2014 LABOR DAY NATIONALS SATURDAY

[AJR]

Sept 6, 2014 22:42:22 GMT -7 nitroviking said:

Some great racing Jeff ,Thank you and the crew...for hosting the best show in town.. I will be back 4 more... my cars were so slow .... back to the drawing board { blokes shed } for me....OOOOHH When do you guys and girls, think,,, you will VIDEO the racing ?? Instead of someone staging the car;s Me myself like too see the action LIVE.... Photo;s are so 70;s and 80;s...... Do;nt kick me down i just like racing....thanks NitroViking...

Thanks Nitro for the good words. I definitely hope to see all of the racers from N.Z. back for more. The Match races were a blast for sure. It is a pleasure having you guys and girls at the events. I don't know if I agree that the pics are as antiquated as the 70's or 80's. They are digital after all. Maybe late 90's or 2000's....lol. Everybody has their opinion and methods on how they want to run races. We are constantly trying to improve on what we do....content vs time. I choose this way (for now anyway) with pics and video in the finals. I like this format because the pics show everyone's cars and with commentary I think it draws the event out a little more. The video's go so quick it's almost over too fast. Speaking of that....these cars (TF and N/TF) are running around .5's. They are so fast that it is kind of hard to even see what's going on. Eagle (and Kiwidave) do the multi camera angle which is helpful in seeing more of the action. Eagle's slow motion is another cool feature that he uses. I doubt that I will ever do a total video race because I like to draw it out a little more and showcase the car builds with the staged "action" pics. I appreciate the comments and look forward to seeing you in the future. Good run in Street this season.

[SKR]

Sept 5, 2014 12:11:18 GMT -7 AJR said:

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank our sponsors once again.....


 
From left to right on back row:

- Eagle Racing is donating (4pr) 3D printed narrow slip on rims Cragar style spokes (not pictured). 
- NTRA (Cordell Steward) is donating NTRA trophies to the winners (not pictured).
- R&D Racing donated (6) Lifelike pullback cars. These are super cool and the bodies will fit AFX and AW 3 gear cars.
- Angry Jeff Racing is providing Bear Creek trophies. 
- Hairy Canary donated some assorted first class resin cast bodies.
- J. Cruz Performance donated (3) cool piston and rod keychains.
- Boneyard Racing has donated the custom turned 30 caliber hickory pens (very nice quality).
- Lucky Bobs donated $30 in gift certificates. 


THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GREAT SPONSORS FOR STEPPING UP ONCE AGAIN AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE RACE(S). YA'LL HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL YEAR!! GUYS AND GALS REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU NEED PARTS!! THANK YOU....THANK YOU....THANK YOU!!

Thanks to all the great sponsors for all of their support! You guys and gals make these races a little more special.

Just had a chance to review the racing and am pleasantly surprised to see that I won against a tough field. A lot of work went into both cars and I was happy to see it all pay off. Thanks Jim (Tjetsprigs) for making killer custom armatures.

Last but not least, Thanks JJ and Eagle for putting on a first class event. The videos and great pictures really set the tone for all of us tuning in. Great job guys!

As far as that other comment; It's all about what you like. For instance, I like my cars staged even with the car in the other lane, a lot of races come down to a nose at the stripe so knowing that I had a fair chance start/finish.... is all I could ever ask for. The videos are great and I hope to start filming my events someday to add with pictures and posted results.

Cheers!

[AJR]

Sept 6, 2014 11:46:43 GMT -7 pceng said:

Only had chance for quick.peek this morn........ Jeff if you can before things shut down - 2 passes w/tyco for time........ think possibilities are there....... better to analyze. Also if Rob, could give a breakdown it would help perspective. AFTER THE SHOW........ LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST.

...... Peter

Peter I will get some additional runs in for you.

Jeff

[TGM2054]

Great Job Jeff! You and Eagle and the crew run fantastic show! Congratulations the winners and eveybody that showed up it wouldn't be a race with out all of you. Thankyou to the sponsors also you guys are awesome and are greatly appreciated!
Fourth place out of the ol'Lab Rat isn't too bad. See I told you all I was going to regret saying I was glad to see SJ made it.

