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[MG Brown]

Reports of racing action at John Lacko's "Goodspeed" Raceway (closed) and Red Barns Raceway at the Gilmore Automotive Museum.

 

 

All photos in this thread are used with permission of John Lacko unless otherwise credited.

[MG Brown]

28 October 2015
 
"This is real racing," said Brian Casterline as the Scalextric Vipers ripped around the 118' Goodspeed course Thursday evening.  

 

The line is that slot car racing is the most affordable form of motor sports where everything is full size or bigger, except the cars. Both the Viper class and the Contemporary F1 class provided plenty of close action and some remarkable on track incidents, especially with the open wheel cars.  One F1 car struck the pedestrian bridge on the main straight about 4 inches up.  

 

Racers attending were: Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, John Hansen, Leroy Heikes, Harlan Jones, Tim Keck, John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Tom Ryfiak, Craig Salisbury and Kevin Yonker. Craig and Tom won the most improved awards for the evenings events.  Heats were three minutes long.  

 

No new track records were set.  (Loaner) signifies a borrowed car.
 


C31 Viper Third, second and first place finishers

C31 Viper "Venom Cup" (Scalextric Cars Only)    175 gram magnet limit                   Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4
1. Harlan, 73 laps, #58, 82 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, Super tires 17 18 19 19
2. Brian, 72 laps, #22, 83 g. weight, 166 g. magnet, Super tires 18 18 18 18
3. John L., 71 laps, #3, 86 g. weight, 173 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 17 19 18 17
4. Doug, 70 laps, #62, 90 g. weight, 163 g. magnet, Super tires 17 18 18 17
5. Lonny, 70 laps, #88, 84 g. weight, 144 g. magnet, Super tires 17 19 18 16
6. Jack, 69 laps, #24, 89 g. weight, 167 g. magnet, Super tires 17 19 17 16
7. Kevin, 66 laps, #58, 90 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, Super tires 17 17 17 15
8. Bill, 66 laps, #82, 86 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, Super tires 17 17 16 16
9. Craig, 66 laps, #7, 82 g. weight, 158 g. magnet, Super tires 16 17 17 16
10. Tom, 65 laps, #3, 88 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, Super tires 16 17 16 16
11. Tim, 65 laps, #21, 82 g. weight, 158 g. magnet, Super tires 16 17 17 15
12. John H., 65 laps, #82, 86 g. weight, 158 g. magnet, Super tires 16 17 15 17
13. Leroy, 65 laps, #56, 93 g. weight, 172 g. magnet, unknown tires 16 16 15 15
14. Keith, 60 laps, #22, 86 g. weight, 160 g. magnet, Super tires 13 17 15 15
 
Fastest Times Per Lane
#1. Doug 9.515, John L. 9.819, Harlan 9.829, Brian 9.834, Lonny 9.852, Craig 9.937, Jack 9.689, Kevin 10.187, John H. 10.383, Bill 10.458, Tom 10.524, Leroy 10.627, Keith 10.777, Tim 10.810
#2 Harlan 9.288, Doug 9.385, John L. 9.576, Lonny 9.581, Jack 9.591, Brian 9.676, John H. 9.905, Bill 10.097, Tom 10.108, Craig 10.178, Tim 10.197, Keith 10.371, Leroy 10.546  Kevin-no time
#3 Harlan 9.239, Lonny 9.476, John L. 9.610, Brian 9.657, Doug 9.741, Jack 9.836, Craig 9.841, John H. 9.946, Tim 10.178, Bill 10.230, Kevin 10.328, Keith 10.444, Tom 10.693, Leroy 19.718
#4 Harlan 9.577, Brian 9.773, Doug 9.831, Craig 10.048, John L. 10.118, Lonny 10.128, John H. 10.172, Jack 10.482, Bill 10.600, Kevin 10.715, Keith 10.940, Tom 11.069, Leroy 11.535
 

C25 Contemporary F1 FF Motor third, second and first place finishers

 
C25  Contemporary F1 FF Motors     150 gram magnet limit       Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4 
1. Brian, 78 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21 #4, 62 g. weight, 14 g. magnet, Super tires 19 20 20 19
2. Lonny, 77 laps, Scalextric Ferrari F204 #2, 65 g. weight, 112 g. magnet, Super tires 19 20 20 18
3. John L., 76 laps, Scalextric A1 GP Canada, 69 g. weight, 143 g. magnet, Super tires 19 20 20 17
4. Jack, 73 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21 #23, 67 g. weight, 126 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 18 19 19 17
5. Harlan, 70 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-15, #9, 65 g. weight, 148 g. magnet, Super tires 16 19 17 18
6. Tom, 70 laps, Scalextric A1 GP Germany, 69 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Indy Grip tires 18 17 18 17
7. Craig, 69 laps, Scalextric Renault #5, 63 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super tires 16 19 19 15
8. Keith, 67 laps, Scalextric Ferrari F2004 #1, 63 g. weight, 126 g. magnet, Indy Grip tires 17 17 17 16
9. Bill, 66 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4 #2, 64 g. weight, 123 g. magnet, Indy Grip tires 18 17 16 15
10. Doug, 65 laps, Scalextric Renault R2Y #5, 63 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Indy Grip tires 17 11 19 17
11. Kevin, 61 laps, Scalextric A1 GP, 67 g. weight, 141 g. magnet, Super tires 16 19 15 11
12. John H., 60 laps, Scalextric Lotus F1 #10, 77 g. weight, 139 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 15 15 17 13
13. Tim, 56 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21, 64 g. weight, 101 g. magnet unknown tires 14 17 13 12
 
Fastest Times Per Lane
#1 John L. 8.875, Lonny 8.958, Doug 9.053, Brian 9.099, Jack 9.236, Keith 9.383, John H. 9.408, Kevin 9.545, Tom 9.557, Bill 9.565, Craig 9.623, Harlan 9.918, Tim 10.517
#2 Lonny 8.495, John L. 8.627, Brian 8.901, Jack 8.973, Tom 8.960, Keith 9.074, Harlan 9.100, Craig 9.124, Kevin 9.166,   Bill 9.344, Tim 9.557, Doug 9.593, John H. 9.758
#3 John L. 8.460, Lonny 8.577, Craig 8.766, Brian 8.776, Jack 8.912, Doug 8.986, Tom 9.017, Keith 9.080, Harlan 9.098, Bill 9.616, Kevin 9.629, John H. 9.940, Tim 10.061
#4 Harlan 9.104, Lonny 9.189, Brian 9.233, John L. 9.281, Keith 9.557, Doug 9.677, John H. 9.761, Doug 9.677, Craig 9.824, Jack 9.830, Tom 10.139, Bill 10.256,  Tim 11.246
 
Next Goodspeed Race

Thursday Nov. 12, track opens at 6 PM, Tech at 7 PM, racing immediately after tech.  Classes will be; 
 
C14 1970's NASCAR 1969-1971 175 gram magnet limit, eligible cars are:
 
Carrera: Ford Torino, Plymouth Road Runner, Plymouth Superbird
Scalextric: Dodge Charger Daytona
 
C2 Early Sports/GT 1950-1961 125 gram magnet limit, eligible cars are:
 
AutoArt: Jaguar C Type LM, Jaguar D Type LM
Carrera: 1957 Chevrolet, 1955 Thunderbird, Jaguar D Type, Maserati A6, Ferrari 166
Monogram: Porsche 550
Ninco: Jaguar XK-120, Porsche 356, Ferrari 250 TR, Austin Healey 3000 MkIII, Ferrari 166, Porsche 550,
Scalextric: Mercedes Benz 300 SLR
Appropriate resin bodies on any of these chassis  
 
Super Tires 100 Update
 
This is the official entry list for the big Super Tires race for C09 Grand National Monogram only cars on Saturday Nov. 28.
 
Chris Agent
John Hansen
Craig Salisbury
Bill Blett
Harlan Jones
Ed Sexton
Mick Brown
Gary Knabe
Ken Swanson
Chris Carpenter
John Lacko
Mark Welch
Jack Dastoli
Denny Moscatelli
Kenvin Yonker
Larry Fulhorst
Tom Ryfiak
 
Only these Monogram C09 Grand National cars  are eligible for the race and they must run on Super Tires 1700s.
 
1963 Ford Galaxie
1965 Ford Galaxie
1966 Dodge Charger
1966 Plymouth Belvdere
1967 Ford Fairlane
 
Nick at Super Tires has provided their 1700 tires for every entrant.  The top three finishers will win their choice of six pairs of Super Tires, the tires that rule Goodspeed.
 
