trinityau Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Hello all, here are some pictures of the Makro Gold Racer in the field. The Racer was used in areas previously detected with other VLF's. My detecting partner Chris was using the Racer and I as following up with another VLF going over the same targets. Many of the same targets could be heard easily by both units, however there were a bit less than a quarter of the targets that only the Racer heard very well. The targets that were in some of the deeper and grittier soil gave a weaker response. Both VLF's read the target but the as I said the Racer sound was much more distinct and in fact heard some an inch or two deeper. The ICMJ featured an article that I wrote titled "Piles of Gold'' just a few issues back. If you look very closely at the first picture you will see the Makro Gold Racer in action. That particular pay pile that we were working had been gone over with other VLF's and a few pieces were heard in the highly mineralized material of the heap. We assumed that was all we were going to get until we went back another day with the Gold Racer. Once we found other pieces we started taking the pile apart. We pulled a bit over an ounce of gold off that pile and have since found other piles. The video shows how many targets we were hearing sweeping the Gold Racer over the ground. As mentioned earlier, some of the targets could have been heard by other VLF's but the Gold Racer was ultimately what made us decide to tear into the pile. Chris did have a bit of luck with the Racer one day along a creek where the alluvial gravels had been worked. That piece was 14.8 pennyweight.One thing that really impressed me about the Gold Racer was its ability to give a better target response to some nice pieces that were on edge in the bedrock.Most of you know that flatter pieces of gold, especially lying flat, will give a better target response than round, marble type gold targets. The Racer showed me no difference in discerning round to flat and I like that.The unit is very light and maneuverable and I like that. Anyone who has detected with me knows my favorite saying "what brush?" and "that's not thick". It can be short shafted or long shafted so it works in the brush for me very well.As mentioned in an earlier post, I will let Steve do the technical assessment as he is much better at that than I am. I know that the unit is well built and many changes were put into the final product. I will be using it quite a bit.A video can be seen on TRINITYAU.COM I will have them posted by end of day 11/23/2015Thanks, TRINITYAU/RAYMILLSTake it away Steve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubstake1 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Whats going to e the price on this? Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMONDBACKDAVE Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm thinking it will be the same Price of the Fors Gold plus. Lol. Since they are brothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Price to be announced second week of December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted November 30, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Hey Ray and Steve, I really appreciate the great field reports on the new Makro Gold Racer. I have a handful of guys that are interested in the first shipment to arrive in the US. I'm hoping to have a release date and price soon as Steve mentioned. Sounds like an exciting new gold detector. The Makro Racer and the Makro Pinpointer are both great products, so I know outside of the field reports it will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMONDBACKDAVE Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I'm thinking around the same Price as the Nokta Fors Gold Plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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