The Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals is May 13-14. Registration is open.
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............I'm going !
See ya there, Doc.
Let's hope we can all go this time.
Cool. I'd really like to see more modern Beck creations. A new speedy would be awesome.
Registration is already open!? That's unusual. I plan to see y'all there, but I think I'll wait a bit to register.
I plan to be there for the first time with my new Speedster. 
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Our Czar may or may not allow us to cross the border by car, we will see if the election changes anything. Here's hoping.
We'll be there too.
Us too, Bruce.
Make that us too.
We’ll be coming if the China virus madness is over. Mandatory masking and vaccine passports, no bueno.
Carlisle 2022 ! ....I've once again contracted the Courtyard by Marriot, Mechanicsburg PA. Wednesday is available as an extra day for those that wish to arrive earlier. The dates are Wednesday May 11th through Saturday May 14th, with the majority usually arrive on Thursday. our room block rate is $130.00 per night (King or Queen) plus applicable taxes. this includes free daily breakfast the hotel and the they are providing the free hospitality suite for each night as well as permission to bring in outside adult beverages and food.
Reservations are to be made direct with the hotel. Call: 717 766 9006 and mention "Speedsters Group". Check in is 3PM check out is 12 noon. Early arrivals are subject to room availability. Room block reservation cut off date is April 12th.
On Thursday 1:00 pm, the hotel will be providing welcome station in the lobby with lemonade and brownies. Courtyard is a smoke free facility. Currently, masks are not required.
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Carlisle annual 20 percent off show registration is also going on now. Remember to choose "Speedster Owners Group" under club.
@edsnova posted:Bump.
Carlisle annual 20 percent off show registration is also going on now. Remember to choose "Speedster Owners Group" under club.
And when you have done the Carlisle Show field registration, call the hotel this info is in a previous post!
20 percent off. Get ya showfield passes now.
Done some time ago. Is the hotel set up for our group yet?
Yes ! Carlisle Hotel Info Here
Carlisle 2022 ! ....I've once again contracted the Courtyard by Marriot, Mechanicsburg PA. Wednesday is available as an extra day for those that wish to arrive earlier. The dates are Wednesday May 11th through Saturday May 14th, with the majority usually arrive on Thursday. our room block rate is $130.00 per night (King or Queen) plus applicable taxes. this includes free daily breakfast the hotel and the they are providing the free hospitality suite for each night as well as permission to bring in outside adult beverages and food.
Reservations are to be made direct with the hotel. Call: 717 766 9006 and mention "Speedsters Group". Check in is 3PM check out is 12 noon. Early arrivals are subject to room availability. Room block reservation cut off date is April 12th.
On Thursday 1:00 pm, the hotel will be providing welcome station in the lobby with lemonade and brownies. Courtyard is a smoke free facility. Currently, masks are not required.
Maybe this year...
I certainly hope so, Bob. It's been way too long since any of us have seen you and Mary.
@DannyP posted:I certainly hope so, Bob. It's been way too long since any of us have seen you and Mary.
You're right, Danny. 2022 it is.
I'll have to encourage more of the Canadian contingent to head south too.
We are all a bit cabin crazy up here and wrapped up in 49th parallel tape 
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As soon as the czar releases us we will be driving south
Hoping the border becomes less obnoxious as we have a family member who had a covid test that ended up being 3 hours late when he drove across and he got a 6K fine ... go figure..
Moral of the story, if you come back and they say the test is outdated, you have to tell them... ok then I am not coming back today... do not come into your own country, go back across the border to a hotel or to your relatives then come back another day... ( the relative lives in Windsor and he was visiting his sister in Detroit, he is in his late 70's )
Speaking of our friends from the "Great White North", has anyone heard from David Stroud or Francine?
I PM'd him sometime ago but he seems to be doing planes, Trains but not automobile at this time. Car 54 where are you ....@David Stroud IM Roadster D
Throwing this out there to the Speedster Group. As a former Speedster owner, now a buggy owner, ACME commissioned a build of a Valve Cover Racing Track. We will have the track at Carlisle this year and if you are creative enough to make a Valve Cover Racer and want to have some fun, the track will be set up for the duration. We will have a definitive challenge race (double elimination), but feel free to join - you gotta make your own racer. If anyone is interested, I can send you rules and build specifications for your racer (max 5 pounds)= just about anything goes. Pinewood Derby and Hot Wheels for the adults Andy Burger, afburger@gmail.com
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I'm guessing my spare Miata DOHC valve cover won't qualify --- much less one from an old Jaguar 6 cylinder?
Thats a good one, a little wide for the track - The cheaper the better old VW or new bad EMPI valve covers will suffice . The square sided valve covers (older style) are easier to get your wheels straighter with. Going straight, if you can get down the track without hitting the sides and slowing down is half of the battle.
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Looks like some fun. @PrickleyPete is that a curved transition from slope to the bottom of the track? Or is the transition abrupt?
Bruce Stumpp was trying to get this going a few years ago.
Why not post the rules in a separate thread for all to see?
Are they the same as this only with a 5 pound max weight instead of 10?
curved incline - VCR build rules also attached based on area we will have, we have 6 4' sections of flat after the curve from the starting incline. This image is general representation of an older track we used to borrow and use. The new track is being finished this month and may include a hump and/or a jump optional sections depending upon how much beer is consumed during the final track construction
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If there is enough interest, I'll start a separate thread.
Thanks, Andy. That curved sweep at the bottom is great.
The rules posted will help a bunch.
I see a few racers use two valve covers sandwiched together. Is this a currently acceptable practice? I have a pair of SS Scat covers that I can use.
Anything you can to get weight and your own style going. The only real cosmetic restriction is height of front bumper to make sure the release is fair for both on the starting line.
I love this plan!
For those wondering what this track will look like with a transitions. Here is the current build process - about 80%. There is an additional 8' of sections to be added but the work shed isn't that long
The track is 4' high at the starting line with a 35% incline to an eased curved flat section. Total length is about 28'. This particular VCR racer in the video is at the 5 pound limit, made with a base EMPI chrome rounded valve cover. It also has wood wheels and router bearings that is homemade from my brother Bill in North Carolina - the architect and creator of our track.
Our plan is to have a "cup season" at various events with trophies at each event and grand champion - even best of show at events so everyone can enjoy. Click the video below to see the track in action as of 07-JAN-2022
This is awesome!
Carlisle ....Carlisle 2022 So who's all going so far ? Hotel & Show Field reservations are open !
Count me in. With my work schedule probably won't book hotel until we get closer and I can confirm exactly which days I'm there. Only 1hr 30min away so much easier than most of you. Can't wait to meet everyone!
Can I come with my Magnum GT and hang with you guys? If so, I will look into coming.
@Alan Merklin posted:Carlisle ....Carlisle 2022 So who's all going so far ? Hotel & Show Field reservations are open !
Alan. You know we will be there if possible. We've missed that last two gatherings...
@Jimmy V. posted:Can I come with my Magnum GT and hang with you guys? If so, I will look into coming.
Jimmy bring what ya got ! I'll have an early Meyers Manx 1