Just wondering what other Clubs are racing in 1/24 scale races?

We are racing in my club:

-Scaleauto with the 8000 chassis,Sprinter, Sprinter2 or Endurance motor, foam tires
-Mini Z with Momo chassis, SRP25, foam tires


Nico

With the return of Scalextric digital chips and Slot.it digital chips, which everyone was happy to see, I'm wondering when we will see Oxygen digital items become available. Especially chips for lane changers, and dongles for PC's? I have a lot of Ninco track with lane changers, waiting to be converted with hopes for a large layout to be built this summer. Any insiders have any predictions that they care to share?

Race report from Andy:

This round always throws up a good mix of different cars. With a lots of different manufactures making cars that are eligible, Slot it, Thunderslot, Pioneer, Scalextric, Scaleauto, and Slotwings to name a few there is a wide range to choose from.  Add on top of that there are 2 classes in which racers can choose to compete in it's always a night of good competitive action.  Class B is for standard Scalextric and Pioneer American mussel cars, which although standard in their modifications can be just as fun to drive as the faster A class cars.  The A class type of car are cars that were raced before 1972, this year the rules have been changed to allow a few different types of motor just to mix things up even more.

The turnout for this week's race wasn't too bad but there was still some people missing, Paul still off with the dreaded COVID, Jake and Bobby unable to attend.  The heats were fast and frantic, with only 4 racers racing in the B class.  Terry was having a bit of a nightmare with his heat races and found in himself in and uncharacteristic place at the back in of the pack in the finals, so he will have to try and do things the hard way come the end of the night to get up with the nights fastest drivers. On the flip side Jason had a good series of heat races and made the B final, he is quietly getting better and better each week and before the season is finished he will have a round win.

D final. Alice in blue, Elijah in green.  Elijah got off to a good start just ahead of Alice, who came off on the first few corners. Elijah then came off on the hairpin allowing Alice to catch up and pass.  Both drivers had a few offs over the rest of the race but Alice kept ahead of Elijah and came home in first place with Elijah second. This was Alice's first win at Mussel Bay, so well done to her.

C final, Terry in green, Alice in blue, Evie red and Andy yellow. Terry being in the faster A class for the nights racing shot off the line and quickly opened up a substantial lead. To that left the other 3 racers competing for the B class victory. Andy got ahead of Alice and Evie at the start building a large lead by the end of the first lap. It was tight between Alice and Evie in the battle for third. Terry crossed the line in first place, Andy on second Evie won the battle between her and Alice to come in third  and Alice was forth.

B final. Jason on green,Terry in blue, Ken red Darren yellow. Ken got the best start off the line out of the four racers, this left Terry and Jason in a very close fight for second.  Darren was going well in forth but was packing the pace to catch up with the battle for second. Terry then came off at the hairpin allowing Jason to open up a gap over Terry, and allow Darren to catch up.  Terry then came off again a few corners later allowing Darren to go passed. Darren s lead, however, was short love with Terry soon catching up and passing. Ken crossed the line in first, Jason on second Terry third and Darren in forth

Main final. James green, Ken blue, Tel red and Mark yellow. This was a fairly Calm final withbal racers well behaved and quickly settling into their groove. James had the quickest reactions off the line pulling out a lead over the other three. Tel pulled into second place with Mark in third and Ken in forth. All maintained a steady pace neither of gaining nor losing time othe the other drivers. It finished James first, Tel second Mark third and ken forth.

SRC BMW 2.8 CS

   

I’m a new old Swedish fan of slot racing. It all begun in the mid 70s when I was given a Fleischmann Auto Ralley track for Christmas. Over the years I bought more and more track pieces and overall it now contains more than 100 pieces. In my youth I was able to set up the whole track in my parents basement where I grew up. But life take changes and moving to my own lodge with lack of space has denied me for having set up the track for many many years. Hence the track has been stored away in the attic due to family obligations but now when my own children has flown away from the nest more space has occurred and my interest has come back. Last week I found some track parts on eBay I’ve been looking for and my objective is now to build a large permanent track in one of the abandoned rooms in my house. I will post pictures here from the building when it’s done. 

With slot car greetings from Sweden.

I was given a set of Fleischmann Auto Ralley back in the 1970s and did over the years buy myself more and more tracks. Now when I’m bringing the whole set back to life I’ve found that the metal track lanes are not that shiny as they used to be and even some rust has occurred. 

In order not to damage my tracks I’m looking for any tips or advice of how to take care of the worn metal lanes. What can I use to polish them?

Thanks in advance from Sweden.

FOR SALE.....


DS PRO SLOT CAR RACING CHRONO TIMING BOX LANES 5 & 6.

USED, BUT IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.   IDEAL FOR ANY CLUBS OUT THERE LOOKING TO EXPAND 

DS TIMING SYSTEMS ARE USED BY SLOT CAR CLUBS ALL OVER THE WORLD. 
THIS PARTICULAR BOX ENABLES YOU TO EXPAND FROM A 4 LANE TRACK, TO A 6 LANE TRACK.
IT WILL NOT WORK ON ITS OWN, AS IT NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED TO A LANE 3 AND 4 BOX, WHICH IN TURN REQUIRES TO BE CONNECTED TO THE STARTER LANE 1 AND 2 BOX.  ALL VERY SIMPLE, AND VERY CLVER AND SUPER RELIABLE. 

PENDLESLOTRACING.CO.UK ARE THE UK SUPPLIER FOR DS PRODUCTS,  AND THEY HAVE BEEN OUT OF STOCK FOR A GOOD WHILE OF THE DS 3560 BOX.  

UNBOXED,  BUT WILL BE VERY WELL PACKAGED AND SENT ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR. ONLY THE LANES 5 AND 6 BOX IS INCLUDED,  NOT THE OTHER BOXES IN THE LAST PHOTO!
£70 PLUS £4.50 POSTAGE.   PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLEASE,  ONLY CONSIDERED SOLD WHEN PAYED FOR, THANK YOU.
   
   
   

FOR SALE...


OCAR VAUXHALL CHEVETTE HSR RESIN BODY KIT.   BRAND NEW,  UNBUILT CONDITION. 

BRAND NEW,  COMES COMPLETE WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT LEXAN INTERIOR AND GLAZING,  2 X DRIVERS HEADS, THE OBLONG FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND A REALLY NICE SET OF DTV WATERSIDE DECALS.   DESIGNED TO ACCEPT A PCS 32 CHASSIS,  BUT IM SURE YOU COULD USE SOMETHING DIFFERENT,  OR EVEN 3D PRINT YOUR OWN IF YOUR CLEVER ENOUGH! 

VERY NICELY DETAILED,  AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT SLOT CAR OR STATIC MODEL.
THE NEXT PROXY RALLY EVENT MAYBE? 

£35.00 plus £4.20 ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR POSTAGE.   Payment by PayPal friends and family please,  considered sold only when paid for, thank you.
   
   
   

Hi Guys,
Having seen these now getting to around the £300 mark, I wondered if you experienced 3D printer guys would think of the above named ?
Is it going to be something I can get my head round and will it produce reliable and quality results ?

It is a chunk of money still, but at that price it may make a reasonable investment if its not going to cost any more to get working right and/or give me more grief than its worth !

Primarily I would be looking to use it as a tool to make things like slot car chassis and simple model railway items (fences , walls etc).
I don't want to get into is as a hobby per se, just use it as a tool to benefit my current hobbies.
Or am I better off just waiting for what I want to be available from others with experience to make items for me ?