Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame

badcoupe · 7/27/09, 12:11 PM

Cool that was our car for a few years we bought from jess huggins. We loved that chassis it really liked running around the top. You'll like it.

STP · 7/27/09, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cincy Dirt Bowl

This is Carl Cruse and that was my truck in the parking lot with the TQ in the back. I just got the car from Jermey Perdue last weekend. Had the car in Indy at Speed Service and was on my way back to Cincinnati and I wanted to check out Rushville. I will have the car ready to go for Greensburg on the 8th.

Coolness. Welcome aboard. We'll have to schedule an RC race at one of the TQ races.
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badcoupe · 7/27/09, 1:00 PM

Yeah I've got a jato I play with occasionally and we hangout down at linvilles some but have never raced, usually too busy with somethin else.

bgbrd · 7/27/09, 2:38 PM

I have a LOSI car that I would bring, But there has to be a driver and car weight rule!

tqracer65 · 7/27/09, 7:02 PM

Is it by chance one of those losi slider sprint car ones?? Ive been looking at those a little. Look like they would be fun. Rc car races would be an interesting addition to the racing program.

Uncle_Charlie · 7/27/09, 8:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tqracer65

Is it by chance one of those losi slider sprint car ones?? Ive been looking at those a little. Look like they would be fun. Rc car races would be an interesting addition to the racing program.

Greensburg has a RC track. It is at the top of the hill on the south-side of the racetrack grandstands. You'll have to check it out on the 8th.

See ya at the races,

7/27/09, 10:15 PM

So, whats up with the Cincy Dirt Bowl RC track? We were going to head over there and heard it was being redone? I'm afraid we arent going to have an indoor dirt track in SE Indiana this winter. Don't listen to Charlie......haha, the r/c track is an offroad track with knee-high weeds in Greensburg. Maybe you guys could make a little r/c track and build it into the front straightaway! Now that would be sweet. I should be able to get 5 or 6 sprintcars to show up. Maybe soem of the cincy guys could show up too!

Cincy Dirt Bowl · 7/28/09, 6:38 AM

The Cincinnati Dirt Bowl is an indoor r/c raceway. This winter we are changing to off-road. The track use to be a 120' oval, and we ran sprint cars and late models. I was only getting 9 or 10 guys most of the time. Sometimes we would have a decent turnout, but it is tough. There has not been a r/c dirt oval in Cincy for 20 years and there is probley only 10 guys that run dirt oval in the whole city and they all raced at the bowl. the problem is the money. If a guy has nothing and wants to run toward the front he has to spend $1000 to $1500 to get started for a sprint car or late model (1/10th scale). It is no different than any other kind of racing. If one racer is buying a new set of $40 foam tires every week, then everybody has too. Plus it takes lots of work to keep the track in shape.

Off-road r/c cars are a different story. There are way more people into off-road, and it is much cheeper to get started. The trucks we are going to race this winter cost $275 and you can take it right from the hobby shop and race it. The trucks are really cool. They are 1/16th scale stadium trucks,(CORR off-raod trucks) and we are going to race them box stock. There will be a modified class also for the guys that just have to spend money. We should be open for practice in Sept. and racing starts in Oct.

Enough about the r/c cars lets talk TQs.
What gear should I start with for Greensburg? How much stagger do you guys run? Is it a big deal if I don't have a 4-wheeler yet?

TQ97 · 7/28/09, 7:47 AM

No big deal on the 4 wheeler. The other answers depend on how hard you want to turn your motor, what size RR tire and what the car/driver likes. 9.1 gear and 4 inches of stagger should be a good place to start to at least get you in the ball park.

7/28/09, 8:41 AM

The mini slash is pretty sweet, but I've got entirely too many r/c cars now! I may have to come check it out this winter. Down at the North Vernon track they have been getting 8-12 sprint cars, and I think a few guys are from Cincy. Batesville is also doing open sprints now too.

As far as Greensburg gear, like AJ said, 9.1 should be close. We have went to an 8.9 with good results(but you better have a torquey motor!) Other nights we end up at 9.4, I think I even remember a 9.7 one time.

7/27/09, 12:11 PM	#51 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
badcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,005	Cool that was our car for a few years we bought from jess huggins. We loved that chassis it really liked running around the top. You'll like it.

7/27/09, 1:00 PM	#53 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
badcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,005	Yeah I've got a jato I play with occasionally and we hangout down at linvilles some but have never raced, usually too busy with somethin else.

7/27/09, 2:38 PM	#54 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
bgbrd Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 248	I have a LOSI car that I would bring, But there has to be a driver and car weight rule!

7/27/09, 7:02 PM	#55 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
tqracer65 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 211	Is it by chance one of those losi slider sprint car ones?? Ive been looking at those a little. Look like they would be fun. Rc car races would be an interesting addition to the racing program.

7/27/09, 10:15 PM	#57 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
dr_destructo Posts: n/a	So, whats up with the Cincy Dirt Bowl RC track? We were going to head over there and heard it was being redone? I'm afraid we arent going to have an indoor dirt track in SE Indiana this winter. Don't listen to Charlie......haha, the r/c track is an offroad track with knee-high weeds in Greensburg. Maybe you guys could make a little r/c track and build it into the front straightaway! Now that would be sweet. I should be able to get 5 or 6 sprintcars to show up. Maybe soem of the cincy guys could show up too!

7/28/09, 6:38 AM	#58 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
Cincy Dirt Bowl Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 81	The Cincinnati Dirt Bowl is an indoor r/c raceway. This winter we are changing to off-road. The track use to be a 120' oval, and we ran sprint cars and late models. I was only getting 9 or 10 guys most of the time. Sometimes we would have a decent turnout, but it is tough. There has not been a r/c dirt oval in Cincy for 20 years and there is probley only 10 guys that run dirt oval in the whole city and they all raced at the bowl. the problem is the money. If a guy has nothing and wants to run toward the front he has to spend $1000 to $1500 to get started for a sprint car or late model (1/10th scale). It is no different than any other kind of racing. If one racer is buying a new set of $40 foam tires every week, then everybody has too. Plus it takes lots of work to keep the track in shape. Off-road r/c cars are a different story. There are way more people into off-road, and it is much cheeper to get started. The trucks we are going to race this winter cost $275 and you can take it right from the hobby shop and race it. The trucks are really cool. They are 1/16th scale stadium trucks,(CORR off-raod trucks) and we are going to race them box stock. There will be a modified class also for the guys that just have to spend money. We should be open for practice in Sept. and racing starts in Oct. Enough about the r/c cars lets talk TQs. What gear should I start with for Greensburg? How much stagger do you guys run? Is it a big deal if I don't have a 4-wheeler yet?

7/28/09, 8:41 AM	#60 Re: Tribute to Larry Rice & Salute to the Hall of Fame
dr_destructo Posts: n/a	The mini slash is pretty sweet, but I've got entirely too many r/c cars now! I may have to come check it out this winter. Down at the North Vernon track they have been getting 8-12 sprint cars, and I think a few guys are from Cincy. Batesville is also doing open sprints now too. As far as Greensburg gear, like AJ said, 9.1 should be close. We have went to an 8.9 with good results(but you better have a torquey motor!) Other nights we end up at 9.4, I think I even remember a 9.7 one time.