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Series Manager: Marty M. (aka Porsche917)
Period: Q2 / April – June (2 rounds per month)The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am race series ran from 1966 to 1974. Can-Am series proved to be very popular due to the simple rules that allowed the teams to be as creative with designs and motor combinations. This led to some of the best racing from some of the most powerful race cars of their time. Come back with us to the late 60’s to join in the fun of the Can-Am series as we run the amazing Thunderslot Can-Am cars.
This series will be run on our road track.
Join the discussion over in our forums for this series.
Race Fees: $5 Premium members, $10 Standard members; $15 guests
Lola T70/McLaren M6A/McLaren Elva/Ferrari 350
- Series Manager – Marty
- Running – Q2
- Track – road track
- Track voltage – 12v
- Manufacturer’s website: Thunderslot
- Example vendor websites:
- Electric Dreams
- Slot Car Corner
- LEB Hobbies
Models Allowed
- All current Thunderslot CanAm models are allowed.
- Lola T70-coupe and spyder
- McLaren M6A and M6B
- McLaren Elva
- Ferrari 350
Body
- OEM Lexan interiors, hard driver, hard glass Mandatory
- The drivers head can be replaced with an aftermarket version with more detail.
- Body must start every race with all major parts intact (e.g. windows, spoilers). Small parts lost in wrecks not required (e.g. antennas, mirrors, wipers, tow hooks)
- Duplicate liveries must be unique – at least with different race numbers.
- Fantasy liveries allowed – white kits must be painted or decaled and have at least two numbers.
- Body screws: Open Choice, optionally taped.
- MinorTrimming of wheel wells for tire clearance allowed. Excessive trimming determined by Scrutineer.
Motor
- OEM 21,500rpm 175gm-cm motor (MTMach21) Mandatory. Wrapper or can-tattoos clearly identifying motor must be visible during inspection.
- Prohibited: Modifications (rewinds, armature or magnet substitutions, zapping)
- Motor screws, (open choice) can be used to secure the motor to the motor pod.
Chassis, Motor Pod, Bushings
- Motor Pod – OEM Med (Black MTS001B) Mandatory.
- Bushings – OEM only.
- Bushings are allowed to be glued in to stop them from moving.
- Chassis – OEM Med (Black CHS001B) Mandatory.
- Although the OEM body has float -and naturally fits close to the chassis – MINOR trimming to permit float is allowed – however a gap larger than the width of a credit card is prohibited.
- You are allowed to add allan screws to the chassis in any of the four lateral holes to set the body on the chassis.
- Traction magnets prohibited.
- Ballast is allowed; must be above chassis pan.
- The small nub on the top of the motor pod directly behind the front motor pod mounting screw can be removed to more easily add ballast.
- On the Lola cars you may use spacers on the front body mount posts to provide clearance for tires or front spoilers.
Guide
- OEM Guide (GU001) and deep wood guide (GU002) are allowed.
- Guide spacers – Open Choice.
- Pick-up braids and motor-lead wires – Open Choice.
Gears
- Thunderslot spur gears only.
- OEM 32t white
- 30t orange (GE30SWP)
- 31t blue (GE31SWP)
- Thunderslot pinion gears only.
- OEM 11t white
- 12t orange (PN12PL)
- 13t blue (PN13PL)
- Pinions can be glued to the motor shaft with Loctite Red (271)
Wheels
- Front: OEM nylon wheels or Slot.it 15×8 alloys (SIW1580215A) allowed.
- Rear: OEM 15X10mm Alloy Wheels allowed (THRMR002AL) or (THRMR001AL)
- OEM Inserts Mandatory (can be painted)
- Rear wheel track has a maximum width of 61mm measured at the wheel rim.
Tires
- Front: OEM Treaded 18X9mm (TYC001FR) or Upgrade low-grip16X9mm (TYR003FR) allowed.
- Rear: OEM Treaded Tires (TYC002R) or Upgrade slick 19X10mm (TYR004R standard) allowed.
- Tires may be glued; trued; edges profiled/chamfered/rounded.
