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Some photos from the race:

I was an HO enthusiast when I was a kid. My first set was a Gilbert 1/32 set which I loved. Then my Dad took me over to one of his friend's hosues and that guy's kids had a huge Aurora HO Thunderjet set up. Well, that was it! The next Christmas I turned HO!!! I still have a couple of my original cars.

That's a good question Goose. I actually used my old Professor Motor controller with the thumb screw adjusters for testing. That controller is actually for 1/24 cars. We should probably do some more testing. With two people we can watch the amp meter while the other person runs a car to see how much amperage they draw at 10 volts.

Maybe if the new style electronic controllers we currently use are not suitable for these cars we could use old style wound resistor type controllers. That actually maybe fun! We could all use old style thumb plunger controllers!!!

We brought in the new year on this odd Thursday night with some exciting racing action! Eight of us started 2015 with three rounds of slot car racing. Bryan Dickerson scored his second Odd Thursday win in the GT Class. Greg Petrolati came home the winner in the Trans Am Class, with Bryan Trachsel second, new comer Jeff Fields placing third, and Dennis Hart in fourth. The BRM race was a typical BRM barn burner, and I do believe I (Bill) scored the most nerfs!

Here's the results:

Trans Am Class:
1st Greg Petrolati 51.1 laps
2nd Bryan Trachsel 50.2
3rd Jeff Fields 50.1
4th Bill Bostic 49.4
5th Terry Abbott 49.0                                                                     
6th  Bryan Dickerson 48.9
7th Dennis Hart 46.8 
8th Mitch Brooks 41.1

GT Class:
1st Bryan Dickerson 56.1 laps
2nd Bill Bostic 55.5
3rd Bryan Trachsel 55.2
4th Dennis Hart 52.8
5th Terry Abbott 51.5
6th Greg Petrolati 49.5
7th Jeff Fields 48.0
8th Nitch Brooks 47.7

BRM Porsche 962 Class:
1st Bill Bostic 58.5 laps
2nd Bryan Dickerson 53.2
3rd Greg Petrolati 52.8
4th Dennis Hart 50.2
5th Mitch Brooks 47.7
6th Jeff Fields 42.3

Thanks Rico.

So, I haven't totally given up on a box stock entry for our Vintage Trans Am Class. This is my Scalextric '70 Camaro entry. The body went through the paint stripping process, and then I added some decals to set it apart from other entries. The running gear is TOTALLY stock except for the Paul Gage urethane rear tires. We'll see how it performs....

Spent some time on the bench over the past few days. I tore the evil Ninco AC Cobra down again and worked it over some more. I have way too much time into this car! Added some more weight, a lot more! I glued in the axle bushings and did the super glue axle slop fix. It worked well, but I will admit I glued the axle to the bushings and had to work it loose. Note to self: when using the super glue on BRASS bushings, let the motor turn the axle in the bushings for a longer period of time! It's still a little (ok, a lot) noisey, but I think it's because the pinion gear is worn. Trying out some Jel-Claw rear tires.

Front to Rear: Bob, Rico, Thomas, and Dennis at the driver's stations.

Rico gets the Lola T70 loose coming out of the corner.

Here are some more photos from The Gorge:

Left to Right: Bob, Dennis, and Rico get in some practice time.

Flyin Bryan stands ready in his turn marshal pose.

Another photo courtesy of Flyin' Bryan: