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Results of the Dec. 7, 2019 race:
1.........Gearloose...................227 laps.
2.........Zack............................226
3.........Howie.........................225
4.........Bob N..........................220
5.........Ted..............................207
6.........Rico.............................197
7.........Marty...........................190
8.........Junior DQ.
Hope for a speedy recovery for you Al. The slot cars are waiting for your return to do battle!
I have come up with a way to show that a car is dragging while racing. I am currently going over the rules for Rapid Raceway and every one will know what they are when I send out a notice for the next race on Dec. 7, 2019. I will be teching the cars at every race and every class. Suspension systems are fine at Rapid as long as they do not drag the track and are in the rules for that class. There are two classes, NASCAR and Can-Am that is for the builders to do pretty much want they want for a chassis, I do not want to change that.
Here is the deal for me: I really enjoy close racing, I would rather loose a race by one lap or so than win one by 10 or more.
There are always going to be top drivers, if we want to be able to challenge them then we all need to be competing under the same rules.
I do not want any part of a chassis dragging on my track, even for 1,000th. of a second! I don't care if you have been building chassis for 100 yrs. It is not nice to scratch someone's track for any reason knowing you are doing it. I will have a full proof tech method of knowing when a car is dragging starting at the next race. Your chassis are beautiful, but if they are rubbing they are out!!
Very nice chassis Dennis!
What keeps the front from scraping the track as you go around corners? I don't see any thing that will stop it from doing so, the rubber band does not look like it will stop it!
A fun day Bill, thanks for loaning me the NASCAR, it is a good runner!
Evidently I didn't do a good enough job for Zack!
Points have been updated as of 11/16/2019.
Track record update 11-17-2019:
Zack set a new track record on 11-16-2019 in the TA2 class: 4.7499. Old record: Bob Nak. 4.8705 set on 1-26-2013.
Late Model Sportsman race of 11-16-2019.
Results:
1st,.................Gearloose...................366 laps.
2nd.................Zack..........................359
3rd..................Beau..........................350
4th..................Howie........................348
5th..................Terry.........................318
6th..................Al.............................309
7th..................Mitch........................296
8th..................Lance.......................230
9th..................Rico..........................229
10th................Scott........................120
11th................Ted.........DQ.
TA2 race 11-16-2019.
Results:
1st..........Zack..................229 laps.
2nd..........Howie................223
3rd..........Beau..................218
4th..........Ted...................216
5th..........Mitch.................182
6th..........Al......................148
7th..........Scott.................77
8th..........Gearloose DQ.
Beau just gave the shop the prints he made and they turned them out.
For the Scholer chassis I would just take the center pan down and have them copy it. I would also recommend having them cut the rattle pan. The next step would be to make the guide tongue, side pans at home. The axle housings can be bought along with motor mounts. The chassis can be much simplified with a home built guide tongue and front axle assembly and make them movable for different wheel bases and to move up and down. To me that is not a big deal as I have done it already to a number of chassis. If you go to the Projects page, you will find what I did for a Can-Am chassis in the rear portion of the chassis.
All of this of course is VERY cheap or free labor on our part in order to make it cost effective as possible. I am willing to do that to gain racers.
Beings the Scholer chassis is basically unavailable, I had a discussion with Beau, Bill and Bob today to maybe have the brass center pan machined to duplicate the Scholer chassis, and adding on side pans and enough to have a complete roller chassis. The Scholer chassis is a very good chassis for most of our classes. If anybody wants to weigh in on this please do so.
Mitch, if your Fairlane body can stretch enough to fit over the chassis, your good to go!!
Zack that front plate should improve the handling. Chassis looks good along with your cars.
OK Zack, you can pick it up Sat. at the race.
See ya.
Howie.
I have a Bob Hanna chassis that was intended for PACER and OSCAR races. As you see it but without motor. $30.00 or best offer. 503-252-7692. Pictures are coming as soon as Bill kindly adds them.
See ya.
Howie.
Zack, the points will continue with the Sportsman for half the season and then we vote on what will be our points class and our back up/fun class for the rest of the season. Then the last race of the season we will vote on what the two classes are during the first half of the next season.
