Once again, racing at The Doghouse in Gilbert, S.C. was a blast. Five racers turned up ready to put the vintage Flexi-2s to the test. And what a test it was!
Frankly, a good setup on a Flexi-2 is almost, I say almost, as good as the more-favored chassis of today with updated designs. We turned a lot of laps, and had a lot of laughs, too.
The gang consisted of the usual bunch:
The Dudes: David Erickson, Richard Sylvester, "Smiling" Jay Pittman, Dan Parker, Jim Beasley
As promised, the Flexi-2s:
(Jay, Richard, David, Dan, Jim)
We had previously agreed to specific rules for the cars including the use of S16D motors and tested gear ratios, making all of the entries virtually equal. We prefer to use cars that resemble the real thing, rather than go all out with ultra bodies. We even had a couple of holdovers from the days of racing at Slots of Fun in Abbeville, S.C.
Regardless of all our efforts to keep them reasonably equal, Dan Parker had unequaled speed, capable of lapping folks at will. But handling was somewhat amiss, leading to more de-slots than he had hoped and leaving him in 3rd place overall. On this day, I was able to hold off the challengers with adequate speed and a chassis that gripped the turns and stayed in the slot perfectly. Aside from a nerfing incident in the second of three races that left my axle partially bound and slowed me down considerably, the car stayed true to its original setup. (The Flexi-2 can really take a beating, in most cases.) With a little help from the soldering iron between the 2nd and 3rd races, I was able to resolve the issue and regain the speed lost in the second round when we took the track for Race 3.
We take the best two of the three race totals to determine a winner.
The results:
All in all, another great set of races and a lot of fun. Next race, we intend to drag a couple of other local racers into the mix. Not certain what the weapon-of-choice will be yet, possibly Retro F1. We'll see...
