by waaytoomuchintothis » Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:54 am
The old site was on YUKU, which was at best, primitive by comparison to this Cadillac. That had to curious effect of making a lot of the ancillary items on the site easier to operate. These days, sites like this one are the rule, and the elementary school level sites like YUKU are fading out. So, we are all either learning to operate this kind of site fairly easily, or we breeze through because this is what we're used to. I've been watching, and I see that fewer people start out on this site with a full profile, but more people go back and fill it in in a short time, resulting in an overall greater participation on the site, profile and all. I can't thank Harry enough for the humongous amount of work it took to accomplish this change. Just thought I'd throw that in.
I used to race every Saturday on one of five tracks, two of which were at the same house. Things change, and I race at home, alone, these days. We raced GT, LMP, vintage NASCAR, hot rods, modifieds, go karts, and some other cars, all with mild or stock motors. A large number of folks joined our little group, and they all wanted a different kind of racing than we had done, and nothing else. One by one, our group just slipped away, and I barely know any of the folks in that group now. Two of our guys don't mess with slot cars at all anymore, two are occasional participants with that group, and two are like me, but they don't have tracks at home. Another died recently. The two who no longer do slot cars had two of our tracks, and one of the guys who is still occasionally with the new group has two more of our tracks. That leaves my track and one person besides me, who works like a slave all the time, and I never see him.
The old track I restored has a problem. The paint is rejecting the copper tape, and I will have to re-tape the whole thing with fresher tape after a repaint. I hope to get some of the folks from our original group over here for a slotburger menu they can't refuse and try to get things going again, but everything is on hold while I get my health back, or at least stable. If I get this thing to happen, I'll post a huge array of pictures. Here's hopin'.