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Not if he keeps drinking while he's working.....

Rico

That's ok with me, you're buying!   How about "Wretch"?

Thanks Howie and Bill.  I have been wondering about these items.  I'm curious as to why 3/32 and not 1/8 axles/bearings, any particular reason?

Rico

Bid away

Rico

Maybe I should be Rottin Rico? Huh Mr. Sandman er sandbag

Hey John-  Are running them stock with the differentials or modified with regular crowns?

Rico

I have been in contact with Dave Kennedy of SCX about these very questions.  We are free to tweak the rules slightly to fulfill our needs for the qualifying race.  Here is what he told me

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Dave-
We (local club, Monte) are making plans to host a SCX qualifier and I have a few questions regarding the rules. Rules state that cars must use full windows and stock interior but then later state that any SCX interior tray may be used. Which is correct?
Additionally I have a question regarding tires. You encourage a spec tire, which I think is a good idea. Rules state that SCX Pro parts can be used and I would take that to include wheels. To the best of my knowledge the Pro wheels are sized differently than the stock plastic wheels. So, if we are to use a spec tire then shouldn't everyone use the same wheel or did you mean a spec brand, no matter the size?

Regards
Rico Locati (reek455)

Hello Rico,
Yeah, this was not one of my better rules to include in this... You can use the interior from any car but it must not be lightened or modified.

As a track host your club can modify the rules to suit the house rules, so if you want to ignore that rule you can and you can race the cars "with the original interior in an unmodified form" if that makes it easier.

The rule will you refer to will be eliminated next year.

I meant a specific brand of tire as well as a specific part number, but that part of the rules refers to the final race only.

The Pro wheels are a slightly different size so we had 3 different sizes of tires on hand for the race in Philly. You can choose to race whatever brand works best on your track. That's up to the discretion of the track hosts.

One of the problems is that the Corvette (with stock wheels) uses a different sized tire from the other GT cars (which, if my memory serves all do share a common tire size). So you can stipulate for your race a specific brand or exact sizes of tires if you choose to.

For the final race, there is only the Ferrari FXX, so there are only 2 choices (a third if you count the 16mm wheels) and Rich has a huge selection of tires on hand for that race.

DaveK

My own thought on this is to have everyone use stock wheels and a spec brand of tire to eliminate confusion and if we decide to use hand out tires the day of the race only two sizes would be needed.  I vote for IndyGrips based on price, performance and availability.   It was my understanding from the brief meeting at the last BSCC race we decided to trust each other on these matters.  Each racer is to provide their own car for the qualifier and their own FXX for the Nationals. 

Rico

Credit goes to Mr. AJ for the photo's.  Victoria rustled the livestock before we could save 'em.  We have manged to locate a rare mountain pig along with the equally rare African mounatain lion.  We have also secured the rights to Bobalou the Ape and Spot the Giraffe.  The Hills' have gone Safari!

I'll be there

Rico

So, I take it if we have the SCX Regional qualifier it will be a different date?  I personally think that is for the best.  One big event at a time.

Rico

One addition to Bill's soldering technique for those who not proficient at soldering like me. I melted a chassis the first time I tried to solder the motor tabs.  The copper strips are attached to the chassis at the rear by sliding under a tab molded into the chassis.  You can take a thin bladed screwdriver and slip it under the copper strip and GENTLY lift up so as to not kink/bend the strip.  Once the strip is loose I place a popsicle stick under it while soldering to help prevent the chassis from melting.  The one downside to this method is that is it can be difficult to slide the cooper strip back under the tab once the motor tabs and the strip are soldered together.  I usually use some pressure from the rear with a small screwdriver or a pick with a 90' bend at the tip.  Keep pressure from the rear until the strip bends enough to slip under the tab.

Rico