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David and Erik, did you run the Policar f1’s with the plastic wheels?  Did you true them?  Do you expect to use the correct size aluminum wheels to be able to true the tires?  Erik, what brand tire truer do you have?  What volts were you running the cars?

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Who is the BRM Group 2 Manager?  The BRM Group 2 cars are listed on the BRM website.  The little Simca 1000’s are not shown in Group 2, although I thought I saw that on a Simca online.  I want to buy a BMW and discovered there is a LeMans flared fender version, and a SVRA stock fender with the little fender spat.  Do we care which fender version we use?  I am eager to put my money on a car while they are still in stock.

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I know someone will want the Mario Andretti Ferrari, but we could do what we did a few seasons ago and just let duplicate car owners change the car number.  I did that with smooth sandpaper and new decals.

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If David or Erik or Marty propose a change or option my radar signals discovery of an advantage.  Like Erik’s high magnetic downforce motor.  As long as we all know the advantage before the series and can make use of it I’m ok, but I would bet a box stock class would have some Smokey Yunick voodoo added or subtracted.

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But can I use a Scalextric, if I like the livery for special reasons, as long as I don’t complain about the disparity in the dimensions?

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DATTO, I like the idea of the U2.5 class, but the evil Porsche 911’s would show up and dominate.  The RevoSlot Alfa and Escort cars would also need to be excluded.  I loved the real cars in the day.  The first race I saw with the pony cars some guys showed up with showroom Z28’s, only safety mods, and the front wheels were getting squashed every which way, but the Penske cars flew like race cars.  Still had blue smaller v8 Barracudas, Valiants/Darts, Nova (cheater black/gold).

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I would like to run the 1/24 Gr. C class as well.

I like the idea of the RevoSlot 1/32 Alfa, Escort, and rumored BMW 2002tii.  Run this later in the year to get additional liveries, but buy early if you like what is for sale in October 2022.  Run it as 20 laps on the rally track, then without replacing parts go 20 laps on the green lane of big track.  ALL cars must have sufficient ground clearance to not rub the chassis on the track tape including if they jump the mound.

I am a strong proponent of a 1/32 TransAm race with 3d chassis.  Maybe limit to less than 25k motors for slightly more realistic speed.

I can go along with the traditional slot.it Gr. C race if we are provided the specs to run the National Champ Jaguar mods on our existing cars, or limit the Jaguars to the tires and track width that fit our existing cars.

I also like the LeMans Ford vs Ferrari challenge race and allow other cars from that series that we not so famous.

Run Monte Carlo in next decade.  Maybe two classes with the slower class running tires limited to 8.0mm this time.  If you look at the reference I cited earlier in the forum you will see there were multiple classes run in the race.

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Slot.it actually has the Nissan and a Maserati GT3.

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This set of entries have bee copied to the new 2023 race suggestion Forum.

DO NOT ENTER ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS PAGE UNTIL AFTER THERE IS A DECISION TO RUN THIS CLASS.

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For another Monte Carlo race I found a site with lists of cars participating by year.  This could help pick some years when we might, or might not, want two classes of slot cars again.
July 4, 2022 at 2:29 PM#17984REPLY
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https://www.juwra.com/monte_carlo_1980_results.html

You can move back to 1973 or through the 79’s to the 1980.
July 10, 2022 at 3:44 PM#18066REPLY
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I would love to run another Monte Carlo series within that time frame.  Finally an opportunity to run the Lancia Stratos Group 4 rally car.  I can’t wait.

 

Marty
September 6, 2022 at 7:34 AM#18211REPLY
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If our second choice for a rally class is the RevoSlot Alfa and other car, I would like to also run those cars on the big track.  Fairfield Meadows I call it.  Those RevoSlot cars are so good I hate to take them out of service.  My Porsche from a few years ago was one of my favorites.  We could even run on the big track as SCCA TransAm U2.5  and IMSA similar displacement.  I recently stumbled across a metal chassis, used instead of a 3d plastic replacement.  That might offer more cars to run with the RevoSlot cars.
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MR Slotcar aluminum chassis for Slot.it group C and adaptable to other wheelbases.

MR Slotcar Evolution Metal Chassis Kit A

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MR Slotcar aluminum chassis for Slot.it group C and adaptable to other wheelbases.

MR Slotcar Evolution Metal Chassis Kit A

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If our second choice for a rally class is the RevoSlot Alfa and other car, I would like to also run those cars on the big track.  Fairfield Meadows I call it.  Those RevoSlot cars are so good I hate to take them out of service.  My Porsche from a few years ago was one of my favorites.  We could even run on the big track as SCCA TransAm U2.5  and IMSA similar displacement.  I recently stumbled across a metal chassis, used instead of a 3d plastic replacement.  That might offer more cars to run with the RevoSlot cars.

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I’m glad to see a Mercedes and BMW to go with my Corvette.  We may get swamped by McLaren 720’s, but at least it will look like a real race instead of a one design race.  Good Luck to us all.

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https://www.juwra.com/monte_carlo_1980_results.html

You can move back to 1973 or through the 79’s to the 1980.

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I found the Ford GT40 that raced in Can Am.  1966 Mosport Eppie Weitzes GT40 MK2 #94 white with blue racing stripes like Shelby cars.  Not the livery I have, and I agree we should stick to Can Am liveries if available

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