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by howie » Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:59 am
Update on these tires: I have had them in the freezer in a tire container inside a zip lock bag. I took them out the other day and they felt like they dried out somewhat. My conclusion is if you take the time and effort to make these donuts work, then use them up asap. I keep my production tires in the freezer with no problems and some have been in there for years.
by ftest821 » Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:30 am
Howie,
Thanks
Rich
by howie » Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:21 pm
Rich; I did not race with these tires last night, however I did put in a lot of practice with them on 3 different GT-1 cars and put in enough laps to constitute a race. I am pleased that these tires performed as well as the Pro Track tires. I did not see any difference at all other than I accidently cut these tires narrower than the Pro Track, there was no significant difference in handling, but I think if these tires were left wider, it would enhance my way of driving. Bottom line: I will use these donuts in competition and will order more to replace my worn out Pro Tracks.
In my opinion, a person should have a tire truer to mount these donuts. Also, I used double stick tape to mount the donuts and I am still looking for a glue to use, I tried super glue and it was a total failure as the glue dried too fast and ruined the donut.
by ftest821 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:24 pm
Thanks Howie,
I look forward to the results of the experiment
Rich
by howie » Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:27 pm
Rich; I have a set on and ready to go. I will try them at the next race coming up this Sat. Mar. 30th.They should handle the same as they are the same rubber compound and after using my tire truer to bring them down to size, I think they will work quite well. I will let you know after this race.
I have not tried ( other than this ) to come up with anything else yet.
by ftest821 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:34 am
Howie -
I agree tires are much too pricey. How is your experiment working out? Do your tires handle as well as the ProTracks? Have you come up with any other alternatives? Any other suggestions? Thanks
Rich V
by howie » Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:44 pm
As we all know the tires are getting expensive. $10.40 for a pair of rears for the GT-1 and other classes, this is at cost!!
So I have been fooling around with tire donuts. I got a couple from John and by the time I got them all trued up, they were just a hair over 1.0". These donuts are better suited for the small wheels that OSCAR runs.There was maybe but one race and they would be wore out. I checked out PCH and ordered 5 pair of what I thought would be the ticket. The center hole is .610". Diameter is a whopping 1.325". Width is .725". The center hole is perfect, just a little stretching to fit the wheel. A lot of diameter had to come off. I mounted them so there was plenty of over hang on both the front and back side so I could true up the side walls (they needed it bad) after I glued them on the wheels. I ended up with 1.090" diameter (I wanted 1.100" but went too far). The width is just a tad skinny for my taste at .630". I am happy with the results and will definately use these tires. I will put a couple pairs of these donuts in the parts dept. for a racer to try. $3.99 and a little time is worth it to me.
These are natural rubber drag tires. PCH part # is SF70100. $3.99 a pair and they did not charge for shipping. I don't know if this free shipping thing is just during the month of Dec. as some merchants do or if this is always the case.
Here is another thing I found out, I found two bent rims that I was going to use, (probably a crash or two!!) so make sure the rims are true before mounting, I chucked them.
The previous posts to this topic were copied over from the Northwest True Scale Racers site with Howie's permission. The NTSR site is scheduled to close down at the end of this year. I will be copying over as much of the great information posted there as possible in the next few months. =====Bill
The previous posts to this topic were copied over from the Northwest True Scale Racers site with Howie's permission. The NTSR site is scheduled to close down at the end of this year. I will be copying over as much of the great information posted there as possible in the next few months. =====Bill
by howie » Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:09 am
This is a fun and family friendly event. From what I witnessed every one had a good time and that is what this is all about. This "race" seems to be getting better every year! 21 racers entered this race, to me everyone was a winner, lots of fun. Click on the pictures for a full page viewing.
Bill entered and raced this car in memory of Hugh Ellsworth who built it.
Cailin's banana car.
Dominic who won the 'hard luck" award as his car lost a wheel right off the start line! Cailin who won best of show by popular vote for her Banana car.
Trophy for car voted on as best of the show.
"Hard luck" award.
Some of the participants.
Some of the cars.
by howie » Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:12 am
Here is something I just discovered yesterday about removing rubber from the wheels: put your soldering gun against the back of the wheel and the heat will do the rest. The tires will be VERY easily removed!
