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When we used to use this site?

race night Friday 4/17
8:00 - late
this may be the last race of the season... we will try to have one more in May

don't miss it

Race Night 4/3

the usual time...
the usual place...

see you there (here)

Mog

Race Night 3/27

the usual time...
the usual place...

see you there (here)

Mog

Race Night 3/13

same bat time...
same bat channel

did you guys check out Kurt's link to Photo Bucket?
there are many more pics

no racing 3/20

Click on photo for MANY more pictures

Photobucket Album

Where's the Glory

Who can appreciate what we don't see? The business end of the track. There are six taps in this 180 foot lap.
There are about 64 wires... that's 128 connections. Thanks Kurt for the hours and hours it took to wire this stuff. It was pretty cool that you paid for it all too!

It is a work of art!

ebay... only $89

modified by Lucky Bob

Installed by Kurt

Heats begin here

not just for pop corn anymore...This is our modified microwave timer used to power on and off the track for timed heats.

The Doctor's Office

New Score Board

Thanks to Ricky Racer and his financial backers... thanks guys

This score board is 6ft by 4ft
and it glows under the black light

I should have taken a picture of that

race night 11/21 - who's gonna beat Steve?

10/24	10/24	10/31	10/31	11/7	11/7	Driver	races	total	avg
18	29			47	41	Dick	4	135	33.75
36	38	36	36	33		Rick	5	179	35.80
49	37	47	39	51	50	Scott	6	273	45.50
48	45	33	42	54	49	Gary	6	271	45.17
44	58					Todd	2	102	51.00
59	57	60	65	58	52	Steve	6	351	58.50
56	45			43	39	Jason	4	183	45.75
				34	37	Benj	2	71	35.50
				31		Lothair	1	31	31.00

Race night 10/31

Come on down! 8:00 ish for most guys. We had our first heats of the year last week.
We will race 11/07 too.

We will NOT race on 11/14

Let's race 10/24/08

Some things I'm sure of... cardboard pizzas, good friends, and Friday night racing. More details to follow so mark your calendars and get permission from your wives.

Slot cars tonight 10/17

Okay, I've been doing a bad job of notifying guys about race night. I wasn't sure what I was doing this week end until just recently. Here is another last minute invitation... Come over at 7 or 8ish and stay until I feel like it. We can race around and work on cars but we probably will not have an official heat. Some of you height challenged guys will appreciate the recent modification to the track... Thanks to Dick, Rick, and Kurt. Unfortunately, though, the urinal is still at the same height!

SLOT CAR RACING

October 10, 2008

The new season is coming soon! A few of us worked on the track last week and there is a little more to do yet tonight. We sawed the legs last week to lower the table 3.5 inches while Repo shored up the wires below (and cleaned up my cob webs with his head). He also identified a loose wire that needs to be resoldered (upside down). I'm not sure how Steve could have broken that! Tonight will be track cleaning and floor cleaning (someone kept spilling their drinks). We will need about 8 guys to drop the track down from the supports. By the end of the night, we should be warming up our cars. I'm sorry for the late notice, but hey, it's a little better than last week's notice. We will have cardboard pizzas, snacks, soda, and liquor.

4/25 race night

same bat time...
same bat channel

this is the last night of the season
so you don't want to miss out

I am barely winning in over all stats
many guys are tied for 2nd
Steve is in a close 12th
right behind my kids and their friends

next race night Friday 4/25

the 4/25 race night will be the last of the regular race season

I will need the summer to glue the buildings back together

I will have occassional Friday maintenance etc parties

Whatever Week 4/11

I could use a week off of racing, but...
if anyone wants to come over and paint cars
or work on cars (maybe mine)
or do track maintenance
or shoot some pool or darts
or just drink vodka with me

bring your kids or your wife to show them what we do

Come on over... 720 til closing time

Race night Friday 4/4

This Friday is on!
same bat time 720 - 900 start
If you come after 830...
it is appropriate to wear pajamas
bonus points will be awarded for the best pajamas
see you all on Friday

Are we on for the 4th?

Just checking to make sure that we are for this Friday. The boss is off so I will have no excuse not to show up..Unless the paparozzi (spelling?) is still following me all over the place

Friday March 28

tailgating begins at 7:20
racing begins at 9:00
the rest of the man cave is open as well

see you on Friday!

Good Friday

enjoy the evening with your significant other
go to a fish fry
see you on March 28th

March 14 - full house

Tailgating begins at 7:20 Racing soon after that...
Racing has to end by midnight this week (well, maybe 1:00 if we stay quiet)
We are sharing the man cave with my daughter's birthday party this week
I think I'm gonna get an 80 this week! (after you guys leave)

Soooo............Lubie!!!