Under the Lights Modern LMP1 Race Saturday November 28
The second big race on 11/28 will be a C20  Modern LMP-1 Enduro with 12 minute heats run completely under the track lights.  Only flashlights will be permitted in the pits.  Eligible cars are limited to only Scalextric cars with working head and tail lights.  These include:
 
Aston Martin LMP-1
Audi R10
Lister Storm LMP
Peugeot 908 HDI FAP
Porsche RS Spyder
 
For more information, e-mail jlacko@aol.com

[MG Brown]

 

12 November 2015  

 

All the racers at Goodspeed have their own favorite race classes that are spread over the 36 classes we run.  Ask any of the same racers about their least favorite classes, and almost everyone mentions the same three or four.  Thursday evening we ran two of the least liked; C2 Early Sports & GT and C14 1970's NASCAR.  Cars in these classes tend to be narrow and high with a less than racy center of gravity and an entertaining polar moment.  Weight and size are additional factors in the C14 1970's NASCAR class that work against fast laps.  Loose screws shut down lane 4 during the second heat, but the heat was restarted.  Racers competing were: Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, Harlan Jones, John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Craig Salisbury and Kevin Yonker.  Kevin Yonker won the most improved racer with his strong finishes in both classes.  Heats were 3-1/2 minutes long.  No new lap records were set.

 

1970s NASCAR third, second and first place finishers

 

C14 1970's NASCAR         175 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. Lonny, 78 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger Daytona #9, 94 g. weight, 167 g. magnet, Super tires 19 20 20 19

2. Jack, 76 laps, Carrera Plymouth Road Runner #32, 101 g. weight, 162 g. magnet, Super tires 18 19 20 19

3. Brian, 75 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger Daytona #71, 101 g. weight, 167 g. magnet, Q Slicks 18 20 19 18

4. John, 70 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger Daytona #71, 104 g. weight, 171 g. magnet, Paul Gage tires 18 18 18 16

5. Kevin, 69 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger Daytona #71, 101 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super tires 17 18 18 16

6. Harlan, 64 laps, Carrera Dodge Charger #41, 109 g. weight, 172 g. magnet, Indy Grip tires 17 16 16 15

7. Craig, 64 laps, Carrera Plymouth Superbird #32, 123 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, Super tires 15 17 17 15

8. Keith, 63 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger Daytona #71, 101 g. weight, 163 g. magnet, Super tires 17 17 13 16

9. Bill, 63 laps, Carrera Dodge Charger Daytona #71, 123 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 15 17 16 15

Exhibition   Doug, 63 laps, Carrera Plymouth Superbird #40, 116 g. weight, 192 g. magnet, Super Tires 18 17 16 12

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

1. Lonny 10.612, Jack 10.700, Kevin 10.946, John 10.947, Brian 11.276, Doug 11.298, Keith 11.465, Craig 11.656, Harlan 12.261, Bill 13.003

2. Jack 10.425, John 10.502, Lonny 10.537, Brian 10.684, Kevin 10.764, Doug 11.141, Craig 11.414,Keith 11.571,  Harlan 11.771, Bill 12.388  (lap record 10.256)

3. Lonny 10.233, Jack 10.313, Kevin 10.861, John 10.875, Brian 10.987, Craig 11.069, Doug 11.361, Keith 11.820, Harlan 11.925, Bill 12.598

4. Lonny 10.630, Jack 10.763, Brian 11.036, John 11.359, Kevin 11.538, Craig 12.324, Doug 12.350, Keith 12.503, Harlan 12.847, Bill 13.478

 

The gap between finishing positions for Keith and Bill

 

Early Sports and GT third, second and first place finishers

 

C2 Early Sports & GT       125 gram magnet limit                                                                                                                           Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. Brian, 76 laps, Scalextric MB 300 SLR #658, 76 g. weight, 123 g. magnet, Super tires 19 20 18 19

2. Lonny, 73 laps, Scalextric MB 300 SLR #7, 74 g. weight, 123 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 18 17 19 19

3. Jack, 73 laps, Scalextric MB 300SLR #658, 76 g. weight, 123 g. magnet, Super tires 18 17 19 19

4. Doug, 72 laps, Scalextric Jaguar D Type #3, 82 g. weight, 113 g. magnet, Indy Grip tires 19 18 18 17

5. John, 69 laps, MRRC Porsche 550 #47, 70 g. weight, 107 g. magnet, Super tires 17 18 18 16

6. Kevin, 68 laps, Scalextric MB 300 SLR #658, 72 g. weight, 119 g. magnet, Super tires 17 19 17 15

7. Harlan, 67 laps, Ninco Corvette #6, 76 g. weight, 106 g. magnet, Super tires 17 17 17 16

8. Bill, 64 laps, Scalextric Jaguar D Type #8, 71 g. weight, 121 g. magnet, Super tires 17 15 17 15

9. Keith, 64 laps, Scalextric MB 300SLR #722, 74 g. weight, 125 g. magnet, Super tires 17 15 17 15

10. Craig, 56 laps, Carrera Jaguar D Type #6, 69 g. weight, 120 g. magnet, Super tires 14 15 14 13

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

1. Lonny 10.276, Keith 10.620, Brian 10.628, Kevin 10.873, John 10.892, Doug 10.005, Jack 11.050, Harlan 11.613, Bill 12.062, Craig 13.012

2. Brian 10.150, Lonny 10.408, Kevin 10.453, Keith 10.533, Doug 10.691, John 10.815, Bill 11.601, Harlan 11.743, Craig 11.949  (Jack no time) (lap record 10.100)

3. Lonny 10.270, Brian 10.325, Doug 10.410, Kevin 10.630, John 10.728, Jack 10.806, Harlan 10.971, Keith 11.289, Bill 12.064, Craig 12.467

4. Lonny 10.774, Brian 10.886, Jack 11.185, John 11.270, Doug 11.630, Harlan 11.755, Kevin 11.920, Bill 11.998, Keith 12.021,  Craig 13.027

 

 

Super Tire 100 and LMP1 Under the Lights

The next event on Saturday November 28 at Goodspeed is going to be a big one.  The Super Tire 100 will be a 100 lap race for Monogram Grand National cars only running Super Tire 1700 tires.  Following up on that, there will be a LMP-1 race for only Scalextric LMP1 cars with headlight and tail lights because the race will be run entirely under track lighting with no room lighting and only flashlights in the pits.  Heats will be 12 minutes long.  There will be a test and tune session Friday evening from 6 - 10 PM. Please contact John Lacko (jalacko@aol.com) for more information.

 

 

WMSSCRG Rule Revisions

C6 Classic A & B Production 1962-1969 is going to be changed into Big Bore Production 1962-1978.  The new cars in this class will be all the Fly Porsche 911's and 934's plus the Scalextric Caterham is going to be moved into this class from the C13 Two Liter Class.  The new class will pit a variety of cars with similar lap times against each other.

 

Goodspeed Work Party

There will be a work party at Goodspeed this Saturday to prepare the track for the big events after Thanksgiving.  Projects include new trees, repair of existing trees, painting, reworking power panels, cleaning features on the track, etc.  The party starts at 2 PM.

[MG Brown]

 
28 November 2015
 
Goodspeed and the West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group hosted a pair of hard hitting, two fisted competitive show downs Saturday; the Super Tires 100 for Grand National Monogram cars sponsored by Super Tires and a Brights in the Night LMP1 race under the lights.  The races attracted four racers from Chicago as well as a strong contingent of the regulars.  Racers competing included; M. G. Brown, Jack Dastoli, John Hansen, Harlan Jones, John Lacko, Denny Moscatelli, Kurt Nank, Tom Ryfiak, Craig Salisbury, Ken Swanson, Mark Welch and Kevin Yonkers.
 
The Super Tires 100 consisted of 5 minute heats to insure the top cars completed 100 laps.  The race was limited to only the Monogram NASCARS in the class.  Nick of Super Tires provided their 1700 tires for every entrant and the podium finishers won their choice of six pair of Super Tires.
 
The LMP1 race was an enduro with 12 minute heats that tested both man and machine.  The only eligible cars were Scalextric LMP1 cars with both head and tail lights.  Back up cars were pressed into action by John L. and Ken due to mechanical issues during the extended LMP1 race.
 
Due to a cold track, it is alleged, no new track records were set.
 

 
Super Tires 100 Grand National third, second and first place finishers.
 
