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HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - woodcote - 15th-Jun-20

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After a very successful first event (report here), HO proxy drag racing is returning to the South Coast on Tuesday & Wednesday 7-8 July for more Eighth Mile mail-in melodrama...

Qualifying is Tuesday and then the Eliminators are Wednesday evening with coverage here on SlotRacer Online.

There are more details about the monthly proxy drag racing series here: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...p?tid=1256

We will be running three classes:
We'll also continue with the Nostalgia Funny Car match-racing, so if you have an Auto World 'Legends of the Quarter Mile' 4-Gear Funny Car - or an old AFX speciality Funny Car - send it in. The match-race chassis will need to be 100% stock - apart from adding braid to the pick-ups (I can do this, if you prefer) and replacement slip-on rear tyres.

The Track: The Rock County Eighth Mile is a seven foot timed strip (1/8 mile in true HO scale) made from the new 2019 Micro Scalextric sectional track. Cars must be fitted with braids to run on this track. Power for the first event is 12 volts, 4 amps per lane. Power to both lanes is triggered by a single switch firing a 2-channel relay board. Timing is Trackmate Drag Basic. There is a two-foot shutdown with dynamic braking and a well-padded catch box.

Sending cars: Aim for your cars to arrive in Brighton by the previous Saturday (4 July) so they can be quarantined and then registered for qualifying on Tuesday. Please also pack in a small box (max height 7.5cm) and pay for your postage online so no-one needs to go near a post office. These races are designed to be full-on social distancing events that are accessible even to those shielding at home.

How to enter: Add a reply with your interest and the classes you'll be entering - one car per class per person. Family members and friends are very welcome to enter too. I will message  you with the address to send cars to. You will need to pay for return postage. Otherwise there is no race fee.

Entries - Race Two - July 7 & 8

Micro Scalextric Street Stock: Andy Pla, Rebecca, Doug, David, Noah, Dylan P, Jeremy, Jane, Alan, Clive, Leo, Terry, Louise, Iain, Jason C, Rosie, Sarah, Beth, Jerome, Peter, Andy Phi, Gareth, Dylan W (23)

Micro Scalextric Super Stock: Andy Pla, Rebecca, Alan, Clive, Iain, Andy Phi, Leo (7)

T-Jet Nostalgia Super Stock: Andy Pla, Rebecca, Doug, Noah, Dylan P, Alan, Clive, Gareth, David (9)

4-Gear Funny Car match racing: Rebecca ("Cha Cha" Muldowney Ford Mustang), Doug ("Blue Max" Ford Mustang), Clive ("King Cobra" Ford Mustang), Iain (AFX Chevy Vega), David ("King Fish" Cuda), Alan (Chevy C-10 Pro Mod)

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - Pondiless - 15th-Jun-20

I will be entering in the three main classes and ( i can get one going a four gear as well)

Alan

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - Mazda - 16th-Jun-20

Please add me to the list for all classes.

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - Pondiless - 16th-Jun-20

Two questions

Are there rules for the 4 gear cars/ chassis.

Are we allowed to remove material from the inside of the body shell to bring the weight down to the minimum level. Thumbup

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - Pondiless - 16th-Jun-20

Second question applies to all classes.

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - Mazda - 16th-Jun-20

Andy, I will be running an Autoworld Mustang King Cobra in the 4 gear nostalgia class.

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - woodcote - 16th-Jun-20

(16th-Jun-20, 02:18 PM)Pondiless Wrote:  Two questions

Are there rules for the 4 gear cars/ chassis.

Are we allowed to remove material from the inside of the body shell to bring the weight down to the minimum level. Thumbup

Second one first - yes, you can scrape out as much weight as you want from the inside of the body shell - not the outside or from the chassis. The only exceptions are in Super Stock - two holes in the chassis for a wheelie bar; and any necessary body modifications to make it look Super-Stocky.

As for the 4-Gears... At the moment, we're pretty much aiming for 'out of the box' + braids + silicone tyres for the AW cars. For any Aurora Speciality chassis (and perhaps moving towards 4-Gear / Speciality class rules) I'd look at the T-Jet rules with differences in italics...

I'm hoping we might see the 4-Gears flourish on the Eighth Mile. They will stay in that NTRA Stock / Super Stock ballpark because of the short strip.

As well as the Nostalgia Funny Cars, Top Fuelers and Modern NHRA Pro Stockers we saw at event #1, the option of a future Pro Mod class really interests me. There's a wide range of modern and retro bodies available as resin kits - with lots of scope for fabulous liveries - and it's a popular class in the US and in Europe...

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RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - woodcote - 20th-Jun-20

The parcel from Super Tires has arrived!
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There will be some different tyres for people to try in your return package in July. Plus a very special 25th anniversary Super Tires sticker for the first 30 entrants. I am working on some more goodies for future races.

We will have at least two new entrants for this race - both Iain and Jason have been in touch via the WHO email about joining in.

Cars should be scheduled to arrive in two weeks' time - Saturday 4 July. If packages are delayed in the post, they can be fast-tracked through quarantine, but please aim for the Saturday at the latest. Deliveries are okay up to Sunday 5 July.

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - woodcote - 23rd-Jun-20

With two weeks until qualifying day, cars are starting to arrive. Jason, Sarah, Beth and Rosie's Street Stock rides are in quarantine, ready for their first appearances in the Summer Series.

So far, there are a fabulous 22 entries for Street Stock Thumbup

WHO racer Andy Phillips is also building a sensational Super Stock Mini, complete with hood scoop and wheelie bar. Decoration may not be ready for this event, but he'll make sure it gets on the start line.

RE: HO Drag Proxy 7-8 July 2020 SIGN-UP - BAracer - 24th-Jun-20

Our two Street Stock Veyrons are in the post. Those little Pendle boxes are very handy for this (I appear to have a surplus...) and the Post Office 'print your own label' service make the whole exercise very simple.

Have gone for a Stage 1 upgrade pack on the cars for this round, not that the rules allow much, but I think you will find them a lot more shiny this time!