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Obstacle
Course Racing -
The obstacle course through the skate park was by far our best course
yet. Drivers went head-to-head for 3 laps in a double elimination
style event. The course took drivers over a set of small jumps,
into a 90 degree right hander and over the whoop section, another
right hander over the skate ramp, up and around a large cone
on the half pipe, then through one of 2 paths to the finish!
Congratulations to Brian Smolik (Big
Squid RC) on taking the
win. Brian edged
out
Martin
Tomic
on
the last
lap
after running neck and neck the entire race.
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At the next hill climb we will try double elimination so drivers can run side-by-side instead of against the clock. The grassy hill proved how much of a difference the big .21 and larger motors make in these monster trucks over the .15's. Hopefully someone will have the new Losi LST or the new Genesis .46 at the next Monster Jam! |
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 Big
Jump Contest - The new big jump arrive at the skate park by lunchtime.
Special thanks to David Didier for getting the ramp for us, without
his big F-150 truck the big jump may not have happened! Lucky for
us though, it did happen! With drivers at the top of the hill and
me at the bottom calling out the next jumper, things got a little
messy. everyone was so anxious to hit the jump that we started to
lose track of which truck jumped what distance. But we do know this,
John Skalski launched his T-Maxx 50 feet 6 inches! Gabe Guild was
the next closest monster truck jump at 39'6". Nice job guys! With
the buggies, Tony Mrkvicka launched 72 feet!!! Guy Cummins threw
down a 60'6" jump, and Brian Louis put in a meager 52 footer. I give
myself a 10 though for the perfect 4 point landing on every attempt!
Great job on the 72 footer Tony!    |
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 Sled
Pulling - The sled pull is more of an exhibition event at the
Monster Jam. We ended up doing this event last and about 5 or 6
guys gave it a try. The new sled will take some getting used to,
it is very heavy even w/o any weight in it! Jay Krush pulled 20
pounds 50 feet and Andy Bender with pulled the same weight 54 feet
with ihs Savage .25. Then Guy Cummins hooked up his 1/6th scale
RWD buggy and made a full 80 foot pull with 20 pounds in the bucket.
At 30 pounds, we needed to lay a 10 pound plate on the back of
his buggy for traction. It worked as he pulled 30 pounds over 40
feet! |
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| Prize Raffle - Special thanks to DuBro for sponsoring this event. Every driver that participated received a Dubro Kwik Stop & Body Klip Retainer package. Drivers also received RC Car Action decals, HPI decals, Big Squid RC decals, and a raffle ticket for the prize drawing. Just about every driver won a prize. Prizes included Naked R/C DVD's, Jim's Hobbies gift certificates, RC Car Action subscriptions, HPI hats, Team Associated hats & T-shirts, Big Squid RC T-shirts, and Pro-Line tires. Don't forget, Jim's Hobbies in McHenry now has an off-road track open everyday for practice. Call the store for details at 815-363-0333.
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Paulus Park is located in Lake Zurich, IL just a few hundred yards North of where Half Day Road (Rt. 22) crosses Rand Rd. (Rt. 12). From 294 you can take Half Day Rd. west about 15 miles, make a right at Rand Rd. and the next right takes you into Paulus Park. From the south you can come up 294 to I-90 west to 53/290 north, then exit Rand Rd. Go left at the exit (NW) about 7 or 8 miles, the last major thing you will pass is a Home Depot on your right, go through 2 more lights then make a right into the park. For
you MapQuest or Yahoo Maps users:
GOT QUESTIONS?E-MAIL ME AT: brian@chicagorc.com |
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