Sundays

[brandon75173]

I had no idea. You guys will not see me again on Sunday. I am not some prize winning pro, but I went up there to practice and tweak. Not to have head on collisions with other cars and 5 year old kids.

[slowslug]

sounds exactly like racing in the rookie class to me. there was a young kid racing in the rookie class saturday that never took his finger off the gas and if he didnt make a corner he just climbed the pipes and kept going. i am disapointed noone said a word to him or his father. my car was broke and just sitting against the pipe wait for the race to end and the kid just smashed right into it and climbed the pipe and kept going. i will never race rookie again now the stock guys will have to put up me slowing them down. i think reckless driving should not be tollerated and u should be asked to leave, no let me rephrase that u should have your ass kicked all the way out the door.

[Team TQ]

The only thing I can tell you guys is if you come to the track practice on Sunday, stock up on parts before the store closes. Even though rules have now been posted and many have been informed about the rules, many continue to do what they have always done, regardless. Kids running the track is still an issue and their parent don't seem to want to reign them in but will bow up to you if you say something to their kid. Mike welcomes the patronage of all but be prepared to run the minefield of Sunday practice, it can be a wild ride most of the time.

[J.Dean]

I was there friday broke my chassis broke in half from someone walking accrosstrack .Its like a zoo there .Needs to be somekind of control there.You can't get any pratice its just a playground there.I remember why i quit last time.

[Team TQ]

I was there friday broke my chassis broke in half from someone walking accrosstrack .Its like a zoo there .Needs to be somekind of control there.You can't get any pratice its just a playground there.I remember why i quit last time.

I feel you there. That is why I put my electric offroad stuff back up for now. With all the bashers that use the track seemingly all day during the week now, it is extremely hard to get some good, clean track time with Friday night and Sunday being impossible to get quality track time.

[BrianTx01]

It really isn't fair to complain about the driving in the rookie class. At least the kid is racing, and I give him credit for that. Come on up to stock and we promise not to hack or take you out more than 10 times in a single heat race.

On a more serious matter, I think the question you need to be asking is why is that every Sunday the driver's stand almost collapses from the weight of 30 rookie drivers but yet on Saturdays there isn't even enough drivers for two heats of rookie? I feel quite confident if we can get then racing, then we can get them focused on improving their driving.

[QUINCY]

sounds exactly like racing in the rookie class to me. there was a young kid racing in the rookie class saturday that never took his finger off the gas and if he didnt make a corner he just climbed the pipes and kept going. i am disapointed noone said a word to him or his father. my car was broke and just sitting against the pipe wait for the race to end and the kid just smashed right into it and climbed the pipe and kept going. i will never race rookie again now the stock guys will have to put up me slowing them down. i think reckless driving should not be tollerated and u should be asked to leave, no let me rephrase that u should have your ass kicked all the way out the door.

Oh boy. Great way to do business there pal.

[Slyspy]

I remember when, you learned to slow down after BREAK-Fix..cost lots of money...$$$$ ...but thanks to TRAXXAS, we now have nearly break-free trucks.
Possible- solution (time limits) or practice for like vehicles only ??? Maybe??? 15min Buggys, next 15 min Stadium trucks, next 15 CoRR trucks, next 15 4x4 buggies. No one needs to last more than 15 min anyway... then your car/truck cools and and you get ready for your next turn. You get at least 15-30 minutes to tweak/change springs etc. charge battieres or practice Marshalling.


2nd Drivers (young or old need to respect the other racers vehicles)

I think I read a warning notice today. Childern under the age of 16, should always be supervised when using Lipo batteries.

OH well thats my .02

[brandon75173]

I think that the shear amount of people foremost cause issues. I still maintain that when you have (12, or insert correct number of people here) that its bracketed out. If I were a buggy there is no way in hell you would have caught me out there. The amount of traffic amounts to huge pileups. No way around it. My main issues were the kids. I clipped 2 or 3 of them pretty solid.

[rcmike]

I love Sundays, """"" NASCAR STYLE """""

[MCVANCE]

I have a knot on my shin from the above mentioned kid that refused to let go of the throttle during his race Seriously, we need to go back to the practice clock on the wall and at least get race day practice under control...... I "USED" to go to Mike's on Sunday and practice but no mo'

[Mike]

Practice clocks will be back up and working before Sunday.

Some of you guys have stated this all started after we stopped charging the $5 practice fee. If you remember, several people said I would get more business if we didn't charge for practice. They were right but it causes more people to come out and practice. You can't have both, no practice fee and nobody on the track! You get both when you ask for one.

We did what the racers wanted us to do about the rules being posted. Now I need to hire a track monitor, start charging a fee to practice and go up on our prices to offest the lack of drivers coming to the shop to practice and spend a few $$$ at the store and deli.

When the new outside track opens we will have even more problems with the number of people being at the shop. You might have to stand in line a little longer to checkout your purchases and pay your tabs. We could have a self checkout line like Home Depot has!

Anyone want the job of enforcer? Anyone want to work for parts or free practice time?

