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[Cheater]

At the request of a Slotblog member, we've created this new forum for discussions and communication among racers competing in Eurosport (both 1/24 and 1/32 scales) and GT12 racing.

[Tim Neja]

Wow - Very cool, Greg - I'm hoping that our "Euro-Nutz" will come out and play in this column.

I've got a LOT to learn about these little ballistic beasties!! BPR is having a monthly GT12 and Euro race on the third Saturday of the month I believe on the fLat track!

Even if you don't want to spend the $ for Euro - come GT12 racing!! These guys are really quick and not very expensive to build! Great bang for your $$$!!

So dig out your old 12 motors and freshen them up!! Because you're on the flat track, they don't need to be ballistic to be quick! Come play with us!!

Tim

[Craig]

I've checked with Rudy at Slick 7 and the GTX chassis will be available soon if this is what you'd like to own. They are at the plater and he's going to let me know when they will be available for purchase. I plan to run this class but I'm waiting on a chassis.

[Tim Neja]

I've got both the GTX and the ASP IV. Both work well. I raced the ASP - but the GTX TQ'd and won the race!! FWIW...

Tim

[Craig]

The first thing I did after the Boola race was go look at Duran's car so I knew what was under the hood.

By the way, Tim... what the heck does FWIW mean??? I see this a lot and have no clue!

C

[Zippity]

"For what it's worth"

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[Craig]

That's too funny, a web site that tells how to talk in acronyms.

[Tim Neja]

FYI!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Tim

[dirty slot racing]

Slick 7 GTX 12 chassis is the way to go. Will post a pic of a mod you can do to make it go better out of corners.

[GTPJoe]

Guys,

What about the ISRA Open 12 class. It's a C-can based class but now with Open chassis rules.

I've seen R. Mack Open 12 chassis for $190, and Saunders for $225. Mossetti is the cheap one at $150.

How do these chassis compare to say the S7 ones, for us not so financially well off racers?? Can the GT12 type chassis compete?

Thanks...

[Lou Pirro]

Joe,

I think that most of the ISRA/USA Northeast guys are using lower-cost GT12 chassis as a base for Open GP12. The rules allow you to make any mods you think will help. A little like scratchbuilding.

On high-speed tracks, most find the Eurosport type Open-12 chassis too fragile. Dominic is a master at adapting GT12 to Open-12. Take a look at some of his builds.

Lou

[S Forsyth]

The GTX or the Asp 4 is the way to go in GT12 racing. These two chassis, for around $65, will compete against any other chassis on the market. At the Flats in Chicago early this year the GTX TQ'd and the top four cars were GTX or Asp 4. Hope this helps.

[Jerry123]

Steve,

What is the trick to getting either of those chassis to work well on a flat track? I have an Asp 4 and I could not get it around very well on a flat track when I got the chassis and pretty much gave up on it. Do you get the kit and assemble it or just get the pre-built one?

Right now my favorite Open-12 chassis is the JK Cheetah-11...

[Dominator]

Thanks for the kind words, Lou.

Joe, the Asp 4 will be just fine and compete very well. When we can line up some time at NFS I'll give you a hand fine-tuning. Don't forget that I am still using GT-12 Chassis like the older Mossetti, JK, and Asp 3. These lesser-expensive chassis work great as long as the same basic rule is followed with building any chassis, no stress points! It is doesn't line up right, don't force it.

[GTPJoe]

Lou, Dom,

Thanks. Will do.

Dom, just let me know what's good for you and I'll try and work out my schedule around that...

See ya!!

[Grammy Winner]

That's too funny, a web site that tells how to talk in acronyms.

Gee, I wonder why people can't spell or write cogent sentences anymore…

[TSR]

Jay, your answer is HERE.

[Grammy Winner]

Well, that certainly explained why I can't read my students' handwriting; but does not explain why adults can't spell correctly.

[Craig]

Well that certainly explained why I can't read my students' handwriting; but does not explain why adults can't spell correctly.

Jay,

I think one reason may be people that don't have to do any technical writing or writing in general in their day-to-day activities have a tendency to lose what they were taught. From my experience with arithmetic; I had a job that didn't require the use of mathematics that much. Then I lost that job; went back to college later in life and for some reason (not using it) I had a heck of a time recalling what I'd learned in high school. So as the old saying goes, repetition is the best teacher and keeps you up to speed. However, in some cases some just ain't never learnt.

On a personal note: For me, I some times have trouble with punctuation. When to use what, where, and how. I'm working on it though.

[idare2bdul]

I think my spelling got worse with age. Spell check sure helps!

No Child Left Behind put an emphasis on Scantron, machine-graded tests so for much of the Bush administration writing was not emphasized as much as test-taking tactics.

That changed in my subject area this year and the students are expected to write a concise thesis statement and back it up with supporting statements drawn from multiple sources. About half of the students did pretty well and a third were excellent, much to my surprise. The downside is that we only covered half of what they will be tested on in the ten weeks we spent on the writing. When they take the test in Spring it will look like we aren't teaching them what we are supposed to.

That's what I like about slot racing, effort in-results out. GT12 should be a pretty level playing field for equipment.

[Grammy Winner]

I'm 99% sure that Dokk spells correctly with a "K".

Yes, Keith you are 99% correct, Dokk is the Olde English spelling.

[Grammy Winner]

Yes, Mike, we are now supposed to be developing "critical thinking skills" in our students.

And I'm critically thinking about jumping into GT12. Any suggestions, teach? I know nothing about this class.

[68Caddy]

Jay or can I just call you Jah?

Just do what you are good at, you don't need this GT12 gig?

Hero at your age?

BTW Happy New Year to ya.

[idare2bdul]

And I'm critically thinking about jumping into GT12. Any suggestions, teach? I know nothing about this class.

The two chassis mentioned above both seem to go around the track just fine. The Red Fox Audi body looks real good. I don't think you can buy your way to a win in this class, equipment should be pretty equal. They are faster than Eurosports were a few years ago. Bearings are legal for the axle and for the can end of the motors; not sure about the endbell end.

[dirty slot racing]

How do these chassis compare to say the S7 ones, for us not so financially well off racers?? Can the GT12 type chassis compete?

Joe,

I run in GT12 class in Australia and we can run any GT12 chassis. This year Slick 7 was a 1, 2 place-getter, Asp first and GTX second very competitive chassis. While the prices of the other chassis are high and are very nice but for cost and performance can't beat the S-7. As we say here in GT12: drive it like you stole it.