More beautiful weather for the second round of our 2026 NSR 86-89 series. Turnout was moderate, with Jeff coming in from Houston, and the return of Steve and Mel after absences. … Continue reading “2026 NSR F1 1986 – 1989 – Round 2”
Nine Drivers braved the heat for our second stage of NSR Porsche 997 Challenge. The track temp was Texas-hot at 98 degrees F, but the cars and drivers still performed … Continue reading “2026 NSR Porsche 997 Challenge – Stage 2”
We are trying a new race format for the Austin Slot Car club. All cars are angle-winder versions of NSR’s Porsche 997. These cars need to be tuned as all-round … Continue reading “2026 NSR Porsche 997 Challenge – Stage 1”
The heat and humidity in Central Texas have been downright sultry for the past couple of weeks. The warm temps (92 deg track surface temp) had many of the cars … Continue reading “2026 NSR GT3 – Final Results”
The final stage of the 2026 NSR Fiat Abarth 500 Rally ran last Saturday, June 20. Track conditions were challenging with ambient temp in the building in the low 80’s, … Continue reading “2026 NSR Fiat Abarth 500 Rally – Final Results”
After five rounds of pushing the little Fiats around our rally track the results are starting to gel. David continues to lead, but victory is still not certain. When we … Continue reading “2026 NSR Fiat Abarth 500 Rally – Stage 5 Update”
The club members reached deep into the back of their respective garages for Q2 to bring back the NSR Fiat Abarth cars. We haven’t raced these little nuggets since 2022. … Continue reading “2026 NSR Fiat Abarth 500 Rally – Stage 4 Update”
The fifth round of the NSR GT3 series is seeing the leaderboard begin to firm up. In the Group A cohort of racers first and second place appear to be … Continue reading “2026 NSR GT3 – Round 5”
Racing remains very close after Round 4 of the NSR GT3 series. In the ‘A’ group the race for the podium points is neck-on-neck. The top three positions have 4 … Continue reading “2026 NSR GT3 – Round 4”
The third installment of our 2026 NSR GT3 series saw a light A-Group, but the B-Group had 5 competitors on the field. The largest B-Group in recent memory. A point … Continue reading “2026 NSR GT3 Round 3”
Round 4 of the Slot.it Group C series was a mixed bag for racers. Several improved their lap counts by 3, 6 and even 9(!) laps, while a few struggled to find speed.