Leester
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| Round 3 of the Golden State Series is over, I finished 7th in the A main. After a lot of malfunctions but I finished the race. I will work on the race report as soon as I get the chance. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| I spoils like to update on my race report. I have just started my Japanese 8 week class and I have been busy with homework. That is why I have not worked on my race report yet. When I don't have as much homework I will work on the race report when I get the chance. I will let you know when I have begun progress on it. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I have just started work on the race report. I will keep you posted on progress. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Sorry for the wait, I have been busy with school, here it is.
Golden State Nitro Series, Round 3, October 8-9 2011 Gardena, California, USA.
My dad and I got up early to head to the Artesia Transit Center on October 8 to help set the track up. Once that was done, practice had begun and I spent 2 hours practicing on the track getting the car setup. My dad checked the temperature of the engine and refueled my car. Once practice had ended, there was a brief drivers meeting before the race weekend began. There would be one round of qualifying on Saturday, and then there would be two rounds of qualifying, and the main events on Sunday.
Round 1
I took the lead in the first 30 seconds and I was dicing it back and forth with the 2nd-3rd racers on the time clock.. With two minutes into the race I tried to pass a car on the inside and I drove in too close to the corner and rolled my car over causing it to stall. I had to retire from the race and I was at the bottom of the class.
Round 2
In this event I did not make any mistakes, however my competition stepped up their game I was making sure that I didn’t roll over a plow disk again however I ran out of fuel before the qualifier was over because I drove too aggressive. I improved my time but I was in danger of not making the A main.
Round 3.
My dad told me to conserve fuel at the end of the race, which I did. With 30 seconds to go I started to let off the throttle and drive slow. On the final lap, coming down the backstraight I ran out of fuel and I had to coast the car to cross the finish line. A car ran out of fuel right in front of me and I loss a little momentum while swerving to avoid him. My car rolled to a stop a meter and a half past the finish line. I barely made it. My time, fortunately, was good enough for me to make the A main in 6th place and not have to fight to bump up from the B-main.
A main.
I was pumped up for the race and was hoping that I would finish a position up from where I qualified. I got off to a good start in the A main and was moving my way up the field slightly. One of the racers in front of me was slower than I was where I waited to make a move on him. He decided to let me by, it was a gentlemanly move, and I welcomed it. However, when he tried to move over to let me pass, he accidentally slowed down right in front of me. I rear ended him causing my car to flip over and land on my lid skidding 17 meters across the track. My car then stalled and I had a “chunked” tire. R/C nitro cars tires are made of a black spongy material called “foam” that is rubber like and really hard, and offer much better grip. If any of the tires is hit real hard, a piece of the tire can be chipped off (Chunked) and can cause the car to not handle properly. I was able to get back out. But my car was not the same. When I was driving the car, every time I hit the throttle the car would stop. When I let off the gas or hit the brakes, the car would accelerate forward. This made the car dangerous to drive and my pitman told me to pull it in to retire from the race. When we did pull it in to the pits we found out that the cars electronics were screwed up and we were able to rewire the car, and get it back out onto the track. My dad told me to drive the car for a few laps to see if it was handling ok with the chunked tire. If it didn’t work right, I should just to pull it in. My car was handling well and the throttle was working fine and I was able to finish the race. I ended up 7th one position below where I qualified. Even thought I didn't place well, I wanted to finish the race and not give up. I did just that.
The last round of the California State Nitro Series was held in Sacramento, CA again. I decided not to run the last race because you get to drop one round and your best 3 races count. At the end of the series I ended up placing 3rd overall which is pretty good for my first ever year in Nitro Powered On Road racing. I will definitely run in the series next year and strive to do better.
Thank you for reading my race report, My next race is the Mugen Seiki Cancer Benefit race November 12-13. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| Hi everyone, Due to rain, the Mugen Seiki Cancer Benefit race has been rescheduled to November 18-20. Thank you. I will keep you posted on progress on the race. |
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Ragtime
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I love the nitro cars. I used to have a 1/10th scale, 50 mph. A total rush to drive! |
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Leester
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Ragtime wrote: | | I love the nitro cars. I used to have a 1/10th scale, 50 mph. A total rush to drive! |
Exactly! That's what I felt when I first drove a Nitro touring car in february this year. I never thought a car the 10th of a size of a real one could give you such a thrill! Now after spending 10 months driving these cars, it doesn't seem as much of a rush anymore. Well, that's because I have driven the car so many times that have gotten used to it. But still it's kinda crazy.
