373LikesSeattle RC Racers/Hangar 30
02-12-2009, 09:10 PM
#31
Holly Cow.... like is that a 6 digit Roar number? I think that Dave Clark and Steve Curry have 4 digit #'s. Knew a guy that had a 3. Just rambling here, all packed for the NWIC and just killin' time. I asked Frank about the costs and particulars of his Click Track. We'll see what he's got to say when I get back.
02-12-2009, 09:41 PM
#33
Tech Rookie
I'll be there. Thanks for putting this together Todd!!!
02-12-2009, 10:06 PM
#34
There was a request for pictures. Here are the main entrance to Magnuson, Hangar 30 from the outside, and Hangar 30 from the inside. My son is standing in the middle of the floor. He's only 3, but there's clearly a lot of room. The floor is not perfect throughout, but there are a number of ways to run the carpet to avoid the seams and divots. Lighting is good, and there are numerous outlets along one wall.
Storage will be in two narrow alcoves on either side of the big doors on the ends. Those spaces will be particularly suitable for pipes and/or hose. (By the way, Ritchie, that was a great suggestion and a possible source has already been identified.) Depending on the fire marshal's opinion of the carpet, we can find a place within the hangar itself, or elsewhere in the building. But we will have storage. Props to the Parks Department here, they are very accommodating thus far.
Storage will be in two narrow alcoves on either side of the big doors on the ends. Those spaces will be particularly suitable for pipes and/or hose. (By the way, Ritchie, that was a great suggestion and a possible source has already been identified.) Depending on the fire marshal's opinion of the carpet, we can find a place within the hangar itself, or elsewhere in the building. But we will have storage. Props to the Parks Department here, they are very accommodating thus far.
the pic ,it is that the old navy base ?
02-12-2009, 10:34 PM
#35
i think the venue holds promise. certainly big enough. so what are we using for carpet to start with?
02-12-2009, 11:26 PM
#36
02-12-2009, 11:30 PM
#37
Yo Todd, I'll try to be there. Depends on work. Question though, could you get the SARCAR trailer in there for a driver stand?
02-13-2009, 12:16 AM
#38
Long Live Onroad Racing in Seattle
This is the best news that I have read on here in quite some time. Great job Todd on getting this done to this point. Now the rest of us need to do our part. I will definately try to be there. Is it the 25th yet?
Steve
Steve
02-13-2009, 01:09 AM
#39
Yeah, I'm going to take the day off since its far enough out. I can be available to help with the carpet. Also i ahve a boat load of firehose too.. the problem is its all in VA(dad's a firefighter and makes hose adapters as a sideline). If it becomes an issue, I can certainly get them to ship me a 100' or so i guess.. i can get the 6" yellow neoprene hose and 2.5" nylon.. shipping would be expensive tho... but we can take our pick i guess. let me know what i can do to help.
02-13-2009, 04:57 AM
#40
02-13-2009, 09:57 AM
#42
As of right now, I am unemployed, so if you need some elbow grease, let me know. If my situation continues through next month, I will have no problem getting there early to help set up for the first race.
02-13-2009, 10:06 AM
#43
We will be like Tom Hornbein and Willie Unsoeld, two climbers from Seattle who in 1963 climbed the West Ridge of Everest with no more than the packs on their backs and the slender thread of alpine brotherhood to preserve them. Earlier in the month, Jim Whitaker made his name and fortune as the first American to summit Everest--via fixed lines--by the same route Hillary pioneered a decade before, and the Swiss after him. Whitaker was gaudily celebrated as America's Mountaineer while Hornbein and Unsoeld returned to quieter lives. Today, Whitaker is a footnote in climbing history, but Hornbein and Unsoeld are monuments who changed climbing forever.
Indoor racing in Seattle will be fast, light, and self-contained. We will pursue excellence and push each other as never before. We will be mentors to those new to the hobby and we will cultivate the young. And we will respect our budgets. My suggestion for the SARCAR trailer is that it be scrapped. That old blunderbuss served well, but I can't fathom its utility today.
Here is a picture of the drivers' stand at the Gate, fabled training ground of national champions.
http://www.clevelandcarpetracing.com...ture%20091.jpg
For our track, I'm thinking 18" high carpeted boxes. That or milk crates.
Go fast, go light.
I'm off to Timezone for my ass-whooping.
02-13-2009, 10:12 AM
#44
Jerk!
02-13-2009, 10:18 AM
#45
Permit me a brief statement on the new ethic. The days of indoor racing in the British Expeditionary style are over. We will no longer be relying on herds of porters schlepping our potbellied stoves and scientific apparatus between camps up the Western Cwm.
We will be like Tom Hornbein and Willie Unsoeld, two climbers from Seattle who in 1963 climbed the West Ridge of Everest with no more than the packs on their backs and the slender thread of alpine brotherhood to preserve them. Earlier in the month, Jim Whitaker made his name and fortune as the first American to summit Everest--via fixed lines--by the same route Hillary pioneered a decade before, and the Swiss after him. Whitaker was gaudily celebrated as America's Mountaineer while Hornbein and Unsoeld returned to quieter lives. Today, Whitaker is a footnote in climbing history, but Hornbein and Unsoeld are monuments who changed climbing forever.
Indoor racing in Seattle will be fast, light, and self-contained. We will pursue excellence and push each other as never before. We will be mentors to those new to the hobby and we will cultivate the young. And we will respect our budgets. My suggestion for the SARCAR trailer is that it be scrapped. That old blunderbuss served well, but I can't fathom its utility today.
Here is a picture of the drivers' stand at the Gate, fabled training ground of national champions.
http://www.clevelandcarpetracing.com...ture%20091.jpg
For our track, I'm thinking 18" high carpeted boxes. That or milk crates.
Go fast, go light.
I'm off to Timezone for my ass-whooping.
We will be like Tom Hornbein and Willie Unsoeld, two climbers from Seattle who in 1963 climbed the West Ridge of Everest with no more than the packs on their backs and the slender thread of alpine brotherhood to preserve them. Earlier in the month, Jim Whitaker made his name and fortune as the first American to summit Everest--via fixed lines--by the same route Hillary pioneered a decade before, and the Swiss after him. Whitaker was gaudily celebrated as America's Mountaineer while Hornbein and Unsoeld returned to quieter lives. Today, Whitaker is a footnote in climbing history, but Hornbein and Unsoeld are monuments who changed climbing forever.
Indoor racing in Seattle will be fast, light, and self-contained. We will pursue excellence and push each other as never before. We will be mentors to those new to the hobby and we will cultivate the young. And we will respect our budgets. My suggestion for the SARCAR trailer is that it be scrapped. That old blunderbuss served well, but I can't fathom its utility today.
Here is a picture of the drivers' stand at the Gate, fabled training ground of national champions.
http://www.clevelandcarpetracing.com...ture%20091.jpg
For our track, I'm thinking 18" high carpeted boxes. That or milk crates.
Go fast, go light.
I'm off to Timezone for my ass-whooping.
Sweet!
Our motto: Seattle RC racers...we float like a butterfly and sting like a tomahawk missile. At mach 3. In the face.