Too busy doing press conferences to race slots anymore hey?! I sensed a little jealousy and animosity towards Benj getting all the spotlight!!

p.s. You had a spot on your tie, and a bat in the cave!

no racing this week

Due to the increasing crime in the neighborhood and the lack of police presence, we will not race this Friday. Does anyone know any good cops that could race with us? I'd feel much safer.

We will probably race on Friday 3/14.

We will probably not race on Friday 3/21

We will probably race on Friday 3/28.

Do you guys miss me?!

I hope you are all hanging in there! I am shocked that the racing continues with out my technical advice. It seems that I am always helping you rookies out and it effects my score during the racing since I can't concentrate on my car.

I hope to be there this week, but won't know until Friday. My wife was out of town last week for 2 days with the kids, so I wanted to see my kids since they missed me soooo much. My wife is still unemployed so I am sure I am on her nerves so she wants me out of the house now.

Hope to see you Friday!

Race Night Friday Feb 29

Leap day racing...
You can put those chores off until March.

time trials at 7:20 - heats begin at 9:00 (give or take an hour)

Friday 2/22

we will race at 9:00
tailgating begins at 7:20

this will be the first week where we use the new handicap system
I get an additional 25 points

Race night Friday Feb 15

Hopefully, no one will be in the dog house from screwing up Valentine's day!

because Friday is race night

same bat time, same bat channel

Scooter's fancy

here are the stats excluding the 3 heats of neon light racing and the 1 heat of neon iroc...

Driver	races	total	avg
Steve	19	1,126	59.26
Todd	12	608	50.67
Gary	19	958	50.42
Scott	16	762	47.63
Kurt	15	657	43.80
Rick	15	632	42.13
Benj	5	176	35.20
Dick	13	453	34.85
Jason	13	449	34.54
Jamin	2	69	34.50
Doug	10	334	33.40
Matt	1	25	25.00

lost...

Some of us raced on 1/18 and I foolishly erased the stats before recording them into the permanent archive... does anyone remember how much I won by?

So Benj is a movie star!!!

There I am watching the news for school closings and who do I see? Benj is being interviewed, I think we all need his autograph!

Off the subject.........

Go PATRIOTS!!....oops..............

What good is a undefeated regular season when you do not become the "SuperBowl" Champs. All that hype by the media, all that glory by the fans. For what? To become the "SuperBowl" CHUMPS. No one I know was willing to take my bets against the Pats, but all claimed the game was going to be a blowout. Not my racing buddies, but other friends. I was taking the Giants and the points, or Giants straight up at 10:1 odds. i.e. My $5 to their $50. Not one taker. Had I known about the over/under earlier. The under would have been the way to go. 52 points in a "SuperBowl" is crazy for any teams that have as good a defense as these two teams.

As a Packer fan I am glad that the Giants won. At least the Packers lost to the "Champs", not the "Chumps".

My overall opinion of the Pats is they are the joke of the NFl now. All the accusations of cheating, all the hype of undefeated, then choke when it counts. Give me a break. Someone please give Coach something more than a sweatshirt to wear too...please.

Thought this may spark some conversation, although off the subject of racing!!!!!

Race Night 2/9

Friday at 9:00
Pregame at 7:30
Boys night out!

Dick outgrows Rookie status

After only 13 heats, Dick has captured his first taste of victory. As you all know, Dick took 4th place the other night which marks a new record for graduating from Rookie status in the smallest amount of races. He'd like to thank his eye doctor and maybe the slot doctor for keeping his car tuned! Dick has raised the bar for you other rookies.

Friday 1/18

same bat time

same bat channel

Latest Stats

Driver	races	total	avg
Steve	20	1,149	57
Todd	12	608	51
Gary	20	987	49
Kurt	15	689	46
Scott	16	718	45
Rick	16	684	43
Jason	14	501	36
Benj	5	176	35
Doug	10	334	33
Dick	11	356	32
Matt	1	25	25

Race Night Friday 1/11/2008

grids at 9:00 pm
tailgating begins at 7:30

see you there!

Friday 2008

We will race this Friday (1/4/2008)

race time is scheduled for 9:00 (probably)

qualifying begins at 7:30 ish

Traction Magnets

OK boys, here's the news.

