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Just spent the last 3 weeks on these 3 Late Models.
Tried to build some cars for a series that runs some tracks in the Quad Cities.
They've got a lot of rules that are hard for me to build for.
Anybody that knows me on this forum will understand that rules are tough for me to follow.
I like uniqueness rather than conformity, but I tried nontheless.
They use "impossible to find" unmodified Womp chassis & a maximum weight rule that
I found almost impossible for me to meet since they use lightweight vacuum formed bodies
without driver figures or any detail. I was determined to use my home-cast resin & styrene
bodies with drivers, fuel cells, etc. To make it even more difficult, they run designated Pro-Track
foam only tires & hand out the rears on race dates. Oh one more thing.......
The motors are 25K Professor motor cans & to make it even more difficult, they powder the
track beforehand with a baked corn meal solution of some kind. I made one visit before
trying to build something & I admit they have a lot of fun with a room full of drivers, so I thought
I'd give it a try. I even had to dig out my calipers to get the legal track width.
We're talkin' milimeters here....
(scratchbulders they're not)
I got the detail I wanted & came in with about 5 grams to spare, even with a little balast,
but it wasn't easy. Had to Dremel the nose to almost nothing, use .020 lexan for the interior,
Cut down & drill the guide, hollow out the driver figure & even the air cleaner..............WHEW!
Here's the result of my efforts.
P.S. The season's over next week, so I'll save a 4 1/2 hour drive or 3 'till next year.
Tried to build some cars for a series that runs some tracks in the Quad Cities.
They've got a lot of rules that are hard for me to build for.
Anybody that knows me on this forum will understand that rules are tough for me to follow.
I like uniqueness rather than conformity, but I tried nontheless.
They use "impossible to find" unmodified Womp chassis & a maximum weight rule that
I found almost impossible for me to meet since they use lightweight vacuum formed bodies
without driver figures or any detail. I was determined to use my home-cast resin & styrene
bodies with drivers, fuel cells, etc. To make it even more difficult, they run designated Pro-Track
foam only tires & hand out the rears on race dates. Oh one more thing.......
The motors are 25K Professor motor cans & to make it even more difficult, they powder the
track beforehand with a baked corn meal solution of some kind. I made one visit before
trying to build something & I admit they have a lot of fun with a room full of drivers, so I thought
I'd give it a try. I even had to dig out my calipers to get the legal track width.
We're talkin' milimeters here....
(scratchbulders they're not)I got the detail I wanted & came in with about 5 grams to spare, even with a little balast,
but it wasn't easy. Had to Dremel the nose to almost nothing, use .020 lexan for the interior,
Cut down & drill the guide, hollow out the driver figure & even the air cleaner..............WHEW!
Here's the result of my efforts.
P.S. The season's over next week, so I'll save a 4 1/2 hour drive or 3 'till next year.
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