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Next Points Race – May 12th!

Again, we will be looking to include the larger scale trucks as well, into the Open Class unless we can get more than 6 to run a full class – bring out your big guns for fun!

Points Series Kickoff Recap

In order for us to be able to safely conduct an event, we must insist that all children under the age of 17 be accompanied by an adult.  This is necessary to ensure that there is proper supervision of minor participants, since we cannot accept the responsibility of ensuring their safety in your absense.  It is also necessary to have an adult sign the Release of Liability for underage entrants.  For the remainder of the season, we will not be able to register any minors who are not accompanied by an adult for the entire duraton of the event – we simply can’t keep an eye on the event and watch the kids at the same time safely.

In addition to the need to have adult supervision, please also try to ensure that you have a means of charging your batteries, etc.  While we do try to share our generator in a pinch, we really need to be sure that our equipment is properly powered, and in the event there is a failure of the generator, we will not be able to replace any of your equipment that may get damaged as a result of a voltage spike, etc.  In order to lower our operating costs, we are looking to move from a generator to a battery-powered electrical system that will simply not provide enough power to run our equipment and others reliability for the entire day (we spent $10/day in fuel plus $100/year on maintenance on the generator – we can move to a battery and inverter setup for less that that alone).  We understand that sometimes we forget things, and we will definately help you out in a pinch, but we do ask that you have a primary means of recharging your batteries with you for the event.

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Registration opens at 9, Racing starts at 10:00!

No Limit R/C of Pennsylvania kicks off the 2012 Points Series on April 14th, 2012 at the Hobby Hut track, in Audubon, PA! Since this is the official kick-off of the series, points will be awarded to our winners – so make sure you have your trucks worked out!

For more information, check out our website at http://www.nolimitrcofpa.com!

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The IaROCK “Cage the Dawg” Summer Series kicks off April 15th in Dubuque Iowa.

Where: 2711 Rhomberg Ave. Dubuque IA 52001 Google Map
This is the address of the last business on this street…..the rocks are at the end of the street…you can’t miss it.

FORMAT:
Tech In: 10:00 to 11:00
Test N Tune: 10:00 to 10:45
Drivers Meeting: 10:45
Course Layout: 10:50 to 11:00

Course 1: 11:00
Course 2: 1200
Course 3: 13:00

All rigs must meet USRCCA requirements to participate in the Summer Series.
Any crawlers found not within specs MAY be allowed to run at the discretion of Team IaROCK.

We will be running 3 classes this year.
2.2 Pro
2.2 Sportsman *NO DIG*
1.9 Pro

The courses will be tough and the time limit per course will be short so BRING YOUR “A” GAME.

Here is a brief history of how this series came about:

I (Mad Dawg) have been undefeated in all of our club comps for the past two years.
As a result, there are a few guys that are getting tired of me beating up on them so….

this year they are pulling out all the stops….they are out to “Cage the Dawg”.

We will be having a comp on the second weekend of each month starting April 15th and ending in September.

The location of each comp and the exact date will be announced 30 days prior to each event.

Sometimes Saturdays work better for the majority than Sundays, that is why we left it open to the second weekend.

The location will be somewhere within the state of Iowa.

IaROCK has several locations around the state and we hope that the series can visit them all. IaROCK is actively working with many Iowa communities to open more crawler friendly areas around the state. We will be using the Summer Series to showcase our comp sites.

We will be running 3 classes this year: 2.2 Pro–2.2 Sportsman (no dig) and 1.9 Pro

All comps are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend.

More information can be found HERE

Due to time limits and comp areas NO SCALE RIGS OR SUPERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON COMP GROUNDS

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About this same time two years ago we reviewed a brand new pitmat by CowRC called the Screw Catcher. The CowRC Screw Catcher was a huge hit with it’s biggest feature being a fully magnetic base along with foam edges to “catch” your screws. The downside of the Screw Catcher was that it was thick and wasn’t portable friendly.

Well CowRC has fixed that now with their latest pitmat, the CowRC Flat Mat and today we’re going to take a closer look at the new CowRC flat mat pitmat.

The CowRC flat mat is offered in three different sizes Micro (9″x12″), Mini (12″x18″), and Jumbo (24″x30″) CowRC also offers the pitmats in three different varieties, Economy (black), standard, or Pro Mag (featuring 2x the weight, thickness, and magnetism). For the review, we’ll be focusing in on the Jumbo pitmat.

To start lets point out the differences between the Screw Catcher and the Flat Mat. The CowRC Flat Mat is basically the same as the Screw Catcher minus the foam border and compartments. This allows the Flat Mat to be easily portable by simply rolling up the mat. Word of advice, roll the Flat Mat pitmat up with the magnetic side in – this makes it easier when you roll the Flat Mat back out as the mat won’t want to roll up onto your work area.

The CowRC flat mat jumbo is plenty big, at 24″x30″ it easily accepts an Associated MGT with 40 series MOAB tires. Still plenty of room to spare on all four sides as well as eight compartment areas for tools, screws, and other items. While not the “compartments” that the foam offered on the Screw Catcher, still having the decal compartments on the CowRC flat mat is a nice touch.

