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Arct1k · 10:36 AM

Mike to the elec truggy and MT - I managed third in both - One more lap and I would have won LOL as mike's CVD went on final lap and the number 2 Ben's battery cut out!

I picked up the long jump with a X1CR on 1512 1y 2600KV 5S... Very odd this MMM thing - It survived multiple long jumps / back flips and then dies cruising back around to the pits with the BEC failure! Go figure...

It was too wet and too mad a course for the .5's which was a shame... next year maybe...

Nice to meet Mike, Luciano, E-revonut, finnster (no cars), cemetery gates, Dave, Ben and Jamie from FLM - Mike and Jamie had been busy at the machine shop knocking up a new 1/8 buggy chassis which looked great - The slipperential was in attendance too!

The funniest moment for me was when I lost a 6s1p A123 pack out the side of my G3R mid way through the a main mt - Landed at luciano's feet - He looked most surprised when I drove off as I kept running with the remaining 6s1p pack - lol - Both gorillamaxx straps broke and the one remaining pack stayed in with just my cross strap. I was bloody lucky I didn't get a short with the a live male deans adapter just floating around but I wasn't stopping for anything but flames! The pack held up really well though on 6s1p.

PS One other MMM died today of BEC failure at the track.

brushlessboy16 · 09.28.2008, 10:00 PM

hahaha, nice chris, at least you have a shiny new v3 coming your way

Arct1k · 09.28.2008, 10:01 PM

Two of them now...

09.28.2008, 10:53 PM

sounds like alot of fun i hope to attend this next year.

auto2 · 07:17 AM

hey im BEN not dan. LOL yea i had my cut off set to 12.8 and with 1/2 a lap left it stopped. I pushed the car over the line LOL . 5s 3700 pack. There was so much traction it was making both my cars push terrible.couldnt use the throttle to make the car pivot for the tight turns it would just lift the ft tires. i thinking mechanical brakes for conditions like this.

i had an old nitro xb8 for the long jump and the clutch bell bearing broke so i used the 808 but the battery already had a 10 minute main on it and didnt have enough left in it.
really nice meeting everyone.

oh and both my V1 and V2 are still working. the v2 is unmodded and the v1 has an external bec and fan

brushlessboy16 · 09.29.2008, 07:57 AM

im ben :D sound like everyone had alot of fun....

....where are the pics

Finnster · 09.29.2008, 08:12 AM

As said, I didn't have a chance to bring my trucks, but I was in town so I went over w/ a vid camera anyway, and got a lot of it on tape (when I wasn't marshalling and slipping in the mud.) I'll get some vid up when I get a chance, but it may take me a bit.

It was a cool but tough truck. Dave Mac (MacII) was kicking ass most of the day, TQ'd and led a lot of the laps in the mixed MT class and the BL truggy class. Sadly he had probs w/ both trucks late in the race and went out on both. Poor Dave, his luck doesn't hold up at the Bashes. At least someone can give Mike a good run for his money. ;)

It was nice seeing you who I'd met before, and meeting those I'd only met here. I'll be back with my trucks next time lol.

REVO-DADDY · 09.29.2008, 01:38 PM

Do you guys know if the results are posted anywhere? I did not see them yesterday.

brushlessboy16 · 09.29.2008, 07:11 PM

where are those pics..s

09.29.2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Finnster

As said, I didn't have a chance to bring my trucks, but I was in town so I went over w/ a vid camera anyway, and got a lot of it on tape (when I wasn't marshalling and slipping in the mud.) I'll get some vid up when I get a chance, but it may take me a bit.

It was a cool but tough truck. Dave Mac (MacII) was kicking ass most of the day, TQ'd and led a lot of the laps in the mixed MT class and the BL truggy class. Sadly he had probs w/ both trucks late in the race and went out on both. Poor Dave, his luck doesn't hold up at the Bashes. At least someone can give Mike a good run for his money. ;)

It was nice seeing you who I'd met before, and meeting those I'd only met here. I'll be back with my trucks next time lol.

Good to see you again Ryan...thanks for the kind words, I honestly think there is some kind of curse on me at the Barn...happens all the time, great qual rounds and then something dies in my truck during the main. The funny thing is that I've been racing weekly at a small local track and I don't think I have one DNF this whole season. Then I get two in one day - crazy. Regardless it was a really great track - perhaps the best layout I've ever raced on. I LOVED the triple, and all the other parts. Super fun. While it was totally insane running in that much mud, I have to say that it was even more fun to slide the truck around the corners. I felt like I was drifting at times.

My damage seems to be a BEC related MMM death and oddly enough, a Nomadio Transceiver which I've had for years!

If anyone (hint hint Mike C!) wants to race at a very Electric friendly track, consider coming down to Pin Shop in Oakville CT, we race every Saturday, sign up is 1pm, racing starts at 2pm. Small crowd but there are a number of E-Revo's and a few 1/8th conversions.

Now I've got to put the titans back in the E-Revo...what a let-down that's going to be! I'm sending my Monster to Mother Castle with a note asking for them to hold it till the v3's are out...I want to get off this roller coaster.

Arct1k · 09:37 PM

My MMM shipped today priority - So they have 2 of them now - I believe nothing is coming out until v3...

PS that is a bit too much of a hike for me 130miles each way!

09.29.2008, 09:39 PM

We need pics!

E-Revonut · 09.29.2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Arct1k

My MMM shipped today priority - So they have 2 of them now - I believe nothing is coming out until v3...

PS that is a bit too much of a hike for me 130miles each way!

130 is a breeze! I went 215 miles to get to the barn yesterday! I had a blast and it was great to meet some of you guys. Luciano and Chris have some of the greatest collections I have ever seen. Both are great guys, finnster included (can't remember your name). I did ok for my two qualifiers which where the first times I have ever raced off-road. In the main I have no idea where I finished, I had a battery fall out, thanks Luciano for putting that back in for me, then twice the switch got turned off on my MMM. The track was sick! Not only muddy but the triple was crazy. I only had badlands to use, although Chris offered up an option, they actually did well in the mud with the big spread out lugs they didn't load up. By the mains the track was finally drying up and some bow ties would have been ideal. All in all it was a great day, glad I went , and now I want to do a truggy conversion!

09.30.2008, 03:42 PM

Here is some very raw and clippy video from the event...it's a few clips of a few guys I was with and mostly video of my truck on the triple (my favorite part!) I'm always too busy racing to shoot video, I can't wait to see what Ryan has!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwPv1iMGICo

09.30.2008, 04:06 PM

dave.......how do you get those trucks to stop ion mid air...???..........lol.