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Thanks Mitch, we were able get both my Mclaren m8 and my Matra into the 5.9s. The fastest I could get out of either was a 6.1. Chris has that killer fast trigger!

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I am hoping to make it out there Doc!

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On his track I have had good luck with the whites on the lmp and high powered cars. Most of the gt cars run red foamies.

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I just test it every now and then when removing material. A couple I didnt have to remove much so the motor clipped in pretty solid. On this car i had to take a lot before the pod would sit flat with the motor it. It basically drop in and relies on the screws and glue to hold it.

I should have said, when I glue the motor and axle bushings in....I leave it magneted down to the plate as it all cures.

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This made my day Monte! That says a lot about the state of my day I think.....

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Thanks for the report Bill!

Thanks Al for another fun night of racing!

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Alright guys, We have done some more talking about it. I am going to write a proposed set of rules and format. Once approved by us and Alan we will get it on the books.

This is not intended as a Us vs. Them competition. We are trying to get many other clubs involved to make it fun, and showcase what cars are popular in other clubs etc.

The hope is that if we get enough people together, we can rent the facility and run the race in one Sunday.

The format will be a TEAM race!

Every club will supply cars they race normally. In our case, I think prepared slot.it Lemans cars make the most sense. We will likely end up running BRM trans am, and whatever other clubs come in will also bring cars. Once the clubs are locked in we will post a list of the cars we intend to bring.

Format:

After some practice each driver will qualify with each car for a single 3 min heat. This shouldn't take too long as we can qualify six drivers at a time.

Your total laps in that time will be used to pair you off into teams. The fastest guy will be paired with the slowest, all the way down the list. You won't necessarily be paired with someone from another club.

The goal is to create close racing with multiple cars, and take the "rules" of the classes out of the equation.

After every driver has ran each car in each lane, the points will be totaled for the individual, and then the team. Fastest team wins!

I think this will be a ton of fun for everyone involved, and get some seat time with a bunch of fun cars on that track in a competitive format. We are planning on scheduling it out a ways so people can plan ahead, and hopefully get more involved. Feel free to post this anywhere you like!

Thanks,
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I think Pat will be in, as well as some of the local racers from friday nights. It sounds like they may choose to run Revo Slot cars, which they run bone stock. I raced mine just this weekend and was very competitive.

Also, teaming up based on averages should rule out any one car being the deciding factor.

Monte, I think the LMP class died up there specifically because of the kind of thing you are talking about. The whole race program now is basically box stock cars up there. We could easily tech the top three cars if we chose to run a "spec" format. Not hard to do.

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I had a blast with trans am up there. Group c slot.it cars was my first thought.

My Matra is a rocket there!

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My dad always told me, racing is 90% preparation, 10% execution. For the most part I find the more hours I put in at home the better the cars do at the track.

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Interesting. The older cars have a slot.it style pod. The new ones under the c7 have a triangular style pod and a flex chassis. My vette is one of the best out of the box cars I have purchased.

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