It was a great day of racing at the Fall Fenzy in Skippack, PA. Lots of
fun, great comradery, ocassional ribbing, and a wealth of knowledge all
about the room. Those who have attended events like this are probably
saying to yourself 'Well, what did you expect?' It is what I expected
and so much more. Upon arrival alpink was already in full swing as Race
Master making calls of the current racers and racers on deck for the next
race. Without skipping a beat Al introduced himself and announced that
the one known as Ninjatek has arrived. He connected me with Jim, Hank,
and Eric who all welcomed me and my guest Kelvin. They expressed their
appreciation for me coming out. One by one the racers came up to me to
introduce themselves. Everyone being so friendly made Kelvin and I feel
truely welcomed. Having never met any of the group before, except Darryl
whom I had met in person just two days before, still it seemed as if I
had known these guys already. Some I have corrosponded with through the
Nitroslots forum. It was great to put faces to the names. An excellent
group of guys to be associated with. As I quickly went from fact finding
mode to simply submersing myself into the sprit of the event, the
reminder of this post may not be as precise as I would have liked.
The track setup consist of scale 1/4 mile timed section followed by a
good 10'(my guesstimate) of shutdown. Overall the track appears to be
about 30' or more. The tree is about 3 1/2' tall and hangs suspended
from the ceiling about 4' beyond the start line. Results are displayed
from a cool LED scrolling display bar, also suspened from the ceiling just
( check out those reaction times )
above the finish line. The track is powered by two car batteries wired
in series. The controllers were a type I'm not familiar with but appear
to be more along the lines of an off-on trigger as compared to a variable
resistance type controller. Reaction times, elapsed times, and MPH are
calculated by a stand alone unit made by DragTrax. Amazingly, this is
a portable setup. This description is based purely on my observations
as my memory recalls.
[img src="[http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx161/ninjatek/skippack/race2.jpg"]
( staging up to the line)
The races were held in a smooth and cohesive manner. It was non stop action
race after race. Thoughout eliminations and sometimes during first and
second round runs there is the soft chatter from the pits as racers discuss
among themselves possible tweaking methods to squeeze another couple
thousandths of a second out of their cars. But there was a noticible change
in the room whenever Al or Hank as Race Masters would annouce semi-final
and final races in each class. An eriee silences falls across the room.
Staging lights are set. The tree starts and then the green. A brief momment
of silence and then as if cued an eruption of excitement rings out.
Do I sound like someone who has never been to a HO drag event? Until Fall
Frenzy my only experience with HO drag racing was by proxy. Beleive me,
I enjoy proxy racing and will continue to do so. But, If you have not
been to a HO drag event, I encourage you to seek them out and get youself
to one. Kelvin and I had a blast and I'm sure go to one you will too.
Here Mac shares tips with the events youngest racer. Earlier Mac surrendered his doorprize to the racer.
To all the guys at the Frenzy, thanks for a great time. Looking forward
to doing it again soon. And Sam, on behalf of directors and racers at the
Frenzy I like to convey sincere thanks expressed by the group. Thanks
just doesn't express the sincerity of the groups appreciation. I almost
feel I need to come Colorado to tell Thank You so I could better express
their appreciation.
Group photo at the end of the day.
Some of the winning cars.
Darryl registering with Race Master Al.
In the Pits
More photos coming.
I would like to ditto what al and darryl said thanks to sam for sending those beautiful bodies I did not win one but I came in second in afx stock and afx mod. and got your neet scoops and wing.a quick count we had 113 entries great day of racing had by all. what a gentemen cordell aka ninjatek is he took a lot of pics cant wait to see them. you guys should be proud having him represent your group a class act. thanks to al,hank,and jim for a great day of racing. that is the way it should be FUN and no problems. keep up the good work and lets get busy organizing the next race.
