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For those interested in the new Toyota Supra or Dodge Viper it sounds like they will not be available until next November. Unfortunately after our series has started. There are plenty of new Porsche liveries as well as the new Marcos LM600.
Don’t forget that we will be running this series with RevoSlot foam tires. This should take the guessing work out of the tire issues we had in the 2018 series. We will also be opening up the motor choice to alleviate any motor issues.
More to come.
Question for the series manager: The cars come stock with 15″ rear wheels and I want to make sure we are going to stick to running that size rear wheel as I am truing tires and getting cars ready for the series.
Touche! Having said that, the most popular chassis for our tracks is the stiffer green version. Routed tracks that are as smooth as ours perform better with a stiffer chassis. Plastic tracks that have more bumps due to the warping of the plastic and the numerous joints require a chassis that is more forgiving. That in no means dictates you cannot or should not try something different. 🙂
*UPDATE*
Thunderslot posted pics of the McLarens on their Facebook page this morning and it sounded like they were going to be available sooner than Armchair racer was predicting. I asked Thunderslot when we might see these cars in the States and they replied “Christmas +0-“. Sounds like they might be here sooner than expected.
After the new NSR 908/3 Targa Florio set #2 was announced I will now be running the #36 Gulf entry.
This will leave the #22 Vic Elford #22 from the 1970 1000K of Nurburgring available.
If you are looking to run a McLaren in the Thunderslot you will have to purchase one of the few remaining white kits and paint it yourself. Here is an update from Armchair racer in Australia from Thurderslot on the painted cars.
I appreciate the adjustment to the credit card rule but I don’t know about the 1mm smaller diameter tires. The glue in guide adapter on both of my cars have been put in at a depth to account for the larger diameter. I don’t know if they would work with the smaller diameter of the front wheels. I will check on it.
I can tell you that increased float makes a huge difference in the performance of these cars. I am running my body screws all the way out and allowing the body to have tons of float.
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.
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.
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.
