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[TSR]

Todd is a great guy, so it will be a pleasure to see you both.
Just tell us if you need any help down here.

[Cheater]

. . . or their wives . . .

Being married sure taught me I had to compromise and cheerfully do things I didn't really want to do . . .
How'd those guys miss out on the painful lessons? :? :?

[Ron Hershman]

Ron, we'll see how far this all goes when the few wannabe players left in commercial Raceways realise the only way they can play is to build and they're not allowed to build without soldering.
You know it's always different on the left coast.
It's fun for some, but a little too focused to appeal to the masses. :twisted:

Jim,
For some reason I don't think it's gonna get as popular as stamped steel car racing at the local raceway.

[TSR]

Oh, because THAT's popular?

[scooooter7]

Sorry you misinterpreted my comments. Perhaps when I learn to write a bit better in the English language, I may be less misunderstood.

Hi Greg,
I was just playing around with ya. I have yet to race with these guys in Can-Am, but have in the TSRF series. They are great to be around and I have learned a lot from them. I'm still trying to learn what makes a Flexi chassis work, let alone trying to build my own scratchbuilt chassis yet. The thing I have noticed the most about this class is that everyone that has raced it has liked it. Can't say that about every other class. Anyway . . . good luck to you and come on down to So-Cal. 8)

[Foamy]

is there a difference between a herd of cats & a covey of scratchbuilders?

Scratchbuilders don't make me all sneezie an' itchie.
That being said, this thread needs some random kittens . . .

[rdmac]

The definition of a hinge is...? :twisted:

Main Entry: hinge
Pronunciation: 'hinj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang
1 a : a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns b : a flexible ligamentous joint c : a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an album.
:roll:

[idare2bdul]

Ron,
You have a problem with that?

Ron you forgot the D3 mantra . . . breathe deeply . . . embrace the chassis, ignore the motor.

See, doesn't that give you inner peace? 8)

[BigDaddySlotRat]

How many total entries do you have on a Sunday DIII race :?: :?: At BP RACEWAY
and how long does it take to run all the classes on that Sunday DIII race :?: :?:
I'm just wondering if it will take the same 14 hours it takes to run our Nor-Cal race on Saturday when we have our normal 165 entries.
Can't wait to race with you guys and is there a date for the race at Fosters? :?: :?:
:smokin: :smokin: :smokin: Hey, Vitter, it's time. :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:

[TSR]

We don't race on Sundays.

[BigDaddySlotRat]

:shock: :shock: My bad. :shock: :shock: :wall: :wall: :
I understood Mr. Bell to say he went to race on Sundays.
OK, then Saturday? :?:

[TSR]

Saturdays are fine . . . 8)

I'm just wondering if it will take the same 14 hours it takes to run our Nor-Cal race on Saturday when we have our normal 165 entries.

Do you mean to tell us that you have 165 racers in the store (the fire department will love that one) or do you mean to tell us that you guys are only 14, entering a gadzillion cars in a gadzillion racing classes as in "USRA SO-CALLED SCALE RACING"?

One of the biggest surprise to me was when Scott and I flew from LAX to Rohnert Park for the "Worlds" and after discovering the raceway in a near-empty parking lot, also found the raceway near-empty (it even looked from the outside that it was not even open) with about 16 racers present. The pictures on the website looked like HUNDREDS or entrants were present. We were to say the least, a bit disappointed . . . :|
Fortunately we still had some fun, thanks to the kindness of the racers there who loaned us some cars to race. Of course, we do the same for visitors at our local raceway.
But, eh, what do you want for a "Worlds" event, eh? :mrgreen:

To answer your question, our last race (of which the report may be seen HERE), took about 6 hours from beginning to end, and that is plenty enough for me. Thank you very much.

[GT40]

That was a long day at BPR, especially when you are driving 200 miles each way!

THIRTY-FIVE racers. Four mains. No arguments or problems that I noticed. A pleasant, relaxed atmosphere, people helping each other out with mechanical problems, sharing ideas. And the "legends" are amongst the most helpful and friendly guys there.

(By the way Dokk, where can I find your old articles on slot car aerodynamics?)

Everyone, myself included, has ideas about how they would like to fine-tune the rules, but it's real hard to argue with the success of D3 so far.

[John E]

What event was that again?

The USRA Scale Nats had quite a few more than 16 people present.

John E.

[TSR]

John, that was the "Vintage Worlds" in 2006.
I would HOPE that the USRA Nats would bring more than 16 people.

[Big Durl]

Dokk, I think Mr. Rat was referring to the usual Nor-Cal/SCRA monthly where we race four classes of EXACT SCALE SLOT CARS (in that they look exactly like slot cars) in four different driver classifications, and the turnout is usually 40 to 60 guys and gals. Almost all race NASCARs, and then participation drops off a bit as we go through 4.5" trucks, LMP, and GT12. But the total entry count runs 140 to 165+, depending on the venue.

They say its the biggest monthly race in the country, and you know as well as I that "they" are never wrong.

USRA/Nor-Cal, a nice bunch of guys, have, shall we say, a more "relaxed" car count.

[TSR]

So do I. At last the ugly truth comes out . . .

[Cheater]

If anyone wants the infamous "T-Flex Tome", all you have to do is ask. Either PM me or email me at slotguy@mindspring.com.

It distills over 15 years of experience in racing the Champion Turbo-Flex chassis into one file, and many of the tips are applicable to other brands of chassis.

It's free; what do you have to lose?

Here's what one international racer had to say after racing a chassis built to these specs:

"It's now just over a year since you sent this to me, and I realize that I
never gave you feedback on how it went for me. So sorry!

The chassis I built to these specifications I used at [my country's]
Nationals last October. I TQ'd (new track record) and finished 3rd in the
race. It was an absolute beauty of a car!!! This document of yours has
made it into quite a few hands around the world, and is generally regarded
as the "TurboFlex Bible".

Congratulations on such a great piece of work, and thanks once again."

I blush to paste such nice comments, but wanted to let you know that the Tome is worth reading . . .

[TSR]

It's like the Koran of Turban-Flex . . . :mrgreen:

[Cheater]

How the heck would you know, Philippe?

You've never built one according to those instructions . . .

[TSR]

We have one that was painted by Mullah Omar, or it sure looks like it. I am told that it did quite well at the Nats a few years back. :mrgreen:

[Big Durl]

BEHOLD!



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