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[dc-65x]

Foamy's car is out for delivery so it looks like he'll make the show.

 

Here are the participants and their car count:

 

don.siegel – 2

pablo – 2

Steve Okeefe – 2

Jairus – 1

Don Weaver – 1

SlotStox#53 – 2

Foamy – 1

Rodney – 4

Gator Bob - 1

dc-65x – 12   (what can I say? I've been building my beloved R&C cars for 25 years )

[SlotStox#53]

Wow! That is quite a field Rick
Long live the R&C cars & their heritage

After building 2 I can definitely say I'm gonna keep building them

Yourself & Rodney are gonna have a blast with that many cars!

[don.siegel]

Hey Rick, not even a baker's dozen? 

 

I have to admit, I'm just as eager to see your cars run as either of mine. You've been doing the experiments for years - and the "what if's?" - that I've always wanted to do. I wondered if those types of cars ever tried to make the R&C field... did anybody enter a sidewinder, an iso, a 36D...? 

 

Sounds like an impressive field. 

 

Don 

[dc-65x]

 

...........You've been doing the experiments for years - and the "what if's?".............

 

I've got 5 "Traditional" and 7 "What If" cars and I can't wait to see everyone's cars run!

[Gator Bob]

Rick,

 Sixteen shipped plus Ricks twelve cars makes up a nice field.

Maybe a check out run for the 16 entries on the home track ... enjoy the cars.

[Gator Bob]

 

_{Here are the participants and their car count:}

 

_{don.siegel – 2}

_{pablo – 2}

_{Steve Okeefe – 2}

_{Jairus – 1}

_{Don Weaver – 1}

_{SlotStox#53 – 2}

_{Foamy – 1}

_{Rodney – 4}

_{Gator Bob - 1}

_{dc-65x – 12}   (what can I say? I've been building my beloved R&C cars for 25 years )

 

Did all these show in time?

[SlotStox#53]

As far as I'm aware Bob all of those listed made it in time  

[Don Weaver]

Well, tomorrow's the BIG DAY!  Will there be any results of the time trials posted as the event progresses?   Looking forward to my first Proxy Race.....

 

Don Weaver

[SlotStox#53]

Well, tomorrow's the BIG DAY!  Will there be any results of the time trials posted as the event progresses?   Looking forward to my first Proxy Race.....

 

Don Weaver

I know !! can hardly WAIT   

 

Don't know if Rick will be posting progress or just the "BIG REVEAL" once the dust has settled !!

[Gator Bob]

Ready? 

 

Maybe Rick is locked in his Photographic Laboratory with the subjects.  

 

Even pictures on the home track would be easy on the eyes    

[Steve Okeefe]

Just to recap how this proxy event is being handled:

 

Rick Thigpen and Rodney Chew have rented (for the entire day) a track at Eddie's that locals call the "Motherlode".  You can see a photo of the track in post #1 of this thread.  The track owner has nothing to do with our event - although no doubt he's interested in what's going on.

 

Rodney is doing tuning on the cars (if any should be required) and also driving the timed laps.  Rick has said on numerous occasions that Rodney is very good at this.  I've never met Rodney, nor spoken or written to him (in fact he's kind of a mystery man), so I'm taking Rick's word for it. 

 

Rick is doing pretty much EVERYTHING else; receiving the cars, transporting them to and from the track, directing the event, judging concours, taking photos, recording all the lap times and technical information for the tech chart, and acting as a journalist to capture as much of the little details about each of the cars as he can, so later he can write the race report.  Then he has to ship all the cars back to their owners.

 

There might be one or two others helping Rick and Rodney, but otherwise they are doing this all by themselves.  I would have very much enjoyed being there to participate, but I'm on the other side of the country, long distance travel is ridiculously expen$$$ive, and my time is unfortunately otherwise committed.

 

At any rate, today is the big day and I'm thinking Rick is going to be really, really busy.     It would be great if we could get a running report, but probably not.  Maybe a news flash at the end of the day... 