C9 Grand National Stock Cars (NASCAR 1960-1968)  THE SUPER TIRES 100  150 gram magnet limit   Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4
1. John L., 101 laps, Plymouth #43, 110 g. weight, 148 g. magnet, Super Tires 25 26 26 24
2. John H., 101 laps, Fairlane #29, 105 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 24 27 25 25
3. Harlan, 97 laps, Fairlane #34, 91 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 25 23 26 23
4. Jack, 97 laps, Dodge #38, 108 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 24 25 25 23
5. Kevin, 92 laps, Fairlane #115, 101 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 23 22 25 22
6. Denny, 92 laps, Charger #6, 118 g. weight, 130 g. magnet, Super Tires 23 25 21 23
7. Ken, 92 laps, Plymouth #43, 111 g. weight, 142 g. magnet, Super Tires 25 24 22 21
8. Craig, 90 laps, Charger #9, 103 g. weight, 139 g. magnet, Super Tires 23 23 23 21
9. Kurt, 80 laps, Galaxie #121, 135 g. weight, 140 g. magnet, Super Tires 20 20 20 20
10. M. G., 79 laps, Plymouth #43, 99 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 18 20 21 20
11. Tom, 78 laps, Galaxie #21, 116 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 20 21 15 22
 
Fastest Times Per Lane
#1 Harlan 10.949, Ken 11.040, Kevin 11.334, John H. 11.430, John L. 11.606, Jack 11.631, Craig 11.948, Kurt 12.088, Denny 12.111, Tom 12.280, M. G. 13.444
#2 John H. 10.677, Harlan 10.719, John L. 10.913, Ken 11.201, Kevin 11.248, Jack 11.504, Craig 11.578, Kurt 11.780, Denny 11.959, Tom 12.348, M. G. 12.348
#3 Harlan 10.622, John H. 10.916, John L. 11.008, Ken 11.136, Kevin 11.310, Denny 11.556, Jack 11.658, Craig 11.775, Tom 11.811, Kurt 11.924, M. G. 13.798
#4 John H. 11.642, Kevin 11.718, John L. 11.748, Jack 11.868, Harlan 11.886, Ken 11.954, Denny 12.052, M. G. 12.239, Kurt 12.248,  Craig 12.794, Tom 13.162
 

 

[MG Brown]

(continued)

 

 

Modern LMP-1 third, second and first place finishers

 

C20 Modern LMP1 (Bar Magnet) 200 gram magnet limit Laps per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. Jack, 294 laps, Peugeot 908 #9, 100 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, Super Tires 75 76 72 71

2. John H., 290 laps, Lister Storm LMP #20, 81 g. weight, 192 g. magnet, Super Tires 71 73 75 71

3. Denny, 289 laps, Porsche RS Spyder #6, 79 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, Super Tires 72 74 73 70

4. Harlan, 288 laps, Peugeot 908 #8, 86 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, Super Tires 73 73 75 67

5. Ken, 283 laps, Aston Martin LMP #007, 80 g. weight, 177 g. magnet, Super Tires 73 77 72 61

6. John L., 282 laps, Aston Martin LMP #007, 89 g. weight, 191 g. magnet, Super Tires 73 72 69 67

7. Craig, 278 laps, Porsche RS Spyder #34, 93 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, Super Tires 69 71 72 65

8. Mark, 273 laps, Peugeot 908 #6, 105 g. weight, 185 g. magnet, Super Tires 67 72 70 64

9. Kurt, 269 laps, Aston Martin LMP #007, 100 g. weight, 194 g. magnet, Super Tires 65 72 66 66

10. Kevin, 267 laps, Audi R10 #18, 83 g. weight, 177 g. magnet, Super Tires 65 66 67 69

11. Tom, 260 laps, Porsche RS Spyder #6, 96 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 69 67 63 61

12. M. G., 235 laps, Audi R10 #7, 80 g. weight, 148 g. magnet, Quick Slicks tires   59 64 60 52

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1 John H. 8.884, Jack 8.981, Ken 9.163, Harlan 9.256, John L. 9.293, Kevin 9.496, Denny 9.507, Kurt 9.616, Tom 9.962, Mark 9.981, Craig 10.105, M. G. 11.344

#2 Ken 8.854, Jack 8.953, Denny 9.075, John H. 9.115, Mark 9.289, Craig 9.408, John L. 9.430, Harlan 9.448, M. G. 10.005, Kevin 10.020, Tom 10.040 (Kurt no time)

#3 Jack 8.570, Ken 8.958, Harlan 8.962, John H. 9.005, John L. 9.066, Denny 9.395, Mark 9.402, Craig 9.483, Kurt 9.717, Kevin 10.346, M. G. 10.350, Tom 10.598

#4 Jack 9.174, John H. 9.515, Denny 9.634, Craig 9.664, Kevin 9.990, John L. 10.079, Harlan 10.104, Mark 10.121, Kurt 10.201, Tom 10.632, M. G. 12.447 (Ken no time)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Next Goodspeed Event

Thursday January 14, 2016, track opens at 6 PM, Tech at 7 PM and racing immediately after.  Classes to be run:

 

C17 Group C LeMans Prototypes 1980s-1990s, 175 g. magnet limit (Premier Series).  Any Slot it motor is acceptable.  Eligible cars:

Monogram: March 83G

MR Slot: Mazda 787B

Slot it: Jaguar XJR9 LM, Lancia LC2-84 & LC2-85, Mazda 787B, Nissan R390 GT1, Porsche 956 & 962, Sauber Mercedes C9, Toyota 88C

 

C34 Porsche Cup 175 g. magnet limit - Scalextric Porsche 911 GT3R with bar magnets.

[MG Brown]

13 October 2016  Racing Report

 

 

The winning margin in the C23 Modern GT2 race

 

Racing is always close at Goodspeed, but the results of the first race of the Fall Series for Modern GT2 cars was even closer than we have ever seen before.  Four cars finished with the same number of laps to tie for the win, all were the same car and the winner pulled out the victory by a couple of inches.  Five drivers were faster in lane two than the old lap record.  Judging by the results, fall series racers with any other car than the Fly Marcos have their work cut out for them.  Racers competing were; Bill Blett, Phil Carpenter, Brian Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, John Hansen, Harlan Jones, John Lacko and Jerry Wofford.  Heats were 3-1/2 minutes long.  New class records are indicated with an *.

 

 

C26 Contemporary F1/Open Wheel with FF Motors 150 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

 

1. John L., 89 laps, Scalextric A1 GP Canada, 71 g. weight, 143 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires 21 24 23 21

2. Brian, 87 laps, Scalextric A1 GP Italy, 67 g. weight, 122 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires 22 22 21 22

3. Jack, 85 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21 #23, 68 g. weight, 128 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 22 21 23 19

4. Lonny, 84 laps, Scalextric Ferrari F2004 #2, 66 g. weight, 105 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires     21 22 21 20

5. John H., 75 laps, Scalextric Lotus #10, 73 g. weight, 134 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 18 20 18 19

6. Jerry, 75 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21 #22, 67 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 19 18 19 19

7. Harlan, 75 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21 #9, 69 g. weight, 140 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires 20 20 18 17

8. Bill, 74 laps, Scalextric McLaren MP4-21 #2, 68 g. weight, 133 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 18 20 19 17

9. Doug, 40 laps, Scalextric Renault R24 #5, 64 g. weight, 146 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 17 2 21 0

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1 Brian 8.870, John L. 8.870, Jack 8.908, Lonny 8.986, Harlan 9.244, Jerry 9.454, John H. 9.470, Doug 9.590, Bill 9.650

#2 John L. 8.606, Lonny 8.666, Harlan 8.780, Brian 8.817, Jack 8.829, Jerry 9.073, John H. 9.147, Bill 9.191   (Doug-No Time) (Lap Record 8,449 JL)

#3 Jack 8.507, Brian 8.580, Lonny 8.780, John L. 8.830, Jerry 9.074, Doug 9.139, John H. 9.249, Harlan 9.299, Bill 9.342

#4 Brian 8.536, Lonny 9.211, Jack 9.438, John H. 9.541, Jerry 9.567, John L. 9.789, Bill 9.817, Harlan 9.869  (Doug-No Time)

 

 

C26 Action In The Esses

 

 

C23 Modern GT2 Race One of Four 175 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

 

1. Doug, 84 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #10, 75 g. weight, 165 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires 21 22 21 20

2. Lonny, 84 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #2, 74 g. weight, 169 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires 20 22 22 20

3. Jerry, 84 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #21, 85 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 22 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires 22 22 22 18

4. Brian, 84 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #6, 75 g. weight, 166 g. magnet, 22 KPH speed, Super tires 21 21 22 20

5. Jack, 82 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #77, 81 g. weight, 173 g. magnet, 33 KPH speed, Super tires 22 20 22 18

6. John L. 78 laps, Fly Lister Storm #52, 89 g. weight, 162 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 18 20 21 19

7. Phil, 76 laps, Fly Lister Storm #6, 91 g. weight, 153 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 19 20 19 18

8. John H., 76 laps, Fly Lister Storm #52, 85 g. weight, 155 g. magnet, 22 KPH speed, Super tires 19 20 19 18

9. Harlan, 74 laps, Scalextric TVR T400R #69, 84 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires 19 19 18 18

10. Bill, 59 laps, Scalextric TVR T400 R #69, 91 g. weight, 174 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 17 19 19 4

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1 Jack 9.064, Doug 9.380, Brian 9.420, Jerry 9.426, Lonny 9.494, John H. 9.658, John L. 9.692, Phil 10.338, Harlan 10.552, Bill 10.972

#2 Doug 9.110*, Jerry 9.145, Jack 9.267, Lonny 9.282, John L. 9.317, Brian 9.580, John H. 9.817, Phil 10.030, Bill 10.443, Harlan 10.443  (Old record 9.371- JL)

#3 Jack 9.173, Lonny 9.238, Brian 9.294, Jerry 9.327, Doug 9.455, John L. 9.581, John H. 9.628, Phil 10.270, Bill 10.516, Harlan 10.788

#4 Brian 9.473, John H. 9.634, Doug 9.668, Jerry 9.721, Lonny 9.744, John L. 10.121, Jack 10.156, Phil 10.734, Harlan 11.055, Bill 11.695

 

Second Cars Entered

Blett none

Carpenter; Cartrix BMW Z3

Casterline; none

Convis; Fly Marcos 600 LM #70

Dastoli; Fly Lister Storm GT #52

Farlow; Fly Lister Storm GT #6

Hansen; none

Jones; none

Lacko; Fly Panoz Esperante Coupe #17

Wofford; none

 

Next Goodspeed Event

 

Thursday October 27, track opens at 6 PM, Tech at 7 PM, racing immediately after.  Classes running;

 

C2   Sports/GT (1950-1961)  125 gram magnet limit

 

Auto Art; Jaguar C Type LM, Jaguar D Type LM

Carrera; Jaguar D Type, Maserati A6, Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, 1955 Thunderbird, 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop

Ninco; 1957 Corvette, Ferrari 250 TR, Porsche 356, Porsche 550, Jaguar XK-120, Ferrari 166

Scaalextric; Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, Jaguar D Type

 

Race Two of the GT 2 Fall Racing Series 175 gram magnet limit.  Same cars must be entered in each race with an optional second car, primary car can be changed if two cars have been entered.

