After a blistering summer, rains brought some welcome relief. Temps were in the 80s and the track was clean thanks to Dave. Mark’s new air conditioner was put into place and cooling well. Thanks Mark! Turnout was light today, as Brian had Teddy, his Lab, at the vet and had to leave. Marty’s car wasn’t…
The summer heat continues with a smaller field for the fifth Stage of out Targa Florio 1970-’73 series. Marty M found his footing with his NSR 980/3 and tore the place up with 259.39 seconds total time for 40 laps. Many seconds behind, Marc T. piloted his NSR Porsche to a 270.5 total time. Mark L, relatively new…
Well, August is hot here in Austin, we’ve all come to accept this. Doesn’t mean we have to like it, though. Nine racers braved the temperatures to be part of the action. Jeff S. came in from Houston to turn turn in a blistering 253.8 time for 40 laps running an NSR Porsche 908/3. another 908/3 took…
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 admirably well. After tech check, the coin flip sent to race on the rally track. This is unknown territory for the drivers as we have…
12 Drivers turned out for the third stage of our Targa Florio 1970-1973 series, run on our rally track. Marty M took the top podium spot with an NSR Porsche 908/3 in Gulf Livery with a total time of 255.2 seconds and a blistering fast lap of 6.08 seconds. Close behind, David C with…
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 good performers, because depending on a coinflip, they will be running on our road course (heads), or rally course (tails). Scoring is done using a…
Warm temperatures and quick lap times were the order of the day for the second stage of our 2026 Targa Florio rally. Some odd electrical gremlins cropped up on the rally track just before race time. The numerical voltage display at the driver station went dark, and the relay that cuts power to the track…
Stormy weather in and around Austin greeted our racers for the first event of our summer series, the Targa Florio 1970-1973 on our rally track. The overcast and rain kept temperatures reasonable at our venue, with a track temp of 85ºf at race time. Nine racers participated, with Porsche 908/3 (NSR) Alfa Tipo 33 (slot.it)…
