Downriver R/C
Michigan's Oldest R/C Track
4th Annual Michigan Carpet Offroad Championships
This year event will be held on February 19th, 20th, 21st of 2010 at Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor MI. Mark your dates for this event. More info will follow in the next couple weeks. Please dont call Gibraltar Trade Center for info, they are simply hosting the event.
JimmyG
11-23-2009
We will not be racing on Thanksgiving Day. Downriver RC wants everybody to have a great week off, and enjoy the good food. We will be racing at Riders in Ypsilanti on Sunday Nov 29th. Come on out and enjoy the fun. Their number is 734-971-6116 for any info you need.
JimmyG
10-31-2009
On November 5th we will have a benefit race for Charlie Cox. Charlie past away on Oct 25th. He was only 16 years old. He was a regular at the Hall, and was getting better and better each season. He will be missed.
To show our support, on Oct 5th we are asking all racers to come out and race on his behalf. If you only run one class, please run two. All the proceeds from that night will go the Cox family, in memory of Charlie. There are others that are donating as well. Since Charlie ran a revo, we are asking all revo/emaxx drivers to come out and run. I myself will run mine as well. So please come out and support the Cox family.
JimmyG
10-4-2009
There has been a thread on rc extreme about spec slash class and what is considered "spec". I want to make this perfectly clear for our upcoming season. Its posted on this website as well.
The truck for our slash spec class is "as it comes out of the box" with 2 changes allowed. You can change to a better radio and better servo. No other changes at all. none... If any changes are made and found, then you will run in Mod CORR truck.
I hope this clears up any questions..
Seeya at the track
JimmyG
9-27-2009
We have decided to begin racing on Oct 15th. I hope this makes everybody happy!!! Please remember we will be enforcing all rules this year including lipo bags, ROAR approved lipo's as well as inspections on Slash Spec class. If needed, we will ask you to tear down your transmission to make sure you are not running a ball diff. I know this sounds like a pain, but that's the way it must be.
Downriver Hobby will be bringing parts in the next couple weeks to get your stuff up to speed. Make sure you get there and get or order what you need before its too late!
Seeya at the track
JimmyG
9-6-2009
I hope everybody is having a great summer. Ive been racing at Riders in Ypsilanti on Sunday's, so my skills are not like last year. I should be coming out of the gate and running like earlier this spring. I hope everybody has had time to stop by at a local track and get some track time in.
We will be starting in mid October. I know there have been alot of questions of when we are going to start, so I hope this announcement makes you happy. The actual date will be announced later this month. There has been alot going on behind the scenes. There have been several enhancements that will become evident when we do our Gibraltar race next year.
There have been questions if we are moving etc.. Currently NO. We will continue to run at Dom Polski Hal. Over the summer I was looking at new places to move to, one was very promising, but it fell threw. It was nearly 3 times the size of Dom Polski. I guess I need to be more patient and will see what happens.
Riders Hobby shop of Taylor has been bought out. There is new owners and new name. Downriver Hobbies. They have assured me they will support Downriver R/C racers more now than Riders ever did. So please support them by getting all your gear from them.
Remember to look over the rules and make sure your stuff is ok. We will be enforcing the lipo battery rule this year. Only ROAR approved batteries that are on their list. Please dont show up with a soft pack or non-approved pack. We simply wont allow those batteries to run. In May, ROAR approved over 30 lipo batteries. So the list of batteries is rather large. Click here to get to the list. Remember, we only allow 7.4 volt lipo packs and 7.2 volt nicad/nimh batteries.
If you need to contact someone about Downriver R/C Racing, feel free to call me at 734-732-6305. Please be patient as my phone has been hanging up on people when it feels like it.
Thanks
JimmyG
6-29-2009
Hey Gang
There are going to be some changes coming up this year. I want everybody to be aware of these changes so they can be ready for the winter. Something to keep in the back of your mind. Yea..I know, its just the start of summer, but hey...I gotta post something!!
Slash: We will continue with box stock slash, no changes are needed. Mod CORR class will be added to accommodate the SC10 and any Slash that is not Box Stock.
Emaxx/ERevo: There are some big changes. We will no longer allow these vehicles to be brushless. They can run the titan motors, or run the 775 motor that is supplied in the Summit Truck. I ran both Combat Chuck's truck and Mikey's Erevo with the 775 motor in it. It runs awesome. Very well balanced and tons of power. The 775 motor is also cheaper than 2 titan motors.
