You have to love these ~70's slice of Nascar with Wings !

But I felt Carrera's execution wasn't quite right, wheels were overscale and the rear in the air like an ostrich burying its head in the sand was so wrong.
All the pics I found showed the cars with no rake, or at best an almost imperceptible amount.
I set to fixing that with the help of an Amato Universal Chassis, some 15.8mm Slot.It wheels fitted with NSR Classic tyres.

Originally I was going to run a Slot.it Flat 6 motor, but as I have a nice collection of NC5's I snagged for around £2 a piece, I thought they would make a nicer choice for home use.

That did mean I had to molest the interior for clearance, but I didn't want to lose all the detail, and I needed part of the interiors for mounting post fixing.so I compromised on raising the floor pan using card and re-attaching a shortened driver and seat, while retaining the roll cage and fire extinguisher.
The benefit was also a little weight saving - before and after:





Every little helps 

I cut the posts a fraction shorter than I wanted and screwed them tight to the chassis.
Then after roughening the area the post were going and the top of the post "mushrooms" I glued the post to the body using just enough epoxy to hold it for now.
Then, once dry, I took off the chassis and put a build up of epoxy around the post for extra strength. As per usual, not pretty but that wasn't the priority !



As the nosecone and taillights section was also held in by the original chassis, I cut the ends off and used those, slipped a neoprene washer on both chassis mount posts (thats why i cut the posts fractionaly short) added some weight and buttoned it all up.
The neoprene washers in conjunction with some Sloting Plus body screws give it a nice dampened body rock.





A before and after comparison:





And some gratuitous pics around my track to finish 

Anyone here up to to either Printing, casting or balsa carving (nudge Gus) this car?

It was produced for a couple of years by a French castor but has not been available for years - desperate to have one and I am SURE there is a market for it

Let me know

   

   

   

Recently moved here from Toronto, Ontario.  Looking to establish or join a group for 1/24 hard body (scale auto, plafit, scratch built, Scholer etc, flexi etc.) or 1/24 flexi type cars.

I had a small 5 lane track in Toronto (SuzukaGTA) that I organized races in the garage for four years before we moved here, I really miss it and the guys that raced there.

So, if you are in the HRM, reach out.

Terry

Hi I have owned tracks as a child but bought a Carrera track about 20 year ago. I had it up for a while in the basement of my old house for my son. But it has been in storage for awhile. I recently pulled it out and planning on building a suspend table in the garage.

                                                                                                                                                           


 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to enter a road race, perhaps some of you have. However in these difficult times it seems unlikely that we might in the near future. However perhaps in our "Slot car world" we can imagine taking part in such an event similar to one of the well known events like the "East to West Coast Cannonball run" in the USA. So I came to thinking with a little imagination we could construct a Proxy Slot car event based on a Road Race between the the South Coast of England and  North coast of Scotland (Brighton to John O'Groats run ). And if so what slot cars would be the fastest ?

With the help from some willing hosts I have planned this Proxy Event who will run the cars on their home tracks. Each host will run the cars on 2 stages to represent Highway (sprint track) and B roads (Rally style). There are 6 hosts then who will  fairly but competitively race each slot car singly to achieve the fastest running time for each stage, resulting in the combined fastest time to have completed the imaginary road race. The hosts who are either already experienced in Hosting or as entrants previously are Andy (Brighton), Phil (Hereford), Graham (Nottingham), Paul (Wrexham) Kevin (Burnley) and Scuderia_Turini (Edinburgh). 

We welcome any of you who wish to test your slot cars on out on our journey, to see if you can win the title of having fastest Slot Car on the "Brighton to John O'Groats run". A variety of slot cars are allowed including Sports, Rally, Supercars, Touring and Muscle cars which comply with the rules attached.
There is Class A for Scalextric cars only, and Class B for all other slot cars (allowed under the rules). The intention is to recognise winners in each of the classes.

All cars must be received no later than  12th April, addressed to the Administrator / Scrutineer (Nottingham), it is intended that the race proper will start around the 23rd April by Andy in Brighton. We think it should take 6-8 weeks to complete.

There is a fixed fee of £8 (up to 2 cars) to cover the "host to host" postage transport cost,  only one car for each class can be entered. Depending on the number of entries, any surplus left in the fees will be entirely spent on prize money.

To enter please send me (administrator) a personal message with details of your email address, and I will send you an applications form. Fees will need to be paid either in advance or included with the cars on receipt.



Graham Edwards (RoadRace Administrator)

           New here and happy to join you! I just re-entered the slot car scene last summer, after 50 years away. Have my new old SCX 1/32 scale track, 60 feet at present and have gone hog wild acquiring cars for it! I'd forgotten how much fun this is! 

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So Hornby have been shipping worldwide for many years, with all the paperwork that entails without problems but now can't cope with shipping to Europe (or the rest of the world)! The mind boggles.

Funny how a small family firm like Pendles can cope with the new arrangements but Hornby can't.

I wasn't sure where to put this, but here seems a good start.

After watching some of Jean's excellent coverage of the Martlets stage in the WHO Rally Sprint Proxy, I was intrigued about the process and the software involved in streaming a live event. Obviously a single camera stream is so simple that it doesn't need much explanation, but what we saw at the weeekend was a live timing screen with three cameras for the on track action, which was fantastic. I thought for the benefit of people hosting proxy events, or possibly in future club races, this might be worth some exploration.

