Friday sounds good, but I'm probably going to have to decline this round, I have some commitments on Friday that I cant back out of.... I can make it out Sunday, so I'll be keeping track of any updates"thumbsup"

Bummer Chris, how about Sunday for the Scaler comp.at Knights Ferry?? JROCK and his crewput on a great event from what I have been told, can you make it??

R we still doin comp on Friday??? I can do friday and sunday aslong as i jus have to b done by 3..

Hi j, yes Friday is still a go, Martin and I will hopefully be checking out a spot at Folsom Point(That is were most of the guys would like to comp.) to set up a course or two. As soon as we pick a spot we will post up the place and time.

Sounds good Gordy, looking forward to seeing all of you guys again"thumbsup" Martin and I will be checking out a spot to set up a course or two at Folsom Point and will post up a time and place ASAP. Hows my Interior coming along:flipoff: There is a scale comp. the 28th at Knights Ferry you should try to make it.

ok kool thx Bill

Can't make it that day......sat would be better. Catch y'all next time.

Sounds good Bill, except where the hell is Knights Ferry?:)
I don't think it is supposed to be storming on Sunday, so it might be a good trip.

good to hear from you bill ! ahhh thats a no on that interior lol im done for awhille 2 in a row is to much lol im down for friday but dont know where the other on is give some directions i might beable to make it .

Knights Ferry is just out side of Manteca off off 99. Here are the directions I recieved from JROCK." Hwy99 to Manteca take Hwy 120 East Yosemite towards Oakdale once you come into Oakdale you will take a left in the Downtown at the light were Hwy 120 and 108 merge. Stay on 120/108 go through Oakdale and about 10 min out of Oakdale you will take a left on Kennedy Rd. and you will see a small sign that says Knights Ferry. Then take a left on Sonora Rd. and go about 1/4 mile and you will see a parking lot on the right,when you enter the lot stay to the right and go into the back of the parking lot and you are there." Sounds like a fun event to me, Iam going to go.

you guys here about the comp in Reno on the 4th of December? I was at fast track today and mark was tellin me about it. Its for scale trucks and 1st stage is 2miles and whole thing is 6 miles long

Yes I did, it is being put on by Parker and the Reno crew so you know it will be good! I plan on going weather permitting, check out Recon Crawler web site for details"thumbsup" Now I wonder is that scale miles or 1:1 miles "Oh my do work driver":lmao:*EDIT* You can also go to the Nevada section and check out Parkers G6 thread, good info.

Does this mean that you will not be attending the NCVRCC comp that day?

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So is this still going to happen on Friday? I'm here from out of town and Friday works for me. I would love to come drive with a different crowd.

Friday is still on "thumbsup" few guys have backed out but Bill and i are going out today to scope out a course or two. We should have at least 5-6 on friday and there is another group that's is going out on sunday because they can't make it friday so they must be in retail :lmao:

Reno G6 scale comp I thought I had put up a link but here it is and from here you'll probably need to join the recon forum to sign in http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/nevada/281336-nevada-g6-challenge.html
I'll be up there that day but don't think I'll be able to make it. Maybe we can get a few guys together for 2 or 3 down the road ;-)

Thanks what time you guys meeting? How far is it from Rocklin? I will do my best to be there I might have to bring my son if that's cool.

Well now that you pointed out that the dates are the same,yes I will do the scale comp. in Reno. For me scale is the part of the hobby that drew me into the hobby. Another epic fail on my part:cry:

No problem with bringing your son. We are going to be right by the water though. It's a large area. 20-30 min from rocklin depending on where your at. Too bad Chris can't make it as you could have followed him. Time as of now 9ish. We will probably meet at the taco bell at blue ravine and natoma st. I'll try and get the address so the guys that need gps or google can find it. You can also pm me for my phone incase you get lost or running late. We are here to have fun with scalers ;-)

Google Folsom Point, Folsom, CA It is "B" "A" is the church right at the corner. There is a light at the entrance but if you look a bit to the right you will see the intersection where blue ravine and natoma st is. The taco bell is at the sw corner. If you zoom in on the map it shows the taco bell.

