ROAR Race Roster / June 30th race date

[TuscoTodd]

I have been working on decals for mine - but haven't gotten anywhere on the chassis... Hoping to get into that this weekend. :D

[Audi1]

Good luck on the auction!

Allan

[chappy]

:laughing-rolling: Cor Blimey Dave , youve jumped the pond mate. A Jag E type no less
Looks like we will have a real good field of cars.
Bob

[Audi1]

Dave, maybe something like this.....................? This is Briggs Cunningham's trio of E Types that were entered in the 1963 Le Mans race. All lightweight aero coupes. Nice!



Allan

[chappy]

Well Dave, last time I looked we had you timed to 23 minutes per build start to finish.
So 46 minutes and you've still got change in the hour, and 2 ROAR cars to go.
That gives you 14 minutes for a video, or a coffee, or ?
Seriously Lots of time Dave. Almost a month to go.
Bob C

[Audi1]

Dave, it doesn't have to be a roadster; any car that ran in a Le Mans type Enduro race; roadster, coupe, prototype from
'49-'63, is OK. So, you could go with the E Type coupe, if you wanted to...........

Allan

[Audi1]

Sounds interesting........................

[btaylor]

Sound like a cool idea Dave! Cant wait to see those.

Bob

[urbanwarrior]

Ok, count me in.
#5 Aston Martin DBR1.
We'll see how well a Sebring chassis with an M/T SL1 can do against the rest of the field.
John

[Audi1]

Nice selection! As you probably know, that car won Le Mans in 1959 with Carroll Shelby aboard.



Allan

[btaylor]

[urbanwarrior]

Thanks for the welcome guys.....however I have a little problem. I ran the Aston last night at my club track and it's not running up to par. With limited prep time and very limited test time I'm not going to be able to devote the effort needed to bring it up to a reasonably competitive level. I have a resin Ferrari 166 #5 that is running very well. I was wondering if I would be able to submit that car instead, especially since Allan is already made that his car of choice.
Thanks again,
John

[Audi1]

Sure John, that's fine. It will be fun to have another 166 in this race.

Mine is currently causing me to pull out what remains of my hair, as I have used a Slot.It HRS-2 chassis underneath the resin body. The HRS-2 chassis will work for cars with wheelbases 71-89mm. The 166 has a short wheelbase; <70mm. So, it's a big stretch to get this one in working order.

I wish you better luck with yours!

Allan

[Audi1]

Just a quick note to everyone.

I've received 5 cars so far and, just being back from vacation this week, I'm a little at risk of being late for my own party. :lol:

My cars are headed for the paint booth tomorrow, but it will be a real squeak to get them totally completed by the 13th. I also know that there are a lot of other proxies/fun runs that are taking place now and that several of you are building cars for many if not all of them.

So, how would everyone be with an extension on the due date; say June 30th; rather than the 13th? We've got a great group of cars registered for this run and I'd like to give everyone the time that they need to complete their builds.

If everyone is going to be shipping their cars out early next week, then I can get mine done on time, but unless there are going to be a lot of disappointed people due to this extension, I propose that we shoot for a final due date of the 30th. Let me hear from all of you on this; thanks.

Allan

[TuscoTodd]

Allan -
I know that I would appreciate the extension! :D
I am still in paint mode on both bodies, chassis build on car #2 - and neither has had a chance to hit the track yet... :oops:
So count me as a "supporter" of the extension. :D