TSR Speed Shop RC podcast: Recent Episodes
Tim Smith Racing
TSR Speed Shop RC podcast Ep: 159
“Arizona or Bust”
Hosts: Tim Smith and ???
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
House buying and house selling, it’s a bag of fun.
Got to sell two to get one
You can’t have that pool house said the HOA
Where or where is our little house at?
Let’s wait a week and see if we can save some money
Hey, want to buy everything? Maybe the jeep too?
22 days and that’s a wrap
Who am I going to race with, I lost my Christies and now what? Someone better jump in to help me.
MACLAN: New software, How the heck do we use this one Tim?
Boost in the stages, catch me outside how about dat??
News items
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Matt and Colin take a trip to OKC for the SuperChips
ET’s and MPH
Featured Item of the week
Maclan 3021 Software package: Cost FREE
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, RC Speed Secrets, FiveStar, RC Racer, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR Speed Shop RC podcast Ep:158
“Never as Easy as it Seems w/ Jay Joseph”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Irwindale race 1 of the 4 race NPRC championship event, how did it go for Timmy and Colin?
This race was STACKED with fast drivers!
Showed up with no stress and then, STRESS happened.
Shuddering disaster and now the race is a mess…
When do we give up and go back up car?
Crash Time: How can that happen twice a year later? Welcome to the struggle bus we seat as many as would like to join, there is always an open seat for Tim it seems……
Flat tire blues…. We got to figure this one out.
Pull yourself up kid the RC world still needs something from you. Sitting in the trailer feeling crushed yet again…. Then God sent me the way out and I took it.
Tim gets to announce the race, Oh boy
Let’s talk about this race and the competition, surface, instant green, right lane left lane
And with all that the fastest still made it to the finals and what a finals it was.
The winners! Jay Joseph and Jordan Yancy
Race one of the NPRC championship, let’s talk about who is going to win this thing now that is happening.
So, the announcing gig…. Let’s talk about that a little bit. Interview with Dibs and Jay and how I can do better next time!
Kyle Christy runs a great race and if you can’t do what he did stop stealing our money.
Timing systems and instant green let’s talk kids.
News items
Las Vegas 702 NPRC April 2-3 Webb RC live stream racing starts at 1pm, Sunday a second cash day.
Race two of the Socal/Az points series this weekend in Arizona and this kid will not be racing again….. New house time.
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Jay Joseph and his big win:
Talk about how you got to this level in your race program.
What are important things to you in your race program everyone can learn from to make them better?
Tell us about your day, round by round
How overwhelmed were you, I feel like if I would have asked the right questions I might have got a tear from the scariest looking dude in No Prep.
Ok you are now a champion, what’s Next?
Take a minute and thank all the people that helped you reach this accomplishment in RC
Tires, Prep process, Battery, Motor, ESC, Chassis, Body
Featured Item of the week
The NEW Reaction time tire prep named “Smoked 1.7” 22.00 for a 4oz bottle with cotton dabber, released march 7th Get it while you can trust me and colin on this one.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR Speed Shop RC podcast Ep 157
“Who is the new Kid?”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
I look good today.
Tim Notes:
Birthday Tim!
Who is that beardless kid?
Covid journey and Crypto fun
¼ scale build, lets start somewhere maybe a Snowboard chassis
Building your first drag car don’t go with a one man show.
I’ll do today what most won’t so I can do tomorrow what most can’t.
RC is what you make of it don’t blame everyone for your experience.
Testing day another good one. Starter tune still the golden way to find speed.
Running two GNSS units, yes you can but WHY?
4 pole fun, now I get it…..
Battery testing and new packs on the horizon
News items
Kyle Christy and the Irwindale NPRC series race stop one!
NPRC series stop one
Allie Marsden: web site, series and how they plan to report each race on the show.
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Listener questions
Featured Item of the week
The NEW TSR No Prep drag pack. 1050 mah stacked 8 tall to make 8600 mah of pure power. The lowest voltage
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 156
“TSR DRK”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
19.01 (7 stage) software is OUT for everyone.
Car crashes and new cars How has your 2022 been?
Cricuter and Colins new body. And my new painting experience.
BC race cars rear wings and splitters
New Battery packs to test.
Listener questions.
News items
Southwest tour race one break down. (Mark/Ray)
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Launch of the TSR DRK
Feature list: Big cap, Big wire, 7 stage, 70°
“Throttle Settings”
Punch
Dead band
“Launch Powe Control”
Stages and delays
“Advanced timing settings”
Turbo start position
Top speed Turbo
Up Slew rate
Turbo delay
The starter tune, the greatest tune ever?
Featured Item of the week
RC Speed Secrets wheelie bar wheels.
2 sizes available 24.95
5x22x9mm- (.87 inches Tall)
6x30x10mm- (1.2 inches Tall)
(inner x outer x Thickness) mm
Made from super hard aerospace polymer, they are like Mini Skate Board Wheels with our oversized best in class Hybrid Ceramic Bearings inside.
We replaced the rim with a large heavy duty hybrid ceramic bearing for maximum spin and bearing durability. Those tiny wheelie bar wheel bearings commonly used just don't hold up to the rpm and 60+ mph crashes in no prep.
Eliminate the issues with foam wheels cracking and chipping and stop chasing rubber bands around the track
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 155
“New Year Same Fun”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Goodbye Toby
Time for a break, Lets have a long donut and talk about our hobby’s health. Oh wait its only on FB all other social medias are still fun! Join me on tiktok-Instagram-twitter-YouTube
When did having confidence turn to ego? What happened to all the men in the world? Winners call it confidence losers call it cocky…
1 million view! Wow Wait 2 million!!!!
NPRC rules are complete!
New guy asks what chassis to buy, Great question here are some things to think about first.
New product launch, didn’t see much of this yet
Videos I want to do.
Video Promo ideas
Tires:
- Air tire build video
- Balancing
- Final prep before use.
- Run prep and burn out
Listener questions
Main Topic:
Tuning: How and why
Ray Presnall
Featured Item of the week
The New Maclan DRK TSR edition!
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
154
“Listener Celebration show”
Hosts: Tim Smith, Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
The annual Christy holiday party, I got a lot to learn about partying with the Christy’s.
Don’t drag your teeth
Goat licker Jello shots
I got Lifestyle creep (at least that is what the kids tell me…)
MaClan team announced
Colin gets the same old gig again. Did you get a raise?
3.0 motor and super cap pack. Let’s talk about ESC limits
My 2022 sponsor list: The Final Year!!
MaxAmps: 16 years
Maclan: year 2
MKS: 12 years
Voodoo: year 1
Reaction Time: Friend deal
BC wings: Year 1
Five Star chassis: year 2
CowRC: year 10
RC Speed Secrets year 1
RC deals, do you really know what your worth is? And do you really know what others are getting? Let’s talk reality kids: No one is guaranteed a deal
No prep races can be made a little better, how about when the top 16 get there we do it live and have the chip draw and reveal, it works on TV and is pretty exciting.
News items
SoCal Toys for Tots Kenny B
Joey Davis (W: 3250) vs Eli Cerdon
Raised over 10K and had like 500 toys
13.5: Stefany vs Johnathan Shultz,(W: 630)
** Timing systems and their value in no prep.
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Listener questions and Listener guests Ray Presnall
Featured Item of the week
MaxAmps hoodie: 24.99 keep you warm all winter long.
Christmas song singalong
Bashing through the snow, In a MaxAmps power ride
O'er the streets we go, Team Maclan by my side
Voodoos barking loud, Instant green is the light
What fun it is to hang and race with my RC friends tonight
OH!
RC cars, RC cars
You better get out of the way.
These things will do 80 mph
And hit you in the leg HEY!
RC cars, RC cars
You better get out of the way.
These things will do 80 mph
And hit you in the leg! Merry Christmas~!
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Hey Tim AKA Team weekend”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Maclan team weekend.
News items
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Saturday: The race.
Start with a solid tune. On a tricky surface.
Drop the GNSS and enjoy the thrill of guessing.
Gold car doing its thing.
Going rounds with a fast car.
Why does it always look fast when you watch other peoples cars? This is whats good about no prep without timing trees kids!
Made it to the final four and was hungry to I ate a sandwich at the line…. AKA Mark and Tim get put out.
Mark and Tim Grudge race, I was ready then mark did a test pass before we raced… lol
Kelly winner, Chuck second.
So many Fast cars it was amazing.
Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the race and the charity race.
Summary: quicker and faster than I have ever gone on that road.
Lots of chassis and suspension changes, but Reaction time was the key and here is how I do it.
Sundays are made for testing. And lots of folks showed up including Randy Caster of 1Up
Good results and this car is amazing (Fivestar Breakout)
Mexican food and elevator rides for the win!
Thank you to Craig, OKO, Jeremy, Carl, Colin, Dave, James (new friend) and of course the Christy family, words cannot express how much was all appreciate what you do for us.
Featured Item of the week
Cow RC hide Wipes, Order them at once!
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Two Dudes in an RC world”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
New air wheels from Fivestar
Frank Greer tire stuff, what in the holy hell is this magic in a bottle?
