Hello everyone! We are back from our extended hiatus with a very special preview episode for the upcoming 46th Annual HOPRA National Championships in Aurora, Ohio from June 21st to the 26th! In this episode, me and guest co host Nick Kanan cover the basic overview of what HOPRA is, what the national championships are and notable story-lines coming into this year. We also make our predictions on who is going to win each of the National Championship and Support classes. Lastly we give our goals for the Nationals this year! This episode is dedicated to the memory of Tom Shepherd, Sam Heller, Mike Sidwell and James Kennedy. The Nationals will be dedicated to them as well, and they will be dearly missed by the H.O and HOPRA community. The National Championships will be held at the Bertram Hotel in Aurora, Ohio at 600 N Aurora Rd. Feel free to come by if you are in the area June 21st-26th and watch the races! If you can't attend, the races will be livestreamed on the RPMs and Eddie Delfin's YouTube channels here (click each of the links then go to the Videos tab on the channel pages to see upcoming livestreams): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDxDKR_UdcS65Y1LIEFx7lA
https://www.youtube.com/user/eadelfin
HOPRA: https://www.hopra.net/
46th HOPRA Nationals race schedule: https://18a68f28-6b13-4294-ad79-c29249edb7e7.filesusr.com/ugd/49bc8b_eb902a496e844a1f89442ea9ffccee83.pdf
I'd like to thank Nick Kanan for being a great co host and best luck to him in his races at the Nats! We'd also like to thank all of the sponsors that support HOPRA - your support is greatly appreciated! Check out a list of sponsors on the HOPRA home page by toggling the Nationals tab then clicking 2021 & scrolling to the bottom of the page. You can access each of the sponsor's websites / Facebooks by clicking their logos.
Hello everyone! I apologize for the late episode as family and work have gotten very busy during this time. This week we welcomed Brad Bowman of Bowman Tracks onto the podcast to discuss his business and the story of the Katz Spa Ring in which he hosts the annual 24 Hours of Katz Spa Ring. I then reflect on the year of 2020 around the hobby and offer a sneak peek into the COHORA Winter into Spring schedule for 2021 and the events set to take place around the hobby.
We want to dedicate this episode to John Cukras and Oscar Koveleski. John passed on the morning of November 30th 2020, and Oscar on December 29th. Both were big figures in our tiny hobby, and contributed a large part to the golden age of hobby in the 1960s. John is also responsible for designing the Tyco 440x2 chassis which became a force in HOPRA racing from the mid 80's to the early 90's, and someone a lot of us racers looked up to. Oscar was a Sports Car Club of America Hall of Famer who founded AutoWorld, a mail order catalog specializing in slot cars, RC cars and models which was an essential pathway for many racers to get parts in the 1960's, and continued to promote and support the hobby up until his unfortunate passing. We all here at H.O Racing Today would like to send our sympathies to their friends and family, and their legacies will live on.
Hello everyone! We are very sorry for the belated upload so we decided to gift you all an hour long episode! This week we welcomed Doug Napier of the TJetClub on for a very special episode highlighting his company TJetClub, racing with the HOSERS racing club and the future of H.O racing among the younger generation and what needs to be done to keep this awesome hobby alive. A recap of COHORA's current Fall into Winter 2020 season is given and the rise of the WizJet chassis in the COHORA Mod T-Jet class. A technical analysis is also given of the difference between the COHORA Stock T-Jets and Skinny Cup classes, as well as a LifeLike body clip sold by Harden Creek COHORA is set to use in the future. Check Doug's website, Facebook and YouTube channel below as new content is constantly uploaded every week:
This episode is dedicated to Joe Laskowski, who passed away early this morning. Joe was a big part of the Great Lakes Slot Car club and attended the Ohio Cup on multiple occasions. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor and always had a smile on his face at the track. We send condolences to his friends and family during this immensely difficult time.