[Gator Bob]

          

[dc-65x]

Hi guys, I just got home after the 500 mile drive from Eddie's and I'm wiped out. The event was a success as all the cars ran well and nothing was damaged. Rodney, Eric and I did all the event chores and it took about 6 hours at the track and several more hours at Rodney's home track to tech and test the cars.

 

Yes, the cars got tech'd and there were a few "problems" that I'll point out in the results thread. Rodney and I were among the offenders!

 

Rodney did an incredible job of driving. Very smooth and consistent and MUCH faster than Captain Rick! We did some tuning and tire swapping to try and get all the cars working their best.

 

We also held a concourse event for all 4 classes. Eddie did the judging as he is a vintage real car guy as well as a slot car guy. He also didn't know who the cars belonged to so he was unbiased.

 

I've got a zillion photos to prep and lots of text to write so I can prepare a new results thread. It's going to take a few days....

 

Onward!

[SlotStox#53]

Wow! No wonder you're wiped Rick ! Great to hear all the cars did their thing and ran well with no damage *relief*

 

Looking forward to seeing the results ...big time Will be well worth the wait

 

 

Most definitely Onward!

 

Edit:  "Please Team Pittman cars, hope you performed to the best of your ability and behaved for Rick & Rodney!! "  Really intrigued as to where in the field they ended up....

 

The suspense is killing me

[Pablo]

Take your time, Rick, thanks for the report. 

[Gator Bob]

WOW! 

500 miles to the track.... rest up.

 

We are sure it will be worth the wait and a great report.

WTG Rick

[dc-65x]

We had 4 separate R&C events: Sports Car, GT, GP, and "What If". We think it's best to have 4 separate Race Report threads, each with its own Tech Chart detailing the cars components. I plan on getting the GT result thread up today. It's going to take until later in the week to get the Tech Charts done. Steve will add them to the results threads as he finishes them.

So, here's a little of the pre-event activity.......tech inspection Looks like Steve O's car about to get the once over:

 

 

 

Most of the cars awaiting tech inspection;

 

 

 

 

All cars were tested and tuned if necessary on Rodney's home track before the event:

 

 

All cars were driven with a custom electronic controller that is fully adjustable for motors from mild to wild:

 

 

I'm off to get the first Race Result thread up................

[SlotStox#53]

the mighty "Caliper" of tech inspection !!!

The field of waiting victims looks good despite their nerves waiting to be inspected !

Thanks for all the hard work you & Rodney put in for the event His home track looks a blast to drive round.

[dc-65x]

Thanks Paul.

 

 The "Calipers of Doom" only bumped one car out of it's class. Ironically one of Rodney's GP cars "full suspension detail" wouldn't allow a 2 3/4" track width.

 

Rodney's GP car and 3 Sports cars (one of them mine) were moved into the What If Class after tech inspection. My car was WAY under 1/16" track clearance..... Two other cars had bodies not available as slot cars until 1968 or later. We all still competed in the What If Class.

[Gator Bob]

What a great group of cars...  

[dc-65x]

Thanks to everyone that entered. I hope everyone's happy with this first event.

 

I plan on getting all the cars in the mail to you guys (with insurance if requested) Monday morning. I'll PM everyone with their tracking numbers.

[dc-65x]

I forgot to mention that Don Siegel has donated genuine Cox quick change braid to all the entrants. It will be with your cars.

 

Thanks Don!

[SlotStox#53]

Cool thanks Rick & thanks Don !

[Jairus]

My car was received today in great condition.  Thanks to Rick, Rodney and Steve for putting this on.
Wish there had been more races planned... but it went off without a hitch and that is a win in my book.

Next proxy?  How about B-cans in 1969 this time! huh? Huh? HUH???
     

[SlotStox#53]

Next proxy?  How about B-cans in 1969 this time! huh? Huh? HUH???
   

Funny you mention this Jairus ! Was gonna ask RIck what the next event was going to be !

 

Had a naughty thought of anglewinders with hot motors