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#126 MSwiss

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Posted 05 January 2017 - 01:19 PM

10 more brackets, and a couple C/R M7's, going out to one of the "chassis builder to the stars".

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Posted 05 January 2017 - 03:48 PM

Can't be for the Chassis Builder to the Stars. I don't use those motor brackets anymore. :)


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#128 MSwiss

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Posted 05 January 2017 - 04:16 PM

Go back and read my post, Greg.


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Posted 05 January 2017 - 05:44 PM

It was a joke Mike.


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Posted 05 January 2017 - 08:08 PM

10 more brackets, and a couple C/R M7's, going out to one of the "chassis builder to the stars".

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And 5 more, to a different "top iron for hire".

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Posted 10 January 2017 - 07:46 PM

Congrats to Willy Custer, Eric Gehrken(2), and Cap Henry, on their 4 wins, sweeping the weekend at the two races, this past weekend, at the ORS and Retro East races, at HMS Speedway, and Speedzone, using the C/R Versa-bracket, in their Bartos, Gehrken, and Henry built chassis.

 

Willy and Cap also TQ'ed in their wins, and Eric TQ'ed in one of his two wins.

 

"C/R Versa-bracket, the one top chassis builders, who are also top racers, (pay for  :)  and) use in their personal race cars".


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#132 Cap Henry

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Posted 10 January 2017 - 10:15 PM

Eric's a hack, only one TQ... LOL
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Posted 10 January 2017 - 10:35 PM

Eric's a hack, only one TQ... LOL

That's cause his car is green!! :)


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Posted 06 February 2017 - 04:29 PM

The C/R Versa-bracket swept Can-Am the past 2 weekends at Rapid Raceway and HMS Speedways.

 

Collin Martin, Keith Libby and Dominic Luongo, went 1, 2, 3 at Rapid, with their Grandi, Grandi, and Luongo built chassis.

 

Keith Libby also won Stocker with his Luongo built chassis.

 

Willy Custer, Cap Henry and Bud Bartos, went 1, 2, 3 at HMS, with their Bartos, Henry, and Bartos built chassis.

 

Cap Henry also was runner-up in F1 with his Henry / self built chassis.

 

Will Brinkley also took the 19 lap win, in Can-Am, this past Saturday, at the SERRA opener at Speedzone PTC, with a C/R bracket in his Bartos built chassis.


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Posted 07 March 2017 - 12:05 PM

Congrats to Willy Custer and Ricky Bennardo Jr. on their Can-Am and F1 wins, at the recent ORS/KOR Points/R4 Warm-up race, at Tom Thumb Hobbies.

 

They both had C/R Versa-Brackets on their Bartos, and GVP built, chassis.


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Posted 20 March 2017 - 09:56 PM

Super big congrats to Cap Henry, Bud Bartos, Ricky Bennardo Jr., Willy Custer, Will Brinkley, Al Rutti, Ross Scharf, George Katzakis, and Gil Patasky on their wins and podium finishes at Retro racing's biggest race of the year, R4/10.

 

The above 9 drivers used the C/R Versa-bracket on their Bartos, Cap Henry and GVP chassis.

 

Big thanks to those chassis builders on choosing it.

 

The C/R Versa-bracket won 5 of the 6 classes,(all but GTC-FK) and sweeping the podium on 3 of them.

 

It also took 14 of the 18 total podium spots.


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Posted 21 March 2017 - 05:14 PM

Swiss,

 

If you look carefully at Rick Jr's F-1 I used two of your brackets in the rear to make it stronger. That is the same car he ran last year with a puppy dog motor and finished 3rd, also the same car he won the warm up race with also. I also ran this chassis in our weekly races for months before letting Ricky take it. Doubling the motor bracket eliminated bending and motor droop.

 

Always remember stronger is better. LOL

 

Regards,

GVP

 

P.S. That same CL body has been on that car it's entire life.:)  


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Posted 21 March 2017 - 06:28 PM

 

P.S. That same CL body has been on that car it's entire life. :)

Yes, I noticed the doubled sides.

 

Good idea.

 

At the Sano, in F1, using the R4/9 TQ car, I bought from Cap,  I had an axle tube shift on the .032" thick, non C/R bracket.

 

I was able able to fix it between the B and A Main.

 

I was kind of lucky of to qualify in the B, because it gave me a chance to find that issue, along with the skirts getting sucked in, on the BRM body, when I added axle collars.

 

With the skirts trimmed off, I was able to snag fast race lap by a few thou over the guys who finished ahead of me, Matt and Howie.

 

BTW, I almost said 14 2/3 brackets were used in the 18 total podium spots. :laugh2:

 

Yes, with a nice pull, a body will last a long time.


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Posted 05 May 2017 - 06:16 PM

The C/R Versa-bracket took wins at 4 different venue's over the weekend.

 

Congrats to:

Will Brinkley - Can-Am - SERRA Race #3 - Hot Slots

Willy Custer - Can-Am - ORS-KOR Race #9 - Tom Thumb Hobbies

Jerry Herbert Jr. - Can-Am & Coupe - Retro East Event #12 - Fast Tracks

Collin Martin - Coupe -NERR Race #8 - 413 Raceway


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Posted 01 June 2017 - 06:49 PM

Congrats to Dom Luongo on his TQ in Can-Am Plus, at Retropalooza,in a nice 18 racer field, using the wide (1.380) Versa-bracket.

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 11:20 AM

With the success of Dom Luongo at Retropalooza, there has been increased interest in my wide motor bracket.

With having to do a new batch, I've had Geary redesign it slightly,shortening it, to match the bracket face to axle centerline distance, of the JK, and my .75" and 1" brackets.

Retail is $12.00.

You should start to see them in some of the chassis from one of Retro racing's premier builders, in the near future.

 

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 12:48 PM

Please remember I asked for some of these before they are all gone.


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Posted 19 July 2017 - 12:55 PM

Geary will make as many as needed..
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Posted 19 July 2017 - 06:29 PM

These look great Mike, thanks for making the adjustment.

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Posted 28 November 2017 - 07:30 PM

Congrats to Cap Henry on his 2 wins at the last ORS-KOR race, at HMS Speedways, using C/R brackets in his Crutchfield/ CHR X25R Can-Am,, and CHR 8 Rail F1.


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Posted 28 November 2017 - 08:59 PM

Its all I use in my personal cars, thanks mike!
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Posted 28 November 2017 - 09:19 PM

Yeah Cap, I had to get you in here before Noose does his Fall Brawl race report and I get to do my Willy full color, fold-out, feature spread. Lol
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Posted 28 November 2017 - 10:10 PM

Ive accepted my also ran status LOL

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Posted 28 November 2017 - 10:14 PM


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Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder

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Posted 29 November 2017 - 04:12 PM

Yeah Cap, I had to get you in here before Noose does his Fall Brawl race report and I get to do my Willy full color, fold-out, feature spread. Lol


I'll PM the address for royalties. Haha
But seriously love these brackets.. only bracket that goes in my cars. Thanks:)
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