Goodspeed Race Report 6-30-2016

Mechanical failures were the theme of the 1:32 slot car races Thursday evening at Goodspeed.  Leads breaking free of guide shoes and motors, wheels departing axles and other disappointments contributed to a discouraging evening for some racers.  Yet the overall competitive spirit remained strong!  The less often run Daytona Prototype class race showed that many of the cars need further testing and tuning.  Racers competing included;n Bill Blett, Phil Carpenter, Brian Casterline, Cierra Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, Harlan Jones, John Hansen, Leroy Heikes,  John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Craig Salisbury and Jerry Wofford.  Heats were 3-1/2 minutes long.  New lap records indicated by *

C9  Grand National Stock Cars 1960-1968         150 gram magnet limit                             Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. Brian, 73 laps, Monogram Plymouth GTX #99, 98 g. weight, 129 g. magnet, 22 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 19 17 18 19

2. Lonny, 71 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #29, 102 g. weight, 136 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Maxx Trac tires 18 19 18 16

3. John H., 70 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #29, 106 g. weight, 148 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Super tires 18 17 18 17

4. John L. 70 laps, Pioneer Dodge Charger #40, 106 g. weight, 149 g. magnet, 25 KPH speed, Super tires 17 19 18 17

5. Harlan, 69 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #34, 91 g. weight, 149 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires 18 19 18 14

6. Doug, 64 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #115, 116 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 26 KPH speed, Super tires 17 17 16 14

7. Jerry, 64 laps, Monogram Plymouth GTX #43, 105 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires 15 16 17 16

8. Bill, 63 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #29, 109 g. weight, 149 g. magnet, 32 KPH speed, Super tires 16 16 16 15

9. Keith, 62 laps, Monogram Dodge Charger #6, 98 g. weight, 121 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 14 17 16 15

10. Phil, 62 laps, Monogram Ford Galaxie #21, 106 g. weight, 134 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires 16 18 17 11

11. Jack, 58 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger #4, 94 g. weight, 146 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires  2 20 19 17

12. Cierra, 57 laps, Scalextric Dodge Charger #22, 91 g. weight, 138 g. magnet, 22 KPH speed, Quick Slick tires 11 15 17 14

13. Leroy, 57 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #22, 91 g. weight, 126 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 16 15 15  11

14. Craig, 54 laps, Monogram Ford Fairlane #29, 95 g. weight, 138 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 15 14 13 12

Fastest Laps Per Lane

#1 Lonny 10.609, Brian 10.887, Harlan 10.977, John L. 11.219, John H. 11.224, Jerry 11.525, Keith 11.771, Phil 11.791, Jack 11.828, Cierra 11.911, Doug 11.957, Craig 12.231, Leroy 12.321, Bill 12.586

#2 Lonny 10.378*, Jack 10.469, John L. 10.474, John H. 10.771, Harlan 10.805, Brian 10.951, Cierra 11.282, Keith 11,291, Phil 11.485, Craig 11.726, Doug 11.771, Jerry 11.870. Leroy 11.950, Bill 12.120

#3 Lonny 10.478, Jack 10.498, John L. 10.505, Harlan 10.778, Brian 10.935, John H. 10.966,  Keith 11.262, Cierra 11.318, Jerry 11.448, Phil 11.644, Doug 11.794, Bill 12.026, Leroy 12.437, Craig 12.843

#4 Brian 10.683, Jack 11.107, Lonny 11.135, John L. 11.210, John H. 11.686, Jerry 12.101, Keith 12.183, Harlan 12.507, Leroy 12.586, Bill 12.706, Doug 12.957, 

Cierra 13.002, Phil 13.530, Craig 13.617

 

C29 Daytona Prototypes 200 gram magnet limit Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. Brian, 91 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #6, 71 g. weight, 177 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 23 23 22 23

2. Doug, 87 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #91, 83 g. weight, 199 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Super tires 22 23 20 22

3. Lonny, 86 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #61, 82 g. weight, 163 g. magnet, 31 KPH speed, Super tires 22 21 21 22

4. Harlan, 82 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #60, 74 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, 28 KPH speed, Super tires 21 23 20 18

5. John H., 80 laps, Slot it Dallara #60, 78 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, 30 KPH speed, Super tires 20 21 20 19