1/16th Slash and Revo
These will be allowed in the Mini Class. Since the Mini class is a open class, modifications can be made to the trucks. There will be one limitation, you can only run one 6 cell battery or two 6cell battery's but they must be wired in parallel, they will not be in series. We are allowing this because it is obvious the trucks need 2 batteries to maintain balance. Having a single battery on one side wont work well. This also goes for lipo that will be used in the truck.
Lipo's: This year will will only allow lipo's that are on ROAR's approved list. This is for insurance reasons.
This stuff is not up for discussion. We spent alot of time talking about this, and this is the route we will go.
4-1-2009
The 2008-2009 season is over. I hope everybody had fun and enjoyed themselves. We have seen alot of new faces this year and I hope they come back next year. We also seen alot of people who started new this year, just simple excel so fast in their skills. Congrats to you as well.
There will be alot of places to run this summer, and if you want to try something different, go ahead and get some experience in dirt racing. There are alot of very skilled racers, and they can teach you alot. Dont forget that Riders hobbies of Yspilanti will be running offroad on Sunday's, and they will also be having the Short Course Championships on May 17th. Register early for that that, it will save you some bucks.
Hopefully Ill see you at the track.
JimmyG
3-23-2009
The big race went well. The results are already posted.
I want to thank everybody who helped make this run as smooth as it did. I also want to thank all the sponsors, and all the companies that donated door prizes. Without all these elements, it would have been, just another race.
JimmyG
2-17-2009
Update on March Race rules.
Have a few updates for everybody.
Buggy class: You CAN run any type of mini pin or mini square tires.
Lipos: Since we are under NRCTPA insurance, the rules set forth by NRCTPA on lipos are as follows. If saddle packs are used, they must be hardcase saddle packs since ROAR hasnt approved enough of these batteries.
Can only used ROAR approved batteries on ROAR's site, and they can only be 2s lipos and must use a lipo sack/charging bag.
http://www.roarracing.com/approvals/lipobattery.php
I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to follow those rules in order to have insurance for the race.
2-3-2009
Apparently there are problems with viewing the website, with different browsers. IE 6 and 7 has major issues, while IE 8 has minor issues. Firefox views it perfectly fine. On other occasions there seems to be issues where there is no white backing behind the topics at all, its all the diamond plate.
You should be seeing this format. All the letter should stay in the white area. If there is no white background, Im not sure why, might be a occasional issue with freewebs.
This image will be bigger than the area due to its size.
I dont think its fixable issue, what do you expect with a free webhost...
1-30-2009
Once again I had to cut down on some space to post race results. In a effort to save space, we will only post results from each season. We will no longer archive previous seasons results.
JimmyG
1-23-2008
Due to limited space on this website, I had to eliminate some things. I apologize for this and I am looking at other hosting sites for us to use.
JimmyG
1-16-2009
3rd Annual Offroad Carpet Championships
All flyers for the event weekend have been posted. If you have any questions simply call me or email me.
Thanks
JimmyG
1-8-2009
JimmyG
1-7-2009
With the point series coming up, I updated some of the general rules and class rules and posted them on the Forums for all to see. These rules have been used in the past, so they are nothing new.
If you have a question then please post it in the Q&A forum of the points series and I will answer it. I will also have sheets available on Thursday night so everybody will have a copy.
Please be ready for racing at 7:00P.M. That is the new start time.
JimmyG
12-21-2008
Points series to begin Jan 15th
Ok here is the info...
Dates are as follows.
Jan 15th
22nd
29th
Feb 5th
12th
19th
26th
Mar 5th
12th
26th
April 5th (Wrap up and end of season, no points race)
10 weeks total with 2 drops.
4 or more vehicles in a class, must be required to accumulate points.
Points are 100, 99, 98 etc with TQ getting 1 extra point.
Rules will be strictly enforced. If you need to see the class rules, click on the class tab or rules tab for all the info.
I suggest you pick your class wisely, and stick with it. Points are not transferable to other classes.
Any questions, you can post on our forums, or on R/C Extreme's forums
12-13-2008
R/C Extreme's site is currently down to drama...yea it happens. I have put up a temporary forum until nate decides to put it back up. You must register with the site with a legit email. If you dont, you will not be able to post. Please use forums as you like, but keep drama and general crap out of it. If the drama comes here, Ill simply turn this one off as well.
