CSR News
From the West Coast
#12 Feb. 1999
E Mail csr4c@jps.net1999 Schedule Tentative Any updates on schedules please fax (559) 665-2490 or e-mail csr4c@jps.net November 25 Parker AZ Rick Love January 23 Havasu CA Rick Love 24 Havasu CA Rick Love February 20-21 Brawley CA March 6-7 Oroville CA Kilos 20-21 Bakersfield CA April 24-25 Grass Valley CA May 8-9 Indio CA SO Divisionals 22-23 Oroville CA 29-30 Newberg OR June 5 Everett WA 5-6 Chowchilla CA 19-20 Copperopolis CA 19-20 Brewster WA 26-27 Seside OR July 3-4 Marysville CA 10-11 Olympia WA 17-18 Pateros WA 26-31 Bakersfield CA Nationals August 14-15 Nicolas CA 14-15 Connell WA 21-22 Eatonville WA 28-29 Isleton CA September 4-5 Sutherlin OR 11-12 Suisun City CA 17-19 San Diego CA 18-19 Yelm WA 25-26 Lodi, CA October 9-10 Pleasanton CA 16 (kilos)Linclon City OR Good Crowd at Havasu SCOA raced at Havasu Landing CA, on the west side of the lake. Thanks to CSR’s Ed "Tito" Smith for making this race possible with sponsorship from the Indian Counsel. Rick Love said: "This is how I had envisioned out- board racing, bleachers erected for spectators and a good crowd on hand". The four region 12 CSR drivers were there for the race. "Tito" Jr. thrilled the spectators with a flip on Saturday and a spinout on Sunday. He did manage to win the second heat on Sunday. When it was all over, Rick Love continued is dominance in Southern California with his third win in row. Erine Dawe would like to thank the region 11 drivers that came to the race. R.J. West, Bill Rucker, Jean Mackay and chief tumble weed collector Mike Wilson. How Fast Will a CSR Go? (In competition trim)
For only the cost of a postage stamp you can enter this contest. However you must race a C Stock Runabout to Win! Better yet, If you are eligible for the Region 11 kilo record (see last issue for rules) enter the kilos at Oroville and March 6th & 7th.
Contest rules to see who can guess the speed of the Region 11 CSR Kilo record holder: 1st prize – Entry fee paid for one day of a 1999 CSR race. The race to be announced at a later date. 2nd prize – 10 gallons of gas for your CSR tow vehicle at the above CSR race. More prizes in the works! To enter place your name, address & phone number along with your speed guess, to the closest thousandth of a second (three decimal places .000) in a sealed envelope, mail it to: CSR Speed 2721 La Junta Ct. Turlock, CA 95382 Entry must be received before the race director leaves for Oroville. Or bring it to the Region 11 kilos on March 6th. Your entry must be filed before the first CSR region 11 entry is called to the water. Only one entry per person. The winner will be entry with the closest speed (plus or minus) to the record. Ties go to the earliest post mark. FROM BEAST TO BELLE By Tim Bob Does your trusty and favorite runabout look the cardboard under a two day old pizza? No worries mate, we can fix all that. Come along with Tim-Bob and we’ll wade around in that mysterious goo called "painting the boat" We’ll cover this topic in stages. Let’s call this episode "A Christmas Story". No, No…wait! Let’s call it "Getting Ready to Sand". First, pull off all the hardware, yep, all of it. Coaming pulleys, transom handles, Everything! You’ll thank me for it later when you can sand everything without obstructions and don’t have to mask any little whatnots. Now is a great time to fix all of those unused holes. I often use an epoxy-coated dowel to close up those unwanted, experimental rigging holes. Use "wood putty" made from epoxy and micro balloons to give it some body to fill smaller dings. Regular wood putty just isn’t up to the task of boat racing. Now on to the Hot Soapy part: the cleaning of the inside of the boat. Use "Oil Eater", "Simple Green", "Fast Orange" or the like, then scrub with a nylon brush until your boat is clean and bright and your little hands are red and rough. O.K. CSR Racers…Let’s put the wee-ones to bed and talk about the "S-Word". That’s right, Sanding! The tool of choice for sanding anything from Austin to Zorkin is a "D.A." Sander, driven by air, like every body shop has. A "D.A." that will last through your entire fleet plus the tow vehicle and trailer can be had for under $50.00. An electric palm sander will work too, but much slower. (If you don’t have an air compressor that puts out endless amounts of air. Another option is an electric random orbital sander. Stay away from ones with "hook & loom" pad unless you like spending money for over priced sandpaper A couple months ago I bought a Dewalt model DW444. You won’t find it at Home Depot. I got mine from Tool Crib. 800-358-3096 . It was about $150, but has already paid for it’s self. Ed.) First go over the entire boat with 80 grit discs. Do the inside and the transom and all that fussy stuff. The inside is a pain as is the transom, but putting the boat on its side makes it less of a thrash. The reason that you do the coaming sides and transom is because they will look really bad next to the big surfaces that did get attention. Save the spent discs which can be folded in half and used to get the places that must be done by hand. Then, go back and do the entire boat with 180 grit. At this point it’s time to apply the first of several primer coats. Any good automotive primer will do. The 2-part polyester kind is more expensive, but builds quickly and sands easily. Let