Thanks to all! Local race event success
As many probably know, I am driving gravity racing with the slot car guys
(FB www.facebook.com/groups/HSARClub )
I asked vanman, and I launched an event at our race track
(Maxx Track drag strip)
Open to the Public, top 10 cars go to;
www.redlinederby.com/topic/corvette-run/5512
(we change it to only one Champion moves on, not 2 as the flyer above)
I was forcing definition of rules, and tech, process, etc (and chewin' nails cause I am runnin' this)
15-20 cars showed up.
It went amazing. We ran 40 cars races, 8 car box heats, @ $2 each,
(winner gets half the pot as prize money)
bingo roller for heat seeding,
Seeded "slow shop cars" a couple times to keep the boxes going
and when ya lost the cars went to the end of the table, and could drop back in another round
one car went 3 loses in the box finals
all box final winners raced at the end
was great racing, I shared the acloho/graphit mix I had with everyone
showed them a race program, and explained modding cars
funniest of all, only 1 mod car entered, lost in the 3 car final, and the last finals were 2 stockers
dr made $41, and the orange, last minute gas monkey vette sits at the top of the Champion Board tonite
Y'ALL MADE THIS HAPPEN, NOT ME!!!
I would not have even thought to push this, nor would have had a clue how too,
or rules and ........
down to the car boxes and paper card to keep things straight
thank you all! i could not, nor would have even tried, without this place!!
sincerely,
dr
and
(if you are in Houston Show up next Sunday)
Discussion
they should put some clips up on the FB link
usually monday when they post stuff
Man, that's great to hear! I'm glad it was fun for everyone and seemed to run pretty smoothly for you. Live event racing is a different beast than "online" race-by-yourself stuff. And having diecast racing at a slot event is perfect! Several guys in the past that have come through were slot converts :)
Just keep it up and be regular with it and you'll get more racers after a while. Not sure what your clientelle is there overall, but down the road you should consider some sort of family race events (parent + kid team) as that might encourage some new membership for you. Keep it simple and have fun and you're golden!
I'd love to see some video of what an event like this is like!