Phoenix AZ Comp - THE SUMMIT - Sunday April 23 (Class 1, 2, 3)

[azvader]

Another GREAT comp up at the Summit !!! All the rules issues aside, which will need to be addressed prior to the next comp, it was a beautiful day for a comp.

Running three classes at a single comp was a stretch, I'd like to run at least 3 sages per class. We may need to put someone in charge of each class, this could help reduce down time between stages.

Time for me to get off my soapbox and post some pics !!!!!

The Usual Suspects



Kevin drops in


Chad rounds the bend


Tony squeezes through


Brian poppin wheelies


Rick's dropping in too

[azvader]

Here's the little guys...

Chad starts us off


Rick breaks the plane


Looks bigger from there Tony


Kevin takes Rover for a walk


Brian's out on a ledge

[azvader]

Ever wonder whats under a crawler ??



That's Steep !!


Oh Yeah !! My spec truck

[bktoys]

Originally Posted by grover

Ok so we were talking about changing the next comp date from may 14th to may 21st because of mothers day. Also Kevin is taking the iniciative to print up some flyers to post at local shops so the comp needs to be someplace that we can depend on. We talked about the summit. What do you think guys?

Chad-

as for my opinion , ifeel that the SUMMIT is the best for a dependable site

[cowboyrc]

I would agree on the summit as well for a dependable spot.

[kevinlongisland]

Ok, the date and location are set for the next comp. We will have our next comp on May 21rst at the Summit. The flyer's for the hobby shops will be in digital format and I will post it once I'm finished if anyone else would like to circulate them as well.

Rules will go back to our regular rules for the rest of the points series run. We'll talk about any changes if any when the new points series starts. I apologize for making this decision without a group vote, sorry.

Mike, great photos!

[kevinlongisland]

Tell me what you guys think of this ad to distribute to the hobby shops. Also take a look and see if there are any errors. Sorry, I looked around for some really good pics of one of our trucks for a while. I couldn't find anything as good as the pic of CSR's truck I had.

http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/ParcAd.doc

[grover]

Its ok but two things could be better. The first is the font on the title is less full than the font overlaying the picture so it doesnt read from top to bottom. Second the (The summit @ south mountain) could be left justified so the contrast of the black on white rock makes it more ledgable.

Hey kev I know that you were the first to post up the evx shorting mod. Question on those evx speedcontrols. Can you really run 14plus volts straight into the single imput? Also do you think 1.5 amps bec could handle a single servo at competition level performance or do you think I need to run a 5 volt tap off my batteries?

Chad-

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by grover

Its ok but two things could be better. The first is the font on the title is less full than the font overlaying the picture so it doesnt read from top to bottom. Second the (The summit @ south mountain) could be left justified so the contrast of the black on white rock makes it more ledgable.

Hey kev I know that you were the first to post up the evx shorting mod. Question on those evx speedcontrols. Can you really run 14plus volts straight into the single imput? Also do you think 1.5 amps bec could handle a single servo at competition level performance or do you think I need to run a 5 volt tap off my batteries?

Chad-

I'll take a look at those issues concerning the ad. The internals of the evx run the batteries in series, so if you run them in series outside the evx with one connector or have the evx do it for you it does not mattter. I think the BEC on the evx should be more than enough for one 645mg or similar.

[kevinlongisland]

Ok, thanks for those suggestions for the flyer Chad. I made some changes. I think the document looks allot better now. Let me know what you think. It's the same link:

http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/ParcAd.doc

[grover]

Crawling is cut in half/the bottom half of the word is not visable.

[rockwerks]

Well I got my ltl today..................and might just have it ready for the may 21st event........radio on order.........tube chassis in the works........... 1/4" alum ................OLD JRXT tranny....cant wait...........who from Flagstaff is on the board? I cna PM em aobut upcoming stuff. Nice comp guys

[grover]

Originally Posted by rockwerks

who from Flagstaff is on the board? I cna PM em aobut upcoming stuff. Nice comp guys

doubledub.

Chad-

[rockwerks]

Originally Posted by grover

doubledub.

Chad-

gave northland a call and low and behold its Shawn!..........I told ya Ive been out of the loop for awhile, Ive known him for 10 years but have not seen him in 3. Stopped in to say hi and dropped a bit of cash there... I can see this is gonna be trouble!

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by grover

Crawling is cut in half/the bottom half of the word is not visable.

You probably can't see the modified font type on your machine because your system doesn't have the fonts on file. Here is how the ad looks. Also thanks to Jay for sending me some cool pics of local trucks.

[one2crawl]

thats it!every comp for the last 6 months has been on the same day as our races at dnd.No one even remembers who I am, ILL be there to remind you all.

[azvader]

Originally Posted by one2crawl

thats it!every comp for the last 6 months has been on the same day as our races at dnd.No one even remembers who I am, ILL be there to remind you all.

Who could forget MITCH !!!! Tell George you need some crawling time and to make Todd work.

[grover]

Looks good Kevin. Dad will like that one!


rockwerks drag Shawn and the boys down with you.

Originally Posted by one2crawl

thats it!every comp for the last 6 months has been on the same day as our races at dnd.No one even remembers who I am, ILL be there to remind you all.

It worked...we use your truck in the first post and you cant resist.
What will be your choice of weapon(anything new and exciting)?

[rockwerks]

Originally Posted by grover

rockwerks drag Shawn and the boys down with you.

Ill try but I think he has to be at aother local event that weekend, funny to see him.......

started on a laydown chassis design today.....rig should be very compact low CG and high ground clearance.......Yep bought Lathe motor 55t, masher 2000's, rims, alum sheets.......etc.....I will start a post on the build later today

[kevinlongisland]

As well as posting flyer's at hobby shops for our events, we may be able to take advantage of the recent interest on azrcfreaks to increase our attendance at the events. For those of you that are interested, sign up over there and get involved in the forums:

http://az-rcfreaks.com/modules.php?n...viewforum&f=39