<![CDATA[SlotRacer Forum - Manx Slot Car Club]]> https://slotracer.online/community/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:26:16 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Le Manx 2026]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5362 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:45:05 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5362
  • Le Manx Classic
  • Le Manx Group C & LMP
  • SRF F1 Sidecars
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    A good turnout tonight, 8 drivers and 16 cars over the two events but first, the classics…

    LE MANX CLASSIC

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    It was great to see the small classics supported as Paul, Chris & Dave raced each other whilst the larger classics driven by Ed, Kev, Brian, Geoff & Andy raced each other.
    .
    Dave borrowed a XK120 off Geoff (thanks Geoff), it’s quick and once Dave got the hang of it was circulating with fast lap times.  He did intend racing a super looking resin Cunningham C4R but it’s not quite ready for our track yet.

    Paul raced his favourite Porsche 356, it was one of two standard class based cars (Ed’s Porsche 908/2 was the other).  An all-rounder kind of car that Paul has also used in Slot Rally.

    Chris raced his MRSlotcar Corvette C1 which is whisper quiet and smooth.  The Thunderslot muscle car tyres giving it plenty of traction and it’s going better than ever before.
    .
    Ed’s previously mentioned Fly Porsche 908/2 was joined by no less than four Ford GT40’s, Andy’s open class Fly GT40, Geoff & Kev racing NSR GT40’s and Brian racing a SlotIt GT40.

    As expected, the larger classics were circulating much quicker than the small classics.

    Andy’s open class GT40 was easily the quickest car on a hot lap but it had to be driven carefully!

    The three prostock GT40’s lined up against each other in Heat #2, three completely different colours which made it easier for marshals.

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    LE MANX Group C/LMP

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    As expected, when it comes to this event, SlotIt is the brand of choice with the six Prostock cars split equally as either Group C or LMP.

    Brian’s Porsche 956 was the standout car in this class, it always goes well but tonight set a new benchmark for itself.

    Now Ed raced his Audi particularly well, second in class leading the chasing pack behind Brian’s Porsche.  Geoff’s gold leaf Lola on the same lap as the Audi with the following three cars not that far apart behind as Dave (Porsche), Paul (Audi) & Chris (Porsche) completed the Prostock lineup.
    .
    The other two cars couldn’t be more different, Andy’s Open class, falcon powered, Mack chassied NSR Audi outperforming the rest of the cars for fun as expected, and Kev’s Standard class Ninco BMW V12 showing how well a basic car can go, a big pinion, decent tyres, a better guide and a chunk of lead… yes it was noisy (the Ninco gear should be run-in in a year according to Brian). 

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    Choose to race the class you prefer, it doesn’t have to be your fastest car - enjoy driving it!
    .

    SRF F1 SIDECARS - (we race these every week)



    Although the evening started with eight club members, three left before the Sidecar races.  Chris was working early next day, Ed hasn’t got his Sidecar ready yet and I failed to let Paul know we were racing them so he presumed we weren’t racing them, sorry about that Paul.

    BRING YOUR SIDECAR EVERY WEEK GUYS, IT’S THE FUTURE…NOW!
    .
    Two big improvers this week, Dave’s yellow outfit going a good couple of tenths quicker with it’s new longer gearing and Geoff’s silver outfit going four tenths faster thanks to fitting NSR tyres (but raced with scrutineers advice to fit 10mm tyres next time instead of 12mm).
    .

    There was another new outfit this week, Brian’s white outfit looks very nice, he was happy with it’s performance first time out but a strange metallic grinding noise which we couldn’t suss out will be investigated by Brian for next week.  Maybe a dry bearing or axle is all it is.
    .
    Both of last week's two flyers were down on pace this week, Andy’s Gulf outfit which managed a 6.1 lap last week and Kev’s fluoro green outfit which managed a 6.3, both struggled to get regular 6.4 lap times this week.  This means the chasing pack is catching up.
    .
    Heat #3 was as close as you’re going to get as Andy & Kev raced side by side for the first minute which was not only enjoyable as a driver but must have looked great for the marshals.  This goes to show how close these all are in performance.

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    Here’s a reminder of the setups that seem to work well:
    • Gearing - 3:1 or thereabouts, i.e. 11/34, 12/34 or 12/36.  This gives plenty of acceleration and brakes and more than enough top speed.
    • 10mm wide tyres gives a great selection of tyre choices, tried and tested compounds in this size on BallaYorkley are NSR Alan Mann Untragrips, Thunderslot 002 or 004’s and NSR Zero graining tyres (if you have the patience to true them as they take ages!)
    • A good chunk of ballast down the centre of the chassis seems to work well.
    • A small diameter front tyre so it doesn’t foul the chassis or touch the bodywork.
    • How tight the bodyshell fixing screws are seems to have a big effect on handling, trial & error here.
    .

    A ‘gentleman's agreement’ formulated after a discussion with the SRF design team to keep the racing close for everyone:
    • Slotcarmann Harrier handout motors
    • 10mm wide tyres
    • No tyre treatment once Sidecar racing starts
    • Ballast inside the outfit only
    .
    Three videos this week…enjoy!

     —------------------------

    Next week at the Manx Scalextric & Slot Car Club…
    • NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge 2026’ #5 (bring your own NSR Mosler if you’re not in the ‘Club Challenge’ )
    • F1, including Classic F1, Prewing F1 and Grand Prix
    • SRF F1 Sidecars
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  • Le Manx Classic
  • Le Manx Group C & LMP
  • SRF F1 Sidecars
    • .

    A good turnout tonight, 8 drivers and 16 cars over the two events but first, the classics…

    LE MANX CLASSIC

    .jpg MT246_1967_lemans_start_L.jpg Size: 56.08 KB  Downloads: 59


    It was great to see the small classics supported as Paul, Chris & Dave raced each other whilst the larger classics driven by Ed, Kev, Brian, Geoff & Andy raced each other.
    .
    Dave borrowed a XK120 off Geoff (thanks Geoff), it’s quick and once Dave got the hang of it was circulating with fast lap times.  He did intend racing a super looking resin Cunningham C4R but it’s not quite ready for our track yet.

    Paul raced his favourite Porsche 356, it was one of two standard class based cars (Ed’s Porsche 908/2 was the other).  An all-rounder kind of car that Paul has also used in Slot Rally.

    Chris raced his MRSlotcar Corvette C1 which is whisper quiet and smooth.  The Thunderslot muscle car tyres giving it plenty of traction and it’s going better than ever before.
    .
    Ed’s previously mentioned Fly Porsche 908/2 was joined by no less than four Ford GT40’s, Andy’s open class Fly GT40, Geoff & Kev racing NSR GT40’s and Brian racing a SlotIt GT40.

    As expected, the larger classics were circulating much quicker than the small classics.

    Andy’s open class GT40 was easily the quickest car on a hot lap but it had to be driven carefully!

    The three prostock GT40’s lined up against each other in Heat #2, three completely different colours which made it easier for marshals.

    .png Le Manx Classic 11 June 2026.png Size: 208.29 KB  Downloads: 59

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    LE MANX Group C/LMP

    .jpg 1989-nissan-r-89c_100468184.jpg Size: 761.81 KB  Downloads: 64


    As expected, when it comes to this event, SlotIt is the brand of choice with the six Prostock cars split equally as either Group C or LMP.

    Brian’s Porsche 956 was the standout car in this class, it always goes well but tonight set a new benchmark for itself.

