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#26 nomad2race

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Posted 25 September 2020 - 03:46 PM

I'm hoping to break into the 3.0's with my micro Rubber Ducky, if I can make the motor fit   :)

 
Once you have the motor in the ducky, I wonder where the wheels will go.
 
Perhaps a Unicycle?
 
Meanwhile here is on of my "fun" cars:  The Droid King.
 
Car parts are all early 1960s and the driver is from "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."   
 
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Posted 24 October 2020 - 01:26 PM

I think this might be at least one of the Rotor Ranch Racing entries...

 

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Good to have you on board Rotor!

 

Up grade that thing to a Super 16D, detail it out and you got a contender in the Super Stock Class!

 

Wheely bars legal in Super Stock?

 

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Posted 24 October 2020 - 07:12 PM

YES.

 

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Posted 27 November 2020 - 05:35 PM

I got my four entries packed and ready to send.

I'm a total newbie to drags, so if the cars work fine, that's cool.

My goal is, no deslots, no problems, and smooth fast runs.

 

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Posted 27 November 2020 - 09:28 PM

Thanks Paul!   One thing you missed, is my request that cars be identified by ENTRY# not registration number.  If you have shipped or it is trouble to change, it we will deal with it. 

 

Entry numbers are unique to each class and are sequential.  they will make it easier for us to organize the cars and images.  

 

So, if others are reading this, please follow Pablo's lead except use the ENTRY#  not registration #.  Please let me know if there is somewhere in the website or registration system that is misleading, I will try to change it .

 

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Posted 28 November 2020 - 09:18 AM

Understood, with 1 exception:

  • To help us find your box quickly when your class is run, please mark your registration number/s in bold marker on the small end of your box.     

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Posted 28 November 2020 - 10:51 AM

Pablo,

 

My fault, that should have said “Entry Number not Registration Number”.

 

Good catch!  Thank-you!

 

I have made the corrections on the website. And I have asked RaceEntry to make the entry number more obvious.  Their system sometimes refers to it as a “Bib” number as it is the one usually printed for runners to wear.

 

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Posted 28 November 2020 - 11:11 AM

Sounds like everything gets a "bib" # -

-undersides

-each ziplock baggie

-each box

-main box.

 

Right?


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Posted 29 November 2020 - 08:44 PM

I changed everything to the "Bib" numbers. How am I doing now?

 

Each car underside Sharpie marked and taped over with Bib and class name

 

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Each car inserted in it's own baggie marked with car name, class, and Bib.

Documentation and notes in baggie with car name, class, and Bib

 

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Car box ends labeled with names and Bibs, no builder or team names

 

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End of main box labeled with Bibs, indicating which end to slice open

 

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Posted 01 December 2020 - 10:14 AM

Perfect!  Thank-you Pablo for setting a great example!


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Posted 01 December 2020 - 06:50 PM

:crazy:


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Posted 08 December 2020 - 11:57 AM

I used a local authorized FedEx service and they knew exactly what to do.

I have tracking #s for both going to, and the return trip. Done  :)


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Posted 15 December 2020 - 11:33 AM

Is race postponed until late spring as stated on DC-PUNK ?
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Posted 15 December 2020 - 12:09 PM

For many reasons, we have decided to extend the deadline and reschedule the entry deadline to June 15. Good news! More time to build! We will continually update this page and our website as things progress.
 
As a thank-you to those who sent cars early, we will offer the option to have us run them as a test run. We will report results only to owners who may request changes to the cars before race time. We have also given the option of having cars returned at our expense, in case you need them for other races before June 15.

 
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Posted 15 December 2020 - 12:14 PM

Is race postponed until late spring as stated on DC-PUNK ?

 

We have rescheduled for June 15.

 

The Facebook and Website have been updated. Other sites will be updated today. 

 

I do not know what has been said on DC-PUNK.


