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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 6, 2008 23:43:22 GMT -6
Just a reminder to all the pre-registered racers....as you finalize your car line-up please send me an e-mail or PM with your line-up (car names/classes). I need your completed line-ups by August 23rd !! I will take care of filling out your entry form and forwarding all the info to Warren so he can put it in the computer. When you arrive at the BGN for check-in/inspection all you will have to do is let the inspectors know you are pre-registered and they will have your entry form there.
Please keep an eye on this thread over the next few days for an important announcement on check-in/inspection !!
Thanks everyone,
Lucky 13
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 11, 2008 0:02:15 GMT -6
The Bluegrass Nationals are fast approaching and things are moving along as planned. I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone out there who has/is supporting this race. When I decided to run another race to replace the North Coast Open that I ran in Ohio, I had NO idea it would take off like it did !! The race is up to around 55 pre-registered racers and I really wouldn't be surprised to see 200 cars based on the car count I have as of right now. In order to deal with such a large amount of cars we are making a few changes for check-in/inspection. I have rented "The Center" for Friday night also and we will allow racers to come in and get their cars checked-in/inspected if they choose. "The Center" is a secure building and will be locked down when we leave so your cars will be fine staying there. Getting as many cars inspected Friday night as we can will help alleviate the burden of trying to inspect 200 cars Saturday morning. So if you are in town Friday night and want to see "The Center" and get your cars teched-in that would be great !! The check-in/Inspection times are listed below. Check-in/Inspection Friday Night 8pm-10:45pm Saturday Morning 7:30am-10:00am Also, I have been ask about having cars shipped to my house by the guys who are flying in so they don't have to carry the cars on with them. This is no problem at all. If you want to do this, just contact me and I will give you my address for shipping. I would also ask that anyone who is proxy racing a car(s) to try to have it/them shipped to me by no later than August 23rd. One last thing. This is not 100% confirmed yet and I will let everyone know either way when/if it happens, but we are looking into a 6 Lane Best Track for the race. Hopefully this comes through for us !! Thanks again Everyone !! I looking forward to seeing all of you !! Just remember, this race is a competition but it is also about having fun, meeting the people behind the names, seeing old friends, making new ones, winning some cool door prizes and just doing what we enjoy the most..racing pinewood derby cars !! Lucky 13
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 13, 2008 1:43:14 GMT -6
I received this photo from FAST Racing of "The TOOBs" that he custom made as door prizes for the Bluegrass Nationals !! 4 lucky racers are going to walk away from the race very happy thanks to FAST Racing and his great work !! Thank you FAST Racing !!
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 17, 2008 23:12:19 GMT -6
The 42ft Best Track 6 lane is a go for the BGN !! I'd like to thank Warren for his hard work getting it together in time for the race. The track will help tremendously with the amount of cars that will be racing.
JUST A REMINDER !!!!! I NEED ALL THE PRE-REGISTERED RACERS TO SEND ME THEIR FINAL CAR LINE-UP BY SATURDAY (23RD) NIGHT !!! PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE AND E-MAIL OR PM IT TO ME !!!
All the pre-registered racers will also be receiving a "goody bag" with different items from some of the race sponsors !!
Proxy racers..Please try to have your cars shipped to me by this weekend !! Just drop me an e-mail or pm if you need my address !!
Please Please Please get those final car line-ups in guys and gals !! The race is less then 2 weeks away now and time is ticking !! Thank You !!
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Post by DerbyDoc.com on Aug 18, 2008 20:26:23 GMT -6
Hey Lucky. You can add this one to my list of cars for the BGN. I guess I'll call it Flamable. It will be a limited.
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 19, 2008 23:22:19 GMT -6
It's starting to look like Christmas in July August in my office !! Some of you guys would go into a "derby comma" if you seen all the stuff I have and there's more on the way !! I love it !
I received a HUGE box of assorted goodies from the one and only "DerbyWorx". I want to give some huge props to Bill Launius and DerbyWorx. Bill has been an avid supporter of league racing from the word "go" and has also supported EVERY live race I've hosted or helped with. There is no doubt that DerbyWorx has donated thousands of dollars worth of products to help all of us with our "addiction" and help make the races that much better. Whenever I've called Bill and ask him to help out with a race his response has always been the same, "Whatever you need bro". DerbyWorx also sponsored the trophies for the BGN !! So with that being said, Thank you DerbyWorx for your continued support of this hobby we all love !!
