Hi All , Dose anyone still use the Red Racer? I have a Racer Pro Pack, just like it came from the dealer, I have used it two or three times. This is about 1 year old and I need to try and use it or sell it. Dose anyone still dig the 82#? To me it is almost always trash. What is the best way to hunt with the thing, just dig all or just some # or what? If anyone can tell me the best way to set it up and what to dig, I will try and use it. If not I need to sell it for I have 9 detectors and use the Deus and MXT most of all. Thanks for any info. flintstone
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Red Racer or 1st Racer (1 reply)
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R2 Relic Settings (3 replies)
Looking for hard core relic hunters using the R2 to share their "gotcha" settings. Any help is appreciated.
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Racer 2 (1 reply)
The big brown truck just delivered my Racer 2 pro pack, I cant wait to try it out this evening, It will be following in the footsteps of a MXT and a Tesoro Cortes. From what I have read it will excel both of them.
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Notching idea (10 replies)
I have been thinking about the Notch function on the Racer 2. One of the things that I liked about the V3i was its ability to notch out any vdi number at will. Now with the Racer 2, of course, teh VDI numbes are a bit different, but just going by the numbers in the manual, and doing a little testing on your own, I have come up with an idea that I would like to float to you folks and see what the general consensus might be.
Ok, so assume that I am only interested in coin shooting. To keep teh machine on track and quiet, especially in some trashy areas (think public park). How about setting up the machine like so;
Assume Racer 2 VID number are as follows:
Penny Copper VDI 79
Nickel VDI - 30-31
Dime VDI - 79
Quarter VDI - 85-86
So those are the only tones I want to hear and I set up my notch as follows;
ID Filter 28
Notch 32-63 Keep 64-67
Notch 68-77 Keep 78-87
Notch 88-89 Keep 90-99
I think that this would work quite well to isolate just the tones that you were interested in hearing. Does anyone see a flaw in this thinking?
thanks
Ok, so assume that I am only interested in coin shooting. To keep teh machine on track and quiet, especially in some trashy areas (think public park). How about setting up the machine like so;
Assume Racer 2 VID number are as follows:
Penny Copper VDI 79
Nickel VDI - 30-31
Dime VDI - 79
Quarter VDI - 85-86
So those are the only tones I want to hear and I set up my notch as follows;
ID Filter 28
Notch 32-63 Keep 64-67
Notch 68-77 Keep 78-87
Notch 88-89 Keep 90-99
I think that this would work quite well to isolate just the tones that you were interested in hearing. Does anyone see a flaw in this thinking?
thanks
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Open holes don't stop Racer 2 in iron! :detecting: (no replies)
I worked another colonial cellar hole that was full of recent open holes everywhere :ranting: Obviously the idiots were not very good detectorists....or at least didn't have a unit as "fast" as the Racer 2 with a small coil :thumbup:
Enjoy :)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wdkp2RTawU
Enjoy :)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wdkp2RTawU
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Red Racer silver finds, last couple hunts. (3 replies)
Finally had a chance to get out for a few hunts. Pretty amazing how well the Racer can sniff out the good ones in the junk.
HH Butch NY
HH Butch NY
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R2 first thoughts (no replies)
Hello all, I've been using my Racer 2 for about 10 hours now ( not long I know) And my 1st thoughts are Wow! what a great detector! I went to the park in town that is beat to death detector wise, I used the 5" coil and found more coins (all clad) than I ever have. That being said they were all surface or just below, but it did find them amongst all the trash. In my test garden I cant get the depth that I can with my Tesoro Cortes or my Whites MXT. They both (barely) will hit my 9" dime. I'm sure the Racer will too once I learn the setting better.
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Red Racer still a great performer. (10 replies)
Although the Racer 2 does have some nice added features over the Red Racer, doesn't make Red any less of a performer.( in spite of the grip angle :smile: ) Was hunting a site and I had the oor coil mounted on the R2 and the 5.5 x 10 coil on Red. I was searching a not so extremely iron infested area with the Red Racer and 5.5 x 10 coil and it squeaked out a nice mid tone. Noticed it was a low VDI number ,48 ( generally a nickel is around 56) but in a ghost town you dig. Get a decent tone, ya dig. To my surprise instead of a 22 shell casing or other junk, the Red Racer got me a first, a 1874 three cent nickel.
