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Mods & Rockers 09

Friday, March 26th, 2010

It’s been almost a year since the 2009 Mods and Rockers party. We figured it was about time to share all the photos with you.  Just as a reminder that Mods & Rockers 2010 is coming up soon.

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Unofficial GSTA Car Show After Party

Friday, March 26th, 2010

showBluecat is sponsoring an awesome show March 27th at Lee’s Liquor Lounge. The Reckless Ones, Hot Rod Hearse, The Trobbing Hot Rods, Cool Hand will be bringing the awesome.

Saturday March 27 — $7 — 9pm

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Pinewood Results

Friday, March 26th, 2010

pinewood1pinewood2The Pinewood Derby was a huge success. The turnout was awesome, far more people that we expected turned out. Here are the top placers in 3 categories.
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PINE WOOD DERBY RACE- SAT. JANUARY 30TH 7pm

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

bluepinewood-pdfWeigh in begins at 7pm.

Racing about 8ish. ALL cars must pass tech inspection. VINTAGE and STOCK have a 5 oz limit. OPEN-MOD will have a 8 oz limit.

Rules for VINTAGE-all cars must pass tech inspection-
1. Must be a true vintage pine wood derby car.
2. If any broken parts-new parts- wheels, axles- my be used in place. in the spirit of things we ask that you try to use all vintage part’s if possible.
3. It is a 5 ounce weight class. Again, 5 OUNCE WEIGHT CLASS FOR VINTAGE.
4. other than that, TRY to use standard BSA rules/parts and apply to you’re older car.

Rules for STOCK-all cars must pass tech inspection-
1. Standard Boy Scouts Rules- http://www.losalamos.com/bsa/councilpinewoodrules.pdf.

Rules for Open Mod Class-
1. Weight class for open mod will be 8 OUNCE. It will be a heavy car but should make for same good racing.
2. Nothing on/in the car that would damage the race track in any way.
3. No propellants of any kind-see rule 2
3. Other than that…..

Beer will be here.
We will be spinning records.
We’ll have tools to repair or do what ever to you’re car in the shop at the time of the race.
We have to rent the track so any donations appreciated to race. Whatever ya got.

Race rules will be at BlueCat discretion.
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Jeff’s cafe racer featured

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

shop1BlueCat mechanic Jeff Chaffin’s custom rebuilt Yamaha took second place in a local motorcycle show. This bike has been rebuilt from the bottom up to include all the style of an old 50’s cafe racer. It’s bare recognizable as a yamaha now - but it runs like a brand new bike.

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