Special V.I.P. visitor to So-Cal Speedway tonight!

by **btaylor** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:46 am

Looks like fun was had by all! Love the shot of Donovan on the chair, thats priceless!
Reminds me of the old Christmas toy adds.

Bob

by **HomeRacingWorld** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:49 am

Great stuff guys, looks like you had a blast. That's what it's all about.

by **dreinecke** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:25 am

Wow! What a trip so far! Dave and his fabulous family welcomed me like a long lost relative when I finally made my way through the infamous California traffic he warned me about...I'm still reeling from that lol!

After a great non-salad meal of lasagna and garlic bread, we retired to the veranda to begin the assault on his track and cars. First up - his track is first rate! Great lane spacing and size. It is fast and his painted surface hooks up unbelievably well for a track so new. I may have just decided to go with chalk board paint when I build my oval. He is able to control power to the individual lanes meaning the kids could run with us easily. I was last as always. The oval is smooth and fast and we spent a ton of time just running door to door and having a blast! Sadly, Dave didn't heed the advice here and left me on the lane inside of his so there were a few "accidental" nerfing incidents...

I think we ran just about everything he has and they were all awesome! His brass chassis work is very good and I enjoyed driving everything well past my abilities...which for those that know me have already guessed wasn't too hard... His jalopies were fantastic as were his midgets. We then beat on the stockers for quite some time and that turned into a dog fight!

We had a great time talking resins, tuning, kids, and about slots in general. Many lies were told, secrets spilled, and laughter was shared.

We here at HRW are spoiled. We have the best place to play and the best folks to do it with. I was again amazed to meet another amazing person in this hobby that means so much to me.

If I didn't have to work this week, I'd be in the car right now heading back to Dave's!

Thanks again to the Gourley's for being such great hosts!

Lastly, in thinking about this forum and our connections, I realized that due to HRW I've now raced in NJ, Fl (multiple places/times), MO, TN, MN, And now CA. Crazy little world!

I'll post some pics shortly.

by **dreinecke** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:28 am

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by **dreinecke** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:31 am

Sorry about the screwy pics I didn't realize I had tap talk settings wrong

by **RazorJon** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:33 am

looks like a fun time, glad you all had the time to hook up

by **HomeRacingWorld** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:41 am

Makes you want an oval doesn't it? :)

Good times. Taking the time to visit our friends is the most fun.

by **Gameover** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:07 am

nice!!! gotta love the care package........ hmmm maybe i should be nicer to doc lol!

by **btaylor** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:25 am

Holy Cow! That must have been some REALLY good Lasagna! :lol:
What a batch of nice cars!
Bob

by **ListerStormGT** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:42 am

Awesome stuff guys! Looks like you had a great time. Oh and Dave (Shotgun) David seems to have that effect on kids as my son also couldn't get enough of him! :D

by **waaytoomuchintothis** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:06 pm

Mmmmmm! Grilled animals- yeah!

by **BRP32** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:13 pm

You can't beat a night of good racing with friends!

What a great way to enjoy the hobby!

Wish I was there!

Cool Red Baron tri plane hangin' from the ceiling also!!!!!! :D :D :D

by **btaylor** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:21 pm

Well, apparently it wont work, I tried trading David some frozen dinners for some Resin bodies and got no response
So i assume at this point, it must have just been the company he was keeping last night.
Cant blame a guy for trying!
Bob.

by **dreinecke** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:01 pm

I've always been good with kids and dogs - sometimes they share similar traits. Saves kids are some of the most polite I've met lately - a sign of engaged parents.

Man, I'm so tempted to cut class and come back lol!

Bob - you didn't offer me any frozen salad - I'd be your huckleberry for that and send something. Steve is totally hosed tho - he keeps making fun of my driving. I might send him resin dust with a note that reads; "some assembly required "

Just saw this in the parking lot:

by **Gameover** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:46 pm