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Dennis,

FUN racing last night!  Thanks to you and Charlotte for hosting!   ------------------Bill

Where did you purchase the wheels Rico?

Rico, That came out GREAT! It looks awesome!  Nice job!!!!!!

-----------------Bill

Yes it's true, now that I'm retar'd I go to bed when I feel like it, and the same for getting up...........

It was great to have you all over last night. I also enjoyed the racing!

Thanks for the camera work Hammer!!!!

Thank you so much Dorothy!!!

YOU REALLY are The BEST!!!!

--------------Bill

Odd Thursday Racing at TooBad Motorplex on June 27, 2013.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY ABBOTT!!!

It was Terry's day, but did not turn out to be Terry's night for a win. He was however one strong contender all night long! The Hammer was back at the wheel of "Bruce" and laid down some scorching lap times! But Chris Kouba was the super star of the evening! Chris swept the first two races, and then supplied three beautiful 1/24 scale BRM Porsche 962s for the third race of the evening, an IROC style race. Chris was joined on the Winner's List by Bryan Dickerson who took the win in the very closely contested IROC race.

Here's the results:

Classic Sports Car Class:

1st Chris Kouba 48 laps
2nd Bill Bostic 47
3rd Monte Saager 47
4th Terry Abbott 46
5th Bryan Dickerson 46
6th Rico Locati 45
7th Dorothy Abbott 45
8th AJ Locati 40
9th Dennis Hart 40
10th Victoria Saager 38

GT Class:

1st Chris Kouba 56 laps
2nd Bill Bostic 53
3rd Monte Saager 51
4th Dorothy Abbott 51
5th AJ Locati 49
6th Bryan Dickerson 48
7th Terry Abbott 47
8th Dennis Hart 46
9th Rico Locati 32 - DNF

IROC 1/24 BRM Porsche 962 Race:

1st Bryan Dickerson 36 laps (2 min. heats)
2nd Rico Locati 36
3rd AJ Locati 36
4th Chris Kouba 36
5th Bill Bostic 35

Here are the responses I've received to date regarding Odd Thursday Night Racing.

Preferences for Tuesday nights = 3,  Wednesday = 1,  Thursday = 4.

Unless I receive more feedback with preferences for another night, it looks like we will stick with Thursday nights.

-------------------------Bill

There has been some discussion regarding what would be the best night for racing at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview. Currently we race on odd date Thursday evenings. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings have both been suggested as better evenings for racing by more than one racer. I have no preference and will open the track up for whatever the majority prefers. If we make a change to a different evening, I will continue to use the odd dates for the races so the races are not every week. So, I would like to take a pole to see if anyone would prefer a different evening. If you are one of the racers currently racing on Odd Thursdays, or if you are interested in racing here at TooBad Motorplex in Fairview but haven't because Thursday evenings are not good for you, please let me know what weekday evening would be best for you.

Thanks!   --------------------Bill

Monte & Rico,   Thank you so much for organizing this race again this year!!!  This really is a fun event!!!  Can't wait for next year!!!!  I need to do some car work!!!  Thank you both & the Mrs.'s for the most excellent food spreads!!!!  --------------Bill

For some time I have been considering an open wheel F1 or Indy Car type of class to race here at TooBad Motorplex. After racing at the Hawksbill Station re-opening in Dennis Hart's Texas Whip Out race, I felt Dennis had come up with a concept that fit my vision of open wheel racing perfectly! To me the open wheel cars are the epitome of motorsports racing. The represent some of the fastest, cutting edge, no compromise racing cars built. Dennis' Texas Whip Out concept is where a slot car of that type fits the description. The rules will be simple,  the cars must be based on a 1/32 scale injection molded body of a F1 or Indy Car. You can use either a production type slot car chassis of any make, or scratchbuild your own. Cars must retain the proper wheel base and track width for the car, and must have four wheels/tires that touch and roll. Cars will be teched to make sure they do not drag or touch down hard parts to the track surface (.030 min. clearance is suggested). Any motor can be used, as well as any tire wheel combination, and any gears. This is pretty much an open class, so have at it.

I plan to run this class after the Classic Sports Cars and GT Class if there is any interest. If there's no interest it won't be run that evening. This class is basically for anyone who wants to stick around for some extra racing. These things should be fast and not for the faint of heart! Build them with no compromise, and no excuses!

I plan to have one ready to race for the June 13th race.   ---------------------------Bill

How about some video of Hawksbill action?

http://youtu.be/LcNbXbDiXTw