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by Bulldog
Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:41 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Derby's Done and Isn't there always one?
Replies: 20
Views: 15770

Re: Derby's Done and Isn't there always one?

What is the benefit of checking in the cars the night before? We usually have a couple of people dedicated to check in the day of the race and the rules state the car must be checked in a half hour before the race starts. I would think you would have enough to worry about without having to be respo...
by Bulldog
Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: General Coordinator Topics
Topic: How do you Handle CNC cars?
Replies: 15
Views: 20976

Re: How do you Handle CNC cars?

Missed ya' Bulldog, how you been? Hey, Bubba. I've been well, although quite busy. 'Tis the season again, eh? This year I am taking a far more active role in the pack's derby. My son is a webI, and since our webIIs cross over prior to the derby, this is his last year. This year I have been asked by...
by Bulldog
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:13 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Leveling the field or just plain ridiculous response?
Replies: 25
Views: 18958

Re: Leveling the field or just plain ridiculous response?

I'm a little late to the discussion, but: Why even race? How about we just have the boys build the cars and we can judge them solely on their looks. Oh, wait a minute... then we might have a dad who works in a body shop giving his son an unfair advantage with high tech painting equipment. Maybe we j...
by Bulldog
Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:13 am
Forum: General Coordinator Topics
Topic: How do you Handle CNC cars?
Replies: 15
Views: 20976

Re: How do you Handle CNC cars?

Seems to me a little common sense needs to be practiced here. What is the intent of your rules? I'm assuming is that the intent is for the boys to make their own car, hence the "no precut kits" rule. Seems that having a CNC shop carve the car out of a BSA kit, it is essentially turning the...
by Bulldog
Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:14 pm
Forum: Trading Post
Topic: Looking for vintage style kit
Replies: 4
Views: 9048

Looking for vintage style kit

Figured I'd put this in this forum as well- Probably should have been here to begin with. :oops: I'd like to find a vintage (or at least vintage-style) kit reminiscent of the cars I made as a boy in the 70's. Similar to this one from Beta Crafts: http://www.betacrafts.com/catalog/images/DSC00044.JPG...
by Bulldog
Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:09 pm
Forum: Other Vendors
Topic: Another inexpensive scale. This one is $11 with free shippi
Replies: 3
Views: 7085

Re: Another inexpensive scale. This one is $11 with free sh

WOW!

Let us know what you think of it. If you like it and find it accurate, I'll definitely buy one!
by Bulldog
Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:03 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Dump Truck!
Replies: 11
Views: 12313

Re: Dump Truck!

If you weren't in Illinois, i would love to have you come do a "show & tell" with our pack. I think you have the ability to inspire some fantastic ideas.
by Bulldog
Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:59 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Fun new material to play with
Replies: 2
Views: 4772

Re: Fun new material to play with

Gotta love the $5 "free" sample. :lol:

The stuff sounds pretty neat, but seems kinda pricey.
by Bulldog
Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:54 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Vintage kit
Replies: 2
Views: 4932

Vintage kit

I didn't want to hijack the "car kit history" thread, so I figured I'd put this here. I'd like to find a vintage (or at least vintage-style) kit reminiscent of the cars I made as a boy in the 70's. Similar to this one from Beta Crafts: http://www.betacrafts.com/catalog/images/DSC00044.JPG ...
by Bulldog
Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Down & Derby
Replies: 6
Views: 10246

Re: Down & Derby

Isn't that quote from a different movie.... 'The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension' Could be... I've never seen "The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai..." I was just giving TJ a little "shot" about his clandestine activities. :wink: Does the "Bonzai" m...
by Bulldog
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:56 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Down & Derby
Replies: 6
Views: 10246

Down & Derby

Finally got to watch this movie with my family this past week. We all loved it! My son and daughter were laughing like crazy, especially during the "escape" scene. And my wife was laughing at ME during the whole movie, because she says that I'm just like those guys. (Hey, when I build a te...
by Bulldog
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:45 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: BSA Kit History
Replies: 6
Views: 8979

Re: BSA Kit History

Awesome bit of nostalgia, fellas! I remember using either kit 1 or 1.5 when I was a boy in the 70's- probably around 1974, when my older brother was in scouts, but my Dad helped me build one so I wouldn't feel left out. I remember the wide axle slots. I definitely remember the 1.9 kit in the mid to ...
by Bulldog
Wed May 30, 2007 5:02 pm
Forum: General Coordinator Topics
Topic: Planned major rules changes each year?
Replies: 12
Views: 16208

Re: Planned major rules changes each year?

I realize this is an old thread and all, but I have to ask the question- If the desire is to provide a "variety in the experience" as Stan suggests, and his recommendation is to wait about 5 years between changes, then just who is it that benefits from the variety? It certainly can't be t...
by Bulldog
Fri May 25, 2007 5:47 pm
Forum: General Coordinator Topics
Topic: Planned major rules changes each year?
Replies: 12
Views: 16208

Re: Planned major rules changes each year?

I realize this is an old thread and all, but I have to ask the question- If the desire is to provide a "variety in the experience" as Stan suggests, and his recommendation is to wait about 5 years between changes, then just who is it that benefits from the variety? It certainly can't be th...
by Bulldog
Sat May 19, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Rail Riding Advantange
Replies: 4
Views: 6083

Re: Rail Riding Advantange

I've played with it and had reasonable success- but I've really only done it on the one aluminum piantedosi track. Of course, the same car was a disaster on the plastic edge-guided track.