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[eshorer]

Today's very successful Race Results: I was able to win the Mixed Race, both before and after all handicap laps were applied. The car ran very smoothly, and while the current motor didn't quite have the ponies compared to last time, the brakes were excellent, and that made it easier for me to drive. I'll hang on to it, clean it up, maybe try the 2nd motor that was sent along with it, and run it again in two weeks. A few others are starting to build cars for this class, and most are taking a good close look at this one! Everyone admires how smooth it runs.

Eddie

 

 

 

 

[eshorer]

Here's a link to a clip on YouTube of the car going around the track just before today's race:  https://youtu.be/CUaJnwPOFeo

Eddie

[Pablo]

 

[eshorer]

Another race, another win. :-)  No new track record; too many track calls slowed things down. Plus the brakes started going, and that slows me down. Still, the car is great, and a pleasure to race. Here are the results from today:  

Eddie 

 

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[Pablo]

   

[Bill from NH]

You could go into production!    Maybe limited production.

[Keith Tanaka]

Another race, another win. :-)  No new track record; too many track calls slowed things down. Plus the brakes started going, and that slows me down. Still, the car is great, and a pleasure to race. Here are the results from today:  

Eddie 

 

Another excellent race by Eddie driving Pablo's hardbody Can Am Lola. We had another new Can Am Lola in the race built/driven by Tim Herrera. Tim's Lola was very fast as well. For the complete photo/race report, here's the link: https://socald3.smug...nVKwC/i-sdBXnm7

 

Keith

[eshorer]

Back at it after a month of travel... Japan (a couple of 3rd places in Retro racing in Tokyo) and SE Asia. Today's Mixed Race was a decent 2nd place 1/2 lap behind Phil Nyland with his CanAm built by my Autorama Teammate, Marco Carvalho. Jay Henry ran a third CanAm. The low totals were due to running with some much slower cars and a lot of track calls. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! That car still has some winning life in it!

Eddie

 

 

[Pablo]

Excellent driving as usual, Eddie    You make me look really good 

[eshorer]

Another 2nd place today. The car is still going strong, but maybe not quite as strong as before. The track seemed a bit inconsistent going from lane to lane. I changed out the motor for another that Pablo had sent due to the old motor losing its brakes. Anyway, it's still got some races in it!

Have a Happy New Year!

Eddie

[Pablo]

Cool. Don't be afraid to send it back to me for a tune up from time to time 

[Pablo]

Lola came back to the Wolcott Ranch for a post-race teardown/cleaning/inspection. She needs:

 

- new coat of nail polish on front wheels

-lead wires inspection

-a solder joints check

-body pins need to be extended a little

-rear wheels need new rubber

-Eddie is asking for more brakes so gears will be changed from 10/52 to 9/46 9/48

 

New Koford M678 rubber is drying

 

[Pablo]

Axle is a Koford, so I didn't expect it to be bent, but I checked it anyway. Of course it is perfect. Then I cleaned and polished it

 

 

Braid wear pattern was about as good and even as it gets, indicating good alignment and no chassis problems

 

 

I moved all four body mount pins outward a hair. The body is still easy to slip on and off

 

[MSwiss]

9-46(5.111) will give you less brakes than 10-52(5.200).

[James Wendel]

The new rubber will change braking more than the gear change.

[Pablo]

You are so right, I need to re-think that. What a brain farter I am      I'll go 9/48

Thanks gentlemen, you saved me from being a dummy 

[Rotorranch]

 You want a Faas 48t?

 

I might have one.

 

Rotor

 

 

[Pablo]

Is the hole 3/32 or 1/8? The label says "Spur 1/8 - 3/32 Hole". Does that mean it's sleeved? If so, I can't use it for this race car.

 

But those are sure sweet vintage gears   

[Pablo]

Lola progress report: new gears are on order. Hope they arrive in time to install them and send the car back to SOCAL in time for next Sunday's race 

 

Mike Swiss identified my gearing brain fart. I screwed up and he saved me.

 

Scott at PCH e-slotcar.com has been great accommodating my time crunch

 

Everything else has been a piece of cake:

 

-New rear tires dry one more day then get a final trim/true

-Front wheels got 2 new coats of nail polish

-Chassis got a complete cleaning/inspection/polish; no damage, no broken solder joints

-New lead wires, exactly the same as the originals

-Body mount pins extended

 

 

Body has very minor crash damage, thanks to Eddie's superb driving skills      I cleaned it up and re-mounted the Noose interior. Easy day

 

 

One last touch, Eddie Shorer and Team Boola stickers

 

 

[Rotorranch]

Is the hole 3/32 or 1/8? The label says "Spur 1/8 - 3/32 Hole". Does that mean it's sleeved? If so, I can't use it for this race car.

 

But those are sure sweet vintage gears   

 

 

Yeah, it's sleeved.

 

Rotor

[Pablo]

Those are super gears; very rare. And now I know where they live   

[Bill from NH]

Those sleeved Fass gears have a machined spacer in them & run perfectly true. Open class wing cars in the late 60's & early 70's used them when we had to run 7/8" rears with 1/8" axles. I built my 1st wing car chassis to these specs. Once 3/32" axles started being used, Gunther Fass began providing his gears with the machined spacers, so he didn't have to manufacture new gear hubs. He didn't begin using 3/32" hubs until later, when 13/16" rears were run that required smaller O.D. spurs be used..

[Pablo]

New rubbers final true at .985 give plenty of clearance, about .063, enough for a couple races at least

 

 

 

[Rotorranch]

[Pablo]