I wanted to see how well the CowRC Flat Mat pit mat held up to common RC debris so I put some RC air filter oil, FastEddy grease, and rubbed some blue Loctite paste on the Flat Mat. After letting them sit for about five minutes I was amazed to see how easily the Flat Mat cleaned up.

Simply taking an old rag and wiping the mat, the CowRC Flat Mat looked like brand new again. After rubbing my hand across the pit mat I noticed a sticky residue, likely from the FastEddy grease, but this was easily cleaned up with a little spray from CowRC Cleaner and another wipe of the rag. Now the CowRC Flat Mat looked and felt just like new.

From my tests the Flat Mat didn’t offer the same magnetic strength as the Screw Catcher. The Screw Catcher would easily hold screws with the mat standing on end, I couldn’t do the same with the Flat Mat. With that said no one works with their pit mats on end, they lay them flat on the table so the Flat Mat doesn’t need to hold screws upside down or even on end. The CowRC Flat Mat does however do a fine job keeping screws on the pit mat. Dropping screws from about three feet, the screws typically did not bounce or only bounced once before being held by the magnetic material. Which is perfect when taking apart your RC and not wanting to lose any screws.

Overall I think the Flat Mat hits the nail on the head. If you’re a racer or basher who wrenches on their RC’s while out at the track or bash site the CowRC Flat Mat should be your choice pit mat. It’s easily portable by simply rolling it up while providing a magnetic surface so you’re not looking for those lost screws and the bright white surface makes it very easy to locate any type of screw.

CowRC Flat Mat Pros:

• Massive work space – 24″x30″
• Magnetic – no more lost screws
• Portable – Simply roll up and take with you
• Bright white surface makes finding screws easy

Cons:

• None!

If portability isn’t a concern for you then I’d also suggest checking out the CowRC Screw Catcher!

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The Itinerary is still being developed, but the tentative plan is to do 2.2 Class during the day on Saturday, and 1.9 & Supers early on Sunday.

We are planning on doing 100 2.2 Drivers on SIX x 4 minute courses, and TOP 5 Championship Course that I will predict will be nasty.

Tickets are $65 for 1st Class, and $20 for each additional Class
Note: This year tickets reflect a $5 per driver/per class fee that goes to the USRCCA, and PERMANENT Judges for 1.9 /Super Class.

Sign ups will go through Eventbrite on a schedule that will be announced.

Get your PAYPALS LOADED NOW….don’t wait until the last minute

EARLY Registration will be for Judges, Official Event Staff and 2011 ECC TOP 10 Drivers

Advance Registration passwords will be sent out

The surest way to get a ticket is sign up to be a judge. They go first because if we don’t have those we don’t have an event “thumbsup”

Google search….Weiss Lake, Leesberg, Centre or Collinsville

Days Inn Centre
www.daysinn.com
1585 East Main Street
Centre, AL 35960
(256) 927-1090

$51.94 = 1x King
56.99 = 2x Beds

Ask for Jay tell him you want the “John Mesa East Coast Championship” Rate

TCS is apart of the USRCCA Championship Series EVENTS LINK

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presented by
T1e

March 24-25th

At

The Rox Box
5575 E. Elmwood Ave
Suite E
Indianapolis, In 46203

Event Itinerary
This is the plan for now, might change depending on the driver count.

Saturday
2.2 Comp

7:00 doors open

7:30 tech

8:30 drivers meeting

8:45 judges meeting

9:00 driving starts

9:00 -12:30 driving ….3.5 hours

12:30 – 1:30 brake for lunch

2:00 – 5:00 driving 3 hours

5 – 6 run the judges

7pm run the finals…

Sunday
Super & 1.9 Comp

HOTEL INFO.

La Quinta Inn
5120 Victory Dr.
Indianapolis, In 46203
317-783-7751
The ROX BOX
Rooms are about $69 per night

Motel 6
5151 Elmwood Ave
317-783-5555
About $35.99 per night
Under the Rox Box

REGISTER HERE:

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Great way to get your feet wet in competitive racing, new racer’s highly encouraged to participate! Noob friendly racing. House Transponders will be provided for racers. AMB System will be up and running!! Trophy’s will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in each class at the end of the series.
This will be a 5 race series.

Feb 18 – Billburg’s (South County/Chula Vista)
March 5 – Hughes (North County/San Marcos)
March 17 – Central Coaster’s (Central County/Mira Mesa)
March 31 – Frank’s (South County/Chula Vista)
April 21 – Hughes(North County/San Marcos)

At each event:
Practice will start at 0900
Racing will start approximately at 1030

This should be plenty of time to have enough time to roll out of bed and make it to the track.

Pre-Pay to save $$. Payments can be made via paypal to sales@socal-rc.com

Payments for the complete series have to be made on/or before the 1st Round (Feb 18)
Each event will cost $15 for those who do not plan on doing the whole series.