I'm not sure exactly where he is moving to in Arizona. He said he will get me his new address. Can I give him your phone number Chris? Your email address will not do Ted any good!
1,226 April 27, 2021 8:22 pm
Re: April 24th Race at Rapid Raceway (7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
1,227 April 27, 2021 7:05 am
Re: Rapid Raceway points for the season. (31 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)
Thanks Zack, but I had help. There weren't many racers that showed up for ALL the races. I was one of the few which is really what got me to where I finished for the season.
1,228 April 26, 2021 3:36 pm
Re: Rapid Raceway points for the season. (31 replies, posted in Northwest True Scale Racers)
YES! Congrats to Ted!
We're gonna miss him!....................SHUT UP!..............
1,229 April 25, 2021 8:02 am
Topic: April 24th Race at Rapid Raceway (7 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Great racing yesterday with a good group of racers!
Sadly it was Ted's last race with us before his move to Arizona. Hopefully he will find another group of like minded racers there to beat up on!
We raced the TA2 class for points and the Early Modified class for fun. There were some great battles throughout both races!
Thanks Howie for yet another great event!
Here's a short video clip from the Early Modified race:
1,230 April 24, 2021 6:32 am
Re: Rob's Car Builds (31 replies, posted in Cars)
He likes to run all the cars he builds. He is hoping for some "vintage" car races to be held in the future, something I would also like to see. He has also expressed interest in racing with the True Scale guys. I am currently looking for cars to get him going.
1,231 April 23, 2021 1:31 pm
Re: Rob's Car Builds (31 replies, posted in Cars)
This is another restoration project. This Monogram Ford was in poor shape before Rob brought it back!
1,232 April 23, 2021 1:27 pm
Re: Rob's Car Builds (31 replies, posted in Cars)
Although Rob does a lot of restorations, he also completes some new builds. This Porsche was built from a new Revell body kit and placed on an original Revell chassis.
1,233 April 23, 2021 1:22 pm
Re: Rob's Car Builds (31 replies, posted in Cars)
Rob came by today with some of latest builds.
First up is this Strombecker Cheetah he restored. One thing Rob is really good at is getting the bodies lowered on the chassis for a better ride height. I should have wiped the car down before taking these photos. The dust distracts from the great paint job!
1,234 April 21, 2021 2:17 pm
Re: This is the TA2 page. (42 replies, posted in Rapid Raceway)
Awesome car Zack!
1,235 April 18, 2021 11:59 am
Re: Yes, there is a plan... (3 replies, posted in NASTE)
"Help ME help YOU!"...................
Thanks Monte!!!
1,236 April 11, 2021 7:48 am
Topic: OSCAR Sports Car Race at Springwater Raceway - April 2021 (0 replies, posted in OSCAR)
Check here for more race info and photos:
1,237 April 11, 2021 7:36 am
Re: Springwater Raceway Hosts OSCAR Sports Car Race - April 2021 (3 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
Gearloose's white Ferrari was the Racer's Pick as the best looking car.
Left to right at the driver's stations: Tom, John, Korbyn, and Bob ready to start the first heat race. Gary T. is passing behind.
1,238 April 11, 2021 7:32 am
Topic: Springwater Raceway Hosts OSCAR Sports Car Race - April 2021 (3 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
Saturday a few of us got together for the OSCAR Sports Car race at Springwater Raceway. Springwater proved to be an awesome venue for this class of cars. The 140 foot long, fast track provided for some very close racing!
Left to right in this photo: Bart, Tom, John, Korbyn, Gary T., Bob, Gary K., Jim.
Staring grid for the OSCAR Sports Car race.
After a pileup in the banked turn, causing some major damage to the body of his Ferrari Enzo, Zack completed an incredible come back to win the race.
Here's Zack's Bad Bob McFarland built winning car.
1,239 April 6, 2021 8:01 am
Re: Northwest True Scale race at ICFR April 4th, 2021 (6 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Here's some more photos from Matt (thanks Matt!).
The Can Am Race starting grid.
1,240 April 6, 2021 7:16 am
Re: Northwest True Scale race at ICFR April 4th, 2021 (6 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Thanks to Howie, here's some pictures from the race:
Bart's Can Am entry.
Gearloose's Can Am cars.
Outdoor pit area set up for this race.
Matt's TA2 entry on the cooler between heat races.
Marty's TA2 Mustang.
Rico's Can Am and TA2 entries.
Dennis and Craig came down from Seattle to set up this pit area.