6. Jerry, 80 laps, Slot it Dallara #77, 79 g. weight, 184 g. magnet, 27 KPH speed, Super tires 22 22 20 16

7. Bill, 73 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #91, 78 g. weight, 155 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed. Slot it tires 19 19 17 18

8. Cierra, 72 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #60, 73 g. weight, 182 g. magnet, 29 KPH speed, Super tires 18 19 18 17

9. John L., 72 laps, Sideways Riley MKXX #61, 83 g, weight, 170 g. magnet, 31 KPH, Super tires 19 20 18 15

10. Jack, 67 laps, Sideways Dallara #77, 80 g. weight, 164 g. magnet, 38 KPH, Super tires 20  6 21 20

11. Craig, 63 laps, Fly Riley MKXX #3, 91 g. weight, 171 g. magnet, 22 KPH, Super tires 20 20 20  3

12. Phil, 62 laps, Sideways MKXX #1, 76 g. weight, 101 g. magnet, 26 KPH, Super tires 19 16 18  9

13. Keith, 59 laps, Slot it Dallara #10, 75 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, 28 KPH, stock tires 18 19 17  5

Fastest Laps Per Lane

#1 Brian 8.655, Lonny 8.777, Harlan 8.876, John H. 9.004 Doug 9.225, Jerry 9.232, Jack 9.262, Bill 9.784, Craig 9.869, Keith 9.961, Cierra 10.324, John L. 10.390, Phil 10.776

#2 Harlan 8.441, Doug 8.533, Jerry 8.631, Lonny 8.663, Brian 8.737, Jack 9.024, John H. 9.203, Craig 9.275Cierra 9.426, John L. 9.561, Bill 9.617, Keith 9.826, Phil 11.618

#3 Lonny 8.606, Brian 8.656, Jack 8.666, Harlan 8.676, Jerry 8.788, Doug 8.954, John H. 9.258, Craig 9.471, Bill 9.582, John L. 9.738, Keith 9.773, Cierra 9.786, Phil 10.605

#4 Brian 8.817, Jerry 9.132, Lonny 9.149, Doug 9.184, John H. 9.339, Harlan 9.797, Jack 9.949, Cierra 10.718, Bill 10.838, John L. 11.077, Phil 12.295, Craig 14.483, Keith 16.301

 

Next Goodspeed Race  

Thursday July 7, track opens at 6 PM. Tech at 7 PM and racing immediately after.  Classes to be raced:

C16 Group 5 1978-1982 GT 175 g. magnet limit

 

Carrera; Alfa Romeo GTA Silhouette, Dekon Chevrolet Monza, Ferrari 512 BBi LM, Pantera, Porsche 935/78, VW Group 5 Kafer 

Fly; BMW 3.5 CSL, BMW M1, Ford Capri, Lancia Beta MC, Porsche 911 R, Porsche 934, Porsche 935 & 935 K3, Porsche 911 GT1 98 

Monogram; BMW 320 Turbo, Greenwood Corvette 

MRRC; Toyota GT Celica (18K motor)

Slotwings; Ferrari 512 BBi LM

Scalextric 1976 Torino

SRC: Lola T600 

C32 Scalextric Corvette L88 (Premier Series)  175 g. magnet limit.

Contact jalacko@aol.com for more information.

"Friday Night Thunder" - May 2016

Everyone had a great time at B&E Slotsport's first "Friday Night Thunder" event of 2016 at the New Mid-America Raceway in Naperville. 

It was mad, major fun zipping around the Gerding tri-oval even though I eventually over-drove the car, crashed big time and had to limp home. It was serious and insane fun for a small coin investment and $100 to win was nothing to sneeze at.

Congrats to Dustin Senft for winning (Surviving the carnage?). 

1st- Dustin Senft, 2nd- Mike Mazur, 3rd - Neal Isler

See you all next month - 6/17.

B&E DLM "Friday Night Thunder" 2016 Racing Series

Races hosted at Mid-America Raceway and Hobbies, Naperville, IL.

$7 Entry Fee Per Race

7 pm Superstock Cars on the Lazy 8
8 pm Ponystock cars on the Flat track.
9 pm $100 TO WIN B&E spec DLM cars on the tri-oval

2 minutes on, 1.5 off, round robin race formats.
Draw chips for starting position on the oval.

