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Brian,
Nice car. If you plan to race it in Classic GT, replace all the Lucas Electrical components first and glue on the Avons or Dunlops before you race it
Jim
Ary,
The plaques look great. I guess my request for Champion, 1st Loser, 2nd Loser didn’t fly
If we could afford it, what about a DFL plaque for the last place finisher of each class? I’m sure I’d be in the running for a couple of those.
Jim
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
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.
Ary,
I wish you would reconsider your decision to retire your F40 from competition. You have moved the bar up another notch and it gives us all something to shoot at. I have already made changes to my Mosler hoping to improve performance and improve driveability. After all, isn’t this what racing is all about?
Jim
Ary,
Is the 100GBP club price for the Sloting Plus Reynard package with or without VAT?
If I had my druthers, I’d prefer to run the BRM Megane. Is the BRM Porsche/Toyota series off for Q4? I was thinking we could run it with the Modern F1 series, or better yet, end the modern F1 now, and run El Piloto and BRMs on the alternate Saturday. I have 3 busted up F1 cars that vote for ending modern F1 now, and calling the series complete.
Jim
You nailed it Ary. Having grown up in the Great NW, that Citroen sounds exactly like a mahogany Century or Chris Craft runabout. The only thing missing is the sound of the water lapping up against the hull.
Jim J.
Brian,
Sounds like fun. I’ll probably run the Maserati as I think it may be a little quicker than the Ferrari (stronger magnet?)
Jim
I was kind of hoping we could race with the car just as it came out of the box. Leave the magnet in, oil the bearings, and go racing. Thank God we now have a kill switch, as I see a lot of unintentional lane changes with the F1’s. I have “lost” 2 non-magnet cars due to damage for this same occurrance, jumping into another lane and smashing the wall at full speed. Maybe leaving the magnet in place will cut down the frequency of this hazzard.
As far as tires go, I have not had good results trying to run Slot.It tires on Scaley wheels. They just don’t fit correctly. If we can run with the magnet, the stock Scaley tires seem to work okay. Anyway, that has been my experience.
Brian, how about an “exhibition” heat of skinny tire F1’s? I’m up for it if you are.
My 2 cents,
Jim J.
Marty,
By limiting the BRM series to pink motors only, we may be eliminating competitors before the series starts. I know for a fact Clark has a pink motor, but Priscilla has only the red motor.
Since the BRM series is a “sprint” compared to our LeMans endurance race, I feel red motors should be allowed along with pinks for our series. Motor longevity should not be an issue with this format of racing.
Comments?
Jim J.