    Now Ed raced his Audi particularly well, second in class leading the chasing pack behind Brian’s Porsche.  Geoff’s gold leaf Lola on the same lap as the Audi with the following three cars not that far apart behind as Dave (Porsche), Paul (Audi) & Chris (Porsche) completed the Prostock lineup.
    .
    The other two cars couldn’t be more different, Andy’s Open class, falcon powered, Mack chassied NSR Audi outperforming the rest of the cars for fun as expected, and Kev’s Standard class Ninco BMW V12 showing how well a basic car can go, a big pinion, decent tyres, a better guide and a chunk of lead… yes it was noisy (the Ninco gear should be run-in in a year according to Brian). 

    .png Le Manx GrCLMP 11 June 2026.png Size: 170.64 KB  Downloads: 55

    .
    Choose to race the class you prefer, it doesn’t have to be your fastest car - enjoy driving it!
    .

    SRF F1 SIDECARS - (we race these every week)



    Although the evening started with eight club members, three left before the Sidecar races.  Chris was working early next day, Ed hasn’t got his Sidecar ready yet and I failed to let Paul know we were racing them so he presumed we weren’t racing them, sorry about that Paul.

    BRING YOUR SIDECAR EVERY WEEK GUYS, IT’S THE FUTURE…NOW!
    .
    Two big improvers this week, Dave’s yellow outfit going a good couple of tenths quicker with it’s new longer gearing and Geoff’s silver outfit going four tenths faster thanks to fitting NSR tyres (but raced with scrutineers advice to fit 10mm tyres next time instead of 12mm).
    .

    There was another new outfit this week, Brian’s white outfit looks very nice, he was happy with it’s performance first time out but a strange metallic grinding noise which we couldn’t suss out will be investigated by Brian for next week.  Maybe a dry bearing or axle is all it is.
    .
    Both of last week's two flyers were down on pace this week, Andy’s Gulf outfit which managed a 6.1 lap last week and Kev’s fluoro green outfit which managed a 6.3, both struggled to get regular 6.4 lap times this week.  This means the chasing pack is catching up.
    .
    Heat #3 was as close as you’re going to get as Andy & Kev raced side by side for the first minute which was not only enjoyable as a driver but must have looked great for the marshals.  This goes to show how close these all are in performance.

    .png Sidecars 11th June 2026.png Size: 88.22 KB  Downloads: 60

    .

    Here’s a reminder of the setups that seem to work well:
    • Gearing - 3:1 or thereabouts, i.e. 11/34, 12/34 or 12/36.  This gives plenty of acceleration and brakes and more than enough top speed.
    • 10mm wide tyres gives a great selection of tyre choices, tried and tested compounds in this size on BallaYorkley are NSR Alan Mann Untragrips, Thunderslot 002 or 004’s and NSR Zero graining tyres (if you have the patience to true them as they take ages!)
    • A good chunk of ballast down the centre of the chassis seems to work well.
    • A small diameter front tyre so it doesn’t foul the chassis or touch the bodywork.
    • How tight the bodyshell fixing screws are seems to have a big effect on handling, trial & error here.
    .

    A ‘gentleman's agreement’ formulated after a discussion with the SRF design team to keep the racing close for everyone:
    • Slotcarmann Harrier handout motors
    • 10mm wide tyres
    • No tyre treatment once Sidecar racing starts
    • Ballast inside the outfit only
    .
    Three videos this week…enjoy!

     —------------------------

    Next week at the Manx Scalextric & Slot Car Club…
    • NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge 2026’ #5 (bring your own NSR Mosler if you’re not in the ‘Club Challenge’ )
    • F1, including Classic F1, Prewing F1 and Grand Prix
    • SRF F1 Sidecars
    —-------------------------------]]>         <![CDATA[SRF Slot Products - F1 Slot Sidecars]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5312 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:57:53 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5312


    ...F1 Sidecar



    Here's the first public test, some of us had never driven a 3 wheeler before:







    ...orders have been placed and a new class is eagerly waiting to get started]]>


    ...F1 Sidecar



    Here's the first public test, some of us had never driven a 3 wheeler before:







    ...orders have been placed and a new class is eagerly waiting to get started]]>         <![CDATA[Manx Slot Car Club - Slot Rally 2026 race reports & results]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5268 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:53:18 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5268
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    It seems ages since we last had a Rally night, yes we’ve had a Targa Florio which uses the Rally stages but it’s not the same.
    .
    The room was packed last night, eleven of us.  Sadly Paul didn’t stay which meant ten of us and 39 cars.
    .
    It was Jack’s first time on the Rally stages, I thought he did very well for his first time as Rally is a completely different thing to circuit racing… he said he enjoyed it which is great to hear.
    .
    • A huge number of Standard Class cars, fourteen, there’s been times in the past when there were no standard cars so this is great to see.  Six upgraded standard cars were entered in the Modified Class.
    • Sixteen Prostock Class cars.
    • Three Open Class cars.
    • The first time any of us had driven round the newly configured (and lowered 5 inches) Little Druidale.  It was very dusty after the work done on it a couple of weeks ago which took a good vacuum and about 20 minutes of driving round and cleaning tyres before grip was good enough for tonight's Rally.
    • Lots of class winners tonight: Kev, Chris, Brian, Ed, Jamie, Mike & Geoff
    Some of us got used to the new Little Druidale layout faster than others but it’s really enjoyable once you remember where the straights start and where the road suddenly veers off…  Bigsmile
    .
    There’s a short video of action on TT Grandstand stage (Jack) and Little Druidale stage (Brian).
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    Standard Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Standard.png Size: 116.19 KB  Downloads: 66


    Modified Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Modified.png Size: 65.73 KB  Downloads: 65


    Prostock Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Prostock.png Size: 150.73 KB  Downloads: 66


    Open Class

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    Comparisons chart

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    Next week is F1 (including Grand Prix, Prewing F1 and Classic F1) followed by Saloons (including Small Saloons and Group 5 Saloons).]]>
    .jpg Opel Kadette Rohrl 1976.jpg Size: 51.42 KB  Downloads: 76

    .
    It seems ages since we last had a Rally night, yes we’ve had a Targa Florio which uses the Rally stages but it’s not the same.
    .
    The room was packed last night, eleven of us.  Sadly Paul didn’t stay which meant ten of us and 39 cars.
    .
    It was Jack’s first time on the Rally stages, I thought he did very well for his first time as Rally is a completely different thing to circuit racing… he said he enjoyed it which is great to hear.
    .
    • A huge number of Standard Class cars, fourteen, there’s been times in the past when there were no standard cars so this is great to see.  Six upgraded standard cars were entered in the Modified Class.
    • Sixteen Prostock Class cars.
    • Three Open Class cars.
    • The first time any of us had driven round the newly configured (and lowered 5 inches) Little Druidale.  It was very dusty after the work done on it a couple of weeks ago which took a good vacuum and about 20 minutes of driving round and cleaning tyres before grip was good enough for tonight's Rally.
    • Lots of class winners tonight: Kev, Chris, Brian, Ed, Jamie, Mike & Geoff
    Some of us got used to the new Little Druidale layout faster than others but it’s really enjoyable once you remember where the straights start and where the road suddenly veers off…  Bigsmile
    .
    There’s a short video of action on TT Grandstand stage (Jack) and Little Druidale stage (Brian).
    .
    Standard Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Standard.png Size: 116.19 KB  Downloads: 66


    Modified Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Modified.png Size: 65.73 KB  Downloads: 65


    Prostock Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Prostock.png Size: 150.73 KB  Downloads: 66


    Open Class

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Open.png Size: 46.25 KB  Downloads: 72


    Comparisons chart

    .png Slot Rally 12 Mar 2026 Comparisons.png Size: 169.44 KB  Downloads: 73



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    Next week is F1 (including Grand Prix, Prewing F1 and Classic F1) followed by Saloons (including Small Saloons and Group 5 Saloons).]]>         <![CDATA[Manx Slot Car Club - 2026 race reports & results]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5155 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:14:32 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5155 .
    Club Revoslots:

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    Take them out of the box, clean the tyres, check the braids, race them, put them back in the box, wait a few months, repeat…
    …yes, they just work, every time.  Every club should have a set of Revoslot club cars because they’re great cars, very even, all slightly different in character and everyone has a personal favourite.

