2019 Series talk

Look at the Cars Available = a) find what models are available from b) what vendors and c) what are the price ranges. Naturally this applies to any allowed parts upgrades, esp. tires.

Run It First = we need you to be able to speak to your actual experience running and tuning the car. It would Also be great if you let a few other members try out the car(s).

The list of my proposed options are below.

Daaaahhhhmmm ... thats a few years worth Marty!  Thanks - lots to think about : )

I am lobbying for a Slot.it McLaren M8 D/E class.  They are sub 4 second capable near stock.   Specs: Motor: stock 23k.  Tires: Slot.it F30s.  Gearing : Open  Voltage: 11v.   Sidewinder configuration.   Handling is excellent.   In testing, car has proved to be durable with little tire wear.   5 models built plus white kit.

Thanks,

John (Lotus Jr. )

All Slot.it McLaren M8s made are currently available from Electric Dreams at reasonable prices.  These are really fun to drive.

John B

https://www.electricdreams.com/Shop/slot-cars-c-168/slotit-slot-cars-c-168_9/slot-it-mclaren-canam-cars-c-168_9_1212/

I am also lobbying that we support Kings by making an effort to have one class that we order the cars from them,  as we did with the Scalextric British Touring Cars.  They sell Scalextric,  Slot.it and BRM.

Thanks,

John B

Randy,

I'm going to say no as I've never gotten a Slot.it to run 3.6s.  I'm thinking the Thunderslot would own the Slot.it in that series.

I would like:

1) RevoSlot with slot.it rear bearings and 3/32 axles, gears, wheels and tires.  This may also impact the front bearing, axle, wheel, tire change.  Tires may need testing, but it should be easy to pick.  I would not pick a Marcos, but am OK with it if it is comparable to the Porsches.

2) Slot.it McLaren M8A stock except maybe tires.

3) ScaleAuto 1/24 GT we have just been running.

4a)  TransAm Scalextric 1/32 with 3D chassis, and running gear.  I have a '70 Camaro running good, and a 3D chassis to build a 1970 Mustang.  The stock rear track width is a few mm wider for the Camaro, but I will be able to check the 3D chassis conversions before October and we can test drive them.

4b) If not TransAm I like the suggestion Marty made that we run Scalextric BMW E30 M3's with 3D chassis and running gear.  I especially like the Ref. C3782 Mobil 1 in honor of my late father-in-law who was the Mobil oil distributor for Pomona in the early Mobil 1 days.

5) Rally Targa Florio as suggested by Marty with Fly bodies on 3D chassis.  I have an eligible Fly car from way back to convert.

6) 1970 LeMans with Fly bodies on 3D chassis.  I have 2 eligible cars to convert.

7) ThunderSlot Lolas and McLarens if comparable.  Is anyone testing the McLaren M6A?

8) Group 5 again with some control on unobtainium parts.

9) Group C again.

10) Maybe some other ideas we see between now and October.

My only proposal for a series next year is for Thunderslots.  The rules would remain the same and new Thunderslot cars would be evaluated and allowed if they are comparable.  It would be great to get some cars other than the Lolas.  Given the parity with the Thunderslot cars my preference would be to keep it a Thunderslot-only series.

Has anyone been able to compare the performance of the C6 and C7 NSR Corvettes to see if a Corvette race would work?

I received a ScaleRacing/BRM Trans Am Mustang last week: the number 15 Parnelli Jones car.

I was interested in seeing if some of my static car models could be adapted to run the BRM chassis.  I was hoping to build a 1970 Chaparral Camaro but the only ones available are AMT 1/25 cars and they are just too small.  This holds for pretty much all the AMT and JoHan 1/25 kits.  However, there are 1/24 kits available.  I have three or four that look doable, including making a copy of my 1969 GTO.  Regardless of whether we decide to run these Trans Ams, next year or later, or whether any alternate bodies would even be allowable, I am proceeding with my first re-body.  I will be chronicling the build.

That Pirelli Jones Mustang looks great.  I really like that livery.

I trued the tires on my car and that was all then ran it on Sunday with Jenson.  The car is super stable and much more fun to run with trued tires.  It hooks up in the corners and is fast enough on the straights.  Its a fun car to run and I am sure the competition would be very close.  All the replacement parts are available and because Alan is putting them all together there is not much work to be done on them other than truing the tires.

I have some video I am trying to post but need to cut it down before I can post it.