Plaques for the top 3 of each race.

Each entry gets you raffle tickets towards $200 in B&E loot at the October Mid American Hardbody Nationals.

NO points towards the summer series, just bragging rights and a chance to win cold hard cash.

5 race dates for Friday night thunder 5/20, 6/17, 7/15, 8/19, 9/20

Check out the Mid American Hardbody slot car club page on Facebook for the series race dates.

B&E Slotsport Dirt Late Model "spec" racers in action (video).

This video shows the B&E Slotsport "spec" Dirt Late Model ready-to-run cars in action on Mid-America Raceways' Gerding tri-oval.

For more information on this affordable and fun type of Model Car Racing or for a sample of the current Mid-American DLM rules, click here: B&E Slotsport Home Page

 

Mid-America Raceway is a stocking dealer for B&E Slotsport and they ship worldwide.

ISRA Worlds 2016

The ISRA Worlds comes to USA/Chicago October 2016. Over 140 entries from at least 35 countries are expected. There will also be a 2-driver production class Enduro.

Contact Mid-America Raceway Naperville for details and the schedule of Worlds warm-up races to be held this summer.

Driver license applications due June, 2016.

Warm-up Race 1 - May 27-29

Warm-up Race 2 - Jul 8-10

Warm-up Race 3 - Aug 26-28

More details and registration here: http://www.2016.israworlds.com/

B&E Slotsport Introduces Dirt Late Model Ready To Run

New ready to race B&E Slotsport 1/24 Dirt Late Model.

 
Constructed of .040 thick brass chassis, .030 thick dirt late model body and interior, JK hawk 7 motor, B&E Supercomp soft rears (1" diameter), B&E Supercomp firm fronts (1" diameter). "Spec" version shown above is suitable for commercial style tracks with a lap length over 80 Feet.

Individual chassis and custom builds available on request- contact B&E for pricing.

B&E Slotsport Website

2016 Retro Slot Car World Championship Promotional Video

SlotCars-R-Us The Track's informational video about the upcoming World Championship Can-Am Race April 15-17 2016!

Retro World Championship 2016 Video

SlotCars-R-Us on Facebook

Track Layout for 2016 ISRA Worlds Revealed

The 2016 ISRA (International Slot Racing Association) Worlds Championship will be held in the USA and hosted by Mid-America Raceway and Hobbies of Naperville Illinois, a western Chicago suburb.

The Dates for the event have been stated as October 7-15 2016. The day by day event schedule and dates of warm up races have not yet been published.

A sneak peek of the track layout for the event has been revealed and is shown below.

The track does not yet have an official name but has been dubbed "Midwest Monster II" by local racers. The direction of travel is left to right at the driver's panel. Lap length and other details will be published when they are known.

Mid-America Raceway Naperville Facebook Page

West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group Race Report Jan 14 2016

Goodspeed raceway came back to life Thursday evening as the West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group launched its 2016 season. 

Eleven racers brought their cars to compete on the 118' four lane Scalextric Sport track below the street level of Kalamazoo. 

In attendance was: Bill Blett, Brian Casterline, Lonny Convis, Jack Dastoli, Doug Farlow, John Hansen, Harlan Jones, John Lacko, Keith Rosine, Craig Salisbury and Kevin Yonkers. Keith was awarded the most improved driver of the evening for his performance in Porsche Cup. 

All cars in the Porsche Cup event were Scalextric bar magnet cars. Heats were 3-1/2 minutes long. No new lap records were set.

C34 Porsche Cup 175 gram magnet limit - Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