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    Grand Prix & F1:

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    .
    The first noticeable change to this year's race calendar is the amalgamation of the four Grand Prix/Prewing/Classic and F1 cars into one evening.
    The cars are separated in the results and where possible the much smaller Grand Prix cars will race together.
    .
    As numbers were a little reduced tonight, we had to mix the cars but were warned the wide F1 cars weren’t allowed to overtake in the tight chicane… as Ed found out when he was reminded after his NSR F1 nerfed a GP car off in the middle of the tight chicane. 
    .
    As it turned out the five of us had entered cars in five different classes so everyone was a winner tonight.
    .
    It was pleasantly surprising that the majority chose to race the slower Grand Prix cars, I’d wrongly assumed the NSR F1’s would be most popular… here’s hoping this is an ongoing trend.

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    Next week is Saloons followed by Sports.
    Saloons now consists of all Saloon type cars, Small Saloons, Saloons (and silhouettes), plus Group 5 saloon based cars.
    Sports now consists of all Sports type cars, Small Sports, Sports, Group C/LMP and Group 5 sport based cars.

     ----------------------------------------]]>     .
    Club Revoslots:

    .jpg Revos.jpg Size: 76.84 KB  Downloads: 69

    .
    Take them out of the box, clean the tyres, check the braids, race them, put them back in the box, wait a few months, repeat…
    …yes, they just work, every time.  Every club should have a set of Revoslot club cars because they’re great cars, very even, all slightly different in character and everyone has a personal favourite.

    .png Club Revos 1-1-26.png Size: 58.75 KB  Downloads: 62

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    Grand Prix & F1:

    .jpg IMG_20200813_221638~2.jpg Size: 672.44 KB  Downloads: 72

    .
    The first noticeable change to this year's race calendar is the amalgamation of the four Grand Prix/Prewing/Classic and F1 cars into one evening.
    The cars are separated in the results and where possible the much smaller Grand Prix cars will race together.
    .
    As numbers were a little reduced tonight, we had to mix the cars but were warned the wide F1 cars weren’t allowed to overtake in the tight chicane… as Ed found out when he was reminded after his NSR F1 nerfed a GP car off in the middle of the tight chicane. 
    .
    As it turned out the five of us had entered cars in five different classes so everyone was a winner tonight.
    .
    It was pleasantly surprising that the majority chose to race the slower Grand Prix cars, I’d wrongly assumed the NSR F1’s would be most popular… here’s hoping this is an ongoing trend.

    .png GPF1 1-1-26.png Size: 113.11 KB  Downloads: 65

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     ----------------------------------------


    Next week is Saloons followed by Sports.
    Saloons now consists of all Saloon type cars, Small Saloons, Saloons (and silhouettes), plus Group 5 saloon based cars.
    Sports now consists of all Sports type cars, Small Sports, Sports, Group C/LMP and Group 5 sport based cars.

     ----------------------------------------]]>         <![CDATA[Turkey Targa (Florio) Christmas Special - 2026]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5120 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:56:45 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5120
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    A great turnout this week, nine of us!  This meant three groups of three for the Rally stages with the added advantage of a quicker than normal turnaround.
    .
    There’s multiple class wins available, by MSCC class type and Targa Florio car class type so don’t fret if you race a small or standard car, chances are you’ll do well.
    .
    Three newcomers to our Targa Florio events used the club Ford GT40’s which all went much better than expected (the cars that is) on the Rally stages, in fact they went better on those than on the circuit for which they’re setup for…(I might have to get one myself).
    .
    The three groups of three each started on a different Rally stage, each person with one car all night (apart from Jamie who’s borrowed GT40 had a technical failure! - so was swapped for a tried & tested Club GT40 of many miles and years use).
    .
    We all drove for three minutes on each Rally stage with the number of completed laps added to the total laps (and partial laps) achieved in three minute round-robin racing on the three lane BallaYorkley Circuit.

    .jpg 600324366_10173228518010043_459463415109648965_n.jpg Size: 684.17 KB  Downloads: 60


    .jpg 600329591_10173228517330043_9200192382458651916_n.jpg Size: 672.08 KB  Downloads: 81


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    When it was all over we had a photo shoot with Mike’s Christmas Turkey hat (it was the Turkey Targa after all)

    Results by MSCC class:

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    Results by Targa Florio car type:

    .png Targa Florio car type 18 Dec 2025.png Size: 148.33 KB  Downloads: 71


    Car comparisons:

    .png Targa Florio comparisons 18 Dec 2025.png Size: 129.25 KB  Downloads: 63

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    That’s the final scheduled event of 2025… but there was a fair amount of interest in opening the club on Saturday 27th December for a Saturday Scalextric Club morning as there’s cars already bought for the Saturday club waiting under some club members' Christmas trees.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    All of the club rules & regs and classes for circuit and Rally, plus the 2026 race calendar plus a helpful overview of the reduced number of classes and there’s even a picture file to use as a lock screen on your smart phones to see at a glance what we’re racing every week…have been finalised and uploaded to the club Facebook page.]]>
    .jpg 600267586_10173228515950043_2568539854906887385_n.jpg Size: 530.8 KB  Downloads: 54


    A great turnout this week, nine of us!  This meant three groups of three for the Rally stages with the added advantage of a quicker than normal turnaround.
    .
    There’s multiple class wins available, by MSCC class type and Targa Florio car class type so don’t fret if you race a small or standard car, chances are you’ll do well.
    .
    Three newcomers to our Targa Florio events used the club Ford GT40’s which all went much better than expected (the cars that is) on the Rally stages, in fact they went better on those than on the circuit for which they’re setup for…(I might have to get one myself).
    .
    The three groups of three each started on a different Rally stage, each person with one car all night (apart from Jamie who’s borrowed GT40 had a technical failure! - so was swapped for a tried & tested Club GT40 of many miles and years use).
    .
    We all drove for three minutes on each Rally stage with the number of completed laps added to the total laps (and partial laps) achieved in three minute round-robin racing on the three lane BallaYorkley Circuit.

