H.O Racing Today

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support [https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support]

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support [https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support]

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support [https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support]

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 [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/ [http://www.onestopslotshop.com/] Information on the Vibrator cars discussed: https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/aurora-vibrators-series [https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/aurora-vibrators-series] North Jersey H.O Slot Car Racers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NJHOSCR [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NJHOSCR] COHORA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA [https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support [https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support]

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 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tWQA9bXKHfyFO2PtoINxQ] Website: https://hcslots.com/ [https://hcslots.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harden-Creek-Slot-Cars-LLC/1523403984577823?eid=ARBhc0emWMR2cgdkyD_6-8d2HCPUB9YHFAjTQRiFFbnUPW-93C61k2QvO_MrWguyr-0FPdC0hvTzPcdb&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100000567091484&fref=tag [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harden-Creek-Slot-Cars-LLC/1523403984577823?eid=ARBhc0emWMR2cgdkyD_6-8d2HCPUB9YHFAjTQRiFFbnUPW-93C61k2QvO_MrWguyr-0FPdC0hvTzPcdb&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100000567091484&fref=tag] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support [https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support]