This is the deleted post on Utahrc.com. So far I do not have an explanation why this was stripped off but it doesn't matter at this point. I find it a very open and honest confession that should scare any status quo lovers away...:
By the way, I apologise in advance dumping this post in the middle of what appears to be the successful launching of an indoor track in Utah that isn't filled with dirt.
Thanks Dave and Carl for insight and compliments. We lay out our tracks after the real ones used in Formula One. The hose and weighted corner markers were the only way to create the dynamic corners in real race tracks. It will be beefed up and tested for the weight and speed of 4WD touring cars in the 4 hours of Salt Lake race in May. We are abandoning the boards unless we fail in the use of track components.
I've been and raced in national events at Tamiya, ROAR, and NORCCA. Some of these were at permanent facilities but one is owned by Tamiya and the others were supported by a non-r/c business (i.e. Gas Station). You'd have to go back to the Ranch (even questionable), SIR or Socal to find something special that didn't require outside money to fund the track. If you were around when Ripon was being created then you would of read many of my posts on Trinity Tech Talk in support of the track and Dennis even though I lived 800 miles away. We also shared our F1 rules with your race organizer without credit. ( I'm amazed that online one always has to prove one's credentials, but who knows you might be talking to a 10 year old kid having fun with adults ). I've been racing since I was 15 when Pioneer Hobbies was on 8th south in Salt Lake. I've been to races all over Japan. The home of scale r/c racing. (Notice their recent TC rule changes.)
I've spent countless hours supporting, running, setting up, announcing, even working at a hobby shop, creating web and public marketing for on-road and off-road r/c local and national races when Scotty Ernst was still in the pits racing and not quite the known announcer/organizer he is today. Like Scotty I'm definitely a better organizer because I sacrificed my pit time running events. Unlike Scotty I don't make money from the r/c business because it's my hobby and just that. I still lean on everyone to help me get faster but my cars always suffer because I'm running the event. I started my own club in the winter of 1999 that is one of the only F1 clubs in the world that I know. We are the only independent club of 3 years or more of successful racing (if the Oahu club isn't dead) that I know of that does not run in conjunction with hobby shop, ROAR, or any other sanctioned events. Though we run our races as though we were sanctioned. AMB scoring with a computer announced race, a full set of rules comparable to any sanctioned rule book in racing (that most have borrowed for their series in redundant language that is word for word that I wrote), a full season of 16 races or more, in a reliable on time scenario realistic for the average racer who has 3-4 hours for racing. Oh, and they like F1 to some degree.
Everyone I meet in this hobby is a nice guy or girl but ultimately they are in it for themselves. Most post's online reflect it and I'm guilty of it too. Their enjoyment, their own success, and of course bragging rights. I'm only sharing this with you because I don't believe in the system provided by manufacturers and sanctioning bodies available. I think it's great what is happening with the new track and I will come race too. But after it takes 5 hours to run two rounds I'll probably head home. When the top drivers throw away otherwise new tires that have 3 races on them because they lost less than a tenth I'll pick them out of the trash and run them the rest of the season. I'm not going to tune motors all day and blow them up just because I can pull one more tooth. That does not make a great racer to race with, only a racer willing to do anything with their equipment to gain that missing tenth. I may not be at the sharp end of the pack but I don't believe in chasing the manufactured-sponsored drivers line of thinking. I'm in this to have a great racing time (on the track and not in the pits), have some laughs (because no one is going to die racing r/c cars), and believe for a second that I really am racing and not standing 50' away holding a radio control.
I guess what I want to say is that I know what the "big boys" are doing and I don't care because I think the motives are warped and unrelated to the club level experience. Most of the national/sponsored drivers I've met are nice guys too but they don't build race facilities (except a few but one wanted to showcase his new company along with the facility) with their money and start up clubs to start up new driver programs. That's the manufacturer's job to give back and not theirs. On a local or forum note I'll listen to any line of thinking because usually everyone has good ideas and means the best by offering new ideas. So don't be bothered by my line of thinking because I'm not in tune with what's out there. But trust me that I do understand what's out there but walk my own line.
Honestly, I know that I'm lucky to still be racing. All my friends can attest to a great and supportive wife who hasn't swung the axe or left me despite my penchant for scale model r/c cars.
The deleted post from a lame utah website.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
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