SO CAL 2012 Winter/Spring Race Schedule...

HO RACING 2012

As mentioned in the previous post, the So Cal HO racing schedule will get started with a very cool race this coming Saturday on the unique and world famous "KATZ-SPA-RING" at Brad Bowman's place in Escondido.  The SCHOR racing season will open next month at Mike Low's place in Highland Park, where there will be racing on his all new Bowman/Dunlap made "HO INTERNATIONAL" layout. The month of March will be silent, as there is no SCHOR race venue available and Glenn Gordon unfortunately won't be able to hold his annual 8 hour Enduro in Phoenix.  The years second SCHOR race will be in April on the always fast and fabulous "RIVERSIDE BUCKTRAX" at Eddie Torre's HO Racing Complex in Rancho Cucamonga. Then for May SCHOR is scheduled to make a return to the Super Quick  "POCKET ROCKET" in La Habra. This is a far as the official race scheduling dares to go right now. We are hoping to also get a SCHOR race in on Dan Cronin's new "STINGER SCORPION" track, and SCHOR will definitely return to Mike Low's place later in the year for another race on "THE HAMMER", as well returning to Eddie's in October.  "And that's the way the racing is!" - for now.

Saturday January 21, 2012

KATZ-SPA-RING

Brad Bowman

(Huge Katz/Bowman Custom)

T-JETS, G-JETS, SUPER STOCK

Escondido, CA 92029
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Saturday February 18, 2012

SCHOR 2012 - Race #1

Mike Low's
"HO INTERNATIONAL"

(5'X12' Fast, Smooth Custom Bowman)

MODIFIED, SUPER STOCK, HARDBODY-MOD

 Los Angeles, CA 90042
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Saturday February 18, 2012

SCHOR 2012 Race #2

Dan Cronin's

CSR Raceway

(4x14 Custom - Scorpion "Stinger")

HARDBODY, SUPER STOCK, MODIFIED, and NEO 

Escondido, CA 92025

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Saturday April 21, 2012

SCHOR 2012 - Race #3

Eddie Torre's

RIVERSIDE BUCKTRAX

(6'X18' Ultra-Fast Custom Bucktrax)

NEO, MODIFIED, SUPER STOCK, HARDBODY

 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701

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Saturday June 16, 2012

SCHOR 2012 - Race #4

Mike Low's 

HAMMER 

MODIFIED, SUPER STOCK, HARDBODY

Highland Park, CA

Katz Spa Ring - First Race of 2012 in So Cal...

HO racing in 2012 will start off the year in style with the first big So Cal race being held this January 21st on the world famous Katz Spa Ring (KSR). Most people know the story (click here if you don't) of this amazing HO Slot car track, but very few outside of the San Francisco Bay Area have ever had a chance to race on it. The KSR is now located in Southern California at slot track builder Brad Bowman's place in Escondido. This video footage is from the first So Cal gathering that Brad held this past August. As you can see the KSR an is awesome and unique track with great rhythm and is a blast to drive.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE KSR VIDEOS

HOPRA 2012 HO Racing Rule Book

There are several national and regional organizations that sanction HO slot racing (SCHOR, HOPAC, MARC, UFHORA, etc.).  But HOPRA is by far the oldest, largest, and most national of them all.  Until recently you had to be a member to have accesss to their racing rules.  But they now available for all to see.  So, if you want to see "how the big boys do it".   JUST CLICK HERE    

JW's Steve McQueen #20 GULF PORSCHE 917K...

McQueen's  LeMans ride in HO Scale

Gary Cleverley - R.I.P.

It is with great sadness that I write this post.  I recently learned that Gary Cleverley passed away on December 10, 2011 which was his 59th birthday.  Gary was a one of a kind guy who lived life at a speed that most of us can only imagine.  To his friends he was a wild and crazy fun guy who love to go fast!   

Gary was a pioneer in the San Diego County slot car racing scene.  He first had "LeMan's Raceway" (photos here), a big 24th scale commercial raceway in the Vista/San Marcos area.  Later, in 1993 he introduce everyone in San Diego County to serious HO magnet racing when he opened "HO Racing and Hobbies" (see video below) in Sorrento Valley.  He brought in 3 custom Bucktrax from Scale Auto in Seattle, installed an HO dragstrip on one wall, and taught many of us the nuances of real HO slot racing.  Gary C. was friendly and helpful to his customers, and fun and generous to his friends. 



Cleverley's Prowler

He was always laughing and joking about something, and he always had a cool fast car including a couple of Plymouth/Chrysler Powlers.  After he got out of slot racing he became a very active member of The Prowler Owners Association (a lot more info here) .   Gary Cleverley will be missed.

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