99% of the time on the Red Racer my settings are, click it over to 3 tone and ground balance, leaving it in its default settings of 70 gain and ID Filter at 10. The Racer 2 did find me a few neat artifacts as well, a D&RG railroad lock ( Denver & Rio Grande) and a 1901 sheep ear tag along with some other stuff.
At one time I thought about selling the Red Racer but decided to keep it, still a great performer.
HH
gregg
99% of the time on the Red Racer my settings are, click it over to 3 tone and ground balance, leaving it in its default settings of 70 gain and ID Filter at 10. The Racer 2 did find me a few neat artifacts as well, a D&RG railroad lock ( Denver & Rio Grande) and a 1901 sheep ear tag along with some other stuff.
At one time I thought about selling the Red Racer but decided to keep it, still a great performer.
HH
gregg
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I can only give the Makro CF77 two thumbs up (no replies)
Would give it more but I am all out of thumbs. I have the CF77 that was sent to me to try with all three coils the 9"/11"/and the 17.5". I have played around with the 11" coil in my yard and took the 9" coil out on an actual hunt today, have not tried the 17.5 coil at all yet. The CF77 is well made, solid but not heavy it is balanced well. Very easy to setup, ground balancing is a breeze to do. For me it is an ideal detector, the max discrimination is set to where I run all my detectors (knock out nails and accepts everything else). I tested it on some of my wife jewelry and it hits everything I passed by the coil even tiny ear ring backs. To me it is like using some of my all time favorite detectors all at the same time, Tesoro's simple but great beep and dig abilities, Minelab Musketeer's can almost feel if the target is a coin or not before you dig it, plus more depth than the Tesoro's or Musketeer's. I am not a multi-tone kind of person by any means but the 3 tones on the CF77 are pleasant and right on the money. I was/am in the market for a detector and am so glad that I have chance to try out the CF77, I had my choices narrowed down to the Vaquero or the CF77 and most likely would of went with the Vaq. due to being skeptical about a detector that is not as popular and not that much info about them. I can honestly tell you all that the CF77 is a great all around detector.
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Makro Racer, is this machine manufactured in Turkey (2 replies)
or where? I have had a couple of trade offers for Racers, for my AT Pro, but wondered what owners of Makro Racers did if they had a mechanical issue and where do they send them in for tuning or repair, if they aren't made in the USA?
Thanks,
mike
Thanks,
mike
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first hunt with the racer 2 (6 replies)
Hit a few different spots with the r2 and was very impressed!!! It's got really good target separation in iron i was able to hunt right next to a foundation and pick out old coins in the iron. What i didn't like was that no matter how low i dropped the gain the r2 would overload on targets that weren't that big at shallow depths. Also having to pinpoint to get a depth reading may bother some people but not myself, with a lower gain i could easily here the difference between a shallow target and a deep target. I also liked the fact that lowering gain didn't really affect depth much. The thing i would like to see most from makro is a 5 year warranty on a good quality machine like the r2. Pic is of a few coins i found on the hunt
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New stock coil arrives.....problem solved (1 reply)
Well the new stock coil arrived today free of charge thanks to Makro/Nokta. Very quick delivery
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Makro 2 is being pretty noisy (15 replies)
I got my Makro 2 today and took it out to a local park, my backyard and the side of a school. The problem is the chatter is non stop, it got so annoying and at one point it was so bad I couldn't hear a good signal, I turned it off and came home. I tried every setting and had the gain down to 16 before it would stop but it would not give a signal on a 2" deep quarter at that setting. It was a chattering the second I put batteries in it. Any tricks? I have tried it in every mode and it's still the same except for in all metal where there is a constant tone. I was using it mostly in two tone. I tried turning disc all the way up to 90 or whatever it goes to to block out everything except silver and it was still doing it, shouldn't it be silent like that? I'm used to my Vaquero which is dead silent, is this how these are supposed to be?
