523 replies to this topic

[Lowrider]

It's usually close, Steve.
I'm guessing this time it's a result of two minute heats on four lanes meaning there wasn't enough track time to get the field spread out too far.

Well said, Pablo.
Your faster tracks are coming closer.

Series points after 7 rounds:

P1: 130 + 24 = 154 points - Team Lowrider (no change)
P2: 125 + 23 = 148 points - Mike Zimmerman (nc)
P3: 117 + 21 = 138 points - Andy Brown-Searle (+2)
P4: 124 + 12 = 136 points - Team SSME (-1)
P5: 120 + 14 = 134 points - Pablo Wolcott (-1)
P6: 107 + 25 = 132 points - Team Weldon/Walker (+2)
P7: 114 + 17 = 131 points - Team Evil Minnows (-1)
P8: 111 + 10 = 121 points - Team REM (-1)
P9: 98 + 13 = 111 points - Tony Davey (nc)
P10: 94 + 15 = 109 points - Team Last Minute Men (nc)
P11: 83 + 20 = 103 points - Ray Fellows (+2)
P12=: 83 + 16 = 99 points - Team WSC (+1)
P12=: 81 + 18 = 99 points - Jaak BK (+3)
P14=: 88 + 9 = 97 points - Al Bond (-3)
P14=: 86 + 11 = 97 points - Team Lo Bucks (-2)
P16: 68 + 22 = 90 points - Rod Morrison (+1)
P17: 80 + 7 = 87 points - John Dilworth (-1)
P18: 56 + 19 = 75 points - Ben Kernan (+1)
P19: 62 + 6 = 68 points - Jim Struckel (-1)
P19: 56 + 8 = 64 points - Gary Vogeler (-1)


In the Choti Challenge:

P1: 46 + 6 = 52 points - Pablo Wolcott (nc)
P2: 41 + 7 = 48 points - Team Last Minute Men (nc)
P3: 39 + 8 = 47 points - Jaak BK (nc)
P4: 39 + 4 = 43 points - Team REM (-1)
P5: 34 + 5 = 39 points - Team Lo Bucks (nc)
P6: 28 + 10 = 38 points - Rod Morrison (nc)
P7: 28 + 9 = 37 points - Ben Kernan (-1)

Regards,

[macman]

Happy happy joy joy!!!
Much better results

[Jaak]

I forgot, Big shout out to Gary and his crew for this round, much appreciated.  

[Gator Bob]

   

 

Steve =

[Pablo]

Jaaaaaaaaaaacked up three spots

[garyvmachines]

If a pic is worth a thousand Word's ..............Hear are a few .........

cars ready for battle

Wear they stop'd

 

The Homeboys

 

 

 

The field as they  finished !!

 

Hope this turn's out .......

GAV

 

 

[MarkH]

I have some pictures and video that I will be working on to post. It will be after our next round at Full Throttle Raceway

[slotbaker]

Looking good Gary.

[garyvmachines]

The car's are all nice !!!! Still !!There wear a few crashes   , a few hit the floor   But no killer crashes

Team Lo Bucks your car was a rider in the second to last heat , It hit the floor . 4th heat was not as good ,

I will check the car and get back to you ....

Ben Kernan your car ran great , but had a gear noise in the last heat . I will look at it ......

 

 

By for now

GAV

[garyvmachines]

News from the Proxy Front !!!

I checked & reset gear mesh on Ben Kernan 's Car.  Feel's good .......

Found a bent rim on Team LO Bucks ....

Fixed it , Rim bent not wheel . Look's good !!!!

My car will go on a diet..... I am in last place !!

It handles ok But week on breaks .......

Gearing is close to the Weldon Walker Express ...So I will be fine there .....

 

GAV

[Pablo]

Good job, Gary, you rock !

Sorry you are in last place, but I hope you learned some new tricks from seeing some of the other entries up close

Everybody who produced a legal car by the deadline is a winner in my book

[Gator Bob]

 

Everybody who produced a legal car by the deadline is a winner in my book

 

Here we go.... Wheeeee     I got a guilty conscience again.

 

Now, that statement would make me a looser even if I was in on time,

Note: If I send one in I will streeeeeetch every rule to the max and even cheat where ever I can.

 

You know why 'right Pablo', because in racing it ain't cheat-in till ya get caught.

 

Did you ever race real cars Pablo? Did you ever win Any races in Any scale of motorsports?

 

One of the many differences between you and me is I read the white part between the lines of the rulebook more then the black part.

[garyvmachines]

This is Low Bucks Wheel Before

 

 

 After

[Gator Bob]

Ouch !

 

Ahhhhhh....

[Lowrider]

Double check the number of teeth on your pinion gear, Gary.
As Gator Bob might say, you may have inadvertently fitted the wrong one ...

Bud Bartos went over your chassis carefully and did whatever he could for it but the last placed car is allowed a few tweaks.

Regards,

[garyvmachines]

Close racing in Round 8

 

 P1:      121  Team Wealdon Walker

 P2:      121  Rod Morrison

 P3:      120  Ray Fellows

 P4:      120  Andy Brown-Searle

 P5:      119  Jaak BK

 P6:      119  Team Lowrider

 P7:      118  Ben Kernan

 P8:      117  Team WSC

 P9:      117  Team Evil Minnows

 P10:    116  Team Lo Bucks

 P11:    116  Team Last Minute Men

 P12:    114  John Dilworth

 P13:    113  Team REM

 P14:    112  Team SSME

 P15:    111  Pablo Wilcott

 P16:    109  Jim Struckel

 P17:    109  Mike Zimmerman

 P18:    107  Gary Vogeler

 P19:    105  Tony Davy

 P20:    102  Al Bond

[Jaak]

Holy bird doodoo.