    .jpg 600324366_10173228518010043_459463415109648965_n.jpg Size: 684.17 KB  Downloads: 60


    .jpg 600329591_10173228517330043_9200192382458651916_n.jpg Size: 672.08 KB  Downloads: 81


    .jpg 601823651_10173228516640043_8400385329087178822_n.jpg Size: 715.71 KB  Downloads: 75

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    When it was all over we had a photo shoot with Mike’s Christmas Turkey hat (it was the Turkey Targa after all)

    Results by MSCC class:

    .png Targa Florio MSCC classes 18 Dec 2025.png Size: 141.99 KB  Downloads: 69


    Results by Targa Florio car type:

    .png Targa Florio car type 18 Dec 2025.png Size: 148.33 KB  Downloads: 71


    Car comparisons:

    .png Targa Florio comparisons 18 Dec 2025.png Size: 129.25 KB  Downloads: 63

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    That’s the final scheduled event of 2025… but there was a fair amount of interest in opening the club on Saturday 27th December for a Saturday Scalextric Club morning as there’s cars already bought for the Saturday club waiting under some club members' Christmas trees.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    All of the club rules & regs and classes for circuit and Rally, plus the 2026 race calendar plus a helpful overview of the reduced number of classes and there’s even a picture file to use as a lock screen on your smart phones to see at a glance what we’re racing every week…have been finalised and uploaded to the club Facebook page.]]>         <![CDATA[Kev's Car Builds]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5057 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:20:35 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5057 .
    I wanted to video the process of setting up a car, thankfully I had one available, Jamie our latest club recruit needed a car setting up.
    This is a little belter, a bargain I found on ebay I (I wish I'd bought it now haha ).
    .
    Scalextric Honda Civic R, SlotIt chassis and anglewinder pod, Scaleauto Tech1 motor and guide..
    .
    Work seen done:
    NSR Zero graining rear tyres glued & trued
    Independently rotating front wheels
    Pod ground out and ballast work
    Ride height set
    Sloppy guide fixed
    Tool tips, my methodology... and our cat Bobbie wanting in on the action
    ...and Harry got a mention - clearance clarence ?
    .
    ...I'm going to have to do more, proxy cars, Rally cars, my 3D Slot car stuff
    .
    I didn't realise just how little space I have but it's all within reach whilst sitting on my old Toolroom box

    ]]>     .
    I wanted to video the process of setting up a car, thankfully I had one available, Jamie our latest club recruit needed a car setting up.
    This is a little belter, a bargain I found on ebay I (I wish I'd bought it now haha ).
    .
    Scalextric Honda Civic R, SlotIt chassis and anglewinder pod, Scaleauto Tech1 motor and guide..
    .
    Work seen done:
    NSR Zero graining rear tyres glued & trued
    Independently rotating front wheels
    Pod ground out and ballast work
    Ride height set
    Sloppy guide fixed
    Tool tips, my methodology... and our cat Bobbie wanting in on the action
    ...and Harry got a mention - clearance clarence ?
    .
    ...I'm going to have to do more, proxy cars, Rally cars, my 3D Slot car stuff
    .
    I didn't realise just how little space I have but it's all within reach whilst sitting on my old Toolroom box

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Manx Slot Car Club - Targa Florio night]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4978 Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:52:04 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4978
    .jpg Targa Florio 4 Sep 2025 cars.JPG Size: 259.29 KB  Downloads: 97

    .
    One car, three minutes on each of the three Rally stages plus a three lane round robin of three minute heats on BallaYorkley… all the three’s
    …and not long after 7pm three seemed to be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting seemed as though it would be three…(people that is! )
    .
    Thankfully Brian, Chris & Gav turned up to make two groups of three drivers…
    …then a sudden influx of club members and visitors as Mike (who we thought was away in Ireland)  turned up with Dave (who hasn’t raced at the club for a long time)... shortly followed by Ian and his wife who were invited a couple of weeks ago after a chat whilst at their home to see the remarkable outdoor G-gauge railway that goes round the outside of their house in Bride.
    .
    As it turned out we had two groups of four drivers on the Rally stages as Ian rekindled his youth racing Slot cars in England…and he can drive perfectly well! (you obviously never lose it) driving some of Andy’s cars on BallaYorkley whilst the rest of us were on the Rally stages.
    .
    “There’s a problem with the track!”... as Andy’s car refused to get through one of the crossovers on Little Druidale… moving the car across the junction from different directions was puzzling for a short while… “there’s a screw!”... dig it out with a knife, a short M2 machine screw and panic over, no problems with the track.
    …”who’s lost a screw?”... no reply… Mister Nobody then.  Gav’s Ferrari did OK with three screws missing from the rear end… Mister Nobody maybe?
    .
    There was a good mix of cars, small sports, classics, prostocks, upgraded basic cars so between the eight of us there were actually seven winners of one sort or another.  All will be revealed in the results sheets.
    .
    Brian’s Ford GT40 broke down early in the evening and was swapped for a Ferrari 275/330/365 P2, normally raced in our Small Sport/Saloons races, went really well tonight.
    .
    Gav’s Ferrari broke down after a couple of laps on TT Grandstand stage, (broken guide wire) Chris kindly fixed it whilst the next driver took over.
    …it broke down again on BallaYorkley when the other wire on the guide snapped off.
    .
    Dave’s GT40 was finding grip a little hard to come by but was assured that a few more visits would see the tyres polish to a shine on the painted track surface and have more than sufficient grip.  To be fair, a snapped chassis wasn’t helping matters but Dave managed to win a heat on BallaYorkley.
    The other GT40 that made it through the evening was Mike’s, it’s been in our Targa Florio events before so was expected to go well and didn’t disappoint. 
    .
    Ed was racing a proxy XK120 Jag (out of the box of course…club joke!), Chris also raced one, this was much closer to out-of-the-box spec and was the sole Back2Basics car tonight.
    There wasn’t a great deal of time between these two cars but this may change in the near future as Chris has commissioned a K3D chassis for one!
    .
    Kev raced an SRC Alfa 33TT12, first time on the Rally stages but forgetting to bring his Rally controller was a personal annoyance, made do with his normal racing controller and he seemed to enjoy driving it.
    .
    Andy raced a Porsche 908/3, another car new to the Rally stages, set up like the car Kev prefers for Targa Florio nights so was expected to do well…and it did!
    .
    At the end of the long evenings racing (and we certainly got full value for money) there were winners galore and some pleased club members as some cars hadn’t been in competition before.
    We’re here to help each other, there’s always more than one winner and the evening ended with us wanting to do this again.
    …which we can do, the Christmas Turkey Targa is the next one!
    .
    Results by MSCC classes:

    .png Targa Florio MSCC classes 4 Sep 2025.png Size: 108.36 KB  Downloads: 89


    Results by Targa Florio car type:

    .png Targa Florio car type 4 Sep 2025.png Size: 105.04 KB  Downloads: 93


    Car comparisons

    .png Targa Florio comparisons 4 Sep 2025.png Size: 52.89 KB  Downloads: 101

    .

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is ‘Battle of Britain’ 1 & 2 - this was a great event first time round so it should be great fun next week.  Think Mini Cooper vs Porsche 911, Jaguar mk7 vs Audi LMP, Cortina vs BMW M3.
    …bring one of each, one Brit, one German (no open wheelers).]]>
    .jpg Targa Florio 4 Sep 2025 cars.JPG Size: 259.29 KB  Downloads: 97

