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Jan 3 2009  TSRA Warmup
Saturday was wing and glue day! It was a perfect day for finding your trigger finger, practicing motor changes, gluing, cleaning braid....all the things it takes to be competitive in wing racing. It was music to my ears to hear the sounds of wing cars whizzing around.

I think every racer had some sort of trouble sometime during the day. It truly was a perfect warm-up day. Testing motors, burning up a couple of motors, fast motor changes all kept the racing exciting.

USRA Boxstock had 6 entries. David Watkins and Chase Walker stayed a lap or two apart the entire race. In the end, Chase crossed the line 3 laps ahead of David. 502 laps was a new track record. (David will reverse the results in a race later that day) George lost a motor early on and decided to prepare for TSRA box. Justin had lots of trouble from the start. (He was excited because he was going to see the WWE that night. Probably couldn't keep his mind on the track)

1st Chase Walker 502 laps NEW TRACK RECORD
2nd David Watkins 498
3rd Willie Stanglin 475
4th George Mikez 442 TQ 2.39
5th Jay Howard 409
6th Justin Risk 291

Onto TSRA Boxstock....4 entries ready for the unlimited version of Boxstock. Once again George had a lightning fast TQ but to only have his race go up in smoke 2 heats in a row. George called it a day and packed his box.
Chase had built a small lead over David but suffered technical problems in the 5th heat. He had 3 heats to make up 25 laps on David. It was a really really exciting 3 heats. Both of them focused and drove fantastic. Going into heat 8, David was 5 laps ahead of Chase. As usual with Chase in a must catch up heat, he pulled out his wonder motor. But it was one heat too late. Although close, David won by 2 laps.

1st David Watkins 520 laps
2nd Chase Walker 518
3rd John Batson 408
4th George Mikez 77 TQ 2.16

Next was Cobalt 12. Wow they are fast. John Batson decided this was going to be his race to win and win he did. David and Willy gave him a battle but it was John's race setting a new track record for total laps.

1st John Batson 616 laps NEW TRACK RECORD TQ 2.08
2nd David Watkins 561
3rd Willy Stanglin 535
4th Jay Howard 318

It was a great day of wings, speed and glue. Thanks to everyone for coming and racing with us. It was Excellent.

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Jan 4 2009
It was a busy Sunday at Dallas Slot Cars with 3 full races. We welcomed 2 new racers today. Greg Moses and Jereme Lebourgeois. Neither of them are new to slot cars. They both had a great day of racing and I'm sure they will be back for more. Lots of our regular racers were able to make it today. Everyone seems to enjoy Flexi GTP. It will make a fabulous Enduro in February.

Richard Hofer ran all 3 flexi classes enjoying himself immensely. Dean Wolf had one of those race days where everything goes wrong. Better luck next time Dean. Glen Blanchard gave Gary Risk a run for his money but it was Gary's race today. Glen TQ'd with a very fast with 4.10.
Greg Moses, in his first race at Dallas Slot Cars, had a tremendous race finishing 3rd. He never came off when he ran on red! WOW!

1st Gary Risk 328 laps
2nd Glen Blanchard 316 TQ 4.10
3rd Greg Moses 312
4th Steve Thornton 307
5th Jerry Hall 303
6th Wild Bill 299
7th Richard Hofer 298
8th Eddy Mac/Paul 265
9th Dean Wolfe 223

Flexi Indy was the next race of the day. 8 entries. Jay Howard continues to show us why he likes this class, setting a new total lap record as well as high heat new record. Glen also ran a great race coming up 1 lap shy of the track record but also TQ'ing. Richard Hofer made the podium with a fantastic drive in his first Indy car race.