That is a fantastic result for the Flambee #77.

Congratulations to Sam and Graham for winning and to Rod and Ray for being podiumites 

 

 

 

Thanks again Gary for keeping the proxy up to speed and doing some (for me ​ ) fantastic rounds 

[tinshak]

fantastic work.

hope the car holds out to the end.

[slotbaker]

_{Congrats to the podium winners, also thanks to Gary and the drivers for keeping our little cars going.}

 

[Lowrider]

I think we need to look at your car, Steve, as well as Tony Davey's and Mike Z's.
Perhaps Gary's car could benefit from a new motor if the brakes are gone on his one. The first sign of early death syndrome in my experience. I hope Z or someone else with the necessary experience can find the time to help us out here.

Congratulations to Sam, Graham, Rod and Ray on their fine results.

Series points after 8 rounds:

P1: 154 + 20 = 174 points - Team Lowrider (no change)
P2: 138 + 22 = 160 points - Andy Brown-Searle (+1)
P3=: 148 + 9 = 157 points - Mike Zimmerman (-1)
P3=: 132 + 25 = 157 points - Team Weldon/Walker (+3)
P5=: 136 + 12 = 148 points - Team SSME (-1)
P5=: 131 + 17 = 148 points - Team Evil Minnows (+2)
P7: 134 + 11 = 145 points - Pablo Wolcott (-2)
P8: 121 + 13 = 134 points - Team REM (nc)
P9: 103 + 23 = 126 points - Ray Fellows (+2)
P10: 109 + 15 = 124 points - Team Last Minute Men (nc)
P11: 99 + 21 = 120 points - Jaak BK (+1)
P12: 111 + 7 = 118 points - Tony Davey (-3)
P13: 99 + 18 = 117 points - Team WSC (-1)
P14: 90 + 24 = 114 points - Rod Morrison (+2)
P15: 97 + 16 = 113 points - Team Lo Bucks (-1)
P16: 97 + 6 = 103 points - Al Bond (-2)
P17: 87 + 14 = 101 points - John Dilworth (nc)
P18: 75 + 19 = 94 points - Ben Kernan (nc)
P19: 68 + 10 = 78 points - Jim Struckel (nc)
P20: 64 + 8 = 72 points - Gary Vogeler (nc)

In the Choti Challenge:

P1=: 52 + 4 = 56 points - Pablo Wolcott (nc)
P1=: 47 + 9 = 56 points - Jaak BK (+2)
P3: 48 + 6 = 54 points - Team Last Minute Men (-1)
P4=: 43 + 5 = 48 points - Team REM (nc)
P4=: 38 + 10 = 48 points - Rod Morrison (+2)
P6: 39 + 7 = 46 points - Team Lo Bucks (-1)
P7: 37 + 8 = 45 points - Ben Kernan (nc)

The next round will be at the Washington Slotcar Club on their recently refurbished UK Black track as soon as it can be arranged.

Regards,

[Gator Bob]

As Gator Bob might say, you may have inadvertently hyperfastidiously fitted the wrong one ...

 

Fixed it for you Steve ...

 

BTW ... I thought a race in Oregon was coming up....? 

[Lowrider]

At your service, Mr Gator.

The WSC round was delayed while the track refurbishment was in progress and the cars went to St Louis first. The track is now ready, from reports I've heard, and with a little luck we'll be going there. Following that there will be two Oregon rounds under the care of Jairus Watson, a round at the Wellington Slot Club in New Zealand (if Mr Thornton hasn't forgotten his agreement to this) and a grand finale in Sydney, Australia with Steve King.

That's the plan I'm working to, anyway ...

[slotbaker]

I think we need to look at your car, Steve, as well as Tony Davey's and Mike Z's.
 

 What ever you think is a fair thing boss.

Just keep the Gator away from it.  

Looks like the circus will arrive in Sydney about the same time as the warm weather.

[One27ray]

 

Simple amazing, thanks to the drivers once again

 

[garyvmachines]

Last night's race was at Full Throttel Raceway . Its a 90' monster fast Hometrack .
The front half is flat out, the back half is tight ... 90 , Under the bridge , into the Donut,
TIGHT right , left Esses at exit of Donut !!!!The ESSES Made or broke your race !!!!
Some car's Loved them ( Weldon Walker & Ray Fellows )Some did not ( Lowrider , Pablo, & Mike Z )...

The Pix I took did not come out ,Traped on card cant download......
Mike Took Video , I hope he was filming his car !!!!!! I saw it airborn !!!!
Jim C also shot pix for Mark (Orange), Carl (Blue), Steve (Yellow), Jami (Red) (track owner)....

Random Thoughts....

Weldon Walker... I call your car HONEY... Hot, Sweet,& Sticky......
Rod "Hot Rod " Morrison...WE liked your car, But With the NHRA sticker ??Drag or Roadrace ????
Ray Fellows ... your car Ate up the ESSES, Low & Fast.....
Lowrider ....... Bad night for the top fore.... The cars are not slowing down, just bad luck heat's
I dont think we had much damage ( but me & mike need Body Work ) Nothing' s broken !!
Team Evil Minnows .....Fire Fish dont like Donuts.......
Tony Davey ....... 666 .. The Devil dont like Donuts ,No Sir, WE do like your chassie
Jaak BK ...... Got to love that Choti , Your car loved this little speed bowl !!....
Ben Kernan....... Another Fast Choti, Thank You Bud Barttos !!!.....
Jim Struckel..... Nice move up, Hope you Keep on .....
Thanks to the GSRA club for Driving ,marshiling & hosting !!!!!!
Thanks to ALL the Lucky 13 Guys for the use of your car's, Good Luck !!!

GAV