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Opinion from all you makro-ites.... :-) (2 replies)
Hello,
I've been reading through the makro forum considering the R2 and was wondering if I should get it, considering I have the relic (awesome).
Any who have run both feel free to chime in.
I'm speaking purely about performance, not screen location or other aesthetics. They seem very similarly spec'd.
My original idea was to keep saving and get the impact when it finally arrives, but of course all the threads have me itching.
I do know it has the option to set both spots on 3 tone tone break where my relic only let's me set the high (could be wrong).
Thanks!!
I've been reading through the makro forum considering the R2 and was wondering if I should get it, considering I have the relic (awesome).
Any who have run both feel free to chime in.
I'm speaking purely about performance, not screen location or other aesthetics. They seem very similarly spec'd.
My original idea was to keep saving and get the impact when it finally arrives, but of course all the threads have me itching.
I do know it has the option to set both spots on 3 tone tone break where my relic only let's me set the high (could be wrong).
Thanks!!
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OOR(RC13) or 5"(RC13E) coil for my Racer 2? (3 replies)
I'm ready to pull the trigger on a small coil for my Racer2.
Per a rep at metaldetector.com, the only difference between these 2 coils is the physical size difference.
Has anyone done, or know of, a side by side comparison of the RC13 and RC13E to verify?
Do they really achieve the same depth and target separation?
Are the ears the same quality?
Coil cable length and quality the same?
Thanks.
Per a rep at metaldetector.com, the only difference between these 2 coils is the physical size difference.
Has anyone done, or know of, a side by side comparison of the RC13 and RC13E to verify?
Do they really achieve the same depth and target separation?
Are the ears the same quality?
Coil cable length and quality the same?
Thanks.
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Racer 2 vs Fors Relic (16 replies)
I really wanted a Fors Relic, but it doesn't look like any of the dealers that sell it are willing to respond to my emails/social media posts. I can drive a little ways to a local dealer and buy a Racer 2, but it will be about $200 more not including the gas to get there. These machines are new, so I haven't really been able to find any comparisons on the net. I plan on hunting mostly parks, maybe a farm field or two every now and again (and my iron and foil riddled back yard that makes my Ace 250 go crazy). I haven't done much land hunting in the past five years, so I haven't run a land machine newer than the Ace 250 that I bought way back in 2006 (!) The Racer is more expensive, comes with one coil instead of two, and I think only has 5 modes instead of six, and that is one of the things I was taking into consideration. But I'm not sure there is any real differences in the machine itself? The soil isn't typically very mineralized here in the lower part of Michigan, I have a separate machine for freshwater already, and I have no plans on going to the ocean anytime soon. A lot of the parks around here have been heavily detected, so I tend to go to the trashy areas everyone else avoids, and I dig anything not obviously big iron (which with an Ace 250 means I've dug a lot of it cause it thinks big metal mean quarters). I also hunt when I go to my mom's. The people who lived on her property before her obviously thought planting nails grew nail trees. I pulled about twenty nails out of one hole the one time I detected her back yard with the 250, her whole yard is like that :P I promised I'd try again when I got a new detector, her house is from the late 1800s, and as far as we know hasn't been hunted, but I need either a good detector or a way to suck all the nails out of the ground before starting.
So I guess my main question is, has anyone around here run both the Racer 2 and the Fors Relic? Is there any reason, (other than managing to get a dealer to answer my shipping questions), that I should go with a Racer 2 instead of a Relic?
So I guess my main question is, has anyone around here run both the Racer 2 and the Fors Relic? Is there any reason, (other than managing to get a dealer to answer my shipping questions), that I should go with a Racer 2 instead of a Relic?
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RACER PRICE CHANGE (3 replies)
Dear Valued Customers:
First of all, we thank you all for the increasing sales of our Racer series detectors.
As you all know, Racer 2 is an addition to our current Makro product line up and we have no intentions of discontinuing the original red Racer.