TJetClub
Website: https://www.tjetclub.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TJetClub/ (Live Auction every Monday night!! 6:30 pm CST / 8:30 pm EST)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwh_DkyL-gv-xxsu_NwXOXA
Harden Creek LifeLike body clip (Terry also sells Tyco / AFX / Tomy body clips as well): https://shop.hcslots.com/Life-Like-Hard-Body-Clip-for-Viper-V1-BSRT-G3-Tomy-Super-G-Plus-p287.html
Hello everyone! We'd like to welcome back to Episode 21 of the H.O Racing Podcast. This week I welcome 1962 Ford-Aurora Grand Nationals champion Henry Harnish to discuss his 1962 Nationals win and the strategies and mechanical tricks he used to win. We also discuss him getting back into the hobby after a 35 year hiatus and some culture shock he experienced when reentering the hobby, and the difficulties of tuning a Vibe chassis and using the old school Aurora steering controllers. After I give a slight update on future news on the fall COHORA season.
This episode is dedicated to all 9/11 victims and their families. We will never forget you and sending all thoughts and prayers to you.
Be sure to check out Henry's website for a treasure trove of information on the 1962 Aurora Nationals: https://www.henryharnish.com/high/index.htm
Also check out One Stop Slot Shop for all of your racing hop up needs: http://www.onestopslotshop.com/
Information on the Vibrator cars discussed: https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/aurora-vibrators-series
North Jersey H.O Slot Car Racers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NJHOSCR
COHORA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA
Hello everyone! We'd like to welcome you all back for a very special 20th episode of the H.O Racing Today podcast. This week me and special guest co host Nick Kanan welcomed Terry Flynn of Harden Creek Slots Cars, LLC back on the podcast for a more technical themed episode around Terry's various projects and updates surrounding the Life Like brand. Terry also gives a breakdown of the tooling acquired and missing during his purchase of Life Like from Walthers, and a sneak peek into the continued development of the Super 7 chassis. We also talk about the new media direction and marketing the hobby needs to expand the audience and the rise of 3-D printing in the prototyping process. Nick and Chase also give updates surrounding the hobby of HO racing and Chase gives a recap of last week's COHORA race at Ron's. Check out Harden Creek below as they offer a great selection of aftermarket parts along with informative technical videos and set reviews.
Hey all - I hope to get back on a consistent uploading schedule soon, school and work has been busy for me, Adam and Nick and we hate not making content for you all. We have alot of exciting ideas and cannot wait to share them with you all. Stay safe, healthy and happy racing!
-Chase
Harden Creek Slot Cars
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tWQA9bXKHfyFO2PtoINxQ
Website: https://hcslots.com/
Hello everyone! This week Chase talks with Illinois HOPRA legend Herb Henson Sr. and also welcomes Mark Rosenwinkel on as a guest cohost. Today we discuss Herb's early days in racing in Flora, IL and the early days of HOPRA, along with discussing Herb's 3rd place finish in the 1972 Twinn K Nationals and hosting of the 1977 HOPRA National Championship in his hometown in Flora. We also discuss his infamous magnet pan car and his work in the community of Flora as he has been a mentor to many young men in his lifetime. After Chase gives the COHORA Recap of the Week.
We want to send our biggest condolences to the family of Tom Shepard as he passed away June 21st from a heart attack at 52 years old. Tom sat on the HOPRA board of directors, was a 4 time National Champion and was well known for his slot car tires. His wife Melissa and him had just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. You can donate to Melissa and his son Jordan here: https://www.randallroberts.com/obituary/Tom-Shepherd?fbclid=IwAR1tKDPilw4XI_sBpuyzJfbWx6OZFjrzrWm8P-pGkm4hG_wLnOAEpoknW_E
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
HOPRA website including a NEW history section: https://www.hopra.net/
Hello all! This week we are honored to welcome Harden Creek Slot Car owner Terry Flynn onto the podcast to discuss his business, the acquistion of Life Like Racing by Harden Creek, and the future of the hobby in marketing to the younger generation. We also welcome Nick Kanan of NKSlots on as guest co host as we also break down the iRacing H.O Invitational series race at Texas and a sneak peek into the final week of Season 1 and the upcoming schedule for season 2. We also recap the COHORA series race that occurred on June 12th and give race results. We really enjoyed making today's podcast and it opened up some new topics we'd love to cover in the future!