Beef tubes tires break in bit. Yup you need one.
Az is creeping closer
NPRC grows a little, see how that works.
New springs and I am in love
News items
11/20 fall nationals, and a next day Maclan test day.
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
In my experience start with one of the preloaded tunes. Believe it or not Colin Branch and I made hundreds of hits trying to find a solid STARTING point to build from.
I am also a fan for first time hits to remove all turbo to keep things less complicated.
After that you have a few ways to go. You can begin increasing the first stage until you are spinning too hard on the hit or wheeling excessively.
Next I would begin shortening my stage delays in small amounts watching the data log and video for wheel spin.
Once I have tightened up my stages and got my first stage as high as feels solid for the car on the launch I will add the turbo.
For turbo I start with it at 100 percent throttle position and .1-.2 delay giving my battery pack a tiny bit more time to recover voltage before I start pouring in turbo timing. I use all 60 degrees and control it’s input from the slew. Start out with a very low slew like 2-4 and increase it every run as the data and mph allow. From there you can begin bringing the turbo in sooner, maybe go from starting the turbo at 100 to starting it at 90
Data from the logger, a GNSS and video are the tools for all these adjustments and if I was to give you a general rule for tuning it would be
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Make small single adjustments
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Make 60 foot hits the majority of your runs when testing.
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Make 2-3 hits on an adjustment before determining if it helped or not.
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When making adjustments and things like et or mph are increasing like you want the second they don’t you have hit the wall it’s best to back it off a tiny bit and you’ll have a solid car.
Featured Item of the week
MKS HBL575SL brushless motor, 233 oz stall torque .0008ms DB 149.99
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 151
“Mark Vyne #2”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Give us the story Tim… it was an exciting two days, but whats new…
You should always protect your character
DRC vs VooDoo vs Reactions, Wide wheels, standard wheels and really wide wheels.
Mounting voodoo’s on Traxxas wide wheels…. I got a plan for that.
Testing: folding tires, air is a pain, can needs more work now to handle the new power. shock angle, driveline angle, tune adjustments.
Stopped off at the prep track…. Oops… lol
Az trip
News items
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
MARK VYNE and his Apollo car
Featured Item of the week
MaxAmps 7250 mah brick
Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan racing, MKS Servo, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 150
“Dustin Malicoat”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Back from Maui, Pineapple, ziplines and Luaus filled the air
Covid update: Christy family
Testing Testing, is this thing on? The long road to end up back where we started.
Bitty design body results
DRC vs VooDoo vs Reactions, Wide wheels, standard wheels and really wide wheels.
Mounting voodoo’s on Traxxas wide wheels…. I got a plan for that.
New MaxAmps pack….. Battery posting fun, if the test is not recent its pointless.
News items
Ryan Cav wins 1000 bucks and the entire no prep world broke out in laughter…
Dawn of the drags winner Taylor Spencer
SDRA (prep track) outlaw winner William Smashey
Backyard Boogie 10/30 (Poway)
Fall nationals 11/20
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Apollo car
Listener questions
Featured Item of the week
Curved Lexan scissors, buy a set and thank me later
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Frank Ulbrik”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Ep 149
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
20 year together, Hawaii bound!
The Christys and Covid
Get over yourselves…. I mean seriously we still live in a world where we can give our opinion or even criticisms. You put stuff out for the public to digest and you Might get back what they think…
If you have ever forwarded something or told someone something to upset them you are the problem, please remove yourself I don’t need you.
Now was it the best drag race coverage, well it was MILES better and that shouldn't
go without mentioning.
News items
Bitty design body and rear wing. Do we need to talk about wing heights or just let it go?
DRC rear belted drag tires.
CKNP Rodney Centers wins both outlaw and 13.5 at the East coast shootout Chris Gilliland
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Frank Ulbrik
Featured Item of the week
MaxAmps new V2 graphene brick pack with QS8 connectors, 8 awg wire, 100% pure copper tabs 168.00 custom wrapped for you. Grab your TSR special edition pack at MAXAMPS.COM
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 148
“Arizona is Calling my Name”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Mark Vyne leaving the Bullet for GFRP to join forces with Frank (family fun)
And just like that everyone sold their bullet chassis.
There are distinct levels in no prep these days.
1990 body mounting comes into fashion
Don’t tell anyone but I ordered a shark body…. I know (Track Star hobbies)
News items
Bitty designs new body, Yes or No? I said yes with my money.
DRC rear belted tires on the way.
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Arizona trip, First up the 5 hour drive
Next lets look at some houses and this big new building.
OK, lets Race! Oh yeah its hot….
What was the set up?
What tires did the trick?
San Diego cash day.
Crash and smash! Tire blow out?
Why you got to go left? (Here we go again…)
Lets go some rounds!
The Big grudge match to 800 bucks!
OMG I made the finals! Wheelie time for Timmy!
Sunday testing, back at it and I run a record mph right off the bat!
Featured Item of the week
MaxAmps 5800 Mah brick pack, special No prep edition on its way.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Colin Hits the Road”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Testing day or night.
Don't eat a huge Mexican meal and drink a couple of mango margaritas
New gold car testing, Same spot a little different at night
Race car, blowing spurs and front weight boxes
Heat, sauce, heat, race
The thousand dollar bet
Getting yourself involved in what others are already doing only to claim you can do it better is not helping.....
- MY kids think its cool to drive around, What?
- News items
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin Branch)
Main Topic:
Outlaw is still the perfect rc class like it or not, look at this last race, so many different combos all running less then a tenth of a second apart,
Three tier of et, 1.9-2.0, 2.1-2.2 2.3 and up
under 70 at 2.0 and over 77 at 2.0, still so many ways to get it done.
Straightline showdown, live feed, event view from someone not on the grounds.
Listener questions:
Featured Item of the week
Mad Fish designs tire covers!
Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan Racing, MKS Servo, Five Star, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 146
“Mark Vyne”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Stacked Crate challenge, I LOVE IT
Covid scare……
Jeff Zuccarell wins King of the Smokies
Tim Notes:
No racing for Timmy…. But I did get the new Breakout chassis all put together and its beautiful. “RC speed secrets, MaxAmps, MKS, DRK”
News items
Salt Lake city Concrete Clash (winner- Ray Myers 3375 cash money)
Proline narrow fronts
RC Tip of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Mark Vyne
Featured Item of the week
Curved Lexan scissors, buy a set and thank me later
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 145
“Kyle Christy Listener Questions”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Frank ulbrik going 80 and low 1.8, the race is on. Catching that Tom Rockwell.
Then we got Chief going 2.05 at 78 mph on the gnss too!
Irwindale race, on the strip, no mark vyne, Jordan Yancy wins
News items
Jeff Johns opens “Rebel RC” the new Axial
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin)
Main Topic:
Race break down with Kyle
Listener questions
Featured Item of the week
MKS HBL 575sl servo, Low pro and 149.99 bucks but its all that and a bottle of aftershave. Don’t underestimate the power of a good servo.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 144
“Big Chief and his RC life”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Nearly a second round of the Jalapeno story.
I need VooDoo tires lol
Listener questions
Allen Ruble
About what final drive ratio do you shoot for on a 2t to 4.5t motors?? Also the rpm of the motor?
(team associated base car)
Rusty Brooks
My question is for all three of you to discuss. Can you talk about what you do to prep a Reaction tire before mounting? Also after mounting is there anything else that you do before you say they’re ready to use?
Nat Hyde
Do you know of a reliable motor or chassis dyno to test under load conditions? Wouldn't that be better than using the SkyRC motor analyzer?
Sean Genung
Thank you for the opportunity to ask questions. Mine is with shocks. Specifically when building shocks do you want a dead shock like in oval racing with say a bladder on top like the 57 design setup or bleed them with some recoil? Thank you for your time and your knowledge.
Stephen A Nicholson Jr.
I know shortages on things have put a damper on some things but are y'all gonna eventually make a ESC that will handle more amps ? And yes I understand the one we have now is fine lol but who doesn't like more power
Erik Denk
Question for you guys...Why is Team AZ making so many rounds at the races they attend? What’s the advantage they have.
Corey Lively
When finding your gearing and developing your tune for your car, which comes first the gear or the tune? Does your tune change with gear or vice versa and if so, how?
Robert Diamond
Parity in racing and between battery types such as the brick versus a standard 2cell
Jeramy Joseph Olson
Hey it’s OKO,
What do you guys think about having NPRC races that mimic street racing more, I really want to do a flashlight or arm drop NPRC that includes “a Chase is a Race!”
Thanks for coming on the show Big Chief
I still want to race your sons sometime if possible?
Goooo Maclan OKO
Randy Krol
For my serious question. Chief, where would you rank showing up to the us nats with a regular old trailer and a Pontiac powered promod car and making the show on your list of achievements?
Anthony Manti
This one from a couple weeks ago was mentioned, but not gotten to yet. I’m sure ya will eventually….but motor tuning and everything about it
Charles Levac
Hey Tim and Colin I'm finally getting my car running nice and straight.
