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Fernando,

  The easiest way to come up with a Division 2 car is to take something like a Slot It GT40 and put in an 18K motor and narrow wheels and tires. They handle really well with the 18k motor and are a joy to drive.

  The next easiest way is to take a vintage Eldon or a Revell body and use a CG 3D printed universal chassis. The mounts fit those bodies perfectly. Use a slot it pod ECT. They will run like a slot it.

  Some of the Ninco classics such as the '56 Corvette, Jaguar XK120 and the Austin Healy are also direct fit for this chassis.

  You can also use Strombecker bodies, but you'll have make custom body mounts.

I may have to give it a shot next year, depending on work schedule. Schools always give you about nine months to complete a years worth of work.

Thanks again Al and Donna for letting us all invade your house for a few hours. And thanks Al for loaning me a car, what a runner. I liked it so much I went home and ordered the "Gulf" version.

Wow, that first Camaro already has the wheels done.

Should be, I believe it's Classic Sports Car and Trans Am. I'm scheduled to pour and finish a couple of hundred yards of concrete that day, so I'll probably still be working while your racing.

I went home and put fresh tires on my 956 , Alfa and Lola T70. Ready for a rematch.

  As for the Beemer GT3, I've done all that is doable, and still be legal, it's very smooth now but it will never compete with the McLarens and Corvettes. I think it's a basic design issue.

On the one hand, their own class would be nice, then they could be regularly run, but on the other hand not everybody might have a sports car with a podded chassis laying around. I'd hate to see anybody feel compelled to buy yet another car just to have something to run. That's the plus of leaving them combined.

  For me personally I just like the feel of a podded car with an 18K motor, you feel like you can actually drive it around the track rather than just trying to hold on and hope for the best. But the better drivers might not feel the same way.

I'm sure there are several reasons, the ones I'm aware of were that they were very flimsy, you had to fill the front and back with tape or liquid rubber to survive any impact, and marshalling them was like trying to pick up a wet fish.

Very nice Monte, maybe too nice. It looks very fast and smooth, perhaps you should send a Ninco instead. I think My car can take plenty of Nincos.

I couldn't keep from fussing with it, so I mailed it. I've changed the motor twice AFTER I was done with it.

I'm glad we got there first, because after seeing Monte's car and driving Chris's it might be the only podium finish we get.