3,901 Reply by wb0s

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I'm good with that.

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3,902 Reply by wb0s

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Goose wrote:

Bill: I like the idea you just submitted, with only the rear tire change i assume. I do question that the cars may need to have weight up front to keep guide planted.

I agree, I think weight will be necessary. I also agree with allowing the replacement of Fly pinion gears, rear tire changes, and a solid axle up front. My 2 cents worth........

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3,903 Reply by wb0s

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How about we start out the class with NO trimming of any kind? Not for adding weight, chassis clearance or anything. Then we can see how the cars run, and as Goose noted we can make changes to the class as we go?

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3,904 Reply by wb0s

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The Slotter I have is significantly faster than Scaley's and Flys I have.

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3,905 Reply by wb0s

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That would be an easy fix for Fly's pinion gear problems.

If a crown or spur gear were bad, wouldn't it be easier to swap out the whole rear axle assembly if we are limited to using the original plastic wheels?

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3,906 Reply by wb0s

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Has anyone experienced a gear issue with the Fly cars other than a bad pinion?

If not maybe we could limit gear changes to only the replacement of the pinion gear? That would make things easier.

The only other question I have would be the addition of weight to the outside of the chassis. We don't allow that in the other classes do we?

I'm OK with adding this class to the other existing classes, and leaving GT in place.

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3,907 Reply by wb0s

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This is starting to look a lot like our Trans Am Class.............

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3,908 Reply by wb0s

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I wouldn't mind using this class as a replacement for the GT Class. The GT Class was implemented as a "beginner's" class where just about anything could be raced. We have enough well defined classes now to cover most all types of cars. In addition it is an accepted practice here at TooBad to allow racers to use other cars that don't technically fit the class being raced, if they do not have anything compliant with the class. And it is not uncommon for racers without legal cars to race borrowed cars. The only stipulation is racers cannot score an official win with a non-compliant car.

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3,909 Reply by wb0s

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That's a good point Rico. I've had Fly cars with split pinion gears right out of the box (wheels wouldn't even turn).

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3,910 Reply by wb0s

(5 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

Happy Birthday Dominic!!!

Did you get any slot cars???

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3,911 Reply by wb0s

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From Goose:

Chris: Do you feel it would be necessary to add (modification?) to the rules the use of super glue on the rear stock bushing/axle to true them up like we allow on scaly t/a & F-1 cars? Also i feel it might be helpful to allow cars run smoother by allowing the "filing" of the chassis edges to just clear any body contact areas. Comments(?).

Gary

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3,912 Reply by wb0s

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From Goose:

Chris: Nice job on laying out the rules, i agree with what you stated as we discussed at Al's. Also i am for adding the solid front axle modification. The other thing i feel we need to discuss is; we "add" this new class, not replace any existing class. And do we just run this class on "Al's" track only and rotate with one of the existing classes?
Goose

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3,913 Reply by wb0s

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I'm fine with this class and rules as Chris has them written. I would list Chris as the class sponsor and assign all class rule issues and questions to him.

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

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3,914 Reply by wb0s

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From Mitch Brooks:

I did the same last night. I had a Fly 250LM that I had changed the wheels and lowered the body. So I found the stock axles, wheels etc. And lengthened the body post to clear the stock wheels/tires. It actually runs pretty good. If we pursue this I'll probably replace it with a Porsche 906. We have several Ferraris and GT40s. You can never have to many Porsches.

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3,915 Topic by wb0s

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From Chris Kouba:

I will start this email by directly addressing Bill and then bring everyone else into the conversation.

Bill- Mitch indicated you were thinking of changing the Classic's category to slow it down a little.  I understand the idea behind this but my plea is to let the class continue unaltered.  Goose, Mitch, Al and I talked about a new "Fly and Scaley Le Mans" class with stock motors, wheels, chassis, gears, and bodies.  Follow along below and be brought up to speed...

After our discussion last night, I went home and couldn't sleep.  I snuck down into the basement and dug through a box of Fly's to play with.  I found a little lead and a box with some rubber tires in it and decided to go to town.

Surprisingly, I found a GT40 (who'd a thunk??) and a pair of rubber tires which fit it well.  I ran that one a bit and found another GT40, fitted the same tires and added some weight (had to grind the chassis a little).  That one was much more consistent and about as quick.  In both cases, the car met the objectives we were talking about Thurs night- it looked great, handled well enough, and was speed-appropriate for something we're calling "classics".  I think it'd make a great alternative to any changes in the current classics category.  Maybe call this the "Le Mans Classics" category.

