Round 5 of the 2017 Group 5 Race Series saw a good battle for second place between Marty and Alejandro, with Marty completing 216 laps and Alejandro completing 213. David was out front with 230 laps and Steve had 208. Shawn had a disastrous race when a motor lead came loose in his first heat,…
Round 4 of the 2017 Group 5 Race Series went as expected; there was David and then there was everyone else. David finished with a remarkable 231 laps. Jordan and Marty fought for second with Jordan coming in with 222.9 laps and Marty, in the new Lancia, finishing with 220 laps even. Shawn and Alejandro…
After Mark’s car failed in his first heat, Mark ran one of David’s cars in a non-points manner for his final two heats. The results below have been corrected, giving Austin the fastest lap in Group B for this race. The leaderboards for Groups A and B below are the results after three rounds(despite the…
Second verse, same as the first. Once again, David was in a class of his own, with over 9 laps to Jordan in second, and almost 12 laps ahead of Marty in third. Shawn, Steve, Alejandro and Russell followed in Group A. It was a close battle between John and Austin in Group B, with…
Round 1 of the 2017 Group 5 Series was run July 1. As before, the series produces quite a variety of approaches to chassis/motor configurations. There were sidewinders, anglewinders, and inline setups with all manner of motors, from orange endbells to boxers from numerous manufacturers. There were even motor pods made from unobtainium, which…
I was saddened when I read this morning of the passing of automotive journalist Brock Yates. Car and Driver was my favorite magazine for a half-century and Brock Yates was a big part of that. Also, last week Autoweek had an video about the Dodge van cult in Japan—the Dajibans: https://autoweek.com/article/car-life/tag-along-insane-japanese-race-van?utm_source=DailyDrive20160928&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=headline-center&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awdailydrive These two events got…
While my wife and I were on a road trip, driving east on the Will Rogers Turnpike through Oklahoma, I spied a small billboard advertising Darryl Starbird’s National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum at the Afton, Oklahoma exit. Some quick checking on the web revealed that it was closing time, but we…
The sixth and final race of the 2016 edition of Slot.it Group C/IMSA proved to be a barnburner and entirely worthy of the most popular race series in Austin Slot Car Club history. Not only did the series see record numbers of entrants, with as many as 15 racers, but the level of competition was…
Continuing the close racing in this years Group C race, Race 4 saw Ary come out on top this time, with a 1/2 lap lead over Marty, 223.35 laps to 222.82. David was third with 218.12 laps. A little bottom weight on the Lowenbrau Porsche resulted in a quick car, capturing fast lap, but too…
The third race of the 2016 Group C/IMSA race was a close one, with only 6 feet separating Marty’s Rothman Porsche from Ary’s Lancia after 227 laps, nearly 2 1/2 (actual) miles. Steve’s Nissan was third, Shawn’s Porsche was fourth and David’s Momo Porsche was fifth. Group B saw Rich post another win, followed by Mark…