I also received the BGN t-shirts yesterday and they are AWESOME !! Thank you again to Michael Uretsky (GravityCraftsman) and Eastern Benefits Group for Sponsoring them !! Mr. Uretsky also threw in a couple "special" white BGN shirts for all the racers who attend to sign. Both shirts will then be given away at the end of the race. I'm not sure who the company is that made the shirts, but they did a fantastic job !! All you racers who pre-registered before August 5th will be glad you did !!
Remember... I need all the pre-registered racers to get their line-ups to me by this Saturday August 23rd !! I will post a list tomorrow of what I have so far !!
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 22, 2008 2:10:38 GMT -6
Anyone want a cool stencil ? Well, if you are pre-registered you are going to get one, courtesy of Tory over at www.derbydoc.com !! Tory is giving every pre-registered racer a free stencil and he also sent some packs of stencils as door prizes. He even snuck in a few of his new designs that will be available through his web-site very soon, just don't tell him I told you that !! Thank you Derbydoc !!
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 23, 2008 0:22:29 GMT -6
Door prizes are still arriving and some of the proxy cars as well. I received packages from www.derbydominator.com and www.derbychamp.com yesterday. Darryl over at www.derbydominator.com sent 12 $25 dollar gift certificates and 12 of his speed tip books on cd. Thank you Derbydominator. David Meade at www.derbychamp.com sent an assortment of tungsten products !! Thank you DerbyChamp !! Today is the last day to Pre-Register !! Please make sure to get those line-ups to me !! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to Pre-Register !! DerbyWorx wheels and axles !!!! Assortment from Best Track, Pine-Pro, Dremel and Pine-Car !!!
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 23, 2008 23:57:37 GMT -6
Pre-registration list has been updated !! 185 cars (if my math is correct) have been pre-registered !! WOW !! Please check and make sure your line-ups are correct and let me know if not !! Thank you to everyone who took time to pre-register !! Here is what we have so far...
15 Novice Cars
40 Limited
38 Stock
36 Modified
18 Pro-Stock
24 Pro-Modifieds
14 Hot Rod 66
Slkrnsnt Racing Grumpy's Toy 3 - Pro-Stock Grumpy's Toy 4 - Pro-Stock Grumpy's Toy - Pro-Modified Grumpy's Toy 5 - Pro-Modified The Grump - Hot Rod 66 The Grump 2 - Hot Rod 66
SRC Racing Xango - Stock Po-Boy - Stock Po-Boy 2 - Modified
Carolina Gravity Sports Delivrance - Limited Eruption - Pro-Modified Gold Rush - Stock Judgement Day - Modified
Jr. Gravity Sports Kid Ego - Stock Youth Ying-Yang - Limited Youth Seek & Destroy - Modified Youth
ProQuest Performance Wasabi - Limited ProQuest 2 - Limited Waza - Stock Bad Habit 4 - Stock Ron - Modified Hermoine - Modified
JAC Racing Chum - Stock Meltdown - Modified Nitrous - Limited Vortec - Limited Plan B - Modified
3Cub Racing Widow Maker - Limited Bluegrass Gnat - Modified Old Yeller - Hot Rod 66 Out of Time - Stock
Dashing Dee 3CR Pink Lady - Novice
Sam Slick 3CR Flame Strike - Novice Youth
Ronnie Racer 3CR USA-1 - Novice Youth
Action Alex 3CR Black Widow - -Novice Youth
Lucky 13 Pinewood Racing Miss Misery - Limited Sinister-X - Limited Prozak - Modified Whiplash - Modified Karma - Stock Heavy Debt - Stock Chaotic - Pro-Modified Mayhem - Pro-Stock
Phantom Racing Bone-Crusher - Limited Youth
Rooster Racing White Lightning - Limited Youth
HappyEvil Racing Wraith - Modified Youth Tempest - Limited Youth
B&B Racing Ajax- Pro-Stock High Roller - Pro-Stock Bullets - Modified Short Circuit - Pro-Modified Snake Eyes - Pro-Modified Joker - Hot Rod 66 Joker 2 - Hot Rod 66 Hammered - Limited
BeakerBoys Racing Havoc - Stock Raptor - Limited Psycho - Pro-Stock Typhoon - Pro-Stock Shimmer - Modified Phantom - Pro-Modified No Brakes - Hot Rod 66 Tempest - Stock
BeakerGirl Racing Bubblicious - Modified Fare Lady - Pro-Modified Beakerette - Stock
CSR Racing Sick Thunder - Novice Youth Richochet - Novice Youth Kamakazi - Stock Youth Talon - Limited Youth Vortex - Pro-Stock Skull - Modified Youth Chaos - Pro-Modified 4ontheFloor - Hot Rod 66
