The day broke grey and chilly with temps in the low 50’s for the first race of the Toyota GT-One series at the Austin Slot Car Club. Eight racers fielded cars in this initial race. Cold track temperatures made tire compound selection an interesting dilema, especially after our experience with similar compounds in the RevoSlot…
On Saturday, October 28, 2023 the ASCC membership came together to discuss and vote on our 2024 series. We had some great discussion, one surprise addition, and impassioned pitch on why we probably don’t want to tackle the George Turner cars as a series. (As impressive as they are as models, they aren’t considered suitable…
Club members first participated in a straw poll preliminary vote where we reduced the number of choices from 16 to 8. The eight choices were then prioritized using an anonymous poll in which members force-ranked the series in order of their preference. In this ranking the low score prevails. In the first review with he…
Austin Slot Car members were at “cheese country” this past weekend the Tudor race in gorgeous Elkhart Lake. We took lots of great pictures to share and post. Here are a few: Local racer and slot car enthusiast, Jeff Mosing, had cars entered in three classes; he finished third in the No. 56 Murillo Racing Porsche Cayman. …
It started out so well… In spite of a significant setback in the first lap of the race they turned in a dramatic (and entertaining) drive and finished! And on some days, that is the victory. Pushing hard in practice Pushing really hard in practice Getting pushed in the first lap of the…
Saturday, Dec 7, saw record-breaking cold across central Texas. Racers came out in temperatures that never rose above the low ’30’s to campaign their cars in the penultimate race of the Austin Slot Car Club Scalextric GT series. Thankfully, Ary was on the case of the low temperatures, and having aquired a mushroom heater for…
The low temperatures on Saturday brought decidedly different track conditions, challenging drivers with previously solid setups and predictable performance to adapt quickly. The cool temps (57 degrees F) seemed to favor Marty and his Bilstein Audi as he turned in fast lap after fast lap, turning in a very impressive 216 laps with a high-point…
Round 3 of the Scalextric GT series saw a nearly full field of racers, with only two club members sitting this one out. The field was made up of 3 Corvettes, 3 Audis, a Ford GT, and an Aston Martin. The Aston Martin, driven by Shawn, continued to dominate the field, with a steady performance…