Note: I just realized later in the podcast that Terry's mic was malfunctioning to the point that it was fading out and skipping. We had conducted a test before the podcast and it did not have an issue. I also mispronounced Nick's last name which I mention at the start of the podcast. I'm sorry guys! - Chase
Check out Terry's company Harden Creek: https://hcslots.com/
Check out Nick's Twitch channel and slot car page: https://www.twitch.tv/nickpontmercy https://www.facebook.com/NKSlots/
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Hello everyone! We are finally back after a two month hiatus due to school and other obligations. We are super excited to be back and this episode we go into detail on how the H.O hobby has been since the start of the pandemic and what events have been affected including an announcement about the 2020 HOPRA National Championships we talked about in Episode 2. We also go into depth on the Coronavirus Challenge held by Rusty Jackson, the H.O Invitational iRacing Series set up by Roger Porcelli, and the meeting held by COHORA and a sneak peek at our 2020 Summer Schedule. We also talk after about the Skinny Cup class and how they will drive on the track and the subject of armature winding. We hope to resume a consistent uploading schedule but school comes first for both of us. Thank you all for getting us to ONE THOUSAND total views as me and Adam really appreciate it.
Central Ohio HO Racing Association: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Watch the iRacing Invitational Series here, Thursday nights at 8 pm EST( Also can watch previous races): https://www.twitch.tv/nickpontmercy
Here are all of the sponsors to check out, and again thank you so much for all of the things they do for the hobby:
Hurricane Electric Motorsports Products: https://www.facebook.com/H.E.M.P.slots/
Viper Scale Racing: https://viperscaleracing.com/
Wizzard High Performance: https://wizzardho.com/
Harden Creek Slot Cars: https://hcslots.com/
BSRT: http://www.scaleauto.com/bsrt/
HOPRA: https://www.hopra.net/
RPMS: https://www.highrpms.net/
DG Designs: https://www.facebook.com/dgraboskidesigns/
H.O.S.T Racing Bodies: http://www.horacingbodies.com/
Marty Leslie (Great body painter!): https://www.facebook.com/marty.leslie.1
Slottrak: http://www.slottrak.com/
Hello everyone! This week Chase welcomes Steve Medanic onto the podcast to talk about The 1972 Parma Nationals, 1980's HOPRA and how Steve's company MaDD Products became one of the largest HO body makers in the hobby, along with his advice to a new racer to the world of H.O Racing. Chase also then gives news on the 2020 Ohio Cup and what the future holds for the hobby.
Check out our official Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
Check out Steve Medanic's Siberia Racing website: http://siberiaracing.altervista.org/SRE-1.htm
DG Designs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dgraboskidesigns/
Viasue Lap Counters: https://www.viasue.com/
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Hello everyone! We apologize for the extended hiatus of the podcast as me and Adam had extended commitments with school and athletics. This week we recap the 2020 Fray in Ferndale which was dominated by Team St. Louis and Jeff Kraatz prevailing in the individual competition. We also discuss and preview the Stock T-Jet Challenge, although it is postponed until further notice due to the situation surrounding the coronavirus, as well as catching up on COHORA races that occurred during our hiatus including the race at Dean Ruppel's Roll The Dice Raceway last night!
