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[Bryan Warmack]

The SCRRA wishes to officially announce the race dates for the 2013 Checkpoint Cup at Buena Park Raceway. Just like last year it will be held on the second weekend of January on Friday the 11th, Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th.
On Friday the race schedule will be Anglewinder Coupes and 1/32nds on the Flat Track followed by Retro Pro on the King Track.
On Saturday the Can Am will be run on the King Track with lunch provided at the track.
On Sunday F1 on the King.
This schedule worked so well at the Summer Western Classic that we felt no changes were necessary.
We will be adding a few new bodies by Toytech, Truescale, Outisight and Parma to the approved body list shortly. NOTHING really different and all keeping with the SCRRA philosophy of nothing too WIDE, too LONG or too AERO ENHANCED.
Specific track opening times and tech times will be added when we get closer to race date.

[Rick]

It's nice to see you kept the event name...............

[usadar]

Bryan,
Great motivation for us retro racers in Tokyo to prepare for the Cup.
Keep racing,
Haruki

[TSR]

Even if I am not racing, I will help with tech inspection so that the board members will have more time to race.

[John Gorski]

THE TRACKS

[John Gorski]

2013 will be the celebration of the fifth Checkpoint Cup Retro Slot Car Championship
Thanks to all that have made it a sano success!!
Special thanks to Keith Tanaka for the 4 years of great race reports
Highlights of the passed 4 year History of The Checkpoint Cup event below..
2012....http://socald3.phanfare.com/5433123
2011.....http://socald3.phanfare.com/4976020
2010.....http://socald3.phanfare.com/4527100
2009.....http://socald3.phanfare.com/3243459

[usadar]

Kamo-san will come with me to the Checkpoint Cup of 2013.

Today at the practice day for our Race #10 tomorrow, Kamo-san's Kamo-Spider II Can-Am with a Falcon 7 broke 4.00 at 3.945 on our Gerding King.

I hope I will be able to bring a few more Tokyo racers to the Cup.

Haruki

[Tom Eatherly]

We'll be seeing some of the great Tokyo racers coming here with Haruki. Awesome! We'll see you then.
Is Rudy coming to this event?

[John Gorski]

[Tim Neja]

Awsome that the Check Point Cup survives!! It will be great to see everyone racing at the biggest retro race in the West!! Looking forward to being there and seeing the Tokyo contingent as well as all the great racers from the east north and west!! Lot of great racing names on that cup!! The legend continues!! SWEET!!

[usadar]

Tim,
At least, Kamo-san comes with me to the Cup.
A couple of more Tokyo racers may join us.
I hope I will be able to announce who are coming with me after am back home from the Fall Brawl at SpeedZone, NJ.
See you soon,
Haruki

[Bob Crane]

Hay ALL, Checkpoint Cup pulling a lot of interst. For all class's.Fall Brauhl guys going fast.

Gorski and company l,ooking good with Stork Retro Pro chassis. My new chassis is coming along good with final teeaks at track next week
Five chassis are on the build table. Center secsion cut Rails bent and axle's set for wheel base. Guide 5/8 axle to axel 4.50.Xtra base up front. Per PDL susgetion. Cars way in at 77.7 grams .Test should show times of 3.20. New motors built on east coast, are going very fast geared 8/ 43 at Speed Zone with hot 14.2 power. BPR power ar 12.8 alittle low b ut cars still going 3.20

New cars to roll out race ready be for xmas. Five "Crane Racing Ghassis"will be ready to rock and roll.

John Hagadus

Bob Crane

John Gorski

Houie

John' friend

See you all at track after turkey day.

BOB

[Bryan Warmack]

Bob,
We missed you last week..............See you on the 24th!!

[redbackspyder]

Bob, if you brake another gear, I will shoot you myself !!! I am sick and tired of getting excited for how well your car looks in practice, only to watch you go out in the first heat !!!! Tighten the G++ Damned set screws, and solder the pinion on !!!

Another member of the Stork Fan Club !!!

And this time, remember, it does not matter how fast you qualify, you must first finish to finish first !

[Tom Eatherly]

Will we be able to get hand-out motors on Fri like the SWC?

[Bryan Warmack]

Will we be able to get hand-out motors on Fri like the SWC?

Tom,
The racing events and procedure will be exactly like the SWC, which worked so well. On Friday the Coupes and 1/32nds on the Flat track and the Retro Pro on the King track. On Saturday the Can Am and on Sunday the F1, both on the King track. Lunch will be provided at the track on Saturday. Hand out TSRD3 motors will be available like at the SWC on Friday when the track opens. More details to follow shortly but basically nothing has changed from the Summer Western Classic. We are still in the process of adding a few additional new bodies in all classes and will list them soon.

[Tom Eatherly]

Bryan,
Ok, thanks for that. Thats pretty much all I wanted to be clear on. Onward Ho!