Set the WABAC Machine for 2008

These are photos of Ernie Mossetti's groundbreaking and innovative 1/24 Can-Am racer run in the 2008 North American Masters.

The car has amazing attention to detail on the construction of the chassis as you can see in the photos below.

Veteran master painter Jack Beers supplied the Outisight Ti22 Body shown here and it won the Concours 'd Elegance award for the Can-Am class.

New Parts from Samson Classics

Samson Classics retro wheels are now available in two widths and three diameters:

• .240" wide for Can-Am and non-IRRA F1
• .380" Wide for IRRA F1 and Retro Stock cars.

• .625" diameter in the .240" width for Retro32 cars
• .763" diameter in both widths for Can-Am and F1
• .820" diameter in the .380 width for Retro Stock cars.

All parts are CNC-machined to the best tolerances in the industry. The wheels themselves are magnesium for low rotating mass, the wheel tubes and collars are from aluminum for strength and thread durability.

These wheels do not require soldered-on keepers, so there's never any acid flux or solder or Loctite near the bearings. The whole wheel and its two bearings is a module that is locked to the axle by a stainless steel setscrew:

Weight: The wide F1 wheels weigh 5.6 grams per pair, the narrow CanAm wheels are 4.8 grams per pair.

Width: The Can-Am wheels with their collars are .450" wide, the F1 wheels are .490" wide. The F1 wheel has a recess machined on both sides, more on the outside than the inside:

The Can-Am wheels are flat on the inside:

The rubber is extra-hard Wonder rubber. Retail price is $29.99 per pair, including bearings and setscrews, tires fully mounted and trued. If you want to use your own bearings, then kits will be available for $24.99, still with glued and trued rubber. Raceway discount is available.

A truing fixture is available on special order for $5.99 that will fit right on to your Hudy 3/32" mandrel and will lock the wheel with a guide nut.

For more information, email to samsonclassics@gmail.com

"Da Sano VI" Day Three Coverage

IRRA Can-Am A Main results:

37 Entries

TQ - Matt Bruce: 4.486 Seconds

1) Matt Bruce - 296 laps, best lap of 4.584 secs
2) Ron Hershman - 292, 4.692
3) "Sano" Dave Fiedler - 290, 4.736 (move up from B)
4) Ralph Thorne - 290, 4.772 (move up from B)
5) Howie Ursaner - 283, 4.780
6) Tom Harrington - 282, 4.782
7) Dave Geehring - 278, 4.812
8) Jay Kisling - 163, 4.662

L to R -2nd Hershman, 1st Bruce, 3rd Fiedler
Dave Fiedler also won Concours

Inside Matt Bruce's Winning Car

The top 3 IRRA Can-Am Cars

The Sano VI was hosted by:
Chicagoland Raceway
2255 Maple Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Information: (708) 203-8003
www.chicagolandraceway.us/

For more information on the IRRA please visit: www.irraslotracing.com/

Sincere thanks to Greg Wells of Slotblog! for his invaluable help with race timing and scoring. Thanks to Joe "Noose" Neumeister of the IRRA for his help with technical inspection. 

Thank you to the lunch sponsors: Lake Barrington Speedway, Pro Slot, Ltd. and Tom Thumb Hobbies. Thank you to Speed Zone (NJ) for treating the racers to Pizza on Saturday Night. And last but certainly not least thank you to Jackie Swiss for tending to the gastronomic needs of the attendees with her home baked treats.

"Da Sano VI" Day Two Coverage

The Sano VI Saturday 10/6/2012 Race Results are:

GTC-FK King A Main results:

1) Dave Geehring - 275 laps, best lap of 4.818 secs
2) Chris Barnes - 270, 5.033
3) Greg Van Peenen - 270, 4.900
4) Brian Cox - 270, 4.992
5) Greg Gorski - 262, 5.136
6) Rick Stagen - 258, 4.964
7) Erick Balicki - 253, 5.056
8) Dennis Clark - 252, 5.067

GTC-FK Concours Winner was Jack Beers.

GTC-PD King A Main results: 

Cars before the start

The race begins!

1) Ron Hershman - 295 laps, best lap of 4.620 secs
2) Howie Ursaner - 288, 4.720
3) Matt Bruce - 286, 4.698
4) Mike Swiss - 283, 4.813
5) Dave Fiedler - 283, 4.751
6) Ralph Thorne - 282, 4.764
7) Mike Iles - 280, 4.759
8) Wes Pikunis - 271, 4.828

GTC- PD Concours winner was Joe "Noose" Neumeister

IRRA F1 A Main results: 

IRRA F1 Race Winner- Howie Ursaner

1) Howard "Howie" Ursaner - 289 laps, best lap of 4.738 secs
2) Ron Hershman - 287, 4.794
3) Matt Bruce - 285, 4.723
4) Mike Swiss - 285, 4.780
5) Ralph Thorne - 283, 4.794
6) Mike Iles - 282, 4.755
7) Terry Watson - 279, 4.801
8) Wes Pikunis - 120, 4.801

Howie Ursaner ran a "perfect" race. His car did not come out of the slot once during any of the 8 heats of this race. We are not sure if this has ever been done before at this level of slot car racing.

