We got a little “sideways” with posting the results for our Sideways Group 5 series this year. So, let’s get caught up. The series is dominated by BMW M1 cars this year, but the Sideways line is still well represented. We have drivers campaigning the Nissan Skyline, Ford Escort, Ford Capri, and I expect at…
The track was hot (90 degrees) and the field was light, with only 5 racers running the final round of the Toyota GT-One. Some were relieved to see the series pass into memory, while others will miss running the metal chassis and performance that brought to some setups. That said, we saw some good lap…
We had a light field for the fifth round of the Revoslot Toyota GT One race, but that didn’t affect the quality of the racing. Track temps are climbing and the cars are behaving a bit different than in earlier races, but drivers were able to compensate by their second heat. The biggest challenge faced…
Tires were the topic of the day, with all drivers struggling for traction. Some were experiencing severe chatter while others were collecting enough clag off the track to convert their wheels from round rollers to square thumpers. The mysterious aspect to this phenomenon was that we had a fairly common track temperature of 79.5 degrees…
Rounds two and three of the Revoslot Toyota GT One competition had many drivers starting to find the sweet spot with their cars, while others are still looking for the winning formula. David C. brought the heat in round 3 after struggling with tires and braking in the earlier races, leading the field by over…
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…
