z out in public you had to do that to us 😀

should be interesting to see what that badboy can do.

btw whos up for this sunday?

[mocky]

wont be able to make it this week, school work is starting to pile up.

[kevsta]

I’ll be there.

Got to get my fortnightly rc fix

:smiley2:

[peteWah]

So that makes Me TD, Kev, Dave, Josh…
See you sunday…:D

[TallduDe]

cool should be fun

[kevsta]

I had fun. Shame about the rain that came at 2pm.

I got there at 11.45am and had a good run with the skyline and sorted out its handling issues. It runs like its on rails now.

[jamiekulhanek]

won’t this thread die already LOL…oh dave, i havent had much luck finding that damn servo(gear), pity, as it was going in my model boat….

[dgs73]

just throw a couple of bucks back at me dood… i’ve got another one:smiley2:

[kevsta]

Edited by – kevsta on 30 August 2004 12:56:30

Edited by – kevsta on 30 August 2004 13:00:40

[dgs73]

whats that then Kev? You got another new toy? Do tell:D

[kevsta]

Here’s another off roader ? I think I should try and get some air with these beasts…

But I’ll have to ask for permission first.

Edited by – kevsta on 30 August 2004 13:07:52

[TallduDe]

looks like one of those toys r us rc cars?

put a bigger motor in it dude! DO IT DO IT DO IT you know u wanna
:p

[kevsta]

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looks like one of those toys r us rc cars?

put a bigger motor in it dude! DO IT DO IT DO IT you know u wanna
:p

Yep, they are toys… These are some of the presents my son got for his birthday. All my bcgs are ready for him when he gets a little older. He’s already dropped and cracked a bcg contoller, bent and snapped two tx telescopic antennas, stuffed up two bcg clone shells by throwing them in a tantrum (as young toddlers do).

But he knows the Mini-z’s are mine.

I’m pretty sure I can get air with one of them. I’ve run one off the sofa on to the tiled floor – seems like they can take a bit of beating.

😀

[kevsta]

Nice alloys DGS, thanks.

:smiley16:

I think this thread has gone on long enough.

[ph2t]

very nice kevsta, very nice…. good work on the nelly install as well!

pn racing mount? yeah?

ph2t.

[dgs73]

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Nice alloys DGS, thanks.

:smiley16:

I think this thread has gone on long enough.

service with a smile, my good man… glad you like…

[TallduDe]

time to dust off this thread one more time and do another roll call for this sunday!

ill be there with my new merc body, plus ill show the new gt40 body :smiley16:

ill be wanting my stuff off that toyeast order dave its the only piece i need to fully hop up my mr02…………..one day ill run it LOL

[dgs73]

you cant have it… hehehe. No worries mate, diff and tanks are safe and sound. Where’d you get the other MR-02 parts from? Better, what’d you get? I’ll be there, as will my 2F2F Skyline, wonder how long till it looks like all my other running shells? What Merc did you get? Original shape (D2, etc.) or the new one (DTM, Vodaphone)? Either way, see you there…:D

[kevsta]

I’ll be there as long as it doesn’t rain.

I’ve got a new motor that’s begging to be run in the benz – not a pd. Having issues at the moment getting the 12t pinion to mesh properly with the spur gear.

My skylines been lowered, and I’ve cut off the front spoiler off of it with the dremel – because I’m sure it would affect handling/performance when it scrapes the ground.

dgs, will bring those rear damper springs that you wanted.

Who keeps bumping this post ? Forum Rule #101 says no intentional bumping of posts.
🙂

[Aaron]

If you guys like I can lock the thread and make you all start a new one? Just for the sake of managing length 😉

A.

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[peteWah]

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you cant have it… hehehe. No worries mate, diff and tanks are safe and sound. Where’d you get the other MR-02 parts from? Better, what’d you get? I’ll be there, as will my 2F2F Skyline, wonder how long till it looks like all my other running shells? What Merc did you get? Original shape (D2, etc.) or the new one (DTM, Vodaphone)? Either way, see you there…:D

If memory serves me correctly, Unless TD got a brand new merc shell in the last 2 weeks he will be running his WARSTINER…

Is this correct dude?

Aaron, Can you please LOCK it up at 60 pages, Unless anyone else hasa problem with that :smiley2::smiley2::smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 08 September 2004 14:11:04

[kevsta]

Yes. Please lock it and delete it if it can free up some valuable disk space.

🙂

[peteWah]

And or that, I guess your the author of the topic… I dont think he (Aaron) will delete the thred because it would stuff with our post counts…that and other things ie 2much recoding…

I will bring back my sydney race day topic that i started before this:smiley2::smiley2::smiley2:

Edited by – peteWah on 08 September 2004 15:43:11

[Aaron]

*laughs* If I delete the thread all the post counts would get reset automatically. Actually it’s no effort on my part!

BUT

Within the 58 pages there’s a lot of interesting stuff, pics and comments that need to be preserved 😉

I’ll attempt to lock when it hits 60 pages exactly 🙂

Then just start a new one!

A.

