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10-27-2007, 02:12 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2007 Location: US
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|  TEAM TCS Driver in the spotlight - RXCRAWLER - www.TCScrawlers.com TCS Crawlers is very proud to present to you the TEAM TCS Driver Spotlight. We will start with Team TCS's driver RXCRAWLER, the 2007 National champion in Moab, UT   Biography: Joey Floyd, 29 years old Location: Central Alabama Interests: RC crawling, camping, traveling, anything outdoors Occupation: Pharmacist RC Crawling competition status/records? 06' SERCRC 1st place:[/ 2.2 Southern Fun Run 4 Super Green River Crawlfest 2 06' Nationals 8th place in super with a TXT. 07' SERCRC 1st place: 2.2 Battle Creek Showdown, 2.2 Green River Crawlfest 3 Super Southern Fun Run 5 Super Buford Dam Buster 3 07' Nationals 1st place in Super and 3rd place in 2.2. Overall National Champion. 07' SERCRC Point Series Champion in Super and 2nd in 2.2. Overall SERCRC Point Series Champion 07' Midwest Nationals (Crawlapalooza) 1st place in 2.2 and 3rd place in Super. How did you get into RC Rock crawling? I owned a couple of RCs in the past, a T-maxx and Ofna Buggy but sold them. Then in early 2004 a friend of mine purchased an E-maxx, put spools in it and lengthened the chassis to make a crawler out of it. I was hooked. I bought an E-maxx and put a stronger servo on it, locked the diffs, ect. I then started looking on-line to see if anyone else was making crawlers out of RC trucks. I found Roktoy (Jay Kopycinki), and Mudcow's website. In April of 04 is stumbled on to RCCrawler. I purchased a Juggernaut/TXT off of e-bay because it had solid axles. I quickly met several guys from North Alabama (where I'm originally from), and SERCRC was formed soon after. We started having comps and the rest is history. Favorite spot to crawl: I'm pretty lucky to have a great place to crawl at my house. But one of my favorite places is Little Rock City in North Alabama. The rock there has so much traction that you can take some really hard lines that seem impossible. Another favorite place to crawl is Moab, UT. Anyone that knows anything about four-wheel drives knows of Moab. The only bad thing about Moab is that it's so far away from Alabama. RC Crawler specifications:
Tires and Wheels, I feel like the tires and wheels I use are the best choice for each class of trucks and the Kreepy foams really help them to hook up. Mamab Maxx electronic speed control is a great ESC, that has a lot of adjustments and allows you to run brushed or brushless motors. RC4WD R2 trans with disconnect, this is a great product that gives you the ability to have 4WD and dig with or without locking the rear axle. RC4WD straight axle adapter and axles for the rear axle on my TLT, does away with the linkage to lock out the steering on the rear axle and don't have to worry about breaking a rear axle shaft. HPI Baja Bug body helps the rig roll back onto its wheels when you roll over. Integy Axle tubes, Thunder Tech BTA steering and CVDs add strength and extra steering for the clod axles. Hitec digital servos have the strength to turn the wheels so you will always be able to go wherever you want the truck to go.  RXCRAWLER Line strategies and tips: Know your rig! Know how it reacts in certain situations: when it is about to flip or roll, will turning the rear wheels make the truck settle, etc. Watch what people are doing that run ahead of you. If you see 3 people with a similar truck have problems at a certain spot; don't try the same thing they were doing, it probably won't work for you either. Know where your truck is on the course, don't exit one gate pointed in the wrong direction for the next gate. Know where you want to go before you get there. Try to plan ahead. www.tcscrawlers.com RULE THE ROCKS! Last edited by CristinaG; 02-11-2008 at 09:59 PM. |
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10-27-2007, 04:59 PM
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| Keep it real   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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|  Nice to know a few things about Joey, good writeup |
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10-27-2007, 05:42 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trussville, AL
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| Great write up. Can't wait to see the others |
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10-30-2007, 12:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kentucky
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| Nice write-up. It was a pleasure meeting RXCrawler at Green River... his rig is for real! |
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10-30-2007, 01:20 PM
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| Throwing Grenades  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Great idea and a nice write up. Nice meeting you in Disney Joey. |
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10-30-2007, 02:40 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC!   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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| Is this like the "Real American Heroes" commercials that Bud Lite makes!:-P |
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10-30-2007, 03:38 PM
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| It's here some place  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: There's no gray area, if you don't look
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10-30-2007, 09:01 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my head
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| The Crawlapalooza/Disney trip was awesome! It was fun to get to meet everybody! Nationals was fun too, but I felt rushed try to run both classes and didn't get to meet alot of people. But Disney was very laided back and everything was great. |
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11-01-2007, 01:08 AM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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| For those of you that are wondering what the ride home was like......... |
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11-01-2007, 08:40 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ...Here & There
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He deserved to be that way but... Not Joey...  | |
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11-01-2007, 02:56 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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| Hey, you ride 25 hours home with him................ |
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11-01-2007, 09:04 PM
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| Building Not Buying  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: No Where
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Man it was great you took time to come,we where all glad to meet you and see how well you do run the courses.You thought me alot.Thanks again and it was nice to meet ya. | |
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11-02-2007, 11:04 PM
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| Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my head
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LOL!!! Hey I wanted you to win Super! I just wanted the Baja. But since your final super run didn't go as planned  , I decieded I would go ahead and win it. JK I was as suprised as anybody.GO Crawler Store!!!! You guys ROCK!!! | |
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11-02-2007, 11:06 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA
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| this was a cool read. |
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11-03-2007, 12:44 AM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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Joey is my hero! | |
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11-03-2007, 04:23 AM
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| In between.  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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| Joey sees lines that are invisible to the average man |
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02-11-2008, 11:01 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2007 Location: US
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| Some interesting things you might have always wanted to know about RXCrawler but never really cared to ask. What is your full name? Joey Michael Floyd Do you smoke? Yes...wish I never started though! Kids just say NO!!! What does your screen name mean? RXcrawler...I'm a pharmacist so that where the RX comes from. Have you ever been in a car accident? Yes I flipped a Suzuki Samurai pretty bad because I was flying way too fast down a dirt road, pretending that I was in the desert and in a prerunner. LOL What is your favorite sport to play/watch? Crawler of course!!! Is there anything that you have done that you regret? Yes and no. I have had some bad/weird things happen but I don't actually regret them, because they have made me who I am today. What person do you trust the most? My mother What is the best compliment you have ever received? Cristina G saying that I seem like a nice person when I met her at Moab. Man I had her fooled! LOL What is your perfect pizza/favorite food? Pizza is the perfect food If you could go back and change one day, what would it be? I wouldn't and for those that really know me that says a lot Are you a different person now from what you were 5 years ago? YES and no... What do you see yourself as being in 5 years from now? 6 times Super Class National Champion...LOL Are you happy with the life you have? YES Describe yourself in three words: CRAZY, fun, good hearted What car would you love to buy if you could afford it? Porsche 911 Turbo modified by RUF Thanks Joey! |
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