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I don't have any cars of Hugh's but I do have the track ( Rapid Raceway ) that Hugh completely wired up with help from Kirk Smith. Hugh also kept me going with the power supplies for the track through the years. He raced also and was a gentleman racer. Hugh was a nice guy and is missed by many.

It was suggested last night ( Jan. 26, 2019 ) during the BS session after the race to have a chassis building session with the Sportsman chassis.

If there is anyone interested we could schedule it during the off season.

The Sportsman class is a very popular class, I would not be surprised if it was voted in to race in the up coming 2020 season which will start in Oct. 2019.

Results of the Jan. 26, 2019 race:

1.   Ted...........................382 laps.
2.   Blake........................382
3.   Gearloose..................381
4.   Bob..........................373
5.   DCDynamo................370
6.   Terry.........................361
7.   Bill............................361
8.   Bryan........................339
9.   Rico..........................338
10. John..........................331
11. Howie........................276

I will throw in my .02 cents worth. I have been racing for awhile, I have been on all kinds of tracks. There are many things I have learned in my yrs. One of the big things I have witnessed is the home court advantage, in other words a hard track to drive with twists and turns and humps etc. designed by the track owner to his advantage, and he usually wins. The problem with that ( other than being boring to me as the track owner always wins ) is that it discourages new racers. You can still throw an S curve in for a little fun and excitement, but try to have an easy flow to the whole track. Racers come to Rapid Raceway knowing they have a chance of winning and it is a fairly easy track to learn, that to me is a + for the track, and that is what I wanted in my design.

Good luck to you.

To me this was a fun day over all. Yes there might have been a grunt or two, and maybe a little cussing ( I may have cussed a little when we let the track down at Bill's place and a track leg sat down on my foot! no damage! ) but I enjoyed the day. I would have wore myself out getting in and out of the truck at Bill's to see where I was at if it were not for the spotters!

You planned the move to perfection Bill. I don't think it could have gone any better.

Thanks for the Pizza Bill, it was great!

Great pictures!

Really looking forward to racing on InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway!

For those of you who may want an Indy car ( or another one ) that we are racing at Rapid and probably at InSlot Checkered Flag raceway in the future, I have a new kit hanging in the parts bin. John Gill brought it over and wants $49.00. The price for a new one does not get any better than that. If interested give me a call: 503-252-7692.

Results of the Jan. 12th. 2019 race:

1. Blake........................231 laps.
2. Howie.......................225
3. Bryan.......................221
4. Marty.......................220
5. Bob..........................214
5. Bill...........................205
6. Ted..........................200
7. Beau........................190
8. DC Dynamo................15
9. Gearloose..................DQ.

I really like the Indy cars also. You know that I have reserved two races this year for the track owners choice as to what we will run for the back up class. Well, on the Jan 26th. race the back up will be, guess what? the Indy cars! The next track owners choice will be in the second half of the season, I don't really know at this time, but I would put my $ on TA2!! Just a guess!!

A little history on this track: Kirk Smith built this track, he named it InSlot raceway. InSlot and Rapid Raceway each had their opening day on the same day. We raced at Rapid earlier in the day and all drove to Canby to race at InSlot later in the day. This took place around Sept. in 2002. Then after a few yrs. Bob McFarland got the track and named it Checkered Flag. Now Bill will be hosting races on it and it will be enjoyed by a wide variety of cars and slot car enthusiasts. The track is in very good shape and will not need much except a cleaning of the track surface and of course put back together witch will not be a big deal.

I am not happy as to why Bob had to give the track up, but I am happy that Bill will take it over and it will carry on as a very neat and well built track.

Results of the Dec. 1st. race.

1.  Bryan......................373 laps.
2.  Blake.......................372
3.  Bob.........................372
4.  Gearloose................371
5.  Dennis....................366
6.  Howie......................354
7.  Bill..........................352
8.  Terry.......................351
9.  Ted.........................344
10. Marty......................335
11. Rico......................323
12. Colin.....................321
13. Beau.....................307

Points for the 2019 season after 3 races with 3 races to go for the Sportsman class:       

   1st.  Gearloose.............29 points.
   2nd. Bob .....................25
   3rd.  Howie...................25
   4th. Ted.......................24
   5th. Blake....................20
   6th. Terry.....................14
   7th. Marty....................13
   8th. Bryan...................13
   9th. Bill.........................8
  10th.Beau......................8
  11th. Colin.....................2
  12th. Rico......................2

Results of the Nov. 17th. race:

4 minute heats, one time through.

1st. Bob....................177 laps.

2nd. Marty..................176

3rd. Howie..................170

4th. Bryan..................167

5th. Blake...................160

6th. Ted......................151

7th. Gearloose.............DQ.