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[tonyp]

I still have not driven one of these nor have I even seen one run but they seem to run OK.



This was the first one I ever made. It was for Jay Kisling and he won the Checkpoint cup and was second the following year.

[tonyp]

This I am pretty sure is Matt Bruce's Checkpoint Cup winner.

[tonyp]

Chubby won the Fall Brawl last year over Duran, who also ran one of my chassis with one of these two.

[John Gorski]

Fast and furious RetroPros by Tony P! 

[Bryan Warmack]

.... and Duran Trujillo was victorious last night at the 2015 Summer Western Classic RetroPro race at Buena Park Raceway with a similar Tony P. chassis! 

[tonyp]

One day I am going to have to see a RetroPro run, they tell me they are blazing fast. I was building one to try on our King track down here but the fool ran it out of business before I could get the motor for it.

[tonyp]

Duran's winner.

 

[John Streisguth]

Yeah, they're fast and with the X12 motor a lot of drivers can't handle them, turning races into crash-fests. I found on a track that's less than a punch-bowl, the big dog is almost as fast down the straight and you can turn a faster lap since you have more control.

[bbr]

I believe that this is one of the Tony P RP chassis that I sold to Duran.

 

I remember having a similar chassis and they were very smooth and easy to drive. The one I had got in a wreck and the pan hinge came undone. At the speed these things run, big damage happens when they wreck!

[Tim Neja]

I used a chassis just like these to win the C – and while running second in the B easily to make the move up. I "let the smoke out" a little early and had to drop out!!

 

But those chassis are very smooth and easy to drive!! It's a very fun class but they are so fast that accidents happen very quickly, and being that they are soldered wire cars, things get bent!!    

 

Tony's chassis work very well in the class!!

[tonyp]

New retro pro for out west.

30 grams, 3 7/8 wb, .850 gl. 2 rails of .063, .047 pans.

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[tonyp]

Retro pro for the Boola.

.063 rails. .047 wire pans. 31.3 grams. Built this Like the chassis Chubby won the fall Brawl with, with HVR ball bearing fronts instead of those wobbly Parma things.

[tonyp]

Retro pro for hill climbs and American King.
4" wheelbase, .875 guide lead
.063 rails, .063 nose piece. .055 pans, Duffy tongue
HVR retro pro ball bearing fronts
42 grams.

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[SlotStox#53]

Very nice ! Like how you use proper fronts instead of wobbly 1/16 ones

[tonyp]

Thanks.

[Tim Neja]

 The "Boola" build style has worked good on our BPR King track!  Both look very nice!

I'm not sure which tire works best--I've got the O-ring style on mine--but the others could work well too!

[1fastdude]

TonyP how much for a duplicate of the last chassis shown?

[tonyp]

Retro Pro designed to run on a variety of different tracks.
2 rails .063, .032 pans. 4"wheelbase, .90 guide lead .48 grams.

[tonyp]

Another retro pro for the Checkpoint Cup. 37.8 grams. Uses the new soon available Duffy HMI .032 steel guide tongue. .063 main rails, .047 pans...Buds bb fronts and threaded axle.

[tonyp]

[tonyp]

Another for the Checkpoint Cup. This time for the flat track with FK motors. 58 grams, .063 main rails. Floating center plate and plumber pan setup. Buds bb fronts and axle.

[tonyp]

[Larry Labounty]

Tony , When do you find time to sleep ? LOL

[Dennis David]

Zombie builders don't need sleep ;-)

[Samiam]

He can read minds too. I was just going to ask for a top side shot.

 

I haven't seen a full plumber built for racing in decades. Very nice.