Afraid of proxies?

[RazorJon]

I am still on the fence with proxys, I have had some great ones and some others not so fun, maybe its time for something real silly or dare I say WACKY

[MoparGreg]

I may as well just put this out there. I have always wanted to run in a Darkside proxy race. For those that dont know what Darkside is it is for Grand National & USAC nascars from 1948-1972. I would prefer 1/25scale as there is more choice in bodies. It could be run by choosing any car between those years that raced in the series. Or by choosing a year or 2 like just cars from 1969 series, or cars from 1969 & 1970 series for a bit more variety as an example. Then when the next time its run choose a different year of cars. Ideally building actual liveries that raced as there are plenty of decals & bodies available, or it can be fantasy liveries if prefered.

The only rules are on body choice to fit the years chosen. Oh & wheels should have inserts, just for looks. No other rules.

If you guys are interested I can make a new thread in the proxy forum.

[Ember]

Hahahaha.... Nice lead in Jon. :)

I like the kit idea. Particularly if it can be sourced at a slight discount. If anything of the kind is a go ahead you'd need to allow time for shipping to internationals that are interested (around two weeks there and back) or else provide a detailed list of the parts to allow them to be sourced on this side.

Basically, I like the idea. And it's about the only way I'm likely to be able to come over and play.

[RazorJon]

[gonegonzo]

Shot gun ,

Proxies might be OK if your just flat getting a group together to race " head to head " . Proxies are more popular with the 1/43rd scale crowd .

It isn't a matter of being afraid of proxies . It's a matter of "Building Your Own Car " and racing it "head to head " against a field of like cars and shaking your competitions hand , win or loose , after the race .

Try getting a basement /garage series going . Once you race "head to head " , in person , you'll probably not go back to proxy racing .

Your not afraid to try that are you ?

Respectfully ,
Gonzo

[Ember]

[gonegonzo]

Shotgun ,

I'm not familiar with "Fun Runs" . It sounds like what we have here , referred to as Test and Tunes . Do you attend the Fun Run in person or mail your car to the race host ?

I did take a look at your tracks which look up to snuff to me . I don't have room for a permanent track . My tracks are all portable HO tracks . I race T-Jets in 3 basement/ garage racing circuits here in the upper Ohio Valley. I also race 1/24th drag cars at sparkplug Drag Strip in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. As soon as my 1=1 hot rod is finished , I plan on building a routed oval in the garage .

My true interest however is the ruff and tumble 1/24th scale oval racing which I travel (100 miles ) , round trip . Like you , I don't do it every week . When I do , I race at Mark's Model world in Canton Ohio . Having raced 1=1 cars , I can attest that the rush is still there . The only difference is , you don't come home with black and blue marks .

If what your referring to is a person to person meeting , running and looking at cars , I could enjoy that type of thing . But to mail my car / cars to a race host , for someone else to race for me just wouldn't cut it .

Shotgun , Have you tried to invite people in to race on your track ? Being a smaller track , it would be a blast to run Jalopies , Fairground Stockers and Sprint Cars on . All you have to do is recruit some drivers and have an IROC race . An IROC race is a race where you supply the cars and controllers for each lane . The drivers rotate and all race the same cars in the same lane. The car and the controllers stay on the same lane during the race . If your invited racers see they like it , have a "Fun Run " with a seminar showing them the steps to building their own race cars .

Recruiting can be a challenge at times I know .What you can do is ask your friends , relatives , people at church and co-workers to participate .The only pre requisite is that they enjoy racing . So , they come , fun is had by all , you've had a good time , plus recruited a field of local racers to fill the vacant spots . I have found that if you garn 1 out of 5 as a serious slot car racer , you have done good . It's like any other hobby in respect recruiting just another extension of the hobby . So , staying in the recruiter mode is important until you get the number of racers that your looking for .

Well , good luck . I hope you do well . I'll think of you at our next Test and Tune .

Let me know how you do !
Gonzo