    .
    One car, three minutes on each of the three Rally stages plus a three lane round robin of three minute heats on BallaYorkley… all the three’s
    …and not long after 7pm three seemed to be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting seemed as though it would be three…(people that is! )
    .
    Thankfully Brian, Chris & Gav turned up to make two groups of three drivers…
    …then a sudden influx of club members and visitors as Mike (who we thought was away in Ireland)  turned up with Dave (who hasn’t raced at the club for a long time)... shortly followed by Ian and his wife who were invited a couple of weeks ago after a chat whilst at their home to see the remarkable outdoor G-gauge railway that goes round the outside of their house in Bride.
    .
    As it turned out we had two groups of four drivers on the Rally stages as Ian rekindled his youth racing Slot cars in England…and he can drive perfectly well! (you obviously never lose it) driving some of Andy’s cars on BallaYorkley whilst the rest of us were on the Rally stages.
    .
    “There’s a problem with the track!”... as Andy’s car refused to get through one of the crossovers on Little Druidale… moving the car across the junction from different directions was puzzling for a short while… “there’s a screw!”... dig it out with a knife, a short M2 machine screw and panic over, no problems with the track.
    …”who’s lost a screw?”... no reply… Mister Nobody then.  Gav’s Ferrari did OK with three screws missing from the rear end… Mister Nobody maybe?
    .
    There was a good mix of cars, small sports, classics, prostocks, upgraded basic cars so between the eight of us there were actually seven winners of one sort or another.  All will be revealed in the results sheets.
    .
    Brian’s Ford GT40 broke down early in the evening and was swapped for a Ferrari 275/330/365 P2, normally raced in our Small Sport/Saloons races, went really well tonight.
    .
    Gav’s Ferrari broke down after a couple of laps on TT Grandstand stage, (broken guide wire) Chris kindly fixed it whilst the next driver took over.
    …it broke down again on BallaYorkley when the other wire on the guide snapped off.
    .
    Dave’s GT40 was finding grip a little hard to come by but was assured that a few more visits would see the tyres polish to a shine on the painted track surface and have more than sufficient grip.  To be fair, a snapped chassis wasn’t helping matters but Dave managed to win a heat on BallaYorkley.
    The other GT40 that made it through the evening was Mike’s, it’s been in our Targa Florio events before so was expected to go well and didn’t disappoint. 
    .
    Ed was racing a proxy XK120 Jag (out of the box of course…club joke!), Chris also raced one, this was much closer to out-of-the-box spec and was the sole Back2Basics car tonight.
    There wasn’t a great deal of time between these two cars but this may change in the near future as Chris has commissioned a K3D chassis for one!
    .
    Kev raced an SRC Alfa 33TT12, first time on the Rally stages but forgetting to bring his Rally controller was a personal annoyance, made do with his normal racing controller and he seemed to enjoy driving it.
    .
    Andy raced a Porsche 908/3, another car new to the Rally stages, set up like the car Kev prefers for Targa Florio nights so was expected to do well…and it did!
    .
    At the end of the long evenings racing (and we certainly got full value for money) there were winners galore and some pleased club members as some cars hadn’t been in competition before.
    We’re here to help each other, there’s always more than one winner and the evening ended with us wanting to do this again.
    …which we can do, the Christmas Turkey Targa is the next one!
    .
    Results by MSCC classes:

    .png Targa Florio MSCC classes 4 Sep 2025.png Size: 108.36 KB  Downloads: 89


    Results by Targa Florio car type:

    .png Targa Florio car type 4 Sep 2025.png Size: 105.04 KB  Downloads: 93


    Car comparisons

    .png Targa Florio comparisons 4 Sep 2025.png Size: 52.89 KB  Downloads: 101

    .

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is ‘Battle of Britain’ 1 & 2 - this was a great event first time round so it should be great fun next week.  Think Mini Cooper vs Porsche 911, Jaguar mk7 vs Audi LMP, Cortina vs BMW M3.
    …bring one of each, one Brit, one German (no open wheelers).]]>         <![CDATA[Manx Slot Car Club - Italian Cars (Proxy)]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4904 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:36:00 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4904
    .jpg Italiano.jpg Size: 261.46 KB  Downloads: 167

    .
    A great turnout tonight, 6 racers enjoyed a new club first!... let me explain what we did
    .
    We all entered an Italian car into this event but I suggested we try something brand new that we hadn't tried before, it would give the evening a Proxy event feel.
    .
    Instead of drivers being put into the lap timing program, the cars were listed.
    .
    The first three drivers drove their own car in the first heat, as the cars and drivers cycled through the listings, all six cars were driven once by all six drivers.  We all drove our own car once (which turned out to be Yellow or Blue lanes).
    .
    For heat #2, the cars moved over one lane to the right with a new car on Red lane, whilst the drivers moved in the other direction, over one lane to the left with a new driver on Blue lane.
    .
    For Round 2 of the racing, the cars cycled through the same sequence as in Round 1, but the drivers were moved on three places.  This meant no car was driven twice by the same person.
    .
    …and so to the results, which car won?... it turned out there were four different classes of cars, so four winners.
    • Chris’s Alfa GTV6 as the sole Small Sports/Saloons entry
    • Kev’s Ferrari F355 as the sole Back2Basics Class Sports entry
    • Ed’s Ferrari 412P and Brian’s Maserati MC GT3 as Standard Class Sports entries
    • Andy’s Lamborghini Huracan and Gav’s Ferrari F40 as Open Class Sports entries
    .
    • ...Ed’s Ferrari 412P finished six laps ahead of Brian’s Maserati MC GT3
    • ...Andy’s Lamborghini Huracan finished six laps ahead of Gav’s Ferrari F40
    .png Italian Cars (Proxy).png Size: 95.61 KB  Downloads: 105


    Comparison chart

    .png Italian Cars (Proxy) comparisons.png Size: 107.73 KB  Downloads: 103

    .
    In the end it all worked out great despite the confusion before we actually started.
    .
    Thank you guys for letting us drive your cars, it was a very enjoyable evening and the cars were all really good to drive.
    .
    …let’s do this again…!
    .
     ----------------------------------------

    Next week is Small Sports/Saloons followed by TV/Film Cars]]>
    .jpg Italiano.jpg Size: 261.46 KB  Downloads: 167

    .
    A great turnout tonight, 6 racers enjoyed a new club first!... let me explain what we did
    .
    We all entered an Italian car into this event but I suggested we try something brand new that we hadn't tried before, it would give the evening a Proxy event feel.
    .
    Instead of drivers being put into the lap timing program, the cars were listed.
    .
    The first three drivers drove their own car in the first heat, as the cars and drivers cycled through the listings, all six cars were driven once by all six drivers.  We all drove our own car once (which turned out to be Yellow or Blue lanes).
    .
    For heat #2, the cars moved over one lane to the right with a new car on Red lane, whilst the drivers moved in the other direction, over one lane to the left with a new driver on Blue lane.
    .
    For Round 2 of the racing, the cars cycled through the same sequence as in Round 1, but the drivers were moved on three places.  This meant no car was driven twice by the same person.
    .
    …and so to the results, which car won?... it turned out there were four different classes of cars, so four winners.
    • Chris’s Alfa GTV6 as the sole Small Sports/Saloons entry
    • Kev’s Ferrari F355 as the sole Back2Basics Class Sports entry
    • Ed’s Ferrari 412P and Brian’s Maserati MC GT3 as Standard Class Sports entries
    • Andy’s Lamborghini Huracan and Gav’s Ferrari F40 as Open Class Sports entries
    .
    • ...Ed’s Ferrari 412P finished six laps ahead of Brian’s Maserati MC GT3
    • ...Andy’s Lamborghini Huracan finished six laps ahead of Gav’s Ferrari F40
    .png Italian Cars (Proxy).png Size: 95.61 KB  Downloads: 105


    Comparison chart

    .png Italian Cars (Proxy) comparisons.png Size: 107.73 KB  Downloads: 103

    .
    In the end it all worked out great despite the confusion before we actually started.
    .
    Thank you guys for letting us drive your cars, it was a very enjoyable evening and the cars were all really good to drive.
    .
    …let’s do this again…!
    .
     ----------------------------------------

    Next week is Small Sports/Saloons followed by TV/Film Cars]]>         <![CDATA[Mike Dove Memorial Classic Grand Prix (pre-1961) - 2025]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4873 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:23:04 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4873
    .jpg Maserati.jpg Size: 250.58 KB  Downloads: 96

