TSR podcast Episode

“The Break Out Break Down”

Hosts: Tim Smith and Matt Howsen

 

Show introduction and welcome.

Big Chief winning a cash day

Tim Notes:

The build

Car review

Testing

Broken stuff

Wheelie bar weight box

Summer Mayhem “Matchup madness” June 26th drag race 64 car shoot out, full

News items

ROAR Nationals fuel tank issues.... repeat...

Horizon buys AKA tires

Scotty Ernsts Straight line showdown Entry 125, Double elimination, 2 classes, Aug 27-29 Great lakes dragaway union grove Wi

Payouts top 16 outlaw

payouts top 8 in super sport

payouts top 4 in RTR class

RC Word Of the Week (brought to you by RC Driver)

Servo Horn:

Attaches to the servo and is the link between the servo and the steering linkage.

 

Servo Saver:

Usually a servo horn that uses a spring to absorb sudden shock or impact coming from the servo linkage. This helps prevent breakage of the servo.

 

 

Main Topic:

Facebook Questions

Corey Lively

What are your thoughts on a 1.7 pass being put down by Sean Stanford running a REAR MOTOR car with a Shark body during the testing before the event? Pretty cool and seems to have went a bit under the radar with all the other awesome stuff going on during the event.

 

Kidd Sims

Now that we have two mega races in the books. What could I (as a mega race promoter) improve on to insure everyone has a great time.

 

Chris Gilliland

Track temps definitely played a role in traction for the event. How do you know when to turn it down?? Great meeting you finally!!

 

Willie Trent

Tim Smith with it being a concrete surface I think a lot of people expected to see some record times being ran but that didn’t exactly happen. I know the surface was good and had bite but was it also not as good as everyone expected? It looked really coarse and not as smooth as one would expect and seemed to being giving people trouble especially on the big end.

 

Kerry Adams

First I want to say that was an awesome weekend. Second I wish Matt could have been there to see those sub 2 second runs. I would have liked to see the look on his face. Question is now is everyone ready for Colorado in July?

 

Jeremy Oldham

Went no prep racing for my first time Sunday and now I'm hooked. First time I was right there with my car thanks to your show it went straight and fairly fast.

Ok now for my question:

What can we do to get Joe Zaier Jr to try drag racing?

 

Kerry Adams

Oh and Tim you were so nice to chat with my girlfriend about sunburned ears.

 

Brad Waldrop

It was great meeting you, i had a wonderful time can’t wait for the next one!

 

Lonnie DeTurck

Love your podcast.

My question is on “discharge” before charging your battery to help IR and help the battery from dropping voltage. What do you recommend and if discharging is needed what unit do you recommend and at what rate to discharge.

Thanks a bunch

 

Yeti B.

What did you think of the firebird body?

 

Chip Puccio

Slipper or slipper eliminator and why?

 

Brian Elkins

Consistency or Send it? What do you think made it farther..

 

Yeti B.

What is next for toy tim?

 

 

Rick Schaper

Did you try stiffening up the rear suspension dampening for the added traction?

 

JC Myers

I have a question about tires at bracket races. How do you recommend handling tires between rounds? Do you clean and prep 1 set or do you ever swap tires to save time. I always end up scrambling between rounds. Thanks and Love the show!

 

Joe Zaier Jr

If the no prep cars are running the same times of a proper pro stock, what's the point of no prep? It seems like people are lighting money on fire for the sake of lighting money on fire. I'm just a spectator in this

 

Reflection: The start of drag racing, the years of tracks, Street outlaws, Cars, Bodies, ESC, Big Chief

Compare 1990 car to a 2021 drag car

 

Featured Item of the week

Five Star Hobbies 3D printed shock mount (61036) 15.00

 

Thank you to MaxAmps, Maclan Racing, MKS Servo, Five Star, CowRC, All you awesome fans, We love you all!