The software that brings this together is an encoder, and there are lots of them. YouTube's list of verified encoders includes Open Broadcaster Software, STAGE TEN , Streamlabs OBS , XSplit Broadcaster , XSplit Gamecaster , and Wirecast

With absolutely no knowledge of any of them I just downloaded the first on the list, especially since it was free and open source. As it happens, I later found out that Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) was also what Jean used.

Here's a quick summary of my initial impressions...

The first thing to say is that it's not as complicated or daunting as you might expect. The controls are laid out logically, and the process to add the elements of your stream seem quite simple.

On the screen grab below you can see how it's all laid out.

   

Let's have a quick look at the different areas that you work with...

• The biggest area, taking up most of the top of the screen is a representation of what will go out to your stream or recording. It's also where you can resize the various elements by simply clicking and dragging their surrounding boxes.
  
• At the bottom is a row of smaller docked windows which help you to build and operate your production...
  

• • On the left is the Scenes window. This allows you to build a number of scenes, and move between them. Imagine a TV programme with a Title sequence, an Introduction, a series of Articles, and Closing Credits. Those would all be separate scenes. For streaming a race, we might only need one scene, but there again, you might feel creative enough to add more.
    
  • Next is the Sources window. This is the heart of this software really. Here you can add elements to build up what's in each scene. You can add images, text, cameras, video, music, and software or browser windows. These can all be mixed, resized, overlaid and arranged in the main window so you can have multiple elements within a scene. You can easily set up a scene where, for instance you have a small club or event logo, a timing screen and a camera feed on screen.
    
  • In the centre is the Audio Mixer where you can balance the levels of any audio inputs.
    
  • Next is the Scene Transitions window which simply defines how you transition from one scene to the the next, whether it's a cut, or a fade, or whatever.
    
  • Finally we have the Controls window, where you can Start Streaming, Start Recording or change Settings. Obviously for streaming you need to have an account set up, and the details entered into the software.
    

That's the workspace and the basic operations of the software dealt with. Considering the complexity of the processes, it is remarkably simple to use.

As an example, the video below shows some of the possibilities. I don't have any webcams, and I don't have a track set up, so the racing is simulated using some old videos, and the Ultimate Racer timing is operated by keysrokes to add laps. The principle is much the same though.



It's probably worth pointing out that a production like that would take a little practise, and would probably need someone specifically to operate the OBS software. It's more to show what the software is capable of than a practical set up for racing, unless you know someone that is interested in media and production.

However it's simple enough to use a more basic set up, with a logo, timing screen, and webcam(s) and just leave it running while you race.

That's about it really. Why not have a go?

I have always liked the look of the Scalextric Honda Civic R, and having already got a well prepared (by another) BTCC car ready for when the club championship restarts, I looked around to see if there were any other race series available that I could enter one in, and there was...

http://www.auslot.com/forums/index.php?/...car-proxy/

In the world of Proxy, it's not about the location! And there is lots of advice and knowledge share on their forum.

Headlines are: -
Wood/Scalextric Sport tracks
Standard body
23k cap on motor speed
Chassis is free

So have spent the last couple of evening putting a possible entry together, initially to see if all the bits fit together. 

   

Not there yet...it's quite a narrow car. Have found a couple of issues, but nothing that cant be sorted with a bit of cutting and grinding. 

Will add updates as I progress the build.

       

Scalextric C4195 Lotus 25 #20 - 1962 British Grand Prix - Jim Clark. RRP £42.99. Available now.

The latest livery on the little Scalextric Lotus 25 is a particularly lovely one. It's a model of the car in which Jim Clark dominated the 1962 British Grand Prix - the final edition at Aintree. Pole position, fastest lap and a thumping win - it was only Clark's second Grand Prix victory...



As you can see in the Pathé News film, the front left wheel is a lighter colour than the rest. The Scalextric team consulted colour photographs from the race and conferred with Classic Team Lotus to confirm the wheel was yellow. A nice period oddity.

One criticism of the Scalextric Lotus 25 has been a less-than-perfect driver figure - too big and too hunched. The Pendle Team have commissioned a Penelope Pitlane replacement, which is now available...

   

Penelope Pitlane DR15 - Driver Figure Upgrade for Scalextric Lotus 25. RRP £4.50. Available now here.

This is an unpainted 1/32 scale resin body with half legs and driver helmet...

   

   

Another issue with the Scalextric Legends F1 cars is their very pokey slim-can motors - especially with the traction magnet removed. Pendle have a new-ish line of de-tuned 16,000 rpm replacements available...

   

PSR-AC1 - PSR Slim-Can Motor 16,000rpm. RRP £5.95. Available here.

These are the motors supplied with all Penelope Pitlane kits.

Motor Specs
Working Voltage: 12v
No Load Current: 0.12A Max
Stall Torque: 75g cm Min
Stall Current: 1.2A Max

Can Dimensions
Length: 27mm
Width: 15.7mm
Height: 12mm

Armature Dimensions
Length: 13mm
Diameter: 1.5mm

The armature shaft length can be cut down in size to suit other applications.

A big thank you to Sean and the team at Pendle Slot Racing for the pictures and details.