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#101 Dennis David

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Posted 10 December 2015 - 11:53 PM

$0.50?

That's an outrage ... LOL

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#102 MSwiss

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Posted 02 March 2016 - 02:15 PM

Congrats to Eric Gehrken on his 8 jillionth Retro East TQ, along with the win and new lap record, at the Retro East race, at Fast Tracks, in Can-Am, using a versa-bracket.

Also to Chris Gambler, on his fine 5th place finish, also in Can-Am, racing from out of the C Main, with his Cap Henry built, versa-bracket equipped, X25R.

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Posted 02 March 2016 - 04:54 PM

Weaver also won GT Coupe at Fast Tracks and reset that lap record with a me-built x25, Chicagoland versa-bracket
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#104 MSwiss

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Posted 02 March 2016 - 05:10 PM

I was done congratulating Weaver 10 Retro Hawk's ago. :laugh2:

 

But, seriously, don't be afraid to contact me.

 

Sometimes it's hard for me to tell what's in the car.


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Posted 02 March 2016 - 05:14 PM

He used one to win that race and another to run 2nd in Can-Am, I'd say he was happy with that race prize lol
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Posted 19 March 2016 - 12:03 PM

Big congrats to Cap Henry on taking another R4 win, running Chicagoland brackets.


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Posted 17 April 2016 - 09:50 AM

Congrats to Willy Custer on his win at the World Championship in Whitehouse, yesterday, running a 1" C/R Versa-bracket in his Bartos built, JK D311 pan chassis.

Willy ran the furthest distance (385+ laps) ever with a Retro car, running an even faster pace in the Semi.

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Posted 17 April 2016 - 02:19 PM

Mike, how "hypoid" are the fast guys setting them ?


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Posted 17 April 2016 - 02:22 PM

There isn't any adjustment on the ones 98% of the guys have been using, the last 3-4 years.

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Posted 17 April 2016 - 02:29 PM

Guess I need to get out more often :D


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Posted 11 May 2016 - 05:54 PM

Congrats to Dominic Luongo (2 wins), Ray Duran, Woody Hazelwood and James Grandi on their podium finishes at the last NERR race at Modelville Hobby.

 

C/R brackets took 5 of the 6 podium spots, including 2-1st's, and 2-2nd's.


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Posted 01 September 2016 - 02:34 PM

Congrats to John Weaver on his record setting run at the Retro East season opener, the John Gorski Sr. Memorial Race,run at Fast Tracks.

John took the win, by an astonishing 10 laps, over the always tough, Retro East, crowd.

John had a C/R 3/4" axle tube bracket, in his James Grandi built, lightweight X25R.

One of the reasons the C/R Versa, is the "bracket of the stars", is the unique bending reliefs, CNC milled into the corners, which allows for low effort, low stress, forming.

This leaves the bracket face virtually perfectly flat, which eliminates any need for filing.

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Posted 17 September 2016 - 08:40 PM

Congrats to Dominic Luongo on his F1 win at NERR Race #1,at Modelville Hobby, on the Gerding King, using the 1.380" wide Versa-bracket, along with a C/R guide tongue.

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Posted 05 November 2016 - 05:16 PM

Big congrats to John Weaver on taking the win in GTC-Pro, at the Fall Brawl, using a C/R Versa-bracket in his James Grandi built, Obscene chassis.

 

The Versa-bracket also took 3 of the 4 King classes, at Sano 10/Dave Fiedler Memorial Race, with Howie "the Ursanator" Ursaner, taking F1, with his Bartos chassis, Mike "Raisin" Garrett, taking GTC-FK, with his self-built chassis, and myself taking GTC-Pro, also with a self-built chassis.

 

All 3 set total lap records in the process.


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#115 MSwiss

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Posted 30 November 2016 - 01:14 PM

A 1,2,3 finish at Modelville using the C/R bracket.

Congrats to John, Ray and Ernie.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 09:47 PM

Congrats to Will Brinkley on his big 10 lap win, in Can-Am, at the Hot Slots Opening race on the Blake Snake track using the C/R Versa-Bracket in his Bartos built, JK X25R.

 

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 11:21 PM

Thanks Mike. This is the best bracket on the market in my opinion.
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Posted 13 December 2016 - 04:34 PM

Congrats to Dom Luongo (1st-F1, 2nd GT Coupe) and Jordan Temple (3rd-F1) on their podium finishes, this past weekend, at NERR race #4, at Rapid Raceway, using the C/R Versa-bracket.

 

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10 more Versa-brackets going out to one of Retro racing's premier chassis builders.


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Posted 13 December 2016 - 06:13 PM

The F1 I ran used the 1.380" bracket :).

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#120 MSwiss

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Posted 13 December 2016 - 08:08 PM

Yeah Dom, I'm sort of surprised more guys don't try to incorporate the 1.380" in their builds.


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Posted 13 December 2016 - 08:57 PM

Mike, does the 1.380 bracket have bearing holes/ do you do the "Thazer" bracket in that width?
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Posted 13 December 2016 - 09:07 PM

Yes.

 

While I could sell it with a 7/32" hole, by the nature of it, everybody orders it for 3/16" straight bearing installation.

 

No on the taller "Thazer" face.

 

It's only made one way.


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Posted 13 December 2016 - 09:11 PM

Here's a pic of Dom's, wide bracket, F1 winner.

 

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Posted 13 December 2016 - 09:38 PM

Thank you Mike, the wide bracket looks great as does Dom's car :)
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Posted 13 December 2016 - 10:24 PM

Thanks Paul, this is win #2 with this F1. The 1st on a Gerding King and 2nd on a 135 hillclimb with eases. Same set up on both tracks.

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