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…
Race 2 of the 2016 Group C Series proved even more popular with a new record of 15 entries, including two sets of father-son entrants! And, even with that number of entrants, there were no duplicate entries. It was great seeing so many entrants; pit space was at a premium. Competition was even hotter than…
One of the club’s first race series, once again the Slot.it Group C race proved very popular. This first race of the 2016 Group C race series saw the largest number of entries to date—12 entries. There were only two duplicate liveries in a colorful field of Porsches, Toyotas, a Nissan, and a Mercedes. The…
The Austin Slot Car Club celebrated another great year with the annual Christmas party and the presentation of awards. There was plenty of food for all and gifts were exchanged. A stand-in was required for Marty Muelegger as he was attending the state high school championship football game, where Westlake was narrowly defeated in overtime. This…
I decided to repaint my DHL BMW Z4 GT3 1/24 Scale Auto slot car in the paint scheme of the first Art Car, the 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder that Herve Poulain drove in the 1975 Le Mans race. I thought that I might chronicle this repaint and the methods that I used. There are many paint products out there and many methods that will yield good results. The effort that I went to on this project might be considered overkill…
