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[Mudhen]

I went thrift store shopping today and found a perfect table to work on slot cars. Rigid steel legs and a solid top, I got it home and set up my soldering station and set about straightening / blueprinting the chassis that I got at the Fast Track swap meet a few weeks ago. Some real prince of a gentleman sold me a box with a number of current JK chassis with motors mounted, and good ones at that for only 50.00 dollars. I have run them a few times on the Yellow flat track, but I knew that they needed tweaking and setting up. Four hours later, I realized that I had not left the table once, and that was on a single car. And it was fun! 20 years was too long of a layoff but I had a family to raise, and now that I am back I remember how enjoyable it is to focus on small details and getting things right. It's good to be back.

 

Richard M.

[LtDan]

Welcome back, hope to see you at FastTrack, I go there at least once a week if not more.

[Mudhen]

Welcome back, hope to see you at FastTrack, I go there at least once a week if not more.

 

You will. I went today, but got completely stuck for 2 1/2 hours due to a highway patrol involved shooting. I was told that some guy took them on a chase and then pulled a gun. Generally speaking, that is never a good idea, and it cost him his life. I wormed my way over to the fast  lane and a Patrolman on a bike came up to me and said to follow him. I did and was at the head of a conga line going the wrong way and backwards up the on ramp. It's weird going the wrong way on the interstate. Kinda like a disaster movie; " turn back, the meteor is going to hit Rocklin! " We won't talk about all of the sunburned flatlanders heading home from Tahoe.