Just to let you know, since you are from Texas. There is a race track that is in the lone star state, that hosted a world championship race, last year for nitro touring cars, and it was won by a Texan who happens to be my boss for my sponsor. It's called Mike's Hobby Shop in Porter,TX. It has a track that is truly world class. If you ever have the chance to race there or even just drive on it, it's worth a try. Here's the link to the track.
www.mikes-hobbyshop.com/ |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| Today was the first day of practice of the Mugen Saki Cancer Benefit Race. The track was a little cold and a little loose. But I managed. Tomorrow is qualifying. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:52 am Post subject: |
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| I am qualified 5th right now in Nitro Sedan in the Mugen Seiki Cancer Benefit. It is supposed to rain tomorrow but I will keep you updated. Thank you. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| The Mugen Seiki Cancer Benefit race has been canceled due to rain. Their are no main events today. So my final overall postop is 5th. The race report will follow. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hello everyone. I have finished the race report, however it is not very long due to the fact that the race was cut short due to rain, but atlas here it is. I hope you enjoy it.
Mugen Seiki Cancer Benefit race, November 18-20 2011
During the first day of practice, the track was a little “green” (where the traction on the track is low or is inconsistent). My dad and I spent most of the day tuning the engine and the car; we got a little bit of help from our racing friends, to help get our engine in shape. The next day was the first round of qualifying.
In the first round of qualifying, the track had much more grip and my car was fast but it was inconsistent. My fastest lap of the race weekend was in this round but I ran out of fuel with 30 seconds to go. The next round I would have to hit the pits early just to make the five minutes. I did. My fastest lap was 4 tenths of a second slower but I had my fastest overall time of the race weekend. My third round of qualifying was slower, but only by 8 tenths of second. At the end of the day I placed 5th overall. The forecast for the last qualifier and the main event was not looking good because there was a 95% chance of rain for tomorrow.
On Sunday, the forecast did not lie and it did rain around 10 am and the track became soaking wet, and the race had to be canceled. My final position would still be 5th. Everyone pitched in and helped tear down the track in record time then everyone got to the awards ceremony which was under a tent. Awards were given to 1st to 3rd so I did not get a trophy but I had a great time and my dad and I got our car handling well. My next race will be the 24th Annual Toys for Tots race, December 9-11th 2011 |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| The 24th annual Toys For Tots race has begun today. I am qualified 3rd. The mains start tomorrow. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I have finished 3rd overall in the Toys for tots race. I had a good time. I will work on the race report. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I am 76% percent done with the race report. I will let you know when it's finished. |
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Leester
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: |
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I am finished with the race report, here it is, enjoy!
24th annual Toys for Tots race, Gardena, CA, USA, December 10-11 2011.
My dad and I practiced all day Friday for the big race. 3 days before the race, my mom and I went to shop for toys for the race because this is a charity race for an organization called “Toys for Tots”. It’s an organization in the United States that collects donated toys for poor/needy/disadvantaged children and gives the toys to the children, in their communities nation-wide. Every racer pitched in a donated two toys that were worth 10 US dollars. After the race were collected up by Los Angeles Fire Department and taken on a fire truck to a place where the toys would be driven to a place where the children would receive them. I also won concourse for 1/10th Scale sedan, which made me feel happy.
Qualifier 1
This would be my best qualifier all weekend long. I battled it out with the front runner and I was able to get past the driver who won the California Golden State Series and then I focused on the front runner. Me and him were like on a rubber band and were he would pull away one lap and I would reel him in on another. On the last lap the leader ran out of fuel with one lap to go and I passed him to take the TQ honor, I was psyched!
Qualifier 2-3
The next two qualifiers, the two fastest drivers that I beat would step up their A game in both qualifiers even thought I stepped up mine as well. They would out qualify me but I ended up qualifying third less than 3 seconds behind the leader.
A main final
8 minutes before my race was up, I tripped on a nail that connected the track as I was running back from fixing the track, and I scraped the bottom palms of my hands. I had some friends help me out with getting the first-aid kit out and cleaned my wounds and then they were bandaged. So I had to operate the car with scraped up hands.
As I took my final warm up lap my dad told me to bring the car in to be fueled up then taken to the backstretch to the starting grid. After that announcer told the pitmen to fuel the cars up, place them down and the tone started and the race began. I got off to sluggish start off the line and as I was coming into the middle of the infield, my car bounced up and down a bit and then traction rolled; this sent me to 8th place. I was able to move my way up the field up to 4th place. I was in an intense battle, with the driver in front of me, and made a brilliant pass on him in the middle of the chicane. One of the other racers in second place had a malfunction in his car and dropped out of the race and this moved me up to second. With 10 minutes to go into the race my brakes became shot and I had to drive the car with little or no brakes for the entire race. As I was coming into the pits to refuel, my brakes did not slow me down fast enough and I hit the metal disk to the entrance to the pit and rolled over on the other side of the barrier. My dad yelled at the turn marshal to put my car into the pits, on the other side, but he was confused and did not know what to do with my car so I had to go all the way around again going into the pits and be refueled. During the second to last pit stop, as I was being refueled again, the zip-tie loop that connected to the fuel lid broke and my dad really had a hard time trying to refuel the car again and this dropped me down to 3rd, and that is how I finished the race. Even though I could have done better I still felt happy with the result. I am looking forward to the 2012 racing year for nitro sedan. |
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