Superb conversation with Rob Smedley covering his career and lots of straight talking on his time in F1.  An hour and a quarter so allow enough time or watch in two sessions.

Leo

   

Oh boy - this will be a tough one. But here's the start of a list of 2020 slot car shows in North America...

Sunday 2 February: Bob Beer's HOCars SuperBowl Show, Long Island NY
10am-2pm at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington, 598 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747
More details: Bob Beers rbeers@snet.net

Saturday 8 February: The Great Lehigh Valley Slot and Toy Car Show, Allentown PA
10am-2pm at Merchants Square Mall, 1901 S Twelfth Street, Allentown, PA 18103
More details: www.facebook.com/The-Great-Lehigh-Valley-Slot-Car-Show-170282590022979/

Sunday 15 March: "The Big One" Midwest Slot Car Show, Highland IN
10am-3pm at the Lincoln Center, 2450 Lincoln St, Highland, IN 46322
More details: www.facebook.com/Midwest-Slot-Car-Swap-160991560611540/

Sunday 29 March: 28th Maryland Slot Car Show & Swapmeet, Baltimore MD
10am-2pm at Hilton Garden Inn, White Marsh Mall, 5015 Campbell Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21236
More details: Elliot Dalberg njdcball@aol.com

Sunday 26 April: Model Motoring Car Club Slot Car Show & Sale, Richfield OH
9.30am-3.30pm at Richfield Day Inn, 4742 Brecksville Rd, Richfield, OH 44286
More details: Brad Bennett MMCC1983@aol.com

Saturday 9 May: The Great Lehigh Valley Slot and Toy Car Show, Allentown PA
10am-2pm at Merchants Square Mall, 1901 S Twelfth Street, Allentown, PA 18103
More details: www.facebook.com/The-Great-Lehigh-Valley-Slot-Car-Show-170282590022979/

Sunday TBC May: Parsippany Slot Car Show, Parsippany NJ
9am-1pm at Parsippany PAL Building, 33 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054
More details: Pete Serraon pserraon@aol.com

Sunday TBC September: Kentucky's Largest Slot Car Show & Model Car Swapmeet, Louisville KY
9am-3pm at the Paroquet Springs Conference Center, 395 Paroquet Springs Dr, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
More details: www.facebook.com/pages/category/Event/Kentuckys-Largest-Slot-Car-and-Model-Car-Swap-Meet-464107723972830/

Sunday 4 October: 29th Maryland Slot Car Show & Swapmeet, Baltimore MD
10am-2pm at Hilton Garden Inn, White Marsh Mall, 5015 Campbell Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21236
More details: Elliot Dalberg njdcball@aol.com

Sunday TBC October: Model Motoring Car Club Slot Car Show & Sale, Richfield OH
9.30am-3.30pm at Richfield Day Inn, 4742 Brecksville Rd, Richfield, OH 44286
More details: Brad Bennett MMCC1983@aol.com

Saturday 7 November: The Great Lehigh Valley Slot and Toy Car Show, Allentown PA
10am-2pm at Merchants Square Mall, 1901 S Twelfth Street, Allentown, PA 18103
More details: www.facebook.com/The-Great-Lehigh-Valley-Slot-Car-Show-170282590022979/

Sunday TBC November: "The Big One" Midwest Slot Car Show, Highland IN
10am-3pm at the Lincoln Center, 2450 Lincoln St, Highland, IN 46322
More details: www.facebook.com/Midwest-Slot-Car-Swap-160991560611540/

Sunday TBC November: Parsippany Slot Car Show, Parsippany NJ
9am-1pm at Parsippany PAL Building, 33 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054
More details: Pete Serraon pserraon@aol.com

Sunday 7 February 2021: Bob Beer's HOCars SuperBowl Show, Long Island NY
10am-2pm at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington, 598 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747
More details: Bob Beers rbeers@snet.net

Quite a bit of work to be done to tidy up what we have, plus other events - especially in Canada - to scout out. Any info is much appreciated

NEXT MEETING: January 4th 2020 

Bury St Edmunds Slot Car Club will be hosting their 1st 2020 meeting at :

Gt Whelnetham Community Centre

Stanningfield Rd,

Bury Saint Edmunds

IP30 0TX
 
From 5pm until approx. 10-10:30pm

Everything is provided. First time visitors welcome at no cost.
(However, I'm sure a small donation to club funds would be appreciated.)

The Club Car Clash!

... will fit in as many different IROC Club Car Classes as possible on the night. There'll be individual class winners but the aim is to find the 'all-round' driver, the Overall Winner.  

Below is just a small selection that might be making an appearance. There are also Rally cars, Porsche GT's and many others.

