The second round of the Thunderslot 2022 series was held on February 19. The day started out chilly but warmed up as the day went on. Brian Harriger, in the middle of his plans on returning to Texas, was able to participate in both series that day. Brian brought his cars out of mothballs and…
Last Saturday was the opening day of the 2022 racing season for the Austin Slot Car Club. The first race saw the return of the Thunderslot series. A popular series, the Thunderslot cars are wicked fast and controllable. We had a somewhat late start as two club members were unable to attend. Steve…
The final round of the Tourist Trophy Revival, sponsored by Immense Miniatures, was held last Saturday. The results were much the same as recent races. Marty was the class of the field, winning the race with 209.01 laps. Mark L. was second with 204.4 laps and scoring a point for fastest lap. Russell came in…
The penultimate round of the Tourist Trophy Revival, sponsored by Immense Miniatures, was held on November 13. I apologize for this late posting as we had some RMS file issues. Once again, Marty was the class of the field, winning the round with 208.66 laps. Mark L. was second with 202.24 laps and…
Race 4 of the 2021 Tourist Trophy Revival once again saw Marty on top, followed by Russell, then Mark. Marty’s car is very quick and it was unfortunate that he missed the first two races, a deficit to big to overcome. I must apologize for the post of Race 3. The overall leaderboard…
The third race of the Tourist Trophy Revival saw the series tighten up quite a bit. Two points cover the first four places in the series (before the mandatory drop of one race). I had some trouble with my green GTO that I was not able to fix during the race and Mark Lucas’ tight…
The second race of the 2021 Tourist Trophy Revival sponsored by Immense Miniatures was run on August 14. Once again, Mark’s Ferrari GTO was wicked quick, setting a fast lap of 4.175 seconds, but Russell’s GTO was able to complete more laps, 197 to Mark’s 196.73. David, in a borrowed GTO, was third with 189.75…
The first race in the Austin Slot Car Club 2021 Tourist Trophy Revival, sponsored by Immense Miniatures, was held on July 10. Ferrari GTOs swept the podium, with Mark L. prevailing over Russell M.’s GTO and John B. coming in third. With some members out of town, the field was a little light, but was…
