Hey Wally
Hope the vacation is going well. The Thursday night race went great,Tom figured out how to run round robin races. More records fell,the new non mag record is 127 laps.
See you Monday. M00SE

Thanks to Ken, Ron and Dale for putting stock tires on their Cobras last night (Monday May 3, 2004) to give my Corvette Grand Sport a fighting chance (no silicones available yet) in the Vintage Front Motor Sports & GT class. It was like ice racing but those cars look great on the track, and the actual cars did slide around a lot. And good job getting almost 100 laps on stock tires, Ken. In early March the front motor modern sports and GT cars on silicones weren't getting 100 laps!

That 1:24 race was a barn burner. Dale, Tom and Ken put on quite a show. I just tried to stay out of the way.

Good job guys,
David
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Hi Gang

If any one reads this sign me up for 1/24th and sports GT II for Monday
I will be getting there late after taking Holly to the Doctors.
David you missed a fun time on Thursday with the debut of the classic cars,not real fast but everyone stayed close and we had a ball.
See ya all Monday. M00SE

Hi Gang

If any one reads this sign me up for 1/24th and sports GT II for Monday
I will be getting there late after taking Holly to the Doctors.
David you missed a fun time on Thursday with the debut of the classic cars,not real fast but everyone stayed close and we had a ball.
See ya all Monday. M00SE

Moose,

We'll get you signed up Monday.

The Classic Sports Cars looks like a fun class. Magnets? Silicones? Weight? Other mods? I have a Classic Ninco Austin-Healey rally car. Is this legal:

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The front motor Sports and GT turnout was impressive. Was it done round robin rather than 3 or 4 people at a time heats?

See you Monday,
David

Hi David. The Austin Healy is legal and the only modifications you can make is adding sillicones. Bring it monday and we'll race em. By the way, that is one good lookin car in red with wire wheels. The sports and GT1 race was run round robin. Also Nick has the silicones ordered for the Monogram corvettes and cobras. This thursday I will have the sign-up sheet ready for the little 500 race.

Correction was made in Vintage Sports & GT1. That was Scott Bethke finishing 4th in that awesome looking BMW, not me. Also Shane Hockenberry owns another class record after running a great race in that same class. What a great turnout for monday's races, we ran a total of 27 cars. If you haven't seen the results yet from mondays races click on http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html Congratulations to all the winners.

Is the Summit Raceway 'Positive' or is it 'Negative' polarity wired? When we do races in the opposite direction, will that change the polarity of the track to Negative polarity?

Hi Lucky. Where in the heck have ya been. I can't answer you for shure yet but you should be able to leave your cars wired the same. Lookin forward to seeing ya again, soon I hope.

Yeah, I've been busy getting unpacked, working on my car and such. The reason I ask about polarity is I have a Professor Motor controller that only works on Negatively wired tracks. I need to install a switch on the controller to use it for positive wiring.

If you can stop by the raceway monday evening Tom Anderson will be there. He is the one that wired up the track, also his dad owns a contoller like that and he should be there tonight also if you want to talk to him.

For those interested, the Summit Raceway is indeed a positive polarity wired track.

http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html is the place to go to check out last thursdays results. We ran nascar for the first time thursday night and Ron Mullins took top honors as the Roanoke gang dominated all of the classes that night, way to go guys. May 27 we will run our first Indy 500 at Summit Raceway so be sure to bring your open wheel cars this thursday night as we will have a little warm-up race for them along with the other class races.

Correction was made in Vintage Sports & GT1. That was Scott Bethke finishing 4th in that awesome looking BMW, not me. Also Shane Hockenberry owns another class record after running a great race in that same class. What a great turnout for monday's races, we ran a total of 27 cars. If you haven't seen the results yet from mondays races click on http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html Congratulations to all the winners.
Do you know if Shane Hockenberry is related to Bill Hockenberry? He is a mechanic for G&L Corporation, which is where I work also.

I will ask him tonight when we race.

Mondays results are up now: http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html We will be adding a new vintage car class next monday called 60's sportscar. This will be for any sportscars raced from 60 - 69. This was necessary due to the tire manufactures at the time building wider tires and race cars built wider to accept them in 1970 and later, giving the 70s & 80s slotcars better handling . Don't forget to sign the entry sheet for the Indy 500 race next week.

A BIG thank you to my freind Wally!!! The jig works perfect! I built chassis number one tonight and it is square and true. #1 chassis is a test chassis for a 1/24th 60's Formula one car. I can't wait to try it out. I will bring it along on Monday. I will be out of town all weekend so I don't know if I will get it running. M00SE.

