H.O Racing Today

H.O Racing Today

By Chase Ellis & Adam MoneypennyLeisureHobbies
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H.O Racing Today episodes

  • E4: The Local Racing Scene
    Hello all! This week we go into the subject of the local racing scene around the United States, highlighting clubs and hobby shops around the nation.  and their role in keeping the H.O Racing hobby going. Please check these hobby shops and clubs out, especially the hobby shops, as they need the We also go over our Thanksgiving breaks, the COHORA points standings, and get insight from Adam on the test and tune session that replaced this week's cancelled race at Ryan's. 
    H.O Racing Groups Map: https://maphub.net/Money/US-Map
    Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/?ref=bookmarks
    COHORA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/COHORA/
    Cleveland hobby shop Bad L Hobby  was the victim of an afterhours break in and robbery (They need as much support as they can get!): https://fox8.com/2019/11/20/over-100000-worth-of-merchandise-stolen-from-middleburgh-heights-hobby-shop/
    https://badlhby.com/
    33 min
  • E3: The History of HOPRA and the Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Aurora & AFX w/ Joel Pennington
    Hello everyone! This week Chase welcomes special guest Joel Pennington onto the podcast to discuss his beginnings in slot car racing and the beginnings of HOPRA and the formations of classes such as Neo-Modified and Gravity, along with the first National Championships events held in the mid 1970s. They also discuss the rise of Aurora and the Thunderjet chassis with the help of the Baby Boomers, Aurora's continued innovations with their AFX line, and the cause of their fall, along with their recent rebirth with the customer base they previously connected with. We also look into the subject of the fourth episode, the rise of home CNC routed tracks, and the subject of how the Gen Z and millennial generations are lacking mechanical skills that their previous generations had. 
    We are now available on major podcast platforms Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Play Podcasts! Just search H.O Racing or H.O Racing Today.
    1 hr 11 min
  • E2: The 2020 HOPRA Nationals w/ Shawn Molter & Chris Rondo

    Hello all! This week we are talking about the 2020 HOPRA Nationals that are to be held June 22nd-27th 2020 in Aurora, Ohio! We welcome special guests Shawn Molter and Chris Rondo to discuss the event and and answer questions we have for them. We also recap the weekly COHORA club race that took place at Howard's Hockey Highway and talk with our special guests about their other hobbies and what it feels like to to get hit by a slot car while marshaling. 

    You can register for the Nats and get information on classes, rules and hotel information here: https://www.hopra.net/

    Like us and follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/558855504944768/

     There was an audio issue for the first few minutes due to the headphones I was using. I unplugged them after realizing my audio wasn't being heard during the Facebook Live video that was being recorded at the same time. I lost Shawn's response to the first question which was "How did you get into slot cars?" He replied that he discovered a hobby shop in his local mall at 13 years old, and he noticed a slot car race going on in the hobby shop. He and his mom soon got into a conversation with those that were racing, and got invited to a club race that was being hosted at one of the racer's houses. He went to the race with his dad, and he has been racing in club races and HOPRA races since. 


    Thank you so much for listening and Episode Three will be uploaded by next Monday! We apologize for the inconvenience the audio issue may have caused. 



     

    1 hr 14 min
  • E1: How We Got Into Slot Car Racing

    Hello everyone! Today we talk about how we got into slot car racing, give a recap of the COHORA race that occurred on November 9th, status on our current projects, tips on how to maintain and restore slot cars,  a look into the future episode where we will talk on the subject of the HOPRA Nationals taking place in Aurora, Ohio from June 22-27 2020. We also talk about how the Magna-Tractions are an underrated chassis, as well as the ISRA Le Mans event that Team USA won, and the idea of expanding the Ohio Cup into an international T-Jet event.

    1 hr 24 min

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