1st Jay Howard 209 laps NEW TRACK RECORD
2nd Glen Blanchard 199 TQ 4.35
3rd Richard Hofer 195
4th Steve Thornton 177
5th Paul Watts 174
6th Dean Wolfe 166
7th Wild Bill 166
8th Eddy Mac 84

Next Flexi Nascar. 13 ENTRIES!!! very cool with lots of marshals. David and Laurie Watkins both raced which was great. Jereme Lebourgeois had arrived at 1pm and bought parts to build a car. He hadn't seen a slot car track in several years. He finished 5th amongst a veteran group of racers! Well done Jereme. Wild Bill had a race he's like to forget. Greg Moses, having had a great GTP race, burned his motor in the first ' race to win. heat. Sorry Greg. Steve Thornton's car was a rocket. He and Kraig Beck gave Gary a good run but it was Gary's night to break his old total lap record.

1st Gary Risk 315 laps NEW TRACK RECORD TQ 4.20
2nd Steve Thornton 304
3rd Kraig Beck 299
4th Glen Blanchard 291
5th Jereme Lebourgeois 289
6th Richard Hofer 289
7th David Watkins 288
8th Kyle Stokes 273
9th Laurie Watkins 271
10th Justin Risk 258
11th Eddy Mac 203
12th Wild Bill 59
13th Greg Moses 36

A huge thank you to everyone that came to race this weekend. It really was an amazing weekend with a huge variety of slot car racing classes.






























Our newest class started today at Dallas Slot Cars.

Flexi Can Am. That's a regular flexi chassis with a $11.95 Falcon 7 motor and any type Can Am body. We didn't know what kind of times they might turn. We weren't sure about what body would work best.
We welcome a nice group of racers from Wichita Falls. Thanks for driving to Dallas. We hope you had fun and will be back for more.
Luther Gilbreath came to test a few motors. George and Jay forced a car in his hand and he decided to race too.
This was Glen Blanchard race. He lead wire to wire. An impressive 8 laps over George Mikez. George did have high heat, 43 laps on yellow. (just past the counter). Glen took the other 3 new track records. A nice 3rd place for Steve Thornton, having only been back into racing for a few weeks. All three of these gentlemen would see the podium again on Saturday.

1st Glen Blanchard 324 laps TQ 4.04 Fast lap 4.05 ALL NEW TRACK RECORDS
2nd George Mikez 316 High heat 43 yellow NEW TRACK RECORD
3rd Steve Thornton 308
4th Dean Wolfe 293
5th Gary Dean 292
6th Luther Gilbreath 288
7th Bill Perry 287
8th Mac 277
9th Jay Howard 269
10th David Flanagan 243

Next race of the day...Flexi Nascar. It was the same chassis from the previous race, same $11.95 motor and a Nascar body. Wow what a turnout. We had 2 racers walk in just as the race was about to start. Jerry Hall took Mac's place. If they had come in 2 min before we could have had 19 entries. Big Wow!

Lots of guys and gals from Wichita Falls joined this race. David Watkins sneaked off from work with Laurie to come play. Jereme came back for more fun. He arrived late, so there was a bit of thrashing but well worth it in the end. A nice 5th place for him.

George Mikez seemed determined to win this one. George was the last one to Qualify. His very fast 4.12, knocked Laurie Watkins off the TQ spot. George's 313 laps was shy of the record by 2 laps. Very impressive considering the large field of racers.
Wild Bill and Glen Blanchard battled back and forth the entire race. But it was Wild Bill's turn on the podium this time, beating Glen by one lap.

1st George Mikez 313 laps TQ 4.12
2nd Steve Thornton 305
3rd Wild Bill 295
4th Glen Blanchard 294
5th Jereme Lebourgeois 292
6th Gary Dean 291
7th David Watkins 285
8th Bill Perry 275
9th Laurie Watkins 266
10th Mac 261
11th Brandon Pinson 255
12th Bobby Van Speybroeck
13th Dean Wolfe 235
14th David Flanagan 227
15th Randy Holden 223
16th Amanda Van Speybroeck

We should have had 8 entries but jay and Gary Dean sat out to marshall. I'm happy to report that my new wireless remote track button works beautifully so I could marshall too.