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Posted 15 December 2020 - 05:00 PM

Hi Jim I just posted on DC punk that the event has been rescheduled for mid year.I updated the current info this morning (it's 9 am here.)
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Posted 28 January 2021 - 11:35 PM

So, a car from Tom Katsanis arrived early, and we offered to test run it for him. Here is how it went:

 

We Did test passes exactly as all entires willbe run on race day in June.  Car is safe and ready for return shipping as Tom wants to use it for events before it returns in June.  We will pay the return shipping a credit his entry fee due to the reschedule. 

 

The car arrived with strange windshield damage,  Did Tom drop his soldering iron on it?   We are sure it did not occur in shipping and it was present as we unwrapped it, but there was a liitle angst about it here. Otherwise, the body is fun!

 

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Having read Toms posts about Dragnoda I was surprized to see the name assigned to this car...  we called it Slimer.

 

Before the first pass, we noticed the wheelie bars were set really high and so we expected arcing and hopping.  Since Tom paid for pit crew, but gave no particular instruction, we elected to reset the wheelie bars before a first run raher than risk jumping out of the slot.  We reset the wheelie bar wheels at the recommended .03" off the surface with the car on a block with .03 braid recess.  

 

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We were surpized that on it's first run the car ran intermittently.  An inspection with the body off showed that the guide was quite loose and that the long braid clips shorted to the chassis. No damage, so we added a spacer to the top of the chassis so the guide nut could be tightened and it ran well for two more passes.

 

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Second run was much better.  We then added a bit of weight to the nose which did not improve smoothness or time. Tom shipped his car with3eh wheels strapped to ablock so maybe is tires were slighlty out of true.  Slimer posted its best times on the seond pass.    

 

Here is "Slimers" best times. Not bad for a Nostalgia Can Rod.  Think you can do better? Build an dsend one!   Slimer time 2.jpg

 

Slimer is going back to Australia so Tom can tune the car further if he likes and we look forward to seeing it and other entries in June 2021.


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Posted 29 January 2021 - 04:43 AM

Thanks Jim the windscreen was done on purpose to make the car look like it was pulled out of a junkyard I had a leaf spring hanging out of there at one point but thought it would be better to remove it.
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Posted 30 January 2021 - 04:27 PM

Cool,  gave us a momentary scare.  We are very careful and concerend to protect all cars while they are in our care.  We were not sure becasue if it was an attempt at scale damage I would have thought the windsheild wouee scored with an exacto first to simulate cracking.  Sinceit was bent, were not sure it was intentional.  The leaf spring would have been a clue.  

 

Good fun.  Looking forward to whatever you send next.  That blue Kemtron Rod is coming along nicely... 


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Posted 30 January 2021 - 09:09 PM

Cool no problem Jim.

Thanks for the compliments on the blue car I may send that too I want to see how it runs first.

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Posted 02 May 2021 - 02:57 PM

The Hot Rod magazine article cited on our web page notes a record time by "Michigan's Dave Nap with a staunch 0.391 at 140 mph". Does anyone have photos of the car or details on this blazing run? Dave? Are you out there? Clearly, the cars in the Hot Rod article are nice, but they are not Dave's record-setter.


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Posted 16 May 2021 - 09:03 PM

We are not getting the sponsors or the pre-event chatter we expect for an event like this.  We have been distracted by Covid issues , moving, illness of key associates and sponsors reluctant to advertise when they have demand for product that suppliers cannot deliver.  Many builders have expressed interest but are too booked up to be ready I time, so we are considering push back the deadline once again.  Your thoughts??


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Posted 16 May 2021 - 09:42 PM

Hi Jim I think you should just run the cars that you have already put on a good show go promote another event at the end of year.

That will let people see the care you will take of there cars & hopefully it could create some more buzz.

On the other hand if it was just getting postponed a few weeks I'm sure that will be fine.
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Posted 18 May 2021 - 01:13 PM

Tom I agree. We are staying with the June 15 date. The we will build on that for the next edition.

 

Get'em in here boys! 


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Posted 27 June 2021 - 08:01 AM

Race completed, results to be posted soon.
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