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Hammer!!! I heard you won!! congratulations!!. See I told you that you could do that little ol enduro. So grab that hubby and head over here and show us all how "the cow ate the cabbage". See ya.

First race for the Can-Am cars on Nov. 19, 2011. We did not have a big turn out, but those who did had a lot of racing. We went through four times at four minute heats. The cars were just what we expected, fun and handled well. All of that out of recycled plastic bottles!! We adjourned at about 11:30pm. I'm e-mailing Bill some pictures so he can kindly put them in this page.
See ya.

Rules for Can-Am: Bodies: 1957 to 1972. 1/24th. PETG  ( recycled clear plastic bottles ) bodies only. Tom Anderson VSC and True Scale Products offer these bodies. These are true scale bodies. they are .020" to .030" thick.
Do not pancake cut these bodies, use existing cut lines, wheel wells are marked and should remain visible after cutting. Remember these are true scale bodies and should stay that way.
Chassis: Open chassis, build it, buy it, have it built. Angle winder, sidewinder, inline. A good one to buy is the
Scholer type "Tiger" from Professor Motor, they are very adjustable from one body to another. No part of the chassis can stick out from the body.
Interiors: True Scale Products, use the styrene interior trays with the hard resin driver's head available at Profesor Motor. Driver's tray must cover the entire view of the chassis.
Motor: At this point only Falcon 7 motors will be allowed. After racing for awhile this could change.
Gearing: Any pitch, ratio.
Bearings: Any bearing type.
Tech: .047" up front, .055" in back.
Axles: 1/8th. or 3/32nd.
Tires: Front, 7/8th. min. diameter, can be narrowed to wheel width and beveled and coated. The rear min. diameter is 15/16th" and can be narrowed as needed. All tires will be black and can not stick out past 1/16th." beyond body.
Wheels: The large Pro Track that we use in GT-1 is a good choice. H and R Racing has a good tire with a large rim also. Wheels must be in the center of the wheel well.
Wheel inserts are not required but it sure keeps the true scale look.
Guide flag must remain hidden behind body. No cutting of body for guide flag clearence.
Paint: Use a water based paint as lacquer based paint can make PETG plastic brittle over time.
Tamyia and Model Masters paint have a good choice of water based paint. Be sure to wash the body and lightly sand with 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, avoid the windows. A final coat of PVA glue or acrylic clear over the painted surface helps keep everything in place during racing conditions.
Any questions on the rules need to be addressed by Beau Frazier.

With help from Bill, there will be a couple new GT-1 pictures posted here from the Apr. 23rd. 2011 race. The yellow and red one is Stuart's and the red and white one is Marty's. Also the results of the race.

Fellow racers; for those who may show up at this Friday's GT-1 race ( Jan.22nd. ) bring your NASCAR, I will make room for them this race.

Fellow racers; I was going to spice things up a bit and put a picture or two of a GT-1 race but couldn't figure out how. Any way have a good 2010!!!

Fellow racers; the second GT-1 race on the 9th. of Oct. went quite well with 17 racers ready for battle. Touring John took this one by less than a lap over Beau, I was a lap down for third. Results and pictures are on the OSCAR site under tracks/ Rapid Raceway.
See ya, Howie.

Fellow racers; the first GT-1 race is this Friday night ( Sept. 25th. ). Doors open at 5:00pm. Hope to see you all here.

What!!! is everybody past out? There is an echo in here, Bill are you in the kitchen washing dishes again?

Fellow racers; Larry C. let me drive his 1/32 scale Porsche at my track, I believe it was a 962, and that car handled well and was quick. I don't remember who made the car, but I was impressed. 1/32 scale mmmmmmmm.