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This one used to be a Vibrator Thunderbird:

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No better use for a T-Jet Ford J Car!

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And last but not least, a custom Mako Shark!

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I had such a great tome at Hammer Time Raceway running the Space Race cars!!! I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!!

Terry, they might even be better than the Monster Trucks!!!!

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My FAVORITE!.... Aurora's Thunderjet 500 Falcon never looked better!!!

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Love the videos Dorothy!!!

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Those are excellent videos Dorothy!  The night segment is hilarious! Of course if you weren't there you'd have no idea what you were watching!!!!

Thank you so much Dorothy for all the photos and videos you take!!!!   -----------------Bill

Before they were PASER, they were PACER. Portland Area Contolled Electric Racing was eventually changes to the current Portland Area Scale Electric Racing.

These were some of the rules and car classes of the PACER club in 1984.

In the early eighties the local HO slot car club HORREO, HO Road Racing Enthusiasts of Oregon, set up a nice four lane  Aurora track in Aero's Hobbies. Aero's was located in what was then the Fred Meyer shopping center on southeast 122nd and Division.  From what I remember, HORREO held races there on Saturdays. This was one of the flyers they had posted.

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The first time we took the HORO promo track to the Mustang Swap Meet in McMinnville Oregon, we printed up these tickets to sell to people who wanted to race on the track. 25 cents got you into a two minute heat race with three other drivers. At the end of the day the driver that completed the most laps in their heat race won a prize. That year the prizes were collectible die cast banks. Our hope was they would use the bank to collect quarters for next years swap meet!

This was the flyer for Rob Hansen's invitational track in Garden Home. Rob had a huge 4 lane sectional plastic track. This race was a money race, 100% pay back from entrie fees + trophies!

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These were the flyers we drew up to post in local hobby shops, and anywhere we thought we might find new slot car racers.

These were the first rules drawn up for Alder Street Raceway when we first started racing in 1983.

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Great videos Dorothy!!!

Thank you!!!!

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Congrats Rico. Looked like you were the major screw collector Saturday!!!!!

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I agree!!! Thank you Terry & Dorothy. It's always a good time at Hammer Time!! Big Daddy Ed Roth would have been proud of those bubble tops!!!!!

Dorothy, email me some closeups of those bubbletop cars and I'll get them posted on here!!!!   --------------------Bill

Details are coming together regarding the spring race weekend at Alan's in Tacoma.  It is scheduled to be a Fri eve and Saturday event with a preliminary schedule of:

Friday night:
Slot.it Group C
Scaleracing LMP Challenge

Saturday
BRM 1/24 Scale
Scaleauto GT 1/24th
BRM 917 IROC
Scaleauto 1/32 GT IROC

The schedule is tentative as the intent is to appeal to the masses to maximize fun for all.  I attended last year- it was a lot of racing and a lot of fun with good people whom I'd only ever known over the internet.  It was nice to put names with faces and do some racing.

Loaners will be available but please give as much heads up as possible to make arrangements.  If you're bringing your own cars and would like setup info, give him a call as he'll gladly share what's been working well.

Track is 8 lanes and braided with non-mag braid; runs pretty hot at around 13V.  Pics:

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Carpooling can be arranged amongst interested parties.

Chris

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Track directories with details of the tracks in the HORO Point Series were printed for members. The information in the directories included the track's location and owner's contact information, as well as details about the track, such as available power for cars and the type of controller hook ups. The directory information was updated through the newsletter as new tracks were added to the race schedule.

Chris Kouba's beautiful 1/24 BRM 962 Porsche:

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List updated from Mar. 13, '14 race.

Last night's racing was really a lot of fun and records fell! We welcomed a new racer last night. John Fisher adapted to the track quickly, and was fast right out of the gate. Rico brought out his scratchbuilt Ferrari GTO for the Classic Sports Car Class. Rico won that class but only by a slim margine this time, 3/10ths of a lap. In the GT Class Goose Gossett took the win and set a new race record with 59.8 laps. Goose's record beat Bryan Trachsel's old record by 8/10ths of a lap. - Bryan, dust off those cars and get back out here to defend! - The BRM Porsche Class race, the thing that comes to mind about racing these cars here at TooBad is WILD! Racing these cars is always exciting with very close competition and lots of fender rubbing!.....OK, make that fender BASHING!!! Goose Gossett set the official track lap time record with a 1/24 BRM Porsche at 8.563 seconds. However, Rico Locati unofficially lowered that time to 8.408 seconds, and then Chris Kouba lowered it further to a 8.347 second lap. It amazes me how well the 1/24 BRM cars work here at TooBad!

Here's the race results:

Classic Sports Car Class:

1st Rico Locati 49.3 laps
2nd Goose Gossett 49.0
3rd Chris Kouba 48.8
4th Tracy Flood 45.8
5th Mitch Brooks 43.8
6th Bill Bostic 43.6
7th Monte Saager 41.3
8th John Fisher 39.5
9th Glenn Heath 38.4

GT Class:

1st Goose Gossett 59.8 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 58.9
3rd Rico Locati 53.7
4th tie Glenn Heath 52.0
4th tie Tracy Flood 52.0
6th Bill Bostic 51.9
7th Mitch Brooks 51.0
8th John Fisher 47.7
9th Monte SCX Saager 47.305 - +.005 laps for working tail lights.......


