Post by rickvoegelin on Oct 19, 2010 19:19:20 GMT -7
First of all, thanks for all the positive comments on the NTRA World Finals. The Lions Drag Strip track management appreciates your patience with the posting. We underestimated the time it would take to run the race, write the reports, and organize and link the photos.
We also may have had a few too many Seaweek Shakes, but we really don't remember. The BBQ pork from Demon and Richard was quite tasty, however.
It's now time for the lavish award ceremony at the NTRA World Finals. The special recognition awards were selected by the reporting team of Jon Thunderlungs, Ted Tappet, and Aurora Divine. This trio is notoriously unhinged, so whether you agree or disagree with their selections, remember that it's all in fun.
All of the heavy hardware will be going to Urbana, Ohio, to the subterranean workshop of 440GTX, aka Matt. His Mopars dominated the race, sweeping the Stock, A/Gas, and Nostalgia Funny Car classes. We'd call him the John Force of slot car racing, except that John races Mustangs. OK, he's the Big Daddy then. NHRA may have its Wally trophies, but we predict that the Lions Drag Strip "Leos" will soon be as prestigious.
Next up are custom resin bodies generously provided by HairyCanary, aka Rick. If you haven't already seen his work, it's simply astounding.
If we had a Best in Show award, it would go to HairyCanary's yellow 'Bird. But the selection committee figured he doesn't need to win his own prize, so they just said "Great work!" and started handing out his bodies.
The award for Race Coordinator, a Corvette Funny Car, goes to Ninjatek. It's a thankless and time-consuming job to organize the entry lists and compile the points standings, but Ninja does it perfectly. We couldn't have run the race without his help to keep the cars and drivers straight.
The Best Engineered award, a Cuda Funny Car, goes to Demon and Richard. What's to engineer about a slot car? Not much. But they earned the award for the best job of packaging and shipping their cars. Their plastic container protects the cars against damage, and it's super easy for the racemaster (that's me!) to wrap and ship the cars. They got bonus points for clearly marking their entry numbers on the chassis so that even a semi-blind person (that's me!) could read them. So all you racers who sent cars in recycled shoeboxes and didn't mark your entry numbers, take a lesson from Demon and Richard.
Thanks, Demon, for being a good sport about all the foolishness at the Finals, and thanks for the BBQ, too. Remember, what happens at Lions stays at Lions.
The Long Distance award goes to SST1610, who could have chartered a 747 for what it cost him to ship his Gasser from New York to California. One classic Chevy deserves another, so he gets a '55 Shoebox Pro Mod bod.
Selecting the Best Appearing Gasser was a tough call, but the decision went to FordCowboy for his beautiful Boss-powered Henry J. Great paintwork and great detailing! Naturally FordCowboy will receive the Ford Probe Pro Stock body.
There are two reasons to award a Camaro FC body to Scottman. First his Bad Medicine Willys won the B/Gas class, and second, his Funny Rat NF/C Corvette was judged the most creative entry. You gotta love primer, red rims, and white wall tires on a Funny Car!
Wood will receive an Austin Gasser for taking the No. 1 qualifying spot in Stock, finishing as runner-up, and presenting the Best Appearing car in Stock eliminator. Excellent detailing and paint striping made his 4-4-2 a standout, as was his supercharged Torino Gasser.
The Spirit of Lions award, a Henry J body, goes to Eddiebee. His enthusiasm is inspiring -- he was one of only two racers who attended the test 'n' tune, he entered all three classes, and he was runner-up in B/Gas. He also gets bonus points for marking his entry numbers clearly on his cars.
(For those who didn't mark their chassis -- and you know who you are -- don't blame the management if you get the wrong yellow Willys back. We couldn't tell them apart, so we just threw them all in a pile and picked 'em at random.)
The Hard Luck award goes to Derwood. It ain't easy being 440GTX's teammate on the Ohio Mafia. Matt took out both of Derwood's cars in the second round of Stock, and then put him on the trailer again in the second round of Funny Car. Then SKR beat both of his Gassers before losing to 440GTX in the final. We're hoping Derwood can turn things around with this Cuda FC body.
Nosubfor3 gets this resin Willys body for his NASCAR crossover Chevy. OK, we're a sucker for anything Earnhardt, and I remember the Oakland Raiders in silver and black when they were a real football team. Just don't paint this Willys yellow, we've seen enough of them to last a lifetime.
