Well, its that time again.  The Reedy race will be starting one week from today at West Coast RC in LaMirada, California.  Its both 2wd and 4wd off-road, open and invite.  Some of the best racers in the world are there to race in the unique format.

Luckily for TRF drivers, West Coast RC (WCRC) is Jake Thayer's home track.  He has been working very hard getting the TRF201 and TRF502x setup for their unique surface.  He has given us a good setup to start with.  It's posted under "My Gallery"

I am flying in to LAX on Sunday night and meeting up with Lee Martin.  We are going to start practicing Monday at whatever track is open.  I think that WCRC is closed until Wednesday afternoon, so Orange County RC is the other option.  Lee is starting with his standard European car setup on one car, and Jake's setup on another.  I just got a lengthened chassis and am finishing up that build with Jake's setup.

On my 502X, I am running almost the same setup as the Spektrum Race at Trackside in Milwaukee in early December.  The only changes are going to TLR big bore springs (Silver/Yellow) on the standard TRF shocks and a PL Bulldog body.

There are a few parts that are needed to get the big bore springs to fit properly. They are (per car):

Qty:1  TLR5095 - lower shock spring cups 

  or

Qty:2  Kyosho W5303-05 - Big bore plastics (Needed for the lower spring cups)

  and (for either of the above #s)

Qty: 2 Traxxas 3768 - Needed for the upper collar adapters.  Minor tapering of the ring is needed for proper fit and operation.  A dremel works magic!

Look me up on Facebook.  I try to keep the Invitational class standing posted during the race.  I'll have a blog after to keep everyone posted on what was going on.

It'll be fun.. more to come!

Here's a preview of my 502x: (I'm having problems uploading more...)