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Thanks, Marty
I did not see the attachment on the first post. I only saw the original Q4 rules.
Russell
Marty
Clarification, please. The wing rule you refer to above is not the DTM race rule. The DTM rule states that wings must be replaced during green flag running. The rule you state is only that the wing has to be on at the START of a heat. Which is it? We have race rules written both ways.
Also, you previously stated that the ends of the wings cannot be reinforced by tape. So, they can’t be reinforced by tape, but tape can be used to re-install it?
Russell
Marty
Will the cars be in Parc Ferme for the duration of the series; that is, the owners will not be allowed to work on them between races?
RussellWe have different rear wing rules for different race series; some only require the wing to be on at the start of the heat, and some race series require that wings have to be re-installed during the green flag heat. Also some race series allow taping the ends of the wings, or reinforcing the wings, and some do not. My comments before were just a statement of fact. Having to replace a wing during a race (unless it is a snap-in wing) means that heat and that race are done for the car. Even if the supplies were ready and available at the driver’s station, it would take a minute or more, and would probably not last. I would rather that a quickie, futile attempt to repair a wing, which might complicate a later, at-home repair, not be attempted.
Clear enough. If my wing breaks during a race, please withdraw the car immediately. Make no attempt to repair/replace the wing. A broken wing means that race is over for the car.
Marty
The Alfa rear wing mount is pretty spindly; what is allowable for reinforcement? Can the ends of the wings be taped to the body? What about reinforcement with plastic?
Russell
Mark
I agree; that is crazy! I have been using CA for 50 years and never heard this. I did a search for “CA glue fire danger” and your post was the #4 result, after articles about California fires. Further research also said in addition to cotton, it can react with wool. I looked it up on Wikipedia and saw that it was discovered at B.F. Goodrich in 1941.
Russell
I had a post ready yesterday, but apparently did not hit SUBMIT. I had proposed Group C for the next proxy race, but I understand Marty’s comment about continuing the tradition of Group C being the first race series each year. I had thought that Group C might get the greatest number of entries for a proxy race. We could quite likely still be running proxy races in January.
Between Slot.it McLaren and Group 5, I would personally prefer the McLaren. I assume the Group 5 Marty mentions is the Group 5 in 2017. Although technically not a Racer series, that was the car needed to be competitive. Not having a Racer, I would rather not have to purchase one.
I also await member’s thoughts on what series to run and which series they have cars they would be willing to enter.
Russell
There will be an LED readout at each station. Ary demonstrated at last video conference. the assembly was 3 or 4 inches square, a couple of inches tall.
I would think that some experimentation would be required on this topic. It will be simple enough to try running various cars at different voltages (using the voltage adjustment on the Pyramid power supply) and comparing lap times versus drivability. This will take some work. Say with a Group C car, try it at 12 volts and see how it runs. Is it faster? Is it faster but much twitchier? Put a numerically taller gear in it and see if you can get a faster lap speed than the baseline but still have it drivable. Try it at 13 volts and test it some more. I think we will need time to have everyone do this experimentation. It looks like adjusting the voltage could be an easy fix to help a car with a weak motor but it might make setup more complicated because it could also work with a “normal” or “hot” motor but require different gearing, which would raise the bar and the “weak” motor would be outclassed once again. If this is the case, we could require a specific gear and let everyone choose their voltage.
For this testing we may need to wait until safer track access is available. It sounds like Ary’s voltage regulators would cost $30 plus for each lane, plus the time to install them. With club dues now due once again, and the possibility that some members may be short on money, I don’t think we should spend the money for the regulators right now. Except for the cost and labor I do not see a down side for installing the regulators, whether we use them, or limit their use, or not. It does give us more options.
Marty
My bad for not getting Thuinderslot rules posted yet. The rules will be the same as the 2019 rules except for allowing the McLaren M6A and the new, thicker wood guide. The 2019 rules said gears were open choice.
If anyone has already purchased an Elva please let me know.
Russell
Marty reports that the new Elva being produced is a very fast car. There is also no telling what may happen to slot car supplies with the Caronavirus outbreak and it is possible the Elva could be in short supply anyway. Because of that, for right now I am inclined not to allow it in the series this year. The McLaren has seemed to be very similar to the Lolas and several members have them so they will be allowed. That should give us enough variation for this year and give us time to check out the Elva for the future.
I agree with completing/running Targa Florio and BRM1/24.
If we are going to run Ford V Ferrari I think we should open it up to Scalextric Ferrari P4/412 cars with 3D printed chassis. There are number of Ferrari liveries available. Of course, they might find it tough against the Slot/it GT40s. How does the Policar Ferrari run?
I would also go for Thunderslot