Thanks
JimmyG
12-12-2008
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 8TH 2009
We will start races at 7:00P.M. If you cannot make it on time for signup, then call a friend or fellow racer and I can add you. The reason for this change is due to our attendance increase.
Thanks
JimmyG
12-5-2008
Pictures page is updated...Enjoy
7-21-2008
New Season starts Oct 16th
We decided on this after lengthy discussion and reviewing when we started last year. I know alot of you wanted to start sooner, but this is the best we can do with our current schedule.
7-15-2008
Currently we are discussing when we will start racing again. You can expect sometime towards the end of September or early October. If anything changes, we will post here and on extremes forums.
JimmyG
7-13-2008
Slash Class update
New update::::
Here is what is going on.
To keep the class fun and not blown out of proportions (hopups galore, including brushless that nobody else can afford) and also so you can go to other tracks on the weekend and compete with them, we are adopting the rules Washtenaw Raceway have adopted.
Here you go
Box stock with the stock motor with these exceptions.
1- Any Radio.
2- Any steering servo. I would encourage all to use the stock servo until a failure occurs. Then you could put in what ever you want. I say this for two reasons. One, it will be good to see just how durable the stock servo is for feedback on the vehicle. Two, helps keep the cost down.
3- Any 6 cell sub C pack, or 2S lipo pack. 7.2/7.4V
4-Any CORR style body and paint. Must come out to the outside of the tires like the kit body.
5- Fellow racers in the class will tech each others vehicles on occasion.
6- No aftermarket tires.
IF the motor goes bad, or the stock motor cant handle the racing on a tight track, we will at the point, look into the 19 turn or 27 turn motor possibility.
7-8-2008
Pictures page coming soon!
7-08-2008
Slash rules
New slash truck is out, and rules are being developed for this class. When the rules are determined we will post them here, as well as on the class page.
Effective 2008-2009 Season.
ROAR Rules will be followed when it comes to lipo batteries. This includes charging bags. Please make these changes before the start of the new season, otherwise you may not be able to run. This is very important for your safety as well as our continued use of the building. All information on ROAR can be found here. http://www.roarracing.com/
Thank you for your cooperation.
This year event will be held on February 19th, 20th, 21st of 2010 at Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor MI. Mark your dates for this event. More info will follow in the next couple weeks. Please dont call Gibraltar Trade Center for info, they are simply hosting the event.
JimmyG
11-23-2009
We will not be racing on Thanksgiving Day. Downriver RC wants everybody to have a great week off, and enjoy the good food. We will be racing at Riders in Ypsilanti on Sunday Nov 29th. Come on out and enjoy the fun. Their number is 734-971-6116 for any info you need.
JimmyG
10-31-2009
On November 5th we will have a benefit race for Charlie Cox. Charlie past away on Oct 25th. He was only 16 years old. He was a regular at the Hall, and was getting better and better each season. He will be missed.
To show our support, on Oct 5th we are asking all racers to come out and race on his behalf. If you only run one class, please run two. All the proceeds from that night will go the Cox family, in memory of Charlie. There are others that are donating as well. Since Charlie ran a revo, we are asking all revo/emaxx drivers to come out and run. I myself will run mine as well. So please come out and support the Cox family.
JimmyG
10-4-2009
There has been a thread on rc extreme about spec slash class and what is considered "spec". I want to make this perfectly clear for our upcoming season. Its posted on this website as well.
The truck for our slash spec class is "as it comes out of the box" with 2 changes allowed. You can change to a better radio and better servo. No other changes at all. none... If any changes are made and found, then you will run in Mod CORR truck.
I hope this clears up any questions..
Seeya at the track
JimmyG
9-27-2009
We have decided to begin racing on Oct 15th. I hope this makes everybody happy!!! Please remember we will be enforcing all rules this year including lipo bags, ROAR approved lipo's as well as inspections on Slash Spec class. If needed, we will ask you to tear down your transmission to make sure you are not running a ball diff. I know this sounds like a pain, but that's the way it must be.
Downriver Hobby will be bringing parts in the next couple weeks to get your stuff up to speed. Make sure you get there and get or order what you need before its too late!
Seeya at the track
JimmyG
9-6-2009
I hope everybody is having a great summer. Ive been racing at Riders in Ypsilanti on Sunday's, so my skills are not like last year. I should be coming out of the gate and running like earlier this spring. I hope everybody has had time to stop by at a local track and get some track time in.
We will be starting in mid October. I know there have been alot of questions of when we are going to start, so I hope this announcement makes you happy. The actual date will be announced later this month. There has been alot going on behind the scenes. There have been several enhancements that will become evident when we do our Gibraltar race next year.
There have been questions if we are moving etc.. Currently NO. We will continue to run at Dom Polski Hal. Over the summer I was looking at new places to move to, one was very promising, but it fell threw. It was nearly 3 times the size of Dom Polski. I guess I need to be more patient and will see what happens.
Riders Hobby shop of Taylor has been bought out. There is new owners and new name. Downriver Hobbies. They have assured me they will support Downriver R/C racers more now than Riders ever did. So please support them by getting all your gear from them.
Remember to look over the rules and make sure your stuff is ok. We will be enforcing the lipo battery rule this year. Only ROAR approved batteries that are on their list. Please dont show up with a soft pack or non-approved pack. We simply wont allow those batteries to run. In May, ROAR approved over 30 lipo batteries. So the list of batteries is rather large. Click here to get to the list. Remember, we only allow 7.4 volt lipo packs and 7.2 volt nicad/nimh batteries.
If you need to contact someone about Downriver R/C Racing, feel free to call me at 734-732-6305. Please be patient as my phone has been hanging up on people when it feels like it.
Thanks
JimmyG
6-29-2009
Hey Gang
There are going to be some changes coming up this year. I want everybody to be aware of these changes so they can be ready for the winter. Something to keep in the back of your mind. Yea..I know, its just the start of summer, but hey...I gotta post something!!
Slash: We will continue with box stock slash, no changes are needed. Mod CORR class will be added to accommodate the SC10 and any Slash that is not Box Stock.
Emaxx/ERevo: There are some big changes. We will no longer allow these vehicles to be brushless. They can run the titan motors, or run the 775 motor that is supplied in the Summit Truck. I ran both Combat Chuck's truck and Mikey's Erevo with the 775 motor in it. It runs awesome. Very well balanced and tons of power. The 775 motor is also cheaper than 2 titan motors.
1/16th Slash and Revo
These will be allowed in the Mini Class. Since the Mini class is a open class, modifications can be made to the trucks. There will be one limitation, you can only run one 6 cell battery or two 6cell battery's but they must be wired in parallel, they will not be in series. We are allowing this because it is obvious the trucks need 2 batteries to maintain balance. Having a single battery on one side wont work well. This also goes for lipo that will be used in the truck.
Lipo's: This year will will only allow lipo's that are on ROAR's approved list. This is for insurance reasons.
This stuff is not up for discussion. We spent alot of time talking about this, and this is the route we will go.
4-1-2009
The 2008-2009 season is over. I hope everybody had fun and enjoyed themselves. We have seen alot of new faces this year and I hope they come back next year. We also seen alot of people who started new this year, just simple excel so fast in their skills. Congrats to you as well.
There will be alot of places to run this summer, and if you want to try something different, go ahead and get some experience in dirt racing. There are alot of very skilled racers, and they can teach you alot. Dont forget that Riders hobbies of Yspilanti will be running offroad on Sunday's, and they will also be having the Short Course Championships on May 17th. Register early for that that, it will save you some bucks.
Hopefully Ill see you at the track.
JimmyG
3-23-2009
The big race went well. The results are already posted.
I want to thank everybody who helped make this run as smooth as it did. I also want to thank all the sponsors, and all the companies that donated door prizes. Without all these elements, it would have been, just another race.
JimmyG
2-17-2009
Update on March Race rules.
Have a few updates for everybody.
Buggy class: You CAN run any type of mini pin or mini square tires.
Lipos: Since we are under NRCTPA insurance, the rules set forth by NRCTPA on lipos are as follows. If saddle packs are used, they must be hardcase saddle packs since ROAR hasnt approved enough of these batteries.
Can only used ROAR approved batteries on ROAR's site, and they can only be 2s lipos and must use a lipo sack/charging bag.
http://www.roarracing.com/approvals/lipobattery.php
I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to follow those rules in order to have insurance for the race.
2-3-2009
Apparently there are problems with viewing the website, with different browsers. IE 6 and 7 has major issues, while IE 8 has minor issues. Firefox views it perfectly fine. On other occasions there seems to be issues where there is no white backing behind the topics at all, its all the diamond plate.
You should be seeing this format. All the letter should stay in the white area. If there is no white background, Im not sure why, might be a occasional issue with freewebs.
