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I am in. It's on my calendar. I can take one other person if needed.

Bill:

Would Goose have had a Strombecker Lotus 19 by any chance? That you'd be willing to part with?

I know many of you must be sick of me talking about "the old club in SoCal", but we solved the "classic" car issue by requiring cars to be "box stock," i.e., just as they came from the factory, with just weight and typical tuning (trued tires, etc.) being the only mods. Sure, the cars were slower than they could have been with the "right" modifications (pods, aftermarket tires, etc.), but then again, they were also "class competitive." That means that they were as closely compatible as they could be. Slow, yes. Squirrely, yes. But also very closely matched, which led to some very tight racing.

Perhaps such rules might be introduced here?

(P.S.—also cheaper than modifying your cars up the kazoo...)

Looking very nice, Bill!

count me in whatever we run

I have no idea what happened, but I echo Doc's sentiments as well. Hope everything goes well and quickly for you, Rico!

Looking sweet!

One of the guys in my old club decided it would be "fun and challenging" to have squeeze areas on his track, where the slots were close together and passing wasn't possible. One of those two things was correct; but it wasn't the FUN part. A track that's got a few tight curves and maybe some esses is great, but remember that the fun comes from RACING, not from constantly trying not to crash into somebody else.

Your track's underside looks a lot like mine. I too have spent some time on a creeper! Great work, Bill, I can't wait to try out the track!

Just a note to those who are coming to the IROC race —

Since it's been cold and rainy, I bought a couple of propane heaters to warm up the shop. They work really well with the shop door closed. So today, when you arrive, please enter through the door under the deck to the left of the orange bench. That door leads to a bedroom that's connected to the bathroom/laundry room where the refrigerator with the sodas and water is. From there you can enter the shop. That way, the large roll-up door stays closed and heat doesn't escape. I was able to test the cars yesterday with the heaters on, and could walk around in shirtsleeves, so the heaters work pretty well.

Just remember that our gate code is 1956# and that the gate opens toward you. Looking forward to some good racing!

I'm in, as long as the dates are free.

I can run 8 second laps all day long...