It was a good race. See the photo of the computer monitor for the end of the 7th heat results. 3 drivers on the same lap. Steve Thornton stayed focused for a very nice 2nd place. Wild Bill, insisting his motor was dying through the race, finished 3rd. George broke a lead wire in the last heat. Mac had driving issues. David Flanagan had technical issues. It was Glen's race to solidly win! A double victory day for Glen!

It was getting late, everyone agreed not to qualify.

1st Glen Blanchard 340 laps
2nd Steve Thornton 323
3rd Wild Bill 322
4th Mac 309
5th George Mikez 286
6th David Flanagan 272

It really was an amazing day of racing at Dallas Slot Cars. Thanks to everyone for driving so far. (Nobody lives close by) We appreciate every mile you have to drive to come play with us.
Results Jan 17 & 18 2009
Saturday was a fun day of racing at Dallas Slot Cars. We welcomed back Ben White. It didn't take him long to shake the rust off his trigger finger. George Mikez started the first race but had a call from work so he had to leave.

10 entries in Flexi Nascar made for an exciting race. Jerry Hall had a great race and a great finish. He's only been racing a few weeks. Dean Wolf had a bit of mechanical trouble. Kyle Stokes had a nice 2nd place finish. Kyle has only recently started racing flexi nascar. Steve Thornton continues moving up the podium.

1st Gary Risk 319 laps TQ 4.02 4.17 fast lap
2nd Kyle Stokes 308 4.33
3rd Steve Thornton 304 4.38
4th Jerry Hall 303 4.39
5th Kraig Beck 290 4.39
6th Glen Blanchard 285 4.49
7th Dean Wolfe 273 4.65
8th Ben White 219 4.33
9th Eddy Mac 202 4.82
10th George Mikez 187 4.44

It was time for our newest class Flexi Can Am. We had a father and son entries, Justin and Gary Risk. Ben White, practiced from the last race, finished on the podium. Mac burned his motor. He thinks it was the 10th race on the 411.95 motor. Steve Thornton had a small mechanical issue (guide?) putting him a little behind. Glen Blanchard gave Gary Risk a run for his money. Staying neck n neck, just 1 lap apart for more than half the race. Glen Blanchard TQ'ing really likes this class! (wonder why?)

1st Gary Risk 330 4.11 fast lap
2nd Glen Blanchard 323 TQ 4.07 fast lap 4.17
3rd Ben White 304 4.28
4th Steve Thornton 300 4.49
5th Justin Risk 281 4.49
6th Eddy Mac 60 4.51

Last race of the day was Retro Can Am. Man oh man this race was close and competitive. The top 3 places were 1 lap apart. 1st and 2nd were 6 INCHES apart!! Wow!! See the photo
Kyle Stokes, Mike Barnett and Kraig Beck battled the entire race. It was so cool to watch. Ben White had a variety of technical issues as did Mac. Gary Risk's car was unmanageable, giving him grief the entire race. Unusual and a tad bit frustrating for Gary.

1st Kyle Stokes 298 laps fast lap 4.60
2nd Mike Barnett 298 4.49
3rd Kraig Beck 297 4.54
4th Gary Risk 292 TQ 4.38 fast lap 4.49
5th Eddy Mac 278 4.61
6th Ben White 275 4.55
7th Jay Howard 58 4.81

Sunday brought an experienced group of racers to Dallas Slot Cars. We welcomed Brian Cannon back after a few weeks hiatus. George Mikez and Ben White came back after a racing on Saturday. Wild Bill came to race after finishing is Saturday honey do list. However, it wasn't Bill's most fun day of racing. One of those days where nothing goes right.

The Flexi GTP was OHHH so close. The race was between Glen Blanchard, Brian Cannon and Ben White finishing only 1 lap apart! George and Mac finished 1 lap apart. Jay Howard, lost his driving skills during this race.

