If you've not been watching the happenings at the R4/5 Retro race at Tom Thumb Hobbies in Columbus, OH, you're missing probably the best slot racing webcast to date.
Live timing via Lapmaster appears alongside a very sharp Ustream feed with perfect sound (which has been a problem with a lot of previous webcasts including my own).
Here's a link:
R4/5 Webcast
Today is GT Coupe, Saturday is F1, and Sunday is Can-Am.
66 entries for GT Coupe today and I'm betting Saturday and Sunday will see even higher numbers.
Retro racing webcast from Tom Thumb Hobbies in OH
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, Mar 09 2012 01:24 PM
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Posted 09 March 2012 - 01:24 PM
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 09:49 PM
I just watched the last four heats of the F1 A Main at the R4/5 from my hotel room in Kingsland, GA, and sat transfixed as Cap Henry squeaked out a win over the evil Ron Hershman (LOL!) by never blinking, not even once.
What a hell of a slot car race! If you didn't watch this race, go to Ustream and see if was recorded, If so, you really ought to play it and watch it. You'll almost never see a better slot car race.
Mike McMasters and Carsten Groennemann have collaborated to create the best slot racing video streaming I've ever seen. And the racing is as good as anywhere in the world.
That's a strong claim, I admit. Just watch the Can-Am racing tomorrow (the link is in the first post) and if you don't think so, then you can tell me I'm fulla feces...
LOL!!
What a hell of a slot car race! If you didn't watch this race, go to Ustream and see if was recorded, If so, you really ought to play it and watch it. You'll almost never see a better slot car race.
Mike McMasters and Carsten Groennemann have collaborated to create the best slot racing video streaming I've ever seen. And the racing is as good as anywhere in the world.
That's a strong claim, I admit. Just watch the Can-Am racing tomorrow (the link is in the first post) and if you don't think so, then you can tell me I'm fulla feces...
LOL!!
Gregory Wells
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 10:16 PM
That was one hell of a run by Cap. I'm sure glad that when I quit racing Retro I gave him my good motors!!! LOL!
Great job by all in the A Main and some good turn marshaling by everyone also.
That was fun to watch.
Great job by all in the A Main and some good turn marshaling by everyone also.
That was fun to watch.
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Where is my glue bottle and wings!!!!!
New address call if you would like to come out
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 10:22 PM
About five minutes after the race ended, I called Jay Guard to tell him his chrome dome was causing a bunch of glare in the video stream, because he was standing under the camera for part of the race. Can't give my partner in crime any slack, youi know... LOL!!
I told him to tell Cap I wanted him to call me soon and Jay said, "Wait a sec," and handed the phone to Cap! Who proceeded to grant me the first victory lane interview after his great win.
Man, I hate not being there...
I told him to tell Cap I wanted him to call me soon and Jay said, "Wait a sec," and handed the phone to Cap! Who proceeded to grant me the first victory lane interview after his great win.
Man, I hate not being there...
Gregory Wells
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 11:21 PM
Congrats to all the A Main guys.
Good video feed, too.
Good video feed, too.
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 11:29 PM
I saw the track program feed (laps, etc.) but no on-track action(?).
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 11:33 PM
Tex,
You didn't see the Ustream video feed? Only the Lapmaster stats display. Is that what you're saying?
You didn't see the Ustream video feed? Only the Lapmaster stats display. Is that what you're saying?
Gregory Wells
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 02:08 AM
Greg,
I go to the web feed but just sound, Old computer? Not the correct program? Lapmaster stuff shows on the screen but jumps around
Lee
I go to the web feed but just sound, Old computer? Not the correct program? Lapmaster stuff shows on the screen but jumps around
Lee
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 03:22 AM
Any one see if Shadow Dave made it, and how he's doing/did? All the guy's in Wylie are Rootin for ya Shadow 
and the Gals are Releaved your in Ohio LOL
and the Gals are Releaved your in Ohio LOL
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 04:35 AM
As I mentioned elsewhere,..Great Entry numbers for this event !!!
Am hoping to manage to check out the CanAm race later.
Am hoping to manage to check out the CanAm race later.
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 09:01 AM
Tex,
You didn't see the Ustream video feed? Only the Lapmaster stats display. Is that what you're saying?
Yes. Initially, I wasn't logged in and thought that was the problem. I went to UStream and got my password reset and was then able to login successfully but still didn't see any video. Maybe I'm missing a "codec"; I seem to recall that as a necessary piece from previous video experiences. I installed a new harddrive a few months ago and I'm sure some software bits and pieces aren't there any more.
Richard L. Hofer
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 09:02 AM
Any one see if Shadow Dave made it, and how he's doing/did?
I'm pretty sure I saw his name in the list of F1 entrants.
Richard L. Hofer
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 10:53 AM
He was in but he broke in his main
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 11:04 AM
Watching from Australia,.both the Vision and audio are great and the 'Live' timing is working great.
Great time by Ron H !!
Been a Very long time since I was at a race with 70 Entries !!,..Fantastic to see
Great time by Ron H !!
Been a Very long time since I was at a race with 70 Entries !!,..Fantastic to see
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 11:29 AM
He was in but he broke in his main.
Oh man, That breaks my heart, Shadow is one of those GREAT guys. I learned a lot from him while he was living in Texas!
“I make a point of staying right at the edge of poverty. I don’t have a pair of pants without a hole in them, and the only pair of boots I have are on my feet. I don’t mess around with unnecessary stuff, so I don’t need much money. I believe it’s meant to be that way. There’s a ‘struggle’ you have to go through, and if you make a lot of money it doesn’t make the ‘struggle’ go away. It just makes it more complicated. If you keep poor, the struggle is simple.“
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