 

Auto Art; Porsche 996 GT3 RS

Carrera; Porsche 911, Ferrari 575 GTC

Cartix; BMW Z3

Fly; Marcos 600 LM, Lister Storm GT, Ferrari F430 GT, Venturi 400 LM, Panoz Esperente Coupe

Ninco; Ferrari 360, Callaway Corvette C12, Posche 911/997, Corvette

SCX; Morgan Aero 8, Ferrari 550

Scalextric; Masterai Cambarso, TVR Tuscan 400R

[MG Brown]

 
Goodspeed raceway in Kalamazoo, MI is gearing up for their second annual 1/32 LMP racing event with lighting provided by the track lights and car lights only. The event is scheduled for 11/26/2016; for more information contact John Lacko (jalacko@aol.com) or visit the WEST MICHIGAN SCALE SLOT CAR RACING GROUP page on Facebook.
 

 

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[MG Brown]

17 November 2016 Racing Report

 

The West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group GT2 Fall Race Series wrapped up proving the overwhelming potential of the Fly Marcos 600 LM. That car was the only car on the podium in each of the four races. There was some variety in the finishing order for the C5 Classic B Prototype race, but not much.

 

As usual there were plenty of micro aggressions on track during both races. Lots of close racing all evening. Racers participating included; Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, John Hansen, Harlan Jones, John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Craig Salisbury, Jerry Wofford and Kevin Yonkers. New lap records marked with an * were set in both classes.

 

 

C23 Modern GT-2 Fall Race Series Race 4 of 4 175 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4
1. Brian, 89 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #6, 75 g. weight, 167 g. magnet, 23 KPH speed, Super tires 22 21 23 23
2. Lonny, 87 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #2, 74 g. weight, 163 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 21 23 22 21
3. Doug. 86 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #10, 78 g. weight, 169 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires 22 22 21 21
4. Jerry, 84 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #21, 86 g. weight, 172 g. magnet, 23 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires 20 23 21 20
5. Jack, 81 laps, Fly Lister Storm #2, 89 g. weight, 170 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Quick Slicks tires 21 19 19 21 
6. Bill, 79 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #10, 70 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 26 KP speed, Super tires 21 20 20 18
7. John L. 75 laps, Fly Panoz Esperante #17, 85 g. weight, 158 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires 19 20 20 16
8. Harlan, 75 laps, Fly Lister Storm #52, 85 g. weight, 152 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 19 19 20 17
9. Kevin, 74 laps, Scalextric TVR #89, 91 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 20 19 18 17
10. Craig, 72 laps, Carrera Ferrari 575 #80, 94 g. weight, 165 g. magnet, 21 KPH speed, Super tires 19 19 17 17
11. John H., 70 laps, Fly Lister Storm #52, 85 g. weight, 152 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 17 13 20 20
12. Keith, 65 laps, Fly Marcos 600 LM #50, 76 g. weight, 162 g. magnet, 21 KPH speed, Super tires 17 10 20 18

 

 

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1. Lonny 8.938, Brian 9.124, Doug 9.201, Jerry 9.219, Jack 9.387, John L. 9.716, John H. 9.746, Bill 9.904, Kevin 9.987, Harlan 10.275, Craig 10.371, Keith 10.700
#2. Lonny 8.763*, Brian 9.008, Jerry 9.029, Doug 9.101Jack 9.407, John L. 9.488, Keith 9.637, Harlan 9.696, Bill 9.749, Kevin 9.815, John H. 10.155, Craig 10.246 (old record 8.888-DF)
#3. Lonny 8.738, Brian 8.959, Jack 9.122, Doug 9.214, Jerry 9.287, John L. 9.353, Bill 9.650, Keith 9.678, John H. 9.711, Harlan 9.828, Craig 10.032, Kevin 10.090 
#4. Brian 9.226, Jerry 9.466, Lonny 9.472, Doug 9.475, John H. 9.951, Jack 9.964, John L. 10.006, Kevin 10.547, Craig 10.692, Keith 10.749, Bill 10.767, Harlan 11.397

 

Modern GT-2 Fall Race Series Final Points Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total Best Two Races Finishing Position

Blett 6 12 10 10 22 6
Carpenter 9 7 7 0 16 8
Casterline B. 13 16 20 16 36 1 (tie)
Casterline C. 0 8 0 0 8 13
Convis 14 12 14 19 33 3
Dastoli 11 11 12 11 23 5
Farlow 19 17 9 13 36 1 (tie)
Hansen 8 0 0 5 13 10
Jones 7 5 0 8 15 9
Lacko 10 9 11 9 21 7 
Rosine 0 0 8 4 12 11 (tie)
Salisbury 0 6 5 6 12 11 (tie)
Wofford 13 13 14 12 26 4

To resolve the two ties, there will be a 2 minute heat, crash and burn run off race with Modern GT-2 cars on Saturday Nov. 26 with Brian and Doug plus Craig and Keith.

 

 

C5 Classic B Prototype 150 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. John H., 83 laps, Scalextric Ferrari 330 P4 #21, 77 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 20 20 22 21
2. Brian, 81 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #7, 78 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 23 KPH speed, Super tires 19 20 21 21
3. Harlan, 81 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #5, 74 g. weight, 142 g. magnet, 22 KPH speed, Super tires 20 20 21 20
4. Lonny, 80 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #5, 79 g. weight, 134 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 21 20 20 19
5. Jack, 79 laps, Slot it Ford GT 40 #24, 65 g. weight, 118 g. magnet (magnet limit for Slot it cars 125 g.) 29 KPH speed, Super tires 21 19 20 19
6. John L. 77 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #2, 74 g. weight, 138 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires 20 20 20 17
7. Doug, 76 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #2, 81 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 20 19 19 18
8. Keith, 75 laps, Scalextric Ferrari 300 P4 #24, 76 g. weight, 133 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 19 19 19 18
9. Jerry, 73 laps, Fly Lola T70 Mk IIIB #5, 94 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 19 18 19 17
10. Bill, 72 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #95, 75 g. weight, 142 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 18 18 17 19
11. Kevin, 70 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #6, 76 g. weight, 133 g. magnet, 23 KPH speed, Super tires 15 21 17 17
12. Craig, 64 laps, Scalextric Ford GT 40 #7, 81 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 24 KPH speed, Super tires 15 18 16 15

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

1. Lonny 9.547, Harlan 9.583, John H. 9.588, John L. 9.810, Jack 9.842, Doug 10.087, Brian 10.175, Jerry 10.386, Bill 10.399, Keith 10.591, Kevin 10.767, Craig 11.192
2. Lonny 9.230, John L. 9.472, John H. 9.525, Harlan 9.852, Brian 9.964, Kevin 10.017, Jack 10.108, Jerry 10.141, Bill 10.417, Keith 10.623, Doug 10.722, Craig 10.859 (old record 9.487-JD)
3. Lonny 9.257, Harlan 9.482, John H. 9.492, Jack 9.607, John L. 9.689, Brian 9.747, Jerry 9.801, Keith 10.111, Doug 10.139, Kevin 10.329, Bill 10.601, Craig 10.868
4. John H. 9.578, Harlan 9.624, Jack 9.751, Lonny 10.145, Brian 10.196, Doug 10.274, Keith 10.308, Jerry 10.376, John L. 10.703, Bill 10.890, Kevin 11.016, Craig 11.348 

 

Next Goodspeed Event 

Saturday November 26

 

Track opens at 9 AM ET, Tech at 10:30 AM

- C23 Modern GT2 Series Run Off Race at 11:30

- Reverse Rotation C34 Porsche Race at 1 PM

- C20 Modern LMP1 Race Under the Lights (car and track lights only) at 2 PM.

 

Note Race only for Scalextric Lister Storm LMP1, Porsche RS Spyder, Peugeot 908, Aston Martin LMP1 and Audi R10 with a 200 gram magnet limit.

 

Bring your own lunch.

[MG Brown]

GOODSPEED IS CLOSING

 

Over the last 12 years, many 1:32 racers have enjoyed competing regularly at Goodspeed in downtown Kalamazoo and contributed to the ongoing success of the four lane Scalextric track. Great friendships have been made along with lots of great memories.

