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Thanks for your expert help, Bill. It was a fun day and yes, we are getting a lot more interest lately in slot car racing and I am REALLY liking that!! I will have another chassis session as soon as time allows.

Race results of Jan. 16, 2025. 2 times through at 4-minute heats. I screwed up and didn't get the times.

1.....Blake--------------------389 Laps.
2.....Bart----------------------385
3.....Bill-----------------------385
4.....Al------------------------370
5.....Mike G-------------------365
6.....Tiny----------------------344
7.....Hersche------------------343
8.....Dwayne------------------338
9.....Rico----------------------337
10...Bill E---------------------333
11...Doug---------------------323
12...Howie--------------------234

Race results of Jan. 4, '25. 2 times through at 4-minute heats.

1.....Howie--------------------------386 laps------------------------? fast time.
2.....Bob N--------------------------381-----------------------------4.451
3.....Bart----------------------------369-----------------------------4.763
4.....Al-------------------------------366-----------------------------4.847
5.....Mike G-------------------------353-----------------------------4.492
6.....Jordan-------------------------352-----------------------------4.550
7.....Bill E---------------------------349-----------------------------4.718
8.....Tiny----------------------------318-----------------------------5.221
9.....Doug---------------------------298-----------------------------4.948
10...Hershe-------------------------189-----------------------------4.979
11...Bill------------------------------175----------------------------4.490

Wow, I just realized that I haven't posted my projects lately. I have the Pontiac Peak #42 done, it has been done quite a while and has raced at the Gorge Raceway one time and didn't handle worth a crap! I need to take the time to dial it in. But I did make a big wheel out of it so what do I expect?

The chassis picture is the finished chassis. Because of the tall (True Scale) tires, the chassis is quite high. so, I lowered the side pans to .060" clearance from the track. Where I used to work, I had access to a mill, so I milled the motor bracket out of aluminum.

Thursday Thunder race on Dec. 12, '24. 2 times through at 4-minute heats at 9.5 volts.
Bill posted the results also on the Rapid site with some nice pictures.

Results;

1.....Howie---------------------353 Laps------------------4.947 Fast time.
2.....Bart-----------------------349------------------------4.876
3.....Al-------------------------345------------------------4.890
4.....Bill------------------------339------------------------4.935
5.....Blake---------------------325------------------------5.041
6.....Rico-----------------------315------------------------4.950
7.....Motorheadbob------------304------------------------4.915
8.....Hersche-------------------302------------------------5.073
9.....Tiny-----------------------299------------------------5.372
10...Bill E.----------------------295------------------------5.450
11...Doug----------------------283------------------------5.419
12...Weddle It Be--------------274------------------------5.718
13...Jordan---------------------262------------------------5.445

Starting Grid: Red lane: Tiny, White lane: Bill E., Blue lane: Weddle It Be, Yellow lane Al.

Race of Dec. 7, '24. 2 times through at 4-minute heats.

1.....Fly Racing--------------------377 Laps----------------4.525 Fast lap.
2.....DC Dynamo------------------355----------------------4.630
3.....Mike G.-----------------------354----------------------4.852
4.....Bart---------------------------342----------------------4.874
5.....Al-----------------------------326----------------------4.942
6.....Doug--------------------------318---------------------5.338
7.....Tiny---------------------------292---------------------5.542
8.....Howie-------------------------264---------------------4.994
9.....Jordan------------------------195---------------------5.528
10...Bill----------------------------179---------------------5.054
11...Bill E.-------------------------60------------------------?

Starting grid for the first heat race: Doug in red, Bart in white, Tiny in blue and Jordan in yellow.

Results of the Nov. 14th. Thursday Thunder race with the Late Sportsman class. 2 times through at 4-minute heats.

1.....Bob-----------------------366 laps.
2.....Blake---------------------344
3.....Bart-----------------------343
4.....Howie---------------------333
5.....Dwayne-------------------324
6.....Rico-----------------------323*
7.....Doug----------------------323*
8.....Tiny-----------------------310
9.....Mike G--------------------303
10...Bob W---------------------301
11...Bill E----------------------285
12...Terry----------------------280
13...Al-------------------------165

* Tie breaker is whoever turns in the fastest time.

Results of the Slammer race held on Nov. 2, '24. 2 times through at 4-minute heats.

                                              Laps.                       Fast time.
1.....Al-----------------------------378--------------------4.713
2.....Bart--------------------------365--------------------4.796
3.....Howie------------------------360--------------------4.659*
4.....Terry-------------------------360--------------------4.913*
5.....Herb-------------------------347--------------------5.080
6.....Fly Racing-------------------339--------------------?
7.....Mike G-----------------------333--------------------5.060
8.....Hershe----------------------204---------------------5.530
9.....Doug-------------------------98---------------------5.349

* Fastest time is the tie breaker.

Slammer line up left to right; Al, Craig (Fly Racing), Hersch, Douglas.

Another fun Halloween race. Thanks to all who turned out and brought food and candy and to Bill for bringing some pop.

Doc, I am sure Bill has one and I more than likely have one also.

Thanks, Bill, for adding to the report and some cool pictures.

Looks like the track will have a pretty good flow to it, with a challenge or two. Looks like fun to me.