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pawatson wrote:
Tip #59-This is the time of year when many folks are talking about the upcoming USRA National Championship Race at Dallas Slot Cars but not really doing anything about it.I've been in that boat many times due to a lack of funds or the depression caused by that problem.If you depend on others for work,now is the time to commit & order whatever it may be you want.It won't 'turn into a pumpkin at midnight' if you don't use it.I'm cutting off ALL BODY ORDERS on JULY 1st.ALL TIRE ORDERS won't be guaranteed after that also.Now you may say,I do my own bodies or I don't race your bodies anyway.That's fine but I urge you to Make Them Now!Order Them Now if you're depending on someone else to do them.
The same thing goes for Set-Ups,Set-Up Repairs,Arm Rebalances,Cobalt Magnet Zaps,Tires, & Whatever else you need to do or get someone else to do for you.You can try other stuff right up to THE RACE itself but get the stuff YOU KNOW WORKS READY NOW!Although you may say at race time "Well,I did all I could." or the ever popular "It is what it is".If you aren't READY TO RACE when the time comes,everyone -including you-will know it wasn't true.Believe it or not when you've try Multiples-not just motors-the chances are that one will work better than another of whatever it is...identical body,same body set-up differently,body style,chassis,tires,etc.This doesn't mean that at the Nats you may find something better than what you already have.Just don't wait for this to happen-it usually doesn't.In Slot Racing, "It is what it is" ISN"T what it Could Have Been.Your results will be better served if you realise that it's "What you make it to be".
The people-including me -that make stuff for a living many times race also & are VERY CONCERNED about getting their own stuff ready & just as you may do when rushed,don't do their best work.IT is true that if you REALLY CARED THAT MUCH,you would have sent it or ordered it sooner.Wouldn't you?However you may rationalise it,it's not their problem.They're doing it for money & if you don't plan ahead you'll get what you get.I urge you to act now while there's still time.
(Edited by pawatson)

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pawatson wrote:
Tip#60-We raced in Tulsa last weekend & my controller conked out.I ran my back-up a heat but it was an external resistor controller set at about .9 ohms.This was too touchy for me/my car & I borrowed a couple of others.They were way too mushy for my taste in Opens.To me,you need a range of trigger movement that is lacking if you make it so mushy that the car doesn't really move until you go about halfway on the trigger.This you may say makes your car 'POP" on take-off if you make it 'touchier'.My response is that you need to add more weight,get the guide right,add guide spacers,work on getting the braid flatter,take out any guide wobble,or simply race another chassis.Everyone has personal preferences BUT!Look at who's winning & check out their controller.I really think that many guys are simply mushing out the controller so much that they are limiting the trigger response to the degree that it makes it hard to get a car set-up really well.

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tnt2 wrote:
A toothbrush and some Comet, a WD-40 and Glad Sandwich Bag and I have a new Chassis ready to go, just add a Red Fox Guide, Jet Leadwire, GRW BB, Tire, Gear and Axle of your choice.
Then call PA, Bobby or John to build a body, add 4 pins and a little Bulletproofing and you are ready to go Racing.

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Mr.bb wrote:


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WildBill wrote:
Can this be pinned up from under thiis main thread?