#1 Jack, 79 laps, #88, 84 g. weight, 173 g. magnet, Super tires 20 19 20 20
#2 John H., 79 laps, #88, 82 g. weight, 158 g. magnet, Super tires 19 21 20 18
#3 Brian, 78 laps, #50, 89 g. weight, 162 g. magnet, Max Trac tires 19 20 20 19
#4 Bill, 77 laps, #29, 81 g. weight, 166 g. magnet, Super tires 19 19 20 19
#5 Keith, 74 laps, #33, 81 g. weight, 173 g. magnet, Super tires 18 18 19 19
#6 John L., 74 laps, #99, 87 g. weight, 165 g. magnet, Super tires 20 20 15 19
#7 Doug, 74 laps, #33, 86 g. weight, 173 g. magnet, Super tires 18 19 19 18
#8 Harlan, 73 laps, #99, 90 g. weight, 169 g. magnet, Super tires 18 17 18 20
#9 Lonny, 72 laps, #7, 86 g. weight, 158 g. magnet, Super tires 21 20 11 20
#10 Kevin, 71 laps, #99, 82 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, Super tires 18 19 18 16
#11 Craig, 69 laps, #99, 87 g. weight, 212 g. magnet, Super tires (Exhibition Only) 18 18 16 17

Fastest Times Per Lane

#1 Lonny 9.713, John H. 9.986, Craig 10.004, Jack 10.240, Keith 10.251, John L. 10.323, Harlan 10.412, Doug 10.446, Bill 10.495, Kevin 10.512, Brian 10.518 
#2 John H. 9.796, Jack 9.997, Lonny 10.108, John L. 10.110, Keith 10.183, Brian 10.254, Doug 10.324, Kevin 10.381, Bill 10.447, Harlan 10.822, Craig no time (lap record 9.634 HJ)
#3 Lonny 9.579, Brian 10.042, Jack 10.051, John H. 10.156, Bill 10.178, Keith 10.281, Craig 10.322, John L. 10.325, Doug 10.396, Harlan 10.495, Kevin 10.734
#4 Harlan 10.074, Brian 10.270, Lonny 10.271, Jack 10.330, John H. 10.343, Craig 10.620, Keith 10.685, Bill 10.822, John L. 10.940, Doug 11.046, Kevin 11.115

C17 Group C 1980's-1990's LeMans Prototypes 175 gram magnet limit - Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

#1 Jack, 87 laps, Slot it Toyota 88C #38, 76 g. weight, 161 g. magnet, Super tires 22 23 21 21
#2 Lonny, 84 laps, Slot it Mazda 787B #18, 77 g. weight, 172 g. magnet, Super tires 22 22 21 18
#3 John L., 82 laps, Slot it Mazda 787B #202, 78 g. weight, 168 g. magnet, Super tires 20 23 21 18
#4 John H., 81 laps, Slot it Porsche 956C #3, 83 g. weight, 163 g. magnet, Super tires 21 21 19 19
#5 Brian, 79 laps, Slot it Nissan R390 #18, 74 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super tires 20 20 20 19
#6 Doug, 76 laps, Slot it Nissan R390 #4, 80 g. weight, 162 g. magnet, Super tires 19 22 16 19
#7 Bill, 75 laps, Slot it Nissan R390 #4, 75 g. weight, 153 g. magnet, Super tires 19 19 19 18
#8 Keith, 71 laps, Slot it Nissan R390 #30, 97 g. weight, 175 g. magnet, Super tires 19 20 16 16
#9 Craig, 71 laps, Slot it Porsche 956C #4, 77 g. weight, 120 g. magnet, Super tires 18 18 18 17
#10 Kevin, 60 laps, Slot it Nissan R390 #32, 79 g. weight, 174 g. magnet, Super tires 16 17 15 12
#11 Harlan, 28 laps, Slot it Porsche 962 #9, 70 g. weight, 163 g. magnet, Super tires 0 20 0 8

Fastest Time Per Lane

1. Lonny 9.151, John H, 9.210, Doug 9.421, Jack 9.441 & John L. 9.441, Kevin 9.535, Brian 9.725, Bill 10.097, Craig 10.228, Keith 10.291, Harlan no time
2. John L. 8.722, Lonny 8.732, Jack 8.749, John H. 9.205, Doug 9.340, Craig 9.646, Keith 9.720, Kevin 9.747, Brian 9.772, Bill 9.912, Harlan 10.540
(lap record 8.059 JD)
3. Lonny 8.907, John L. 9.309, John H. 9.310, Doug 9.677, Bill 9.680, Brian 9.879, Kevin 9.992, Keith 10.182, no times for Harlan, Jack & Craig
4. John H. 9.488, Jack 9.508, John L. 9.714, Lonny 10.259, Brian 10.348, Doug 10.487, Bill 11.052, Keith 11.078, Craig 11.079, Kevin 11.105, Harlan 12.209