   

   

   

   

   

All welcome. First visit free.

Hi All,
Been a slot car enthusiast for a while, about to make my first plunge into Club racing!
Heading to Bury St Edmunds this saturday night to see how badly I can come last!
Thanks Max

I don't know whether to put this query here or in the 'grinds your gears' section but can anybody tell me which Slot.It tyres suitable for wood tracks (preferably F22) will fit the SICA44a Mercedes 190e?

Their tyre chart is complete gibberish as far as I can see. The box stock tyre is a 1228C1 but this one is not included in their charts so how are you supposed to work out a suitable replacement? Why can't they just produce a list of which tyres fit which car instead of listing overall tyre size which bear little relation to wheel size?   

 
Racemasters latest: Not even available from Racemasters!
 
Exclusive to Snap-on Tools outlets Stateside. These are 'set only' cars.  

Hello all!

On and off slot car owner for around 45 years. After making friends with another enthusiast recently, and with the kids now fleeing the nest, the passion has reignited. Though originally this year it started as a train set (wife wanted to build it up). When she realised how fiddly it was and how little patience she had, the board (2400mm X 1200mm) became platform for me to build a slot car track.

Originally it was just a Scalextric Urban Outrun set up which quickly had multiple expansion packs added and an Arc Air with Magic Arc App running on a cheap tablet, all jammed onto the original board and hardly resembles the original track contents at all.

Cars went from 2 to 11 in the stable varying from the original 2 Urban cars, some rally cars (one of which is the WRC version of my own car), LeMans, GT and classic Australian V8 race cars. Scalextric and Carrera for now, but looking at other options to build some custom cars.

Having seen a few videos and reading a few threads here I have decided to build a wooden track based on the Snetterton track layout. However, I have decided after seeing some of the smaller single car rally tracks, to cut my teeth on track building on a "simple" project first (famous last words), the rally track will be based on a 2400mm X 1200mm board hopefully with quite few ideas I have seen. Once I am happy with this track and my capabilities I will tackle Snetterton.

Hi,

I'm a new in to slot car racing and searching for Nürburgring layouts to scalextric digital track. I would like to setup the track with 2 lanes and for 6 cars.

All advice and tips are appreciated.

Br
Tobias

I keep buying/building new stuff, and whenever I look around my work room, I am always staggered at the kits and part builds that I have to finish,..so,...an early News resolution is to build the stuff I have on hand, and not buy anything else....we will see how that goes..
 
In no particular order, I have decided on building a K&B lola T70 that I bought from epay likely more than 10 years ago. All the body bits are there and minty minty, but, the chassis was built (not well) and is missing a few bits,.....luckily, I have what I need.
 
Box contents..........
 

 
I started with the motor, which unlike the body, was , not minty.............
 

 
 
 
A good clean up.....comm true, static arm balance, magnets zapped, new brushes/springs, and, most importantly, I bored out the horrible molded in axle bushings on the motor case, and replaced them with some oilites,..............much better !!
I did use some neo "tweaker" magnets on both top/bottom motor plates,...this is a good quick fix for the older vintage magnets, but, just make sure you get the polarity correct !!
 
 

 
 
 
As far as the chassis, I did want to improve the handling, by adding some weight, and freezing the drop arm/adding adjustable guide height, while being able to revert the chassis to stock if the need arose.
 
So I used the many wheelbase holes on the chassis to bolt on some drilled brass strip, and then used some simple piano wire "L's" to attach the pans......much improved handling. without altering the stock chassis.
 
I did trim the top aluminum rails on the chassis so that I could lower the body just a touch,...not "slammed" but more in line with the actual car.
 
As far a freezing the drop arm/adjustable guide height,...there is a small hole on the stock chassis plate, and I only needed to drill a small hole in the drop arm and install a 2/56 nut bolt through both......spacers between drop arm/chassis plate work to set the ride height.
 

 
 
 
I did replace the rather sloppy original front nylon axle bushings with some 1/8 oilites.......and the sharp eyed among you will notice that front axle spacers are yet to be installed
 

 
 

 
So, I am pleased with how simple   the mods were, and look forward to its maiden run...........still a few bits to do on the chassis, and then on to the body
 
Happy New Year
 
Chris Walker

Putting together a new order on Slot Cars Direct on Boxing Day I saw there is a new Mega G+ twin pack of champ cars available at long last. Brand new liveries bringing back some old favourite AFX sponsors including Van-K from the old Super G days. 

The cars arrived this morning and they look fantastic. Very pleased with them. Now if AFX could release a white body as well then things will be very rosy indeed. I should add I've not checked their website to see if they have released one or not but SCD aren't stocking it if they are.