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[Vay Jonynas]

Marcus:

... here you go! Hiding in a slot box for 35ish years.

And it's grown more amd more cool over the years! It's time for it to see the light of day again.

[Roho21]

Hey mcsietz.. Who is the Hall in Sietz-Hall?

[yoshi]

Hi scale model racers,

I came back from Japan and bring some pictures!!



yoshio akiyama

[TSR]

Yoshi,

That's a beauty!

[Tex]

DANG! Is that a glossy track surface or WHAT?!

BEAUTIFUL car, Yoshi!

[yoshi]

Here is another pic.



This is oval course car. Different tire width, different weight balance.

[Tex]

That's a clean machine, Yoshi! What brand of chassis is that?

[CruzinBob]

... What brand of chassis is that?

Most likely a newer Plafit as his family owns the company, I think.

[yoshi]

Yes,

This is a Plafit III.



　

[Vay Jonynas]

Yoshi:

I love the realistic "driven stock car" look that's been given to the front end. It contrasts beautifully with the otherwise lovely paint job.

[Ken]

We have a series based in Georgia that runs the Hardbody NASCAR as well As lexan NASTRUCK and Dirt out law bodies. We currently have six tracks involved and hope to expand to 11 next year with a NAtional event scheduled for the 17th and 18th of October. We use the Parma 4 inch and 4 1/2 inch chassis. We have had about 50 racers competeing and it has been a blast. We are hopeing to expand across the South and beyond to have a true National arena for us NASCAR hardbody racers. We are moving into Tenn. next year with a parallel series and all of us coming together for one big event at the end of the year.

If there are any hardbody guys interested let me know. kwoody94@yahoo.com

Ken Wood
Pres. SEFCRRA
FCR Touring Series

[slowjim]

Hardbody NASCAR has been one of the longest-running classes down here in the desert at Tuff Traxx. 1/24th scale bodies, JK 4-1/2 inch chassis, slightly narrowed for body fit and Pro Slot 4001 for motorvation. Tried Death Star motors a while back, but too much power for the track, and everybody got tired of building a new body every week.

A favorite for the newbie racer, as speed is just enough to be interesting, bit slow enough for the new guy to keep up. A 5.9 second breakout takes care of the SCMs, with driving emphasized over speed.

Racing is close, with usually one or two laps sepsrating the top three. Nobody gets too serious, and if Wild Bill McNasty shows up, we get engine sound effects (rrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRR-RRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!!!).

The track is a Bob Scott Punchbowl.

[Bill from NH]

Jim, have you any photos of the cars that you run?

[edworth]

Nice 'real NASCAR' there, Marcus!!!

I didn't build or race this 'in the day', but it is one of my favorites in my collection...

[Bill from NH]

That's a fine-looking car, Ed!

It reminds me of the many modified coupes I saw race as a kid. If that car came from up this way, the #50 & "Ernie" on the roof might have been for Ernie Gahan, a noted car builder and driver from the Dover, NH, area. His son Bobby also raced with the #50 years later.

[fmjcafe]

Here's a pic of my entry into our clubs NASTruck series and a shot of a Bomber I built from seasons past.
The truck is on a Pro Track chassis and the Bomber is on an H&R

[Tex]

I LIKE the Bomber!

[edworth]

I LIKE the Bomber!

Like Tex said!

[Vay Jonynas]

Ken:

We are hopeing to expand across the South and beyond to have a true National arena for us NASCAR hardbody racers. .

I hope you succeed!



Are modern bodies only legal or do you have classes for the older bodies as well?

[Mopower71]

OK Bill, here you go! Hiding in a slot box for 35ish years. Rear bumper is in there somewhere.



Glotzbach moved to a Cotton Owens Dodge when Junior Johnson Chose Bobby Allison and his Coke sponsorship to drive the Monte Carlo in '72. Unfortunately for me none of the model companies made a new Dodge Charger so I had to settle for a Plymouth. Other than one big sheet of auto-world stock car decals you were stuck with painting numbers yourself if you wanted to match a specific team. By the looks of things I was no prodigy in this regard. The American Brakeblok decal came later.



Our track owner bought up all the remaining stock of jailhouse champion chassis and 26d 601 and 603 motors after they became obsolete and that's what we were allowed to race. Also a showcase full of iso-cox stuff he must have gotten for a nickel on the dollar. Thinking back, it was probably a pretty good formula for success as his inventory cost was zilch. When those dried up they switched over to scratch-built chassis pretty much like Alan presented. Alan was probably not entirely joking and not alone in stating that's the only chassis he knew existed.

Narrowing the Champion outside frame, cutting holes in the body to hold the frame extensions actually made for a good handling car without moving pans as the body could float along on the four frame extensions. The glob of solder on the left rear was to add weight in the proper corner and to bring the car to it's 6 oz requirement. Nobody had sheet lead or used brass plate.

It looks like something a 14 year old might have built because it was. I like the looks of all the cars in the BP 36D field better. But when I hold this one I can remember the details of about a dozen races it ran and many of the guys it raced against on an oval like few have ever seen.

mcseitz

Marcus,
Do you have any more pictures of this chassis?

[mcseitz]

None handy. It's just a standard Champion of Chamblee 4 1/2 inch jailhouse frame that had the sides resoldered so the four rods would protrude through holes in the body. The holes were made large enough the body would "float" a bit, improving the way the car handled.

[Ken]

Fox,

We run all 90's and up NASCAR bodies in all classes. Even have some guys scratch building some COT bodies. We use the Parma FCR chassis with Death Star motors. I will try and POst some Pics soon.

Ken
Pres. SEFCRRA

[Vay Jonynas]

We need more cars for inspection (and hopefully praise) here!

[n9949y]

We need more cars for inspection (and hopefully praise) here!

Amongst our 12 classes are inculded SuperStocks, 1960-75 USAC, NASCAR cars, and Big NASCAR, 1980 to present. Pictured here are 18 members' cars ready to race.

[MG Brown]

More and more re-issues of classic NASCAR plastic model kits.

Here's the box art of one that is coming in October 2009....



1964 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth Belvedere 1/25 kit (1 of 3000 - Model King special issue)

Goldsmith won the pole in 1964 Daytona 500 with a record setting 174.911 mph.
Richard Petty went on to win the race in a similar 1964 Plymouth

Lindberg stock number 11254