I have modified some Wizzard traction magnets to fit the G3 chassis. It really wasn't that hard to do, the design is quite similar. The step at the bottom of the magnet just needs to be larger (both vertically and horizontilly) If you want me to modify them thats fine, or you can use the stone I have and I can show you what to do. The first pair took me approx. 45 min. I was particularilly careful however. Should be able to do it in 15 to 20 minutes now. If you want me to do it, either buy them at LB's and leave them there with my name on it and shoot me a e-mail to get them or give them to me on race night. If race night is your option, I will have them ready by the next race night.

G-force was the guinea pig tester of the magnets I modded, he ended up purchasing them from me. These magnets are also the latest and greatest level 25 magnets. I also believe, at this time, G-force is the only racer running level 25 magnets, not even I have run them yet! Sooner or later BSRT may produce them, if you decide to wait, your choice.

Wizzard part#: MHP63B-25 1pair
Description: Storm Generation II Polymer Traction Magnets Level 25
Price: $25.00 (BSRT will be at least $35.00)

Please allow a couple days before race night for me to do this for you, I do have family and work obligations also.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Slot Dr.

Now... this is fun!

After weighing all of the opinions, I have determined what the rules should be...

We will always start the first grid at nine (usually)
The time between races is the length of time it takes me to make a drink.
The time between rotates is the time for me to eat and to visit the urinal.
The time between grids is the time it takes me to make two drinks and take a smoke break.
I get several "time outs" throughout the night (the time it takes for someone to fix my car)

Friday 12/14

This may be the last race night of the year...
We will not race on 12/21 and I'm not yet sure about 12/28.

Time trials start at 7:30 and racing begins at 9:00 sharp.

I am pondering ways to penalize racers for delay of game.

Seriously
The NASCAR guys don't all wait in the pits while Tony Stewart changes his pinion gear.
Matt Kenseth does not get another beer because Jeff Gordon is changing his tires.
I'm thinking that x minutes between the end of one and start of the next race is going to become law. Of course, there will be exceptions that we have not yet discovered.

three... two... one...

newest stats

Race Night Stats
date	type	Todd	Kurt	Steve	Gary	Scott	Rick	Jason	Doug	Benj	Dick
10/26/07	reg		48	50	49	47	41	45	38
10/26/07	neon		50	50	46	34	42	39
11/2/07	reg	36	60	35	60		37	47	38
11/2/07	neon		54	39	41		45	41
11/23/07	reg	55	69	46	41	48	38		34	33	22
11/23/07	reg	43	41	62	73	32	42		35	27
11/30/07	reg	55	38	62	41	52	45	37	45	42	26
11/30/07	reg		42	57	59	41	48	30	30
12/7/07	reg	61		61	34	56	34	35			27
12/7/07	reg	55		37	51	53	44	48			35
avg		51	50	50	50	45	42	40	37	34	28
max		61	69	62	73	56	48	48	45	42	35
min		36	38	35	34	32	34	30	30	27	22
var		25	31	27	39	24	14	18	15	15	13

12/07/07 Friday Race Night

You can show up after 7:30 ish.
Some guys can putz and clean the track and make drinks for me and Steve.
I think we should try to schedule the first grid to begin at 9:00.
Earlier than 9:00 would be nice, but I don't think it is possible.

Raced with my little guy this morning!

He had discovered the new Tweety car and the box of goodies. We set up our track and raced box G+. WOW, I used to think they were fast, but the Tweety blew it away. Ian started racing it, blew my doors off! Guess I will have to the get the other one built and a plastic body for him to race....Wonder if St. Nick will bring him a new car!

He will be joining us at the next race for awhile! He is 5, but is pumped!

winners circle

adams family

I'll take that broom

somethin for the ladies

view from the mens room

I never wipe out there

no smoking

cowboy trouble

Director of Maintenance

where's the amsoil store?

action photo

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

Post Options

body by everlast

by the numbers

Race Night Stats
type	Kurt	Jason	Scott	Steve	Rick	Doug	Gary	Todd	Dick	Benj
reg	48	45	47	50	41	38	49
neon	50	39	34	50	42		46
reg	60	47		35	37	38	60	36
neon	54	41		39	45		41
reg	69		48	46	38	34	41	55	22	33
reg	41		32	62	42	35	73	43		27
avg	54	43	40	47	41	36	52	45	22	30

Friday 11/30/07

We will gather around 7:00pm
We will order pizzas from some place that Ricky loves
Steve will work on everyones cars

We may see the cheatin' bastard
I used his car over the week end and got 7.5 seconds

HO Racing

this 4 lane HO scale slot car track is 32 feet by 6 feet
one lap around the race track is 180 feet
there is 120 feet of HO train track that crosses the race track in two spots


Lap times
T jet 35 seconds
AFX 25 seconds
TYCO 440X2 18 seconds
Super G+ 17 seconds
Repo G+ 8.02 seconds (Kurt holds the current record)

Taser rule

The next beotch that punches me for the friggin brakes gets tased.