[pceng]

Sept 7, 2014 8:16:24 GMT -7 AJR said:

Sept 6, 2014 11:46:43 GMT -7 pceng said:

Only had chance for quick.peek this morn........ Jeff if you can before things shut down - 2 passes w/tyco for time........ think possibilities are there....... better to analyze. Also if Rob, could give a breakdown it would help perspective. AFTER THE SHOW........ LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST.

...... Peter

Peter I will get some additional runs in for you.

Thanks Jeff , time difference between runs for Tyco could be a number of things. Thinking brush related. Couple of more timed passes and problem should become evident.

Rob , if you would...... was this the arm you wound ? Did you advance timing..... if so how many degrees ? Type of magnets ? Any other build info you can think of....... chassis type etc.

Have to run right now....... put it all together later
....... Peter

Jeff

[Eagle Racing]

Peter I did not have enough time to wind an arm for the Patriot. As I said in an earlier post adjustable brush setup would help Tyco. The arm is a 3 ohm zero timed arm. The Patriot had brand new brush's (not broken in yet) ceramic bonded motor mags. Traction mags were one ceramic one polymer.

[AJR]

I never posted Finals RT and ET for any of the classes so here they are...


Street Class Finals   SJRacer Corvette rt.402 / et1.129 vs Kiwidave Plymouth rt.456 / et1.191 
* SJRacer Corvette set new Street Class track record 1.129et @ 13.8v (Finals)

Top Fuel  JJWallace Mav TV rt.519 / et.584 vs Eagle Fram rt.447 / et.796
* JJWallace Mav TV set Top Fuel Class Top Fuel track record .583et @ 26v (Qualifying)

Nostalgia Top Fuel  SKR Blue Hell rt.477 / et.511 vs SKR Plum Altered rt.475 / et.552
* SKR Plum Altered set new Nostalgia Top Fuel track record .506et @ 26v (Eliminations)

** all records have to be backed up + - 1%

Sorry about that. I know I like to see all of my times. 

Congratulations to SJRacer and SKR on your wins!! SJ way to come out of nowhere and take it home! Kiwidave brought his "A" game and almost took it back to New Zealand. Great job Dave! Sam.....awesome job. Your cars performed flawlessly. We saw the most number of cars and COMPETITIVE cars for this race and you commanded the track. I can hardly wait till next year!! 

[AJR]

2014 Labor Day Nationals Best in Show 
Pceng's '33 Roadster

Great job Peter!!

[AJR]

I would like to once again thank our sponsors who continuously donate their products for our races. Be sure and spend your money with them. No need to look anywhere else!!

NTRA (Cordell Steward)

Eagle Racing
www.eagleracing.us/

Hairy Canary
www.hairycanaryracing.com/

Lucky Bob's
www.lucky-bobs-slot-cars.com/

Boneyard Racing

R&D Racing

Angry Jeff Racing

JCruz Performance

**Eagle Racing, Hairy Canary, and Lucky Bob's can be accessed from bottom of Nitroslots home page also.


THANK YOU.......THANK YOU.......THANK YOU

[AJR]

There have been many positive comments from everyone throughout the event and they are all greatly appreciated!!  That is what motivates me. We take pride in trying to put on a good show and run the cars fairly and competitively. Thank you for sending and trusting us with your cars. The 2014 Labor Day Nationals was a success because of the great turnout of cars. Thank you to everyone for that!! A huge Thank You to Robert with Eagle Racing for the help and videos!! I couldn't do it without you. I hope to see all of you back in January at Blacktop Raceway and here again in March!! Congratulations to all of our Class Winners again and thank you from Bear Creek Dragway!! See you all at Mockingbird Heights in October!!

** All cars will be in the mail no later than Wednesday September 10 **

[dave632]

Looks like y'all had a great race. Hopefully I will be ready for the next one.

[AJR]

Peter I've got some numbers for you. Hope this is what you needed. I ran both the DBR and the Tyco (6) runs each. Oiled them up before running and checked pick ups. I tightened up the mesh on the DBR because it was slipping. 
DBR Lycan
Match
.672
.673
Testing
.652
.652
.647
.643
.653
.653
Tyco
Match
.671
.622
Testing
.650
.603
.587
.594
.608
.611

[pceng]

Wow ! Thank you Jeff, for the best in show...... and once again for hosting ! I am truly flattered, knowing the caliber of work on others cars. Speechless......... (imagine that)

....... Peter

[kiwidave]

Well done Peter. Great looking car.

[Deleted]

congrats pceng. good looking rod