Ya i signed up but wasnt able to get on website said i had to wait for addmintration approvel then i can sign in. i saw the thread about the G6 sounds awesome. hopefully my truck can make it. i think i would hav to waterproof it tho

Did you guys see this link that was on the recon site? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjfw...ist=QL&index=1
I'd have to say I'm OUT if this is what's going to be happening :lmao:
I guess with all my scalers I should look into water proofing one of them just for these types of runs. Just don't like the idea of putting 100 servo's and esc under water

I hope to be able to sneak away from the family for a hour just to run over and check out the event next week. Wife hates it when I have alternative motives for going somewhere :lmao:

Lol the Reno comp sounds fun specaily if it's in the snow lol but very cold

Well good news Martin the date is December 4th my guess is that the water would be frozen. If you look on eBay you can find people selling the slash 4x4 servo for 15 bucks that's what I have in mine and it works great. I also found the vxl speed control for as cheap as 50 bucks and agian that's what I have in mine. Then u could just get a waterproof project box from radio shack or a rustler receiver box. My slash 4x4 box only fits my spectrum receiver it's super small I'm not sure how much bigger a rustler one is. I'm not sure on the vxl if the sensor port is waterproof if you wanted to run a brushless sensored motor I have ran my vxl motor in my scaler and it is really jumpy at low speeds.

Does that VXL have a drag brake?

I'm not 100% sure maybe very little. But I have zero issues with my setup for braking and if there is one it's not adjustable. Something I did was create a tiny bit more tension in my spur pinion mesh to create a little more drag on the drive terrain.

oh ok thx ill hav to check into the box from radio shack thn..

I bet frys would have then also maybe a larger selection.

ok kool ya ill check ther first i like it better

Yep, I'm heading to reno on the 3rd but my daughter wants to go to circus circus for her BD. Bill and Chris may be heading to their first comp. I may swing by on the way home. I don't know how those servos work compared to my 7955 7950 and the 5955 I just put into the camo rig. I know you can silicon the crap out of the servos but again, submerging my rig or running it in mud just doesn't look or sound fun to me :shock: Did each once in my 1:1's and never again :lmao: Or maybe I'm just getting old :roll:

This is the GPS info for the parking lot where we will be:N 38 41.925-W121 07.649. Like Martin said it was very cold there today, bring gloves, and warm outer wear. If any of you guys have some extra gates could you please bring them. I have enough for a 14 gate course but would like to have two courses at the same time. Thanks

Well we have our first "official" scale comp. on the books. We had 11 drivers and two courses set up course one was a feel good course that everyone did real well on, course two was set-up by Lance who was visiting from Utah and he showed us how the Utards do it:lmao:. The scores after the first course where very close but course two separated the men from the boys. Thanks to Martin who helped me set this up and everyone that came out and to Lance for the help with how a scale event should be run and scored. See everyone at the next one.

1. Lance -44
2. Gordy +11
3. Bill +16
4. Phil+21
5. Scott+ 22
6. Joe+32
7. Martin+32
8. Brad+59
9. Jason+61
10.Alanus+69
11 Jaryd

Actually we had 12 drivers,but I didnt get Miles score sheet. Sorry Miles

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Hey thanks for the chance to run with you guys. That's a great place to hold comps. Sorry for course two it was crazy. Next time I come to visit I expect to get worked by you guys.:mrgreen: Thanks again had a great time wish I could have been able to stay longer.

na its all good ... i only ran the first course and im pretty sure i was at -20

The comp was a blast. cant wait tell the next one. hopefully i wont roll over as much.


Gordy you gna post any pic u took?

That sounded like fun sorry I had to work I hope I can make it to the next one Is there anyone that's interested in crawling on Sunday anywhere just let me know my father and I would like to crawl.

Hey Tom, there is suppose to be 6-10 guys heading to the lake sunday. If you don't have gordy's number I'll txt it to you. Some of the guys who were out yesterday will be out again tomorrow.

Thanks Martin yeah either text me his number or just give me an idea what time and I can be there if it's at Folsom point I'm sure I know where that is lol

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Here a some pictures from our first non official comp on Black Friday 2010 I forgot to take a group picture before we started.

Thanks to Bill for stepping up and getting the scale comp rolling. Also thanks to everyone who came out, hope everyone had fun I know I did "thumbsup"

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Then several of us spent a hour or so doing a trail run

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Great pictures Martin, thanks for taking them and posting them up"thumbsup"

I talked to Gordy and he said he is going to be there at 10 but my father and I are gonna go a little early if anyone wants to meet up were going to meet at taco bell at 9 and head in to Folsom.