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I think this car should be allowed as well. It was produced from 1967 to 1970 and was raced at Fuji in 1967. Proto Slot and Racer Silverline has the cars.
Marty,
I attempted to run an MRRC Chappy 2F body on a Slot.It GT40 platform, but the weight difference with the heavier MRRC body and higher CG with the wing made it uncompetitive when compared to a GT40. I have a white body Chappy kit somewhere, but I think it ran away with your BRM Leyton House Porsche kit. I’m really not sure if Russell ever got his Chappy dialed in.
Jim
That would be mine as well as Carla’s birthday is Jan 16th and me racing that weekend would end very badly for me
So you’re talking about an amatuer and pro class? I’m fine with that but will we have enough to run the amatuer class with only 3 new members? What determines the move to pro from amatuer? Can I sand bag and be in the amatuer class so I don’t have to race against you and Ary?
So we’re just talking rated RPM right and not actual? All motors seem to be rated lower than actual speed.
Guys,
Please refer to the first post for the changes.
Rules that were removed are in red, rule changes or additions are in blue.
Jim,
If we allowed the Scaley motor than everyone would run the Scaley motor and no one would use the 14.5k. There’ too much of a performance difference between the 2 motors. This is a 3.5k RPM difference in the motors which is a huge percentage.
I think you just discovered why most don’t modify Scaley cars.
I was planning on entering a Scaley Mercedes 300SL in the Mille Miglia. It has a front mounted motor with a splined shaft and spring that connects to a driveshaft with the pinion gear. It would create a hardship for me if I had to run a different motor and figure some way to reconnect the drive shaft. I don’t think I could remove the spring off the Scaley motor without wrecking or twisting the spring out of round. I even considered installing a u-joint, but the interior sits over the drive shaft and there is minimal clearance for anything other than the spring.
I would like to see Scaley stock motors (18K) allowed in this class in addition to the 14.5K “spec” motor.
As a footnote, I have pulled the magnet, added bronze bushings, Slot.It axles and gears, BRM Classic wheels and tires, and a wood guide, and I’m still 2 tenths slower than a box stock Scaley Mercedes with absolutely no mods. Makes you wonder if it’s worth the time and cost to field a slower than stock car to be slowed even more with a manditory 14.5K motor.
Let me know soon if I have to cut the chassis out of this car and try to fit something else.
Jim J.
Jim J.
Russell,
This is a great idea! Anyone would be able to race whatever brand or models they wanted, all you need to do is turn some laps and classify each car by lap times. — HAHA!!! I could race one of my trucks against regular cars.
What are the brackets? 4.0 to 4.5?
