Upcoming Race: G.A.S. MINI Cooper Invitational II

HO Tjet racers:

Sunday, March 5, 2006:

We all seemed to have fun at the first Mini Cooper Invitational, so I'm running it again...

This will be a VHORS-type race with a twist:
All cars entered will have to meet VHORS Super Stock rules (shootout rules)
All cars must have a MINI COOPER body. Can be new-style MINI or classic Mini. Your choice.
All chassis must be short wheelbase unless you are using a long wheelbase body.
Standard enduro race format, 3 min heats.
There will be an IROC warm-up race (2 min heats). I'll supply 4 cars matched to the lane colors… (Yep, these will be MINIs too!)
There will be a $5 entry fee to cover food, drinks, snacks…and a trophy/plaque for the winner :-)
***Overall winner gets the trophy based on cumulative laps & sections added together from the 2 races***
AND - because space at my track is tight, I'm limiting this to the first *12* racers!

Jack Rutherford (Fandango Racing) makes what seems to be the best modern MINI Cooper body available right now.

Classic Mini bodies are available from MEV and are in-stock at NJ Nostalgia Hobby.

If that's too pricey for ya, I'll have a body or 2 available for loan, and I'm sure other racers will too… :-)

I also plan to have an open practice session a week or 2 before the race…

For those who have not yet visited my track, it's a Maxtrack. The slot depth is similar to classic Tjet lock & joiner track, so long pins are not reccommended.

VHORS Rules are posted here: http://vintagehoracing.mr-bigstuff.com/rules/

So far, the following racers are locked in:

1. Me! -- Orange Fandango Mini Cooper S
2. Guy Graziano -- Red Fandango Mini Cooper
3. Joe Rinn -- Fandango Mini Cooper S
4. Ian F. -- Fandango Mini Cooper S
5. Henry Harnish -- Yellow Fandango Mini Cooper S
6. Rob Maul Sr.
7. Mario "The Chief" Pisano - Lime Green Fandango Mini Cooper S
8. Kevin "Big Mac" McEvoy -- Orange/Black Fandango Mini Cooper S
9. Dave "The CT Kid" Lockwood -- White Fandango Mini Cooper S
10. John Gero -- Yellow-Orange Fandango Mini
11. Jerome Gero -- Red Fandango Mini
12. Brian Corea -- Black Mini Batmobile???

*ROUGH* SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY:

8:30AM, Doors open for practice - practice will be timed so that everyone gets on the track
10:30AM, Practice ends. Qualifying Starts. Then IROC race starts.
12:30PM, (or whenever race ends) - break for lunch
1:30PM, Main event starts

Also - the overall winner will go home with a trophy! This is the 2006 trophy! (Sorry, UK Scalextric cars not included):