That's a wrap for tonight from Lions Drag Strip. Thanks to everyone who raced with us.
We also may have had a few too many Seaweek Shakes, but we really don't remember. The BBQ pork from Demon and Richard was quite tasty, however.
It's now time for the lavish award ceremony at the NTRA World Finals. The special recognition awards were selected by the reporting team of Jon Thunderlungs, Ted Tappet, and Aurora Divine. This trio is notoriously unhinged, so whether you agree or disagree with their selections, remember that it's all in fun.
All of the heavy hardware will be going to Urbana, Ohio, to the subterranean workshop of 440GTX, aka Matt. His Mopars dominated the race, sweeping the Stock, A/Gas, and Nostalgia Funny Car classes. We'd call him the John Force of slot car racing, except that John races Mustangs. OK, he's the Big Daddy then. NHRA may have its Wally trophies, but we predict that the Lions Drag Strip "Leos" will soon be as prestigious.
Next up are custom resin bodies generously provided by HairyCanary, aka Rick. If you haven't already seen his work, it's simply astounding.
If we had a Best in Show award, it would go to HairyCanary's yellow 'Bird. But the selection committee figured he doesn't need to win his own prize, so they just said "Great work!" and started handing out his bodies.
The award for Race Coordinator, a Corvette Funny Car, goes to Ninjatek. It's a thankless and time-consuming job to organize the entry lists and compile the points standings, but Ninja does it perfectly. We couldn't have run the race without his help to keep the cars and drivers straight.
The Best Engineered award, a Cuda Funny Car, goes to Demon and Richard. What's to engineer about a slot car? Not much. But they earned the award for the best job of packaging and shipping their cars. Their plastic container protects the cars against damage, and it's super easy for the racemaster (that's me!) to wrap and ship the cars. They got bonus points for clearly marking their entry numbers on the chassis so that even a semi-blind person (that's me!) could read them. So all you racers who sent cars in recycled shoeboxes and didn't mark your entry numbers, take a lesson from Demon and Richard.
Thanks, Demon, for being a good sport about all the foolishness at the Finals, and thanks for the BBQ, too. Remember, what happens at Lions stays at Lions.
The Long Distance award goes to SST1610, who could have chartered a 747 for what it cost him to ship his Gasser from New York to California. One classic Chevy deserves another, so he gets a '55 Shoebox Pro Mod bod.
Selecting the Best Appearing Gasser was a tough call, but the decision went to FordCowboy for his beautiful Boss-powered Henry J. Great paintwork and great detailing! Naturally FordCowboy will receive the Ford Probe Pro Stock body.
There are two reasons to award a Camaro FC body to Scottman. First his Bad Medicine Willys won the B/Gas class, and second, his Funny Rat NF/C Corvette was judged the most creative entry. You gotta love primer, red rims, and white wall tires on a Funny Car!
Wood will receive an Austin Gasser for taking the No. 1 qualifying spot in Stock, finishing as runner-up, and presenting the Best Appearing car in Stock eliminator. Excellent detailing and paint striping made his 4-4-2 a standout, as was his supercharged Torino Gasser.
The Spirit of Lions award, a Henry J body, goes to Eddiebee. His enthusiasm is inspiring -- he was one of only two racers who attended the test 'n' tune, he entered all three classes, and he was runner-up in B/Gas. He also gets bonus points for marking his entry numbers clearly on his cars.
(For those who didn't mark their chassis -- and you know who you are -- don't blame the management if you get the wrong yellow Willys back. We couldn't tell them apart, so we just threw them all in a pile and picked 'em at random.)
The Hard Luck award goes to Derwood. It ain't easy being 440GTX's teammate on the Ohio Mafia. Matt took out both of Derwood's cars in the second round of Stock, and then put him on the trailer again in the second round of Funny Car. Then SKR beat both of his Gassers before losing to 440GTX in the final. We're hoping Derwood can turn things around with this Cuda FC body.
Nosubfor3 gets this resin Willys body for his NASCAR crossover Chevy. OK, we're a sucker for anything Earnhardt, and I remember the Oakland Raiders in silver and black when they were a real football team. Just don't paint this Willys yellow, we've seen enough of them to last a lifetime.
That's a wrap for tonight from Lions Drag Strip. Thanks to everyone who raced with us.
REVENGE 