Next Races

Thursday Feb. 4. Track opens at 6 PM, tech at 7 PM, racing starts immediately after. Classes to be run:

C27 Modern NASCAR, 175 g. magnet limit. 
Eligible cars are:

• Scalextric: All contemporary NASCAR
• SCX: All contemporary NASCAR with 18K motor

C21 Modern LMP-2 (dot magnets) 175 g. magnet limit. 
Eligible cars are:

• Carrera: Audi R8 & R10, BMW V12 MR, Bentley Speed 8, Panoz LMP-1, Peugeot 908. Porsche RS Spyder, 
• Fly: Joest Porsche, Panoz LMP-1
• Ninco: Acura LMP2, BMW V12 LMP
• Scalextric: Cadillac LMP
• SCX: Audi R8

Contact : John Lacko

Parma Checkpoint Cup 2016

Goodspeed: Under the lights Thanksgiving Enduro

November 28th, 2015

Goodspeed Raceway
LMP Thanksgiving Enduro 

12 Mins X 4 lanes per driver.

Modern LMP-1 third, second and first place finishers

C20 Modern LMP1 (Bar Magnet) 200 gram magnet limit

       Laps per Lane 1 2 3 4
1. Jack, 294 laps, Peugeot 908 #9, 100 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, Super Tires 75 76 72 71
2. John H., 290 laps, Lister Storm LMP #20, 81 g. weight, 192 g. magnet, Super Tires 71 73 75 71
3. Denny, 289 laps, Porsche RS Spyder #6, 79 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, Super Tires 72 74 73 70
4. Harlan, 288 laps, Peugeot 908 #8, 86 g. weight, 193 g. magnet, Super Tires 73 73 75 67
5. Ken, 283 laps, Aston Martin LMP #007, 80 g. weight, 177 g. magnet, Super Tires 73 77 72 61
6. John L., 282 laps, Aston Martin LMP #007, 89 g. weight, 191 g. magnet, Super Tires 73 72 69 67
7. Craig, 278 laps, Porsche RS Spyder #34, 93 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, Super Tires 69 71 72 65
8. Mark, 273 laps, Peugeot 908 #6, 105 g. weight, 185 g. magnet, Super Tires 67 72 70 64
9. Kurt, 269 laps, Aston Martin LMP #007, 100 g. weight, 194 g. magnet, Super Tires 65 72 66 66
10. Kevin, 267 laps, Audi R10 #18, 83 g. weight, 177 g. magnet, Super Tires 65 66 67 69
11. Tom, 260 laps, Porsche RS Spyder #6, 96 g. weight, 200 g. magnet, Maxx Trac tires 69 67 63 61
12. M. G., 235 laps, Audi R10 #7, 80 g. weight, 148 g. magnet, Quick Slicks tires 59 64 60 52

Fastest Times Per Lane:

#1 John H. 8.884, Jack 8.981, Ken 9.163, Harlan 9.256, John L. 9.293, Kevin 9.496, Denny 9.507, Kurt 9.616, Tom 9.962, Mark 9.981, Craig 10.105, M. G. 11.344

#2 Ken 8.854, Jack 8.953, Denny 9.075, John H. 9.115, Mark 9.289, Craig 9.408, John L. 9.430, Harlan 9.448, M. G. 10.005, Kevin 10.020, Tom 10.040 (Kurt no time)

#3 Jack 8.570, Ken 8.958, Harlan 8.962, John H. 9.005, John L. 9.066, Denny 9.395, Mark 9.402, Craig 9.483, Kurt 9.717, Kevin 10.346, M. G. 10.350, Tom 10.598

#4 Jack 9.174, John H. 9.515, Denny 9.634, Craig 9.664, Kevin 9.990, John L. 10.079, Harlan 10.104, Mark 10.121, Kurt 10.201, Tom 10.632, M. G. 12.447 (Ken no time)

The Super Tires 100 at Goodspeed Raceway

28 November 2015

Goodspeed and the West Michigan Scale Slot Car Racing Group hosted a pair of hard hitting, two fisted competitive show downs Saturday; the Super Tires 100 for Grand National Monogram cars sponsored by Super Tires and a Brights in the Night LMP1 race under the lights.  