TJR Racing Detonator - Novice Youth Blue Hornet - Novice Youth Venom - Stock Youth Shadow - Limited Youth Cyclone - Pro-Stock Flames - Modifed Youth Excalibur - Pro-Modified Double Clutch - Hot Rod 66
Slow Steve Racing Groovy Greenie - Limited Sushi - Limited Orange Car - Limited
Mad Max Racing Mad Max - Novice Youth
Dainty Dancer Pretty in Pink - Limited Youth
Atlas Derby Cars Humerus - Stock Gray Matter - Stock Ostein - Limited Ozone - Limited Femur - Modified
Jr Atlas Derby Cars Killer - Stock Youth
Miss Atlas Derby Cars Striped Mobile - Stock Youth
Team WillBill Lightning Strikes - Pro-Modified
HyperDrive Racing Harthingy - Hot Rod 66 Barbarino - Pro-Stock Tribal - Novice Limited Edition - Limited
Tarver Racing Tonga - Stock Youth
TT Racing Fahrverlubin - Stock Indy Car - Stock 10 Pesos - Stock
Arch Prime Time - Pro-Stock Mocha - Pro-Modified
DaPine Racing Honu - Limited Mahi-Mahi - Limited Toe Jam 2 - Stock Toe Jam 3 - Stock Tiki-Time - Modified Light Show - Modified "A'a" - Pro-Stock Buckaloose - Pro-Stock Shun - Pro-Modified Gonzo - Pro-Modified Altered - Hot Rod 66 Milner - Hot Rod 66 Blue-Per - Stock Huna - Pro-Stock On Da Chip - Modified Mod Rod - Hot Rod 66 Slippree - Pro-Modified
Pinecar Dynamics Boo - Novice
Team Bubba Purple Hazed - Hot Rod 66 Disclosure - Pro-Modified
Rookie Rocket Racing Diddy Mario - Modified Youth
Mister DS Racing Batman Returns - Modified Youth
Daddy's Girl Only Racing Sleeping Beauty - Novice Youth
DerbyWidow N/A
Mr. Slick N/A 234 Racing Rails - Limited Redemption - Stock Re-Entry - Pro-Stock Tribal - Pro-Stock Heat - Pro-Modified
234 Racing 2 Old School - Novice Youth Venom - Limited Youth
234 Racing 3 Tootsie - Novice Youth
Lester Racing Nekkid Running Bear - Modified
Lester Racing 2 Blue Dart - Limited Youth Paint Me Please - Stock Youth
Lester Racing 3 Green Mile - Limited Youth Primer Slug - Stock Youth
Lester Racing 4 Red Candy - Novice Youth
Sappington Racing Round Midnight - Limited Giant Steps - Limited Saske01 - Stock Eclipse 2 - Stock Purple Haze - Modified Un-named - Modified Fuego Rojo - Pro-Modified Zapping Ten - Pro-Modified Red, White & Bluegrass - Pro-Modified
GravityCraftsman Chrome Fever - Stock Mach 7 - Limited Blue Steam - Pro-Stock Black Fire - Stock Dad's Klunker - Hot Rod 66
Firenze Derby SportsCars Red Pepper - Limited Hot Chile - Limited Viva XRB - Modified Slider Bye - Modified Green Chile - Pro-Modified Tangerine Ice - Pro-Modified Green Pepper - Pro-Modified Viva XLR - Pro-Modifed
Zoomer Racing White Lightning - Limited Drago - Limited FireBird - Stock Conquerer - Stock Bluegrass Cat - Modified Challenger - Pro-Stock Stinger - Pro-Stock
CougarDog Racing CupCake - Modified
Rambling Wreck Engineering Buzz - Modified Youth Green Hornet - Modified Youth
Hardrock Performance Cottonwood - Modified Youth
Abigirl Racing Katrina - Modified Youth
Team Jewkes Barbarino - Limited Black Eye - Limited La's Revenge - Limited Hoof Hearted 2 - Stock Chicken Pox - Stock DerbyDad4Hire - Modified
Knothead Racing Cyclone - Limited Scarlet Knight - Modified Fridge - Modified
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 26, 2008 23:34:57 GMT -6
He guys, sorry I haven't been on the boards in a few days. I have been really busy making sure everything is in order for the race. Yesterday I just had to take a breather and re-group. I'm still receiving door prizes and more proxy cars have arrived. the final car count I sent to Warren was 185 cars !! With walk-ins I'd say we will hit around 220 cars, amazing !! Word of the BGN has gotten out locally and I know of a few guys in the area who will be joining in on the race as well as people who are coming just to watch !! Thank you to everyone for all the support of this race. I've been receiving questions about the race over the last few weeks and I thought I would try to address them all at once. Also, I just want to go over a few details. Check-in/Tech-in :Friday Night 8pm-10:45pm Saturday 7:30am- 10:00am Cars checked in Friday night must remain at The Center. The Center is a secure building and will be locked down. Live