651

(5 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

$19.95 US as the value of the Euro has declined substantially.

652

(5 replies, posted in For Sale or Trade)

How many are you buying?  I already have 2 Reprotec's at my disposal.

653

(19 replies, posted in Track)

Great job guys!

654

(32 replies, posted in NASTE)

Here's the link to the site:

http://www.soapboxracer.com/

655

(32 replies, posted in NASTE)

A former co-worker used to attend this race and always tried to get me to go but we were never able to make it work.  He always told me it was a blast but be advised poorly executed efforts (build quality and race craft) resulted in injury to racers and spectators alike.

Thanks for the racing last night Bill. Dominic and I had a great time and he can't wait to do it again.

Can Am had no rules, that's what made it so cool and also what killed it.

658

(53 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

wb0s wrote:

I assume the YELLOW Buick is for Monte's benefit???

Maybe...or it's just very rare and cool.

wb0s wrote:

.................it seems to me you're FLAT OUT on EVERY track!!!!

Guilty as charged I'm afraid but in this case one could get away with it all day long.

659

(53 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

While on vacation last week we stopped by the LeMay Museum on the way home.  It has four levels of cars and has some very interesting exhibits.  If you are in the area I highly recommend a visit.  I only managed a few pics:

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2259_zpsydy53pqm.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2260_zpsofwr1afe.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2262_zpsk7bp6etn.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2265_zpsrufspuxv.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2257_zpsnz0hyirn.jpg
This A1 Grand Prix car bought back some memories for those who raced at Beaverton Slot Car Club

And of course the slot car track:

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2264_zpsuxqdepdr.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2263_zps17mtsgst.jpg

The track is very cool but I would not recommend spending the money to race on it as they have the voltage very low and I was flat out the entire track, not much fun.

660

(14 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

They were in a different class due to the big block, but they did win their race due to first place dropping out or finishing the race one lap too early by mistake, no one was really sure which.

661

(14 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

Well, I went to the races with the kids and here are a few pics of the TransAm cars.

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2209_zpsnlkm0mzg.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2210_zpshinvabfx.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2211_zpse7tfvuly.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2218_zpspfxcigda.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2219_zpsyed3jxd6.jpg
Bill's Rent-a-Challenger

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2227_zpsbmpwymx8.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2231_zpsxnsw7cha.jpg
Al's Cougar

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2216_zpsjwmgfjfu.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/IMG_2214_zpsyry0syvu.jpg

Video clip of the race

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/th_IMG_2207_zpso4xbglt8.mp4

662

(53 replies, posted in Slot Talk)

I just stumbled across this while surfing:

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/reek455/Camaro-Z28-Watkins-Glen-Slot-Car-Track_zpsczn9ribq.jpg

Your inner car enthusiast will squirm at the sight of this, but your inner child will rejoice. Yes, this re-purposed 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 will be cause for some trying internal debate.

Sporting a replica of Watkins Glen International raceway appropriate for slot cars sprawled over the full-size Camaro’s hood, passenger compartment and trunk, slot car racers will have the time of their lives battling 1/32-scale Ford Mustangs, Dodge Challengers and Chevy Camaros through the Glen’s 11 turns.

Offered for sale by retailer Hammacher Schlemmer for the price of $85,000, the unique slot car track is made from hand-carved wood and features two lanes to race the 12 accompanying slot cars. Meanwhile, the full-size machine wears Penske Trans-Am livery that replicates the 1969 Camaro Mark Donohue raced.

Well thanks for having us, I had a quite enjoyable time crashing.

You can pre purchase 1 or 3 day tickets here:

https://www.tickettomato.com/event_grou … -festival/

Here is the provisional schedule:

http://www.svra.com/wp-content/uploads/ … edule5.pdf

I'm going to try and be there sometime between 10:00-10:30 Sunday

Kelly says "thanks guys".

This coming weekend is the Portland Vintage Racing Festival (formerly Portland Historic Races) and the featured race is Vintage Trans Am.  Might be of interest to see some of our 1:1 cars race.  I'm probably headed out Sunday, if anyone is interested get in touch with me and maybe we can meet up.

Rico

Okay then.  One other thing I just thought of is that Kelly will still be at work at that hour and the food quality will suffer at my races :-(

While in general support of Sunday racing, I do have one question. How will this affect the 1st Sunday Series races?

668

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

Goose wrote:

I am just trying to keep up with Mitch!

And we all are all trying to keep up with you!

669

(91 replies, posted in Race Rules)

Unless we start a tech inspection the rules are pretty much a guideline and governed by one's own conscience as to how far a racer may or may not want to exceed them. Now back to our regularly scheduled fun.

670

(1 replies, posted in Gorge Raceway)

Thank you Bob for a super fun and competitive race.  I just wish I hadn't had the motor problems.  I think they were just over oiled as I took them both apart when I got home and polished the commutators, cleaned out the segments and the brushes.  Both seem to run fine on the power supply with no load.  I will have to test further to see if they are actually cured. The first motor had one pretty worn brush which I replaced from a dead motor. Anyway, I still had fun regardless of the results which is all that matters.

Regards
Rico

Thanks Bill for a fun night of hot and heavy racing.

Rico

I had a surprise 50th Birthday party for Kelly and the times conflicted so I had to miss this splendid affair.  Hope to make it next time.

What they said, great job John.

Or a broken lead wire...twice.

Thanks Bill for the racing, BSing and snacks.  It was good to be racing again and it looks like I need to do some minor repairs to the Vette to keep ahead of the field.  For a few seconds I thought your power supply had blown up but it was just Al's Cheetah taking a turn in my lane!

Rico