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Will we have another tuning and practice day in the coming weeks? I think Sundays would probably be best, or after our regular Sat races.
Topic for Saturday’s club meeting
I just got my ScaleAuto white kit, and sponges for both cars. I’d like to put on sponges and practice, but dont want to mess up the tracks traction. (or I can live with rubber and just practice with sponges on Sunday morning at AllScale).
Don’t wait to get to All Scale Raceway to practice. The sooner you begin the sooner you will get an understanding on how the cars handle. You will also need to drive on the track to tune your car as best as possible for the race.I also think we need to get some cars together for the people going who dont have their cars (or cannot afford one).
I think we also need to have a strategy regarding the BRM -vs- Scaleautos.
What do you mean “strategy”?
— Who is racing BRM only, …Scaleauto only …..Who is racing both (verify data on our forum)
Topic for Saturday’s club meeting
— Who has a car; who needs to borrow a car?
Topic for Saturday’s club meeting
— Who needs tires, gears, etc. Can they buy from Marty or should buy from Alan/132slots.
I have everything anyone would need to get their car set up. People can use my parts for a tuning session and for the race when we are in Waxahachie.
— Schedule a BRM practice; … a SA practice (on the same day I assume, but can we designate specific times or order?)
This is more up to what everyone’s schedule will allow. We can discuss this and many of your other points at Saturday’s club meeting
— Weight and body float tuning — need some guidance
Other than saying you want to have body float using weight and where to put it is up to the individual based on their car and their driving style.
— Sponge Tire truing — need some guidance
No different than rubber except it takes much less time and effort. Be sure not to true them so much that they do not meet the rules.
— BRM front tires – should we true them to get them to minimum diameter, or just let the track do the work?
True them but don’t true them down to the minimum because they will wear during the race.
— Local tech inspection. Does everyone meet the specs before the trip?
The rules are posted. Anyone building a car that is not meet the specs should have their head examined. If anyone has any questions they can ask either Ary or me to check their car and make sure its legal.SCALEAUTO GEAR LASH ADJUSTMENT
Is the recommended method to adjust the lash by moving the motor in/out with the motor mount screws?
Yes. Use both motor mounts as needed to move the motor back and forth to get the mesh just right. You want to check the mesh all the way around the spur gear to make sure its set correctly. You also can check the spur gear to see how true it is by moving the pinion away from the spur, hold the chassis completely still and line up a piece of paper or something next to the spur gear and then slowly spin the spur around and check the run out of the spur gear. You can also use this method to check if its warped. Not all spur gears are created equally.Also, other than replacing any spurs that are not oval or tacoed, are there any other best practices?
Just make sure the mesh is good all around the spur and not just in a couple of spots.GUIDE DEPTH GUAGE
…aka….surface plate used to measure the 1mm ….Marty do you have one of these? How safe will it be just to eye-ball the guide and use a micrometer/caliper?
I don’t have one of the super nice Scaleauto 1mm surface plates but I do have their little measuring tool that we can use to check the clearance. 1mm is very small. I doubt it will be an issue.[attachment file=”SC-5043-01.jpg”]
I am looking into a hotel for Sat. night. What is the physical address for the track? Is anyone else spending Sat. night? Mark and I are thinking of sharing a room for the night. I will be in Temple all day Sat. and will head to Waxihatchi later that evening after my conferance is over.
Rich Racing TeamI have attached the final list of Austin Slot Car Club racers that will be heading to Waxahachie for the BRM and ScaleAuto races on June 7th. Please review the list and let me know if you have any changes or revisions I need to be aware of.
Here are the directions to the track from the owner of the track Lonny –
From dallas go south on 35 to the foreston rd. exit take a right turn at the stop sign follow the road around it will make a real sharp left turn and I will be the secound place on the left the raceway is in the big building on the hill look for a big american flag (972)483-1128 – LonnyBelow is a note from The Tyler Club. Lets hope for some dry weather.
Hi Marty,
I think we will have at least seven for both classes from Tyler and Dallas. We may have a few more for one class. The guy in Houston will be racing elsewhere that day.
We are looking forward to it.
I wanted to let you know of one potential problem. Lonny’s track is in a metal building that unfortunately does leak when it rains. We would not be able to race if it did rain. I would check with Lonny at 972-921-2527 if it is forecast to rain on raceday.
Thanks.
Chris
HOW TO MOUNT BRM SPONGE TIRES?
1. What is the recommended adhesive to mount the BRM sponges to the wheels?
— Clear nail polich or top-coat?
— Rubber or contact cement? (seems like it would be too lumpy…)
— 3M spray adhesive?2. Application:
— Smear a thin layer on all of the wheel tre mounting surface?
— Apply 4 or 5 dots or lines at equadistant points on the wheel?
— Dots on the inside rim only?3. Tools
— A Q-tip? k-boob skewer? long zip-tie? toothpik?
— stiff paint brush like used with rubber cement?
— a gloved finger?"... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
Sammy with MontroseBLACK FOAM TAPE
The rules for both the ScaleAuto and BRM cars keep mentioning ‘black foam tape’ to buttress wing uprights.1. Is this any significantly better than just putting a 1/16in layer of ShoeGoo from the decklid up to the wing, along the uprights?
2. Is this neoprene type weatherstrip tape we can get at Home Depot/Lowes?
3. Marty/Ary/Sean do you have any of this tape?"... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
Sammy with MontroseOK so johnny come lately here with some last minute questions
It is ok if I do not use axle spacers on the crown side correct
whats up with the rear inserts not fitting
"If everything seems under control you're just not going fast enough" - Mario Andretti
You have to sand the rear inserts – they are made to fit the stock wheels for the rubber tires – the sponge wheels are apparently just slightly smaller in diameter. The hub on the back of the insert is ok – its the edge that needs sanding. Also – you may need to sand the brake calipers a little because they press against the inside of the wheel and make the brake disk cocked, and hence prevent the insert from seating itself fully.
"... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
Sammy with MontroseSteve I had to use one short axle spacer, then used a white nylon spacer 1/16 to get the wheel inside the drive side wheel well.
I guess since the spur has a robust collar on it you are not going to see any slop without the spacer. Rules-wise I dont think they prohibit removing the spacers on the spur side."... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
Sammy with Montrose
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