Round 3 of the 2019 Thunderslot series was one of the fastest races that the club has run. Marty threw down the gauntlet in the first heat, running 78 laps in Blue. The fourth heat was a great battle with David, Alejandro and Russell all turning 78 laps and David setting his second-best race lap…
The second round of the 2019 Thunderslot series did not disappoint. The competition is strong and, despite being run at 12 volts, the cars are very stable and de-slots are few. Ary set a high mark in the first three heats, with a combined run of 234.82 laps. Starting in the fifth heat, David tried…
As is probably the case for many hobbyists, my hobbies have been solitary pursuits. From the time I first started building plastic scale models in 1955, my work has all been my own; I never had any supervision or mentors. And, until the Eighties, when I joined Austin Model Cars, and 2010, when I joined…
Guys This is kind of off-topic for the website but I thought this information would be usefule. Last week I bought an LED TV from Goodwill and when I got it home it had a black screen–apparently no power. Upon further investigation I found it was not quite a black screen. By shining a flashlight…
The IndyCar teams rolled into Austin for two days of testing in advance of their first race at Circuit of the Americas on March 24th. This was the first time on the track for all but a handful of the IndyCar drivers. The track proved challenging for the teams, with the combination of long…
The recent fires in California are certainly tragic, with loss of life and families losing everything, but there have also been automotive losses as well. Gary Cervany, lost his entire 30-car collection in Malibu, including the Norman Timbs Special, a one-of-a-kind prototype from the Forties. Chris and I were lucky enough to see it at…
While taking an extended road trip to the IndyCar race in Portland, Oregon, my wife and I decided to visit Pikes Peak. My grandfather had grown up in Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs and had worked on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway for nine years in the 1910’s and 1920’s. My family had watched…
The final round of the Thunderslot 2018 Series did not disappoint; the series went down to the wire. Going in, Marty and Shawn were tied for the lead in Group A. Shawn was hampered by some rhythm-breaking track calls in his first two heats but put up a valiant effort to try to catch…