 

The building at 244 E. Michigan has now been sold and the deal will close in a week or so. Unfortunately, the new owner's plans will not allow Goodspeed to remain in the basement after the middle of June. So plans have been made to shut it down with two big events.

 

Thursday 5/11 This was going to be the Touring Car Enduro, but now it is going to be two of our most popular classes; C12 Trans Am and C22 Modern GT1. Both C12 and C22 has 200 gram magnet limits.

 

C12 Trans Am (1967-1971) 200 grams

Carrera; Cuda
Pioneer; Camaro, Mustang
Scalextric; Camaro, Cougar, Challenger, Mustang, Javelin

 

C22 Modern GT1 200 grams

Auto Art: Lamborghini Diablo GT3
Carrera: Corvette C6
Fly; Porsche 911 EVO, Porsche 911 GT198 (not the “Racing” version), Viper, Saleen SR7R, Ferrari F40, Dodge Viper
Ninco Mosler MT900R, EVO Genie,
Policar; Ferarri F40 LM
Scalextric; Ford GT, Jaguar XKRS, Aston Martin DBR9, Maserati MC12, Corvette C5R & C6R
SCX; Aston Martin DBR9

 

The track will open at 6 PM, tech at 7 PM and racing immediately after. 

 

Saturday May 20 Goodbye to Goodspeed Special Event. This will be a general hot lapping, B.S. session so bring any and all your cars to finish it off. We will shoot a group photo between 1 & 2 PM. Track will open at 9 AM until the last person goes home.

 

The dissembling of Goodspeed will start on Sunday May 21 at 1 PM. Any and all help will be appreciated.

 

Note: It is likely that this track will be relocated at some time- there is no further information on where and when available at this time.

[MG Brown]

Progress photos on the Goodspeed reboot as Red Barns Raceway at the Gilmore Museum.

 

 

 

Thanks to Phil Carpenter, Brian and Cierra Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, Fred Milton, Jerry Wofford and Kevin Yonkers. Watch for Phil Carpenter's YouTube videos on the new track layout.

[MG Brown]

A 360 Degree video of the Red Barns Raceway at the Gilmore Car Museum courtesy of Phil Carpenter.

 

Click Here For the Video

[MG Brown]

Latest photo of Red Barns Raceway.

 

 

Scenery and other detail items are planned for the near future.

[MG Brown]

3/18/2018  “Slot Cars and the Kalamazoo Connection" lecture was presented by racing photographer and historian, John Lacko.

 

This is a video taken after the lecture at the BRAND NEW Scalextric Sport 1/32 Red Barns Raceway (private track) that has been installed at the Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, MI. There is some commentary about 1/32 scale racing and how the track operates that should be of interest to anyone.

 

See if you can spot the old guy wearing the 2016 ISRA Worlds T-Shirt in the video. It was a pleasure to represent 1/24 Commercial slot car racing at the exhibit by bringing a couple dozen cars and controllers for the people in attendance to examine.

 

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Enjoy.

[ajd350]

My wife and I drove up to attend the seminar and spend some time at the museum. We liked the presentation and I got to talk a bit with John. It took a while to get to see the track, but it was worth it. Nice track and venue. I didn't have any idea so many people would be there!

[MG Brown]

July 25, 2018 Red Barns Raceway Race Report

 

 

25 July 2018  Carrera's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Aire made its competition debut in the C2 class.  Since the real car saw lots of racing action back in the day and also since we do not have a 50's NASCAR class, the car was added to the C2 Sports and GT class.  Tom Ryfiak was brave enough to borrow it for the race.  Tom was able to maintain a decent pace with the decidedly overweight and tall 1:32 car with a delicate touch and letting the other cars run their own pace.  Racers included: Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Cierra Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, John Lacko, Randy Merrill, Tom Ryfiak, Craig Salisbury and Jerry Wofford.  Heats were 3.5 minute long. Lap records indicated with *.  Loaner car identified with owner initials.

 

 

C2 Sports & GT Third, Second and First place finishers

 

C2     Sports & GT (1950-1961)            125 gram magnet limit                                                                                    Laps Per Lane    1     2    3    4             

1. Lonny, 90 laps, Scalextric Mercedes Benz 300 SLR #7, 72 g. weight, 125 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires                                22  23  23  22

2. Brian, 89 laps, Scalextric Mercedes Benz 300 SLR #658, 76 g. weight, 125 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                             22  22  23  22

3. Cierra, 85 laps, Scalextric Mercedes Benz 300 SLR #19, 74 g. weight, 111 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires                              21  21  23  20

4. John, 84 laps, Scalextric Mercedes Benz 300 SLR #658, 76 g. weight, 122 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Super tires                             21  21  21  21

5. Doug, 83 laps, Scalextric Jaguar D Type #3, 86 g. weight, 120 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires                                            20  21  21  21

6. Jerry, 80 laps, Scalextric Jaguar D Type #8, 72 g. weight, 118 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires                                                  18  21  21  20

7. Bill, 79 laps, Scalextric Jaguar D Type #8, 71 g. weight, 125 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires                                                20  20  20  19

8. Randy, 72 laps, MRRC Porsche 550 #47, 69 g. weight, 118 g. magnet, 34 KPH speed, Super tires  (JL)                                              17  19  18  18

9. Craig, 68 laps,  Scalextric Jaguar D Type #3, 77 g. weight, 118 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires  (JL)                                         15  17  18  18

10. Tom, 65 laps, Carrera Chevrolet Bel Aire # 47, 120 g. weight, 125 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires  (JL)                                   16  17  17  15

 

Fastest Lap Times Per Lane

#1. Lonny 8.459, Brian 9.023, John 9.238, Cierra 9.407, Jerry 9.755, Doug 9.972, Bill 10.151, Randy 10.606, Craig 10.986, Tom 11.777

#2. Lonny 8.425, Brian 8.877, John 8.913, Cierra 9.354, Jerry 9.477, Doug 9.560, Randy 9.859, Bill 10.011, Craig 10.513, Tom 11.672

#3. Lonny 8.347, Brian 8.633, John 8.853, Cierra 8.900, Jerry 9.327, Doug 9.374, Craig 9.440, Bill 9.537, Randy 10.249, Tom 11.524

#4. Lonny 8.788, Brian 9.157, Jerry 9.232, John 9.312, Doug 9.466, Cierra 9.608, Craig 10.131, Bill 10.340, Randy 10.985, Tom 11.762

 

 

 

 

 

C12 Third, Second and First place finishers

 

C12     Trans Am                            200 gram magnet limit                                                                                            Laps Per Lane    1    2    3    4

1. Brian, 109 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #63, 77 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                                                  26  27  29  27

2. Cierra, 104 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #6, 76 g. weight, 181 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires                                                  26  26  27  25

3. Lonny, 104 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #6, 79 g. weight, 194 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                                                  25  25  28  26

4. Jack, 101 laps, Scalextric Camaro #3, 81 g. weight, 192 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                                                            25  26  26  24

5. John, 101 laps, Scalextric Camaro #1, 82 g. weight, 189 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Super tires                                                           22  27  27  25

6. Jerry, 98 laps, Scalextric Camaro #88, 84 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires                                                           24  25  26  23

7. Bill, 98 laps, Scalextric Mustang #11, 79 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                                             25  25  24  24

8. Randy, 95 laps, Scalextric Mustang #7, 83 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires                                                    23  24  25  23

9. Doug, 95 laps, Scalextric Camaro #48, 86 g. weight, 182 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires                                                   24  24  24  23

10. Tom, 89 laps, Scalextric Mustang #61, 88 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires                                                    22  22  23  22

11. Craig, 88 laps, Scalextric Camaro #78, 91 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                                        20  24  23  21

 

Fastest Lap Times Per Lane

#1. Cierra 7.547, Brian 7.644, Lonny 7.821, Jack 7.918, Bill 8.127, John 8.132, Randy 8.193, Jerry 8.216, Doug 8.275, Craig 8.285, Tom 8.338

#2. Brian 7.334, Lonny 7.463, Cierra 7.590, John 7.633, Jerry 7.763, Jack 7.796, Craig 7.963, Randy 8.047, Bill 8.030, Doug 8.323, Tom 8.740

#3. Brian 7.240, Lonny 7.318, Cierra 7.525, John 7.571, Jack 7.599, Jerry 7.637, Randy 7.946, Craig 8.019, Bill 8.030, Tom 8.084, Doug 8.232

#4. Brian 7.504, Cierra 7.710, Lonny 7.755, Jerry 7.886, John 8.023, Jack 8.069, Craig 8.134, Doug 8.448, Bill 8.579, Tom 8.740, Randy 8.871

 

Next RBR Race                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Wednesday August 8.  Track opens at 6 PM, Tech Inspection at 7 PM, Racing immediately after Tech.

