Fast Pace Racing

Welcome to the finest indoor RC racing shop in the Bay Area! Aside from our vast selection of Mini-Z replacement and performance parts (PN, Atomic, Kyosho -- to name a few!), we also carry a wide variety of model paints, bodies,  and parts, and we are also expanding are product selection weekly.  We will try our best to answer all your hobby questions and needs. We can even custom build your next project! Our customer service is unparalleled in our industry.  You will leave our shop knowing you were completely taken care of -- that's the FPR promise.  Swing by and race your Mini-Z, Xmod, Iwaver, and other on-road 1/24th- 1/28th scale R/C today!

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La Crosse BC-900 AA/AAA Charger

Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 8:32am by TJ

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MR03: ATM knuckles

Posted Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:06pm by TJ

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PN Tri Damper System tips

Posted Wed, 04/14/2010 - 2:58pm by TJ

I have few things that you guys may want to consider when using this TDS.

About two weeks ago on a Thursday, I put this TDS together with Disc Damper on top, preloaded with red DDS spring. The car ran perfect with it with no wheel hop. I then used this setup for the next days race, FPR's Friday Night Race (4.2.2010). The car felt perfectly fine but not the fact that the exit corner speed was so much slower than the DDS. It felt like the car losts its punch coming out of the corner. This is on my PN70 geared at 13/51.

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3rd channel... Stealth mode. ;-)

Posted Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:25am by TJ

Well, ok maybe not that quiet but it'll make it a little quieter..  

So, here are few things I do to make my stock car quiet while on the track. Assuming that your gears are in good condition and the mesh are perfect.

Part 1:
YES SIR! Bushing oil or even bearing oil will help make those stock motor quieter and coasts smoother on and off power. I don't have any favorite product. I just use whatever I have with me. On the pic, I have this EPIC bushing lube.

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MR03: ICS Settings

Posted Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:00am by TJ

This is for our friends in Germany who has requested to see what ICS setting I have on my car. Here you go guys, enjoy!

Attention! Make sure to use MR03 setting card when adjusting MR03 boards. MR02 setting card can damage the MR03 board!

1. Gain Mid

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MR03: battery coming loose

Posted Mon, 03/15/2010 - 1:08pm by TJ

I have seen some MR03 on the track that had their outside battery come loose from hard collision. Battery clips are still intact, just the negative side of the cell is hanging. How to fix this? This is quite basic. Some would use hot glue to cover the gap inbetween the battery clips and the cell but for me, I have been using double sided tape. No mess, light weight, cheap, it works  and very easy to do!

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Tj's MR03 latest setup (updated 3.12.10)

Posted Tue, 02/23/2010 - 11:29am by TJ

Updated on 3.1.2010 & 3.12.2010. Please see bottom of this page.

The best part of not being sponsored by any manufacturer is the fact that I can run whatever works for my driving and not having to worry about promoting something that does not work for me. What I have listed below are parts that works great!

MR03 Set-up (02/23/2010)

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MR03 New Front end... which one to buy?

Posted Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:20am by TJ
Ok, it has been two weeks ever since I started receiving email/pm about MR03 front end set up. I couldn't post it just yet because all these new products were coming in almost everyday, its ridiculous!!
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Erratic Steering Movement on idle FIX

Posted Mon, 12/21/2009 - 4:43pm by TJ

Apparently, some of the MR03's have erratic steering movement on idle. Just like video's Part 1 and Part 2 that I posted here. If you have this type of movement on idle or on-throttle, this is not normal. I will show you guys how I was able to fix this erratic movement on both of my cars. Assuming you guys already know how to take the frontend apart.

With the ASF board cover (PCB) and servo cover OFF, remove and two counter sink screw and pull the servo assembly upward using long nose pliers.

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Glueing Front Tire Sidewalls

Posted Mon, 12/21/2009 - 1:32pm by TJ

Why do we glue the sidewalls on the tires? We glue it not because it is  coming off from the rim. If it is, you need to glue the tire onto the rim or use the right wheel offset or stop crashing! lol... j/k  We glue it so that we can lessend the front bite that you get when coming into the corner. Usually, if there's too much front bite, the car traction rolls even if you're smooth with your steering wheel ( I will explain more on my blog later). Glueing is also good for even tire wear for MR03's.

What you'll need:
1. Exacto Knife, pin i.e., paper clip or tooth pick, etc..

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'07 350Z Body Reinforcement

Posted Mon, 12/21/2009 - 1:02pm by TJ

Definitely a good body for racing however, the body is loose when in the car. A slight hit can cause the body to come off or even crack the front clip insert (the sides) and the front bumper/fender. Here, I will show you guys few tips on what you can do to make that body fit on that new MR02/MR03 chassis with no rattle noise and less chance of breaking.

