Don't think I could make a lap around that thing without crashing a couple times, Chris!
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The HO cars are very cool Doug. Would never have thought there would still be clubs around. Used to be a church in town that had a track set up in their basement and you could take your cars there and race them. They had trophies and you could even win a car or two, lots of fun. Many, many years ago.
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I would have a hard time finding my car on that track. I was just following the lanes around to see if there was a lane advantage and got dizzy. lol It’s nice to see the hobby still alive. Good looking cars on the line up. No problem posting race cars Doug.
It sounds like that church had a good deal going, John! These cars used in the Invitational are all brand new manufactured, bodies and chassis. There is still a good enough demand to justify it. Plus those tracks are a new-built product too!
You have great winter hobbies too, Roger! I race alone unfortunately so not much to post about---LOL!
Yes I agree 100% Jim. This track is 20' long. No way I could pick out my car from the others. The 8 lane they were going to race on is much bigger yet!
Thanks for the comments guys!
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You could always glue a little bitty antena with a tiny racoon tail on it like the "cool" guys did to their cars back when I was young, 
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You're dating yourself Lorna...!You could always glue a little bitty antena with a tiny racoon tail on it like the "cool" guys did to their cars back when I was young,
That would be about the only way I could see a car, Chris!
I remember guys doing that, mostly farm or ranch boys with pickups in the high school days, Lorna! Most of them had gun racks in the back window with rifles on them. Teachers would talk about hunting with those guys and even ask what they were shooting with! Can you imagine the way things are today if a kid came to school with something like that?You could always glue a little bitty antena with a tiny racoon tail on it like the "cool" guys did to their cars back when I was young,
I would have no luck spotting the dice or even a little coon tail, Rog---LOL!
Another day of dealing with the criminals at the bank and had to go to Sam's Club too. Signed some more documents online when I got home and several phone calls to Loree while she was at work to find out how to get more documents to send the criminals.
It was time to go rip a few laps again to forget about this mud they are dragging us through. It helped temporarily---LOL!
Ran a couple of homemade dirt late models with the traction magnets removed.
Set up one more '57 Chevy.
These two modifieds have 4 gear Aurora "Specialty" AFX Magnatraction chassis under them.
Probably ran the most laps with them, since it had been over a decade probably---LOL! Should take the motors apart and clean them up. They suddenly slowed up quite a bit, and trying other cars didn't help. they were all slow. It dawned on me the tractor battery the track is hooked to was dying! Called it a night racing, hooked up a trickle charger and got on the internet!
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I forgot to reply to this yesterday, Jim. On most of these tracks there are lane advantages. Back when I was racing competitively it seemed like on most any track the two center lanes had an advantage. Turns get too tight on the inside and the outside. The wide turns cover more distance. That has been controlled by these modern computerized tracks. Everyone runs usually 5 minutes on each lane so no one gets to run the "best" lane most of the time. The computer shuts the power off and tells who goes to which color coded lane. Just like real racing though, if you get laps down on one lane doesn't mean you will make it up on another. It is a timed race and whoever gets the most laps through the race wins at the designated time.
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And you put that experience to good use driving on Rt 22 I bet...
For you guys not familiar with rt22..
From Wikipedia :
Rt 22 is a shit show of a 4 lane hi -way running through the areas of Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown Pennsylvania that should have been condemned 30 years ago. Known for its frequent road rages, 5 or 8 accidents a day and pots holes in the winter.
BTW...a little humor about the Wikipedia write up. Just being a little sarcastic ..
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Actually Bill, I was a expert by the time I first drove on RT 22, I had two years of driving a Army lowboy in Germany under my belt by that time.And you put that experience to good use driving on Rt 22 I bet...
For you guys not familiar with rt22..
From Wikipedia :
Rt 22 is a shit show of a 4 lane hi -way running through the areas of Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown Pennsylvania that should have been condemned 30 years ago. Known for its frequent road rages, 5 or 8 accidents a day and pots holes in the winter.
BTW...a little humor about the Wikipedia write up. Just being a little sarcastic ..
Hoping you were to say tank...Actually Bill, I was a expert by the time I first drove on RT 22, I had two years of driving a Army lowboy in Germany under my belt by that time.
Now that would be handy driving that road..
Sounds like you and Dad had a lot of fun, Jake! I had a car version of that track and they would just slide to the outside in the turns rather than having enough traction to turn down when the driver wanted. Maybe I didn't mess with it long enough to figure it out.
And you put that experience to good use driving on Rt 22 I bet...
For you guys not familiar with rt22..
From Wikipedia :
Rt 22 is a shit show of a 4 lane hi -way running through the areas of Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown Pennsylvania that should have been condemned 30 years ago. Known for its frequent road rages, 5 or 8 accidents a day and pots holes in the winter.
BTW...a little humor about the Wikipedia write up. Just being a little sarcastic ..
Actually Bill, I was a expert by the time I first drove on RT 22, I had two years of driving a Army lowboy in Germany under my belt by that time.
I thank my lucky stars sometimes that I live in pretty much rural country when you guys talk about traffic and roads out there in heavier populated areas! I hate driving to Denver or other big cities. Rapid City is getting too big for me anymore.
Supposedly we will close that damm loan Monday afternoon. Still got drug through the mud more today. Loree had to handle some of the issues from work. Still won't be able to pay contractors until November 1st!
Had to be where I could grab my phone and answer questions most of the day, so not much production. When we were told they had the info they wanted at 4:30 pm I just grabbed a cold one and cleaned those two 4 gear Magnatraction slot cars.
These things are held together with a screw for the body and the armature plate.
For some damm reason they are harder to see than around 15 years ago the last time I had one apart!
Had to use a magnifier light, even wearing readers!
Cleaning tools.
Put that one back together, giving a bit of oil on moving parts while assembling. Pulled the other one apart and did the same thing.
Ready to race. Battery is charged again but getting too late to play now.
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I like those. You might find a good transformer at some second hand shops. I got into making my own ground foam and dying it for scenery on my train layout. I started to buy a kitchen blender then Carol said she would find me one. Sure enough at a second hand shop for $5. I need to stop by them places more often.
Thanks, Jim. I have transformers but battery power gives a lot more stable current (until the voltage drops). Transformers have a "surge" to a running car if the other car deslots. Batteries don't do that. I have a car battery I can use just haven't dug it out. Those big tracks have power supplies that are built for racing purposes, specifically designed for good DC output. They can be adjusted from 6V clear up to 30V if I remember right. I had one with the 6 lane I sold, but I let the controllers, computer and power supply go with it. We generally ran around 20V.
Since I race alone, the power surge is really a non-issue I guess!
Back to junk in the shop today! I returned the portable AC units we borrowed last August to my SIL then got home and sprayed weeds. Freezing temps at night still don't kill them. Came in the shop, turned on the race and picked up stuff that hadn't been getting put away. What in the heck do people do with bungee cords when not in use? I had a box and 2 jars full of them I brought home from my cousins garage that got torn down, plus what I already had. Very tired of untangling the wad to get one cord out.
Had this wire enclosure. Think it was for puppies. Got it out of the scrap trailer at my former job.
It made 4'x4' pen. I removed two sections and left them hinged.
This mess is getting on my nerves. Once they are taken out of the jar, they ain't going back in!
Yeah most of them are those crappy cloth coated cheapies but these probably date back to the 1980's so maybe they were better quality then. Metal hooks at least. Some of them worked well holing down a tarp in the C-10 when I hauled branches to the dump the other day.
Folded the two sections and secured them from unfolding. Pulled a bunch of them on to it Should build another one but I need to decide if this is a dumb idea or not before I do. They are on both sides.
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