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VERY nice!!!!

Don't you really mean "not yet"???

How will we know it's a Kouba Kar???

Uh-Oh! I guess i better start looking for another 1/24 vintage runner to keep up with the "Cuba".

You're welcome! I learned that "push" from you!!!!

The field for the first official Over 50 Class Race on Odd Thursday.

Thanks Bill.  It was great to relive my childhood.  I may actually have to give some thought to tuning a 1:24 car.  Well, in other words, something other than just taking it from the box to the track.  Maybe...  I'm ok with a "B" game as long as I get to play.  Next time, the GarVic double bubble Firebird.  Or perhaps the Ocelot with the double pinion!  Maybe it's time to tune a Black Widow.  Choices, choices, choices.  We need a parts source.

I've got Goose covered on the Chap body.  Happen to have one sitting around.

Bill how many hundreds of these vintage chassis do you have?

And why shouldn't we be using vintage controllers?  It seems a little silly to be using a controller that costs more than 10x the cost of the car when new.

Bill: Thanks for the fun night of "hard" racing. I like the new program you installed, i find it fun to help you run it on race night. Rico, do not worry about my car it was not you're fault and it could have been a worse crash. Greg did a great try on reaction time to grab it but that car was moving too fast for him to reach it, thanks for trying to grab it Greg. I did not really realize how fast these 36d motors would run, and i new better than to run that car with all those loose parts that could get broke off. I am kind of with Monte on controllers, we should try some just for the fun/test to find out how the cars would drive.

Too bad we didn't get your Chaparral crash on video Goose!

Monte pointed out to me that the pictures I took with your Chaparral in it are the last images of the car in its perfect original condition!

So here it is again just for you!

Bill and gang,

Huge thanks for a great night of racing.  I have missed it direly as my temporary work schedule has me not getting out much.  I really enjoy our racing and the seriously good time we have with it.  It looks like things have developed nicely in my absence and I have some work to do with my 50's car to keep up with Rico...  I was surprised how well the BRM went during the actual race, as when I showed up, it could barely skate its way around the track.  It still had glue from our enduro at Howie's on the tires and they were basically useless.

I had a great time in TA running running next to Greg, sharing the same lap for two complete heats and pushing each other.  Super fun!

And yes, I dug out the #71 Shootout car for GT.  I should retire that car from Odd Thursdays.  I forgot just exactly how fast that car really is.  I will go with something else next time I get to run, but it did feel nice to set a record on my first night back.

Without getting too sappy, it's great to see that even after being away for a few months, the competitive camaraderie seems stronger than ever.  I miss my Odd Thursdays and can't wait for my work life to settle back into my normal groove.

Until next time gentlemen,
Chris

That's the only way he can keep up cuz he's old and retired or he could just cheat. Oh wait, that didn't work out so well either

I bought another Garvic earlier today at a collector mart and yes the price tag is what I paid.

February 5, it was an odd Odd Thursday Night of racing. It seemed like it was the first time I had tried to run a race using the new race software. I felt disorganized and like I was bumbling through the whole race. My driving wasn't much better! BUT, thanks to Amy Fields, who got us back on track with her outstanding computer skills we made it through the race! THANK YOU AMY!!!!

Goose took the win in the Classic Sports Car Class, with Mitch and Greg in a tie for second. Great run Mitch! Goose was also on the top of the podium for the Vintage F1 race with Byan Trachsel just one lap behind in the second spot. In the BRM Porsche 962 race the Goose again led the way to the finish, this time with Rico following in second. A new racer, Al Christensen brought out some great old KTM powered vintage cars for Over 50 Class. But it was the Goose's night as he won the Over 50 Class making for a clean sweep of the night! Rico was in hot pursuit with the Gold Finger Brutus Corvette, but he just couldn't quite catch that beautiful Strombecker Ford J car of Goose's!

The results:

Classic Sports Car:
1st Goose Gossett 50.0 laps
2nd tie Mitch Brooks 48.9
2nd tie Greg Petrolati 48.9
4th Rico Locati 48.7 - 9.996 Fastest Lap of the Race
5th Bryan Trachsel 47.6                                                                     
6th tie Terry Abbott 47.4
6th tie John Fisher 47.4 
8th Jeff Fields 46.1
9th Howie Howard 45.6
10th Bill Bostic 44.1
11th Amy Fields 42.3
12th Glenn Heath 42.1
13th Al Christensen 41.5

Vintage F1:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 52.3 laps - 9.539 Fastest Lap of the Race  (no trac. mag.)
2nd Bryan Trachsel 51.2
3rd Greg Petrolati 49.2
4th Cailin Dunbar 48.0
5th Bill Bostic 47.1
6th Mitch Brooks 43.9
7th Amy Fields 43.6 - 9.405 Fastest Lap of the Race (w/trac. mag.)
8th Rico Locati 43.2
9th Jeff Fields 41.5
10th Glenn Heath 40.9
11th John Fisher 40.4
12th Al Christensen 34.7

BRM Porshe 962 Class:
1st Goose Gossett 59.6 laps - 8.480 Fastest Lap of the Race
2nd Rico Locati 57.1
3rd Bill Bostic 55.9
4th Glenn Heath 53.1
5th Jeff Fields 48.0
6th Mitch Brooks 46.3
7th Amy Fields 43.7
8th Al Christensen 42.4

Over 50 Class:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 50.8 laps
2nd Rico Locati 50.1 - 9.872 Fastest Lap of the Race
3rd Bill Bostic 45.3
4th Al Christensen 40.5
5th Mitch Brooks 39.7
6th Glenn Heath 35.6