Friday : Hardbody Night in Canada

[challenger]

started on this today :




almost done, just waiting for the glue to dry so I can finish the interior

next stop, Friday Night Short-Track class

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some more new builds :





the field of Modifieds :





the Modified podium :




the Short-Track podium :





an F1 that showed up :

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Summer Series, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

[Kazooracer]

Originally Posted by challenger

Summer Series, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

I think this is the first time I've seen a picture of the entire track. Do you know the rough dimensions of it? Looks like a fun yet compact track.

As always, a big on your posts!

[challenger]

here's a full picture of our regular club track :



the track in Chuck's garage gets assembled for the summer months only, in the fall it comes apart and goes back in the rafters of the garage - it's also not the full track set up, he modified it and shortened it so the garage door would close - not sure of the total footage of the layout, I do know it was originally manufactured in the USA and was operated with " steering wheels " instead of controllers, these tracks were usually found at fairs or arcade centres

[Kazooracer]

Very cool! Looks challenging yet just the right size to be a "home" track.

[challenger]

if you look behind the track you can see the original track piece up against the wall :



it adds several more feet to the layout - the really cool thing about this track, most of us " middle age " folks raced on this track when we were teenagers ( over 30 years ago ) when it was set up in a guy's basement, it was part of a 1/32 series we participated in back in the 1970's - some very fond memories

[Kazooracer]

So not only a great little track, but a nostalgic one at that. That must make the racing that much more special!

[Joexemm]

Will a 1:25 scale model body fit on a 4.5" chassis?

[sportblazer350]

great cars! what chassis are you using on the Modified cars? can we see pictures?

[Bill from NH]

Some of the 3" wide hardbody chassis, such as the H & R, will fit a 1/25 body, but a 4.5" flexi chassis will be too wide.

[Joexemm]

I am getting a parma #435 http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...=435/137.0.1.1
It looks like the body mounts are stepped in quite a bit.

[challenger]

Originally Posted by sportblazer350

great carsa! what chassis are you using on the Modified cars? can we see pictures?

most of the members now have scratch-built chassis done by our club president, Chuck Ingram





he's a very talented slotcar builder ( * and he can drive too ! )

[challenger]

resin McLaren on a modified Mossetti Titan :

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after a very long five month break from Brant's Hatch Hardbody racing we made the return to the wood last night ! Brant is doing just fine after giving us all a big scare a few months ago, looking good and very happy to be racing again ( * so happy he almost took the first event, lost by segments ! great job )



many members have been hard at work building during our break, here's a scratch-built beauty from Chuck Ingram :



and a new Modified for Peter built by his dad Victor :



and my new ride, Chucks' purple Modified, complete with working steering :