There will be a test and tune night this coming tuesday for the Indy 500 race thursday from 6pm till 9pm. There will be a $6 fee. Also David Palmeter is looking for team members for thursday night if anyone is interested. This friday I worked on the scoring system and now have everything ready for thursdays race.

[QUOTE=MOOSE]A BIG thank you to my freind Wally!!! The jig works perfect! I built chassis number one tonight and it is square and true. #1 chassis is a test chassis for a 1/24th 60's Formula one car. I can't wait to try it out. I will bring it along on Monday. I will be out of town all weekend so I don't know if I will get it running. M00SE.
Thats great moose, I think that could be a awesome class.

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Starting May 24 anyone purchasing a 1/32 slotcar from Nicks Hobby Shop will recieve a free race certificate, a $6.00 value. Also with the purchase of a 1/24 vintage slotcar kit the buyer will recieve two free race certificates.

Moose, you said the Ninco AC Cobra is better than the MRRC. Magnet-less-wise I agree because of the motor placment / drivetrain design. But what about Reprotec, or any other makers? Keep in mind I'm NOT talking about the coupe, which Monogram and Scalelectric make.

Dale and Scott,

I know things are busy on the R/C side so I particularly appreciate you taking the time to get the Monday May 24, 2004 Slot Car results up. Are you going to publish the Thursday May 20, 2004 results also? I wasn't there so I am particularly interested in seeing how everyone did. Seeing the lap times and lap totals is particularly helpful.

Keep up the great work,
David

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Hi David. I'll check with Scott on that. I had a good night with my Saleen S7 that night. Still wound up second to an MG Lola though. Sorry about the rough driving in the Trans-Am race monday. That Parnelli Jones mustang just seems to bring it out in me when I get along side of one of those dang camaros! See you guys thursday at the Indy 500 race.

Got to say thanks to all the guys who showed up for the 500 race,I sure had a good time and I think every one else did too. The impromtu night race was a hoot, Ford GTs in the dark made you have to concentrate on your car at all time. It was easy to loose your car in the dark letting off for the corners. Thanks to Joe's awesome driving in a car he had never ran before we made a new track record fo the 60's sports car class and it is now the second one we share. My kid Kris realy impessed me tonight with his driving, he did a great job in both classes. M00SE

Moose,

Did you sent me the mini lindy Maverick and Vega??

Roger Corrie

There will be NO racing memorial day. Moose, I'm not sure we can count that as a new class record since you two were driving as a team. We'll have to check with the rules commitee. Thanks everybody for coming out to race in the Indy 500 race. Sorry to see Shane have to miss the race ( he probably was doing something silly like work last night). Lookin forward to racin with you guys thursday. See ya then.

Roger it was not me that sent you the bodies. M00SE.

I finally tracked down the results from Thursday, May 20, and got them posted. I'm a little unsure of what were records and what was not. Looking at the previous week, I wasn't sure I had the records current. Check it out and let me know if there should be corrections to the records.

Thanks.
Scott Heath

I finally tracked down the results from Thursday, May 20, and got them posted. I'm a little unsure of what were records and what was not. Looking at the previous week, I wasn't sure I had the records current. Check it out and let me know if there should be corrections to the records.

Thanks.
Scott Heath

Scott,

Thanks very much for posting the May 20 results.

Concerning records, the board on the wall at the shop has the "non-magnet" Trans-Am record shown and you are posting the "magnet" record. Dale, which is the "official" record? (Yes, I do have a vested interest in the decision. ;) ;) )

David
PS: I agree, Moose, night racing is great!!
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Hi David. You hold the official record with your camaro. This has been pointed out to Scott, I'm sure he will change it soon. Thanks for asking.

Latest results are posted, check um out: http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html

Don't forget about the Le Mans enduro this thursday june 10. Following the enduro there will be a free open wheel warm up race for the Indy Grand Prix race thursday june 17. For the Indy GP race there will be $20.00 gift certificates given to each winning team member that night donated by Nicks Hobby Shop. Team members will be determined by a drawing just before the race.

had a great time racing with you all and I will be back for more next week. thanks for puting up with the rookie. sorry to moose you would have won if it wasn't for me beening on your team. you need to stop feeding that boy of yours he has goten way to big nad I have gotten to old.

see ya next week terry Fogleson

Good write up on the front page of the raceways website of the LeMans race and the open wheel race that followed. http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/raceway.html Interesting perspective on the open wheel race. Even though the old fart that won wasn't fast like the rest of us he won through consistancy. This is something us younger guys can learn from. :thumbsup: (http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/raceway.html)

Oh yeh. Thursdays results are posted too. Looks like Walts on a role when it comes to winning these big races. http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html

Walt and Kris did a fine job,but the shining star was my partner Terry Fogelson who did a super job in his first 1/32nd race with cars he had never run before. M00SE.