The previous posts to this topic were copied over from the Northwest True Scale Racers site with Howie's permission. The NTSR site is scheduled to close down at the end of this year. I will be copying over as much of the great information posted there as possible in the next few months. =====Bill
by wb0s » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:00 am
I'd like to echo what Beau said. Thanks Howie for all you do including your efforts with the Northwest True Scale Racers site! I will miss this site and all the great information that comes across the board here. Your "How To" and technical instructions are very helpful to me and I know to others as well. In an effort to save what has already be posted here I am attempting to copy as much of the information on this site onto the NASTE site for future referrence to anyone interested. The NASTE.org site has had a section in the Forum dedicated to Rapid Raceway for years. I will copy as much information as I can to that section for all to refer to. Howie you are welcome to update, change, or revise anything in there as you wish, and the Rapid Raceway regulars are welcome to use the forum for any information related to Rapid Raceway or Northwest True Scale Racers. =======Bill
by beaufrazier » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:55 am
Just wanted to give a formal, Thank You ,to Howie for all his work with the NWTSR site over the past several years. I have always enjoyed seeing what was new, the latest builds, and racer comments. Our racing program is still strong and I look forward to many more years of Howie's hospitality and the great facility he provides us all to gather and have some fun competition.
Slotblog and the ,long established, NASTE site will be used for staying up to date on the club's activities. Please post any comments or feelings you may have about the NWTSR site going away before JAN. 1, 2017
THANKS AGAIN TO HOWIE !!!
by howie » Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:41 am
The wings that come with the Pattos gen. 6 NASCAR bodies leave a lot to be desired. So here is what Beau did: cut a slit in the back of the car and inserted a Lexan home made wing and glued it. Looks good to me, so I will follow suit. His wing is in the previous picture.
by howie » Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:59 am
A new NASCAR by Beau. This is going to be the new NASCAR style car for the future starting this season ( 2017 ). This is a Lexan bodied car by Pattos. Looking forward to racing the up dated NASCAR.
Gen. 6, Ford Fusion. Nice job Beau.
by howie » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:16 pm
Pulled this NASCAR body out of the old body drawer, threw on some quick flares and will race it in the Rapid 500, then throw it away as we will be going to the late ( gen 6 ) Lexan bodies for the future.
by howie » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:10 pm
Ok; the 2017 racing schedule is on the Calendar page. Should be some fun races this season.
by howie » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:07 am
Due to the fact that some racers including myself either do not have or have ready a Lexan NASCAR body, we will race the hard bodies for the Rapid 500. I do not have the 2017 season schedule yet, but the Rapid 500 will once again kick off the season.
by howie » Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:33 pm
For the 2017 NASCAR season we are going to run the 2013 Pattos Gen6 bodies. We need to get Bill paid back for the effort and money he spent. I thank Bill for what he has put into this effort and all is not lost as the 962 will be made in .030" Lexan. I took one of my legal NASCAR chassis and put on a Gen6 Charger, perfect wheel base and tracking situation, in fact the bodies are wider! Rules will be made as to what you can cut the body down to. It would be wise, beings these bodies are .010" to strengthen the front with strapping tape. I am personally looking forward to the new bodies. Sprint cup cars: Dodge Charger, Ford Fusion, Chevy SS and the Toyota Camry. The Xfinity: Camaro, Mustang, Challenger.
by beaufrazier » Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:12 pm
Hi Bob, I like the look of the Revell kits. Almost no fussing with the bodies and they really look true to scale. MIKES DECALS is producing a TOYOTA .He said the resin is pretty strong and would make a good slot car body. If we go in that direction we are covered with all the brands. Plastic or PETG? Witch way to go? I'm sure Howie will provide a vote on witch to go.
by racerbob9 » Sat Jul 02, 2016 3:48 pm
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by racerbob9 » Sat Jul 02, 2016 3:45 pm
The news about the NASCAR bodies is not good. Revell has the Fusion and just released the Chevy SS. Just a thought to put in the mix is using this body as a option if the Pattos Place bodies do not pan out. I will make one of each that will work on the same chassis. Just for fun, the 97 Sharpie car is a Patto's Place body on a 4.5 inch flexi chassis.
by howie » Thu Jun 30, 2016 1:11 pm
Bad news on the .030" NASCAR bodies: The bodies we purchased for transformation to .030" can't be done due to the inferior material of the donor bodies. As to what to do now, stay tuned
by howie » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:59 pm
The new bodies for NASCAR are on their way to the Bluegroove team to be done in .030" Lexan. These are all 2013 NASCAR bodies.
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