[imported_BBFBCAP]

...and what the heck happened to you in your main bud. You didn't run!?!

[johnnyboy]

Abiye had his share of misfortune with breaking. He broke in the warm up lap for his main.

[johnnyboy]

Abiye had his share of misfortune with breaking. He broke in the warm up lap for his main.

There is a garbage truck out back that sells food and a McDonalds 5 minutes away. Other than that I would recommend heading toward Ohio State Campus area in town (10 minute drive). There are lots of places to eat there. Apparently the area is less desirable at night so be careful. Also buy the parking pass for the week at the front gate for the fair grounds. It is cheaper than paying daily. I think they might put the Nitro pits in another building to keep you guys out of the smoke. You can go to www.crcrc.com (in their forum section) for more info. Good luck guys!

[Abiye]

i finished one qualifier all weekend... there were 4+ hours between qualifiers where i just sat and stared at my car.... i guess i was crosseyed by the time i was on the stand again... i think i retired before clock started 3 out of the 5 times i was on the stand... i felt like i never got to run at all... (note to self for next year, run more than 1 class)

Originally Posted by BBFBCAP

...and what the heck happened to you in your main bud. You didn't run!?!

[imported_BBFBCAP]

Ahhhh * man, that's crap! The REAL heartbreaker was that you STILL made the C main, and only had one qualifier!!!

[johnnyboy]

LOl. I would look across the table and see Abiye just looking at his car hour after hour...haha

[imported_C.Capelo]

Thanks for the heads up! It's a shame you didn't get to race more. No worries I'm sure you'll do better the next time you're out.

Originally Posted by Abiye

there are tables and chairs provided as well a power bar (1 power bar for 4 people)... the chairs are folding metal style and a little low for the height of the table so if you have a cushioned non metal chair, i would bring it so that you are more comfortable... dave is right about dressing warmly... for the electric race all the doors were closed and you could walk around in a t-shirt in the middle of the day but for the nitro, expect it to be as cold inside as it is outside... if you get there early the best pit spots are the ones against the outside walls, it gives you some more storage space as you can use the ledge as a shelf... it will also be the warmest as the center of the arena will have a wicked draft from the bay doors being open at either end... check out the videos of the layout on neo-buggy, look at the 4wd mains as that is what will be most similar to the lines you would take for nitro... the track is not as technical as in years past so go watch the pros practice (the losi guys wont be there but tebo, cody king are staying and mayfield is comming) to see where you gain the extra time (especially the middle sections)... there are lots of areas where you would just coast through but could gain some time if you stay on the ground and accelerate... practice is the key and try to get out there as much as possible, don't wait untill you get there to glue tires or do your shocks... have everything ready (spare shocks, diffs with different oil etc....)

as far as tires to use everyone used slick pink tapers but the track was drying a bit by the end and for the last 4 hours of sunday it was ghosted pin tapers that were the choice... if you are going to mount tires, use the firmest inserts you can get like the blue ones form proline and j concepts or the aka's... i would think the tires of choice will be tapers in pink, switches in clay or bar-codes in gold... i don't think you will be able to run slicks as the bigger cars will have a harder time staying in the groove so the will kick up more loose dirt... remember it will will be cold so keep that in mind when building your shocks

[Mugenman]

Next time have your 1/8 Buggy and Truggy to work on maybe.

Feel really bad for you. I've been there before.

Nitro will go better for you

Good luck to everyone that goes.

[thrash metal]

louie , myself and steve are still bringing our own pit tables and chairs just in case.

thanks for the tips abiye.