2011 Fall Classic

2011 Fall Classic coming up next weekend at Mikes Hobby Shop. My first big race event since the 1992 Texas State Oval Championships, which as it turned out, wasnt that big after all. I am running VTA and it looks like we just may have enough for an F1 class. And we are excited. 3 pro drivers will be there: Mike Dumas, Paul Lemieux, and Drew Ellis. Should be exciting to see the really fast guys. There are fast guys at Mikes every week with some of the locals, but this should be a treat.
I hope that we do get to have an F1 class, and I hope that we put on a good enough show not to get laughed at. I think Robert Bremer will be running his new FGX, and Alex G will have his F104W. Both should be fast, and I will be running my Mclaren F109 and maybe loaning out The Mutant if someone wants to drive it. Two others, which have HPI ormula 10s, have committed to running as well. Thats the 5 we needed to have a class. Needed 10 for trophies, but just having a class is big for us. Robert will win anyway!!

F1 Fun 10-29

In between the races today was where the real fun stuff began. Alex, Robert and I got to play with the F1s. Including or rather especially, Roberts brand new 3racing FGX. This thing is for real. Independent rear suspension. This may be a game changer. In fact I'd bet on it. I could tell you all about it, but I'm sure everyone would rather see pictures. I will say this, the longer this thing is out, the more hop ups become available, the better this car will get. I drove it for just a couple of minutes, and since it wasn't mine, I didn't get cute with it. But if I wanted to get cute with it, it would have handled it. It is S T U C K. Here is some pics. Oooooh and aahhhhh to its greatness.

NASCAR Tribute Race at Mikes 10-29

Hella fun day. I raced VTA and VTA oval today, plus some good practice with both F1 cars. More on that later. Today was all about the Oval. 15 cars showed up, and we all piled into one race. It was chaos, it was a mess, it was glorious and it was fun. I hope we get to do it again on a semi regular basis. Qualified 4th finished 10th. You make one mistake and you go a lap down. 14 people on the track with you make sure you pay. I paid. I was alot faster than 10th. I wish I could have gotten video, but alas....I failed. Any way heres a pic before the main.

F1 at 2012 Carpet NATIONALS

all 2 of you that read this blog, be heard, let ROAR know we want F1 at the Nats!!!