Who's going to the RCM Bash?

Whew...thanks very much!

DM

[Batfish]

At this point, I actually expect to be there next week for The Bash

I fly home from a project in South Carolina Friday afternoon, then I plan on driving to NY to get there late Friday night.

I should have my G-Maxx and my brushless Losi 8ight buggy.

Hope to see as many folks as possible!

Joe, you going to make it to the battery blast as well?

DM

I'll be there! Bl Revo and Bl crt.5 are gonna come too!...

Bye

[Batfish]

Originally Posted by MacII

Joe, you going to make it to the battery blast as well?

DM

Unfortunately, I fly back to South Carolina at 5PM from Providence RI on Sunday, so I don't think I can actually make it.
I may be staying in NY Saturday night as well as Friday (with the family) - if I do, I'll at least try to stop by GMX early on Sunday, but I doubt it'll be much more than a visit.
Work sucks

I'm pretty sure there are a few guys from my local track (RC Excitement) that will be there again this year.

[GeeReg]

90% sure I'll be there. I won't be racing but I'll probably bring 2 of my trucks and all of my camera gear. I'll be the one with the giant camera walking around, so please don't ask me if I work for a magazine.

[Arct1k]

Sorry Where can I get details of the bash... I'm sure I will be very outdone equipement wize but would be cool to hang out for a while and give it a run... Thanks

[GeeReg]

There's info in the sticky at the top of this forum.

[Finnster]

I'll be going on Saturday and I'm glad to hear there are a few other poor drivers going so I don't look too bad. I'll be bringing my Revo that I've never raced. The closest I've come to racing is driving on the Barnstormers track for ~45min on the warmups before some racing (didin't have time to stay for the race.) Its a lot harder than bashing :)

I started getting the jumps down and learned to brake far earlier than I want to, but I never got the rhythm section worked out, and I had a horrible tendency to clip the back wall on the long straitaway, of course towards the end at full speed..... Only managed to pop the pillowballs once tho.

I had CFs on, they seemed good FWIW while it was wet. The track did tend to dry out alot, but its been quite a bit cooler in Chester (70s), so hopefully that will help. It may rain this week too

If I get a chance to get my rustler fixed I'll bring that for some jumping or other mayhem.

[Arct1k]

Advice - its on;y 70 miles away so looks like fun to pop up and watch but newbie to racing - love to bash...

Is it even worth bringing my MM e-revo 3s 9XL Emeaxx geared 24/55 or are you quark 4/5s neu guys just going to waste me!

I also have a 3s 5700 pede & Rustler I could bring... Battery wise i could have a headache to as I only have one 5i for all my packs.

What do ppl honestly think? I guess you never know until you try!

[jhautz]

Just go. You will have fun. And for sure bring your trucks. That would be silly to leave them at home.

[Batfish]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

Advice - its on;y 70 miles away so looks like fun to pop up and watch but newbie to racing - love to bash...

Is it even worth bringing my MM e-revo 3s 9XL Emeaxx geared 24/55 or are you quark 4/5s neu guys just going to waste me!

I also have a 3s 5700 pede & Rustler I could bring... Battery wise i could have a headache to as I only have one 5i for all my packs.

What do ppl honestly think? I guess you never know until you try!

When it comes to racing, speed is almost NEVER near the top of the list of things you need to win.

Tires
Driving ability
Setup
Smoothness
Consistency

Speed is nothing without at least having those things first

Hope to see you there!

You guys have fun! I wish I could make it, just a little too far. There's always next year right? :D

Originally Posted by Arct1k

...Is it even worth bringing my MM e-revo 3s 9XL Emeaxx geared 24/55 or are you quark 4/5s neu guys just going to waste me!

As has already been said, you never know with racing. "On any Sunday" (or in this case Saturday) it's anyone's race to win. Racing is often a game of attrition. If you can BUILD like a champ, you may be one even if your driving skills are not as good as someone else. You can't win if you can't finish.

Definitely bring your trucks and run them...it's all for fun anyway.

DM

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

Advice - its on;y 70 miles away so looks like fun to pop up and watch but newbie to racing - love to bash...

Is it even worth bringing my MM e-revo 3s 9XL Emeaxx geared 24/55 or are you quark 4/5s neu guys just going to waste me!

I also have a 3s 5700 pede & Rustler I could bring... Battery wise i could have a headache to as I only have one 5i for all my packs.

What do ppl honestly think? I guess you never know until you try!

As far more experienced ppl said, you never know what will happen.
I can tell you this however, the track seemed not too large, and fairly tight with lots of turns. When I ran my 4S/8XL on it, it was way too fast, even geared at ~35mph. No way you will be doing 50mph lol.

The only spot I needed alot of power was a large double right on front of the podium. It comes right after a turn and I needed a burst to jump it well. Take a look at the track layout on the website.

Pics

Edit: Well shoot, those pics don't show the track too well, and I can't find an updated track shot. Thought I saw one somewhere, maybe not tho.. It seem like they have alot of track changes. The closest one I could find to the current layout is this gallery from last year.