Feed:Yes, Internet will be available and the plan is to broadcast the race live. Please make sure Warren and/or DerbyDoc has your Yahoo Instant Messenger name !! Please bring blocks of wood to sit your cars on !!Tables and Chairs will be provided !!The Center has a concession stand and it will be open Saturday during the raceShow cars:There is no show division at the BGN, sorry !! I have been asked if I would set up a table for people to show off some of their non-racing cars (Pick-Up trucks, Old School Cars, Door Slammers, Big Rigs and other creations). The answers is, YES !! Where Am I Going ?:Once you are in Somerset and on Rte 27 you will see that all the intersections are numbered !! This makes finding your way very easy. Here are a few locations and what light you will find them at. The Center is in between lights 14-15 and located on the east side of the road. BIG sign, hard to miss !! Wal-Mart, light 13, in case you need any last minute items or forget anything. Days Inn, Light 2 Holiday Inn, Light 1 Super 8, Light 8 Knights Inn and Budget Inn, Light 12 Hampton Inn, Light 20 Comfort Inn, Light 22 If anyone needs to know where anything else is, just drop me a line !!When you pull into The Center you will head down the drive and take the road the veers to the right. This will take you to the south parking lot. The race is located in the Exhibit Hall South. You will see a set of doors at the southwest corner of the building, enter there. Here is a link to a picture of the floor plan. www.centertech.com/con-services/floor.phpRace questions:If a car jumps the track ? The heat will be re-run. If it happens again, the car in question will be Dqed. We can't allow a racers car to continue if it may cause damage to the other participants cars. How is race "scored" ?All cars will run once in each lane. The average of those 6 runs determines the cars placement. NO runs are dropped, all 6 count. What are racers allowed to do to their cars in between races ? Can adjustments be made ? re-lube ?Once a car is inspected you are asked to take it to the designated staging/holding area where the car should remain until it is called to race and returned immediately after the race. NO work can be performed to any car after it has been inspected (unless damage occurs during a race, this will addressed). Anyone caught re-lubing or making any type of adjustments/changes to a car after inspection will have that car DQed from any further racing. Car damage:In the event a car is damaged, the racer will be given time to fix it, if the car can be fixed. We are all adults and experienced racers and would be the first to know if a car can be fixed in a minimal amount of time. If your car becomes damaged and you know it can't be fixed in a reasonable amount of time or can't be fixed at all, please say so !! Will there be a designated car holding area ?Yes, there will be tables set up for the cars to be placed at. ALL racing cars must be there, no personal "pit areas" are allowed. Everyones cars must be on the designated tables. Cars must remain on the table until called to race and returned after. ALL DECISIONS BY RACE OFFICIALS ARE FINAL !! ARGUING WITH ANY OFFICIAL WILL BE CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OF SAID RACER FROM THE EVENT !!Are there rules of conduct ?Yes, We are all adults and are expected to act like adults. People will be at this race just to spectate. People will also be bringing their family's, including children. Please refrain from use of vulgar language or inappropriate behavior. Fighting, arguing will get you a first class ticket out the front doors !! No exceptions !! I'm sure many people out there think we are crazy enough for being grown men (and women) racing gravity powered wooden cars, let's not prove them right !! The point of this race as I mentioned in an earlier post is to have fun, meet old friends, make new ones and to have fun doing what we all love doing so much..racing gravity powered wooden cars. Thanks everyone !! Best of Luck to all of you !! Be safe in your travels !! If you have any questions about anything else, please contact me !!
