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How about some AMC Pacer ads.

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Not much going on today. So why not some cool 7's Pacer ads.

I was watching an old tim, from 1977, and the main character was driving one. New of course.
And it reminded me of how cool I always thought it was .
(Especially the original design. Before they added a chrome grille to the front end)

It just was fun looking. In a 70's kind of way.







Now how about some TV ads!

Set the WABAC Machine for 2008

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These are photos of Ernie Mossetti's groundbreaking and innovative 1/24 Can-Am racer run in the 2008 North American Masters.

The car has amazing attention to detail on the construction of the chassis as you can see in the photos below.





Veteran master painter Jack Beers supplied the Outisight Ti22 Body shown here and it won the Concours 'd Elegance award for the Can-Am class.

New Parts from Samson Classics

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Samson Classics retro wheels are now available in two widths and three diameters:













  • .240" wide for Can-Am and non-IRRA F1
  • .380" Wide for IRRA F1 and Retro Stock cars.
  • .625" diameter in the .240" width for Retro32 cars
  • .763" diameter in both widths for Can-Am and F1
  • .820" diameter in the .380 width for Retro Stock cars.

All parts are CNC-machined to the best tolerances in the industry. The wheels themselves are magnesium for low rotating mass, the wheel tubes and collars are from aluminum for strength and thread durability.

These wheels do not require soldered-on keepers, so there's never any acid flux or solder or Loctite near the bearings. The whole wheel and its two bearings is a module that is locked to the axle by a stainless steel setscrew:











Weight: The wide F1 wheels weigh 5.6 grams per pair, the narrow CanAm wheels are 4.8 grams per pair.

Width: The Can-Am wheels with their collars are .450" wide, the F1 wheels are .490" wide. The F1 wheel has a recess machined on both sides, more on the outside than the inside:












The Can-Am wheels are flat on the inside:












The rubber is extra-hard Wonder rubber. Retail price is $29.99 per pair, including bearings and setscrews, tires fully mounted and trued. If you want to use your own bearings, then kits will be available for $24.99, still with glued and trued rubber. Raceway discount is available.

A truing fixture is available on special order for $5.99 that will fit right on to your Hudy 3/32" mandrel and will lock the wheel with a guide nut.

For more information, email to samsonclassics@gmail.com

"Da Sano VI" Day Three Coverage

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IRRA Can-Am A Main results:

37 Entries

TQ - Matt Bruce: 4.486 Seconds














1) Matt Bruce - 296 laps, best lap of 4.584 secs
2) Ron Hershman - 292, 4.692
3) "Sano" Dave Fiedler - 290, 4.736 (move up from B)
4) Ralph Thorne - 290, 4.772 (move up from B)
5) Howie Ursaner - 283, 4.780
6) Tom Harrington - 282, 4.782
7) Dave Geehring - 278, 4.812
8) Jay Kisling - 163, 4.662
L to R -2nd Hershman, 1st Bruce, 3rd Fiedler
Dave Fiedler also won Concours










Inside Matt Bruce's Winning Car






















The top 3 IRRA Can-Am Cars










The Sano VI was hosted by:
Chicagoland Raceway
2255 Maple Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Information: (708) 203-8003
www.chicagolandraceway.us/

For more information on the IRRA please visit: www.irraslotracing.com/

 Sincere thanks to Greg Wells of Slotblog! for his invaluable help with race timing and scoring. Thanks to Joe "Noose" Neumeister of the IRRA for his help with technical inspection. 

Thank you to the lunch sponsors: Lake Barrington Speedway, Pro Slot, Ltd. and Tom Thumb Hobbies. Thank you to Speed Zone (NJ) for treating the racers to Pizza on Saturday Night. And last but certainly not least thank you to Jackie Swiss for tending to the gastronomic needs of the attendees with her home baked treats.