Round 4 of the 2015 Lightning GT Series was held on February 28. The modifications to the cars has been settled with the change to P6 tires and modified guides. The cars are fast and more controllable, but there is still a variation in the speeds of the cars. Some cars are naturally quick and…
Round 3 of the 2015 Scalextric Lightning GT Series was held last Saturday and the racing was faster than ever. The second tweak to the cars, after the switch to P6 tires, was modified guides that allowed the cars to hold the slot a little better. As it turned out, two of the cars…
The Lightning GT race last Saturday was much improved from the first race, but there were still some issues. Some of the cars had random de-slots, particularly in the turns where the slot has worn down. The stock Scaley guide flags are thin and don’t have much depth. I modified one by adding plastic to…
The racing for Round 2 of the Lightning GT Series for 2015 was much improved. The change to P6 rear tires helped the cars a lot, lowering them slightly and improving downforce. Downforce for all the cars was in the 260-280 range.There were far fewer de-slots and red flags. The drivers are adjusting to…
Here is a track I made for my son in the Eighties. I used Tyco track on 1/2″ plywood and hinged it on the wall above his bed. On the bottom of the plywood I glued 1/4″ cork, so when folded against the wall it was a bulletin board. The track is trimmed with wood…
After an evaluation of the first race in the Lightning GT race series, I have come up with some observations and proposed rules changes. First of all, it has come to my attention that someone glued rear tires on the car they were racing on Saturday. Not only is that against the rules and spirit…
Well, as Brian Setzer sings, “Drive like lightning (GT), crash like thunder!” Crashes were certainly the order of the day for the first race of the Austin Slot Car Club 2015 racing season. I think we have a new record for race de-slots; move over Trans-Am. The cars proved somewhat, aahhh….unpredictable. I had figured…
The Austin Slot Car Club held it’s end-of-year party and awards ceremony last Saturday. Everyone brought various food dishes and enjoyed a relaxing get-together. Gifts were exchanged with a Yankee swap allowing gifts to be “stolen”. Steve won awards for “Most Improved Driver” and “Best Livery”…
