Talk about good racing! The Doghouse Gang purchased a slew of the JK Indy chassis and bodies recently to create a new class for our regular racing series. If you have not driven one yet, you really need to consider making a buy soon. These cars remind me of the Cheetahs. They handle great and are solidly built. (No, I receive no kickbacks from Tim as a result of my personal opinion. )
I believe everyone else bought the RTR version with the realistically painted bodies. I, on the other hand, took the DIY method and built my own – for better or worse. My paint job is definitely inferior to the rest. Anyway...
The cars looked great:
We had a great group of racers for the day -- a total of eight, which gave us plenty of turn marshals. We have a few "new" guys running with us now -- Dr. Bob, Allen, and Bob A's grandson, Conner. They all fit in with us well, and the larger group gives us more targets for occasional ribbing.
Back row: Bob Arneson, Dan "Rocky the Flying Squirrel" Parker, David Erickson, Allen Evans, "Fast" Richard Sylvester
Front row: Jim "SlowBeas" Beasley, Dr. Bob Feller, "New Kid" Conner Bryant
Since the track had recently been cleaned by the group, racing was a little tricky at first, and the first-race speeds were not as fast as we attained later in the day. But overall, there was some great racing, and we still accumulated some good lap totals overall. Unless I'm mistaken, I believe Dan had the hot lap of the first race but, as Cheater is known to say, "It is not he who has the fastest lap that wins..."
My Indy handled really well and was so forgiving of my carelessness. The car came to life in the second race and gave me (what I believe to be) my highest-ever lap total for a single race.
Due to the higher-than-usual number of racers on this day, I had to bail out early for another gathering and left the racing fun to the other guys. As a result, Bob A really came to life! He changed to his normal controller, I believe, which made a phenomenal difference:
It's exciting to see him do so well in the third race. Congrats to Bob Arneson for a fantastic third race.
At the end of it all, we typically pull the top two results for each racer:
Again, a great day of racing. Congratulations to all the guys. There's no other group I'd rather join for regular races. Can't wait until our next Saturday gathering, which we're currently planning a two-hour "enduro" race on Saturday, December 11. I think we've landed on using our Parma Flexi-2s for that race, which is always a fun throwback to past racing. Expect those results afterward.
Until then, support slot car manufacturers and your local track, and we offer special thanks to Tim and JK Products for another great day of racing.