 

Classes to be run:

 

C9 Grand National NASCAR Stock Cars  (1960-1968) 150 grams        (Premier Series)

 

Carrera; 1960 Plymouth Fury, 1966 Pontiac GTO

Monogram; 1963 Ford Galaxie, 1965 Ford Galaxie, 1966 Dodge Charger, 1967 Plymouth, 1967 Ford Fairlane

Pioneer; 1968 Dodge Charger

Scalextric; 1969 Dodge Charger

 

C6 Big Bore Production  (1962-1976) 150 grams

 

Carrera; Mustang GT 350, Aston Martin DB-5, Cobra Hardtop, Cobra Roadster

Fly; Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari 365 GTB Daytona, Porsche 906, Porsche 911, 

Porsche 934

MRRC; Cheetah, Kellison, Cobra 289 with FF motor, Cobra 427 with 18 K motor, Porsche 904,  

Monogram; Mustang GT 350, Jaguar E Type, Corvette Gran Sport, Cobra Daytona Coupe

MRRC; Corvette C2, Porsche 911

Ninco; Cobra Roadster, Austin Healey 3000, Jaguar XKE, Porsche 934, 

Pioneer: 1967 Mustang Fastback

SRC; Capri, Porsche 914/6

Scalextric; Caterham R500, Ferrari 250 GTO, Lotus 7, Jaguar XKE

 

Possible Future Events                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Most of us have excess slot cars and parts that we no longer need.  How about a mini swap meet one evening in place of a second race?

 

Premier Series Proposed Changes                                                                                                                                                                                   

The Premier Series was set up to be an introductory series for new racers.  In addition, it also provided a more frequent racing schedule for popular classes.  It is time to review the series.  

Two current classes in this series are going to be replaced with more popular classes.  The classes to be removed are C9 NASCAR A (1960-1968) and C14 NASCAR B (1969-1971). 

Two of these three classes will be added to the Premier Series:

 

C6 Big Bore Production  (1962-1976) 150 grams

 

Carrera; Mustang GT 350, Aston Martin DB-5, Cobra Hardtop, Cobra Roadster

Fly; Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari 365 GTB Daytona, Porsche 906, Porsche 911, 

Porsche 934

MRRC; Cheetah, Kellison, Cobra 289 with FF motor, Cobra 427 with 18 K motor,  Porsche 904,  

Monogram; Mustang GT 350, Jaguar E Type, Corvette Gran Sport, Cobra Daytona  Coupe

MRRC; Corvette C2, Porsche 911

Ninco; Cobra Roadster, Austin Healey 3000, Jaguar XKE, Porsche 934, 

Pioneer: 1967 Mustang Fastback

SRC; Capri, Porsche 914/6

Scalextric; Caterham R500, Ferrari 250 GTO, Lotus 7, Jaguar XKE

 

C24 Contemporary GT3            200 grams

 

Carrera; Audi R8 LMS, BMW Z4 GT3, Corvette C7R, Ferrari 458 GT3, Mercedes AMG SLS GT3, Porsche GT3 RSR

Ninco; Camaro, Audi R8 GT3, Corvette GT3, Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911 GT3,

Lamborghini Murcielago, 

Scalextric: Aston Martin Vantage GT3, Audi R8 GTE, BMW Z4 GT3, 2012 Camaro, 2012 Mustang, McLaren MR4-12C, Mercedes SLS AMG, Maserati Trofeo, Jaguar XKR GT3, Audi R8R, 

                Lotus Exige V6 Cup R, Lotus Evora, Bentley Continental GT-3, Corvette C6R, Porsche 911 Type 991

 

SCX; Mercedes SLS AMG, Porsche 911 GT3

 

C28  British Touring Car Championship (2012+)                                  175 grams

 

Scalextric: BMW 125, Honda Civic Type R, MG6, Volkswagen Passat

[MG Brown]

Red Barns Raceway Report for 7/18/18

 

 

 

18 July 2018  Some of the West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Groups classes have only a few eligible cars in them and two of those classes ran Wednesday evening at the Red Barns Raceway at the Gilmore Car Museum.  C4 Prototype A has the fewest cars in it outside of the single make classes, yet the racing was still close.  Racers included; Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Cierra Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, John Lacko, Craig Salisbury, Mark Welch and Jerry Wofford.  Mark and Jerry had to leave early. Heats were 3 minutes long.  Lap records at marked with a *.  Loaner cars are identified with the initials of the owner.

 

 

C27 Third, Second and First Place Finishers

 

C27 NASCAR C           175 grams magnet limit                                                                  Laps Per Lane        1      2      3      4

1. Jack, 85 laps, Scalextric Pontiac Grand Prix #20, 95 g. weight, 165 g. magnet, 33 KPH speed, Super tires   20     21   22    22

2. Lonny, 84 laps, Scalextric Chevy Impala #88, 95 g. weight, 170 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires         21     22   21    20

3. Brian, 83 laps, Scalextric Taurus #9, 92 g. weight, 172 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires                21     21   20    21

4. John, 83 laps, Scalextric Taurus #4, 94 g. weight, 170 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires                        20     20   22    21 

5. Bill, 81 laps, Scalextric Chevy Impala #5, 94 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                20     21   21    19

6. Jerry, 78 laps, Scalextric Chevy Impala #5, 101 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires           20     20   21    17

7. Cierra, 78 laps, Scalextric Chevy Impala #5, 96 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires           19     21   19    19

8. Craig, 78 laps, Scalextric Taurus #99, 95 g. weight, 153 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires                     17     19    18   18

9. Mark, 71 laps, Scalextric Taurus #17, 104 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires (JL)             19     18    17   17

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1. John 8.192, Jack 8.315, Cierra 8.337, Lonny 8.397, Brian 8.507, Bill 8.653, Jerry 8.818, Craig 8.943, Mark 9.028

#2. Jack 7.993, Lonny 8.059, John 8.073, Brian 8.257, Bill 8.289, Cierra 8.399, jerry 8.411, Craig 8.800, Mark 9.417

#3. Jack 7.879*, Lonny 7.983, Brian 8.071, John 8.077, Craig 8.218, Cierra 8.444, Bill 8,453, Jerry 8.472, Mark 8.712

#4. Jack 8.094, Brian 8.188, John 8.240, Lonny 8.429, Cierra 8.480, Craig 8.784, Jerry 8.825, Bill 9.339, Mark 9.568

 

 

C4 Third, Second and First Place Finishers

 

C4  Prototype A           150 grams magnet limit                                                                   Laps Per Lane        1     2     3     4

1. Lonny, 94 laps, MRRC King Cobra #1, 59 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                      23   24   24   23

2. Jack, 88 laps, MRRC King Cobra #98, 59 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires                      21   22   23   22

3. Brian, 87 laps, MRRC King Cobra #2, 54 g. weight, 136 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                       21   21   23   22

4. John, 79 laps, MRRC Chaparral 2C #65, 78 g. weight, 145 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                  21   18   21   19

5. Bill, 76 laps, MRRC Chaparral 2C #3, 66 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 34 KPH speed, Super tires                      18    19   20   19

6. Craig, 73 laps, MRRC Chaparral 2C #9, 73 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                   16   20   17    20

7. Cierra, 71 laps, MRRC King Cobra #3, 54 g. weight, 140 g. magent, 33 KPH speed, Super tires                      15   20   18   18

8. Jerry, 32 laps, MRRC Chaparral 2C #3, 69 g. weight, 138 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires               0    15    0    17

9. Mark, 27 laps, Monogram Lola T70 #7, 82 g. magnet, 62 g. magnet, 41 KPH speed, Super tires (Exhibiton)    13    0     0    14

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1. Lonny 7.708, Jack 7.782, Brian 7.878, Cierra 7.885, John 8.221, Bill 9.018, Craig 9.200, Mark 11.466

#2  Lonny 7.166*, Jack 7.655, John 7.963, Cierra 7.966, Brian 8.139, Craig 8.439, Bill 8.714, Jerry 8.977 

#3  Lonny 7.186, Cierra 7.409,  Brian 7.531, Jack 7.625, John 7.849, Craig 8.164, Bill 8.280, 

#4. Lonny 7.400, Cierra 7.770, Jack 7.803, Brian 7.845, John 8.349, Craig 8.721, Bill 8.824, Jerry 8.991, Mark 11.624

 

 

 

 

Nest Race at RBR                                                                                                                                                                             

Wednesday July 25, Track opens at 6 PM, Tech at 7 PM, racing immediatly after Tech.  Classes to be run include:

 

C12 Trans Am (1967-1971)   200 gram manual limit, eligible cars include:

   

    Carrera: Cuda

    Pioneer: Camaro, Mustang

    Scalextric: Camaro, Cougar, Challenger, Mustang, Javelin

    SCX: Cuda   

 

C2 Sports & GT (1950-1961)   125 gram magnet limit, eligible cars include:

 

    AutoArt: Jaguar C Type LM, Jaguar D Type LM

    Carrera: Jaguar D Type, Maserati A6, Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, 1955 Thunderbird, 1957 Chevrolet Bel Aire

    Ninco: 1957 Corvette, Ferrari 250 TR, Porsche 356, Prosche 550, Jaguar XK120, Ferrari 166

    Scalextric: Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, Jaguar D Type   

 

Historic Trans Am feature race, Road America 7/22/18

[MG Brown]

Red Barns Race Report for November 4, 2018

 

 

Once more we were reminded why we don't run some of the fragile F1 classes more than once a year, because after a race, it takes that long to rebuild them.  Destruction ran through the C15 Formula One 1970-1978 race at RBR.  Left front wheels were lost on several Scalextric McLaren M23s. John Lacko's M23 suffered the most after losing the overly delicate left front wheel assembly one more time.  The car went on to shed the rear wing and engine cover during the race.  The car finished the race with gear problems as well.  John has complained to Scalextric about the feeble front ends on several 1970's F1 cars, but the problem has been denied by customer service.  John's car problems started when the motor in his Pioneer Smokey Yunick #13 Camaro blew during tech inspection.  Most improved race performance awards went to Craig Salisbury for his blistering start in the C15 race and Keith Rosine for his competitive Pioneer 1967 Mustang fastback in C12 Trans Am.   Racers included Bill Blett, Brain Casterline, Cierra Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Craig Salisbury and Phil Weinreich.

