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Today is qualifying. However it rained heavily twice this morning and the track is still wet. Just waiting to make sure that qualifying begins soon

It stopped raining and qualifying began around 1pm. Right now I am sitting 4th in my class. Tomorrow is one more round of qualifying and the mains. I will let you know how the race goes tomorrow.

The race weekend is over. I qualified 5th and ended up 7th. I will get to work on the race report as soon as I get school work out of the way.

I have begun writing the race report for the ROAR nationals. I am 20% done. I will keep you posted on progress.

Sorry I havn' t been able to keep you updated and I have not finished the race report yet. I will finish it tomorrow and work on it.

I have finished the race report here it is.

Radio.Operated.Auto.Racers, 5th Scale On-Road Nationals, September 9-11 2011, Gardena, CA

I practiced with a 4WD 5th scale on Friday, made from a company called FG. FG is from Germany which makes high end 5th scale cars and sells them to racers around the world. Drivers usually spend $5000-$7000 on these cars, such as motor upgrades and other chassis and suspension modifications. The car that I was running was not mine; it was a rental that cost $1400 from one of my sponsors, FG supply. This is a small business run from a home in Long Beach, CA USA. I spent the whole day practicing with the new car and then got ready for the first day of qualifying.

Qualifier 1+2

It rained until 10:00 am and racing did not begin until later in the afternoon. Qualifiers were 10 minutes long and my car was handling well and I ended up qualifying 3rd overall, which made me happy. In the second qualifier I had some trouble dealing with slower racers in traffic. I got caught up in a few wrecks which cost me third place overall, and dropped me to 4th.

Qualifier 3.

Before the third qualifier, all the racers were called for a quick drivers meeting, after that we then had a moment of silence for all the victims of the September 11th attacks.

I was keeping a good pace in this qualifier and I was on right up there with the top runners. By the end of the race, I was coming up on a slower car with two turns to go and he held me up just a bit. I qualified 5th, but the separation between the 3rd and 5th were 7 tenths of a second. It looked like the A main was going to be exciting.

A main

Drivers were only allowed 700CC of fuel and no more. Every car was fueled up in the tech area and was lined up one by one. Then, the racers were given 5 minutes to warm up but some racers only warmed up for 2 minutes to save fuel. When the warm up period was over, the racers headed to the starting grids, lined up and waited for the tone.

On the first lap I got violently hit from the rear and I tumbled quite a few times which broke my rear wing, and sent me to the back. Now I had to run the rest of the race with a broken wing, but for some peculiar reason, the car handled better with out it. 10 minutes into the race I was able to move my up to seventh and I closed in on the 6th place runner. For five minutes we battled back and forth where I was trying real hard to get on the inside of him. I was able to breakthrough in one corner and pass him but he bumped me out of the way on the next. I then went after him again but he began to pull away when we came up on some traffic. With more than a minute to go, I ran out of fuel, and had to retire for the race. I made a mistake when I posted a message on wrong planet when I said I came in 7th I actually finished 8th. I found the results of the A main two days later. I was a little disappointed finishing 8th overall but most importantly, I had a really good time.

Thank you for reading my race report of the ROAR 5th scale on road nationals. My next big race is round three of the Golden State Nitro Series.

My next race coming up, is round 3 of the Golden State Nitro Series. This weekend on October 8-9. I will let you know about how well I am doing throughout the race.

Day one of the third round of then golden state series is completed. I was doing very well in my first round of qualifying but I turned in too early in one corner and my engine failed. I have two more qualifiers and the mains tomorrow.

I am qualified 6th right now. Coming up next is the 30 minute A main. Wish me luck.

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.

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.

I have just started work on the race report. I will keep you posted on progress.

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.

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.

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/