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A permanent fleet of "loaners" or purpose-built class racers for IROC racing is a good idea. That was the idea in my old club, the driving force behind the "Driver's Championship" class. It requires somebody with the time and inclination to prepare 6 or so cars (4 for four-lane tracks and a couple of spares in case of disaster), so that's the downside. We had a couple of guys who were so inclined (the "benevolent dictator" of the club has about 3,000 cars, most of everything Scalextric ever made), so that worked for the old club. Not sure if there's anyone here who wants to take on that kind of task. Being retired, I'm supposed to have all the time in the world, but our dog care business puts the lie to that! I barely have time to eat.

I will be fine with whatever decision is made. I just enjoy having some fantastic venues to race my little toy cars. If I can place occasionally, that's gravy.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I always thought IROC meant racing identically prepared cars of identical models. That was the idea, anyway: the cars were equal, so the result of the race was due to driving, not car prep or how much money went into selecting exactly the right components to build a winner. As stated in a post above, my old club used to run that kind of a race with cars provided by the host of the race (or one of the better preppers in the club), so that everyone raced the same car on the same lane. (A car for Red, Blue, Green, Yellow—whatever colored lanes and whatever number). We altered that slightly by calling one race series a "Driver's Championship" series that ran the same format, but results counted toward a "Driver's Championship Cup" at the end of the season. I think this is what Bill is proposing. If I'm wrong, please tell me.

The idea was, some guys might be very good drivers, but lousy car preparers, or folks that didn't have the wherewithal to purchase 4 cars to select the best components for one. The IROC or "Driver's Championship" format allowed those people to be competitive in at least one class, because their driving was the deciding factor, not money or skill at preparation. It was a very enjoyable format, and people who wouldn't ordinarily reach a podium actually did so on occasion. (Of course, guys who were the best mechanics and consistent drivers usually won anyway, but there was always the odd chance that somebody else could beat them.) The "Driver's Championship" also allowed club members to try out cars for which classes had not yet been established by the club, such as the Cartrix F1s or front-motored Fly cars. It seemed to be a pretty successful format in the old club. If that's what Bill is proposing, I'm all for it. I like the competition even though I'll rarely if ever make a podium.

But I've always said "The worst day slot racing beats the best day of doing almost anything else..."

Monte, as the late great Rocky Russo used to say, "They're all doomed."

Bill, sounds good to me. I will make as many of the races as I can.

Not sure when I'll be able to get to an event in the near future. We have lots of dogs to take care of, so it might be a while. It's probably best to just hang on to it until I can get there. Thanks to you and John (especially John!).

No big rush, and it's just tinned copper braid. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get away from the dog business in the next couple of weeks; we're really booked solid. 20 feet is plenty. Just let me know how much to pay.

All:

I've sent Monte the complete set of files. He can upload them to the NASTE site so that all who want to can use them. Be sure to read the "ReadMeFULL.txt" file, as it explains how and where to install them.

Happy racing!

Stan

Al, it doesn't get any better than this! Thanks for a great night of racing, and the opportunity to score my first win!

I'd like to see tires for the Fly Lola T70 and Ferrari 512S. Nice to see that you have such an extensive list. That's good pneus! (Thought I'd throw in a little French...)

If there are no other takers, I'd be interested

Truly free?

I have a King Cobra and a Cobra Daytona Coupe that I'd love to see if I could get something going. They'll need considerable weight, new gears and tires, I think, but the motors are good and I love the look of them.

I do not object. That option allows the beautiful Fly classics to run as well as they look. It was a suggestion that a lot of us in the old club made, but the "beneficent dictator" that ran it was adamant in keeping costs down and insisted on "box stock." In the long run it was fun, but the guys who had oodles of time and $$ to fiddle with the cars ended up being the consistent winners. These options (gears, tires, etc.) at least let us run pretty good-running cars for a little extra cash.