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That makes two of us Terry! But it is still fun! I modified a chassis I had with a Flexi angle winder motor mount/axle mount. I'm still working on it after five or six races. It's not great but it gives me something to compete with!

Possible Monte. I already have an Econo car chassis so my build would be an extra.

Terry, I have been having fun racing with you in this class! It seems we are very closely matched! The race before this one I beat you by less than a full lap, this time we tied but you were faster! This is fun stuff!

Have you been able to get hooked up for the NASCAR Class yet?

Thank you Howie for providing us with an awesome place to gather and track to race on!

Photos from the Indy Car race on January 26, 2019:

The start of a heat race for Indy cars.

This morning I started working on cleaning up the lands next to the slots to lay the braid. I want to get this step done before I do the paint touch up on the running surface so I can also touch up the lands where needed. I will be re-laying most of the braid as it is in really good shape. I did however find some areas where the braid should be replaced, so I figure now is a good time.

This is easy mindless work, just some light scraping followed by vacuuming and a light swipe with a rag.

Looks much better after they're cleaned up!

Thanks Zack.

This is what the countersunk screws in the track surface look like before the bondo is applied. They're pretty deep and the trick is, if the track should ever have to be moved, these puppies have got to come out! We spent quite a bit of time digging them out so we could separate the track pieces.

When we were taking the track apart, we didn't even know exactly how many screws there were to remove, or exactly where they were located. Being a realistic type of person, I know some day this track will be moved. Probably not in my life time, but someday. So for the next caretaker of InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway I am taking lots of photos illustrating where and how to disassemble this beast! Plus, where there are countersunk screws in the track surface that MUST come out to complete the disassembly, I am covering the screw heads with a small piece of paper. I'm hoping this little piece of paper will not only keep the Bondo filler out of the phillips head screws, but keep the Bondo from bonding to the screws as well!

Whatever you're thinking Doc........Save it for the Halloween Race!!!!

Bob had been using Naptha. He gave me a couple spray bottles and partial cans. It is a strong solvent/thinning agent so it stinks a bit, plus you should probably use plastic gloves. But it definitely cleans! Takes off dirt, grease. whatever with ease!

The last thing I worked on today was the braid. I started to remove the old glue used to hold the braid to the track surface using an old knife I have. I was very pleased to find the braid land was well painted by Kirk Smith when he originally built the track. Being well painted helps save the MDF underneath from damage when the old braid and glue is pulled up.

This old knife was my grandfather's. I have no idea what he used it for but it works perfectly for scraping off the old glue in the narrow land next to the guide slot. It is dull so it does not cut into the paint or MDF. I love it when I can put to good use some of these really old tools my grandfather had. I know for a fact this knife is much older than I am!