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Paul Gage RevoSlot Tire Test

Paul Gage RevoSlot Tire Test Everyone loves running the RevoSlot cars with the exception of the rear tire wear issue.  To fix this we have talked about running BRM’s brass bushings in place of the rear bearings and then running a 3/32 axle, spur gear, wheels and Slot It F30 tires.  F30’s are a solid…

Talking Heads, Painting Heads that Is

The club is very fortunate to have a great mix of talented members that make the club what it is. One of those members is the owner of Immense Miniatures – Marc Tyler.  Marc created this great article to help us all do a better job on painting our driver heads to make them look…

2020 Group C – Round 5 Results

The fifth round of the Slot It Group C series was another amazing race with the final two cars separated by only three inches after fifteen minutes of racing.  From a time perspective three inches equals 0.02 of a second difference between 1st and 2nd.  Racing does not get much closer than that. How did…

2020 RevoSlot – Round 2 Results

The second round of the RevoSlot Series was a repeat of the first with Ary and his well prepared Porsche GT2 setting the pace and causing all others to marvel at the quality of the build and the drive from Ary.   The rest of the racing was very close with David and Marty both running…

2020 RevoSlot – Round 1 Results

The second race of the new year and the first in the RevoSlot series was this past Saturday.  The race was similar to last weeks Slot It Group C race in that tires became the focus for many of the racers.  Before the clubs move, we gave the track a deep cleaning then moved it…

One Chapter Closes and Another One Opens Up

The Austin Slot Car Club has been quiet for a little over a month now with no posts to the website or Facebook.  It’s time to share with everyone what’s been going on with the club.   On July 20th we were told that Kings Hobby, the clubs’ home for the past 11 years, was going…

Slot It Group C – Race #2 Results

The second round of the clubs Slot It Group C series saw eleven club members fighting for the top spots on the podium.  One of the big differences in this round was the addition of A Group runner David and his super-fast Lancia LC2/85.  Last year David won the series and set the fastest lap…