Sweet spot for a Track!!

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:09 am

In my complex, we have a big area dedicated to a Basketball court and some Tennis Courts.

Just so happens that the way it was setup, there's a nice size gap between the Basketball Court and one of the Tennis Courts:

and here's another angle:

I rough measured it out to be about 20'x40'

Wellllll, it's a "dead" spot that nobody's using so I figured what the hell? Let's USE it for some racing action!!!

Last night I got my Xray M18 all set and had a buddy of mine stop by with his 1/18th scale truck (don't recall what it is) and we had a BLAST!!! We even had a little audience for awhile too.

Check out the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjc5C3rI8uk

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:52 am

Looks like you have that M18 set up pretty well. Beat the pants off that truck.

Landscapers are making a muddy mess out of the roads here. Pebbles
and peices of mulch are everywhere. Havent been able to run the M18 in
weeks.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:51 pm

That's the perfect little spot. I would just play on our basketball court, but its right next to the sandbox, and it takes me so long to sweep it off, I don't feel like playing anymore.

Techno · Post by **Techno** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:26 am

hmm... seems like the tenis court is a great idea if no really uses it less chance of a stray ball crashin a race but very nice vid by the way looks like fun

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:25 am

Actually, the basketball court gets used A LOT.

But so far the regular guys don't throw up a lot of bricks so the danger level is low...But when the barely-teen kids come around, now THEY pose the real threat with throwing constant bricks and missing passes so that the ball comes jumping over.

Still, our cars are fast enough that if a Comet comes racing down...We've got enough speed to outrun it!

MotorGong · Post by **MotorGong** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:43 pm

Namuna wrote:Still, our cars are fast enough that if a Comet comes racing down...We've got enough speed to outrun it!

While watching the vid, I was thinking the same thing about a ball coming to wreck the fun.
But good point, just out run it or out maneuver it.

viperdout · Post by **viperdout** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:38 pm

Where in Joisey are you? I might have to stop by with my M18 and give you a sample of ridiculous power.

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:30 pm

I'm in Secaucus, just a couple of miles from the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel.

I ain't looking for "ridiculous" power..."Crazy" or "stupid" power should suffice!

My buddy has the RC18T with a Mamba setup (with a 4200 motor). My setup is the Orion Elite Modified Micro with Novak Spy ESC. 17t/36t pinion/motor and running 6cells. With me pulling the trigger full on, I couldn't beat his truck running half-throttle and that's with the ESC set to restrict the power!!

viperdout · Post by **viperdout** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:25 pm

Namuna wrote:I'm in Secaucus, just a couple of miles from the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel.

I ain't looking for "ridiculous" power..."Crazy" or "stupid" power should suffice!

My buddy has the RC18T with a Mamba setup (with a 4200 motor). My setup is the Orion Elite Modified Micro with Novak Spy ESC. 17t/36t pinion/motor and running 6cells. With me pulling the trigger full on, I couldn't beat his truck running half-throttle and that's with the ESC set to restrict the power!!

Damn, I'm about 15 minutes away from the GWB, up near Paramus and Hackensack. Any real tracks down there?