But I keep wrecking on shut down.
I'm running 60% brakes and 20% drag brakes.
If I lower my max brakes I run out of shut down room.
Is there something suspension wise that I could do to help stop the spin out on the shutdown
Thanks for the great show.
Chris Singsime
Has he got any of the other 405 guys into no prep rc? And did he ever fix the bullet holes in the meth shack? Seems like a good Tuesday job....listener #43
Main Topic:
Listener questions for Chief
Steve Raymond
Was the throttle punch a little secret you guys were keeping? When Justin Shearer commented and said I don't run over 10%. I don't know how true it is that he runs it that low, but I thought it would have been a dog. Boy, was I wrong. Thanks to you guys for sharing the info you do love the podcast and thanks Justin Shearer my car is actually some what fast now lol.
Nick Bodden
What do you look for in your slow mo videos after a pass?
Biggie Paul
So ive seen your videos of test hits after test hits. Your car looks straight and fast. So my questions are...What do you do to improve your reaction time and Whats your routine to get faster mentally and physically?
Sean South
Will Big Chief ever race in a Big Event. I know a big event will be close to him in September 😬
Rick Schaper
I do have a question for Justin. How was it driving JJ cars, and how did Jackie like zip tie? sorry if I spelled her name wrong. Thanks for what you guys do for the hobby.
Cameron Jarrell
Since we have the man himself in the house, can we PLEEAASSEE get a little peak into this 66 foot knowledge that Tim keeps hinting at? 🤷🏻♂️😅😜
Thanks so much for what you do man, and Colin thanks for stepping up to the plate for the show. Your knowledge definitely plays a huge part. No offense Tim
Willie Trent
Which tuning do you prefer…radio or esc? Lower turn motor (2.0-2.5)with less timing or higher wind (3.0-3.5)with more timing?
Joe Blethen
Chief … ever been back to Cracker Barrel in Alabama to visit the ginger ?😆😬
Yeti B.
I was very curious when you asked for lenths of rear arms for the b6 platform. Can you let us in on what you found in the end?
Chris Gilliland
Care to elaborate on the new method of suspension tuning you guys have been working on? Great stuff! Keep up the good work
Darwin Bohnke
From racing 1:1 and 1/10, what has been the biggest difference/hurdle you have had to deal with?
Andrew Burghgraef
Have any of you guys played with diff height? I'd think getting it as low as possible would help drive the tire into the ground like a radial car. And Tim, will we see you check out the Battlebots filming in Vegas later this month?
Kerry Adams
Just want to say hey chief and Colin ( my phone spelled it wrong last week) and hey Tim. The drawing of punch and how it effect the stages was very helpful.
Chris Trudeau
How has the transition from
"oh that's a cute toy" into
"man these RCdrag cars are just as technical"
going for you? What has been the biggest surprise for you making the transition to scale-down drag racing? What's been most rewarding? and the most challenging?
Rusty Brooks
My question is for all three of you to discuss. Can you talk about what you do to prep a Reaction tire before mounting? Also after mounting is there anything else that you do before you say they’re ready to use?
Bryan M Tilson
We see you traveling around doing RC racing now, what about RC drag racing has you the most intrigued right now?There can’t be the same amount of adrenaline there is driving the real crowmod and 1/10th crow mod!
Featured Item of the week
MaxAmps 19.99 Get your MaxAmps.com "Dickies" style Work Shirt today. These shirts are very good quality. Features a large "MA" logo on the back and a smaller MaxAmps.com logo on the chest.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 143
“The Question Show”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Old Show Questions
Tim Notes:
Big Chief coming back in for another go.
News items
RC Tip Of the Week (brought to you by Colin Branch)
Main Topic:
Kerry Adams
Hey Tim and Collin. What is your I depth thoughts on the wide reactions? Best way to run them ?
Rob Wallace
Hey guys, love the podcast. My question is, do you prepare for big national travel events the same way you prepare for the smaller local races? Any different approach to the week/days before the race?
Rick Schaper
Have you made any good passes on the wide reactions?
Rick Schaper
How low do you run your chassis? Is it same height front to rear?
Nathan Phillips
Are you both going to the Topeka and Wisconsin races?
Lucas Harman
Thoughts on the voodoo craze, are they really better?
Also, thoughts on the new 11” wheelbase pinto from ProLine and possibilities of a new class? Maybe a no bar “radial” 11” class using Primes?
Rick Schaper
How much coffee do you drink in a day?😂
Tuan Nguyen
Will we see some of the old MaxPro160 settings available for DRK. We were able to set boost rpm, pmw, turbo rpm and other fine adjustments that were very useful.
Gabe Honodel
On the maclan wireless can it stay hooked up or do I need to unplug it before each run I’m getting ready to try out the drk and want to make sure I don’t miss anything
Chip Puccio
On the drk, what would you adjust for a slight turning up and turning down tune. Stage%, stage time? Turbo timing? Slew rate throttle punch?
Corey Lively
The punch setting on the drk, what exactly does it effect?ive heard that it softens shifts only between stages to it doing that while globally softening the car. What’s a clear definition of what this feature does?
Lay Low
Just curious.. Have you ever ran the Proline Primes? how do they stack up against some of the others?
JC Myers
Are you guys planning to attend any outlaw races in the NW? Thanks
Jeramy Joseph Olson
Hey it’s OKO!
I saw Colin yesterday at NCT and with all the action and excitement I forgot to ask him what plans the two of you have for breaking a world record?
I say this because I think It’s time to remind people that Tim Smith has world records and can still beat world records.
I think too many people have forgotten what Tim is capable of, and now with Colin Branch and Maclan, it’s time.
I plan to break a world record someday, it’s my destiny. Until then I want to volunteer as support staff during your next world record breaking event so I can gain some additional experience for my event. Thank you so much for continuing to do the show with Colin.
Go Maclan OKO
Jarad Henderson
What suspension changes do you make for a low traction dirty surface vs a good concrete surface?
Rick Hait
How bout a 1/4 scale update!!!!
Crystal Conry
What one thing you think we all could do to make this hobby more enjoyable
John Masterbray
What would you recommend for weight for a dr10 with a Rx8 and a 3.5t on asphalt.
Jason Bragg
Thoughts on the arrow car? Knowing you switched our pretty quick. Will you ever re visit the platform?
Kidd Sims
One word “pinto”
Allen Ruble
On Mark Vyne live video over the weekend. Seen you was in his pits talking about voodoo air filled tires. But they shut off the video.
Was wondering if you could share anything…. Lol 😂
Jon Mobley
Hey Tim and Colin so what are your thoughts on the drk esc on a so called top fuel dragster
David Adams
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What do you think of a short wheel based no wheelie bar car? Everything else open to replace the 13.5T class. Like a 2wd buggy. (Pinto body maybe more to come?)
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Why do I hear so much talk about rolling back the tire prep? Last summer I had people asking if I would care if they were using warmers and sauce. My take is you have to if others are. Now same people are talking about no warmers and sticky prep. Changing rules may bring more people (I don’t think it will) but the cat is out of the bag and the base will be resistant at this point. What do you think?
Chris Trudeau
Was it strange for Colin to make Left and Right turns and jumping stuff, vs going in a straight line this last weekend?
Mark Vyne
Tom had the VP and Breakout chassis haulin in Colorado. Some of the fastest builds of these two chassis. Your thoughts on the differences of two chassis and what you’ve learned from both.
Gabe Honodel
Tim and Colin will there be plans to break the speed record now that the technology has caught up a little. It would be cool to see Tim get the rail out again
Anthony Manti
I believe last weeks description said motor tuning would be discussed. I could have missed it, but I don’t think you guys got around to it.
Anthony Manti
Dumb question. How do I listen live? I only ever seem to get the cast after it’s been aired about a day later. I’m using the built in Podcast app for apple and I believe I tried Podbean as well.
Allen Ruble
Tim Smith Colin Branch
Will there ever be drk 1/8 scale esc that will handle a 2.0t motor??
Chris Gilliland
Care to elaborate on the new method of suspension tuning you guys have been working?
Biggie Paul
How come u guys dont go live? You're very entertaining. So what if u have to wear pants....🤣🤣🤣. Have a great show.
Tim Barth
any advice for Growing a Dialed Beard like you and Colin have. Mine wont be as grey. but i need some tips!
Shane Rennoe
Tim what tire prep were you using at the San Diego race
Wade Madfishdesigns Labofish
What was the weight on your speed run car that went 167?
Taylor DeLosa
What is your process and opinions, when testing the car; what all are you looking at? Not just the generic it spun, went left/right, etc. Are you chalking the wheelie bars to see where they touched down, marking tires to see how even they wear from alignment, etc. Then once you’ve gathered said data, what are you doing to correct these things.
Thank you Collin for adding to this podcast also, it’s great to hear your feedback as well.
Kevin Kenney
I know I'm not the same 1 or 2 guys that get questions answered every week so here goes. Can you explain more on the punch setting? Is it better to set up your stages and just lessen punch to get better traction when the surface can handle it? We have 5 guys running DRK160 and we are funding success all over the ramp on punch. I don't need secrets just hoping Colin can explain its effect throughout the powerband. Also if you "finger" the throttle is it starting the stages over?
