NSR Abarth 500 Series – Round 4 The fourth round of the series had eight racers present to try their hand at bettering their time and place in the overall standings. David once again took the top spot with a time of 4’ 43.194”. This was 20.016” ahead of the second-place car. Steve was…
NSR Abarth 500 Series – Round 3 The third round of the NSR Abarth 500 Series had nine racers present to contest the round. The round would follow the script from the first two rounds with David setting the pace that no one could get close to. David finished with a time of 4’ 39.057”…
The second round of the series had eight racers present with Brian/Painthorse One running his first round of the series. The weather in Austin has been hot, very hot but the club’s headquarters was very comfortable with our A/C unit working hard to keep us all cool. So, while it was 105 degrees outside…
The first round of the NSR Abarth 500 series was a good start to what should be a great series. There were eight racers present for this opening round of the series. These are interesting little cars that don’t really scream racer but that in itself is part of the alure to their popularity. Just…
Monte Carlo Revival Concours The Concours for the 2022 Monte Carlo revival was held online on the 1/32 Slot Car Scratch build Facebook group. A poll was put up on Wednesday, June 22, and the results compiled at 3:00 PM Friday, June 24. Coming in first was Marty’s 240Z with 35% of the vote Second was…
Monte Carlo Rally Stage 6, June 18th The sixth and final stage of the ASCC Monte Carlo revival brought out a healthy field to the track. Some cars were refined over the course of the series, some started out fast, and stayed fast, and some stumbled. Thanks to all who participated in the series, it…
There has been a large scoring error made with the top car running in the “A” group in the series. David/Butch’s SRC Porsche 914 which was classified in the “A” group is actually competing in the “B” group as its rear tires are only 8.8mm wide and fulfill the rules of that group. The stage…
Monte Carlo Stage 5, June 4th, 2022 First up, subbing for Marty M. was Ary B. as Porsche 917 with Marty’s kitbashed Datsun 240Z. With only a few minutes practice with an unfamiliar car Ary turned a very speedy best lap of 7.012 seconds with a total time of 5’4.219”. This would be the top…