The races attracted four racers from Chicago as well as a strong contingent of the regulars.  Racers competing included; M. G. Brown, Jack Dastoli, John Hansen, Harlan Jones, John Lacko, Denny Moscatelli, Kurt Nank, Tom Ryfiak, Craig Salisbury, Ken Swanson, Mark Welch and Kevin Yonkers.

The Super Tires 100 consisted of 5 minute heats to insure the top cars completed 100 laps.  The race was limited to only the Monogram NASCARS in the class.  Nick of Super Tires provided their 1700 tires for every entrant and the podium finishers won their choice of six pair of Super Tires.

The LMP1 race was an enduro with 12 minute heats that tested both man and machine.  The only eligible cars were Scalextric LMP1 cars with both head and tail lights.  Back up cars were pressed into action by John L. and Ken due to mechanical issues during the extended LMP1 race.

Due to a cold track, no new track records were set.

Super Tires 100 Grand National third, second and first place finishers.

Class 9 Grand National Stock Cars (NASCAR 1960-1968)
THE SUPER TIRES 100  150 gram magnet limit   Laps Per Lane 1 2 3 4

1. John L., 101 laps, Plymouth #43, 110 g. weight, 148 g. magnet, Super Tires 25 26 26 24
2. John H., 101 laps, Fairlane #29, 105 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 24 27 25 25
3. Harlan, 97 laps, Fairlane #34, 91 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 25 23 26 23
4. Jack, 97 laps, Dodge #38, 108 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 24 25 25 23
5. Kevin, 92 laps, Fairlane #115, 101 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 23 22 25 22
6. Denny, 92 laps, Charger #6, 118 g. weight, 130 g. magnet, Super Tires 23 25 21 23
7. Ken, 92 laps, Plymouth #43, 111 g. weight, 142 g. magnet, Super Tires 25 24 22 21
8. Craig, 90 laps, Charger #9, 103 g. weight, 139 g. magnet, Super Tires 23 23 23 21
9. Kurt, 80 laps, Galaxie #121, 135 g. weight, 140 g. magnet, Super Tires 20 20 20 20
10. M. G., 79 laps, Plymouth #43, 99 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 18 20 21 20
11. Tom, 78 laps, Galaxie #21, 116 g. weight, 150 g. magnet, Super Tires 20 21 15 22

Fastest Times Per Lane
#1 Harlan 10.949, Ken 11.040, Kevin 11.334, John H. 11.430, John L. 11.606, Jack 11.631, Craig 11.948, Kurt 12.088, Denny 12.111, Tom 12.280, M. G. 13.444
#2 John H. 10.677, Harlan 10.719, John L. 10.913, Ken 11.201, Kevin 11.248, Jack 11.504, Craig 11.578, Kurt 11.780, Denny 11.959, Tom 12.348, M. G. 12.348
#3 Harlan 10.622, John H. 10.916, John L. 11.008, Ken 11.136, Kevin 11.310, Denny 11.556, Jack 11.658, Craig 11.775, Tom 11.811, Kurt 11.924, M. G. 13.798
#4 John H. 11.642, Kevin 11.718, John L. 11.748, Jack 11.868, Harlan 11.886, Ken 11.954, Denny 12.052, M. G. 12.239, Kurt 12.248,  Craig 12.794, Tom 13.162

Photos by John Lacko

Bass Pro Shops Holiday 2015 NASCAR Slot Car Set Now Available.

Bass Pro Shops has continued their tradition of offering a 1:32 ready to run slot car racing set in 2015. This year's set is manufactured by Carrera and features the NASCAR "Gen 6" racing cars of Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick.

The following photos taken in the area around the demonstration racing set in the "Santa's Workshop" area of the Bass Pro Shop store in Gurnee Mills, Gurnee, IL. These photos were taken before the Christmas display area was opened to the public.