What you'll need:
1. Glue (thin CA glue)
2. A pair of Scissors
3. Exacto Knife or Blade
4. And medical cloth tape <-- this is the secret stuff. ;)

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Left Diff Hub Adjustment

Posted Mon, 12/21/2009 - 12:35pm by TJ

Here I will show you guys how to adjust the left diff hub so that you have a smoother, bind free, zero to minimal play on that rear left diff hub.

First, you'll need the backing paper from the tire tape. Then your allen wrench to tighten the set screw.

With the left wheel out and left diff hub loose, squeeze the paper right in between the left bearing inner raise and left hub. You can try to put a little bit of pressure onto the left hub towards the motor, then tighten the set screw. 

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MR03 STEERING AND THROTTLE GLITCH

Posted Sun, 12/13/2009 - 11:19am by TJ
MR03 STEERING AND THROTTLE GLITCH
 
First off, Fast Pace Racing would like to thank Doug Graham of PN Racing, an active local driver, for helping us find root cause of the infamous glitch and his willingness to share this in our Mini-Z community. Thanks Doug!
 
As some of you know, a few of us Kyosho Mini-Z MR03 owners are suffering from the “AM” syndrome – also known as the “MR03 glitch”. This glitch is very inconsistent; it comes and goes whenever it wants to. This made it a bit harder to troubleshoot.
 
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How to solder motor wires on the board

Posted Fri, 12/11/2009 - 12:09pm by TJ

I just finished an article on how to fix the glitch for MR03. That being said, I'll make this tut quite simple and straight forward. :)

Before we want to just solder the motor wire on the board but we dont know is that if the wire is not properly soldered, we are actually causing resistance to the motor. Which is something we do not want. This is how you want to solder your motor wire for less resistance.

Apply solder around the motor tabs. More than this MR03 2nd batch solder...

More like this;

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2WD Ball Differential Rebuild (QteQ)

Posted Mon, 11/23/2009 - 5:31pm by TJ

I know we already have tons of "how-to rebuild 2wd diffs" but it is easier for me to tell FPR local drivers to check the site for tutorial rather than telling them, "go to, www.blah-blah-blah.c0m"... if you know what I mean. :)

Tools you need:
-600-1000 grit sand paper (I use 600)
-small flat head screw driver
-2mm lug/lock nut
-1.5mm hex tool
-setup board or flat/even surface
-tweezer
-diff grease (I use AE diff grease)
-x-acto knice
-CA glue
-CA glue accelerator (if you cant wait)
-motor cleaner or rubbing alchohol

Step 1:

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MR02 Basic Set up

Posted Mon, 11/02/2009 - 1:26am by TJ

Hi Guys,

This is the only car I use when I race. It has a pretty basic set up. I try to keep it as simple as possible... it even has stock 3010's fets on it. ;) Enjoy!

-PN low down white springs
-PN +1 wheel offset front (I just recently started running +1 upfront and it made my car very stable. I switch it to 0 offset from time to time but so far I'm liking the stability I get from this offset so, I'm keeping it for now).
-ATM yellow plastic shim on top
-PN 2x shims bottom knuckle (I forgot the thickness of it but I'll post soon once I find out what it is)
-PN 20 slicks

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MR03: Bind Free frontend

Posted Sun, 11/01/2009 - 1:22am by TJ

Hi Guys,

I finally got to drive this MR03 last night! First thing I noticed on the car was the inconsistent pull/drift on one side when on the straight-away.Our current track layout has a chicane in the beginning of the straight-away and when the MR03 is almost at the end of the straight, it sometimes pull to the left. I looked at the frontend and noticed that this frontend is binding badly and that "left pull" I feel is probably coming from one of the binding arm/spring unloading in the end of the straight-away that causing it to pull on one side. So I did what most of us will do... call your bestfriends, Mr. Dremel and Uncle sandpaper. LOL

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PN Double A-ARM Setup

Posted Mon, 09/21/2009 - 2:39pm by TJ
 This is my car with the PN double a-arm set-up.

Front tires: PN 20 slicks or kyosho 30 radials
Rear Tires: PN 6 radials


 

 
 
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Prep before the race

Posted Mon, 09/21/2009 - 2:23pm by TJ
This is to share with you guys on how I prepare my car for race events. I do all the preparation a day before the race.

1. discharge and charger your practice cells (2-4 packs)
2. discharge and charge 2x race packs, bring 2x discharged cells at the race and charge it there.

Both of my practice and race cells are "matched". This is the only reason why I use ice charger. I don't use my ice if my cells are not matched because it false peaks sometimes.

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how much it weigh..?

Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 10:48am by TJ

Concern about how much does these stuff weigh? Well, I'll try to post those items here and if you have request, please let me know and I'll try to post them here as well.

PN 53t spur with center bearing of course: 1.1 grams