This image will be bigger than the area due to its size.
I dont think its fixable issue, what do you expect with a free webhost...
1-30-2009
Once again I had to cut down on some space to post race results. In a effort to save space, we will only post results from each season. We will no longer archive previous seasons results.
JimmyG
1-23-2008
Due to limited space on this website, I had to eliminate some things. I apologize for this and I am looking at other hosting sites for us to use.
JimmyG
1-16-2009
3rd Annual Offroad Carpet Championships
All flyers for the event weekend have been posted. If you have any questions simply call me or email me.
Thanks
JimmyG
1-8-2009
I want to apologize for all the technical issues
we had last night. It was completely unexpected and it really took me
by surprise.
As of this morning the issue has been fixed, and everything should be good for next week.
Once again, sorry for the inconvenience and we will see you next week!
As of this morning the issue has been fixed, and everything should be good for next week.
Once again, sorry for the inconvenience and we will see you next week!
JimmyG
1-7-2009
With the point series coming up, I updated some of the general rules and class rules and posted them on the Forums for all to see. These rules have been used in the past, so they are nothing new.
If you have a question then please post it in the Q&A forum of the points series and I will answer it. I will also have sheets available on Thursday night so everybody will have a copy.
Please be ready for racing at 7:00P.M. That is the new start time.
JimmyG
12-21-2008
Points series to begin Jan 15th
Ok here is the info...
Dates are as follows.
Jan 15th
22nd
29th
Feb 5th
12th
19th
26th
Mar 5th
12th
26th
April 5th (Wrap up and end of season, no points race)
10 weeks total with 2 drops.
4 or more vehicles in a class, must be required to accumulate points.
Points are 100, 99, 98 etc with TQ getting 1 extra point.
Rules will be strictly enforced. If you need to see the class rules, click on the class tab or rules tab for all the info.
I suggest you pick your class wisely, and stick with it. Points are not transferable to other classes.
Any questions, you can post on our forums, or on R/C Extreme's forums
12-13-2008
R/C Extreme's site is currently down to drama...yea it happens. I have put up a temporary forum until nate decides to put it back up. You must register with the site with a legit email. If you dont, you will not be able to post. Please use forums as you like, but keep drama and general crap out of it. If the drama comes here, Ill simply turn this one off as well.
Thanks
JimmyG
12-12-2008
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 8TH 2009
We will start races at 7:00P.M. If you cannot make it on time for signup, then call a friend or fellow racer and I can add you. The reason for this change is due to our attendance increase.
Thanks
JimmyG
12-5-2008
Pictures page is updated...Enjoy
7-21-2008
New Season starts Oct 16th
We decided on this after lengthy discussion and reviewing when we started last year. I know alot of you wanted to start sooner, but this is the best we can do with our current schedule.
7-15-2008
Currently we are discussing when we will start racing again. You can expect sometime towards the end of September or early October. If anything changes, we will post here and on extremes forums.
JimmyG
7-13-2008
Slash Class update
New update::::
Here is what is going on.
To keep the class fun and not blown out of proportions (hopups galore, including brushless that nobody else can afford) and also so you can go to other tracks on the weekend and compete with them, we are adopting the rules Washtenaw Raceway have adopted.
Here you go
Box stock with the stock motor with these exceptions.
1- Any Radio.
2- Any steering servo. I would encourage all to use the stock servo until a failure occurs. Then you could put in what ever you want. I say this for two reasons. One, it will be good to see just how durable the stock servo is for feedback on the vehicle. Two, helps keep the cost down.
3- Any 6 cell sub C pack, or 2S lipo pack. 7.2/7.4V
4-Any CORR style body and paint. Must come out to the outside of the tires like the kit body.
5- Fellow racers in the class will tech each others vehicles on occasion.
6- No aftermarket tires.
IF the motor goes bad, or the stock motor cant handle the racing on a tight track, we will at the point, look into the 19 turn or 27 turn motor possibility.
7-8-2008
Pictures page coming soon!
7-08-2008
Slash rules
New slash truck is out, and rules are being developed for this class. When the rules are determined we will post them here, as well as on the class page.
Effective 2008-2009 Season.
ROAR Rules will be followed when it comes to lipo batteries. This includes charging bags. Please make these changes before the start of the new season, otherwise you may not be able to run. This is very important for your safety as well as our continued use of the building. All information on ROAR can be found here. http://www.roarracing.com/
Thank you for your cooperation.