- Traction compounds Prohibited. Tires cannot protrude beyond wheel-wells/fenders when viewed from above.
Axles
- OEM axles Mandatory.
- Spacers/washers – Open Choice.
- Front axle height adjustment grub screws – Open Choice.
Power
- 12 volts
General
If it is not mentioned – contact Series Manager for legality (BEFORE the first race). Cars may be presented to Series Manager any time before the first race for a test inspection.
Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
(Leroy Grumman)I will be running one of these in the Thunderjet 🙂 series (see photo)
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"Enjoy every sandwich"
-Warren ZevonHere’s my ride(s).
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The rules call for “OEM Guide (GU001) and new THGU00 deep wood guide allowed”. Can I use the GU002?
GUIDE FLAG WITH SCREW 2mm x 8mm, Part: GU001 -or-
GUIDE FLAG WITH SCREW 2mm x 8mm FOR CARRERA AND WOODEN TRACKS, Part: GU002 (LEB is the only retailer with this guide in stock)I have a question about wheels and tires are these the OEM ThunderSlot wheels and tires? Can I use any of these?
Lola T70 MKIII, CAN-AM 350, Lola T70 CAN-AM
Wheels – Front
NYLON FRONT RIMS, Part RMF001PLWheels – Rear
ALUMINIUM REAR RIMS, Part RMR003AL
ALUMINIUM REAR RIMS, Part RMR002ALTires – Front
HARD LOW FRICTION FRONT TIRES 9mm x 16mm, Part TYR003FRTires – Rear
SLICK RACING REAR TIRES, Part TYR004R
CLASSIC THREADED REAR TIRES, Part TYC002R (CAN-AM 350 Only)I found this information on the ThunderSlot site (https://www.thunderslot.com/en/home-en/)
Oh, one more thing. I may have only one car I can race. My CA00106S/W, Lola T70 MKIII is not listed but others are like the CA00101S/W. Can I race mine?
All of the Thunderslot MKIII’s are included. 🙂
Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
(Leroy Grumman)I’ll be campaigning this race-worn little guy.
Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
(Leroy Grumman)Guys,
I disagree with the decision to disallow the Slot.it wheels on the front of the Thunderslots. We allowed them the last two times we raced Thunderslot in 2020 and 2022.
Russell
Hi Kim,
The wood guide part number was a typo. GU002 is the correct number. I have fixed it. Thanks for the catch. 🙂The rules on the front wheels have been updated. Slot.it 15×8 aluminum wheels are allowed. There is also no minimum body weight.
Let me know if there is anything else you all want changed. I honestly don’t care about the series and will run any rules any of you would like to run.
I know Randy is going to give me shit for my “non racecar” pain aesthetic, but this T70 is what I have in the works. And yes, if I can figure out it out my alien friend will be driving.
Can a Chaparral body and wing from another company be used on the Thunderslot chassis for this series?
I l0ve that body color, but you may need to perform surgery and/or get a dispensation for the driver and Lexan interior.
I am using inserts from our previous series that are racing mag wheels that I saw in an old picture. If that is upsetting the scrutineer, let me know early.
Regarding the magnetic downforce issue we discovered yesterday –
While almost all of us went over, it seems like there is still a fairly wide variance with going over. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I remember the highest being in the high 40s or maybe even low 50s? Mine was at 31 and John’s was the only one within the standard limit of 30. 20 more grams of magnetic downforce seems to be quite an advantage to me, even if I am relatively new to this. I don’t really see it as being reasonable to ask everyone with magnetically hot motors to buy replacements until they find one that’s within the limit. Equally, I don’t see it being reasonable for people that end up with motors with lower magnetic downforce to buy several until they get one comparable to the higher numbers. That seems counter to the spirit of a spec series. Is it sacrilegious for me to suggest we up the limit to reflect the maximum we saw with a stock motor and allow those with lower numbers to run magnets to match that downforce? There’s lots of teeny tiny magnets available to fine tune it. I learned the art of this in Houston.
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