    .
    We had a surprise visitor tonight, I’d met him before a few months ago when he popped into the shop asking about some white goods.
    He said he’d heard the advert on the radio (Manx Radio)...
    ”what advert?”
    ...”the what’s-on guide”
    ...that’s a pleasant surprise and he (Eddie) is the second person who’s acted on the info.  So a big shout out to Manx Radio reaching out to other non active ‘Slotters’ from the distant past.
    He does have some cars from a few decades ago and did have quite a few laps with one of Andy’s cars and looked like he’s driven before, really enjoyed his visit and said he’ll be back.
    .
    Six of us turned up for the 5th anniversary of the Mike Dove Memorial Classic Grand Prix, this time we raced the same car for two rounds of racing.
    .
    200 second heats and lots of marshals help during ‘Round 1’, looking at the hot lap times, most of us calmed down for ‘Round 2’ and subsequently half of us managed more laps the second time round.
    .
    These look great going round the track but require driving carefully, this is much easier said until there’s a car in front and you think you can get past with these cars having high ground clearance and narrow track width, it doesn’t take long before going straight on in the corner.
    .
    One Back2Basics car raced by Ed
    A pair of Modified Class cars with Kev & Brian at the wheel
    …and a trio of Open Class cars entered by Andy, Chris & Gav
    .
    The racing was still great fun, it makes a refreshing change to the ‘speed crazed moron’ classes.

    .png Mike Dove Memorial Classic GP.png Size: 189.24 KB  Downloads: 113



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    Next week we’re racing Group 5’s followed by the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #6]]>
    .jpg Maserati.jpg Size: 250.58 KB  Downloads: 96

    .
    We had a surprise visitor tonight, I’d met him before a few months ago when he popped into the shop asking about some white goods.
    He said he’d heard the advert on the radio (Manx Radio)...
    ”what advert?”
    ...”the what’s-on guide”
    ...that’s a pleasant surprise and he (Eddie) is the second person who’s acted on the info.  So a big shout out to Manx Radio reaching out to other non active ‘Slotters’ from the distant past.
    He does have some cars from a few decades ago and did have quite a few laps with one of Andy’s cars and looked like he’s driven before, really enjoyed his visit and said he’ll be back.
    .
    Six of us turned up for the 5th anniversary of the Mike Dove Memorial Classic Grand Prix, this time we raced the same car for two rounds of racing.
    .
    200 second heats and lots of marshals help during ‘Round 1’, looking at the hot lap times, most of us calmed down for ‘Round 2’ and subsequently half of us managed more laps the second time round.
    .
    These look great going round the track but require driving carefully, this is much easier said until there’s a car in front and you think you can get past with these cars having high ground clearance and narrow track width, it doesn’t take long before going straight on in the corner.
    .
    One Back2Basics car raced by Ed
    A pair of Modified Class cars with Kev & Brian at the wheel
    …and a trio of Open Class cars entered by Andy, Chris & Gav
    .
    The racing was still great fun, it makes a refreshing change to the ‘speed crazed moron’ classes.

    .png Mike Dove Memorial Classic GP.png Size: 189.24 KB  Downloads: 113



    —---------------------------------------------


    Next week we’re racing Group 5’s followed by the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #6]]>         <![CDATA[Le Manx 2025]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4845 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:49:52 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4845
    .jpg c11-2-list.jpg Size: 157.98 KB  Downloads: 91


    .
    ** NO MAGNETS IN ANY OF OUR CARS! ** ...Track set at 12v
    .
    We threw some ideas around for this event beforehand but that quickly evolved on race night into what you see here.
    - Five club members each did 3 qually laps with an eligible car of their choice.
    - The three quickest of those cars were chosen with the fastest staying on the slow (Red) lane all night, the slowest one staying on the fast (Blue) lane all night and the third car staying on the middle (Yellow) lane.
    - The five of us then raced in 5 minute heats moving through each line 3 times for a total of 15 heats.
    - The race was paused every 5 minutes to allow for a driver change.
    - Each driver raced 9 times.
    - Nobody cleaned the tyres in the early heats, it was decided whilst racing that the only time the cars could be handled was whilst the clock was running so waiting until the last 5 seconds of the heat worked out as the best time as once the car was in the drivers hand the tyres could be cleaned even after the race was paused at the end of the 5 minute stint.
    .
    Two of us commented whilst racing that this was like a Proxy event as it was all about the cars not the drivers.
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    .
    The three cars were:
    - RED lane - SlotIt Matra 670B with a Falcon 25k motor - Modified Class - pre 1975 Prototype
    - YELLOW lane - SCX Audi R18 LMP - Back2Basics Class - LMP
    - BLUE lane - SlotIt Porsche 956 - Standard Class - Group C
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    .
    At the end of each stint the drivers moved to the next lane, a new driver raced in Red lane whilst the driver in Blue lane was a marshal for two stints.
    .
    Stint 1 was Andy, Kev, Brian
    Stint 2 was Ed, Andy, Kev
    Stint 3 was Chris, Ed, Andy
    Stint 4 was Brian, Chris, Ed
    Stint 5 was Kev, Brian, Chris
    …etcetera…etcetera
    .
    .png Le Manx 12 June 2025.png Size: 51.7 KB  Downloads: 86

    .
    At the end of the race, there were actually three class winners...not only was it a superb nights racing, one that we can't wait to do again but everyone was a winner.
    .
    This was the best thing we’ve done this year, next year we’ll have to have an Endurance Series with more than two slots in the racing calendar. 
    .
    We could alternate this proposed Endurance Series with a Classics event for pre-1975 cars.
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    .
    Next week is the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #5 followed by Grand Prix & Prewing F1
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~]]>
    .jpg c11-2-list.jpg Size: 157.98 KB  Downloads: 91


    .
    ** NO MAGNETS IN ANY OF OUR CARS! ** ...Track set at 12v
    .
    We threw some ideas around for this event beforehand but that quickly evolved on race night into what you see here.
    - Five club members each did 3 qually laps with an eligible car of their choice.
    - The three quickest of those cars were chosen with the fastest staying on the slow (Red) lane all night, the slowest one staying on the fast (Blue) lane all night and the third car staying on the middle (Yellow) lane.
    - The five of us then raced in 5 minute heats moving through each line 3 times for a total of 15 heats.
    - The race was paused every 5 minutes to allow for a driver change.
    - Each driver raced 9 times.
    - Nobody cleaned the tyres in the early heats, it was decided whilst racing that the only time the cars could be handled was whilst the clock was running so waiting until the last 5 seconds of the heat worked out as the best time as once the car was in the drivers hand the tyres could be cleaned even after the race was paused at the end of the 5 minute stint.
    .
    Two of us commented whilst racing that this was like a Proxy event as it was all about the cars not the drivers.
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    .
    The three cars were:
    - RED lane - SlotIt Matra 670B with a Falcon 25k motor - Modified Class - pre 1975 Prototype
    - YELLOW lane - SCX Audi R18 LMP - Back2Basics Class - LMP
    - BLUE lane - SlotIt Porsche 956 - Standard Class - Group C
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    .
    At the end of each stint the drivers moved to the next lane, a new driver raced in Red lane whilst the driver in Blue lane was a marshal for two stints.
    .
    Stint 1 was Andy, Kev, Brian
    Stint 2 was Ed, Andy, Kev
    Stint 3 was Chris, Ed, Andy
    Stint 4 was Brian, Chris, Ed
    Stint 5 was Kev, Brian, Chris
    …etcetera…etcetera
    .
    .png Le Manx 12 June 2025.png Size: 51.7 KB  Downloads: 86

    .
    At the end of the race, there were actually three class winners...not only was it a superb nights racing, one that we can't wait to do again but everyone was a winner.
    .
    This was the best thing we’ve done this year, next year we’ll have to have an Endurance Series with more than two slots in the racing calendar. 
    .
    We could alternate this proposed Endurance Series with a Classics event for pre-1975 cars.
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    .
    Next week is the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #5 followed by Grand Prix & Prewing F1
    .
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~]]>         <![CDATA[Targa Florio Rally - Race Coordinator]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4806 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:46:11 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4806
    I've made a short video showing the important settings...


