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Retro in AZ

Started by CruzinBob , Mar 20 2013 04:30 PM

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#1 CruzinBob

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Posted 20 March 2013 - 04:30 PM

I would like to announce WHEELS will begin running retro CanAm and F1 under SoCal rules on my new baby Blue King. Al Thurman and I have been talking about this for some time now but have not had a track. While my BB King is no full blown commercial track, I believe retro will run very well on it.

We have several in the East Valley with cars and hope that Jerry and TJ will join us sometime

Saturday night may be good.

We'll be using silicone tires however at 12 volts! Kidding I have been running the track dry, we'll see what kind of sticky tires are out there. Gonna try some Kelly's.

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Posted 20 March 2013 - 05:08 PM

Awesome, Bob !! Love the mini King !! :good:

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Posted 20 March 2013 - 07:14 PM

That does look nice. WTG. How many feet long?

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Posted 20 March 2013 - 07:26 PM

Really Bob?. :laugh2: F1 too? :dash2: :crazy:

"Saturday night" someones gonna be pissed! :shok:

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Posted 20 March 2013 - 08:54 PM

My Retro cars run very well on my home track Bob!! Just using JK 13Ps with Barney's love lotion or something similar. My F-1 flat track Retro car holds the track record on the Hillside still!! They'll run fine with no glue--- you might want to gear them down with an 8 tooth pinion--but I"ve been running 9/29 or 30 and it's fun and plenty fast!!!
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She's real fine, my 409!!!

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Posted 21 March 2013 - 01:51 AM

That does look nice. WTG. How many feet long?

Track perimeter is 12 x 24'. Lane length about 85'.

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Posted 21 March 2013 - 01:54 AM

My Retro cars run very well on my home track Bob!! Just using JK 13Ps with Barney's love lotion or something similar. My F-1 flat track Retro car holds the track record on the Hillside still!! They'll run fine with no glue--- you might want to gear them down with an 8 tooth pinion--but I"ve been running 9/29 or 30 and it's fun and plenty fast!!!
Enjoy

T

Thx Tim. I'm real happy with the bite you can get with the SoCal "Juice" which I fondly call "Bob's Secret Sauce"

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Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:04 PM

I'm afraid to ask how those "tire lotions" get their milky white appearance? :shok:

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Posted 21 March 2013 - 01:09 PM

Suntan lotion, the higher the SPF the better.

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#10 CruzinBob

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Posted 21 March 2013 - 01:21 PM

Suntan lotion, the higher the SPF the better.

Dennis told me this back in about, what '08? Been finding SPF 80 relatively easy and ever now and then I find SPF100. And thats where the white color comes from Al

Partial to Lucas products I use their Power Steering Stop Leak as part of the concoction. I've been told I use way too much power steering stop leak but it works and stretches it out best. Might be eating the glue on the rims/tires just a wee bit though

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Posted 13 April 2013 - 02:09 AM

Post the race schedule please...

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Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:57 AM

This is the tracks FB page it might help with the schedule.

https://www.facebook...Slot-Car-Racing

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