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Post by Lucky 13 on Aug 28, 2008 20:29:19 GMT -6
Hello Everyone !! This will probably be my last post before the BGN. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. Please be safe in your travel and be prepared to have a lot of fun in Somerset this weekend. I received a huge box of Dremel items today from Blake Goddard. Mr Goddard will be running the "Pinewood Cup" next year in Utah. The location and race look to be fantastic. Fliers with info about the race will be available at the BGN ! Thank you Mr. Goddard. www.pinewoodcup.comDerbyDoc also sent some gift certificates that can be used over at www.derbydoc.com as well as a some stencil packs and a stencil for every racer !! Thank you Tory !! I also received the Pit Shirts from Michael Uretsky (GravityCraftsman). They are very sharp !! Thank you GravityCraftsman !! All the proxy cars have arrived. I stopped at The Center today. It was really cool to walk into the reception area and see the "Bluegrass Nationals Pinewood Derby Race" on the announcement screen !! Wait until you guys see the Exhibit Hall, it's huge !! One last thing to all the pre-registered racers. When you arrive, all you need to do is get in line and have your cars inspected. I already have your registration forms filled out and the tech-in crew will have them. Just tell them who you are and they will find it. Also, your names are already entered into the drawing for door prizes. If you have any line-up changes just let the tech-in crew know and they will take care of it !! Thanks again !!
Lucky 13
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Post by Gravitycraftsman on Aug 28, 2008 22:03:15 GMT -6
Good Luck To All Racers! ;D
Sorry I can't be there personally to meet my fellow Pine Heads!
It's hard to believe the BGN is finally here!
Congrats to Lucky and all others who have contributed their time, energy and resources to help make a first class event!
The Race Officials will be Styling! You can't miss'm!
I want here that Khouse Grove all the way up North!
GC
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derbydominator
Head in the Pine
"Zero Gravity" PWDR Pro Modified
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Post by derbydominator on Aug 29, 2008 8:52:51 GMT -6
Greetings BGN racers, Just to let you know for the gift certificates, I finally got the additional racing wheels from DerbyWorx on the website. I've had the wheels for some time, just not enough time to get some website work completed. In addition to Krytox in the .5 oz. bottle, I have the SS, SSN, RS, and RSN wheels on the site now. The Precision Stock, Pro Stock, Inertia Lites and Ultra Lites are there as well. I'll have the white RSN's on the site by the middle of next week and should have Nye Oil II within a week or so as well. The links to the site and the wheels page are : www.derbydominator.com/index.htmlwww.derbydominator.com/Wheels.htmThe link for the speed supplies page for the krytox is (Nye Oil will be here as well) www.derbydominator.com/Accessories.htmGood luck at BGN!!! Darryl
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FiRENZE
Addicted to Speed
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Post by FiRENZE on Sept 1, 2008 9:07:43 GMT -6
We would like to say Thanks to all the people that produced the 2008 Bluegrass Nationals! Congratulations to each of the winners. The speed at which many racers performed was surprising and set new track records. The knowledge gained through conversing with individual builders and viewing their cars “up close” is quite an education in the world of Pinewood Derby Racing. Since entering the 2007 Lima Ohio event we have experienced an increase of speed with our cars by as much as fifteen to twenty percent. This is a hobby (or sport) which offers both a challenge for speed and entertainment.
Tom
Firenze Derby SportsCars
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Post by DerbyDoc.com on Sept 1, 2008 16:58:54 GMT -6
Hey Tom, I like the new avatar. Your cars are always sharp.
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FiRENZE
Addicted to Speed
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Post by FiRENZE on Sept 2, 2008 16:21:22 GMT -6
DerbyDoc,
Thanks for the compliment. We were looking forward to meeting you at the Bluegrass Nationals and having the opportunity to see your cars race. Appreciate the short turn-a-round on the order last week for the wheels and axles. The cars were two identical Ford GTs which had the best recorded times for us since proxy racing in March 2007.
Tom
Firenze Derby SportsCars
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Post by Lucky 13 on Sept 5, 2008 17:14:13 GMT -6
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