I'll go topless if you are wearing a blindfold.
I still have the car that Hab painted for me,this car went 16-0 on race day no matter which lane they put it on it won.
I'll be happy to go into details about shimming the axles with wax paper so it tracks straight.
What type of track are you looking at John?

He said Sperm Whale , eh he eh he he eh he... (Insert Beavis & Butthead)

Interesting. Bet that smells great 40 years later. I remember my dad using graphite but I also remembering him pour in molten lead too :devil2:

Absolutely, main race and outlaw should be new builds. But a classics race for older cars could be cool. Point is, we have options on figuring this stuff out. If there is enough interest, we'll hammer out the rules.

I'm looking at using a 40 foot, 4 lane good quality PVC track. It is a pretty fast track, we have an electric timer and may have automated scoring software by then.

Attached is a pic...

THIS THREAD SHOULD BE MOVED TO SCUPPERS OR PLAY TIME ><><><><:gh:

I'm in if you are supplying the talent:devil2::lurk:

this go cart is the Bomb
 

LOL .....:point: ORIGINAL i must say

days of OLD

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...b1/BOMBCAR.png

SLIP THAT,S NOT A PROBLEM ;;

THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOUR F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& MASSIVE HANDS WOULD SWEEZE THEM LIKE GRAPES :gh:

If I could enter 5 cars I would, phenomenal idea!!

Well, if we have 4 divisions and you a spawn a child between now and then, sure :devil2: .

So? If you can supply the talent, we'll be there.

Don't scare me like that! If I had a child between now and then, he would certainly not be using the band saw!

-Dave

So 4 divisions, we gonna get the boobalator boot too?


So what are the division rules?

We need some more people saying "I'm in" before we get some deeper planning going. Then we'll have some people with experience running a race get rules established early (like me, TDF, maybe some other with previous pack / district level experience) on so we can minimize the questions and interpretation (err, cheating - We are lying fishermen after all merging with the next highest lying sport - racing). :love:

I'm *thinking* and have been thinking about it a bit.

All classes:

Powered by gravity - no motors, magnets, rockets, yada, yada
Dry lubes only, zero oils - this is a rule for the track we'll likely use.
No buying premade cars period. You must build the car - or HAVE BUILT the car for some historical race.

Stock Class: BSA Kit, official block, wheels, and nails only. Basically no grooved axles, no cut / lightened wheels, no canting, all 4 wheels must roll, unmodified axle slots or filled / repaired same wheelbase / location, 5 ounces. The same as most BSA events and what most people here will have experience with. Car must be built from BSA parts. No buying modified parts or modified from BSA parts.

For example, you could buy extra BSA stock axles to find straighter ones but you can't buy speed axles, you can buy extra wheels if needed, but not modified ones.

Modified Class: BSA Kit, must be user built official block.

OK to modify examples: grooved axles, cut / lightened wheels, canting axles, rail riding, axle slots or filled / repaired, any wheelbase / location as long wheels do not extend beyond front or back of car, 5 ounces.

For example, you can buy speed axles, you can buy speed wheels if wanted. But you must build from stock BSA block kit. NO online kits.

Retro class: Some kind of retro class or old racer that you or your kid raced in the past - no new builds. Must conform to or real close to stock BSA rules.

Kids Class: Stock BSA rules listed above, built by your kid or you and your kid - CAN be kid's BSA car for current year.

I'm in

I saw this post and had to dust off my old cars, some good memories building these with my pops. I'd love to build another but can't find the kits anywhere around here, The hobby store next town over has the rockets but no cars..I'd be interested in this

Damn , Ryan

let me sell them ><><><><:jump1:

Didn't know there was a market for these things clammer,
they would probably just get x-rayed for there secret weight placement:devil2:

Beep, Beep!!

Nice cars. Real nice cars. How long ago?

You can get the kits at any Boy Scout shop or online from Scoutstuff.org (shipping is more $ than the kit)

Newer kits (last year or two) are faster out of the box than older kits though older kits with lots of tweaks can be as fast as newer kits with same tweaks. We made sure our scouts ran the newer kits.

Thanks John, these where from 1987-90'

Is this somethinhg we would bring our kids to or just adults?

I'm in... Modified Class

We could have hot chicks at the finish line ala NASCAR

Yep. I think we should have a kids race too.

:btu:

If someone could find them, it would be you.

Well?

Still need more "I'm In" before I go and rent a hall and kick off the next level of discussion / planning.

i'm in too. i hope to have fun.

Bump for more love - If we are going to do this, we'll need more people signing up.

What do people think of doing this earlier on the same day as TFCTFN?

I'm in

You could also do it as the Entertainment for TFCTFN too as an option.....Start it a little earlier in the evening....maybe a 5 PM start.

Too Painful to Contemplate.

That's a good name!! A combined event, that way we could have some 'entertainment' as flagpeople

Not combined, no way (the horror ;) ). That would be bad. Same day, possibility due to hall combining but that would just be an advantage, not a decision point.

Maybe horror for you, good for attendance. No drinks within 5 feet of the track though.

One last bump to determine if this is a go or not. I'll stick this thread up through the weekend and if we get some more response we'll work out the details.

It is a lot of fun doing a derby. Many of you may have done it with your kids or when you were kids.

Interested:

In:
JohnR
Slipknot
Hookedagain
striperman36
The Dad Fisherman
Sea Dangles
Canalman
blondterror
Slips'son


Maybe:
tattoobob
Slingah
chefchris401
gf2020
johnny ducketts
Swimmer
Ryan560

(just commented, not sure if participating or interested )
Karl F
#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
Raven
bigwavedave
justplugit
Striperknight

This would be a Blast,. come guys!!!

My son wants to enter his car from this years derby. If its the same day as TCTFN we're out, my niece is getting married.