Or we could all start helping the new guys out a little more by pointing out the rules and helping them learn the correct way to practice and race. Teach them how to lineup for their race and use transponders. Help them learn how to marshal the following race. Show them how to setup their car.

BTW, I still had to go out on the track to lineup the veteran drivers on the start grid last weekend. WHY?

Getting down off of my soap box and going to bed now,

Mike

[JasonC]

Mike is the man with the plan.

[slowslug]

Or we could all start helping the new guys out a little more by pointing out the rules and helping them learn the correct way to practice and race. Teach them how to lineup for their race and use transponders. Help them learn how to marshal the following race. Show them how to setup their car.

HAHAHA the first time u lined us up in rookie was fine and the explanation was very simple and to the point but, the second third and main was like everyone never even listened to you it was mayhem. Also when u try to help someone they look at u like do u work here? i dont drive 70 miles on the weekend to be told to mind my own business or to babysit somene elses kids. If people would listen and respect each other it might be a different story.

[Team TQ]

Yea, what Mike said!!

Seriously, now that the rules have been posted, it is all about policing ourselves. We can come on here and complain like there is no tomorrow, but, what good does that do? Instead of complaining here, like Mike suggested, talk to the offenders. Try to be nice and polite about it (it is hard to do that sometimes). If it is a kid that is the offender, pull the kid to the side, find out who his parents are, then talk to all of them about the rules, practice and racing etiquette, etc. But, it is hard to get others to follow the rules when a lot of us don't do the same. I have seen more than 25 people on the stand practicing on more than one occasion on Friday nights and Sundays as far as offroad people. Kids are running all over the track and people are still driving cars from the middle of the track instead of from the drivers' stand. When Kendall ask racers to stop so the track can be watered, don't keep going or complain about it, just pull you car for a few minutes, let the track get watered and the water to soak in (about 5 to 10 minutes), then get back to running. There is only so much that Mike can do and he needs help from the more experienced racers/people to help police the newbies/bashers so that we all can enjoy the facilities that he is providing.

[MCVANCE]

I agree with what Mike is saying to us,WE NEED TO LISTEN TO HIM AND FOLLOW HIS RULES....line up where we are supposed to line up, limit practice to a maximun of 15 min..... have only 10-12 people at a time on the drivers stand and for GOD'S sake, line up on the cinder block wall before your next race. No kidding, during the buggy race a kid came to the front of the line ALL 3 times and helped himself to the front of the line. Another veteran racer and myself explained it to him and he looked at us like we were CrAzY

MY .02

[rcmike]

Practice clocks will be back up and working before Sunday.

Some of you guys have stated this all started after we stopped charging the $5 practice fee. If you remember, several people said I would get more business if we didn't charge for practice. They were right but it causes more people to come out and practice. You can't have both, no practice fee and nobody on the track! You get both when you ask for one.

We did what the racers wanted us to do about the rules being posted. Now I need to hire a track monitor, start charging a fee to practice and go up on our prices to offest the lack of drivers coming to the shop to practice and spend a few $$$ at the store and deli.

When the new outside track opens we will have even more problems with the number of people being at the shop. You might have to stand in line a little longer to checkout your purchases and pay your tabs. We could have a self checkout line like Home Depot has!

Anyone want the job of enforcer? Anyone want to work for parts or free practice time?

Or we could all start helping the new guys out a little more by pointing out the rules and helping them learn the correct way to practice and race. Teach them how to lineup for their race and use transponders. Help them learn how to marshal the following race. Show them how to setup their car.

BTW, I still had to go out on the track to lineup the veteran drivers on the start grid last weekend. WHY?

Getting down off of my soap box and going to bed now,

Mike

Anyone want the job of enforcer? Anyone want to work for parts or free practice time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Mike- I will help with this on the outdoor track when the time comes,will also do any little stuff that needs to be done to keep the track area organized and nice place to drive our TOY cars" What do i want for this= Nothing

[brandon75173]

I will pay $5 per visit or maybe a monthly membership for practice.........I have noticed that especially Mike, is VERY eager and nice to everyone that walks in the front door. I am a business owner as well and understand that you have to walk a fine line between being sociable and running a business. Obviously what we as patrons think must sway things some. But at the end of the day raw math wins. If free practice and a bit of chaos nets more profit at the end of the month I woudnt fault a guy one bit for keeping it rolling the way things are. I would also being willing to help out on the new track for some trade out. Dont know how much of any steel material and/or welding and fabrication needs to be done but thats what we do. I could knock the drivers stand out easily and design it if needed. Mike, shoot me a pm if you have any ideas in regard to that.

Brandon

[Mike]

Practice clocks are now up!

First 15 minutes of the hour are for Trucks and Buggies

Second 15 minutes are for Short course and Slash

Third 15 minutes are for Trucks and Buggies

Last 15 minutes of the hour are for Short Course and Slash

If everyone will follow the clock when it is busy then it will work.

If you are the only person or there are just a few drivers at the track then you can run at your own risk.

More rules to follow if this can't work for everyone.

Mike

[lp3233]

Thanks Mike.

[HPI-GUY]

This is why i go fishing on sundays now.