James Gallatin
When are you getting your kart?
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TSR podcast Episode 142
“Scotty Ernst”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
Show introduction and welcome.
Show Questions
Tim Notes:
99% of the time not getting your software to connect is because you just didn’t read the instructions. FIGHT ME!
You do know we can see what you did to the unit when you return it right?
How can I have used the same Esc all this time and never hurt one?
OVER Priced tuners… What are they really doing?
Let me explain everything they do so you can be your own tuner.
Heavy car Vs light car, Choose your side and tell me why?.
Test Test Test its all we do…..
Last trip down took 3 hours and I peed in two starbucks cups…..
Once we got there is was all Rainbows and Sunshine thanks to the Christies.
Software not wanting to play nice,
73 mph are a few different locations and times.
Finally hurt a piece of equipment.
Big Chief coming back in for another go.
News items
Tip of the Day (brought to you by Colin Branch)
Main Topic:
Scotty and the Straight line Showdown, 40K payout.
Aug: 27-29, Great lakes dragaway
Entries go live tonight at 7pm CT, 8pm ET, 5pm PM @ www.straightlineshowdown.com. This event may sell out so to guarantee your entry, an option of making a $25 deposit via pay pal is available. You may signup without making a deposit but know if we do sell out only entries with a deposit will be guaranteed a spot. If you have any questions at all, please email me at scottyernst@gmail.com and I will be happy to help. Thanks, Scotty Before we start lets get everyone up to date on who and what Scotty is in the RC world, please explain.
How did this happen and why?
What’s up with the classes?
What’s the pay out look like?
What kind of surface are we running on?
Will there be a timing system?
How will eliminations go, two days or one?
What do you hope to achieve with this race?
Will it be another LiveRC event?
What is your role going to be during the event?
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TSR podcast Episode
“it all seems to be changing”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Colin Branch
- Show introduction and welcome.
Good bye my friend
The start of a new era
Tim Notes:
The Break out chassis fun
The Irwindale race, things were great and they got un great fast....
Chiefs new RC role
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- at 2.15 WTF
No one knows the genius this guy posses
- News items
Scottys Big drag race
Topeka
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by Colin Branch)
Main Topic:
Colins test/race day
Saturday testing with eh Christys
Snacks
Barking tires
New tune fun and more speed then ever before
9 hits of glory
Mexican sure can!
The best night of sleep in a long time
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TSR podcast Episode
“The Break Out Break Down”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Big Chief winning a cash day
Tim Notes:
The build
Car review
Testing
Broken stuff
Wheelie bar weight box
Summer Mayhem “Matchup madness” June 26th drag race 64 car shoot out, full
- News items
ROAR Nationals fuel tank issues.... repeat...
Horizon buys AKA tires
Scotty Ernsts Straight line showdown Entry 125, Double elimination, 2 classes, Aug 27-29 Great lakes dragaway union grove Wi
Payouts top 16 outlaw
payouts top 8 in super sport
payouts top 4 in RTR class
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Servo Horn:
Attaches to the servo and is the link between the servo and the steering linkage.
Servo Saver:
Usually a servo horn that uses a spring to absorb sudden shock or impact coming from the servo linkage. This helps prevent breakage of the servo.
Main Topic:
Facebook Questions
Corey Lively
What are your thoughts on a 1.7 pass being put down by Sean Stanford running a REAR MOTOR car with a Shark body during the testing before the event? Pretty cool and seems to have went a bit under the radar with all the other awesome stuff going on during the event.
Kidd Sims
Now that we have two mega races in the books. What could I (as a mega race promoter) improve on to insure everyone has a great time.
Chris Gilliland
Track temps definitely played a role in traction for the event. How do you know when to turn it down?? Great meeting you finally!!
Willie Trent
Tim Smith with it being a concrete surface I think a lot of people expected to see some record times being ran but that didn’t exactly happen. I know the surface was good and had bite but was it also not as good as everyone expected? It looked really coarse and not as smooth as one would expect and seemed to being giving people trouble especially on the big end.
Kerry Adams
First I want to say that was an awesome weekend. Second I wish Matt could have been there to see those sub 2 second runs. I would have liked to see the look on his face. Question is now is everyone ready for Colorado in July?
Jeremy Oldham
Went no prep racing for my first time Sunday and now I'm hooked. First time I was right there with my car thanks to your show it went straight and fairly fast.
Ok now for my question:
What can we do to get Joe Zaier Jr to try drag racing?
Kerry Adams
Oh and Tim you were so nice to chat with my girlfriend about sunburned ears.
Brad Waldrop
It was great meeting you, i had a wonderful time can’t wait for the next one!
Lonnie DeTurck
Love your podcast.
My question is on “discharge” before charging your battery to help IR and help the battery from dropping voltage. What do you recommend and if discharging is needed what unit do you recommend and at what rate to discharge.
Thanks a bunch
Yeti B.
What did you think of the firebird body?
Chip Puccio
Slipper or slipper eliminator and why?
Brian Elkins
Consistency or Send it? What do you think made it farther..
Yeti B.
What is next for toy tim?
Rick Schaper
Did you try stiffening up the rear suspension dampening for the added traction?
JC Myers
I have a question about tires at bracket races. How do you recommend handling tires between rounds? Do you clean and prep 1 set or do you ever swap tires to save time. I always end up scrambling between rounds. Thanks and Love the show!
Joe Zaier Jr
If the no prep cars are running the same times of a proper pro stock, what's the point of no prep? It seems like people are lighting money on fire for the sake of lighting money on fire. I'm just a spectator in this
Reflection: The start of drag racing, the years of tracks, Street outlaws, Cars, Bodies, ESC, Big Chief
Compare 1990 car to a 2021 drag car
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TSR podcast Episode
“2021 SuperChip”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Guest Colin Branch
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Kyles birthday
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News items
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RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Camber:
The angle, from vertical, of the wheels. Negative camber is when the top of the tire is closer to the center of the vehicle than the bottom of the tire. Negative camber is commonly used to add stability in bumps. Positive camber is when the bottom of the tire is closer to the center of the vehicle than the top of the tire. Positive camber is not commonly used.
Main Topic:
Are you taking the truck? Oh boy
The flight, I love that they still have barf bags
not as many people cough anymore in public lol
Vegas airport weed vending machines and 69 dollar lunches
stand up in my aisle karma buddy
Rental truck
Tornado watch
The hotel, oh boy, leaking toilets and feeling like I was going to fall though oh and a few cops
Food at the Shilo, Glitter moles, snow cones and leather paints. Sweet tea
OKC life and how we fit in: Walmart shopping, we don't need no stinking masks kid, new shirts for Timmy and the family.
High school champs, WOW
The Kyle Christy driving school
The ice cream truck of RC bodies showed up!
Tables, chairs and exups
Big Chief sending you a pin drop to test... wow here we go
Friday testing! Two cars two paths Todds Fivestar and my undercover (still testing stuff)
the surface and the tire prep.
The 1320 video guys! That was awesome
Pre testing was fast but at the track it was all normal, really weird but its possible.
Went out with a plan and a good feeling we were right in the mix with a 2.1
The tebo experience, the guy is a machine and was the last one to leave... 3am night
Race Day! Chip draw, new weather and the count down to big chief.
The people and the friendliness, lets also clean up a few relationships
First round mistakes and learning
I split my pants!
Chief is HERE! Now what???? the shirt shrug was nearly too much for me.
Second round and more learning the old guy got his eyes drilled out. Lucky Chief had video lol
I am out so let The Big Chief experience begin.
Jackie, winner, winner chicken dinner.
Live RC, photos, autographs it was an amazing experience I hope everyone enjoyed as much as I did.
Starting line fun, finger that or peddle it you pick?
Kyles charger screen, hey my bars are green yours are red, when is my wife's birthday again?
Time to say good by to Chief and send him home with some stuff, ok send him home with everything.
Lets talk about the race a bit more, Congratulations to team AZ its not a shock but what was it they were doing right? Brian Manske, Mark Vyne (2.01-2.03, .284-.260 .002) this was how I was hopping it would end up the fastest guys in the end and that's exactly what happened.
Lets talk about what it took to go rounds here.
What can do to make it even better? We got an issue and I got answers.
I didnt win but I left with full arms of memories and cars!
New Fivestar team driver, With my boy Todd! New car, innovations, build manuals and more! Jared baker Bob Hamilton and dont forget the body!!!!!!
Whats the plan now Timmy, Topeka maybe?
The people: Greg Bridgewater and Jared mills, Big Chief and Jackie, Ben Boileau, Russ Bryant, Craig Fleek, David Logsdon, Jared Tebo, Todd Solteiro, Kyle and Riley Kristy, Colin Branch,
Live RC, Dessert hobbies, 1320 video crew, Jconcepts, Fivestar,
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TSR podcast Episode 138
“Tulsa Here We Come, W/ Frank Ulbrik”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Guest: Frank Ulbrik
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Chip shortage is still an issue for all you Maclan fans. Some info on the chip shortage as its called. How did we get here? Rona scare for auto makers, Rona plaint shut downs, Silica for glass vaccine vials.
Tim got a new Truck! Let me tell you about it. Leather, moonroof, power steps, no crashing programs and on and on.
Did a little interview with the Five Star chassis guys and my buddy Todd Solterio and they/Todd had a surprise for me.
Tulsa is coming, what am I doing this time? The biggest RC drag race ever held and its going to be epic. 500 plus entries
Tulsa race prep,
What do you do when you travel for a race?
What cars are you taking because you are signed up for two cars?
Flying with Lipos, 100 watt hours is the key
RMA fun! You all do know we can figure out how you killed your esc right?
Dale Epp retires after 30 years of making the best RC bodies ever seen.
Jared Tebo is building a no prep car. This kind of started a while back when I came to Maclan glad to see he has time to try it out now.
News items
San Diego RC drag race at Irwindale drag strip. Details
June 26th, gates open at noon, start time is 2-4pm
Entry fee is 110, 30 goes to the track for a ticket (seat), 80 to the pot
Outlaw class, one car per driver, camping available for 50 bucks
First round is state vs state, 64 entry max.
RC madness, Enfield CT built a new drag strip and people want people to know.
RC Word Of the Week
Tie-Rod:
The rod assembly used to connect the steering bell cranks to the steering knuckles. Also used for camber adjustments. Also known as a turnbuckle.
Main Topic:
Frank Ulbrik
The plan for Superchip, Who is going with you?
When you getting there?
What car do you plan to run?
Have you run on this surface before?
Car details, esc, motor, battery, tires, prep
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TSR podcast Episode 137#
“Sub 2’s w/ Todd Soltero”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE
Broke the car more then I thought, Run down the list.
How do I set up my chassis (Scales and things)
Didn’t go to the list race, guess I needed a brake
Truck buying, why do I now love the dodge?
Proline bug body
The JConcepts firebird promod body, the wings out but not he body.. Chief we have a body for you now.
Who knocks on a work restroom door?
What happened to the Jeff guy that made everyone made all the time and fought with JQ then joined his team then got mad at him more?
Might be building a new car….. I cant help it I love them all so much
Bug guts promo
News items ((brought to you by LiveRC)
Flash back to the dead pool car chase, Jay Halsey was the man behind the wheel of what is still one of the most iconic chase scenes in movie history. 'The Dead Pool' was a 1988 crime film starring Clint Eastwood. A modified RC10 with lowered suspension was used with a 1963 Chevy Corvette body, and ultimately was blown up at the end of the scene. The filming was iconic and the scene is still super cool to watch to this day!
Still no Live RC love….. oh well
June 26th Irwindale drag strip
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by Competition-X)
Top End:
A vehicle’s final acceleration rate. For nitro engines, top end refers to the high-end needles.
Main Topic:
Todd Soletrio
Chassis talk, lets go down the list
How do you set up your chassis before you get to the track?
Tires
Gearing and power equipment.
Superchips what do you think?
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TSR podcast Episode
“One way or Another”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
We are now on spotify
We are on a break neck pace this year. The more we slow down the more we do.
Corey Lively joins the MA 70 mph club
Johnny and the dead rat
Smells like chicken and socks…
Shock staft lengths in place of spacers
News items
Live Time drag racing system
Rocket car jumps
The new infinity curved scissors
Ran out of talent podcast, why cant we get any love?
The hobbplex show….
New R1 wurks caps, made for drag racing?
New X-ray servo arm…
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by Competition X)
Countersunk:
A (flathead) screw with a tapered head; a hole with an angle that accepts a flathead crew. (countersunk chassis).
Main Topic:
Concrete testing day
Tires and prep and brand testing (VooDoo/JC)
Lots of grip and bouncy
Head on into a curb is how I like it. The list of broken stuff
13.5 is big out here, I wonder if it is everywhere else?
Hit man into a 13.5 car?
Spring National: Whats wrong now? Car wont go straight….. fun turns to stress and a quick car switch was a fail…
Mark Vynes car, WOW, Finals mark and Ryan Hildebrand
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TSR podcast Episode
“RC and You will get us through”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Space Junk Wang Chung
Tim Notes:
I want to buy a new truck, so many issues, from the chip shortage to paying 50-60K for
San Diego cash race. Won first round but at a cost taking out my buddy Kyle
Riley won all the money, not a shock.
Car stuff, it wanted to go left… I need to learn more about these cars apparently.
Trip to Az to race, the drive was nice other then being 3 hours late and rushing to even make a hit…
Lost first round to Peter a local driver, it was a close one and not sure what else I could have done other then turn it up more.
Got to run Ryan Mayfield and won lol well I am thinking only one of us knew we were racing… Spencer was there too, what the heck has happened in drag racing when I am at a Saturday evening race that world champs show up to.. We are really having fun now.
Todd made the finals but a bumped throttle gave him the loss.
Crying babies and even longer drives home….
News items
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by Competition X)
Receiver Pack:
The battery pack that provides power to the onboard electronics in nitro powered vehicles.
Main Topic:
Colin, Maclan, and lots of listener questions.
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TSR podcast Episode 134#
“More KOTS w/ Todd Soltero”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
The tent post came back around!
OKC interview (best questions ever)
KOTS ET and MPH break down and lookie who made the top 25 of reaction times.
Its not supposed to be easy… I saw complaining and all I thought was these guys are track racers so they don’t get it. It’s supposed to be HARD.
The right guys seemed to have been in the finals.
VooDoo tire report coming soon. Stuffed them with crawler innovations foam
Street Outlaw TV show and the new rules/halfway point of the show
New parts for the undercover car (rear hubs, brass inserts)
TSR Tunes from Vegas have been submitted.
My charger died….. what to do?
Superchip race, over 300 entries (2 cars per dude) another 20K race. Big chief has been invited.
News items
Some racing seems to be starting back up! Check your local tracks for the fun to start back up.
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by Competition-X)
Toe-in:
A condition when the front edge of both tires are closer together than the rear edge of both tires. Toe-in will make a car more stable under acceleration but decrease turn-in steering.
Toe-out:
A condition when the front edge of both tires are farther apart than the rear edge of both tires. Toe-out increases turn-in steering yet reduces stability under acceleration and through bumpy sections.
Main Topic:
Todd Soletro
What king of prep did you do heading into KOTS
What was your plan for the single test hit?
First, second, third rounds?
Weather
What is your plan for the next big race and where will you be going?
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TSR podcast Episode
“KING of the Streets 2021”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Guest: Jake Lieder
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
The Vegas race.
The trip into town
Thursday night hang out relax and had a lovely steak and shake no room service no steak
Friday MaxAmps day! Stickers on the Lambo, Drifter madness and go karts from hell.
Test hits with the team (wind and fun) I get to meet flat Tim for the first time.
Team dinner, not the same with Covid (John, David, Todd, Ablie, Colin, Craig, Jerry, Ian
in bed early but its not home so I was up early. Or so I thought it was actually an hour off...
Saturday race day: Where do I start? No parking, walked about 5 miles to get in because I dont wait.
What are we running, no test space or time. Look at that Shut down!
Test hit, drove down the slope....
First round hit Spinning was winning when you have the bye run
DQ's all around! Voltage and burn outs
Second round we got some decisions to make, What car. Some times you just get out run, Chris Bradford “grits” Bad tune job did me in, Who was asking me for my password? So weird... !up cam angle.
So racing is over and I was a little down but the fans, oh the fans. Kayden Phillips thank you for letting me be in a picture with you!
Some interviews, lots and lots of talking to people, taking photos and signing autograpghs. What a wonderful time to be in RC when I wasn't hiding out in the trailer.
Daniel judd and Ricky Bellotti (Drag tires VooDoo
More about this damn Christy family, where do I start with them.. my gosh they have adopted me and I never want to go home! They take very good care of Tim
The weather got worst as the final got nearer
Clay Keates and Jacob Lieder All Malcan finals! WIN WIN
Clay took the win and like winning a super bowl the cameras and micphones swallowed poor clay up, he looked like a dear in the headlights.
Jacob: DR10 stock chassis, Maclan DRK 4.5 motor and battery.
Clay: Maclan DRK, 3.5 motor and bullet chassis
Wrap up:
The coverage was Great, it got a little long in the end but those guys has to endure the cold and wind plus keep talking nonstop about a side of the sport there were not really familiar with so great job.
There was about 205 drivers total
Several young kids slaying fast cars left and right(Chevelle and Kayden)
The surface was better then it looked and the shut down was really not an issue
The weather was as bad as I would ever want to see, it was nearly not tolerable.
They got everything done in time, I have to credit both the team of people running the race and the drivers who all go up there and didnt mess around.
It was on all accounts a success and we were told next year would be a three day event so that more people can go and race without the time limits.
The thing I tried to make clear to all our team guys was that an event like this though we all want to win it we must all take a few minutes to truly enjoy what we are able to be a part of, the memories and fun.