 

This is the description of the above set from the Bass Pro Shops website:

Enjoy the thrill of the race with this Bass Pro Shops® Carrera® NASCAR® 1:32 Slot Car Set. With its 3 molded high-bank curves and 2 crossing sections, this high-speed track pits 3-time Sprint Cup champ Tony Stewart in the #14 Bass Pro Shops car against defending Sprint Cup champ Kevin Harvick in the #4 Jimmy John's car. This Bass Pro Shops Carrera NASCAR Slot Car Set is easy to set up, and includes a #14 Tony Stewart Impala, a #4 Kevin Harvick Impala, 9 standard straights, 1 connecting section, 12 curves, 2 lane change sections, 2 mechanical speed controllers, 1 transformer, and guardrails. Track Length: 24.7'. Layout: 8.53' triangle. Ages 3 and up. Imported.

- 3 molded high-band curves
- 2 crossing sections
- Easy to set up
- Includes #14 Tony Stewart and #4 Kevin Harvick cars
- Ages 3 and up
- Makes a great gift

New Stamped Steel 1/24 Chassis from Mossetti Racing

Here we see the first blanks of the new Mossetti Racing stamped steel chassis, these are the pieces ready for forming. 

There will ultimately be four versions of this chassis:

Patriot Sport - this chassis will be available in two versions. Just bolt in your favorite FK motor; either the full metal can version or the ProSlot version. No soldering is required. The chassis sets up perfectly for 8:28 Gear Ratio (48 Pitch). 

This could become the new standard for entry level racing - as the unique design eliminates the tedious task of soldering in the motor by the beginning racer or raceway owner.

Patriot Striker - Two piece Chassis - C can solder in version. Motor brace not shown.

Patriot Trio - Three piece Chassis - C can solder in version. Motor brace not shown.

The chassis material is 410 Stainless (1mm Thick) and weighs 1.3 grams lighter than JK. The chassis is hardened to over 40 Rockwell (JK is softer). All chassis will be nickel plated for ease of soldering.
 
The pin tube locations and rear axle position will be identical to the JK to make swapping out bodies simple.

More technical and ordering information will be posted as soon as it is available. 

Carrera Joins in the Anniversary Celebration for National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY

Carrera of America will be at the 21st Anniversary of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky September 3-5, 2015 and will display the upcoming Carrera Corvette Race set. 

The new Corvette Race set will be shown and you can race on the track during the 3 day Anniversary event! 

There will be giveaways of Carrera hats and stickers and other gifts... and the Museum Gift Shop will be taking pre-orders on this set during the event. 

Check the National Corvette Museum website for directions. The Covette museum anniversary event will be open the 3rd-5th September from 8am-5pm daily. 

Carrera of America also plans to attend the annual April event at the National Corvette Museum and NCM Motorsports Park.

Sample Corvette C7.R slot cars are planned to be on display, but will be subject to availability.

Information and photos provided by Carrera of America.

New Lola T-600 IMSA From SRC

The Lola T600 designed by Eric Broadley was introduced in 1981 for the IMSA Championship and FIA Group 6 competition. The first two cars built were purchased by the Cooke-Woods Racing team, which equipped them with the 5.7-liter Chevrolet V-8 engine. The Lola T600 was originally designed to be equipped with a choice of Porsche, Ford, BMW or Chevrolet engines.

The first North American race in which Lola T600 competed was the 100 miles of Laguna Seca, California. Brian Redman driving chassis HU-1 took the pole and ran to a dominant victory. Wins by the team were repeated at Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, Portland and Road Atlanta.

This new 1:32 scale version by SRC reproduces driver Brian Redman's debut at Laguna Seca. It comes with the new fully transparent SRC display box.

SRC plans to offer the "T-Bird Swap Shop" IMSA Lola T600 HU4 of John Paul Jr. and the "Budweiser" IMSA Lola HU5 of Chris Cord/Jim Adams later in 2015.

MIRPA and GLSCC Restore Famous Scale Replica of Chicago's Meadowdale Raceway

After 3 months of intense labor by volunteers from Great Lakes Slot Car Club and support from Meadowdale International Raceway Preservation Association, the track donated to MIRPA by Bob Dunkle was finally ready for racing on July 4th, 2015.

One of the races held July 4th was a "Trans-Am" race commemorating the SCCA Trans-Am race held at Chicago's Meadowdale International Raceway July 1968.

Here are some photos of the completed 1/32nd scale track and the racing action.

Congratulations and thanks to GLSCC and MIRPA for restoring and preserving this historic slot car track.

Questions should be directed to GLSCC and MIRPA (http://www.mirpa.org/).