 

Heats were four minutes long,  Loner cars are indicated with an L and owner's initial.  Class lap records indicated with an *.

 

 

C12  Trans Am (1967-1971)  Premier Series        Magnet Limit 200 grams                                                                             Laps Per Lane        1     2      3      4

1. Brian, 122 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin   #6, 76 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                 29    31    32    30

2. Jack, 120 laps, Pioneer Chevrolet Camaro #23, 89 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 39 KPH speed, Super tires                                                            30    31    30    29

3. John, 116 laps, Scalextric Chevrolet Camaro #1, 83 g. weight, 195 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                                                           30    28    29    29

4. Lonny, 115 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #68, 81 g. weight, 190 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                27    28    32    28

5. Cierra, 113 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #6, 76 g. weight, 197 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                  30    30    27    26

6. Bill, 112 laps. Scalextric AMC Javelin #63, 76 g. weight, 199 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                     26    30    28    28

7. Craig, 110 laps, Scalextric Ford Mustang #29, 78 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                                                               26    30    29    25

8. Keith, 106 laps, Pioneer Ford Mustang #23, 91 g. weight, 196 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                  26    27    27    26

9. Phil, 95 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #6, 76 g. weight, 196 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                       24    24    25    22

 

Fastest Laps Per Lane

#1. Cierra 7.400, Brian 7.461, Jack 7.556, John 7.818, Lonny 7.845, Bill 8.083, Keith 8.287, Craig 8.799, Phil 8.837

#2. John 7.500, Jack 7.509, Brian 7.512, Cierra 7.559, Lonny 7.638, Craig 7.796, Bill 7.942, Keith 8.099, Phil 8.901  

#3. Brian 7.055*, Lonny 7.266, Jack 7.408, John 7.447, Cierra 7.559, Craig 7.699, Bill 7.953, Keith 8.085, Phil 8.581

#4. Brian 7.281, Jack 7.579, Cierra 7.677, Lonny 8.041, John 8.073, Bill 8.081, Craig 8.394, Keith 8.606, Phil 9.377

 

 

C15 Formula One (1970-1978)                          Magnet Limit 150 grams                                                                                Laps Per Lane         1      2      3      4

1. Brian, 137 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #40, 59 g. weight, 147 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                33    33    36    35

2. Jack, 128 laps, Scalextric Ferrari 312 T2 #2, 62 g. weight, 147 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                  30    32    33    33

3. Lonny, 124 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #40, 67 g. weight, 131 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires                                                               30   33     29    32

4. Craig, 122 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #6, 67 g. weight, 132 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                  29   34     34    25

5. Keith, 113 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #40, 62 g. weight, 146 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                 29   28     29   27

6. John, 108 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #40, 57 g, weight, 125 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                 25   31     29   23

7. Bill, 90 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #40, 58 g. weight, 128 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires                                                                      32    0      34   24

8. Phil, 25 laps, Scalextric McLaren M23 #40, 64 g. weight, 84 g.magnet, 30 KPH speed, stock tires                                                                         20    0       5     0

 

Exhibition  Cierra, 126 laps, Scalextric Dallara Indy #4, 63 g. weight, 153 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                                                      31   30     34   31  

 

Fastest Laps Per Lane

#1. Brian 6.865, Bill 6.890, John 7.054, Craig 7.122, Lonny 7.159, Cierra 7.175, Jack 7.296, Keith 7.513,  Phil 10.155

#2. Craig 6.599, Brian 6.642, John 6.657, Lonny 7.010, Jack 7.075, Cierra 7.089, Keith 7.562

#3. Brian 6.526*, Craig 6.551, Bill 6.671, John 6.772, Lonny 6.816, Cierra 6.837, Keith 7.173, Phil 11.069

#4. Brian 6.532, Jack 6.812, John 6.870, Craig 6.978, Cierra 7.041, Lonny 7.130, Keith 7.691, Bill 8.407

 

 

 

Next Race at RBR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

THIS IS A CHANGE OF DATE TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25.  

 

The West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group LMP1 Endurance Race will be run for Scalextric Lister Storm LMP, Porsche RS Spyder, Peugeot 908, Aston Martin Lola LMP-1 and Audi R10 with working head and tail lights.  Magnet limit is 200 grams.  This race will be run with 12-20 minute heats depending on how many racers show up.  Normally this race is run in the dark with only track lighting.  Since RBR doesn't have the lights done yet, we will run under normal illumination and perhaps turn the lights off and run with just the daylight coming through the windows.  

 

The track will open at 11 AM, tech at 12 Noon and racing at 1 PM.

 

For more information on any of the above contact jalacko@aol.com.

[MG Brown]

25 November 2018 Annual Thanksgiving Enduro

 

Endurance racing drivers describe getting into a "zone" during a 12 or 24 hour race. ln the middle of the night going 175 mph at LeMans when it is just them and the car, everything else seems to fade away.

 

 

Everything else faded away said several of the 1:32 scale racers Sunday afternoon at the Red Barns Raceway at the Gilmore Car Museum as the annual C20 LMP 1 enduro stretched on. Usually during an endurance race, drivers get a chance to relax and just turn lap after lap without much close competition, but that was not the case today.

 

 

Even with 15 minute heats, the lap counts were fairly close. Several heats had side by side duels for many laps. Since a endurance race is a test of both man and machine, there were complaints about raw trigger fingers and stiff legs as well as some car carnage.

 

 

Racers included; Brian Casterline, Cierra Casterline, Ryan Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, John Hansen, John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Craig Salisbury, Kevin Yonkers and Phil Weinreich. Heats were 15 minutes long. 

 

 

C20 LMP 1 200 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4  

1. Brian 485 laps, Scalextric Porsche RS Spyder #6, 82 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 120 120 124 121
2. Kevin, 481 laps, Scalextric Porsche RS Spyder #X, 82 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires 121 120 120 120
3. Cierra, 474 laps, Scalextric Audi R10 #8, 84 g. weight, 199 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 117 120 122 115
4. John H., 472 laps, Scalextric Lister Storm LMP #20, 80 g. weight 192 g. magnet, 34 KPH speed, Super tires 113 120 120 119 
5. Jack, 468 laps, Scalextric Peugeot 908 #9, 94 g. weight, 200 g magnet, 34 KPH speed, Super tires 113 122 118 115
6. Lonny, 456 laps, Scalextric Peugeot 908 #9, 84 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires 110 114 118 114
7. John L., 453 laps, Scalextric Porsche RS Spyder #6, 82 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 34 KPH speed, Super tires 110 111 122 110
8. Keith, 422 laps, Scalextric Porsche RS Spyder #31, 84 g. weight, 198 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires 104 109 105 104
9. Craig, 422 laps, Scalextric Porsche RS Spyder #34, 84 g. weight, 191 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires 103 108 103 108
10. Ryan, 405 laps, Scalextric Audi R10 #7, 84 g. weight, 184 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires 104 105 100 96

Exhibition Phil, 413 laps, Scalextric Porsche RS Spyder #31, 82 g. weight, 245 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Super tires 98 103 113 99

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

 

#1. Kevin 7.044, John H. 7.251, Cierra 7.318, Brian 7.366, Lonny 7.452, Craig 7.469, Jack 7.554, John L. 7.646, Ryan 7.698, Phil 8.071, Keith 8.150
#2. John H. 7.121, Kevin 7.198, Brian 7.205, Jack 7.225, Craig 7.234, Cierra 7.340, Lonny 7.525, Phil 7l654, John L. 7.800, Ryan 7.832, Keith 7.901
#3. Cierra 7.003, Brian 7.039, John L. 7.115, John H. 7.172, Jack 7.230, Kevin 7.242, Lonny 7.297, Craig 7.400, Phil 7.550, Ryan 7.634, Keith 7.852
#4. John H. 7.173, Kevin 7.233, Brian 7.285, Jack 7.405, Craig 7.431, Cierra 7.593, John L. 7.650, Lonny 7.726, Keith 8.001, Ryan 8.007, Phil 8.263

 

Next RBR Event                                                                                                                                                                       

Sunday December 2, track opens at 11 AM, tech at 12:30 PM, racing at 1 PM. Classes to be run are:

 

C28 British Touring Car Championship (2012+) 175 gram magnet limit (Premier Series)

Scalextric: BMW 125, Honda Civic Type R, MG6, Volkswagen Passat

C11 Prototype GT (1969-1981) 175 gram magnet limit

MRRC; Ford Mk IV
Fly; Ferrari 512S, Ferrari 512 LM, Porsche 917, Porsche 917 LM
SRC; Lola T600

 

Please contact John Lacko at jalacko@aol.com if you have questions or need more information.