Finally I want to thank the people and companies that allow me to have an experience like this. MaxAmps, for years of support that has been measurable.
Maclan
MKS
Undercover RC
Vanishing Point
Now the people, My wife
The entire Christy family
Colin
Todd, Ben, David, John, Craig, Ian, Able, Nathan, Jacob
- News items
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Vertical Load:
The amount of force applied to an individual tire in the direction perpendicular to the road surface; the forward driving force of the tire.
Main Topic:
Featured Item of the week
Maclan racing DRK Drag Race King speed control with 5 stage software
229.00
Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan Racing, MKS Servo, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“The waiting is the Hardest Part”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Bonkers For Honkers
SHOW QUESTIONS
Tim Notes:
The undercover car updates
The VP car
Colins back and we are doing a final test
New Software is OUT
News items
Vegas is a go, now what?
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
CVD:
Similar to a dogbone, the CVD uses a ball-type setup that connects the bone to the axle.
Main Topic:
- listener questions
Featured Item of the week
Helpful people they are free and offer more then money can buy. Be one today and make the world a little better.
Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan racing, MKS Servo, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“The Count Down Starts NOW”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Vette wings were a thing and then they weren’t and it all lasted about 3 hours
The undercover car updates
Shocks, bent shaft
Trans rebuild
The VP car
Trans rebuild, top shaft, gear diff, outdrives
Shock rebuild
Bent driveshaft
Colins back in town and I know because they are calling for rain…
News items
Vegas is a go, now what?
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Bumpsteer:
The changing of steering angles while the suspension is moved throughout its range of travel. Generally, not a desired action.
Main Topic:
Tire Talk (rear) with Tim!
Starting off the categorization we have two “BELTED and NON-BELTED” all tires fall into one of the two categorize.
- A belted tire
- Non-belted
- Tire bands,
- Tire size
- Tire compound.
- Foam inserts
I personally run Belted without foam tires exclusively in my car.
1,2,3 repeat, success with routines.
- Routines and becoming consistent.
- Let us walk through my pre- and post-run details.
- Charge the pack.
- Prep the tires and keep them warm.
- Tune time.
- Lane choice
- Burn out (carpet is the way, low RPM, and light pressure)
- At the point of no return so let us get all the data we can. Slow Mo, GNSS, timing system
- Let the car go! They want to go straight if I do not mess it up.
- Braking and the drive back. Run two profiles like Tim.
- Clean and prep the tires.
- Pull the data and analyze all the info you got, video, et, mph, data log (voltage, stages)
- Make the changes, I suggest one at a time, this is the long road not the short one to success.
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Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan racing, MKS Servo, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 130
“Team Testing, 1,2,3 repeat”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Tim got a ¼ scale car, well kind of anyways.
Maclan team testing weekend. Colin, Dave, Craig, Nathen, John, Kyle,
Bring the rain….
Eating in a parting lot until the sky’s opened up,
Hey, look at this dude with a little hand!
How many dudes can you get into one hotel room?
Time for hallway hits with our matching watches…
Sunday came without rain and so the testing was jumping off.
Build a team, build some memories.
The undercover car, what can I say it’s amazing.
Let us do some videos.
Covid and the Vegas race
Big Chiefs weekly updates
News items
R1 bailing on drag racing, how much of this is our fault?
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by Competition X)
Cold Solder Joint:
A solder joint with poor electrical integrity. It is not mechanically, or electrically solid, and has a rough or grainy look. Cold joints can cause radio interference.
Main Topic:
Tire Talk (rear) with Tim!
Starting off the categorization we have two “BELTED and NON-BELTED” all tires fall into one of the two categorize.
- A belted tire
- Non-belted
- Tire bands,
- Tire size
- Tire compound.
- Foam inserts
I personally run Belted without foam tires exclusively in my car.
1,2,3 repeat, success with routines.
- Routines and becoming consistent.
- Let us walk through my pre- and post-run details.
- Charge the pack.
- Prep the tires and keep them warm.
- Tune time.
- Lane choice
- Burn out (carpet is the way, low RPM, and light pressure)
- At the point of no return so let us get all the data we can. Slow Mo, GNSS, timing system
- Let the car go! They want to go straight if I do not mess it up.
- Braking and the drive back. Run two profiles like Tim.
- Clean and prep the tires.
- Pull the data and analyze all the info you got, video, et, mph, data log (voltage, stages)
- Make the changes, I suggest one at a time, this is the long road not the short one to success.
Featured Item of the week
Undercover drag wings “Hit Man” drag chassis.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Big Chief Big Show”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Bruce Wayne Lively, brother Mason James getting what one needs for a poop story, inof and a good laugh
BIG SHOW WITH BIG CHIEF!!
Willie Trent shout out for putting it all together.
Tim Notes:
The big Maclan announcement came and it was a fun weekend.
So much excitement and welcoming I was really overwhelmed but it all.
MaxAmps, buy direct and Win!
Undercover drag wings announcement
Daniel Judd show?
Drag race life, its all about bodies and tunes and tires and its none stop, and I LOVE it.
Featured Item of the week
Maclan DRK (Drag Race King) esc 229.00
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Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Maclan racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“New Year New Everything”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Maclan announcement
Software development, TSR esc coming
Poop Phone is finally retired, for the new iPhone 12 pro MAX, Oh what did I do now…..
Wait, want a new poop story?
VP car and how close are we to a Vegas winning car?
News items
Proline and the mass exodus, what is going on?
Well remember when Horizon bought out Hobbico? Proline is part of that deal and if you were paying attention when they announced it you would know that some folks have already had a run with Horizon and don’t seem to feel the brand has anything for them anymore.
Could we be seeing the final days of real money contracts for RC drivers? You better offer more than just your ability to wheel if you plan to make a living off this industry. Things are changing and even though the players are young they are believing that the old requirements to get a check in RC are the same and I am sorry to tell you they are not.
RC Word Of the Week
Contract: An agreement between private parties creating mutual obligations enforceable by law. The basic elements required for the agreement to be a legally enforceable contract are: mutual assent, expressed by a valid offer and acceptance; adequate consideration; capacity; and legality.
Main Topic:
The Maclan ESC and motor and what have I learned?
Talk about the software and how it works: stages, timing, delays and how it all plays together.
GNSS logger and how it can be a help? Read the G’s
ET is off by about .15 but mph is on the money.
**Body battle: Malibu, Vette, IROC
IROC: Until this body came out the Vette was my choice for over all speed and aero dynamic smoothness but this one changes that and for me the IROC is the body to run if you have a 70 mph no prep car.
Vette: it looks aero dynamic and guess what it is, this body was the fastest body in the group averaging 1 mph faster speeds over the other two. The downside is this body likes to fly if you get the car just the tiniest bit sideways during braking, something I seem to do way too often due mostly to having to run on a spot with a short shut down area causing me to get into the brakes too hard too soon.
Malibu: boxy but flat sides make it stable going down the track and a tiny bit better during braking over the Vette
Featured Item of the week
Maclan SSI-065 battery powered soldering iron, small badass and under 100 bucks.
550°F $89.99
Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan Racing, MKS Servo, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode 127
“Rainbows and Sunshine all day long”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Sponsor time is coming, have you been a good supporter?
Tekin, what’s going on because we are hearing all kinds of crazy things Tim?
Tim Notes:
Testing: More of the same if not even better.
UC car: solid, A to B over and over. I did pull out too much slipper at the end of the day and causes it to get wild on the hit.
VP: Solid, what a pleasure it is to drive this car.
The wheelie bar is AWESOME
Told to make a link adjustment and it just made the car even more consistent.
JC belted were awesome
Tire prep is on point.
Bodies, the vette… I got it figured out so I don’t fly it in the air every run but it still feels a bit sketchy during breaking if you don’t go light on the breaks
The Malibu, I have no idea if this body is poor aerodynamically but on the track it’s the most stable thing I have ever run. It does have a blunt nose but the sides are pretty flat and the hood, roof and decklid are flat and allow for a larger amount of air flow which will make downforce.
Switched the vette off the VP and put the Malibu on,
UC gets the Cuda
Magnets all around!! This is the best way to mount a body for SO with tech and BS
Next step? More power! So I sent a motor off to PMT, Talk to them if you want to go faster.
Moving to a 3.5 or am I?
Winning Ratio:
2.4-up 80%
2.2-2.3 15%
2.0-2.1 5%
Avg race winner, 2.2-2.3
Phone in the toilet and how you too can ruin your phone….
News items
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Turnbuckle
This is an adjustable link that has conventional threads on one end and reverse threads on the opposite end. This enables you to make vehicle adjustments without having to remove the link from a vehicle completely.
Main Topic:
KOTS is at 256 drivers
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Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“One Car, Two Cars, Red Car, Blue Car”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
*Yuma race
Fighting and tire marks….
No prep perp, Now what?
Do friends need to fight for this to be fun?
Tire prep do we need to go over this whole thing again?
The track should have addressed those marks as soon as they were seen, to let them go and not expect people to want to stage in them is silly and this is what you end up with.
