My favorite hobby shop is moving.

[Tunedfrog]

We have one in Ontario Oregon which 20 minutes from us but rarely do I shop there. Not a good inventory at all and they lean more towards the flying hobby. Once in a while he has a couple cars on the floor is all.
There are two more in Boise which is a hour away but we don't go there often. I buy all of my stuff online.
There is 2 Bros Hobbies about a hour from us but the last couple of times I've went there, he has been closed. They do have races there also but never been.

 

[Iowa crawler]

It’s like twenty degrees outside today so I went up to the hobby shop to check out the new crawler corse. While I was they I got a look at the new carpet track that’s going in. LED lights really nice wood sub flooring. It’s also huge.
Over on the crawler corse I was playing with some of the features.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Looks like a fun course.

 

[Iowa crawler]

Spent the morning clearing the floor for the new carpet track.
80x45 feet of track surface with an eight place driver stand and pit area.
The floor will be a rubber base tongue and groove floating floor like you would put in a basement. Then the new CRC race carpet will go down. They have spent a couple months building a whole collection of jumps. Plus installing LED lighting and electrical for the pit area and painting the whole thing. It’s a massive project.

 

[Iowa crawler]

Progress on the hobby shop race track.
They got the border done and the first row of carpet. It an 85 feet long roll.

 

[Iowa crawler]

Massive progress with the track. I don’t know what to do for a road car. I think I’ll probably start with the box stock 4-tec class. RTR 300 dollars no mods but shock oil and springs . We will see. I have all my carpet buggies ready to go. It’s an 80x45 foot of track surface and a huge pit are. I can’t wait .

 

[Iowa crawler]

The first preliminary race will be held Saturday at Crash and Bash Hobbies in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Gates open at 11:30.
It’s going to be road racing like VTA, USGT, USVTA and 4-tec. That will be box stock and pro.

I only have a broken VTA car so I need to get a 4-tec today and I’ll race the pro 4-tec class.
Should be a blast .

 

[Iowa crawler]

Well the day has finally arrived. The new track is open for business. I got my 4 tec out and immediately had to barrow some better tires. The stock drift car tires are to hard. I was driving around at a13-15 second laps. Changed tires and it was solid 13.0 and much more controllable.

 

[Iowa crawler]

Third place in the first qualifying heat. This is not easy.

 

[Iowa crawler]

Fifth place basically there were four guys that did not crash. And two guys that did. I did not crash but I am slow. They said my motor will break in and the car will loosen up after a number of battery packs. The track is fantastic.

 

[Iowa crawler]

This week the hobby shop has the off-road track set up. I’m really excited to run there this Saturday.
I have my Exotec b6.3 2wd buggie and my mini-B that I race every other Friday. But Saturday I will get to run my Losi 22-x4 eliete with a center slipper carbon fiber chassis and a 13.5 Juststock motor. I have only driven it twice. Finally get to stretch its legs.