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[peteWah]

I think dave wants to keep it open for roll call reasons…
but like you said the counters would reset automatically (i knew this ,am not stupid) And we dont want that…

[TallduDe]

yeah pete ur right about the shell.

hopefully it wont rain this sunday, i wanna see if my set up works!

i did that mineral turpes trick for the bearings and they seem to go on forever!

why didnt i do it before?

[Geo-Z]

Hey fellas,

It’s been a while, but i’m coming back on friday….might even have time to recuperate and race on sunday. i’ve upgraded both my F1 and MRO1 with double stacks of 4562 fets, and added an atomic TORQUE TYPE i motor. Also i’ve given my F1 a body change (formerly Williams, now Panasonic Toyota) and bought a viper body for my mro1….wrowr.

[dgs73]

guess who’s back… back again… Geo’s back… tell your friends… has been a while dude, lookin forward to seing you down there. Bring a Bit too, it seems…:question::smiley2:

[kevsta]

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guess who’s back… back again… Geo’s back… tell your friends… has been a while dude, lookin forward to seing you down there. Bring a Bit too, it seems…:question::smiley2:

Excellent, he’s back. It’s been a bit dead over on the courts lately I must add with only a handful of us turning up.

Geo-z, we’ve all got turbo and standard cars now… so you won’t be alone with that whisper quite ultra fast z of yours.

😀

[TallduDe]

excellent!

more peeps the better i say’s.

hey dave any news on the carpet?

[dgs73]

too bloody expensive. Next idea? The postage would’ve matched the track cost:angry:

[kevsta]

How about visiting some of Sydney’s local carpet places ? Buy some “felt” like looking carpet, then get some of that white foamy stuff and adhesive velcro strips and be done with it ?

Or we all just buy hosing or rope and join them up ?

[peteWah]

Why not find out the type of carpet that they use to make the tracks and source a shit load of it from your local carpet shop…:smiley2:

[Aaron]

I hear another member of the site is thinking about changing the floor coverings in one large room of his house (in the process of renovating) to suit the Mini-Zs…. Now that’s dedication!

The carpet we have at work sucks… very poor directional stability, but reasonable lateral grip, I actualyl carpet may be a bad move and would think some kind of rubberised matting be better?

a.

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[jamiekulhanek]

When i move out in a few months, im hoping to score a place with floorboards for bits, zz’s, xmods etc…and a back yard for bashing with my 1/10…

[dgs73]

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I hear another member of the site is thinking about changing the floor coverings in one large room of his house (in the process of renovating) to suit the Mini-Zs…. Now that’s dedication!

The carpet we have at work sucks… very poor directional stability, but reasonable lateral grip, I actualyl carpet may be a bad move and would think some kind of rubberised matting be better?

a.

sounds like Kev…:smiley2: I’ve given up on buying a carpet track, the cost of importing a track is massive (especially since i’m the one that’ll wear the postage:evil:). I’m keen to get this moving but I wont foot the costs b.m.s.

Edited by – dgs73 on 10 September 2004 09:06:53

[kevsta]

Pete, I think it’s called ozite racing carpet.

Which isn’t available here it seems.

However, having said this, there is a mob down in melbourne that specialises in the manufacture of automotive carpet – I think it’ll be the same carpet used to line the car boot. But I think it’ll be pretty expensive. So that is why I think it would be more economical to look at felt like carpet or material if available in large lengths and widths.

[peteWah]

Who have you asked…

[kevsta]

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Who have you asked…

I’ve phoned around to some carpet places plus clark rubber because they have a small carpet section as well.

When I mention ‘ozite’ they say they’ve never heard of it.

Also google is my friend.

[TallduDe]

heres a pic from today

was a very good racing meet some new Z people and had fun!

[icebreaka]

cant we get sum pics of all the guys and cars to see whats going down over there?! :question:

[dgs73]

that’ll be a little pic of my Au Cerumo… sweet. Dont worry, pics are in my pc as we speak, just gotta upload. Cheers Kev, they came out awesome. Those two people TD mentioned will be joining Aus soon…

[kevsta]

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that’ll be a little pic of my Au Cerumo… sweet. Dont worry, pics are in my pc as we speak, just gotta upload. Cheers Kev, they came out awesome. Those two people TD mentioned will be joining Aus soon…

Good to hear you got them. No ‘au’ after ‘.com’.

I got the video of that guys (what was his name ?) rx8 nitro car running as well as Tall dude’s rc air plane – boy does that thing go high – you can barely see it in the video.

Just need to find a program the encode it from mjpeg to div-x (anyone have any ideas on where I can find a program to do this ?).

Good to see some new people there with the same interests and as keen as we are.

🙂

[TallduDe]

well my plane is getting modified now! ill bring it again and see if i can land it without crashing the bastard!

dave the pics i took most of em didnt turn out well, bad lighting and poor camera quality sorry man.

only two came out well due to being outside and stuff.

btw that supra shot was at it at full flight!

[dgs73]

no worries mate, I put it down to the lighting at my place, not your camera. That plane was tops, shame the juice ran out mid-flight. And during a banked turn…:evil:

[TallduDe]

bad news for me this Sunday, i cant go!!!!

got my dads b’day so i have to stay wid family.

have fun everyone i suppose, but try not to have tooo much fun without me okay! lol

[Aaron]

As requested this thread has been locked at 60 pages!

A new version will be starting soon!

A.

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