11th-Jun-20, 06:55 PM
Thanks! And a big thanks to everyone who took part. Hopefully a few others will have looked in and might be tempted to send more cars next time...
The two Micro Scalextric classes are good entry-level ones for the UK. There's not too much work needed - and if you have a slow car, it doesn't break the bank to get a new one. The cars near the front were very smooth - so some serious running in of motor and gears - and then a little lube - is the priority. And with bigger tyres, something to prevent the nose lifting - that kills the power and the run. A wheelie bar or some weight in the front of the body, would be my suggestion.
The T-Jets are ideal on this strip - and a few WHO racers have them. They do need more work. Rebecca's AMX was straight out of the packet, run-in, lubed and some lovely Vincent wheels added all round - with narrow Super Tires at the back. Because the rear tyres were big, it needed about a gram of weight in the front of the body to keep the nose down. Plus the copper braids soldered onto the pick-ups, of course.
I am hoping that some of the match-racing will evolve into more standard classes - something that happened with real drag racing through the late 60s and early 70s. I would like us to race 4-Gears - either Nostalgia Funny Cars, resin Pro Mods (I love 'em) or maybe the AW Top Fuelers? Then there are the Aurora AFX 3-Gear cars (AFX and Magnatraction) and the updated Auto World and Johnny Lightning Xtraction version. But what bodies to choose for those?
Let's run what we did this week in July - and then add some 3-Gear match-racing in August and September. Maybe with pre-1960 road car, Gasser or Hot Rod bodies? There are some original Aurora cars and the AW/JL version around in the UK. And I am always very happy to add any requests to an order from Lucky Bob's in the US.
This summer series runs until the end of September. It may be that we're back racing at the Barn by then, but I'd still like to carry on these proxy races every couple of months - if there is some interest.
The two Micro Scalextric classes are good entry-level ones for the UK. There's not too much work needed - and if you have a slow car, it doesn't break the bank to get a new one. The cars near the front were very smooth - so some serious running in of motor and gears - and then a little lube - is the priority. And with bigger tyres, something to prevent the nose lifting - that kills the power and the run. A wheelie bar or some weight in the front of the body, would be my suggestion.
The T-Jets are ideal on this strip - and a few WHO racers have them. They do need more work. Rebecca's AMX was straight out of the packet, run-in, lubed and some lovely Vincent wheels added all round - with narrow Super Tires at the back. Because the rear tyres were big, it needed about a gram of weight in the front of the body to keep the nose down. Plus the copper braids soldered onto the pick-ups, of course.
I am hoping that some of the match-racing will evolve into more standard classes - something that happened with real drag racing through the late 60s and early 70s. I would like us to race 4-Gears - either Nostalgia Funny Cars, resin Pro Mods (I love 'em) or maybe the AW Top Fuelers? Then there are the Aurora AFX 3-Gear cars (AFX and Magnatraction) and the updated Auto World and Johnny Lightning Xtraction version. But what bodies to choose for those?
Let's run what we did this week in July - and then add some 3-Gear match-racing in August and September. Maybe with pre-1960 road car, Gasser or Hot Rod bodies? There are some original Aurora cars and the AW/JL version around in the UK. And I am always very happy to add any requests to an order from Lucky Bob's in the US.
This summer series runs until the end of September. It may be that we're back racing at the Barn by then, but I'd still like to carry on these proxy races every couple of months - if there is some interest.
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