[MG Brown]

 

 

29 August 2019  

 

Once more, mechanical failures had an impact at Red Barns Raceway.  Guide shoes coming loose and motors significantly slowing after 4 laps were among the problems.  Back up cars hit the track to get back in the action, but could not overcome the lost time.  Racing still was very close with lap and lap of side by side racing.  The new magnet limits in the Big Bore class of 150 grams for the Scalextric Caterhams and 175 grams for all the other cars in the C6 classes not apparently enough of a difference to improve the competitiveness.  So perhaps the next time we run C6 Big Bore the limit will stay at 150 grams for the lightweight Caterhams and increase to 200 grams for everything else.  Racers competing were; Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Cierra Casterline, Lonny Convis, Harlan Jones, John Lacko, Randy Merrill, Keith Rosine and Craig Sailsbury.  Heats were 4 minutes long.  New class lap records are marked with *.  Borrowed cars are identified with the initials of the owner.

 

C6 Third, Second and First Place Finishers

 

C6 Big Bore (1962-19 for76) 175 grams except for Scalextric Caterham & Lotus 7 150 grams                   Laps Per Lane     1      2      3      4

1. Lonny, 120 laps, Scalextric Caterham #32, 59 g. weight, 141 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Slot it tires                                31    31    30    28

2. Brian, 120 laps, Scalextric Caterham #30, 57 g. weight, 143 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                29    30    32    29

3. Cierra, 109 laps, Scalextric Caterham #19, 58 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                              27    28    29    25

4. Randy, 108 laps, Scalextric Caterham #32, 60 g. weight, 137 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Indy Grip tires                         27    28    27    26

5. John, 107 laps, MRRC Cheetah #36, 71 g. weight, 173 g. magnet, 36 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires                                27    23    28    29

6. Harlan, 106 laps, MRRC Cobra #98, 72 g. weight, 160 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                        27    26    28    25 

7. Bill, 103 laps, Scalextric Caterham #600, 57 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                 24    27    27    25

8. Craig, 97 laps, Scalextric Caterham #32, 58 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                                 21    25    26    25

9. Keith, 90 laps, MRRC Ford Cobra #20, 72 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires                                    22    23    24    21

 

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1. Lonny 7.490, Brian 7.666, John 7.795, Cierra 8.066, Harlan 8.450, Randy 8.488, Bill 9.080, Craig 9.525, Keith 9.959

#2. Lonny 7.206, John 7.500, Brian 7.638, Cierra 8.046, Randy 8.165, Harlan 8.224, Craig 8.587, Bill 8.643, Keith 9,580

#3. Lonny 7.201*, Brian 7.300, John 7.314, Cierra 7.954, Harlan 8.077, Randy 8.456, Bill 8.459, Craig 8.643, Keith 9.433

#4. Lonny 7.359, Brian 7.786, John 7.873, Cierra 8.040, Randy 8.241, Craig 8.319, Harlan 8.396, Bill 8.868, Keith 9.790

 

 

C12 Third, Second and First Place Finishers

 

C12 Trans Am   200 grams     (Premier Series)                                                                                              Laps Per Lane     1      2      3      4 

1. Brian, 127 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #63, 77 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires                             31    31    33    32

2. Cierra, 118 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #6, 76 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                              30    30    29    29

3. Harlan, 118 laps, Scalextric Chevrolet Camaro #11, 81 g. weight, 195 g. magnet, 35 KPH speed, Super tires                   31    30   29     28

4. Craig, 118 laps, Scalextric Chevrolet Camaro #76, no info                                                                             (BC)              29    32    28    28  

5. Lonny, 116 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #6, 79 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires                               25    32    29    30

6. Bill, 111 laps, Scalextric AMC Javelin #63, 76 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires                                  28    27    29    27

7. Randy. 110 laps, Scalextric Ford Mustang #23, 91 g. weight, 179 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires                          27    29    29    25

8. John, 108 laps, Pioneer Chevrolet Camaro #13, 91 g. weight, 190 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires                        27    29    27    25

9. Keith, 106 laps, Pioneer Ford Mustang #23, 91 g. weight, 179 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires                               27    27    29    23 

 

Fastest Laps Per Lane

#1. Brian 7.454, Harlan 7.497, Craig 7.505, Lonny 7.572, Cierra 7.694, Bill 7.825, John 7.844, Randy 8.228, Keith 8.408

#2. Harlan 7.119, Brian 7.217, Craig 7.266, Lonny 7.302, Cierra 7.443, John 7.522, Bill 7.844, Randy 8.141, Keith 8.316

#3. Craig 7.241, Brian 7.271, Lonny 7.282, Cierra 7.356, John 7.480, Harlan 7.564, Bill 7.755, Randy 7.953, Keith 8.145

#4. Brian 7.207, Lonny 7.400, Harlan 7.532, Craig 7.758, Cierra 7.780, Bill 7.970, John 7.980, Randy 8.334, Keith 8.515

 

 

For more photos see our Facebook page: West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group

 

Next Race at Red Barns Raceway                                                                                                                                                                    

Wednesday September 4, track opens at 5 PM, tech at 6:30 PM, racing after tech.  Classes to be run:

 

C28   British Touring Car Championship (2012+) 175 grams      (Premier Series)

 

Scalextric; BMW 125, Honda Civic Type R, MG6, Volkswagen Passat

 

C2 Early Sports & GT (150-1961)         125 grams

 

Auto Art; Jaguar C Type LM, Jaguar D Type LM

Carrera: Jaguar D Type, Maserati A6, Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, 1955 Thunderbird, 

1957 Chevrolet Bel Aire

Ninco; 1957 Corvette, Ferrari 250 TR, Porsche 356, Porsche 550, Jaguar XK-120, Ferrari 166

Scalextric; Mercedes Ben 300 SLR, Jaguar D Type  

 

Next Open Track at Red Barns Raceway                                                                                                                                                        

Wednesday, September 11, 6 - 8 PM  This will be during a Cruise-In for Veterans.  They will be accepting canned goods and other donations for local homeless veterans.  Do what you can.

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This past weekend members of the West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group worked on the building and track at Red Barns Raceway.

 

 

Kalamazoo Slot Car Racing History Shadow box.

 

 

Progress in the scenery construction.
 

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There will be a special "LeMans 1966" Enduro at Red Barns Raceway Sunday December 1st.
Track opens at 11 AM, Race at 1 PM.

 

 

Check their Facebook Page for more details.

 

January - February 2020 Racing Schedule

 

Red Barns Raceway/West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group

Gilmore Automobile Museum, Hickory Corners, MI

 

Sat. Jan. 25 

C27 NASCAR C (2000+) (PS)             175 g. magnet limit

C2 Early Sports & GT (1950-1961)     125 g. magnet limit

 

Sat. Feb. 8 

C7 Can Am Points Series Race 1         175 g. magnet limit

C12 Trans Am (PS)                               200 g. magnet limit

C15 F1 C (1970-1978)                           150 g. magnet limit

 

Sat. Feb. 22  

C7 Can Am Points Series Race 2         175 g. magnet limit

C28 BTCC (PS)                                      175 g. magnet limit

C20 LMP 1 (bar magnet)                       175 g. magnet limit

 

Race Day Schedule: RBR opens at 11 AM, Tech at 12 Noon, Racing at 12:30 PM.

 

Parking will be in the Miniatures Museum lot.

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Photos from C05 Classic B Prototype (1966-1969) action at Red Barns Raceway.

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The C7 Can Am Points Series is done. Points were calculated based on the best two of three races.

Here are the final point totals:

 

Brian 36 points

Lonny 32

Cierra 25

Harlan 24

Russ 18

Jerry 18

Randy 8

John L. 8

Keith 4

Bill 4

Craig 2

John H. 1 

 

When the Gilmore Car Museum announces a reopening date, the next race date will be determined. Theses are classes that will be raced when Red Barns Raceway reopens.

 

C33 John Cooper Challenge 150 grams magnet

• Ninco Mini Cooper
• Scalextric Mini Cooper 

 

C18 German Touring Car (1990-2010) 175 grams

• Auto Art; BMW M3 GTR
• Carrera; Audi A4, Audi A5, BMW M4,
• Fly; BMW M3 GTR
• Ninco; Audi TT, Opel, Mercedes CLK
• Scalextric; BMW 320s, Mercedes CLK, Opel,
• SCX; Audi TT, Audi A4, Mercedes CLK, Volvo 850
• Slot it; Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI (FC130 18K motor)

 

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Photos from past action at Red Barns Raceway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Action shots at Red Barns Raceway