It was an exciting start of a new racing season. The lineup of cars this season was a good representation of makes. Steve and Rich were running Alfa Romero 156 … Continue reading “Touring Car Series – 2016, Race 1 Results”
The Austin Slot Car Club celebrated another great year with the annual Christmas party and the presentation of awards. There was plenty of food for all and gifts were exchanged. … Continue reading “Christmas Party and Year-End Awards”
Six racers took the green flag on the sixth and final round of the Formula GP Series. Marty, once again turned-up the heat and claimed first spot with a healthy margin … Continue reading “Formula GP – 2015, Round 6 & Final Results”
As the feature image for this articles suggests, all anyone could see, during the 5th round of the Formula GP Series, was the blur of Marty’s Brawn zipping around the track. Marty … Continue reading “Formula GP – 2015, Round 5 Results”
I decided to repaint my DHL BMW Z4 GT3 1/24 Scale Auto slot car in the paint scheme of the first Art Car, the 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder that Herve Poulain drove in the 1975 Le Mans race. I thought that I might chronicle this repaint and the methods that I used. There are many paint products out there and many methods that will yield good results. The effort that I went to on this project might be considered overkill…
At COTA the track is cold, the stands are empty and quiet. That’s not the case at the Austin Slot Car Club where track and personal records were thrown away … Continue reading “NSR Mosler Series – 2015 Race 5 Results”
Wow! The steady progression of this series is incredible. Normally, 3.8 seconds laps are considered a feat, something you don’t see often; not to mention 3.7 seconds laps, those are the … Continue reading “Formula GP – 2015, Round 4 Results”
A hard drive malfunction, two days before the this race, on the track computer threatened to jeopardize this round but our club members raced to the rescue and, literally, got it … Continue reading “Formula GP – 2015, Round 3 Results”
As the Formula GP Series unfolds into its second round, the normally noticeable lap-time difference between racing groups is no longer apparent. The highlight of this round is Group B’s overall performance improvement: David … Continue reading “Formula GP – 2015, Round 2 Results”
