Howdy Racers,

The weekend saw the completion of the track building process.
Pavers and stripers will finish up this week.

Saturday evening saw some preliminary runs that proved out the course.
It also allowed Dave Ruster and I to pre-run a number of the shot-cars in our respective garages.

We used an 18" elevation for the starting line on the 8' track.
That works out to something like a 15%-16% slope.
Plenty fast.

Dave has a '57 Chevy that looks like it'll be tough to beat.
My Hummer H2 and the custom Woodie made it a race, but Dave won the 2 out-of 3 format we were using.

An interesting side-story is our discovery that half-shots are sufficient for racing.
We figured out that one should use the least-fuel-per-run needed to complete the course.
The added fuel of full-shots won't impact the race - The fuel load is consumed at the start.
The added fuel of a full-shot DOES impact the driver.

Particulary in a Best-Of-Three format.

Oh It's Going To Be FUN!!!


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

Naturally the rules(which are all written down, but no where to be found)state:

and i quote: 'all fuel spills are considered wasteful and shall therefore count against one in tie breaking situations.'

It's the race judges final decision however.

aoxomoxoa

Hey Baby,

We're pros.

Only amateurs spill.

Every drop of racing fuel made it down the respective gullet.

We're figuring on starting the event around 7:30 pm.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Gives a chance for some dinner before reconvening in the tent.
We have power, lights, music, heaters, chairs and tables.
Bring with you all you need.

We'll have a "quiet corner" for non-racers and non-race spectators.
It'll probably be empty.

Hey Baby... Come onna MY house.


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

hey all,
Corey, long time no speak!!! whats up?
Anyway, was wondering what a shot-car is or was? thanks

What is a shot-car?

Have you read any of the threads?
Coming to nabx?

From your perspective, what would you suppose they are?
Get creative here...

Let me know.


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

is it like a pine wood derby kinda thing? not sure about NABX it may be expensive to get stuff out there

yeah, right, expensive.

i hear all they use the fees for is champagne and their friggin helicopter anyway.....

Shot car

2 entries found


Main entry: shot car
Function: noun
: An HO scale model car capable of holding 1 1/2 oz. alcoholic beverage that fits in a grooved inclined track and uses gravity for propulsion.

Secondary entry: shot car
Function: noun
: Any vehicle used for daily commuting, esp. a pluggable-hybrid that runs on a combination of gasoline and motor oil, and must plugged into standard house current to recharge its starter battery nightly to avoid embarrassing requests for a "jump start" from spouse, neighbors, or passers-by. See Goreo's car.

Our Wicked Fast Track is ready.

Dave and I have invested countless hours (almost 1/2) in creating the finest, fastest shot-car track ever.

Like Daytona, this track is classified a super-speedway.
Total racing distance of 8'.

Dave and I have been conducting tests on the new track.
Running all our cars, determining which ones we'll race...
And which ones we'll rent out.

It's been a grueling endeavor, but we rose to the challenge and are already more than half-way through a Big Bottle of Bushmills with still more testing to be done before the Big Show.

I want all potential competitors to know that we have, through dint of our own perserverance, gone above and beyond in our quest to provide all of you this world-class racing venue.

We're welcome.


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

Quote:

Originally posted by coreykite Our Wicked Fast Track is ready. Dave and I have invested countless hours (almost 1/2) in creating the finest, fastest shot-car track ever. Like Daytona, this track is classified a super-speedway. Total racing distance of 8'. Dave and I have been conducting tests on the new track. Running all our cars, determining which ones we'll race... And which ones we'll rent out. It's been a grueling endeavor, but we rose to the challenge and are already more than half-way through a Big Bottle of Bushmills with still more testing to be done before the Big Show. I want all potential competitors to know that we have, through dint of our own perserverance, gone above and beyond in our quest to provide all of you this world-class racing venue. We're welcome. Safen Up! Buggy On! "Often wrong... Never in doubt" the coreylama

Cant wait to see what my Midnight Blue Cobra is going to look like flyin down that track.......

Flyin High
Shannon :singing:

Here's a teaser shot of early prototype testing.

Less than three weeks 'til we'll be racin'.

Dave

Mr Lama,

I hear Dean is working on a special "Hot Rod" that will blow everyone off the track. Any rumors or confirmation ??

hose-a:flaming:

nice pic.... i thought you guys were just going to cobble together some scrap and call it a track.... the track in the teaser pic, is, well, i'm speachless, it's a work of art...

well done little npw pilots, well done.....