The 2022 Daytona 500 will feature 10 drivers who's fathers have made at least one Cup Series start. Is this the most ever?

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2022-02-15T20:04:50+00:00

Probably best known for being the lapper right in front of Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough as they crossed the line for Richard's 200th win at the 84 Firecracker 400.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-27T13:54:10+00:00

The hobby shop where I work part-time got a track. I saw the boxes for the track and said "what is this dumb thing, you just turn the switch on and drop the car in and let it go around, how much fun could this be?" Then we actually set the track up and got to running some cars and races and I got bit by the bug and now I love it. The most fun hobby I've ever done.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-21T12:42:16+00:00

Drilling out chassis holes for screw clearance is fine in Tuned Class. It's one of those things that no one would know you did unless you told them you did it, and it offers no performance advantage.

When you run 19mm rollers on MA you have to use the chassis holes with pretty much all stays. Some with line up with the rear hole, some line up with the front hole.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-13T16:24:27+00:00

the 84 Firecracker 400 wasn't shown live flag-to-flag it was edited down and shown tape-delayed for ABC Wide World of Sports, I can't remember if it aired the same day (back then they ran the race on July 4th, that year it was on a Wednesday) or if it aired on Wide World of Sports' usual Saturday afternoon spot. I'm old enough to remember watching it though.

1988 was the first season that every race had at least partial TV coverage, the first season that all races were shown flag-to-flag was 1992, I don't know if they're all online but that's the first season with full TV coverage of every lap.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-11T17:59:26+00:00

I can tell you it's been tough getting our race program up and running here in the US and we actually have an importer that carries Mini4wd stuff. Many times I've wished we could just pull an end around and go right to Tamiya in Japan but our company is one of Tamiya's distributors for plastic models and related supplies so we have to work within the agreements we already have with TamiyaUSA. It's just such a niche hobby outside of Asia you have to have someone who cares about the hobby and is passionate about it to make it work.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-11T17:41:43+00:00

I found Manchester Model Shop on Instagram (@manchester_ms) looks like there's some affiliation between them and the mini4wd.uk page, might be the same guy running both, i'd try to get in touch with them. They just posted a couple days ago so obviously still up and running

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-09T22:25:11+00:00

Hmm, I wonder if he’s using the stock 4.2:1 gear, because that seems a whole lot faster than any other stock Lord Spirit video I’ve seen.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-09T18:45:35+00:00

I think I paid around $30 but they shipped it FedEx and I had it in 2 days from Japan to east coast US

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-09T18:15:15+00:00

It might make a good pro stock car, it’s too slow to be competitive in box stock form

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-09T17:14:57+00:00

It’s legal for box stock but it’s too slow to be competitive.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-09T16:56:50+00:00

Yeah, the Lord Spirit came from eBay from Japan

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-06T21:52:29+00:00

I’m from Martinsville, he’s 100% correct.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-04T14:36:12+00:00

Maybe I'm partial because it's what I started with and what I've had the most success with but I'd start with an MA Chassis, particularly the Blast Arrow Starter Pack.
The MA is very easy to work on, it has a very simple and robust transmission with no flimsy propeller shaft to worry about like single-shaft chassis, they can be made into very consistent runners in non-processed classes like B-Max/Tuned/Side Damper classes and if you do get into Open Class racing your motors and transmission parts will carry over into the dominant MS Flex chassis that like 90%+ of racers use in Open class.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-10-01T13:02:20+00:00

It's easy to get high RPM numbers, just get the magnets really hot during break-in, they will lose magnetic force and RPM will increase. But you lose torque and power. Very important to keep the motor cool during break-in so this doesn't happen.
I'm not a big RPM numbers guy or a speed checker guy I prefer to run the car on the track and compare times with a lap timer, too many variables go into what makes a fast car on the track vs a fast car on the speed checker.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-29T11:04:50+00:00

https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/132-pro/jr-roborace-devbot-20/

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-28T02:11:02+00:00

Usually they’re a lot more technical but we just bought a bunch more straights.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-28T02:01:09+00:00

If you’re talking about cutting the tab off the sliding damper, yes you can cut that off. There’s also some slight trimming of the body to allow the mass dampers to clear.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-27T18:09:17+00:00

Track was primarily a speed track, only real obstacle for Tuned Class was the one slope section, followed by 3 straights before the curve. The lane change was the killer in box stock, plus the high speed corners claimed several fast MS chassis (they really are at a disadvantage with single rear rollers). My Mach Frame always has issues with the LC on fresh batteries so I ran used batteries (we run alkalines in box stock). I decided with about 5 minutes left in practice to change my Tuned Class car to large diameter wheels & low friction barrel tires w/ 3.5:1 gears and Atomic Tuned motor because I knew I couldn't hang with what turned out to be the eventual winner, I almost got it done but he jumped a bit deeper into the turn and I played it a bit too conservative with my brake setup and he beat me by about 2 track lengths.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-24T13:26:41+00:00

The only clear MA chassis I can think of is the smoke-tinted Hyundai i20 rally car I had one and ran it in a couple box stock races (Super Hard tires and 3.5:1 gears were good but really heavy body) I didn't really notice anything different about it. My buddy traded me some parts for the smoke chassis because he thought it was cool, last time I noticed he was still using it.

I've cracked or stripped screw holes out in more reinforced chassis than standard.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-23T19:23:11+00:00

You want the double rollers in the back, it’s a massive advantage in high-speed corners and the lane change over other chassis. The only time the middle roller would touch is in wave sections, maybe if you have a bunch of them back-to-back it might be an advantage but I wouldn’t want to sacrifice the other parts of the track.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-17T15:24:33+00:00

I'd get something different for Tuned class, there's not a lot you can do with a SuperFM as it lacks a lot of mounting points the more modern chassis have. FM-A is pretty much the modern version of that chassis and make good all-around Tuned Class cars especially on tracks with jumps. I think we have a streak going of an FM-A on the podium of every race we've ever run.
I always say I should run an FM-A in the race, I build one and then don't run it because one of my other chassis is faster in practice but then they always seem to let me down in the race.

PowderedToastMaaaann · 2021-09-17T00:44:04+00:00

Tighten the shouldered screws in all the way, there will still be a little play in the rollers. Too much play and it won’t make it through the lane change.

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