This is why the simple rule of no marks on the surface works so well, Clean them prep them whatever but have them dry and do a burn out on a carpet.
*Motor claim, well that makes things fun.
News items
Rudis motorsports buy out, we spoke to the new owner and here is what we got.
Congrats on the No Name Podcast for reaching 100 shows!
Ryan Mayfield wins in AZ, but it was a street outlaw car!
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Dual Rate:
An adjustment found on most transmitters which allows adjustment of the distance a servo arm will travel.
Main Topic:
*The New VP car
Shocks on the wheelie bar
Big ass bumper/splitter
*The New UC car
Magnets were the way to go: and it seems to work great here is what I used:
KJ magnetics, 12lbs counter sunk disks
One on the body mount and one on the body.
Flashing tape is the best tape I have ever found.
Dyno time: We built one for the prostocks and it got us championships, but can we build one for the street outlaw cars?
The minipro, or the old brass wheel?
What do we need in a Street Outlaw motor?
Rotors?
Turns? 2.5-4.5 or do we need a 4.0 motor (it has to do with the internal winding and the direction it goes.
Featured Item of the week
1UP racing TS-100 Pro Put iron soldering set (89.99)
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Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Summer of LOVE or something”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
Show introduction and welcome.
Love you Todd! Get Well!!
Tim Notes:
The internet and reading the horrifying abuse people put their cars or equipment through… blowing tires off freewheeling or needing 100K RPM….
Mid motor vs rear motor and what I have learned
Tyler’s Birthday bash race and how did it go?
SO HOT! The weather….
Ice Cream
First round of death! I smashed her up good…. Again, with the tires hitting???
How many more times am I going to rub the tires on the body before I finally raise it up?
**Corvette summer….
The Heat and your oils…. We should be talking about how the heat and cold effects the shocks and Diff oils.
- Flat Tire Blues: How am I going to get home and the story of my night with tow companies….
Next UP** San Diego test day, Great weather, car kind of working and second fastest…
Racing is not the same anymore and I know why but not sure I can get back there ever again, and this makes me very sad.
Taking MCT oil and now others are joining me, What’s it do Timmy?
News items
SkyRC GPS thing that can measure the et of 132 feet. What a find whoever dug it up
Graupner USA is back!
RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Servo Reversing
This is just what it sounds like. Radios with this function allow the user to reverse the output of the servo. This is useful when you switch the radio system between vehicles that may use different servo placement or orientation.
Main Topic:
Arrow talk….
So, it works wide and then it doesn’t… WTF
Before we go down the Arrow timeline let me make it clear, I have set up MANY race cars I know a couple of people have had success with them but I should point out a few things not to knock them down but to remove this any doubt I didn’t start in RC yesterday. The issue is I am a trier and don’t like to be defeated, it would have been VERY easy to put this car on the shelf and never touch it again but I knew something was wrong and I wanted to know what it is…
It feels like it’s all going away from me, like I am standing on a dock in a bay as the ship slowly pulls out. Do I jump in and swim for it before it gets too far away or just let it sail?
Lets go down the list of things I have done, sort of an Arrow timeline
Got the car long before anyone else and boy was a shocked… it was thin and flexible… Boo
Started changing everything but really needed a thick chassis.
Got a thick chassis and it worked wide,
Then I went for a narrow car…. Where did it go and why do I have everything breaking now?
Had to re-find the car when I finally went back wide, and the car worked….
Where the issues really are……… First run brass hubs might have been all my issue.
Diff going locked to 200K, tire rubs, all these problems….
13.5 class, it looks fun and I really didn’t think I would build anything for it but guess what? The Vega body came out and now I am building one…..
Motor, 3D printed from Monster RC parts
Exhaust (where to put it)
lights (I am getting out of control)
Still need to figure out a rear spoiler
Going scale is NOT cheap…… Well if you go scale like I go scale….
Magnets the worlds greatest body mounting system (12 lbs for the win)
And I managed to bust up the 13.5 so that should tell you something about my street and this Arrow car…. The street is just simply off limits I must realize that.
ROAR motors…. Why do we have to deal with this…
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I must find a place to test or I will never get up to speed.
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Vanishing point car (MIP B5 trans case)
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Undercover car, both associated based. (all B6 parts) I am hoping to see them SOON! Please dear lord.
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Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“On the Road Again”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Battery break in and how I cycle packs
Funny how easy in the RC hobby we rape other people’s ideas….
The old wiggle some part that’s clearly broken in a video…..
Bodies how lucky are we?? SO many to pick from its crazy
Tire prep rule and why it is even this way, basically its for all the cheaters that we cant control.
Fantom motor sheet, one rotor reading, no sensor board and stack resistance… I should call it the data for people that have no idea what they are looking at… its feel good data.
Ryan Mayfield out doing test hits in the street, good times all over.
Old questions from the last show we missed.
Tommy Burgess: No prep is getting stupid fast in a hurry, what do you think?
Dale Tounzen: does bracing the stock arrow work?
Mark Vyne: Feeling on tire prep?
New questions.
- News items
Birthday Bash race, Saturday night (8pm) start time.
RCX coming back to Pomona May 22? Really?
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
A Arm
This generally refers to the upper and lower suspension arm of a vehicle; the arm’s 2-point chassis hinge and single point mount at the hub resembles the letter “A”.
Main Topic:
Street wars another perfectly inconsistent consistent race for me.
Before we get to that I did manage to sneak into a Proline video…
The car worked for a few hits and then went right, and I mean right. It doesn’t help that I keep drawing the fastest dudes in first round but come on I need a race car!
Trip to Arizona with my girl
What a burger, what a disappointment
It was HOT HOT HOT
Two races, One day! I could only make one race though….
Met Colin Branch and of course racing in AZ is always fun. Got some time with John Schutlz and my buddy Todd Solterio.
The car was not good, back to turning left on the hit. And I mean like worst then you have ever seen…. Now what?
Found a dead bearing and another bend dogbone….. ok this is getting silly, how on earth can narrowing a car cause all these issues?
Same kid won both races, Hats off for that effort. Kyle Ahs
Dutch bros coffee, So lets talk about the line and experience. Long ass line, gave us the coffee early (stress) and then we finally got out of the line quicker then I expected.
I am don’t trying to keep this car narrow, it worked or at least started to work wide and ugly so guess what its going to be wide again.
So off we go to rebuild it all….
Tire prep and what I have learned and tired.
Birthday Race and what is my plan for this one… No where to go but up
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Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“The ARROW Car”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Good Bye to our friend Grant…..
(MY) Covid world…. And my week at home…
Battery Break in secret
- 1st run half power, full squeeze 2-3 seconds burst and recharge
- 2nd run, 2 passes 2-3 seconds back to back, recharge
- 3rd run, Full power 1 pass full squeeze. Recharge
- 4th run, 2 passes back to back full power, full squeeze 3 second burst, recharge
- You will see less heat and puff and from here forward you can go crazy.
I spent 100 bucks to narrow my car 1 inch
13.5 class WTF did I do?
Kitchen draw wheels for wheelie bar wheels! RAD
Jalapeno Balls…..
Super Chip race and James Dribble in the ARROW 70 mph
Not as big as others but still a nothing historical RC drag race.
Tire problems, lets talk about tire prep.
Where are all the tires? No Clay, no belted… What the heck is happening?
Add a timing system and watch all you people go away……
- News items
Happy Birthday MATT!
Vegas cash night (Friday… What the heck) so I didn’t go
Mark and Jack in the finals both Az dudes. Mark won… But wait there is more!
Tire prep issues… Drama that didn’t involve me for once.
The Thick chassis is on the site! (What would I run if I was ordering?)
Jconcepts Caddy body is released.
The new Cuda body… Oh BOY
Route 66 Flagstaff cash race AUG 22, I plan to go
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Slipper Clutch
This refers to a device found primarily in off-road vehicles that allows the spur gear to slip under excessive load. This feature protects the driveline from excessive wear and, when set properly, makes it easier to drive in loose conditions.
Main Topic:
Did another cash day and well I am consistent…. First round looser, this time at least it was to a fast car…
Tyler is doing a great job, we are all seeing racing out here grow and that’s awesome, New people new fun.
Got to do testing and it went great! Met a bunch of new folks and all where super cool, I have no idea what everyone’s name is but I look forward to getting to test with them again.
Good lord it was hot
So, lets talk about the arrow car, I finally LOVE IT!
Shocks (front 62mm, 80wt; rear 75mm, 80wt)
Motor and ESC (RSPro black, 4.5 Eliminator)
The chassis likes Rake
Slipper and transmission (locked diff “no more leaking diff..) Built a new transmission and things are better... weird.
The slipper… I don’t even want to talk about it but here goes. It’s a VTS Revolution slipper an so far its worked for me but I am not sure any slipper wouldn’t have worked it was the first I tired.
Thank you to Troy and James for so much help and guidance.
When I went to Az it was to learn and man did I ever, plus all these guys were very open to helping. James has been nothing but help with ideas and very open to what he is doing and what’s worked (friend?). I can’t thank him enough for the help and Troy for encouraging me to try a slipper.