Based on my initial tinkering, what I am thinking for rules is this:
Except for the following allowances, car should be box stock.  Specifically this means-
Stock motor
Stock wheels
Stock gears

The allowances-
Traction magnet must be removed
Any rubber/urethane tires may be used
Guide and braid free to replace
Guide may be shimmed to appropriate depth for track
Grinding only to fit weight in is acceptable

If it's not mentioned, you can't do it. 

As we discussed, break the category into two classes- front vs rear motored and classify the results as such.  If the intent is to run the 250GTO's, 250LM's, 512's, P330's, GT40's, T70's, 906/908/910's and 917's together, I think an appropriate cut off year would be any Le Mans competitors modeled by Scalextric or Fly which ran in the 1971 event or prior

The less we regulate, the better off we are.  One thing I was thinking about was adding this rule:
Stub axles may be replaced with a single, solid axle at the front

Thoughts?

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3,916 Topic by wb0s

(5 replies, posted in Penguin Point Raceway)

Another fun event at Penguin Point! We got to meet two new racers, Betty & Myron. Thanks to Monte & Victoria for excellent food and racing!.

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3,917 Reply by wb0s

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Yes, it's been nice to have Stan in attendance! He's a great competitor to race with!

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3,918 Reply by wb0s

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Thanks Goose.

I have the results listed correctly then I assume?

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3,919 Reply by wb0s

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Womps are great chassis to use as "re-builds"! The Womp rear axle mounts are set up for a minimum .750" wheel/tires to attain track clearance. From the looks of how the body sits on the chassis you may have to raise the back of the body up a little to allow for bigger tires to get the needed track clearance?

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3,920 Reply by wb0s

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Hi Jeff,

A few ideas I've used before.

a. Sounds like you probably could thread the axle, or if the Reveel wheels are not threaded put press on you could possibly glue them on. Another option would be to swap out the rear axle for either a solid axle or a threaded axle (I have lots of threaded axles). Both of the axle swapping options would probably require replacing the crown gear also.

b. Do the front wheels rotate free on the front axle? If so I would think you could JB Weld the front axle in place, or you could JB Weld a pice of tubing in place and run the axle through the tubing so the whole assembly could rotate.

c. Personally I don't like the pin setups. I think the B-Nova guide would be a better option. Or you could use a pice of flat brass drilled with a hole for a Slot.it guide flag. The longer you can get your guide flag pivot from the rear axle centerline the better.

d. Yes, I would also go with the stock motor.

(BTW - just a reminder the Thursday races are on odd dated Thursday nights).   ========Bill

P.S. Were you at Al's race last Thursday 3/3? If so I posted the wrong Jeff in the results!

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3,921 Reply by wb0s

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Looking for some clarification since I was not at Al's for the last Odd Thursday Night race. Was it Jeff Fields at the race or did I list the wrong "Jeff"? Was Amy there, I only saw her listed in one race?

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3,922 Reply by wb0s

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OOPSSSSS.................I can fix that!

Thanks Smooth!

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3,923 Reply by wb0s

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Lists updated as of Mar. 3, '16 races.

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3,924 Reply by wb0s

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It looks like there was some fast and very close racing at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway on March 3rd!

Congrats on your win in the Over 50 Class Mitch!

Congrats to Goose Gossett on his 70th Odd Thursday Night win!

Unfortunately I was unable to attend, but here are the results:

Classic Sports Car
1st Gary Goose Gossett 65.4 Laps
2nd Mitch Brooks   63.9
3rd Chris Kouba    63.3
4th Greg Petrolati   60.5
5th John Morse  56.8
6th Al Christensen   56.7
7th Stan Smith   56.2
8th Jeff Fields    55.7

Can Am
1st Chris Kouba  69.2 laps
2nd Gary Goose Gossett 68.8
3rd AL Christensen   67.4
4th Amy Fields 67.1
5th Greg Petrolati 62.9
6th Mitch Brooks 60.6
7th Jeff Fields 56.9
8th Stan Smith 56.7
9th John Morse 55.4

BRM
1st Chris Kouba   73.5 laps
2nd Al Christensen   73.0
3rd Mitch Brooks    68.4
4th Stan Smith    67.7
5th Gary Goose Gossett   66.0
6th John Morse   63.8

Over 50
1st Mitch Brooks 67.8 laps
2nd Gary Goose Gossett  66.9
3rd Al Christensen   65.0
4th Chris Kouba   62.5
5th Stan Smith   61.0

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3,925 Reply by wb0s

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My Team Bluegroove Cheetah bodies arrived! They look great! What I like about these bodies is they are thicker than the normal clear Lexan bodies. team Blue groove's bodies are .030" think. They are far more rigid and durable, you can even cut out the window openings for more detail. The blue tint is a protective covering that peels off.

Their Ebay store is here: http://stores.ebay.com/teambluegroove/

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