MONDAY OT (Open Track) (Page 4 of 6)

roger boss and dont forget to vote..... and I would like to add
if your putting tire prep on your tires make sure you let it set up/dry for at least 30 min and wipe tire  before putting the car on the track. the tire should never be wet  when placing the car on the track.

On a hole different subject.. got that gt40 white kit all done and there was no gas caps to be found in the box. was factory sealed . not a deal breaker but you think there might be a spare parts bag  in all that stuff you got from Goose with those in them??? have not done search on line yet. that next.

You know my policy Doc, warranty is good until it's not!

Just a shout out to Bill for repairing my damaged chassis last night.  We got it all set up on the jig and got the axle tube and bracket re-soldered in place.  Then Bill devised a secondary brace which he fabricated and soldered in place. It would have to be a devastating hit to knock it loose now. I will post a pic this evening if I have time. Once again thanks Bill.

As promised- one Billy bar

Rico

Henceforth, it will be known as such.

Billy bar pic posted

Yesterday we have 8 racers on hand for the first run of Womp Class racing. The 20 lap heat race format seemed to be a hit. The format uses a point based scoring system with racer's average lap times breaking any ties. Using European Round Robin driver rotation it only took 45 minutes to run through the entire race. Bob Nakamura scored the win.

The Flexi Class race was run using the traditional 3 minute heat race format, and also European Round Round robin driver rotation. We had one driver drop out so the race was run with 7 entries. Dan "Doc" Fritz took the win in this class.

After Monday's races I have decided the Flexi Class for racing here at Checkered Flag will be for 4 inch chassis. Checkered Flag is a relatively short track and is better suited to the 4 inch chassis. Plus most racers have 4 inch chassis cars sitting around. If you're one of those that does not have a 4 inch flexi type car, i have plenty of used ones and can fix you up! The 4.5 inch chassis cars will continue to be raced at Bob Nakamura's Springwater track, which is more of a super speedway course. I have updated the rules for Monday races.

The Womp race seemed to be a hit with the lap count heat races inspired by the Pelican Park racers. It provided for some very close racing! We will continue with that class and race format next Monday.

Congrats Doc, you're racing wasn't bad either!

That's AWESOME Rico!

Congrats to Dom!

Thank you both

Yesterday's Open Track Monday was eventful to say the least! As usual racers came and went throughout the day with nine of them competing in at least one of three races held. To date we have had casual races for either the Womp Class or the Flexi Class, or both when there have been enough participants. Yesterday we had enough racers to hold a Womp and a Flexi race starting at 2:00 PM, and another Womp race at 6:00 PM.

The racing in the first Womp race was very close! The Womp races are 20 lap heat races, starting with a round robin qualifier, followed by elimination heats. John Gill won that first race, decisively! Doc was second (of course), Dave Smith third, and Bob Nakamura fourth.

After the Womp race a Flexi race was run. The Flexi races are standard round robin timed heat races, with four minute heats for one round of racing (one time through all four lanes). In this race John Gill again took the win, although he first totally melted down his primary car! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJtWIdhDgGE  It was quite the smoke show (best I've ever seen)! Doc was gracious enough to loan John his car so John could finish out his last heat race. These Monday Open Track races are low key and casual with our focus on fun! John was credited with the win based on driver performance regardless of using a backup loaner car. Here are the results of that race:

Both races were completed by approximately 4:00 PM. By 6:00 PM some racers had left but others had shown up. It was decided to run another Womp race. But before we dropped the green flag we decided to have some pizza! A big thanks to my beautiful wife Diane for ordering and picking up pizza for us all! The same 20 lap heat race format was used again for the second Womp race. This time Doc showed no mercy and took no prisoners! He ran an excellent race in a tight field and took the win! Yup, not second this time! To prove it the results are below:

Something new was introduced for the Open Track Monday races. The official PASER CUP trophy for the weekly winner. Each race winner of a Monday race event will have the honor of signing this beautiful and LARGE loving cup! This highly sought after award will be on display for ALL to see! John and Doc were the first two names to be added to the cup. A side note here; due to the fact that dry transfer lettering seems to be very difficult to find and the selection slim (finally sourced at Dollar Tree), and the fact that the size of the letters I found were slightly larger than what I really needed, the PASER Weekly Winner Cup actually came out as the PASER WEENNER CUP (WEENNER being kind of a contraction between Weekly and Winner....sort of...).

Here's a couple of photos of the first ever official Monday winners with the prestigious award!