me digress a bit…I was born in a small cabin in North Idaho…Oh, sorry…Be sure to use an adequate respirator when painting and a dust mask when sanding. Very important since you don’t have kevlar lungs!!! Protect your hands with latex gloves when mixing paint. That gave the primer a chance to dry so we can proceed. The next step involves what is known a "Spot Putty". It is available at auto body supply stores and comes in a tube and in various colors. I always use red…for no good reason and in spite of the name…it isn’t for use on the family dog. Go over the entire boat and apply a dab of putty to any small imperfections you find. Don't exceed 1/16" in depth. Apply the putty with a fingertip, a Bondo Spreader, or even a scrap of cardboard. Apply another couple of coats of primer right over the putty. Let dry and then sand the entire surface again with 180 grit. You will then be ready to prime and sand the boat once again but this time with 400 grit. Use a sanding block and water with a little dish soap in it. You will then be the owner of a paintable surface, ready for color. The next issue will cover how to get the high-soot, double thrown-down, full custom luster that is usual reserved for high dollar cars and boats owned by desots and deranged rock stars. So until then …sand between coats and if it’s messy…eat it over the sink. Tim Dwyer Tiger Tails: Continued After having nine different drivers and winning a couple of races and getting the Tiger paint job in ’97, can ’98 top that? The season started out at the Winter National with a "hot shoe" or more appropriately "hot glove" flying all the way from Michigan, Adam Allen. We were doing real well, when Adam pushed me a little hard into a turn, he was trying his best to pass Rick Love and over we went. Wasn’t any damage for a change, just wet. The water is sure cold in January. Next up is Bakersfield. This time I am teamed up with J.W. Myers. He raced me last year and I know he can drive a boat! The only trouble is he has this motor that won’t run right, something to do with spark! After borrowing stuff from other motors it seams to be running O K. We win the first heat, but then he jumps the gun in the second heat. On Sunday we win the first heat again (I think I could start to like this). The only trouble is after we cross the finish line that (*#>@*! motor started to act up again and we just made it back to the pits. Then it wouldn’t even run for the second heat. Last year I heard that a new rookie driver was going to be my regular driver. His first outing was at Rollins Lake near Grass Valley. Tom Pierce did real well, kept his "nose clean" and we picked up a third place in is very first race. The next race at Lodi, Tom didn’t do that well. I don’t think he took well to the rough water. Next we go to the 50th Annual Race at Newberg. Again, I am teamed up with J.W. We didn’t get started for the first heat, sure wish he would get rid of that piece of junk for a motor! But he gets things going and we win the second heat. Saturday night the drivers have this party around a big fire. The next thing, they are throwing old boats on the fire!! This shouldn’t be happening. Boats are meant to be raced, not discarded and used for fire wood! Sure hope I never get in the kind of shape, that all I will be good for is a little heat at a party. Sunday is the day we run for the money (nothing big, but still money). Me and J.W. show them how it’s done and we WIN!!, Wow!! And to top it off, We are on the cover of the "Propeller" magizine. My tiger stripes look like a million dollars (they do wonders with photos). This has to be the high-light of my carrier. Next is the race at my home course at Chowchilla. I am driven by Matt Boyes on Saturday and on Sunday because of some boat buying and selling, I get Curt Schlosser as my sort’a regular driver. We do well with a second on Sunday. The 4th of July I am teamed up with J.W. again. He still has the same motor and has troubles on Saturday. Great fireworks on Saturday Night, sure beats burning boats! On Sunday I talk J.W. into borrowing a motor. We come in second, the first heat behind Greg Steffen. In the second heat we grab the lead and being pushed hard by Greg and Allen Sutfin, I make it through the turn ok but J.W can’t stay in the boat! I get my right cockpit side and cowl tore-up, other than that everything is ok. The season finished out with another win with J.W at the wheel at Salt Springs. Races at Lake Minden, Sutherlin and Pleasanton. A total of 7 drivers and 22 races, only a few other boats had more races than that! Heat & race wins, including winning the 50th Newberg race. Your picture on the cover of the "Propeller". Life is good, Tiger Be a Sponsor of CSR at the Nationals Trophy sponsors are needed for the Stock Nationals in Bakersfield. Sponsor the finals for $250.00 or Qualifying races for $100.00. Contact Ernie Dawe (760)347-3287. I noticed in the January "Pit Previews" that no one is listed for S.O.A class rep for C Stock Runabout. How about one of SOA’s CSR drivers stepping up and volunteer for the job. Thanks to: Denny Paola for sponsoring postage and printing for this issue. Our previous sponsors: Tito Mosquito racing team (2) Ric Montoya / RPM Marine Darrell Sorensen (3) Roland Dechert Tim Dwyer Billy Rucker Curt Schlosser Rick Love Sponsor needed for next issue.