Tire warmers, oh BOY those guys use them and now I see why! The benefits of using one are higher then the cost to me.
Tire gluing machine is wonderful, now that I have used it a few times its pretty great.
Found some new wheels I really like that have massive offset (proline f11)
Belted tires and my battle with the car wanting to turn left at halftrack. My bodies are too low.
I did score over 47k views on the video of my care spinning down the track, but I also learned what the heck is going on with my car. Made Gabe’s day… some people…..
Can I run non belted again? I am not sure, but I hope so.
I do love that I feel good inside that I have a solid game plan for the car each run. I know I am at the beginning, but it feels closer.
MaxAmps 4750 Graphene shorties are so great I often over look what I have in battery power!
Testing adjustments
Now I need more power (how are you going to do that?)
Maybe some teeth on the pinion
Do we need to build a dyno yet?
No More Street Hits!
Car weight is 2060 grams with all the brass add on and the thick chassis. 2300 with a body
What body, I am not in love with the Shark at all and if my wife had not made such a big deal about how she loves it I would have already tossed it, But I want to run a real looking car so now what?
What do we have to pick from?
Its Finally a RACE CAR! That took a while for me to come around on but I am here, so much so I put stickers on my chassis and when I do that its because I see it as a race car now.
The track vs no prep, is track racing dead? Well it kind of was but now with Covid and all the fun of manufactures making parts for no prep (never for track cars) track drag racing was just passed up like it always has been. Long days and high cost to win what a plaque at best?
This Saturday is a cash race in Simi valley (2 hours away) To go or not to go
How much could you win if you had a fast car and just spent your time going from cash race to cash race?
Featured Item of the week
Muchmore tire warmer…. Its about 150 bucks but it’s pretty awesome. Get one from our buddy Randy over at 1UP racing.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, CowRC, JConcepts, Raw Speed, MIP, Proline (So many that support me or RC Drag Racing) All our awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Arizona or Bust”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Truce talk, If, When and WHY?
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News items
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RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Pitch
In its simplest terms, this refers to the size of a gear’s teeth. For instance, a 32-pitch pinion gear has larger teeth than a 48-pitch gear. The number represents how many teeth per inch.
Main Topic:
Arizona Cash Night.
The drive up was uneventful
Get to see Todd and its HOT
Another wife takes me out in first round… Is this my new thing?
No freeway over pass lights made a dark rack so not many photos or video
Ran the DB10 into a light pole then won the next round.
I ran the DB10 and it wheelies a lot so I learned something about roads, flat vs crowns and wheelie cars vs driver cars. So much being learned every time I go out and this is 100% the reason I wanted to get to racing even if I really am not at a level to win anything.
The DB10 was a cone lover…..
I did run the Arrow after the event had wrapped up and made about 15 hits in a row. Some good mostly bad BUT it seems to be working now with smaller front shocks.
Went to the B side and won my first round, then realized all the fast dudes were on that ladder and now I am screwed…
Lost to James but he won so that’s not bad
Chatted all night long
Falling in love with the Vanishing point car mostly because its AE based, and I seem to love that.
The Vanishing point Slash conversion (see live feed)
Is Losi coming out with a car?
Shout out to Alan, James and the crew for putting on such a well-run race. 1200 bucks to winner, 150 to B side
I got a shirt! Thanks!!
Trying to sleep without a noise machine…. WTF
Drive home, why not I am awake.
No breakfast thanks Covid-19 Bugles and fun-onions
The big Red BUG
Long drive but it was nice, and I should plan to do it more often.
I NEED a Solid race car…..
Found a hidden shirt and hat in the car! Thanks, Coy
Featured Item of the week
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Racing IS Back”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
set up station
stock testing tool
Try typing RC news into google.... very disappointing
WHERE is the NEWS!!!! I just came from a race where 800 bucks was given away to one winner! Come on RC get it together you are missing all the real stuff people want to know about.
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Glitch
Otherwise known as radio interference, a glitch refers to a momentary lapse in signal transmission. There are external sources that cause glitches, (like overhead power lines,) but consistent glitching is most likely the result of something in the vehicle itself, such as metal-to-metal rubbing as you might find with control linkages.
Main Topic:
Pre race drama as always.
Crash the arrow car into the curb under braking smashing the following
Arm, CVA, All adjustable links, Steering block
USPS you suck and then you don't... but no you suck.
Get it all together
Wheelie bar wheels
What to race, switch everything only to switch it back
The RACE
Still don't know what to do...
Test hit one tire shake no toe...
Time to decide what to do
First round blues (Vanishing point chassis)
Winner and race run down. 800 bucks to the win
Grudge race for 50-60 bucks. Give lane choice and let her do what she gonna do.
Same spot same thing........
Let's pull out the DB10 and have some fun. 12 straight hits and she is a beast....
Bob wanted to kill me he was so sick over me not running the DB10.
Lets drag race while I stand at the finish line and other fun things. Free stuff, Sterling visit
No tacos for Timmy!
We need a Socal Team, the AZ guys are a team and they test all the time and it shows. We need to get back to racing.
Weight discussion with some heavy hitters. I had a crowd
Another great event from Tyler and his wife Ashley, no prep is crazy fun and competitive and its so strong.
Featured Item of the week
1up racing (1upracing.com) Soldering iron battery powered! I should have gotten with Randy and switched my motor......
Great guy great line up of RC products to choose from and enjoy. Check it out at 1Upracing.com
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Street Outlaw Rules the World”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
Was going on the No name podcast but not now so TSR time… Win for you all!
All kinds of new toys…
Toe and angles kit (big money)
Tire gluing machine (big money)
Shock spring tool (little money)
Still one more JConcepts bodies to go
NPRC rules: Wings, Holes/cut outs, Weight min, Shocks, Hinge arms, Gear box…. What else am I missing?
Timmy’s car for the Tekin ads? What about a TSR drag motor? Maybe…..
Lets sell some stuff… Oh dear how did this start?
- News items
Tyler’s cash day race June 20th and yes, I took the day before off.
Bring the heat Chandler AZ cash race, June 27th 8:00 pm
Vanishing point drag chassis, it looks rad and its another one to choose from.
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Break-In
A new nitro engine has to go through a break-in procedure to mate the engine’s piston to the cylinder sleeve. This provides a longer life expectancy between rebuilds. Recommended procedures will vary by manufacturer and engine. Generally, an engine will need to be run rich and at no more than half throttle for the first 2-3 tanks of fuel. The entire procedure can consist of anywhere from 3-5 tanks of fuel, depending on the individual engine’s instructions.
And lets not forget tires and foams…
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Arrow car: It’s becoming the stare car.
Thick chassis (4mm) some how my bodies don’t fit anymore… more fab work.
Body is stiffer now, so many goods from the thick chassis.
Weight: 60oz (3.75) to 68oz (4.25) over all gain (1/2 lbs)
Longer wheelie bar, this car is SOLID now. Need to build a jig to adjust it.
Shock package (75mm front, 85mm rear)
Shark body (Dodge Plum Crazy)
No limit graphics wrap
Undercover wings (GNX and others….)
Adjustable rear arms and 4° of toe
Machined hinge blocks are awesome
Raw speed tires (Clay, Long wear soft, Soft and super soft) Everyone is jumping on the we make smooth tires bandwagon.
RX8 in RSpro out
Tekin Eliminator motor
Throttle profile
Featured Item of the week
Tekin Gen4 Eliminator motor
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!
TSR podcast Episode
“Live Love Laugh or don’t”
Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen
- Show introduction and welcome.
Tim Notes:
The world is going a bit mad and I am not sure I want to talk about it…..
I will say the nastiness of the world is effecting my outlook..
I couldn’t make the no prep cash days race (work) but the real issue is I really didn’t care and that made me pretty sad and forced me to evaluate what the heck I am doing here anymore.
Blackballed? It sure seems like it… other podcasts getting promotion, not being included in the conversations…. Maybe its time.
Then I slipped up and posted about it…. Weak move
USPS is dumb and can’t ever seem to get my packages to me.
Installed a new kitchen floor that was a fun learning curve for Timmy
- News items
Cash days winner (Jack Kloeber 900.00 , 2nd Mark Vyne 225.00)
Next cash day race (Tyler) Saturday June 20th (taco truck)
- RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)
Shock Piston
A small plastic, brass or nylon disk that travels up and down inside an oil-filled shock body. It uses a hole or holes to regulate the rate at which the shock compresses and rebounds.
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Todd Solterio in the house, lets talk about the Arrow car.
Where am I and what have I done so far?
Shocks – Springs – Rear arms – stiffeners (nose, rear x2) - Longer wheelie bar - Bodies
Spoke with a few people about this mid motor thing and the dirt oval influence.
Craig Phillips – Greg Bridgewater – James Dibble among others and got some good tips and things to try
Featured Item of the week
Undercover wings: Pick your car and let Greg do the rest. Cost it doesn’t matter its worth no matter what he charges.
Thank you to MaxAmps, MKS Servo, Tekin racing, Graupner USA, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!