MORE California 500 Race - May 19

what brand/model race radio do you recommend? online only or can you find one in stores? Fry's? 4WheelParts?

just curious.

also what GPS do you use?

 

Heard nothing but good things about this handheld, which should be enough to receive:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quansheng-T...109?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c7766b55

I have a lowrance HDS-5 Baja GPS

 

As far as mobile race radios, ICOM or Yaesu are both great, and are usually on sale on the home page of ham radio outlet:

http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-010078

 

awesome thanks...any handheld GPS in the price range of that handheld race radio? I looked up that Lowrance...that's a little hardcore for me

EDIT: hmmm kinda dumb question I just asked...looking at handheld GPS they're for hiking...so they don't do the same stuff, or do they?

 

if you have an iphone, buy the GPS Kit app for $10. I have it and use it instead of my Lowrance most of the time

 

I thought most of those GPS apps charged a yearly fee to use them

going to check this one out

 

no yearly fee, $9.99 flat up front, and it isnt a GPS direction app. This think is just like a lowrance.

It wont give you directions, but it will tell you exactly where you are with satellite imagery and it works without cell reception

 

oooooohhhh I'm not very sharp this morning... the yearly fee is for the car navigation

I just got the app

 

first of all thank you to all that plan to come out and help, or just simply cheer us on, remember this is one of the bigger races for MORE, so expect alot of Ranger out making sure no one is breaking the rules, please everyone be safe, now if you will be helping out ...."you must register with MORE and get a wristband"....anyone with a wrist band is directly conected to Engage Off Road, so if anyone plans to help us out, "YOU MUST BE ON GOOD BEHAVIOR!!!!" i cant stress that enough, you must have your paperwork in to us.....Engage off road....so we can get you the wrist band, with out the wrist band you will not be able to help Pit, only spectate, and again if you are drinking, running cours or breaking any rules "WE GET PENALIZED!!!!" so if you plan to help understand that you can cause us to be DQ'ed (Disqualified) so again please be on good behavior, once we finishe the race we will have a huge celebration at main pit and everyone will be welcome and can drink (if of age) and can party with us....but while the "Race Course is Active".....ABSOLUTELY NO DRINKING IF YOUR PART OF THE TEAM!!!!!!", if anyone plans to help please contact Mohawk Mike so he can get you the proper forms to fill out, lets me smart everyone and be safe and keep the Desert Racing Scene Alive!!!! and again thanx to everyone who plans to help or cheer us on!.....Hass....EngageOffRoad

 

also i think everyone needs a safety vest to work in pits

 

These guys have safety vests for $3 a piece:

15046 Nelson Ave
#17
City of Industry

6268932588

I just called them and they are open til 630pm. Minimum purchase is 10 vests, but they said they could do 5. Someone can pick them up and we'll each pitch in $3.

I dont get off work in DTLA til 6pm

 

damn and I'm working OT till 10pm today and tomorrow can't get out there ^^

 

TW user name? sorry I'm new around here

how can I get in touch? thx!

 

mikesdoublecab

 

Aaron if you get the vest, Me and Rob will defenetly take two. ( or I will go to harbor freight later this week) Just let me know if you get them

 

X2

 

I'll just get 10 from that dude, at $3 a piece, that's not bad, i can always stash extras in my truck. Thing is, i cant get to them before I get off work =/

 

Thanks Aaron! If it does not work out and you do not have time after work, I can get some for us later this week.

 

if ur buying a ham radio, it has to be modded before u can transmit in the 150 and above frequencies... if not, u will only be able to monitor..

 

lets kick some ass this race!!!

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