As a matter of fact, for those customers who do not need the extra features of the Racer 2, the original Racer still stands as a very good performing hi-end detector.
Many of our dealers and customers have been asking Nokta& Makro for a device that would retail around the $500 price range..
Therefore, as of June 1, 2016 we changed the price of the Racer as below to meet this request.
We believe that the new price change makes Racer absolutely the most competitive and attractive product in that price range!
RACER STANDARD PACK
SUGGESTED RETAIL $499
RACER PRO PACK
SUGGESTED RETAIL $699
Thank you!
First of all, we thank you all for the increasing sales of our Racer series detectors.
As you all know, Racer 2 is an addition to our current Makro product line up and we have no intentions of discontinuing the original red Racer.
As a matter of fact, for those customers who do not need the extra features of the Racer 2, the original Racer still stands as a very good performing hi-end detector.
Many of our dealers and customers have been asking Nokta& Makro for a device that would retail around the $500 price range..
Therefore, as of June 1, 2016 we changed the price of the Racer as below to meet this request.
We believe that the new price change makes Racer absolutely the most competitive and attractive product in that price range!
RACER STANDARD PACK
SUGGESTED RETAIL $499
RACER PRO PACK
SUGGESTED RETAIL $699
Thank you!
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List of makro dealers? (6 replies)
In the nokta forum they have a sticky with a list.
I can not locate one here.
Any help would be appreciated!!
I can not locate one here.
Any help would be appreciated!!
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Just my opinion on the Racer 2 (1 reply)
I rarely post on forums ..But do a lot of reading...with that being said I can't say enough good things about the Racer2... Anyone who is hesitant about buying the R2 should really read the comments of Guys like Monte, J Flynn,Oregon Greg and K Southern ...This detector will get it done in iron beds and park hunting..with the extra features on this detector I am finding coins in what I thought were hunted out spots.. And it doesn't get any better than that....just my honest opinion on a Great company that has the right attitude being involved/aggressive in giving us detectors like the Racer2 ...HH. joe
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Just got new Racer 2 (1 reply)
Hello all,
As my first post here, I'm a long time detectorist (started back in the 80s) who most recently had been using a Tesoro Cortes. Fine machine, but I knew it was time to take the next leap.
I've used the F75, T2, Explorer and E-Trac in the past, as well as the Coinstrike, again all fine machines but also not on a par with the latest technology as they are 10 years old now. I had in mind some machines I'd like to try, but the goal was to get best performance in iron trash which is typical pretty much anywhere you hunt, unless it's a REALLY new tot lot and I seldom hunt those. Ideally the machine should be ergonomic and I can swing it for hours without my arm falling off. It should be pretty easy to use but offer flexibility. It should also get good to outstanding depth in highly mineralized ground.
The Makro (not 2 as it wasn't out yet) caught my eye last year reading good reviews of its performance. I had made a note to keep an eye on that and almost bought one. Now that the weather is summer like, I decided to do it. Life is too short to sit around wishing I had done it or wondering if I should - just do it. So I looked mostly at the XP machine and then noticed this one was out and basically read everything I could find to compare them. Those were the two I was really thinking of. After reading everything I could, it seemed either machine would be a great choice and would do the job. But I chose the Racer 2 because I'd read so many great things about it, and it seemed to have just that slight edge for me personally of what I'm looking for. But it was a tough choice as I'm sure the XP would be a fantastic machine as well.
I bit the bullet and ordered it, and it arrived yesterday. It was like a kid at Christmas to come home and find it. Setting it up was a breeze I didn't need to read the instructions though I had yesterday online. I did notice how thorough these guys are - they include EVERYTHING. (I got the Pro pack). That impressed me as I've never seen that before. Granted I was not overly impressed with the headphones, but I wasn't expecting Killer Bs so I will stick with those. But I was impressed how they included everything you could want. I haven't seen any of the other manufacturers do this. I mean it even had an extra lower rod for the smaller coil.