Look at the fast lap times. Amazingly close

1st Glen Blanchard 336 laps TQ 4.02 fast lap 4.1176
2nd Brian Cannon 336 4.1129
3rd Ben White 335 4.1171
4th George Mikez 319 4.227
5th Mac 315 4.226
6th Jay Howard 315 4.27
7th Wild Bill 93 4.229

Last race of the day was wing flexi. Oh those car sound sweet. 6 racers started but only 5 finished. Wild bill transformed his car into wild cheetah. It was unbelievably bent. That ended his race. Ben White started out fast but had lots of problems throughout.
It was George Mikez's race. He set a new track record for total laps 389 laps. The old record, held by Brian Cannon, was 382. he also set a new track record for most laps in a heat. 51 laps on Purple! Glen Blanchard battled and kept George on his toes the whole race.

1st George Mikez 389 laps NEW TRACK RECORD High Heat 51 purple NEW TRACK RECORD TQ 3.34 fast lap 3.45
2nd Glen Blanchard 385 3.50
3rd Brian Cannon 363 3.73
4th Mac 358 3.67
5th Wild Bill 241 3.56
6th Ben White 239 3.57

Thanks to everyone for coming to race this weekend. An especially BIG thank you to Paul Watts. He spent the entire weekend working on the braid and wiring under the D6 track. It won't be long till we're ready to play on it.

We had lots of visitors this weekend. Some new faces and some familiar faces. It was great to see so many people laughing, having fun and racing. Thanks for making us smile!
Jan 24 & 25 2009
It was a great weekend at Dallas Slot Cars. It was a little unusual. Friday afternoon, Mac's family surprised him with a phone call from DFW airport, announcing their arrival for a visit. So Jay drove Mac and his family around on Saturday and Sunday touring the highlights of Dallas. Which left me at the track by myself until late on Saturday and most of Sunday doing everyone's job. His family's surprise visit turned out great and racing went on without them.

First race of the day was Flexi Indy. WOW!! 11 entries. Everyone seems to love this class. And on this particular day Richard Hofer loved it the best. Richard took his first win at Dallas Slot Cars. He beat a mighty field. Congrats Richard!

David Watkins entered at the last moment for his first time to race Indy. Although he repeatedly kept asking Willie for more glue, he had a very respectiful 5th place. Tony G and Ben White had some technical issues early on. Glen Blanchard suffered a motor fatality. (I think it was the motor)
This is a great, cheap, fun class to run. If you haven't tried it come use my car. I loan it to someone different every week. Once you drive it, you'll be hooked.

1st Richard Tex Hofer 199 laps fast lap 4.71
2nd George Mikez 197 TQ 4.40 fast lap 4.49
3rd Dean Wolfe 195 4.71
4th Gary Dean 193 4.73
5th David Watkins 191 4.28
6th Steve Thornton 190 4.71
7th Wild Bill Frost 176 4.60
8th Paul Watts 170 4.87
9th Glen Blanchard 153 4.60
10th Ben White 145 4.82
11th Tony Griffin 130 4.31

GTP was next and Gary Risk showed us all, why this is his favorite class. Winning by 20 laps. However, Glen Blanchard TQ'd to remind Gary that he is nipping at his heels.

Steve Thornton and Glen Blanchard battled for 2nd the entire race , finishing 3 laps apart. Ben White and Dean Wolfe kept it even the whole time, finishing 1 lap apart. Richard had a mechanical issue. David Flanagan had controller issues and Wild Bill was less than impressed with the performance of his car.

1st Gary Risk 339 laps fast lap 4.00
2nd Glen Blanchard 319 TQ 3.98 fast lap 4.22
3rd Steve Thornton 315 4.28
4th Ben White 307 4.21
5th Dean Wolfe 306 4.27
6th Richard Hofer 261 4.38
7th David Flanagan 256 4.60
8th Wild Bill Frost 255 4.18


Last race of the day was Flexi Nascar. 7 entries started but only 5 finished. Richard had a major chassis problem that made him retire after only 10 laps. Glen Blanchard broke a lead wire mid race and stopped. They both kindly offered to marshall so I get back behind the computer.
Jereme L. came to join in the Nascar fun. He brought some friends with him that tried out the King and the HO tracks. I think they will be back for more fun.

