With the overall 2nd through 5th places being separated by only 4 points (Roy and Marty had 28 points, Jim 27 and Shawn 24) as of round 5, round 6 promised to be very competitive. And it was! First heat: Marty vs. Roy vs. Jim. Within a couple laps from the start, Jim’s car starts…
BRM Series Round 6 & Final Results
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The 2011 BRM Series has ended. The 1/24 scale, Italian made slot cars were a blast to race and watch. The 6th round of the series had six participants. Brian, away for vacation, missed one of the most exciting races of the series. Congratulations to Marty on the record breaking 213.10 laps and first place…
2011 Modern F1 Series – Round 3 Results
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Saturday, September 10 2011. As in most series, with its progress, records are broken; this was also the case for the third round of our Modern F1 Series. The record, this time around, was not for the fastest lap or highest lap count, instead, we broke the record on track calls. (laughs) Shawn took first…
El Piloto Round 9 Results
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Blue was the color of choice for Round 9 of El Piloto. All four drivers turned their fastest laps on the Blue Lane with Russell tearing up the clock to win the race with the fastest time of 3.987 and 215 laps. Roy came in second by turning in his fastest lap time ever at…
Slot.It Challenge Q3 – Round 1 Results
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Saturday, July 9th marked the beginning of Round 3 for the Slot.It Challenge Series with a few new wrinkles. This time, we race at 11 volts to hopefully level the playing field due to differences in motor performance and also will feature a “kill switch” to momentarily pause the race when there is a racing incident…
BRM Challenge – Round 1 Results
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This race starts the first of the BRM regionals hosted by ASCC. Many weren’t able to make the first race so we only had 1 marshal at any given time. Fortunately, we have a working track call button to allow racers to get their cars if they deslotted where there wasn’t a marshal. The main…
El Piloto Round 8 Results
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El Piloto, the Race of the Ultimate Slot Cars hand built and finely tuned by Autorama (Ary) saw the eighth round run on June 30. Racers were greeted with retuned motors sporting trued commutators. Russell continued to pull fastest times at 4.037 but could not match the Shawn`s power and consistency. Shawn completed 215 laps compared…
El Piloto Round 7 Update – Close Racing on a Hot Night!
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Round 7 of El Piloto was the closest ever. The track and drivers smoldered in the 97 degree heat. Competition warmed the room even more despite moderate quantities of cold beer and and an even colder Slushie for Hunter. We were all glad to see his return now that school has ended and he can…