    ]]>
    I've made a short video showing the important settings...


    ]]>         <![CDATA[Manx Slot Car Club - Slot Rally Results 2025]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4753 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:50:40 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4753
    .jpg Audi Quattro Duez 1983.jpg Size: 57.63 KB  Downloads: 125

    .
    Cars spread right across the classes:
    • 5 Back2Basics cars
    • 3 Standard Class
    • 6 ProStock Class
    • 6 Open Class 
    .
    Four cars each and three Rally stages meant a full evening of non-stop action...once we got properly started as we seemed to take a while to get organised.


    .png Slot Rally 6 Feb 2025.png Size: 72.89 KB  Downloads: 120


    Comparison Chart

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    There's a lot more video this time, still getting to grips with the GoPro settings but it gives you the chance to see the cars from angles impossible to see by eye.

    --------------------------

    Next week should be fast and furious as it's Sports followed by F1]]>
    .jpg Audi Quattro Duez 1983.jpg Size: 57.63 KB  Downloads: 125

    .
    Cars spread right across the classes:
    • 5 Back2Basics cars
    • 3 Standard Class
    • 6 ProStock Class
    • 6 Open Class 
    .
    Four cars each and three Rally stages meant a full evening of non-stop action...once we got properly started as we seemed to take a while to get organised.


    .png Slot Rally 6 Feb 2025.png Size: 72.89 KB  Downloads: 120


    Comparison Chart

    .png Slot Rally Comparisons 6 Feb 2025.png Size: 85.48 KB  Downloads: 123


    There's a lot more video this time, still getting to grips with the GoPro settings but it gives you the chance to see the cars from angles impossible to see by eye.

    --------------------------

    Next week should be fast and furious as it's Sports followed by F1]]>         <![CDATA[Manx Slot Car Club 2025 Race results & reports etc.]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4683 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:40:53 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4683 .
    A great way to start the new year, Club Revoslots which seem to go forever followed by the superfast F1's
    .
    Seven of us turned up after the Christmas break, talks of new cars and catching up after the holiday.
    .
    Club Revoslots + club controllers

    .jpg Revos.jpg Size: 76.84 KB  Downloads: 104

    .
    Ed, Paul & Kev raced each other whilst Brian, Andy, Chris & Mike shared the other heats in three's.
    .
    Heat #4 was the closest finish of the lot as Mike (Red lane), Brian (Yellow lane) & Andy (Blue lane) all finished less than a lap apart.

    .png Club Revoslot 2 Jan 2025.png Size: 36.75 KB  Downloads: 122

    .
    F1

    .jpg F12023.jpg Size: 320.87 KB  Downloads: 117

    .
    • one Classic Class - Paul's Porsche 804
    • one Modified Class - Kev's Minardi M195
    • and five Standard Class NSR F1's raced by Andy, Brian, Mike, Ed & Chris 
    Brian opted to race with Paul & Ed whilst Andy, Chris, Mike & Kev shared the other heats.
    .
    F1's are easy to race but very difficult to safely overtake in corners and with dramatic performance differences we rarely see close racing...but they are enjoyable all the same.

    .png F1 2 Jan 2025.png Size: 44.92 KB  Downloads: 123


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    Next week is Group 5's followed by Small Sports/Saloons]]>     .
    A great way to start the new year, Club Revoslots which seem to go forever followed by the superfast F1's
    .
    Seven of us turned up after the Christmas break, talks of new cars and catching up after the holiday.
    .
    Club Revoslots + club controllers

    .jpg Revos.jpg Size: 76.84 KB  Downloads: 104

    .
    Ed, Paul & Kev raced each other whilst Brian, Andy, Chris & Mike shared the other heats in three's.
    .
    Heat #4 was the closest finish of the lot as Mike (Red lane), Brian (Yellow lane) & Andy (Blue lane) all finished less than a lap apart.

    .png Club Revoslot 2 Jan 2025.png Size: 36.75 KB  Downloads: 122

    .
    F1

    .jpg F12023.jpg Size: 320.87 KB  Downloads: 117

    .
    • one Classic Class - Paul's Porsche 804
    • one Modified Class - Kev's Minardi M195
    • and five Standard Class NSR F1's raced by Andy, Brian, Mike, Ed & Chris 
    Brian opted to race with Paul & Ed whilst Andy, Chris, Mike & Kev shared the other heats.
    .
    F1's are easy to race but very difficult to safely overtake in corners and with dramatic performance differences we rarely see close racing...but they are enjoyable all the same.

    .png F1 2 Jan 2025.png Size: 44.92 KB  Downloads: 123


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    Next week is Group 5's followed by Small Sports/Saloons]]>         <![CDATA[Turkey Targa (Florio) Christmas Special]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4661 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:59:10 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4661
    .jpg Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider 1600 Porsche 908_3.jpg Size: 494.85 KB  Downloads: 103

    .
    Six drivers, one car each, three Rally stages of 3 minutes each plus a triple round of racing on BallaYorkley to finish off a great year of racing.
    .
    The first of these events was a year ago, it was greatly enjoyed so two more were added to this years race calendar.
    .
    All cars eligible had to be raced in the Targa Florio.
    .
    There are three results tables, an 'overall', a 'by class' and a 'by type'.
    .

    Overall:

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    By Class:

    .png Turkey Targa Florio 19 Dec 2024 - By Class.png Size: 48.11 KB  Downloads: 112


    By Type:

    .png Turkey Targa Florio 19 Dec 2024 - By Targa Type.png Size: 51.34 KB  Downloads: 103
    ]]>
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    .
    Six drivers, one car each, three Rally stages of 3 minutes each plus a triple round of racing on BallaYorkley to finish off a great year of racing.
    .
    The first of these events was a year ago, it was greatly enjoyed so two more were added to this years race calendar.
    .
    All cars eligible had to be raced in the Targa Florio.
    .
    There are three results tables, an 'overall', a 'by class' and a 'by type'.
    .

    Overall:

    .png Turkey Targa Florio 19 Dec 2024 - Overalls.png Size: 34.88 KB  Downloads: 101


    By Class:

    .png Turkey Targa Florio 19 Dec 2024 - By Class.png Size: 48.11 KB  Downloads: 112


    By Type:

    .png Turkey Targa Florio 19 Dec 2024 - By Targa Type.png Size: 51.34 KB  Downloads: 103
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Le Manx 2024 - winter series]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4644 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 18:13:43 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4644 .
    Another room full tonight and we saw some cars for the first time.
    .
    Le Manx Classics

    .jpg 20241205_213222~2.JPG Size: 631.94 KB  Downloads: 110

    .
    Ed, Paul & Geoff racing Standard Class cars - Ed’s SlotIt Ferrari 412P is probably his best car and managed a great result in Blue lane to beat the pair of chasing NSR Ford GT40’s, Geoff’s a Mk1/2 and Paul’s Mk 4.
    .
    Modified Class had four cars competing with Andy’s SlotIt Matra finishing ahead of Kev’s Fly Porsche 908/3 and a pair of matching Ford GT40’s raced by Brian L & Mike B.
    .
    Two Open Class cars raced by Brian H & Matthew saw Brian’s Spirit Ferrari 512M (you rarely see one of these on the track) finish ahead of Matthews Ninco Jaguar XK120.

