426 pack Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Great job belugawrx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Congrats Bruce. A great looking Cuda. This is Bruce's second win in a row folks. He tied for the win during the 2016 Aussieball Run. Pretty darn impressive. The work this year has really been setting the bar high for next years run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Excellent work Bruce! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Wow, close race!..Thanks for the votes folks, .. Alot of great builds this year, its always fun seeing everyone's ideas. Thnx Rob for keeping this going for 10 years, here's to many more ! Now, what to build in 2018...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Congratulations on the win!! And great job everybody involved! I was glad to be part of it. I'm looking forward to trying again. Edited December 11, 2017 by KWT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 20 more days until we can start working on the 2018 cannonball cars. Don't know about you guys but I already have 3 cars that I want to build for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 3 hours ago, 426 pack said: 20 more days until we can start working on the 2018 cannonball cars. Don't know about you guys but I already have 3 cars that I want to build for next year. Oh, I have about 10 that I want to build. But, seeing how it usually takes about 11.25 months to finish one, I’ll take it one step at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenrat Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Well done Bruce. A worthy winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy D Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Congrats to all the finishers !!!!!!!!!! Great race this year with some really nice examples of creative building. Anyone reading thru this thread has to come away with an appreciation of the support and encouragement that you all give each other over the course of the year. Makes one wish that this 'spirit' would be more prevalent in other sections of this forum I had contacted Rob this summer with the idea that I would "sponsor" the Cannonball Run. As a new vendor of model car goodies we thought it could be a 'win -win' for all parties. In an effort to recognize your accomplishments I am pleased to send out to each finisher a small gift package. I will be posting pictures of all the finisher's models on my store's website (with permission). Am already working on increasing the budget for goodies for all next years finishers Looking forward to next year and seeing what everyone comes up with! Thanks, Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker388 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Big congratulations to Bruce! I've got a few Straight cylindered powered hot rod ideas for next year already swirling through my devious head. Nothing as radical as the Dodge from this year or as over my head as the 50 Ford truck from the Aussie Ball that I still haven't finished. My main goal for these is to show improvement, which comparing the 2015 Sleeper Cougar to the Dodge from this year is quite a difference. Next year I'm thinking of maybe doing a few cars for this CBP, I've got like 4 Straight sixes and inline fours with no homes, and 3 old hot rod bodies and frames just needing some inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Randy D said: Anyone reading thru this thread has to come away with an appreciation of the support and encouragement that you all give each other over the course of the year. Makes one wish that this 'spirit' would be more prevalent in other sections of this forum KInd words Randy. It's a shame Photobucket had to undermine our racers' hard work by dropping the links to half the photos, so late readers miss much of what this thread was about. It's also very kind of you to offer sponsored awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Incentive to finish a build from Randy D ! Oh this is gonna get good... I have two straight 6's from Revell's '60 Apache I could weld together under the hood of a '96 Corvette Grand Sport....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Randy D said: Congrats to all the finishers !!!!!!!!!! Great race this year with some really nice examples of creative building. Anyone reading thru this thread has to come away with an appreciation of the support and encouragement that you all give each other over the course of the year. Makes one wish that this 'spirit' would be more prevalent in other sections of this forum Honestly this is why the Cannonball CBP still exists. We have a group of really great people who understand that competition or no, this for fun. Some of these guys have been with us since the very first run on that other forum. Terrific builders and good friends. Otherwise, I'd have given this up long ago. A big final thanks to Mike for driving this home for me. I've only got internet for a few minutes at lunch, at work, and dealing with the poll would have a pain in the butt. Much appreciated. We'll have internet at the new homestead in the spring. I will be posting up the thread for next years run before Christmas, so people can post up their plans before kick off on Jan. 1. Pay close attention to what people are posting up so that you don't end up doing the same thing. With a limited field of kits with straight engines, it's quite possible. Randy, thanks for your offer to provide gifts for the finishers, that's very generous. After perusing your website, it's a safe bet you'll be seeing an order from me soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Congrats to Bruce! This year I didn't finish my Chrysler "Turbine" Car as I just didn't have time to build anything during the summer months... Well, let's see what happens next year. I already have a few ideas, but I'm not sure yet which one I'll enter with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenrat Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Jantrix said: Honestly this is why the Cannonball CBP still exists. We have a group of really great people who understand that competition or no, this for fun. Some of these guys have been with us since the very first run on that other forum. Terrific builders and good friends. Otherwise, I'd have given this up long ago. A big final thanks to Mike for driving this home for me. I've only got internet for a few minutes at lunch, at work, and dealing with the poll would have a pain in the butt. Much appreciated. We'll have internet at the new homestead in the spring. I will be posting up the thread for next years run before Christmas, so people can post up their plans before kick off on Jan. 1. Pay close attention to what people are posting up so that you don't end up doing the same thing. With a limited field of kits with straight engines, it's quite possible. Randy, thanks for your offer to provide gifts for the finishers, that's very generous. After perusing your website, it's a safe bet you'll be seeing an order from me soon. I see Randy sells Clearly Scale stuff. I forgot to mention it but the manual transmission I put in the orange Caprice is a Clearly Scale T56 from one of their Supercharged Hemi kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Congrats to Bruce and all finisher! Bruce, your Cuda is awesome! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian-w Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Congratulation to all finisher and to the winner! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Congrats Bruce, great build. Congrats to all of my fellow competitors, even those I tried to run off the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Not sure if I'll compete next year, but if I do it will be a mutt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I have 3 kits that have inlines... hope nobody else does one of those lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) I think the 2018 thread should be started soon so we can see what everyone has planed and then everyone isn't building the same thing. Edited December 14, 2017 by 426 pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 13 hours ago, 426 pack said: I think the 2018 thread should be started soon so we can see what everyone has planed and then everyone isn't building the same thing. What does everyone else think? Now or wait until the end of the month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 If you have time to open up the 2018 thread, go ahead... Busy time of year tho,....the week between Christmas and New Year always works.. By the way Merry Christmas & Happy New Year EVERYONE !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Belugawrx said: If you have time to open up the 2018 thread, go ahead... Okay the 2018 thread is up. I was able to write it up a day or so ago on my wife's laptop even without internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 9 hours ago, Jantrix said: Okay the 2018 thread is up. I was able to write it up a day or so ago on my wife's laptop even without internet. Look at you go... I want to see a finish line entrant this year Rob,... You aren't moving again this year are ya ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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