The Seattle guys had pretty much anything you might need in their pits!
TA2 heat race.
1,241 April 6, 2021 6:53 am
Re: .030" Lexan Bodies by Team Bluegroove (3 replies, posted in Cars)
That's one great thing about those bodies, they are really tough!!!!
1,242 April 5, 2021 10:13 am
Topic: .030" Lexan Bodies by Team Bluegroove (3 replies, posted in Cars)
I just put in an order to Team Bluegroove for six Porsche 962 bodies. If you need one let me know and I will set it aside for you.
1,243 April 4, 2021 1:05 pm
Re: Northwest True Scale race at ICFR April 4th, 2021 (6 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
You were getting your cars and skill on the new layout dialed in by the end of the race!
1,244 April 4, 2021 9:03 am
Re: Northwest True Scale race at ICFR April 4th, 2021 (6 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Video from yesterday's races.
TA2 Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi2SaGZe9xU
Can Am Class Starring TED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ6Nl0-IeNU
1,245 April 4, 2021 7:39 am
Topic: Northwest True Scale race at ICFR April 4th, 2021 (6 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
We had 10 racers in the NWTS TA2 Class, including two long distance travelers from the Seattle area. It was the first time some of the racers had turned a wheel on the track's new layout configuration, so as you can imagine the first round of racing was action packed! Our Seattle friends Craig and Dennis stole the show by whooping us all!
The backup class race was for the NWTS Can Am cars. And again Craig and Dennis showed us how it's done! What do we have to do to beat these guys?
Sorry I didn't get more photos!
Here's the results for TA2:
Can Am results:
I'd like to thank everyone that made it out to race Saturday! I sure had a lot of fun!
1,246 March 31, 2021 7:07 am
Re: Rob's Car Builds (31 replies, posted in Cars)
The other car Rob brought with him was this beautiful Monogram Scarab. Although Monogram re-released this as a model kit a few years back, Rob re-built this car from an original '60's slot car. Rob used the later Monogram model kit wheel inserts, and polished the aluminum wheels to match. This is a very nice restoration!
Rob said the difference between colors of the factory molded bodies is amazing. The early slot car bodies has much more metallic and the blue is much darker.
1,247 March 31, 2021 6:56 am
Re: Rob's Car Builds (31 replies, posted in Cars)
Rob stopped by the other day with a couple of new builds.
First up is this 1/24 Strombecker D Jag. This car was built from the static model kit that can also be powered by a cheap battery powered electric motor. Rob adapted this kit body to a slot car chassis. Anybody that has seen or put one of these kits together knows how difficult it can be to assemble. The body is a two piece clam shell design and the pieces do not fit together very well. Rob did a beautiful job of blending the top and bottom halves together. His objective was to blend the two pieces together just well enough to eliminate the gaps, but yet retain just a hint of a seam that shows on the real car.
The Strombecker D Jag is an old model kit. There were not a lot of detail parts, and as previously stated the fitment of the parts is not all that great. The tail lights are molded into the body piece. Rob did an excellent job of paint detailing those tail lights for some added realism.
The underside of the body was a full belly pan. The optional electric motor mounted in this lower portion which also served as the chassis. Rob cut out the bottom of the body in a way that makes it resemble an actually slot car body from the '60's. He used a Monogram chassis which he restored and modified to fit.
The amount of work Rob put into this beauty is amazing! Rob commented that the headlight lenses were especially challenging because they do not fit into any type of bucket or insert. The lenses mount flush with the body with nothing behind them. Rob even located some vintage wheels that were large enough to replicate the tall wheel and tire combination of the real car, then he added inserts made from the kit wheels. Outstanding!
1,248 March 28, 2021 10:59 am
Re: TA2 & 4.5 Flexi races at Springwater on March 27th (10 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
"That last picture of my is very flattering thanks Bill! It looks like I am a grumpy old man, you all are rubbing of on me quickly." MrM_Bell
I'm happy to say you fit right in!!!!
Thanks for letting me punt you a couple times..........
1,249 March 28, 2021 8:43 am
Re: TA2 & 4.5 Flexi races at Springwater on March 27th (10 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
Here's a couple race videos:
TA2 Class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js_p43B8SlM
4.5 COT NASCAR Flexi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RDYp7Gqeo0
1,250 March 28, 2021 8:06 am
Re: TA2 & 4.5 Flexi races at Springwater on March 27th (10 replies, posted in Springwater Raceway)