F1 Concours winner was Jack Beers

"Da Sano VI" Day One Coverage

The Sixth Annual meeting of 1/24 Retro Slot Car racers is being held this weekend at Chicagoland Raceway in Downers Grove, IL.

The Friday 10/5/2012 Race Results are:

JK Spec class A Main results:

Above: Brian Cox' winning JK Spec chassis.

1) Brian Cox - 269 laps, best time of 4.883 secs.
2) Rick Stagen - 268, 4.849
3) Dave Geehring - 267, 4.916
4) Eric Balicki - 267, 5.025
5) Chris Barnes - 265, 4.926
6) John Austin - 265, 4.951
7) Greg VanPeenen - 252, 4.867
8) Larry Kelley - 225, 5.055

JK Super Spec class A Main results:

1) Wes Pikunis - 293 laps, best lap of 4.701 secs
2) Mike Iles - 284, 4.680
3) Matt Bruce - 283, 4.863
4) Ron Hershman - 281, 4.712
5) John Miller - 279, 4.849
6) Kevin VanPelt - 273, 4.811
7) Dave Fiedler - 269, 4.804
8) Howie Ursaner - 82, 4.901

F1 class Flat Track A-Main results:

1) Dave Fielder - 251 laps, best lap of 5.320 secs in yellow
2) Howie Ursaner - 246, 5.429 in blue
3) Ray Price - 245, 5.429 in blue
4) Chuck Gambo - 244, 5.430 in blue
5) Jay Guard - 243, 5.374 in orange
6) Matt Bruce - 241, 5.390 in orange
7) Bernie Schatz - 234, 5.500 in green
8) Graham Climpson - 228, 5.492 in purple

Can-Am class Flat Track A Main results:

1) Kevin VanPelt - 256 laps best lap of 5.270 sec in yellow
(Kevin won by 21 inches over second place!)
2) Dave Fiedler - 256 laps 5.220 in yellow
3) Matt Bruce - 254, 5.329 in blue
4) Mike Swiss - 253, 5.160 in orange
5) Chuck Gambo - 253, 5.210 in yellow
6) Jay Guard - 247, 5.270 in yellow
7) Howie Ursaner - 244, 5.270 in blue
8) Bernie Schatz - 236, 5.440 in blue

Can-Am Flat Track podium: (L to R)
Dave Fiedler, Kevin Van Pelt, Matt Bruce

The Sano VI is Presented by:
Chicagoland Raceway
2255 Maple Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Information: (708) 203-8003
www.chicagolandraceway.us/

Sano VI action continues through Sunday with live webcast at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sano-6-from-chicagoland-raceway

IRRL 2012-2013 Racing Season Begins

The 2nd season of the newly formed Illinois Retro Racing League began at Chicagoland Raceway September 22nd, 2012 on the 155' King track.

Both F1 and Can-Am retro races were held. Here are the results:

F1 A-Main Results
19 Entries - Howie Ursaner TQ 4.626

1 – 283 Ron Hershman
2 – 279 Kevin Van Pelt
3 – 274 Dave Gehring
4 – 272 Howie Ursaner
5 – 272 Dave Fiedler
6 – 256 Jack Beers
7 – 240 Mike Swiss (move up)
8 – 066 Greg Gorski (move up)

F1 Podium Drivers (L-R)
Dave Gehring, Ron Hershman, Kevin Van Pelt

F1 Podium Cars

Can-Am A-Main Results
17 Entries - Howie Ursaner TQ 4.382

1 – 291 Ron Hershman
2 – 288 Mike Swiss
3 – 286 Kevin Van Pelt
4 – 286 Howie Ursaner
5 – 280 Ray Price (move up)
6 – 278 Dave Fiedler
7 – 275 John Austin
8 – 273 Rick Stagen (move up)

Can-Am Podium Drivers (L-R)
Kevin Van Pelt, Ron Hershman, Mike Swiss

Can-Am Podium Cars.

Next IRRL series race is Oct. 27 - Lake Barrington Speedway, Barrington, IL. Contact the Raceway for details.

Photos courtesy of Mike Swiss at Chicagoland Raceway.

More photos here: IRRL 2012 Race 1 Gallery