We are also pumped to welcome DG Designs as our first ever podcast sponsor. DG specializes in controller skins, airbrushing, and various graphic design and sticker production. We both really like their products and customer service and we encourage you all to check them out for all your custom graphics needs! Give them a like and follow on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/dgraboskidesigns/
Give our Facebook a like and follow! https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Best wishes to all of our viewers worldwide on the coronavirus situation. We hope everyone stays safe and well amid this unfortunate situation.
Hello everyone! This week Chase welcomes Mark Rosenwinkel to the podcast to discuss being elected as the first National Director of HOPRA from 1979-1982, the differences of being a National Director then and now, the transition to multiple racing classes from only one, the idea of a 50th anniversary HOPRA showcase at the 50th annual National Championships in 2024, the idea of a HOPRA Hall of Fame, a reunion of the Illinois HOPRA group he raced with, and personal life and life lessons he learned while being apart of the hobby he loves. After Chase gives a double COHORA recap of Charlie Benson's Stock T-Jet race held on February 15th, and Ron Lewis' 12 Volt race that took place yesterday.
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Check out our Facebook and request to join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
Check out the COHORA Facebook for race results: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Check out HOPRA's website which Mark is helping to create a more in depth history section: https://www.hopra.net/
Hello everyone! This week Chase gives a history lesson on the Aurora Super II and the story of how it went from a promising prototype to a disappointing production car, and how the car has gained a collector's status as one of the most sought after cars in the H.O hobby. He also goes on to recap on the COHORA race held at Eddie Ball's Full Bunny Raceway, and future insight into next week's race at Charlie's HOSlotCarRacer.com Speedway.
Disenchanted: disappointed by someone or something previously respected or admired; disillusioned.
1972 Parma Nationals article by Carl Dreher: http://www.riggenho.com/parmanationals.htm
Super II basic information: http://www.hoslotcarracing.com/SuperII.html
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Check out our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
Hello everyone! This week Chase goes over all of the magnets Aurora released for their Thunderjet line and AFX lines of slot cars, as well as some tips on finding the pair of magnets for your build. After, the second race of the 2020 C.O.H.O.R.A Winter to Spring Series is recapped along with the top three points standings.
Note from Chase: I could not find the VHORS site, as it might have been discontinued.
HOSlotCarz.com article: https://www.hoslotcarz.com/chassis-pancake/aurora-and-compatible-pancake-motor-magnets
Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Hello everyone! This week Chase and Adam go over the brief and recent history of CNC Routed tracks in the world of H.O scale racing and highlight multiple leaders in the industry! They also go into plastic track and the creation of a figure 8 intersection compatible with Tomy track, as well as a recap of the test and tune held at Sean Moneypenny's Pocono trioval MaxTrax layout in Lancaster, Ohio, involving alot of Stock T-Jet Indy racing and a few other classes. Rules changes and votes were also held regarding the Stock T-Jet Indy class and are discussed.
Check us out on Facebook! : https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/?ref=bookmarks
C.O.H.O.R.A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Check out some plastic track layouts at hoslotcarracing.com!: https://www.hoslotcarracing.com/
Hello everyone! This week Chase goes over the 2020 plans for H.O Racing Today including a new logo and event plans, as well as a recap of the Tri-State Southern HOPRA group race that took place yesterday at John McCain's, where they raced 12 Volts and HOPRA Spec Racers.
Note from Chase: I also forgot to mention that Steve's Mod T-Jet COHORA race on the 18th has been cancelled.
Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
Tri State Southern HOPRA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2468056343413400/
COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
Hello All! This week Chase goes over the basics of slot car armatures and the different arms Aurora and AFX produced over time. He also goes over the C.O.H.O.R.A race held on Saturday and goes over the COHORA points standings as two races remain on the winter schedule.
HOSlotCarz T-Jet Armature Guide: https://www.hoslotcarz.com/chassis-pancake/aurora-pancake-armature-guide
HOSlotCarz AFX Armature Guide: https://www.hoslotcarz.com/chassis-pancake/aurora-pancake-armature-guide-afx
H.O Racing Today Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/