Steve Thornton and Gary Risk battled for the win in this one. Steve Thornton had his very first TQ this race. Congrats Steve, I know you'll be back for more.
Going into the lat heat Gary was ahead by 3 laps. Steve pulled within 1 lap of Gary to finish 2nd.
I' going to post all the qualifying times. It was amazingly close.

1st Gary Risk 301 laps fast lap 4.32
2nd Steve Thornton 300 TQ 4.210 fast lap 4.39
3rd Wild Bill Frost 277 4.43
4th Jereme L. 267 4.39
5th David Flanagan 243 4.71
6th Glen Blanchard 116 4.38
7th Richard Hofer 10 5.10

Qualifying
Steve 4.210
Glen 4.218
Gary 4.26
Jereme 4.28
Wild Bill 4.52
David 4.73
Richard 4.75


Sunday brought Retro Can Am to the building. Retro Can Am was first. 5 great racers battled the entire race. We had several heats with no track calls. That made for some cool racing.
Good luck to all of you going to New Braunfels next weekend. I wish we could go but I know you will all have a great time with some fantastic racing.

1st Mike Barnett 297 laps fast lap 4.55
2nd Frank Reedy 290 TQ 4.46 fast lap 4.65
3rd Kyle Stokes 284 4.77
4th Kraig Beck 281 4.71
5th Steve Thornton 280 4.66

We had so many brand new people as well as new old racers come in this weekend, its very exciting. Bill Bethel, a racer from Action Speedway, visited on Saturday and Sunday. He is ready to get back into racing and give you guys some more competition.
2 racers from Tony's old track in Mesquite came in. They will both be back for more fun.
Pat Gleason bought all the parts to get his GTP ready to win win win.

Thanks for everyone racing this weekend. Thanks for everyone helping with everything while I was a little short handed.
Dont forget the 2hr GTP Enduro Feb 22.

Sorry no photos this week ( I forgot the camera)

It was a fun day of racing at Dallas Slot Cars.  Lots of close, exciting racing racing with tons of laughs.

Fist race was Flexi Indy.  4 fast racers all battling for the checkered flag. Wild Bill and Glen kept it close the entire race while Steve was chasing them.  Paul had a super fast car and TQ's but lost a gear in the 7th heat.  Wild Bill, while winning decided that maybe he like this class!!


1st Wild Bill Frost 196 laps(on top bridge)  fast lap 4.49
2nd Glen Blanchard 196 laps(under the bridge) fast lap 4.55
3rd Steve Thornton 189 laps  fast lap 4.66
4th Paul Watts 150 laps TQ 4.36 fast lap 4.55


2nd race of the day was Flexi GTP.  It was Glen and Steve's turn to battle this race. Bill's car was very fast but his gears wouldn't cooperate.  Jay broke early on so he marshaled.


1st Glen Blanchard 323 laps fast lap 4.18
2nd Steve Thornton 322 fast lap 4.23
3rd Bill Frost 301 laps  TQ 4.05  fast lap 4.17
4th Jay Howard 121 laps fast lap 4.slow


Last race of the day was Wing Flexi.  The was something interesting with this race.  Steve Thornton built his car for his first try at Wing Flexi.  He bought a motor off the wall and what a motor it was!! Not only did he TQ but he broke the track record with a 3.215.  Steve, thinking of the race next weekend in Katy, decided to pull that wonder motor out of the car and race his backup motor.  It wasn't as quick but still he had a great first wing flexi race.  Steve had that wing car twinkle in his eyes!

Glen had trouble this race. A mechanical issue put him on the hook. Jay using a mangled body decided to black flag himself!


1st Wild Bill Frost 369 laps fast lap 3.57
2nd Steve Thornton 361  TQ 3.215 NEW TRACK RECORD fast lap 3.61
3rd Glen Blanchard 188  fast lap 3.61
4th Jay Howard 89 fast lap  was slow again


Thanks to everyone that came to race today.  We had lots of visitors both old and new faces.  Looks like we are ready to start playing on the D6.


