Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - Printable Version

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - OXO cube - 10th-May-22

i have my money on the indoor track 
having seen and run a few laps on both , either would be a good choice 
enjoy Leo , some cracking cars there m8 

Kev

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - Scuderia_Turini - 12th-May-22

OK, here we go...
The cars arrived here yesterday.  The box looked to be in great condition but I could hear a slight rattle sound.  The un-boxing ceremony showed that the cars were all nicely cocooned so the rattle sound made no sense. About half-way through I got to Jim Scott's TR8 and as I lifted it up a small screw fell out. The front of the chassis was loose and I then recalled the body-mounting post issue. The screw was a fairly loose fit so I found a slightly thicker one that fitted more snugly.  Other cars were all in good shape.
The plan is to do shakedown runs today (Friday) and then do the timed runs on Saturday. I will use the Best Lap Time as the primary measure and average lap as secondary if needed.
Weather over the last few days has been very changeable so for consistency (and avoid getting the cars wet!) I am planning to run the cars on my indoor Polistil/Ninco hybrid track.

Leo


Un-boxing video is here -

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - OXO cube - 12th-May-22

yes ... i win my track choice bet with myself ... not sure could lose though 
so happy i took time to put each layer of  the cars in their classes and in running order for you Leo 

good luck to everyone ... the policar indoor is a great choice ... enjoy Leo

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - Kevan - 13th-May-22

Greenwood Corvette on an Olifer 3D chassis should go well.

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - Scuderia_Turini - 13th-May-22

Yesterday evening, I ran the cars for five shake-down laps to check all was well. Hit a snag with the Ford Falcon of LooseSalute which ran well for 3 laps then stopped with the track power LED flashing to indicate an electrical short circuit. I checked underneath and all looked OK but the motor would not run. I abandoned it and subsequent investigation was bit inconclusive. Braids and wire connections seemed OK but I did a bit of tidying anyway. I then suspected the wires may have been shorting on the motor case and did some minor tidying there. The motor then ran so that area looks like the culprit and some further track-time was successful (although I didn't time it). Seems to be ok today.  
Enjoyed running most of the cars and in fact most of them were better than my own...
Planning to do the competitive runs on Saturday and am looking forward to that.
I am a regular critic of F1 commentators who talk about drivers "leading" the free practice sessions but here I am being hypocritical and publishing the shakedown "results" !
Track is in a small room so camera doesn't cover all of it. Power was at 11.8 volts and the track is wired for dynamic braking and I am using a Scalextric Sport Controller. 
Have to confess to accidentally detaching one of the door mirrors from the TR8 but it basically just pulled out of its socket (probably best if I leave it out and send it back with the cars in a little bag).

Leo

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - OXO cube - 13th-May-22

great job and video Leo 
looking forward to more footage 
good luck to all in the event 

Leo ... any chance of  a bit of footage of your out door circuit ?
after the event obviously 
pretty please 

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - Kevan - 13th-May-22

Enjoyed that 

...I don't have a 914/6 but that's a great advert for one

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Brumos RSR - Brumos RSR - 14th-May-22

[attachment=23451 Wrote:Enjoyed that 

...I don't have a 914/6 but that's a great advert for one

Remember, your not too keen on Porsches 

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RE: Triple Crown - American Road Race Slot Car Proxy Tour - Graham - 14th-May-22

The dark blue one looks small enough to fit into Kevans IofM Rally class 

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RE: Brumos RSR - Kevan - 14th-May-22

(14th-May-22, 02:04 PM)Brumos RSR Wrote:  Enjoyed that 

...I don't have a 914/6 but that's a great advert for one

Remember, your not too keen on Porsches  

I know 

...and my current favourite racer is a Fly Porsche 908/3 on a 3D chassis and my favourite little Rally car is a 904GTS on a brass chassis

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