Wednesday, August 11, 2021, Sicily recorded the highest known temp in Europe – 119.8 degrees Fahrenheit. In the late ’60s and early ’70s the Targa Florio lap was about 45 miles long, on public roads, and they raced 11 laps for about 492 miles. The race lasted about 6 ½ hours, usually in daylight. For…
Racer Sideways Group 5 – Proxy Race #6 Saturday, June 12th The final round of the Racer Sideways Group 5 race series was one that saw the most drivable car win – the Gold Leaf liveried Ford Capri built by Randy. Everyone agreed that this was the car to drive and therefore it’s no surprise…
Racer Sideways Group 5 Race Series – Round #5 May 8th, 2021 The fifth round of the Racer Sideways Group 5 race had a familiar look to the last round with the results being very similar. Randy’s Gold Leaf Ford Capri was the stable car that took the steady road to victory with a total…
Headed to Houston I went to Houston this past Sunday the 2nd of May to participate in the Houston Scale Auto Racing Club’s Slot It Group C and Carrera GT races. I had been planning this trip since the end of January after the final round of the Slot It DTM Proxy race series our…
ASCC Group C Proxy Race Round 6 4/24/21 by Lotus Jr. For the first time in over a year, the ASCC clubhouse had most of our regular members in attendance. Ary, John, Marty, Randy, Dave, Steve, Mark, and Russell all made the show. Russell was sporting an N95 mask and matching Darth Vader helmet, hence…
Racer Sideways Group 5 Proxy – Race #4 April 10th, 2021 The fourth round of the Racer Sideways Group 5 race saw another first time winner with Randy’s well balanced Ford Capri taking the top spot. The gap between Randy’s Capri and the next car was almost four full laps with the Capri running 210.75…
Group C Round 5 3/27/21 By Lotus Jr. Round 5 of Group C proved to be one of the most interesting races of the year. The day was pleasant and the track has decent grip. Before the race, Marty introduced the entries and explained the difference of each set up. This greatly enhanced the YouTube…
The third round of the Racer Sideways Group 5 race took place on the 13th of March and saw the same five competitors but the results were anything but the same. The cars all came ready to run with some seeing some improvements in speed whether it was a higher top end or a more…