Sunday's races saw 2 new winners. It was fun and exciting to see first time winners take the podium.  Flexi Nascar was first with 4 entries. Jerry Hall had an exceptionally good car and motor.  Not only did he win his first race at Dallas Slot Cars but TQ'd too.  Well done Jerry!


1st Jerry Hall 296 laps  TQ 4.22  fast lap 4.39
2nd Larry Welch 253 fast lap 4.77
3rd Jay Howard 264 laps  fast lap 4.71
4th Matty McRedmond 222 laps fast lap 4.67



Next was the Retro Can Am race. 4 entries in this one too. No qualifying so everyone could get home for the Superbowl. Larry Welch showed everyone that his HO driving skills really do help on the "big" track.  Paul blew up a motor in a big stinky way.  Frank had motor issues of his own. Jay pulled out to help marshall.


1st Larry Welch 262 laps  fast lap 4.66
2nd Paul Watts  250 laps fast lap 4.62
3rd Frank Reedy 249 laps fast lap 4.60
4th Jay Howard 67 laps fast lap 4.69


It was a fun day of racing at Dallas Slot Cars. Lots of close, exciting racing racing with tons of laughs.

Fist race was Flexi Indy. 4 fast racers all battling for the checkered flag. Wild Bill and Glen kept it close the entire race while Steve was chasing them. Paul had a super fast car and TQ's but lost a gear in the 7th heat. Wild Bill, while winning decided that maybe he like this class!!

1st Wild Bill Frost 196 laps(on top bridge) fast lap 4.49
2nd Glen Blanchard 196 laps(under the bridge) fast lap 4.55
3rd Steve Thornton 189 laps fast lap 4.66
4th Paul Watts 150 laps TQ 4.36 fast lap 4.55

2nd race of the day was Flexi GTP. It was Glen and Steve's turn to battle this race. Bill's car was very fast but his gears wouldn't cooperate. Jay broke early on so he marshaled.

1st Glen Blanchard 323 laps fast lap 4.18
2nd Steve Thornton 322 fast lap 4.23
3rd Bill Frost 301 laps TQ 4.05 fast lap 4.17
4th Jay Howard 121 laps fast lap 4.slow

Last race of the day was Wing Flexi. The was something interesting with this race. Steve Thornton built his car for his first try at Wing Flexi. He bought a motor off the wall and what a motor it was!! Not only did he TQ but he broke the track record with a 3.215. Steve, thinking of the race next weekend in Katy, decided to pull that wonder motor out of the car and race his backup motor. It wasn't as quick but still he had a great first wing flexi race. Steve had that wing car twinkle in his eyes!

Glen had trouble this race. A mechanical issue put him on the hook. Jay using a mangled body decided to black flag himself!

1st Wild Bill Frost 369 laps fast lap 3.57
2nd Steve Thornton 361 TQ 3.215 NEW TRACK RECORD fast lap 3.61
3rd Glen Blanchard 188 fast lap 3.61
4th Jay Howard 89 fast lap was slow again

Thanks to everyone that came to race today. We had lots of visitors both old and new faces. Looks like we are ready to start playing on the D6.


Sunday's races saw 2 new winners. It was fun and exciting to see first time winners take the podium. Flexi Nascar was first with 4 entries. Jerry Hall had an exceptionally good car and motor. Not only did he win his first race at Dallas Slot Cars but TQ'd too. Well done Jerry!

1st Jerry Hall 296 laps TQ 4.22 fast lap 4.39
2nd Larry Welch 253 fast lap 4.77
3rd Jay Howard 264 laps fast lap 4.71
4th Matty ?? 222 laps fast lap 4.67

Next was the Retro Can Am race. 4 entries in this one too. No qualifying so everyone could get home for the Superbowl. Larry Welch showed everyone that his HO driving skills really do help on the "big" track. Paul blew up a motor in a big stinky way. Frank had motor issues of his own. Jay pulled out to help marshall.

1st Larry Welch 262 laps fast lap 4.66
2nd Paul Watts 250 laps fast lap 4.62
3rd Frank Reedy 249 laps fast lap 4.60
4th Jay Howard 67 laps fast lap 4.69