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A little fun was had at the Scuderia's main testing facility today, including the senior Kouba taking a few passes down the hill. Car ran extremely smoothly and we both made a few nice passes on the small hill at the house:
In action:
In motion:
https://goo.gl/photos/aQQ5ZG9cebQzF72e8
And me as well:
https://goo.gl/photos/fbEoZaQoenZ87Cw48
Chris
I would be happy to host Odd Thursdays as well. The drive would be tolerable for me.
I am planning to disassemble TooBad Motorplex next week. This week will be the last chance......
What????? Pulling the plug before the end of the championship? Hardly seems respectful for a track which has supported the wasting of so much time for so many......
In my best "Mr. Roger's" voice:
Won't you please, please won't you be...
Please won't you be.... my neighbor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUGJZrR9Jg
Vac starts tomorrow!! I am SUPER focused right now.
Did you sell??? Or just getting it ready for on the market?
Glad you guys had a good time. The racing got even tighter for the last two races- we did GT3's and then GT's after the championship classes. GT3's will be very similar to the Trans Am class- the finishes were INCREDIBLY close (when my lap counter was counting all the laps), and then we ran a GT race as well with some very evenly matched cars and lots of same-lap finishes at the end of the heat.
Eventually, I will get a new track built with an up-to-date scoring program, but this one is quite entertaining to run and race. Thanks for all your patience with me getting it up and running when the tape needed attention. Looking forward to the next time already!
And Doc, who you calling tight ass?
Chris
Sounds tough being retired!
You do now... Check your PM's.
CK
I'd be happy to run BOTH classes! We can run as late into the evening as anyone else wants...
I have a question for those who may be attending- how many of you have GT3 cars built or available? Maybe instead of running the Classics, we run a GT3 round. Would that appeal?
Those without a GT3 car can grab something reasonably comparable (Scaley powered, plastic chassis'd, stock wheels, etc...) and run along with the rest of the gang.
So the class list would now be: Trans Am, Le Mans, GT3/GT?, BRM/50's
Did somebody say "Motor Bike"?
Well yes, technically I did say motor bike but should have said mini bike... Probably not cool enough to hang with a Harley:
Still need to put a throttle cable on it and connect the drivetrain up, but at least the motor is now mounted to the frame and RUNNING!
CK
PM'd one to you.
CK
This week's update-
Bill was hard at work on his bodywork/paneling:
And by the end of the session, he had something like this:
He has one panel on the nose cone, two panels at the front of the chassis, and then the tail to panel up and then he's off to paint.
Dave made awesome progress this week. That guy builds each Thurs, then goes back to his cave and knocks out his homework, and comes back the workshop with all the pieces and parts to knock together whatever he wants built that week. This man is ON IT!
Dave at work:
Not many photos of the "during", but Dave went home with a roller!:
I did a little work on mine as well. At this point, I have only a little red which needs to be applied to the nose of the chassis and I think I'm done.
Using some aluminum round stock, I built a new "steering wheel" which looks remarkably similar to a bike handlebar:
After cutting out and mounting the last of the body panels, I shot some primer and paint on them. This morning, I rolled it out for a photo shoot to see what it looks like outside of the shop. I need to add just a small band of red at the nose of the chassis, but will wait til everything is dried/cured before masking. I think it looks pretty darn good right now though:
And to complete this week's activities, I spent some quality time with the motor bike from Mr Smith and it now starts and idles. I picked up a throttle lever and ordered some chain for it, so I hope to have it moving shortly (although the chain will be 2-4 wks before it arrives). I'll work on the throttle control until then.
Once we get Bill's and Dave's set up, it will be time to head out to the hills again. Looking forward to that!
Chris
Hi Fernando,
I just sent you a PM on the forum here. Make sure you get it.
CK
Yep, just testing to see if anyone is paying attention...
Also, I will have Bill send my address through the NASTE dist list for those who may need it. If you're not signed up, post something here and you'll get an invite.
Chris
Astute observers will notice the title of this thread has changed... It is pulled in a week due to the Portland Swap Meet conflict. I talked to them and they agreed to move their dates, and then I realized the inconvenience it'd put you guys through, so I called them back and told them I'd change my date instead.
So it's now Even Thursday Race Night, March 30th, Casa Kouba, doors at 4, racing sometime after 6.
Probably will have the mini-championship round again: Trans Am, Le Mans, & Classics 1. Bring your BRM's and 50's cars too if you want to run after the show.
If someone has a compulsion to run other classes, I am open to suggestions...
CK
Chris, it would make a nice addition to the basement.
Agreed... but not necessarily my basement. I will build one for the space I have.
It might be good to give a potential buyer an idea of the size of its footprint too.
CK
Sounds like we have a quorum. Let's make it official: Bill- go ahead and include it on the NASTE calendar.
I'll think about classes...
With the coming of the new month (that's April for you retired guys who don't own a calendar or care what day it is), we'll have to endure a stretch where it'll take an extra week to get ourselves to an Odd Thurs. For those who may be suffering withdrawal during that time, I am proposing an Even Thursday of racing- doors at 4, racing sometime after 6- if we have a quorum of people interested in a night at Barclay Hills.
Knowing how life is right now, I can't promise to have any updates made to the track software, but I will try to get something a little newer by then. I did have the relay working again after everyone left so we can count tenths and be competitive as well (as long as it doesn't get shy again when everyone comes over to race).
Who's interested?
Is there an official list from which to choose like the prior event, or just pick any one we'd like?
I know it's predictable but I wouldn't mind that white FGT.
I'll be good for one or two as well.
Here's a photo of the winning bidder at the Creative Science School fundraiser.... He says he's ready and excited to go!
He's even got a team colors jacket already! I'll say he's ready.
CK
Continued progress this past Thurs...
Bill's ride back in one piece:
Dave and his Mk III chassis in the back, the Mk I and II lined up (kinda) for a family portrait:
The Mk II went with Bill to the auction for his grand-daughter's school today and pulled in a three figure bid for a ride down the hill. Not bad for a bunch of slot racers trying to build something a human gets to ride in.
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