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[One27ray]

Who's on First?

Cuc-a-raca

Nice one Brain


Cuc-head

[HarV Wallbanger III]

OK it's 9pm Thur. here now and 6am Friday in KingieLand so by the time I wake my car could be there as it will be 3PM then....... saying I'm up at 6am here....
fingers crossed!

[Gator Bob]

Fingers crossed !!!

[Jairus]

Fingers crossed.

[HarV Wallbanger III]

Toes TOOOOOOO!

[HarV Wallbanger III]

Oh well hopeless hope looks like it will not be there.......

[The Bugman]

its only Friday here and there,not total panic yet,,
maybe it'll get there Sat.morn/day in time for the races,
keep the faith Barney

[Jairus]

They don't have Saturday delivery Oscar. It's Europe where the work week is only 30 hours, in that quasi socialist environment. I am just grateful that the bulk of the cars arrived.
I am very sorry for Barney but. Stuff happens.

[HarV Wallbanger III]

Ya thats for sure. Edo just told me it will not make it....Have a good race.

[Gator Bob]

Edo confirmed that he got his mail delivery for today? Your car was not in it?


That totally Sucks ........... Sorry Barney

[Edo]

Boy it better get there in time... I got it Tuesday and sent out Friday and as of yesterday it was in LA!

I didn' t want to sound negative but 4 days from LA to Viganello seemed to be pushing hopes too high.
It really takes 8 to 10 days from the U.S to Switzerland for a package to arrive.
On Saturdays we get mail but no packages. The Orange Crate could be in Geneva or Zurich now, which means it will get here on Tuesday after customs and post offices trips.
When it gets here I could race it alone so that it might gather some points but this is up to Jairus and the Proxy Commission to approve.
I'm very sorry for you Barney, I really wanted your car in the race!
BTW Allan got to test the cars today and everything was fine except Brian's REM which is acting a bit erratic exiting wide curves (see previous tests above).
We looked into it, didn't see anything wrong, gave it a bit of compressed air seems to work fine now.
Tomorrow big day...

[One_Track_Mind]

Hi Edo,
If it coasts out of the wide corners? Or seams to loose power, could it be the braids are too flat? When it tips off the corners, it no longer makes contact to the track?

Is the motor flexing away from the spur gear?? Is it that type of sound?

Kinda hard to guess from over here?
It's in good hands!
Have Fun with it.

Send it home after the race, Edo if it doesn't get any better.
Thank you!

Ciao! Edo

[HarV Wallbanger III]

"I didn' t want to sound negative but 4 days from LA to Viganello seemed to be pushing hopes too high.
It really takes 8 to 10 days from the U.S to Switzerland for a package to arrive."

I knew it would be close. It came on the 12th but I did not get it till the 13th. My mail lady put it on the porch behind the chair since I was not home and I found it the next day. She knew I was waiting for it .... so she helped me out...

I shipped it on Friday and they said 5-7 days but when I checked the tracking it was still in LA Monday and knew then it was a waste of time. I wish I could have had it sooner but it took 11 days just to get to me from AU. That's why I sent it Int. Priority Mail so it would at least have a chance to get there on time. They told me 5-7 days... I wish I had asked Steve for faster shipping but that's water under the bridge. I had got a package from Portugal in 7 days a couple of days before the race so I thought I would get it in time...and that was only 1st class shipping....

I would like to know how it runs on your track but it did not make the race so it will not be fair to do anything else but call it last place again Edo. Let me know it's a pile on your track just so I feel better Last night it still showed LA but today it shows this.....


CP847965530US







Your item cleared customs in SWITZERLAND at 11:45 am on September 23, 2011. Priority Mail International Parcels

Customs clearance processing complete

September 23, 2011, 11:45 am

SWITZERLAND

International Parcels

[Jairus]

Sorry guys... just got back from a funeral.

Barn is correct regarding the time of the race. To hold a special race after the fact is not correct as his car would not have to put up with the same race-day mishaps that generally take place. However, if Edo wants to postpone the race or hold a special race a couple days later with two more cars (have two cars set out of the primary as there are only three lanes). That I would have no problem with. Say the top two cars from the last race maybe held back from the Saturday run. Of course this would require two or three drivers who could be there on Tuesday, Wednesday or even next Saturday! But that is up to the Track director to decide.
However, to run Barney's car alone for points, would not be fair to the others.

[slotbaker]

However, if Edo wants to .................. hold a special race a couple days later with two more cars (have two cars set out of the primary as there are only three lanes)

That sounds like a great idea, if Edo can manage it.
It would be a shame for Orange Crate to miss out.

[Edo]

Sorry guys but we cannot postpone the race as two racers are coming from Turin (150 km one way) and two from Zurich (220 km one way) especially for this event this week end.
The only drivers I would have here around play exclusively with 1/32 plasticars and I'm not about to have them newbies race your precious cars!

Brian, REM does not exhibit any of your suggestions. It looks perfect ( body off ).
The Italians will be testing tomorrow, we' ll take a look again.
Say, is that Cuc knocking at my door one of those special and rare resin replica bodies which appeared a couple of years ago?

G'nite everybody

[TSR]

Topline Inc. sent the Falcon 7 motors necessary for the Italian Championship, and the Italian customs sat on them for an ENTIRE month. The poor guys in Rome were going crazy, but fortunately the motors were freed from those Chianti-drinking funny-hat wearing fascists just days before the race.

I hope that the same will not happen for that car...

[HarV Wallbanger III]

It's just not fair for all to do anything but call me VERY last place. I wish things would have worked out but let the racers race. Edo if you will please just run it a few laps that would be great. If I would have known about all this before the race I would have ran natural rubber and at least it would have had a fair chance on the tracks that do not use glue. When Jairus said the all tires would be Zip Gripped and nobody said anything I thought that's the way it was going to be... There is at least 1 more track I know of that does not allow chemicals..... is there any more Jairus?? We really should have known about this before the cars were due not now after the fact....

I guess I'm the only nut but I picked SBR rubber (Oscars is 60's rubber and maybe safe?) because it is not as stuck in glue conditions as natural and would keep some of the heat out of the motor but oh well..... dumb me to think I had planned ahead good...

I'm glad the car got sent home because it had 4 teeth going on the crown gear and the gear was jammed against the pinion to keep it engaged, that would have maybe smoked the motor if not caught by Edo at this race...and 1 more tire splitting apart.

[One_Track_Mind]

Say, is that Cuc knocking at my door one of those special and rare resin replica bodies which appeared a couple of years ago?

That is a Truescale Bodies by Victor Ferguson. Paint by Jairus Watson.

And Yes! That was me knocking at your door!

Please, do what ever is needed to REM to make it driveable. Sorry for all the trouble.

[Gator Bob]

Brian, That REM car looks so COOL in Edo's photo, great angle for that shot !!! It is one of my favorite entries.

Barney, maybe if you take some old hardbody junker, paint up a driver to look like a postman (or lady) gear it like 2.5:1 over to the King BPR and don't lift for the deadman .
Might help ease the frustration..... Just a passing thought Sorry.....

[HarV Wallbanger III]

My luck it would go around it!

[Jairus]

Well, I got my 'Dynamic Challenge' shirt on and plan to sleep in it!

[Mopar Rob]

Edo:

Since you're the "King" of thingies, can you please autograph my Streamliner Cuc?

[Gator Bob]

Dyn-ASTRO too please. Edo (and Miss C. too) THAT would be great.

[HarV Wallbanger III]

And when that pile of Crate gets there please sign it as well your Kingie'ness!