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Well the NASCAR flexis made it through another race! This time we KILLED one, but there were no other problems. Two of the seven handled like crap, but oh well, they handled like crap for everybody! These things were a lot of fun on the Cape Horn 6 lane track with it's narrow lane spacing!!!   -----------------------Bill

We are planning to race the crap out of that track!!!!!! It's a great track!!!!   ---------------Bill

You're right about it being tough to do the low dollar mods using only Slot.It parts. To me that was one rule that handi-capped low dollar mods. None of the Slot.It parts are low dollar! But there are alternative parts that could have been used. Two things dampened that line of thought, 1) the rules allowed modifications as approved by the membership. So, you could take a chance with a modification hoping the membership would in turn "allow" it (big chance!). 2) The class series was not long enough to allow a great deal of time to develope modifications. Buying a better/faster bolt-on mod was more effective in the time sensitive aspect.

As far as your R&D skills, they appear to be pretty sharp to me!!! ......and oh by the way, nice job on your pit skills during Howie's OSCAR 962 Enduro!!!!

You're welcome Rico.

I'm pretty much out of touch as far as "commercial" racing goes. I'm pretty sure Group 12 is still popular because that's what most RTR flexi cars fall under. Other than that I'm not sure what's currently being raced, or where. Wing cars seem to be popular to some degree at most tracks from what I've seen and read. It might just depend on what a particular commercial track's patrons are interested in?

So, anybody out there want to tell us what they race at their local commercial tracks?

The Thursday night rotation sounds great to me, I'm in!  -------------------Bill

So here's my views of the BSCC summer season. The cars were extremely fast! By the end of the season everyone had really fast cars! Yes, the majority of the cars were the Ferrari 312s, but that's to be expected when a class is based on RTR type production cars.  When one particular car shows dominate performance, racers will migrate to that particular style of car (if they want to improve their chances winning). The cost of the cars was high. Well no kidding! You're starting out with a car that costs $40 to $50, and the rules allow modifications. Modifications = $ ! When the rules specify only a specific brand of parts for those modifications, modifications = $ X 2 ! The basic rule of thought is; if JOE used part A in his modification and it worked, then I need part A to keep up with JOE. What I did not see was a lot of low dollar modifications and R&D. I did not actively participate in the series. The main thing that turned me off was the destruction of the cars. I have a hard time destroying my $50 cars. The only thing worth anything on these 1/32 cars is the bodies, and for the most part you can't replace a body without purchasing a whole new car (because the chassis are specific to each car, so now after damage it's a $100 car).  I think racing cars where replacement bodies are available would be an improvement in a program where damage is inevitable. In the end the fastest guy won the series, and without a lot of extra expense to his car. A lot of expensive cars were broken. And Art looked like the most improved racer to me! Congrats ART!!!  -------------------------------Bill

It was a lot of fun Rico. But don't fret, ther's still a lot of great racing left this season! There is racing goin' on EVERYWHERE!!!!

Well it's official, Jeff's Hemi Heights Raceway Park is now OPEN!!!! It seems only fitting the NASTE Halloween Race would be the inaugural event for Jeff's new track. And a great event it was! Thanks Jeff for all your work! Looking forward to many more races at Hemi Heights!  -----------------Bill

Been working on one of the Carrera Aston Martin Vanquish cars to be used as an IROC car. I've replaced the full interior with a thin piece of card stock (actually the backing from a Wynns sticker - thanks Rico these work great - perfect size!). These bodies sit very high on the chassis. I cut 1/16th of an inch off each of the body mounting posts, front and rear. To complete the lowering of the body, the front grill must be cut free from the chassis. I did this with a razor knife. This effectively lowered the body onto the chassis, without the need to enlarge the wheelwells (some grinding was necessary to the inside lips of the rear wheelwells for tire clearance). The bodies could be lowered even more, but it would require the radiusing of the wheelwells. Although 1/16" isn't much of a lowering job, it did seem to improve the cars handling even more. I'll be testing this car out tonight on a 1/32 wood routed non-magnetic track. More to follow.   ---------------Bill

Hey Rick, I'm really sorry I couldn't make the enduro. Just too much going on right now. It sounds like it was an excellent event! We're looking forward to the NASTE IROC race on the 8th! See you then!  -----------------------Bill

Just got off the phone with Jeff. His slot car room is sheetrocked, painted, and carpetted. Track assembly starts this Saturday!!!!  ---------------------Bill