Ray Mills (TrinityAU) Review Of Makro Gold Racer

[TRINITYAU]

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 few videos can be seen on TRINITYAU.COM I will have them posted by end of day 11/23/2015

Thanks, TRINITYAU/RAYMILLS

Take it away Steve...


Steve, I did my pictures the way I normally do but they came out large, reduce them if you need to, Ray

[Steve Herschbach]

Wow, no need for me to post anything Ray - you have been killing it with the Gold Racer! Great post, great results, great photos! And no worries on photos, l like them big and the forum handles them well. I have plenty of bandwidth.

Specifications and Details on the Makro Gold Racer

 

and Detailed Review Of Makro Gold Racer By Steve Herschbach

[Ivansgarage]

So what is the  other VLF or is that a secret .................

 

 

Ivan

[tvanwho]

• So which is the one to get, the Fors Gold  Plus or the Macro Gold Racer? prices? Be nice if you could run them both side by side...

[Shasta gold hunter]

Nice job! The fun must have been unrelenting!!

[indianbullet]

Great job Ray. Thank you.

[gambler]

• So which is the one to get, the Fors Gold  Plus or the Macro Gold Racer? prices? Be nice if you could run them both side by side...

thats a good question.

[Steve Herschbach]

I will try to answer that question in future posts in the next few days. Suffice it to say that even with detectors in hand trying to get a clear winner when faced with a pile of 14 - 19 kHz detectors can be an exercise in frustration. Luckily the Gold Racer at 56 kHz is an easier call.

 

Just remember - there are always trade-offs when designing metal detectors. It is not just a matter of saying "this one is best" and tossing the rest. I really, really wish it were that easy. It comes down to what you want the machine to do most and what you are willing to give up to get that.

[gambler]

oh and great post and pics ray. thanks for sharing

[Steve Herschbach]

I can tell you this right now. If you are trying to detect the smallest gold no VLF running under 40 kHz is as hot as the Gold Racer. The question is more like, which would you rather have, a Gold Bug 2, a GMT, or a Gold Racer? Until we find out what it sells for however a critical part of the question cannot be answered.