Hi guys
I won't be able to make it for the F1 race,work takes me down to New Albany and I won't be able to make it back. I am sorry I will have to miss it but I have to get my services done at work where ever they may be. You guys missed an IROC vintage F1 warmup race on Monday. Ron took the honors and Pete and David did well after a horrible start in the first heat. I think everyone had a good time running them. See Ya Monday and you all have a HAPPY Father's Day, M00SE.

Oh yeh. Thursdays results are posted too. Looks like Walts on a roll when it comes to winning these big races. http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html

Dale, Scott,

For the record, there are two sets of "Thursday May 27, 2004" results posted. The later one should be "Thursday June 3, 2004".

Your faithful editor,
David :thumbsup:

I have posted the results from the Indy Grand Prix F1 race. I also corrected the date from the June 3rd results. Thanks for keeping me on my toes, David. I can always use a good editor.
Maybe it's the F1 cars, but again I noticed that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams all had faster quick laps than the winning team. The consistency really pays off. Congrats to the winning team of Captain Andy Cartwright, Pete Spangler and Dale Monroe. Also thanks to Nick's Hobby Shop for the gift certificates for the winning team.

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Me and my son have HO Slots, mainly JL T-Jets and some Magnatractions. I don't frequent this portion of the BB very often. Sorry it took so long to respond.
Shane

...winning team of Captain Andy Cartwright, Pete Spangler and Dale Monroe.
I wasn't the captain, I just tried hard to keep up until my teammates turn at the controller came. Fast racing by everyone that night, good job.

Hi All
I was given a task from good old Wally that entails changing the current 2 class GT to a 3 class set up of modern GT cars. Here is what he would like,#1 to get some kind of parity in the front motor cars by moving the Panoz roadsters up to the new middle class. #2 the new middle class would consist of the slower rear motor cars along with the faster front motor cars,eg Porsche 911 types,Panoz
roadsters,the BMW that Wally runs,ect. The 3rd class will be protoypes like the Fly Lola MG, the Scalextric Caddy,the Fly Saleen and SCX cars with the motor upgrade. This class would also allow Dave's Kermit car. Please let me know your thoughts on this since this is a GROUP effort... Moose

Congradulations to Gary Trump, Kris Wehnert, Pete Spangler, and Walt Royer for winning their classes in thursday nights races. Gary Trump driving a Bently GTP also smashed the old Sportscar & GT2 class record (128.5) with a 129.6, just missing Ron Mullins overall track record by .2 !!! Also Pete Spangler won the open wheel class with his legal (no weight added) Dallara. Thanks for everybody coming out and helping make the evening such a great time. Don't forget about vintage racing monday and thursday's three rivers races where we will be giving away a formula 1 slotcar as a door prize. Each paid entry per class will recieve a ticket with a chance to win it.

Results from thurs. july 8. http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html

Dale,

Judy reminded me that I have a Corvette Club Bylaws Committee meeting Thursday. I am sorry to miss the TRF Race.

I will be glad to help with the rules, even if Kermit doesn't get allowed! ;)

David

David JMHO on Kermit is the tires are too small to give it any real advantge on the other cars that would race in the prototype heats. Sorry you can't make it,M00SE.

Congradulations to winners Ken Wenhert (Touring Car), Gary Trump (Sportscar & GT1) and a big night for Walt Royer winning (Sportscar & GT2, Open Wheel) and also Walt was the winner of the Formula 1 slotcar drawing. Thanks to all you guys for participating in Summit Raceways 1st Three Rivers slotcar race. http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/slotresults.html

Sounds like you guys had a great time wish I could have made it!! Congrats out to all the winners!!! :thumbsup:

Lee

I like the idea of having three Sportscar & GT groups so that cars in each race are closer. Just a few of my thoughts, some of which you already touched on:

* Have front motor and slower rear motor cars in the first class,
* The second class might have fast front motor and the majority of rear motor cars.
* An EVO or Racing series car might not be fast enough to warrant it staying in the fastest (3rd) group, but that can be where it starts, (ie: MRRC Toyota)
* Everything else falls into the mid class unless their performance warrants moving them up or down,
* Qualification laps could determine where a new car falls. If necessary, by an objective track official could perform the test.
* A record should be kept so that when a car returns to the track later, it can be looked up and put in its respective class.

These are very flexible suggestions that should be discussed with the club before implimenting, as everyone should have a say in what is decided, or at least share their opinion.

Sportscar & GT1 and 2 were both won by Gary Trump tonight and the nascar race was won by Pete Spangler with his rent-a-racer. Great job guys. Also after the nights racing we had open track time and I drove Pete's new rocket car. I would say if he can keep that thing on the track it's going to be very tough to beat.