H.O Racing Today

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.  

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 

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Hello everyone! This week Chase talks with Illinois HOPRA legend Herb Henson Sr. and also welcomes Mark Rosenwinkel on as a guest cohost. Today we discuss Herb's early days in racing in Flora, IL and the early days of HOPRA, along with discussing Herb's 3rd place finish in the 1972 Twinn K Nationals and hosting of the 1977 HOPRA National Championship in his hometown in Flora. We also discuss his infamous magnet pan car and his work in the community of Flora as he has been a mentor to many young men in his lifetime. After Chase gives the COHORA Recap of the Week. 

Hello all! This week we are honored to welcome Harden Creek Slot Car owner Terry Flynn onto the podcast to discuss his business, the acquistion of Life Like Racing by Harden Creek, and the future of the hobby in marketing to the younger generation. We also welcome Nick Kanan of NKSlots on as guest co host as we also break down the iRacing H.O Invitational series race at Texas and a sneak peek into the final week of Season 1 and the upcoming schedule for season 2. We also recap the COHORA series race that occurred on June 12th and give race results. We really enjoyed making today's podcast and it opened up some new topics we'd love to cover in the future!

Note: I just realized later in the podcast that Terry's mic was malfunctioning to the point that it was fading out and skipping. We had conducted a test before the podcast and it did not have an issue. I also mispronounced Nick's last name which I mention at the start of the podcast. I'm sorry guys! - Chase 

Hello everyone! We are finally back after a two month hiatus due to school and other obligations. We are super excited to be back and this episode we go into detail on how the H.O hobby has been since the start of the pandemic and what events have been affected including an announcement about the 2020 HOPRA National Championships we talked about in Episode 2. We also go into depth on the Coronavirus Challenge held by Rusty Jackson, the H.O Invitational iRacing Series set up by Roger Porcelli, and the meeting held by COHORA and a sneak peek at our 2020 Summer Schedule. We also talk after about the Skinny Cup class and how they will drive on the track and the subject of armature winding. We hope to resume a consistent uploading schedule but school comes first for both of us. Thank you all for getting us to ONE THOUSAND total views as me and Adam really appreciate it. 

Hello everyone! This week Chase welcomes Steve Medanic onto the podcast to talk about The 1972 Parma Nationals, 1980's HOPRA and how Steve's company MaDD Products became one of the largest HO body makers in the hobby, along with his advice to a new racer to the world of H.O Racing. Chase also then gives news on the 2020 Ohio Cup and what the future holds for the hobby. 

Hello everyone! We apologize for the extended hiatus of the podcast as me and Adam had extended commitments with school and athletics. This week we recap the 2020 Fray in Ferndale which was dominated by Team St. Louis and Jeff Kraatz prevailing in the individual competition. We also discuss and preview the Stock T-Jet Challenge, although it is postponed until further notice due to the situation surrounding the coronavirus, as well as catching up on COHORA races that occurred during our hiatus including the race at Dean Ruppel's Roll The Dice Raceway last night! 

Hello everyone! This week Chase welcomes Mark Rosenwinkel to the podcast to discuss being elected as the first National Director of HOPRA from 1979-1982, the differences of being a National Director then and now, the transition to multiple racing classes from only one, the idea of a 50th anniversary HOPRA showcase at the 50th annual National Championships in 2024, the idea of a HOPRA Hall of Fame, a reunion of the Illinois HOPRA group he raced with, and personal life and life lessons he learned while being apart of the hobby he loves. After Chase gives a double COHORA recap of Charlie Benson's Stock T-Jet race held on February 15th, and Ron Lewis' 12 Volt race that took place yesterday. 

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Hello everyone! This week Chase gives a history lesson on the Aurora Super II and the story of how it went from a promising prototype to a disappointing production car, and how the car has gained a collector's status as one of the most sought after cars in the H.O hobby. He also goes on to recap on the COHORA race held at Eddie Ball's Full Bunny Raceway, and future insight into next week's race at Charlie's HOSlotCarRacer.com Speedway. 

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Hello everyone! This week Chase goes over all of the magnets Aurora released for their Thunderjet line and AFX lines of slot cars, as well as some tips on finding the pair of magnets for your build. After, the second race of the 2020 C.O.H.O.R.A Winter to Spring Series is recapped along with the top three points standings. 

Note from Chase: I could not find the VHORS site, as it might have been discontinued. 

Hello everyone! This week Chase and Adam go over the brief and recent history of CNC Routed tracks in the world of H.O scale racing and highlight multiple leaders in the industry! They also go into plastic track and the creation of a figure 8 intersection compatible with Tomy track, as well as a recap of the test and tune held at Sean Moneypenny's Pocono trioval MaxTrax layout in Lancaster, Ohio, involving alot of Stock T-Jet Indy racing and a few other classes. Rules changes and votes were also held regarding the Stock T-Jet Indy class and are discussed. 

Hello All! This week Chase goes over the basics of slot car armatures and the different arms Aurora and AFX produced over time. He also goes over the C.O.H.O.R.A race held on Saturday and goes over the COHORA points standings as two races remain on the winter schedule. 

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.