I took it for a quick spin in the yard just to get a feel for it. Ground balanced easily, and just insanely fast. I mean mind blowing fast. I've had fast machines before but this is kind of in another league. I was identifying targets pretty easy as well as iron stood out as did interesting targets. It made me feel pretty comfortable in the first quick run for fun.
I just wanted to make this post for anyone thinking long and hard about spending their hard earned money on this machine. We've all seen the hype that new machines get so it's not always easy to decide where we put our limited resources. Even after purchasing it, thoughts crept into my mind like should I have gotten the XP. I can't answer that one obviously at this time, but I can say that seeing what Makro is doing has made me a lot more comfortable with my purchase. I have a feeling this is going to be a great machine. I'm just about to head out for the day to put that theory to the test where it should be tested - the real world. I'm taking it to my old spots to see what I can find.
One thing I'd like to mention for Makro - the warranty cards (I have two as I bought the pinpointer as well) are addressed to an address in Turkey. As an American, I'd like to suggest getting a US postal address we can send these to.
Thanks for reading and I hope this makes anyone thinking about this one feel a bit more comfortable. Good hunting!
As my first post here, I'm a long time detectorist (started back in the 80s) who most recently had been using a Tesoro Cortes. Fine machine, but I knew it was time to take the next leap.
I've used the F75, T2, Explorer and E-Trac in the past, as well as the Coinstrike, again all fine machines but also not on a par with the latest technology as they are 10 years old now. I had in mind some machines I'd like to try, but the goal was to get best performance in iron trash which is typical pretty much anywhere you hunt, unless it's a REALLY new tot lot and I seldom hunt those. Ideally the machine should be ergonomic and I can swing it for hours without my arm falling off. It should be pretty easy to use but offer flexibility. It should also get good to outstanding depth in highly mineralized ground.
The Makro (not 2 as it wasn't out yet) caught my eye last year reading good reviews of its performance. I had made a note to keep an eye on that and almost bought one. Now that the weather is summer like, I decided to do it. Life is too short to sit around wishing I had done it or wondering if I should - just do it. So I looked mostly at the XP machine and then noticed this one was out and basically read everything I could find to compare them. Those were the two I was really thinking of. After reading everything I could, it seemed either machine would be a great choice and would do the job. But I chose the Racer 2 because I'd read so many great things about it, and it seemed to have just that slight edge for me personally of what I'm looking for. But it was a tough choice as I'm sure the XP would be a fantastic machine as well.
I bit the bullet and ordered it, and it arrived yesterday. It was like a kid at Christmas to come home and find it. Setting it up was a breeze I didn't need to read the instructions though I had yesterday online. I did notice how thorough these guys are - they include EVERYTHING. (I got the Pro pack). That impressed me as I've never seen that before. Granted I was not overly impressed with the headphones, but I wasn't expecting Killer Bs so I will stick with those. But I was impressed how they included everything you could want. I haven't seen any of the other manufacturers do this. I mean it even had an extra lower rod for the smaller coil.
I took it for a quick spin in the yard just to get a feel for it. Ground balanced easily, and just insanely fast. I mean mind blowing fast. I've had fast machines before but this is kind of in another league. I was identifying targets pretty easy as well as iron stood out as did interesting targets. It made me feel pretty comfortable in the first quick run for fun.
I just wanted to make this post for anyone thinking long and hard about spending their hard earned money on this machine. We've all seen the hype that new machines get so it's not always easy to decide where we put our limited resources. Even after purchasing it, thoughts crept into my mind like should I have gotten the XP. I can't answer that one obviously at this time, but I can say that seeing what Makro is doing has made me a lot more comfortable with my purchase. I have a feeling this is going to be a great machine. I'm just about to head out for the day to put that theory to the test where it should be tested - the real world. I'm taking it to my old spots to see what I can find.
One thing I'd like to mention for Makro - the warranty cards (I have two as I bought the pinpointer as well) are addressed to an address in Turkey. As an American, I'd like to suggest getting a US postal address we can send these to.
Thanks for reading and I hope this makes anyone thinking about this one feel a bit more comfortable. Good hunting!
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