I want to race outlaw sprint cars....

[steve d]

Ventura or perris

......Ascot 1/4 mile

 

[aafa729]

Call Bill Perkins at 760 559 5924. He has 360 rental cars and goes to Perris often. Perris also has a senior division for 360's. You can rent a car from Perkins to run the senior events.

 

[Froggystyle]

The point of the thread was that last night I got to thinking. I am going to build a really custom slot car race track into a pool table light here at the house. Drop it down for slot cars, up for pool table. My idea is to use a track called a Bayside 55 which is 55 feet of four wide HO slot cars... Think Aurora AFX G-plus. I think I will play that more than pool frankly.

Then I started looking around for a slot car racetrack around town. We don't have a "public" one, but I have the big slot cars from back when I was a kid, and would love to get back into it with Carly. I had a blast. Built my own cars, assembled jigs and stuff. Good times. Learned a lot about fabrication back then. I digress...

The local track is owned by a bunch of guys and they built it as a club in the back of someone's warehouse. It's private, but you are welcome to come on Friday nights and race with the guys, who appear to be awesome.

I was thinking how great it would be to have a "gentleman's" league in So-Cal where you would get 10-15 people together you know, and just buy some fucking land and go give it hell. The land is an investment, an austere track needs little in the way of capital improvements, and one guy with a tractor once a week can dial it in for a night of one-class racing pretty easily. Get a kids class going for our rug rats to get brought up in it, and have none of the bullshit rules that we had back then. No claimers, no petty infighting, no purse, no sponsors. Just go have fun. Donate $100 for track maintenance if you want to once a month.

My friends and I, for obvious reasons, are excellent marksmen. We found ourselves shooting for beers at long distances, and quite frankly we were out past 700 yards before people started shooting anything but ten rings. Tough to score 200's, so we found ourselves scoring group size and shit. You needed an off-road vehicle just to go check your targets and shit. Too much effort, and it wasn't any fun.

So, we all got highly modified 10/22's. Back that shit up to 100 yards, and still see a challenge to shoot ten rings. So much more fun. Mag change races, forty round races where 50% was speed, 50% was accuracy. Much more beer changing hands. Cheaper to shoot, easier to manage your time, more fun. WAY more fun than joining a competition shooting team or club.

Same idea. A gentleman's league, only in the winter when we aren't boating, four or five "Races" a year with a pile of practice days with full access to the track to train and let your kids give it hell.

I would figure there would be some real experience on here (I was right) and lots of fun to be had. We could do it on lawnmowers and it would be fun... doing it in Sprints would be the fucking bomb.

No trailers... garages on site. No dramas... plenty of beer to go around and no restrictions. Try not to ball your shit up, but with no spectators, the runoff area could be massive over the berms.

 

[Froggystyle]

Call Bill Perkins at 760 559 5924. He has 360 rental cars and goes to Perris often. Perris also has a senior division for 360's. You can rent a car from Perkins to run the senior events.

That sounds like a blast. What about an RDP race night? I'm in.

 

[racered]

I wouldn't call hating the south a qualification per-se, but whatever.

You're clearly an aficionado on my driving skills and background since we've met and raced before together. Right?

I have raced, and taken a few checkered flags, I feel qualified to suggest that narrow minded short term focus is not a bad start to qualify as a race car driver. If I have presumed incorrectly that you lack the experience and skill for the job I humbly apologize. Have I missed some mention of your race car driving experience?
Stow the sweeping generalizations and go racing!!

 

[H20-ski]

Cool deal...Looks like West Cap Raceway...long gone. My dear friend, (RIP) Al Creswell drove down there. Ran number 7 in sprints.

Don Tognotti sponsored your Dad he must have been a helluva driver.

Yep, he was one of the West Capital boys. Good freinds with Don Tognotti.




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[aafa729]

That sounds like a blast. What about an RDP race night? I'm in.

Perkins will bring 2 or 3 cars and you can have up to 10 or so guys and have the track all to yourselves. Its not that expensive, give them a call. These are current, competitive cars.

 

[Froggystyle]

I have raced, and taken a few checkered flags, I feel qualified to suggest that narrow minded short term focus is not a bad start to qualify as a race car driver. If I have presumed incorrectly that you lack the experience and skill for the job I humbly apologize. Have I missed some mention of your race car driving experience?
Stow the sweeping generalizations and go racing!!

What you presume is irrelevant. I wasn't asking permission.

Some of us don't need need to put "racer" in our screen name to go drive something fast.
My primary problem with organized racing is racers. They tend to be self-righteous pricks.
Since you are clearly super cool, go be super cool over there...

 

[H20-ski]

What you presume is irrelevant. I wasn't asking permission.

