The first round of the Trans-Am series was frought with peril for our intrepid drivers. Reliability became an issue very early in the race for the two Mustangs. Ary had a motor wire break at the pickup solder joint and a bit further into the race Marty’s car started to sound like a 1:1 Mustang…
2011 Slot.it Challenge Q2 – Round #1 Update
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The first race of the second quarter of the Championship series saw racers testing and tuning right up to “lights out.” Several new liveries debuted this weekend, all Porsche 956 and 962’s. We saw a Warstiener 956, the new Marlboro “Bar Code” 956, and a custom 962 Shell livery take to the track. (A new…
2011 El Piloto Series Leader Board – Race #2 Update
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The second race of the series had two new participants with a total of six competitors. All racers had best laps within 4.0 seconds, only six tenths of a second separated the fastest driver best lap from the slowest best lap. Third and fouth places were separated by a mere six feet. This is shaping…
Slot.it Challenge Q2 2011 Registration
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Do you want to race in the second quarter series of the challenge? What you need to know: The challenge consists of four, three-month long race series held over a period of one year. First race of this quarter’s series will be held at the club track on Sat., April 9th at 2pm;…
2011 Slot.it Challenge Round #6 Update
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The final race of the first quarter of the 2011 Slot.it Challenge was exciting as they come. Race day was one of the warmest we’ve seen in months, which may have contributed to track conditions that caused a mixed bag of performance for our competitors, and many deslots in places where we don’t normally experience…
2011 El Piloto Series Leader Board – Race #1 Update
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The first race of the series was marked by fast laps and high competitiveness. Russell was incredibly confortable with the newly introduced Mclaren cars and took first place. Here are the standings: Driver Laps Position Points Fastest Lap Russell M.. (+1 Fastest Lap) 209 1 11 4.131 Jim J. 205 2 8 4.152 Roy M.. 203…
2011 Slot.it Challenge Round #5 Update
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The penultimate race of the series, Round 5 was marked by beautiful weather, great track conditions, and the screening of the Senna documentary at the SXSW festival. A great film, by all accounts, it left its mark on those who saw it. Round 5 was, by far, one of the smoothest races we have seen…
El Piloto Series Race Calendar
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The series has been confirmed and the slot cars are almost ready. Here is the series calendar: March 17: Test Run. Racers will be able to test the cars before the first race. Race #1 March 24 Race #6 June 02 (Tire Exchange) Race #2 April 7 Race #7 June 16 Race #3 April…