Having fun at this hobby is what it is all about to me, doing well is just a little frosting on the cake!
Glad to have you aboard Zack.
It was a lot of fun and a good turnout, thanks to those who attended.
Bill, your car looked much faster last night than it did all last yr! Too bad it broke but it looks like it is going to do well in the races coming up.
Results of the Nov. 2, 2020 race:
1st. Gearloose..............................226 laps.
2nd. Marty.....................................225
3rd. Ted........................................224
4th. Beau.....................................218
5th. DC Dynamo...........................215
6th. Zack......................................212
7t. Howie...................................184
8th. Blake....................................184
9th. Al..........................................179
10th. Scott......................................0
11th. Mitch..........DQ.
12th. Bob............DQ
Results of the Nov. 2, 2020 Late Model Sportsman race:
1st. Blake.............................372 laps.
2nd . Gearloose......................363
3rd. DC Dynamo....................361
4th. Marty..............................357
5th. Beau..............................352
6th. Howie............................345
7th. Ted................................322
8th. Bob................................319
9th. Zack...............................312
10th. Al...................................273
11th. Bill.................................265
12th. Mitch.............................258
13th. Scott DQ.
Points for the 2020 season.
Points after the fourth and final race for the Late Model Sportsman class:
1st.....Gearloose................45 points.
2nd.....Howie......................42
3rd.....Zack.........................39
4th.....Beau........................28
5th.....Ted...........................27
6th.....Bob..........................26
7th.....Bill............................22
8th.....Al..............................21
9th.....Marty........................18
10th...BLake.......................14
11th...Oggie.......................13
12th...Mitch/Dennis............12
13th...Stuart......................11
14h...Scott...........................9
15th...Terry..........................7
16th...Rico...........................6
17th...Junior.........................3
This is always a fun and crazy slot car event. It is cool to be able to host it. Thanks to Monte and Rico for loaning me a car to join the fun. Thanks for the Pizza and the goodies.
Oct. 5. 2019, the Rapid 500 that kicks off the 2020 season.
Results:
1st. DC Dynamo.....................761 laps.
2nd. Ted.................................750
3rd. Bob................................749
4th. Gearloose........................745
5th. John...............................733
6th. Marty..............................704
DQ. Stuart.
DQ. Beau.
DQ. Howie.
Thanks to Bill who did not race but stuck around and corner marshaled the entire race in the "hole".
Sad story of the day was Scott who was on his way here and a bad vibration in his Vette caused him to turn around and go back home. Turns out it was a rear wheel bearing.
It was another fun Rapid 500 race day.
Rapid Raceway 2020 schedule:
Doors open at 3:00pm. unless noted otherwise.
Sept. 21st. open practice.
Oct. 5. Rapid 500. Doors open at 12:00pm. $10.00 entry fee. Lunch, pop, coffee and cookies and 1st. through 3rd. plaques provided. 4 times through at 4 min. heats.
Oct. 26. NASTE Halloween race. Doors open at 5:00pm.
Nov. 2. Late Model Sportsman and TA2.
Nov. 16. Same.
Dec. 7. Same.
Jan. 4. Same.
Jan. 18. Same and vote on what two classes to run for the points in the second half of the season.
Feb. 8. TBA.
Feb. 22. TBA
Mar. 7. TBA.
Mar. 21. 962 race. Doors open at 12:00pm. 4 times through at 4 min. heats. $10.00 entry fee. Lunch, pop, cookies, coffee and plaques for 1st. through 3rd. and points toward the Columbia George Championship of 2020.
April. 4. TBA.
May 2. TBA.
May 9. Rapid Grand Prix ( Indy cars ). Doors open at 12:00pm. Last race of the season. $10.00 entry fee. Lunch, pop, cookies, coffee, and 1st. through 3rd. plaques provided. Points plaques 1st. through 3rd. handed out and the Columbia George Championship trophies 1st. through 3rd. will be handed out. Vote on what two classes we will race for the first half of the 2021 season.
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