To Radial T/A's comment about the NSR Corvetts - We could also run the NSR Porsche 911 GT3 as a cup car series.  Stock-ish series, plenty of liveries, easy to find, parts available.  Thoughts?

I was also thinking about the BRM Group C cars.  We used to run them every year but have not run them for a few years now.  The new anglewinder chassis is perfect and these would be great cars to run.  Cars and parts readily available and we know they work.  Thoughts?

I really hope we run the RevoSlot, ThunderSlot and 1/24 ScaleAuto again in 2019.  I don't mind buying cars, but I hate to waste real good cars.

@TA-Radial - I think we need to revise a few past series, otherwise we are painting ourselves into a corner with the same 'fun' series - year after year...
I would rather re-visit RevoSlot, ThunderSlot and 1/24 ScaleAuto again in 2020.
Otherwise - we have only Two series to experiment with.

@917 - I favor BRM in 2019, for 1/24. Group-C Plus 917s ...
The 1/24 BRM/132slot TAs look extra-super-cool - but we REALLY need to consider affordability for All members.

@TA-Radial, @917 - I prefer a 1/32 Trans Am Redux with more practical rules (and car choices) this time.

?Why aren't we even thinking about 1/32 Womps or 1/24 Flexies with RUBBER tires? These are $60 cars with another $15 in wheels and tires.  Just Saying it would be a challenge and certainly some technology that could be used in Pflugerville.

As many of you probably do, I  prefer to race slot cars of my favorite real race cars.  However, complications often arise, making problems for  some series.  These are my thoughts for racing series, listing in order of preference:

Thunderslot-rules as before

ScaleRacing/BRM Trans Am--I love the vintage Trans Am cars and the new ScaleRacing/BRM cars would seem to be raceable and comparable in a basic stock configuration.  Compared to a series with 3D chassis, different tires, gears, motors, I do not think they would be that much more expensive.

LeMans 1970 with 3D chassis--a lot of possibilities  there

McLaren M8 D/E--A spec class which should mean close competition with minimal set up issues.  Only one make but a variety of liveries.  I have the Led Zeppelin car but have never run it.  I love the Can Am cars and this would seem to be a good solution for the problems with a wider variety of cars where we might end up with a particular slot car being faster than all the others, making it a spec series anyway.

Revo Slot--I would be interested in running this series if we could relax the rules on rear tires so we don't have to change them out every race.

Scalextric Trans Am--I would love to race this series (Chaparral Camaro for me), but it sounds like there is a problem with narrower Mustang bodies that would be difficult to work around.  Too bad.

Group C--This series seems to be a given every year

Rally--I am not sure what series I would prefer here--perhaps the Fly 908/3 or Targa Florio.  I would prefer something like that to Renault, Peugeot, Honda, etc.

Scale Auto--I will probably not run my BMW Art Car again and may not want to buy another new car for this series

Russell,

I can't find any reference of the BRM Trans Am bodies on Alan's site but I did see them listed on PendleSlot.  Here is the listing.  They have both the Camaro and Mustang bodies in stock.

Daves picks -

Lets use the Rally track more than once. 1.  NSR 908/3 spyder  i have one its great on the track

2.  Scaleauto rally 208 t16  new car I have one coming

will try it before Sat

3. Revo - with different tires and motor

4. BRM 1/24

All of the proposed ASCC race series are shown on the list below.  Please review and let me know if you have any additional ones to add before we meet on Saturday.

I would like to run the NSR Porsche 908/3 as the rally car and again as a part of a LeMans 1970 on the regular track.  It would like to see if the NSR 908/3 could run competitively with the slot.it Alfa Romeo 33/3 and the Slot.it/Policar Ferrari 312S.  Those three would be quite a recreation of the 1970 era both as Targa Florio and the track 1000K races.

Where are you Herr Porsche 908?  The Italian stallions are here to challenge you.

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All - The official 2019 Austin Slot Car Club Race Schedule is published.  The only small change we might want to discuss is the timing of the Thunderslot series and the availability of the new McLaren cars from Thunderslot.  We might think about moving that series back from Q2 to Q3 and move up the NSR 908/3 series to Q2 from Q3.  We can discuss at our next meeting.  Please post any additional questions or concerns.

Marty,

The reasoning for that was to keep the foam tires on the BRM and Revo cars from affecting any other series.  That's why we put the Thunderslot series there and the NSR 908 series in Q3 as it will be on the rally track.