Doug Lightcap
Chardon, OH
I’ve been racing since 1983. I saved my lunch money from school and some other odd jobs then went to the hobby shop every Friday and bought a new parts bag for a Tamiya Frog. I built my first car buying each part individually. I wonder how much it actually cost? My dad told me if I could get a car he would buy me a radio. I started racing carpet oval in 1983 with my Frog on foam tires and a Kyosho Lemans 240ST and a Bill Elliot Thunderbird body. It had a complete Thorpe gearbox diff and axles! It evolved into a Hot Trick Red Prince (RC 10 front end fiberglass chassis and Frog rear end) before I finally got an Associated RC 10 gold pan.
My rides:
Team Losi BK1/CR
Murfdogg
MaxAmps 2s 4200ss
Novak GTB
Caster
EX1r PRO
Tekin 1900 / 2050
MaxAmps 2x2s 6500
Tekin RX8
My favorite class to run is 1/8th scale (you should try it).
Tracks I frequent:
ARCS Hobbies & Speedway
Ashtabula, OH
www.arcshobbies.com/
Medina RC Raceway
Medina, OH
www.medinarcraceway.com
Oak Hill Speedway R/C Club
Waterford, PA
www.oakhillrcspeedway.com
Racing motto:
Have fun and help out the new guys. Lead them into making good choices, so they don’t
have to buy something twice.
I hate to see new guys waste their money on stuff they don’t need and then get discouraged
and leave the hobby.
My other sponsors:
Caster Racing USA
Paint Monster Airbrushing
MaxAmps
My results:
2008 CRCRC Pro Electric 1/8th 3rd place
2008 Medina Iron Man Champion
2nd Annual Don Tilley Race for a Cure Memorial Race Electric 1/8th winner
My favorite joke:
One morning this blonde calls her friend and says "Please come over and help me. I bought this
killer jigsaw puzzle, but I can't figure out how to start it."
Her friend asks, "What is it a puzzle of?" The blonde says, "From the picture on the box, it's a tiger."
The blonde's friend figures that he's pretty good at puzzles, so he heads over to help her out. The blonde
has the puzzle spread out all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, and then studies the box.
He then says, "First, no matter what I do, I cannot show you how to assemble these to look like
that picture of a tiger."
"Second, I'd advise you to relax, have a cup of coffee, and put all these Frosted Flakes back in the box."
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Chardon, OH
I’ve been racing since 1983. I saved my lunch money from school and some other odd jobs then went to the hobby shop every Friday and bought a new parts bag for a Tamiya Frog. I built my first car buying each part individually. I wonder how much it actually cost? My dad told me if I could get a car he would buy me a radio. I started racing carpet oval in 1983 with my Frog on foam tires and a Kyosho Lemans 240ST and a Bill Elliot Thunderbird body. It had a complete Thorpe gearbox diff and axles! It evolved into a Hot Trick Red Prince (RC 10 front end fiberglass chassis and Frog rear end) before I finally got an Associated RC 10 gold pan.
My rides:
Team Losi BK1/CR
Murfdogg
MaxAmps 2s 4200ss
Novak GTB
Caster
EX1r PRO
Tekin 1900 / 2050
MaxAmps 2x2s 6500
Tekin RX8
My favorite class to run is 1/8th scale (you should try it).
Tracks I frequent:
ARCS Hobbies & Speedway
Ashtabula, OH
www.arcshobbies.com/
Medina RC Raceway
Medina, OH
www.medinarcraceway.com
Oak Hill Speedway R/C Club
Waterford, PA
www.oakhillrcspeedway.com
Racing motto:
Have fun and help out the new guys. Lead them into making good choices, so they don’t
have to buy something twice.
I hate to see new guys waste their money on stuff they don’t need and then get discouraged
and leave the hobby.
My other sponsors:
Caster Racing USA
Paint Monster Airbrushing
MaxAmps
My results:
2008 CRCRC Pro Electric 1/8th 3rd place
2008 Medina Iron Man Champion
2nd Annual Don Tilley Race for a Cure Memorial Race Electric 1/8th winner
My favorite joke:
One morning this blonde calls her friend and says "Please come over and help me. I bought this
killer jigsaw puzzle, but I can't figure out how to start it."
Her friend asks, "What is it a puzzle of?" The blonde says, "From the picture on the box, it's a tiger."
The blonde's friend figures that he's pretty good at puzzles, so he heads over to help her out. The blonde
has the puzzle spread out all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, and then studies the box.
He then says, "First, no matter what I do, I cannot show you how to assemble these to look like
that picture of a tiger."
"Second, I'd advise you to relax, have a cup of coffee, and put all these Frosted Flakes back in the box."
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