Some of us don't need need to put "racer" in our screen name to go drive something fast.
My primary problem with organized racing is racers. They tend to be self-righteous pricks.
Since you are clearly super cool, go be super cool over there...

If you build a car and out race them they'll throw beer on you, slash your tires and rip your plug wires off your motor and throw them over the fence.

 

[wsuwrhr]

If you build a car and out race them they'll throw beer on you, slash your tires and rip your plug wires off your motor and throw them over the fence.

I don't think they will doing any of that with Wes, at least more than once. Just thinking(out loud) over here.

 

[H20-ski]

I don't think they will doing any of that with Wes, at least more than once. Just thinking(out loud) over here.

That's what's great about those races. Sprints that is.

When I went to the 410 Sprints in Chico Ca. last summer there were to fist fights and one driver ejected. In another situation a guy was run off the track by another driver, during the yellow flag one of the pit crew guys tore off one of his plug wires without him knowing. They distracted him while another guy messed with his car.
The race restarted and his car ran like shit so he had to pit. After the race another fist fight in the pits.

Awesome races to go to.

 

[Tommy Gun Images]

I don't think they will doing any of that with Wes, at least more than once. Just thinking(out loud) over here.

Why? Is he supposed to be some kind of bad ass or something? :headscratch:

 

[wsuwrhr]

Why? Is he supposed to be some kind of bad ass or something? :headscratch:

I don't think so.

 

[Froggystyle]

Why? Is he supposed to be some kind of bad ass or something? :headscratch:

It's a scam... Kick his ass...

 

[wishiknew]

What you presume is irrelevant. I wasn't asking permission.

Some of us don't need need to put "racer" in our screen name to go drive something fast.
My primary problem with organized racing is racers. They tend to be self-righteous pricks.
Since you are clearly super cool, go be super cool over there...

He's a legend in his own mind === An Idiot

 

[Tommy Gun Images]

It's a scam... Kick his ass...

Kinda what I was thinking...

 

[CampbellCarl]

He's a legend in his own mind === An Idiot

'Ya know, El Cajon to Claremont is only about an hours drive in a red Chevelle....

 

[Froggystyle]

'Ya know, El Cajon to Claremont is only about an hours drive in a red Chevelle....

Longer if you have to push it.

 

[wsuwrhr]

'Ya know, El Cajon to Claremont is only about an hours drive in a red Chevelle....

I know on a bike you get pulled over twice.

 

[wishiknew]

'Ya know, El Cajon to Claremont is only about an hours drive in a red Chevelle....

It was not about Froggy it was about the guy with Racer in his name !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[wishiknew]

'Ya know, El Cajon to Claremont is only about an hours drive in a red Chevelle....

Also wrong Claremont its 2 hrs min

 

[wishiknew]

'Ya know, El Cajon to Claremont is only about an hours drive in a red Chevelle....

Ya know Carl some guy comes on here talking about his Dreams and someone else comes on here attacking his skills and braging about checkerd flags and such it kind BS we have both been around a long time and can see tru this BS what I see is the people bragging about how fast they are are usually the ones that are fast just not the fastest !!!! The guys that are the fastest dont strut around and act like they know everything. They just go out and clean up !!!! I saw a lot of checkers in my day but by no means was I the fastest and never pretended to be !!!! If someone has a dream let them chase it and go as fast as they can and have fun thats what its all about IMO!!!!

 

[Boat211]

Sprint cars=K boats on dirt. Super badass. I also was at Gold cup last year and Calistoga for the Louie Vermiel classic. I love these things. Driving one is on my bucket list also. My son is now racing Jr Sprints in Stockton at Delta Speedway. He loves it. 2013 was his first year in that car. They also race Micro Sprints there. Wouldn't mind climbing in one of those if the opportunity presents itself.

 

[CampbellCarl]

Also wrong Claremont its 2 hrs min

I stand firm on the one hour estimate...........I have seen Wes shoe his Spectra like his hair is on fire......45 minutes is probably a better guess..

 

[wishiknew]

I stand firm on the one hour estimate...........I have seen Wes shoe his Spectra like his hair is on fire......45 minutes is probably a better guess..

I think you have Clairemont confused with Claremont

 

[Classic Daycruiser]

It's a goal of mine.

Except I hate the South. Anyone want to start a decent So-Cal league?

This might get you started.

http://www.racingjunk.com/Sprint-Cars/182114629/Sprint-Car-For-Sale-Never-Been-Raced.html

and race here next month. hurry! http://www.ascsracing.com/

 

[Tom Slick]

If you guys are interested in seeing an incredible dirt sprint car show, head on out to Perris Auto Speedway on April 12th. World of Outlaws and USAC/CRA non-wing 410 sprinters all in one awesome night.

 

[Tom Slick]

For Sale - Complete Roller Sprint Car. All the best parts, just need a motor. $5000.00