BRM Porsche 962:

1st Bill Bostic 59.2 laps - yes, I finally won one on my own track!
2nd Goose Gossett 59.0
3rd Chris Kouba 57.5
4th Rico Locati 56.8
5th Tracy Flood 54.1
6th Mitch Brooks 51.1
7th Glenn Heath 51.0
8th Bryan Dickerson 50.5
9th John Fisher 50.4

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In January of 1984 I decided to host a race aside from the normal HORO Point Series races. I promoted this race as an invitational race with the intent to host others of its type in the following years, all in January. For this first invitational I chose to make it a tribute to Aurora, with my favorite cars as classes to be raced. All were Aurora manufactured cars, with the rules allowing modifications. I made sure to have loaner cars available. The first invitational was a success with 13 racers in attendance.   -------------Bill

The HO Racers of Oregon built a promotional track to be set up at various local events. The track tabletop dimensions were 4 feet by 8 feet. Steve Cox built the frame using metal studs, the type used in commercial new construction. The frame was welded together and featured removable legs at either end. The legs used wing nuts and bolts to secure them to the tabletop. The tabletop itself was one sheet of 4 foot By 8 foot MDF. The layout was built with sectional Aurora A/FX track. Run-off aprons were built for all the corners using plywood sheet. A BSRT lap counter featuring LED readout, which was very high tech for the time period, was used to count laps. Heat race times were controlled by a photo developing timer. The track could be set up in less that 15 minutes, and disassembly was just as quick. The track fit with ease into the back of a standard size pickup, and only required two people to load it up.

  The HORO Promo Track was also set up for use at the Mustang Swap Meet in McMinnville, two years in a row. The first year we charged racers .25 cents to race. The fastest racer of the day, measured by total laps and sections in timed heats, won a collectible diecast bank. Racers could rotate through as many times as they liked, for the .25 cent fee per 1 minute heat race. We were overwhelmed with the response, collecting $50 + that day. The next year we were contacted by the swap meet organizer and asked to return. On our return next we charged .50 cents for the same format and again had a terrific response.

Sometime, somehow in the 80's the HO Racers of Oregon met up with another HO Club in Aloha Oregon by the name Speed Machine. Speed Machine raced two classes on their 65 foot road course, Modified and Open. HORO did not race with rare earth or cobalt type magnets, so most of us did not race in their Open Class. However their Modified Class was right up our alley, and since they also raced on plastic sectional track we were ready to go at it.  Dave Smith, Al Blanchard, and Larry Cockerham built cobalt magnet cars to compete in Speed Machine's Open Class. Dave Smith did very well in that class. On one occassion I tried racing my Modified Class car in the Open Class. It was almost competitive aside from the fact that when one of the cobalt magnet cars would pass me, it would pull my car right out of my lane. My car would stay attached to the cobalt equipped car until one of the tight corners where my car would be thrown off the track!

The racing at Speed Machine was very fast and very exciting! We all had a great time there! Thanks Mike and Nick Ellis, wherever you are!   ---------------Bill

For years I had been reading about the large HO racing events in slot car magazines. Then in 1986 there was one event that was close enough to attend. The Western States Championship was held near Seattle Washington in 1986. We, the HORO decided to attend. The cars that were to be raced in the Modified Class were close to the specs of the cars we normally raced in our series. The Production Class cars were basically stock, so we felt we were covered there also. Club confidence was high, so we put together a plan to attend, in force! Al Blanchard had access to a motorhome complete with a generator. A few of us rode up in the motorhome, while others carpooled. We arrived Friday night in time to catch a couple hours of practice.

The track we were to race on was a Puma track. The Puma was a routed wood track with a steel type of braid for magnetic traction. We had never seen one, let alone ever raced on one. The first thing we learned was that our cars had way too much ground clearance. Our car's ride height was set tall enough to just clear plastic sectional track's steel rails, which was way too tall for this routed track! We could not hang with these guys in the Modified Class. So the thrash began. Our original plan was for us all to crash in the motorhome for some good sleep, and awake early on Saturday fresh and ready for practice. So much for plans. The motorhome turned into the shop as we cycled HORO racers through. The generator was fired up to power Dremel Tools and a Unimate Lathe, and it ran all night! All the HORO racers had to lower their cars, and we didn't have enough parts available to complete the task. We had to get creative. In an effort to get my car down low enough I resorted to turning down a pair of A/FX front wheels on the lathe. I ran the wheels without tires to get the front end down. By the time we had gotten our cars somewhat ready, it was morning. We all went and got a bite to eat, then hit the track for some practice.

It was obvious to me I had no chance in the Modified Class, so I focussed on my Production Class car. By race time we were as ready as we could be. The Production Clas was won by a local kid that frequented the track. The best our HORO club could do was a second by Dave Smith, and a thrid place finish by me. The local hot shoes did not even have entries for the Production Class. We were in trouble! The Modified Class was a disappointment for all of us HORO racers. Dave Smith managed our best finsih, but even he was not on the podium. It was a disappointing day, but the awards ceremony after the race made the trip worth it! I had never seen so many prizes given out! Pizes were layed out on the track and racers took turns based on their finish position, choosing a prize until they were all gone. There were BSRT armatures, cobalt magnets, lexan bodies galore, all kinds of parts! I have not to this day seen so many prizes for a race! Oh yeah, trophies too! One of my most prized awards to this day is the third place trophy I received in the Production Class.

On the trip home, I slept.  I learned some lessons attending that race. First off, the chances of winning a race at another club's track is pretty slim. Second, take plenty of parts along with you to make changes to your car, and I mean ANYTHING you can possibly think of. Third, practice before the race should be a priority, any and all you can possibly get! Attending the Western States Championship is one of my best experiences in slot car racing! Gary Beedle and BSRT, thank you for that!   ---------------Bill

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Front to rear: Kerrie Skinner ducking down, Bart Currie, Dave Smith, Randy Word, Steve Robinson.

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Left to right: Kerrie Skinner, Dave Smith, Steve Cox, Dave Nydigger, Chris Johnson, Rowan Nicklous.

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