USF had a good day with no problems.\u00a0 This should be a good warm up for the next race where they are the home team at the USF Engineering Expo on Feb 14th.<\/p>\n
Rodney in the 4 car and the Robinson\u00a0Silver Bullet Racing teams 13 and 94 cars battled it out over both races with scant parts of a second separating the three cars in the first race.<\/p>\n
Rodney took the first race with a time of 1hr .06 sec. followed by the Silver Bullet 13 car at 1hr .21 sec and the Sliver Bullet 94 car at 1hr .22 sec.\u00a0 All had 126 laps.<\/p>\n
In the second race the 4 car took second with a time of 1hr .25 sec.\u00a0and the 94 car\u00a0took first with 1hr .07 sec. both with 128 laps.<\/p>\n
After two hours of racing the time difference between the 4 car and the 94 car was 2 sec.\u00a0 With Jim Robinson in the 94 car edging out Rodney in the 4 car.\u00a0 2 sec. over two hours is hard to fathom.\u00a0 Thats like two blinks of and eye.<\/p>\n
Upgrading Your Car<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Robinson Racing built cars, the 13, 94 and 194\u00a0cars, are the class of the field.\u00a0 Check out the State Coordinators Corner<\/strong> on the left hand bar of our home page.\u00a0 The plans for a complete build are posted.\u00a0 The frame is made out of EMT tubing<\/strong>.\u00a0 The tube you put electrical wiring in.\u00a0 It costs less than $3 per 10′ pipe at Home Depot.\u00a0 Its strong and very light and it can be MIG welded<\/strong>.\u00a0 a MIG welder and a tubing bender<\/strong> are the two main items to build one of those cars.<\/p>\n Updated Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n Check the Stat Sheets heading for updated stats for all races this season.<\/p>\n ETO Parts and Equipment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ETO has just about exhausted our supply of spare parts and equipment.\u00a0 We have quite a bit loaned out.\u00a0 Except for a bunch of heavy duty tubes at $5.00 each.\u00a0 We also have a new Five Point Harness<\/strong>\u00a0that we will raffle off at the USF race.\u00a0 Monies raised go right back into the ETO treasury, which is rather low, to help us put on the races.\u00a0 Tickets are $10.00 each or 3 for $20.00<\/p>\n Vic Nieves<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a busy day at Wharton HS\u00a0with robots in the gym and the Electrathoners with their\u00a0big boy toys on the drivers ed. range all competing at the same time. The track was smooth and fast on the drivers ed. range as eleven teams prepared \u00a0for the races.\u00a0 Weather was cold\/cool early with lots of … Continue reading Wharton Puts on a Great Show.<\/span> ![\"20150117_155552[1]\"](\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150117_1555521.jpg\")
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