LUBE MASTER IS THE MAN

STATS

I won't bore you with the details... but after two race nights, I won every heat so far.

It really doesn't matter who took 2nd or 3rd...
please refer to rule 101.1B (have box of kleenex handy)

2 Drink Minimum

Rule 157.8D penalizes those who drink less than the minimum... it also rewards those who maximize the number of times they fulfill the minimum... always refer to me for the specifics.

Rule 175.2C

If having "brakes optional" leads to Steve winning consistently, rule 175.2C kicks in.

Rule 175.2C states that the opposing racers decide whether or not Steve has the brakes off or on... this leads me to tell you of a new rule being devised by Lube Boy and G-Force - it will be a version of Doug's Dynamic Randomly Uncontrollable Braking System (DRUBS) details to follow.

Gimme a Brake

rule 175.2B states that the use of brakes is forever and ever and ever optional...

however, it is your responsibility to always return the plug to the ON position at the end of each heat AND it is your responsibility to check the brake plug before you begin a new heat. Any violations of rule 175.2B may result in the "punch in the arm rule" (see rule 1A) It could conceivably be possible for two guys to give and receive rule 1A punishment simultaneously.

LEX on 4 $aLE

Okay... I just got a great deal on lexan bodies from Lucky Bob's... I'm going to paint some this week. I'll probably be selling them for 10 cents each on race night. They go down in value when they are painted by me. There are 8 of them... so get here early to pick out the one that sucks the least. If you saved your body tubes and pins from your G3 chassis, those will be helpful... I think I might have some too. If not, I also have some velcro to attach these bodies to the older chassis. Going forward, lexan bodies will be allowed... unless Steve really kicks our asses, then we would no longer allow them. The Force has spoken!

Got the bad "ju ju" out of my system

I got all my bad racing out of my system last night. I will be scoring all 5's next time, or maybe some 3's, or some 2's or even some 1's, but either way I wll BE BACK

KURT THIS IS FOR YOU I AM NOT YELLING AT YOU, I AM JUST TYPING WITH THE CAP LOCKS ON, now I am whispering

Lexan

Do the lexan bodies come in only 1 style?

Body style/type?

To lexan or not to lexan, that is the question.

Lexan body type will take the car's to another level. They are lighter and cheaper, if you paint them yourself! Don't think of the lighter aspect on our level, but put the weight ratio to scale! I would also think you should be able to run the old style if you wanted to. That would be a personal preference thing. Like if you wanted to run a standard G+ car, you could but it is a far inferior car. Rules are made to set a ceiling/umbrella not to be exceeded, as long as you are under the ceiling/umbrella, you should be legal! This is a change and everyone in the club should have a say, and make a decision in the long run.

The floor is open for debate, questions, criticism, but no arguing...................................

Tire Sale

Lucky Bob has certain tires on sale for $6.00pr. These are the tires most of us are currently running. Wizzard has a new and improved tire out, said to last longer, we'll see. These new tires are $9.00pr. FYI get them before he is out. I have purchased a pair of the new ones also, to try out. Not like we will have a choice in the long run anyways!

brakes

Will there be brakes this week, that's what I want to know.

What if we put a relay in and brakes turn off and on every 5 secs so you never know if you will have the.

lucky bob's link updated

remember WWBD

I got your stats right here

As far as stats are concerned, I'm not sure who took second and third, etc... that's really not too important. I won and that is the only stat that I am tracking. In the event that someone can beat me, I would consider keeping stats to the point where I place... but let's face it, that's not going to happen.

Night Winner Place Show
10/12 Mog not important not important

Steve's car after this Friday!!

gary says friday 7:30

The first race of the season had a couple other firsts- a 3 way tie, Steve accepting a run off, new racers-Doug who scored well for his first time(now I know how you feel, Steve,to be beat by your own car) and Dick who didn't race but enjoyed being kissed goodnight by Gary. The night was kinda of a science night for me so I dont remember who won the run off-I just know I took last! I did though win the second grid-under the black lights.

Well this is the new spot for raceway action. The track wiring is complete and the first round of races were run on Oct 12th.