Radio Control: Pylon Racing
BEFORE we get started this month, please note the revised kit and engine list as a correction for the January 1991 issue. I had grabbed an old list that wasn't even close to being correct. Sorry, guys. I will try to keep this list updated and run it several times during the year. Since this is the building season for most of us, I thought I'd pass along an article by Duane Gall on putting in a firewall. It's from the Colorado Competition Society newsletter. Over to Duane:
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
I'VE JUST returned from the NMPRA Formula One Championships. Wow, what a contest. More in a later issue. At the race I was told of a new Q-500 engine. This engine will be produced by Henry Nelson-yes, the same person who does the .15 and our new FAI and Formula One engines. The new engine will be available about the first of '91. For more information write Nelson Competition Engines, RD 2 Box 233, Ramsey Rd., Zelienople, PA 16063 (telephone 1-412/538-5282), or Dave Shadel, Performance Specialties. P.O. Box 4003, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (telephone 1-619/729-1658).
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
New Stuff: I don't often make it a point in this column to highlight commercial products, but I do try to pass on information that will help the racer. So here goes. Let's look at some of the products that Ace R/C puts Out: No serious flier could do without a device to cycle-test his batteries. Well, Ace has the Digipace I for the job. Most of the competition fliers I know use one. I just bought a Tach Master II as a kit and built it in one evening. It works great. (I also have several Ace battery chargers and have built several of the receivers.) The latest thing that I think will be a must for everyone is a device called an Add-A-Trickle. It allows you to add a trickle charger to any existing overnight charger. After the initial or overnight charge, just flip the switch, and you get about a 10-mA trickle. At this low rate you can leave your batteries plugged in indefinitely with no worry about overcharging. It's great! Your batteries will always be at their peak. No more worry about having to remember to put things on charge the night before a race. I've got one on every one of my chargers. I could go on and on, but you can get one and see for yourself. See your local dealer for more in formation on Ace R/C products.
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OUR 1989 Formula One racing season ended with the Championship race held at Phoenix, AZ. For a lot of us, another race at the same place but at a different time-February 24-25-would serve as a season opener. There were 49 entries this time. For Scott Manning it was time to prove that his good placing at the 1988 Championship Race was no fluke-he won. Congratulations, Scott! Here is a list of the top 10 in '89: 1) Scott Manning (1:10.00); 2) Lyle Larson (1:12.96); 3) Mike Helsel (1:13.70); 4) Dave Shadel (1:09.48-fast time); 5) Henry Bartel (1:13.00); 6) Richard Verano (1:09.78); 7) Don McStay (1:20.00); 8) Norm Johnson (1:14.26); 9) Rick Tocci (1:15.99); 10) Mark Greer (1:17.34).
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
RACE results from the 22nd annual Tangerine races are in. But first, some new products and other news worth mentioning. New products: ( For you Q500 fliers who want a good low-priced radio, let it be known that Futaba has a new PCM four- or six-channel set. I am flying one in my Quickie, and it works great. The four-channel retails for about $249.95-quite a buy. ( Pacer Technology, manufacturer of ZAP and other adhesive products, will provide support for Formula I Pylon Racing in 1990. Assistance will range from providing products at local races for quick repairs, to partial sponsorship of the annual NMPRA (National Miniature Pylon Racing Association) invitational championship race. "We are proud to be a part of the high performance world of RC Pylon Racing with our line of high-performance adhesives," said Pacer president Jim Munn.
