[Bellator]

Because of ACL and the absence of two of our senior members we will be moving the date of the meeting to Oct 27 at 1:00 PM.  We will be meeting at Marty’s offices at Bicycle Sport Shop at 517 S. Lamar.  The racing scheduled for Oct 13 will remain on that day.  (I did move the time of the Classic GT back to our regular start time of 2:00 PM due to the meeting moving to the 27th.)

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Keep it simple.
Make it work.
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[Bellator]

Thanks Marty, We have threatened to use your meeting room a few times. It is time we made good on that. 😉 Now on to the prework and discussion of the agenda items. 

I’m going to start three new threads to keep the discussion from getting jumbled up.

• Discuss building a new rally track that can be suspended above the existing track and lowered for rally racing series.
• Review existing rules and make any necessary or agreed changes.
• Discuss club race series for 2013.

 

 

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

The first four items are check-box items and shouldn’t take more than 5 or 10 minutes combined.

We can start discussion threads on each of the major topics so we have a head start.

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

That is a standing date… the second Saturday of every month is earmarked for club business. The Oct meeting is flagged as our annual meeting, as the timing is good for planning the upcoming year.  Every now and then the repeating schedule of a series will collide with the meeting. This is only an issue when races bump into the annual meeting because of the time it requires. We like maximimum participation in the annual meeting, and therefore, can be flexible on the date to ensure that.

Regarding membership form and check… Shawn will recieve the form and Marty the check.  (Although you can give both to either one, or myself, and we’ll make sure it gets to the right hands.)

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Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
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[Bellator]

I agree that it is time to update the home page.  I can have wire frames for the design change that I’m thinking about for the next meeting.  There a few technical issues that need to be addressed along with the updated layout that will take some time.

That being said, we need to maintain the “news” feature, as it gives us fresh content more frequently than a few calls to action for prospective or new members. Stale content will reduce our search ranking on Google and Bing, making it less likely that people will find the site.  We continue to win the search for the terms Austin slot car, and I want to keep winning.

Other features I want to explore include migrating to an embedded Google Calendar, adding an auto sports and slot car news feed tailored to our interests, a photo gallery, embedding a You Tube channel, and google ads as a potential source of revenue.

We can discuss and prioritize these and any other ideas folks have at the next meeting.

I also have one other provocative idea that needs a bit more thought before I share it.

B

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

Nicely done!

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

Brandon,

  Here is the link to an earlier discussion about Pit Boxes.  There are several links to Pit Box mfg’s in the thread.

Pit Boxes

 

Brian

 

 

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

Great stuff Ary.

Thanks again for putting the time into creating these how-to videos.

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

Yep… that’s my Classic GT entry.

And you are right… the electrics will be upgraded and the tires secured before this series starts!  If it hadn’t been for those two issues I would have finished much better in Mille Miglia.

B

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

I wasn’t proposing a sleep over, but maybe a breakfast to lunch kinda thing?  We have a year to plan it, so who knows what might happen!

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

Love the X-Ray shot!  

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

I want to propose one addition to the rules that is more of a statement than a change:

Tires may be glued to the rim.

Because the classic tire compounds that are currently available from most (all?) of our regular suppliers are so soft (Shore 25 or softer) they tend to peel off the rim under acceleration in corners.  This affected me quite a bit in the late races of the Mille Miglia, and while it didn’t have much impact on my placement (that was due to other issues) it seemed like a needless issue to have to deal with, especially considering how many other issues we have to address with an “open” series.

The reason I want to explicitly state this is because we don’t allow gluing tires to rims in year-long Slot.it series, and I think we have generally applied that rule to the other series, even it wasn’t explicitly stated.

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Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

Thanks… helpful at home too!  

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

I had hoped to, but with 24 hrs of Le Mans, the final races of Q2, Grand-Am, and Father’s day conspiring against my schedule I won’t be able to make it.

Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
      (Leroy Grumman)

[Bellator]

In a word… “Wow!”

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Keep it simple.
Make it work.
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