Monotony versus Simple Solutions

[Luke]

FRC Routine Events - personally sounding a bit wearisome (sorry to say) because of all that back and back monotonous ole talk...

Wallerfield Days with Tanko (who?) boxflares, suspension, RX7, 240/260Z, horsepower and CC ratings

People go think we racing real flippig cars here!

Lets get real - Simple Solution is simple to use - no mixing required but the hard part is finding some kind of solution first to work it.

Amazingly, the IRCO classes dont seem to cause these sort of detail problems and if we go down the real world car racing life with 1/32 slot cars, I think the routine will get dull...

Luke

[gordon]

Luke,

Do you remember this post?

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=166

I think that we should always relate our 1/32 cars to the real thing, after all, that's what they're modeled after. In my opinion it would be a sad day when we forget this and are all racing "thingies" with just the pursuit of speed as our goal.

Gordon

[Luke]

Gordon - Look how ah playin lagahoo like steve & jack this early morning guess its okay - Im on holidays..!

To make a long story very short - I make a suggestion that was already suggested long time ago...

It wasnt done then but I think it should be done (more so) now. In the interest of your overall time and well-being.

FRC events has gotten so huge with 6 race groupings totaling 15 classes...

You know what I am talking about and for all who forgot here is a list form Gordon - What it takes to host an FRC event


PREPARATION

Print race forms at office (can't afford to forget this one).
Ensure that Debbie leaves work early to:

Feed dogs early and put them away.
Pick up dog doo around front yard.
Mix bleach and water and clean garage area.
Hose down garage.
Get power strip from storage room and attach to garage wall.
Place fans in garage (and plug into power strip) to help drying process.
Take tables and chair out of storage room and assemble.
Get cooler from back patio, wash and locate in garage.
Get waste bin and new garbage bag and place under table.
Locate and assemble table horses.
Remove fans. Place one next to driver station and plug into storage room.
Winch racing surface up to allow disconnection of ceiling stays.
Get ladder out of storage room and disconnect ceiling stays then put ladder away.
Lower racing surface to horses, stopping half-way down to unravel power cable and retrieve auxilliary lane-change power supply from pit straight.
Prepare workbench area - clean up workbench surface, remove slot car storage box, place cardboard bin on ground, put chair and fan in place.
Get surge-supressor strip, place on garage floor, wipe cable cover and area where it lays then tape it to the ground.
Get wooden blocks from storage room and place on floor under table.
Get power supply and place on wooden blocks.
Plug in power strip and power supplies.
Unhook cables from table.
Remove and fold plastic cover, placing it on top of gas cylinders.
Remove wooden cover supports and dowels.
Remove silica gel packages from power base.
Plug in controllers.
Power up track.
Calibrate the six controllers.
Wipe track rails with meth spirits.
Apply new layer of Inox rail treatment.
Clip race forms to clipboard and place it on gate hook next to driver stations.


Here's my suggestion - Have whatever 2-3 racing events to start/finish in 3-4 hours every other Thursday...

Luke

ps. Gordon, you should put this "What it takes to host an FRC event" topic (Paddock pg.2 Post #19) in FRC Rules & Regs.

[Luke]

GG - like nobody want to support the suggestion..?

[steveaca]

Hi Luke,
It looks like you are proposing that we race every other week here. With this suggestion and assuming we agree on 6 class groupings, each of our cars would be raced every 12 weeks .I much prefer to race every week as currently happens. There may be circumstances from time to time that prevent us from racing during a particular week (eg. Gordon away, several people cannot make it, public holiday etc.) and this is fine but I would not like to see us plan to race every other week.
Steve