Charles M 135 Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 12:48 PM, jupitertwo said: Bored listening to a conference call, so I had a doodle. I'm looking for suggstions as to where best to place the Tusken Raiders? Very good looking track ! But what is the process / condition about track ? When it's confirm ? Which criteria ( is needed, apart Tusken Raiders ? ) My finger want to run .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Charles M said: Very good looking track ! But what is the process / condition about track ? When it's confirm ? Which criteria ( is needed, apart Tusken Raiders ? ) My finger want to run .. Anyone is welcome to suggest a track layout. The previous round's winner (in this case @jupitertwo) then chooses one of the designs, or designs his own as he sees fit. Once this choice is made, the next round begins. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayRider 311 Posted March 4, 2021 Just a suggestion, but maybe go over some of the older ones if we are at a loss just now? Some can see if their time have improved and those who are new and just started could get a shot at them? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Gecko 1344 Posted March 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, DayRider said: Just a suggestion, but maybe go over some of the older ones if we are at a loss just now? Some can see if their time have improved and those who are new and just started could get a shot at them? I had that same thought... I've been putting together a list of the first (soon to be) 9 rounds, which I'll post prior to round 10, so we can either revisit one of the old ones (or all of the old ones if we decide to get creative and combine them all!) or we can just do another new track that's completely different than all the others. Round 10 could be kind of a "milestone" round depending on how we decide to run it (sorry I was MIA for round 8, we were buried under a foot of snow and I kept breaking cars!) Edit: I'll need some extra corner markers this time, but @jupitertwo's latest design looks like fun! You've got my vote for round 9! (for whatever that's worth) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted March 5, 2021 My Vote is either for @jupitertwo's Track.... I've got a couple of Cars that would LOVE that Track!! Or revisiting a previous Track might also work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayRider 311 Posted March 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Carmine A said: My Vote is either for @jupitertwo's Track.... I've got a couple of Cars that would LOVE that Track!! Or revisiting a previous Track might also work. I'm in the same camp as you mate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 5, 2021 There appears to be a lot of support for @jupitertwo's track suggestion, which is great as he is the person who has the honour of choosing the track for round 9. What do you say @jupitertwo? Care to make it the official Round 9 layout? Or would you prefer to revisit a previous track? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jupitertwo 1484 Posted March 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, TurnipJF said: There appears to be a lot of support for @jupitertwo's track suggestion, which is great as he is the person who has the honour of choosing the track for round 9. What do you say @jupitertwo? Care to make it the official Round 9 layout? Or would you prefer to revisit a previous track? Lets give it a try. I've not had chance to run it yet, so I'll be interested to hear how people find it when they do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 5, 2021 Y'all heard the man! Race on! This round runs until midnight on Sunday 28 March. Please submit your results by means of the Google Form found here: https://forms.gle/1xzhEZAPsWDeez6D8 Good luck everyone! 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayRider 311 Posted March 5, 2021 Yeeeeee harrrrr! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny Eff 33 Posted March 5, 2021 Well I went out for a play after homeschool finished, as the sun was out, and set up the then proposed track on a perfectly sized bit of unused grass I've found down by the village hall. Lots of fun. Quite testy and lots of throttle control needed. Really enjoyed it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jupitertwo 1484 Posted March 6, 2021 Got some laps in this morning with the TB05. Interesting track, quite easy to lose time. I think anyone with a grippy surface could do very well. I was sliding a lot, hard to be consistent. Once I got more confident with squeezes of the throttle the time started to come in. I think there’ll be gains to be made making use of brakes on the esc perhaps. I got a nice rhythm on the track, certainly not as quick as round 8 for me. I did start to wonder with some track development time there could be some tweaking to be done. Perhaps a 9.5 version for later on ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny Eff 33 Posted March 6, 2021 I love the track on grass, but then I've also discovered that my dt03 is brilliant fun on grass running Schumacher mini spikes. My other tyres are the stock ones from the kit and are almost completely bald. No grip at all so tarmac is just skiddy slide. Good fun, but no good for trying to race on! I'm hopefully going to fettle the car this week. Got some bearings so I'll strip it and put those in. Then I'm going to truggy it so we'll see how that works on grass. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted March 6, 2021 18 hours ago, Charles M said: Let's Go I'll bet ONE of my Cars can beat that!! 😜😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles M 135 Posted March 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Carmine A said: I'll bet ONE of my Cars can beat that!! 😜😂 A funny one ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 7, 2021 17 hours ago, Charles M said: A funny one ? This one could! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles M 135 Posted March 7, 2021 17 minutes ago, TurnipJF said: This one could! Looking good in yellow bus school ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maelstrom 439 Posted March 7, 2021 Had a go with the touring cars this afternoon. The track takes some getting used to but is definitely fun. I like the way my son steadily glides round the corners while I'm all jerks of acceleration and braking. I'm still a couple of laps ahead at the moment but I'm pretty sure this time he'll catch up quickly. I had a go with the Desert Gator on grass yesterday and gave up pretty quickly due to complete lack of steering capability. The ribbed stock tyres are fine on tarmac or concrete but just don't grip on grass. I know #Mud4fun is an expert on Schumacher tyres, but as he isn't in the forum at the moment, can one of you guys point me in the right direction? Would mini spikes, green compound be usable? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7878 Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Maelstrom said: Had a go with the touring cars this afternoon. The track takes some getting used to but is definitely fun. I like the way my son steadily glides round the corners while I'm all jerks of acceleration and braking. I'm still a couple of laps ahead at the moment but I'm pretty sure this time he'll catch up quickly. I had a go with the Desert Gator on grass yesterday and gave up pretty quickly due to complete lack of steering capability. The ribbed stock tyres are fine on tarmac or concrete but just don't grip on grass. I know #Mud4fun is an expert on Schumacher tyres, but as he isn't in the forum at the moment, can one of you guys point me in the right direction? Would mini spikes, green compound be usable? At the moment i am running green slim mini spikes on my 2wd buggy on grass and the moment. When it really dries out or on astro the cut stagger yellow are great, but green mini spike is a good place to start. You'll need the slim foam inserts too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicksincrc 119 Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Maelstrom said: Would mini spikes, green compound be usable? I'd say so , I have blue (hardest) to last and on grass plenty of grip 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny Eff 33 Posted March 7, 2021 I'm running yellow mini spikes at the back with cut staggers up front (2wd dt03). Loads of lovely grip on grass. Except the front sometimes, which doesn't grip on occasion and won't turn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maelstrom 439 Posted March 7, 2021 Many thanks for the tips guys - mini spike green it is then! Will these fit on the standard 2.2 Desert Gator wheels with no problems? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7878 Posted March 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Maelstrom said: Many thanks for the tips guys - mini spike green it is then! Will these fit on the standard 2.2 Desert Gator wheels with no problems? Yup, just don't forget the foam inserts 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicksincrc 119 Posted March 8, 2021 20 hours ago, Maelstrom said: Many thanks for the tips guys - mini spike green it is then! Will these fit on the standard 2.2 Desert Gator wheels with no problems? Think you may need the 4wd front tire on those wheels ,I had to with my sand viper ,this one I think https://www.racing-cars.com/wheels-tyres/off-road-tyres/off-road-tyres-compound=green/mini-spike-2-front-tyres-green-2-2-pr-u6515?returnurl=%2fwheels-tyres%2foff-road-tyres%2foff-road-tyres-compound%3dgreen%2f 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites