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Unfortunately I need to tear down the track before we put our house on the market and we want to get our house on the market ASAP!

The realtor said the track would be too distracting. He said the guys would forget about the house why they were here.......

Here's how I modified the pedal.

TooBad Motorplex is now listed for sale on Craig's List and Ebay.

I am planning to disassemble TooBad Motorplex next week. This week will be the last chance for a buyer to test run the track before purchase, and be part of the tear down.

I hate to see her go, but it is time for us to get moved.

===========Bill

I mounted a second brake mount in the rear of the car just ahead of the rear axle, again securing it with 3/8 inch grade 8 bolts. Thankfully Dennis thought of this before he completed the car and left provisions for it to be mounted in this location.

So here she sits, gutted like a fish! But it feels good to finally get some wrench time in on her!

So this is how the Flyer currently sits. On it's side for easy access to the interior and bottom side. The battery is being moved from the front of the car to the rear for quicker and easier access for servicing.

This is the foot brake pedal for the midship mounted brake. I am remounting the eye that the cable connects to.

I'm happy to announce we have secured our second sponsor, Parkrose Hardware!

Yesterday I took a little time to get some work done on the Hawksbill Flyer. The Flyer has a seat back from an old office chair that fits nicely into the car. However there is absolutely no cushioning for the driver's butt! My plan has been to install a pice of foam in the bottom of the cockpit for at least a little comfort. The office chair seat cushion was way too thick to use so i had squirreled away a suitable piece of foam from the Mark II project. The plan was to cut away or contour the piece of foam to obtain a hollowed out piece of foam that the driver's but would sit into. But yesterday the idea hit me to remove the foam and fabric cover from the office chair base and use that. It is already contoured for improved butt fit, and the contour of the foam allows the driver to sit lower in the car which is also a priority. So, using my newly acquired upholsterring skills, learned and developed at the Scuderia Kouba Works, I attacked the project!

Taa-daa.....gravity racer seat cushion!

I can't believe a Ninco AC Cobra can actually win a race!

Very nice drive Monte!!!!

Odd Thursday on April 13th - Fifteen racers turned out on another wet Thursday night. The Trans Am cars were the first to turn a tire on the track. Terry Abbott showed his driving skill by holding off Jeff Fields for the win. Jeff was right on his heels just 2/10 of a lap back. Greg Petrolati finished third just 4/10 behind Jeff.

The next race was the Classic Sports Car Division I group for the point series race. The then current point leader Chris Kouba was not in attendance and his opponents realized this was their opportunity to make up some ground in the point standings. The racing was unbelievably close! Just 5 laps separated the first place finisher from eleventh place! When it was all over Monte Saager had edged out Mitch Brooks by 9/10 of a lap for first place. Following Mitch another 9/10 of a lap back in third, was Dan Fritz. Dan had with a tied lap count with Greg Petrolati. Dan's faster lap time gave him the position over Greg. 

For the last race of the night it was decided to give the new GT3 class cars a go. It is obvious this new class is going to provide some  very close and competitive racing! In the first race for GT3 Greg Petrolati showed how it is done, winning by 8/10 of a lap over Rico Locati. Fernando Carvalho posted a third place finish 2/10 behind Rico. The racing was so close, of the twelve racers five finished with 50 laps, three with more than 53, and three with more than 46. It was really close racing!

Thanks for coming out to race folks! It was a great time as always for me!

Here are the results:

Trans Am Class
1 Terry Abbott 54.2 LAPS 
2 Jeff Fields  54.0
3 Greg Petrolati  53.6
4 Dan Fritz 53.4
5 Mitch Brooks  52.4 - 9.882 fastest lap
6 Rico Locati  52.4 - 9.923 fastest lap
7 Bryan Dickerson  51.6
8 Al Christensen  50.5 - 9.916 fastest lap
9 Bill Bostic 50.5 - 10.028 fastest lap
10 Monte Saager  49.1
11 Fernando Carvahlo  48.2
12 John Morse  48.0
13 Amy Fields  47.8
14 Dorothy Abbott  46.7

Classic Sports Car Div.I - Official NASTE Point Series Championship Race - 2017 Season - Race No. 15
1 Monte Saager 53.8 laps - 15 points
2 Mitch Brooks 52.9  -  14 points
3 Dan Fritz  52.0 - 13 pts. - 9.673 fastest lap
4 Greg Petrolati 52.0 - 12 pts. - 9.858 fastest lap
5 Rico Locati  51.9  - 11 pts.
6 Al Christensen 51.6  - 10 pts.
7 Terry Abbott  51.3  - 9 pts.
8 John Morse 50.9 - 8 pts.
9 Bryan Dickerson  50.8  - 7 pts.
10 Bill Bostic  49.2 - 6 pts.
11 Amy Fields  48.5 - 5 pts.
12 Jeff Fields  47.8 - 4 pts.
13 Fernando Carvalho  46.9 - 3 pts.
14 Dorothy Abbott  44.9 - 2 pts.
15 Victoria Saager  44.8 - 1 pt.

Scalextric GT3
1 Greg Petrolati  54.2 Laps
2 Rico Locati 53.4
3 Fernando Carvalho 53.2
4 Dan Fritz  50.9
5 Bryan Dickerson  50.8 - 9.742 fastest lap
6 Al Christensen  50.8 - 9.850 fastest lap
7 Jeff Fields 50.6 - 9.594 fastest lap
8 Mitch Brooks 50.6 - 9.964 fastest lap
9 Monte Saager  47.9
10 Bill Bostic 46.6 - 9.866 fastest lap
11 John Morse 46.6 - 10.248 fastest lap
12 Amy Fields 41.9

Thanks to everyone that brought snacks!