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Today I was surprised by the delivery of a LARGE box! In the box I found the newest .030" Lexan body releases from Team Bluegroove.
HO, 1/32, and of course our favorite, 1/24! Highlights in the 1/24 bodies include:
A very cool IMSA style Corvette, ASA Stock Cars, 4.5" wheelbase NASCAR trucks and stock cars, an Indy car direct replacement for the Pro Slot kits we race at Rapid Raceway, a cool Matador stock car, a Shelby 427 Cobra for Flexi type chassis, and a beautiful Shelby Daytona Coupe that also fits a wider Flexi style chassis.
Thanks to Jerry Weddle for donating the Shelby Cobra bodies! They came out great Jerry!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UuQGsTIT_A
This is the "Lead On" corner to the super long and fast front straight. A little hint; this is not a fast turn!
The Tom's World track is big. Really big, really long!
This is the entry to the bank. Really fast and we rubbered it up well!
The exit of the bank and the straight into the "Dead Man".
On the left is "The Bridge". A potential gear eater for sure!
I just feel the need to post some more photos I took of the Captain Chaos entry!
Here's some random photos from the race:
Tom Street was first in the Xfinity race.
Gary Klein was second in the Xfinity race.
Somehow I ended up with the third place award for the Xfinity race.
In the Cup race Courteous Curt finished second.
Wild Wild Wade finished third in the Cup race.
After the racing Tom handed out the awards. First up was Stuart Wall with the "Shit Happens" award. A prestigeous award for having the worst luck and most mechanical issues of the race! Stuart won this award "hands down"!
Jack Mulkey received the "Iron Man" award for not only competing in the Xfinity race, but moving up and also competing in the entire Cup race. Jack was also gifted a NASCAR chassis built by Stuart, for being the most improved racer at Tom's World.
Chris Captain Chaos was the recipient of the "Councours" award. His car was just plain incredible!
"Monster" Mayea was the Top Qualifier.
After an awesome lunch put together for us by Tom's wife Susan (thank you Susan!), we all readied for the main event of the day, the "Cup" race. It amazes me just how fast these guys are on this tough track! And the track took its toll on this group of racers. I think most every racer experienced some sort of mechanical failure or issue, in addition to crash damage! The fast guy and eventual winner in the "Cup" race was the top qualifier Shawn Mayea. The car he built for this race was incredibly fast, and cornered fiercely!
Here's the Cup race results:
Your race winner Shawn Monster Mayea.
After the "Concours" judging it was time to get down to business. OSCAR races start off with qualifying/time trails. Each racers gets one timed minute on the track to set his fastest lap. Only one race at a time, trying for his best timed lap, is on the track. A lot of pressure as all the other racers are watching you try to run just one perfect lap. The top qualifyer for this race was Shawn (Monster) Mayea with a 7.184 second lap. The top nine qualifiers were all under 8 seconds.
After qualifying the field was broken up into two groups for racing. The bottom six qualifiers were gridded for the "Xfinity Race". The top six qualifiers would make up the "Cup Race". The winner of the "Xfinity" race had the option of moving up into the faster group of racers in the "Cup" race. Each race consisted of four complete rounds of racing. 4 minute heat races made up each round. At the end of the "Xfinity" race Tom Street had laid a serious whoopin' on us! But the surprise of the day was the drive by Tom's World new guy Jack Mulkey! This was Jack's very first hardbody race and he was FAST! Tom took the first place Xfinity award which left the move up position to Jack.
Before the racing starts, all the drivers vote on which is the best looking car for the "Concours" award. This year Chris (Captain Chaos) won the award. In my opinion, this is one of the coolest and most original paint jobs I've ever seen on a hardbody slot car! Really nice job Chris!
The spring OSCAR NASCAR race at Tom's in Bend is always a highlight of the year! The track at Tom's World is not only challenging for driver's, it tests your equipment as much as your driving skill! My goal for the races here is to finish the race! The track is half high speed, balls out fast, but the other half is tight and twisty with the focus on handling and throttle discipline! This race was true to the racing legends from earlier years. High speed dramatic crashes, and a track that wants to tear your car apart and send you to the pits!
This is the tighter infield half of the track.
This is the high speed half of the track.
There was a good racer turn out for this race with 12 entries.
Jim's shop includes a really nice and well stocked parts area!
There are plenty of pit spaces for large races.
When you arrive at Jim's, this is the building you are looking for! It is located to the left of and behind his house.
Friday May 15th I had the opportunity to visit Jim Mitchel's new track in Redmond. Jim built a new shop building for this track and his multitude of slot car related items which include RTR cars, parts, and scratchbuilt cars built by Jim himself. If you are planning a trip over to the Bend area this needs to be on your list of stops!
Lap length of the Dust Devil's track is approximately 155 feet. This thing is a monster!
There is a donut on one end. It is wide and flat.
The bank is also wide, and very steep! Can you say "wide open"?
The bank stands over 5 feet tall!
Rob plans to be ready for the next season, continuing the Monday program and classes. We will keep you updated here.
Thanks Rob for a really fun season and program! Your hot dogs are AWESOME, and your track is fast and provided for some excellent racing action! I'm looking forward to next season!
Last up were the Midgets (I was told I couldn't call them "Midgets" anymore because it is an improper term.....Too Bad!....). The Midgets were gridded last, but they were not the least in terms fo excitement! There were some spectacular crashes (as usual for the Midgets). Speed is a realitve term in this class, as well as handling.....Surviving is something all the racers can relate to!
Mike G. again lead the way to the finish line, with Bill H. following closely behind in second.
Fast laps are also a relative term in the Midget class. Mike and Bill H. were also top of the heap there!
The next group of cars to hit the track were the Flexi Class cars. Since their introduction to the group, the JK cars have been the dominant force at Redline Raceway.
Although no records were set, the racing was extremely fast in the Flexi class! Mike G. set the pace and pushed through to the win.
The fastest laps belonged to Mike G. and Bill H. Nice racing guys!
Last night was the last race race of the season at Rob's Redline Raceway. Although we had a slim turn out, it seemed as though the racers that did make it had a very good time! Rob was out with a back issue that kept him from standing so he volunteered to turn marshal. That left us with four racers so we ran just three lanes of the track. At the Redline we can efficiently race three lanes with just two turn marshals.
Most everybody started off the evening with one of Rob's awesome hot dogs, a soda, and some practice on the track. The first cars to be gridded for the first race were the Production Class cars.
Since this class was implemented into the race program at The Redline, racers have been making modifications to the cars to improve their performance on the very fast Redline Raceway! The introduction of the NSR Hypercar has upped the ante a bit. At the conclusion of the Production Class race Hypercars finished one and two.
The fastest lap times also belonged to a Hypercar that was built and tuned by Mike G.
I am planning to go to the OSCAR NASCAR race at Tom's World in Bend next week. I have an open passenger seat for anyone interested. I will leave Friday May 15th around noon or so, and return Saturday May 16th after the race. First come first serve, claim your passage now!
The seat has been spoken for and the bus is now FULL!
If you want to come up and take a look at what is left before I put these on Ebay let me know. Once they are on Ebay prices are out of my control!
I am selling the rest of the "Goose" collection. The cars I put aside for my own personal collection are being posted on Ebay, 10 cars per week. I have no room to display them, and I need more room for track operation. Here's a last look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCRN-QP754w
Bob's winning car!
Bryan's second place car, and Best Of Show by driver's vote!
Herb's third place car.
Craig's fourth place car.
A fantastic day of racing! Thank you to all my friends!
You just gotta love those Team Bluegroove Can Am bodies!
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