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    UPDATE
    Track will be Carerra 1/24: 25 13in straights will provide 27 feet of track.
    — Carerra track is typically deep enough to take wood track guides. If not, I will obtain sufficient plastic guides for people to use.

    3 Classes will exist – detailed rules posted at a later date
    — Super stock: Similar to SlotIt Challenge rules. Orange-bell. Open tires and gears.
    — Pro-Stock: Similar to Can-Am and TransAm rules. Up to Red-bell motor or 30k motor any brand. Lexan interiors allowed.
    — Comp-Eliminator:
    ~~ 1/32 cars can have up to a 50k NSR long-can motor; open gearing and tires, lexan interior. Anti-wheelie device required (I will make wheelie ‘cards’ or wheelsets for 1/32s.
    ~~ 1/24 BRMs and ScaleAutos can have up to 50k motor long-can motors. (A good excuse to use your BRM inline chassis.)
    ~~ 1/24 Parma metal chassis stock drag cars with lexan bodies are allowed – but must race similar cars. (Group-7 and G-12 motors not allowed.) Foam tires&wheels must be replaced by H&R tires&wheels or equal (https://www.professormotor.com/H-R-Racing-Brand-s/171.htm) Wheelie wheels required.
    ~~ Custom built chassis/cars also allowed but must race cars with similar motors. Parma death-star motors preferred. Rubber tires (BRM, H&R or similar) are required. Wheelie wheels required.

    Indexed/handicapped matches (based on ET) will help equalize cars with close but not similar performance. Handicapps will be determined by qualifying runs held a few weeks earlier than the actual finals. A bracket system will ensure everyone races everyone else in their class at least once. 3 Marshalls will be needed for every match.

    "... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
    Sammy with Montrose

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    BarkingSpyder

    At 4-years old in Pensacola I repaired my steering linkage on my Ford Pedal-car. Dad later converted this car to a Blue Angel with ailerons and elevators with a working "stick/yoke"; the rudder was controlled by the steering wheel. I like all motorsports - I grew up going to a NASCAR Feeder track with Sportsman and Modified classes, and was lucky to attend drag races in 1970 at Orange County Raceway. My first solder-iron was a Christmas gift at 9yo; I modified T-Jets to be AFX spec before AFX Cars were in local stores. I rebuilt a few tractor & car (SIMCA) engines plus transmissions by 15yo (I still have my ring-compressor and valve spring tool) I am a former mountain and road bike geek & perennial sound engineer. Struggling guitar hobbyist and Amp "tweeker"