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[usadar]

The following the result of our race on Feb 19.

My Can-Am car had some mechanical problem, finishing not so good.
As for F-1, after Akitani & Tebu retires because of mechanical troubles, I felt I would win the the race but I got a trouble of a pinion slippery at the end of 7th heat. I almost gave up racing but Akitani offered a hot soldering iron and Tebu suggested to me to use super-glue. I happened to have a Loc-tite, which worked well. I got a real marginal victory.
I really appreciated their comradeship.
This is why i am keep racing.

Haruki

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[TSR]

Haruki,
Luck is always a good part of racing! Don't forget to sand the motor shaft with a piece of Scotchbrite before soldering the pinion...

[Tim Neja]

Great job all the Tokyo racers!! Nice to see a good growing group of D3 guys!! Good job finding a way to squeek out the win in F-1 too Haruki!! NICE!!! Got some pics of the cars that ran to post?? Always good seeing the high quality of craftsmanship that your builders have with their cars!! Take care,
Tim

[Gus Kelley]

Hey Haruki! Great racing and am looking forward to your attendance at the western states, maybe with some of your fellow racers this time. I should be up to racing snuff myself. A question to you: what is your track voltage at practice and at racing? Gus in Sacto

[usadar]

PDL, Tim and Gus,

Thanks a lot for your advice and warm words.

The more detailed report will be posted at Keith's web-site with the materials prepared by Akitani and Mickeyzo.

In Tokyo we are talking about coming to race with you at the Check Point Cup by organizing a big race tour.

I am pretty sure of coming to race for the Western States, hoping taking a couple of Tokyo D3 racers with myself.

Keep racing,

Haruki

[j-slot]

On Feb.19, Thirteen racers gathered at Cheerio Speedway for 2012 Tokyo D3 race#2.
Back LtoR: Suzuki, Kurata, A/Yoshi, Tebu, Kamo, H/Yoshi, Haruki, Akitani.
Front LtoR: Sekiguchi, Ryu, Omi, Hashimoto, Hanada and our great race director Mickeyzo.


Today's first race is Can-Am.
Qualifying in progress.


Can-Am B-main cars line up.


Can-Am B-main podium.
LtoR Sekiguchi/2nd, Tebu/1st, Hanada/3rd. They move up to A-main.


Can-Am A-main cars line up.


Can-Am A-main podium.
LtoR Tebu/2nd, Ryu/1st, Akitani/3rd&TQ.


Can-Am winning cars.


F1 race is followed.


F1 qualifying.


F1 B-main podium.
LtoR Sekiguchi/2nd, Kurata/1st, A-Yoshi/3rd. They move up to A-main.


F1 A-main cars line up.


F1 A-main podium.
LtoR Hanada/2nd, Haruki/1st, Kurata/3rd.


F1 winning cars.


Complete race results and pics will be posted on Keith Tanaka's great website soon.

Akitani

[Noose]

Nice and congrats on another successful event! Great looking cars and that Can-Am frame of Tebu-san's is VERY interesting.

[Mike K]

Three move ups from the B Main! Really cool Haruki! West Coast D3 could learn a few things from you!

[TSR]

Beautiful photo report! beautiful cars too...

[Ron Hershman]

Yes they are!!!

[Tim Neja]

Nice looking cars!! I agree--that Tebu's "wedge" frame looks very cool!! Must be LIGHT!! Congrats on another great race!!
T

[usadar]

Nice looking cars!! I agree--that Tebu's "wedge" frame looks very cool!! Must be LIGHT!! Congrats on another great race!!
T

Tebu's car weighs 93g. You will see the whole tech sheets in Keith's race report.

Haruki

[HarV Wallbanger III]

Three move ups from the B Main! Really cool Haruki! West Coast D3 could learn a few things from you!

Looks like you all had a great time Haruki! Cheers to all!

I have been talking to Bryan and Craig about move ups of late so you never know Mike!

[Bryan Warmack]

Three move ups from the B Main! Really cool Haruki! West Coast D3 could learn a few things from you!

Mike,
Multiple moves up was certainly under discussion for the Checkpoint Cup. It unfortunately just got lost in the shuffle on race day!! I'm certain you can expect it in some form in the future.
Thanks Haruki for the pics. Some really interesting cars!! Great to see A-Yoshi join in the fun. He used to be a racer at Buena Park and please give him our regards!!

[usadar]

Hey Haruki! Great racing and am looking forward to your attendance at the western states, maybe with some of your fellow racers this time. I should be up to racing snuff myself. A question to you: what is your track voltage at practice and at racing? Gus in Sacto

Hi Gus,
As for the track voltage at our race, at practice & racing, we use full charged batteries( 4 x Optima Yellow Top's, 975CCA each) without chargers/power-supplies, except at qualifies when we put on 2 x Bulldog 90 Amp power-supplies in addition to the batteries.

The maximum voltage from full charged batteries is 13.2 V but normally we have around 12.8 V at the controller taps.
When the power-supplies are on, the track voltage is around 13.6.

Some of our racers use the same TSRD-3 for 2 or 3 races, especially when it is a sweet one.

Mike,
Multiple moves up was certainly under discussion for the Checkpoint Cup. It unfortunately just got lost in the shuffle on race day!! I'm certain you can expect it in some form in the future.
Thanks Haruki for the pics. Some really interesting cars!! Great to see A-Yoshi join in the fun. He used to be a racer at Buena Park and please give him our regards!!

Mike, Bryan, Barney,

I am not totally against a single move-up at big races like the Check Point Cup.

While multiple move-ups would bring more chances for racers whose cars & driving skills are good but are unfortunate at the qualify, I like a high tension at the qualify of the big races with single move-up.

Since we started our Tokyo D3 monthly racing just a year ago and we have 13-16 turn-outs usually, we have been trying a various patterns to find a better way.

Good racing,

Haruki

[yoshi]

Mike,
Multiple moves up was certainly under discussion for the Checkpoint Cup. It unfortunately just got lost in the shuffle on race day!! I'm certain you can expect it in some form in the future.
Thanks Haruki for the pics. Some really interesting cars!! Great to see A-Yoshi join in the fun. He used to be a racer at Buena Park and please give him our regards!!

Hi Bryan
Im still alive and racing
Hanadasan`s　chassis　has　great　performance　as　same　as　your　one
enjoy　racing!!
yoshi

[kuni123456]

Haruki,

I like your move up racing rules. The USRA moves up the top four racers in the quarter final and semi. I know that we use the old move up rules from the 1960's.

John K. Wakamatsu