    .jpg Le Manx Classic winter.jpg Size: 435.5 KB  Downloads: 131

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    Le Manx Group C/LMP (plus a GT4)

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    .
    Geoff, Brian H & Matthew all raced ‘B2B’ LMP cars which was very interesting, Matthews Panoz running the car as it left the manufacturer many years ago (tyres didn’t have much grip but the magnet helped a bit).
    Geoff’s Porsche RS Spyder won in the end fairly easily and managed to finish 5th overall!. Brian H getting the most he could from the Audi R10 and Matthew did exceptionally well to drive the Panoz with his limited Slot car experience, he should be pleased with his result as the Fly Panoz is a funny car to drive with the motor at the front of the chassis.
    .
    Of the two Standard Class cars, the tyres on Mike B’s NSR Audi R18 needed a little help with some tyre treatment and did well to hang onto the coattails of Paul’s Maserati GT4 but lost out mainly in the Blue lane.  As Paul doesn’t yet have an LMP he was allowed to race the Maserati.
    .
    Three Modified Class cars headed by Kev’s Ninco BMW V12 proxy car with a NSR Shark 21 motor kept Brian L’s NSR Audi R18 and Ed’s SlotIt Jaguar XJR9 behind.  Brian was getting better on each lane with a borrowed car (he didn’t realise it was Le Manx tonight and brought the wrong cars) and Ed who often struggles on Blue lane managed his best result tonight.
    .
    The other car was Andy’s Avant Kremer K8 Spyder built for the same proxy as Kev’s BMW LMP and was comfortably the fastest car on the track.

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    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    This Saturday the club will be open all day as we are hosting the final round of the ‘Goodwood Revival Proxy’ as reported all year on SlotRacer Forum.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


    Next week is Saloon followed by the final round of the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ with three drivers able to win the championship!]]>     .
    Another room full tonight and we saw some cars for the first time.
    .
    Le Manx Classics

    .jpg 20241205_213222~2.JPG Size: 631.94 KB  Downloads: 110

    .
    Ed, Paul & Geoff racing Standard Class cars - Ed’s SlotIt Ferrari 412P is probably his best car and managed a great result in Blue lane to beat the pair of chasing NSR Ford GT40’s, Geoff’s a Mk1/2 and Paul’s Mk 4.
    .
    Modified Class had four cars competing with Andy’s SlotIt Matra finishing ahead of Kev’s Fly Porsche 908/3 and a pair of matching Ford GT40’s raced by Brian L & Mike B.
    .
    Two Open Class cars raced by Brian H & Matthew saw Brian’s Spirit Ferrari 512M (you rarely see one of these on the track) finish ahead of Matthews Ninco Jaguar XK120.

    .jpg Le Manx Classic winter.jpg Size: 435.5 KB  Downloads: 131

    .
    Le Manx Group C/LMP (plus a GT4)

    .jpg 20241205_213158~2.JPG Size: 764.06 KB  Downloads: 114

    .
    Geoff, Brian H & Matthew all raced ‘B2B’ LMP cars which was very interesting, Matthews Panoz running the car as it left the manufacturer many years ago (tyres didn’t have much grip but the magnet helped a bit).
    Geoff’s Porsche RS Spyder won in the end fairly easily and managed to finish 5th overall!. Brian H getting the most he could from the Audi R10 and Matthew did exceptionally well to drive the Panoz with his limited Slot car experience, he should be pleased with his result as the Fly Panoz is a funny car to drive with the motor at the front of the chassis.
    .
    Of the two Standard Class cars, the tyres on Mike B’s NSR Audi R18 needed a little help with some tyre treatment and did well to hang onto the coattails of Paul’s Maserati GT4 but lost out mainly in the Blue lane.  As Paul doesn’t yet have an LMP he was allowed to race the Maserati.
    .
    Three Modified Class cars headed by Kev’s Ninco BMW V12 proxy car with a NSR Shark 21 motor kept Brian L’s NSR Audi R18 and Ed’s SlotIt Jaguar XJR9 behind.  Brian was getting better on each lane with a borrowed car (he didn’t realise it was Le Manx tonight and brought the wrong cars) and Ed who often struggles on Blue lane managed his best result tonight.
    .
    The other car was Andy’s Avant Kremer K8 Spyder built for the same proxy as Kev’s BMW LMP and was comfortably the fastest car on the track.

    .jpg Le Manx GrC_LMP winter.jpg Size: 476.94 KB  Downloads: 123


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    This Saturday the club will be open all day as we are hosting the final round of the ‘Goodwood Revival Proxy’ as reported all year on SlotRacer Forum.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


    Next week is Saloon followed by the final round of the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ with three drivers able to win the championship!]]>         <![CDATA[A.G.M. Night 2024]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4579 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:04:03 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4579
    .jpg 4 cars.jpg Size: 129.41 KB  Downloads: 108



    Tonight was the Annual General Meeting, originally planned to start at 7.45 but as we had a few absentees we started a bit earlier to enable us to have some racing afterwards.

    As it turned out it was probably the shortest A.G.M. we’ve ever had, with very few proposals and no real changes.  Here’s the main points:
    • Club membership and weekly fees are unchanged
    • The Club Officers all offered to stand again and were voted in
    • Saturday Scalextric Club will be one Saturday per month, we’ll get started then advertise it
    • The NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ will continue unchanged
    • ‘Standard Class’ Rally is now ‘Back 2 Basics’
    • Upgraded ‘B2B’ Rally cars (free choice of wheels, tyres, gears, guide, motor) is now ‘Standard Class’ 
    • No change to Rally ‘ProStock’ and ‘Open’ classes
    • The race calendar for 2025 will be decided by the committee over the coming weeks

    After the A.G.M. we had a Formula Libre (run-wot-u-brung) race which saw Sports, GT’s and LMP’s for five minute heats.

    .jpg AGM night.jpg Size: 184.69 KB  Downloads: 109


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #9 followed by Grand Prix and Prewing F1.]]>
    .jpg 4 cars.jpg Size: 129.41 KB  Downloads: 108



    Tonight was the Annual General Meeting, originally planned to start at 7.45 but as we had a few absentees we started a bit earlier to enable us to have some racing afterwards.

    As it turned out it was probably the shortest A.G.M. we’ve ever had, with very few proposals and no real changes.  Here’s the main points:
    • Club membership and weekly fees are unchanged
    • The Club Officers all offered to stand again and were voted in
    • Saturday Scalextric Club will be one Saturday per month, we’ll get started then advertise it
    • The NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ will continue unchanged
    • ‘Standard Class’ Rally is now ‘Back 2 Basics’
    • Upgraded ‘B2B’ Rally cars (free choice of wheels, tyres, gears, guide, motor) is now ‘Standard Class’ 
    • No change to Rally ‘ProStock’ and ‘Open’ classes
    • The race calendar for 2025 will be decided by the committee over the coming weeks

    After the A.G.M. we had a Formula Libre (run-wot-u-brung) race which saw Sports, GT’s and LMP’s for five minute heats.

    .jpg AGM night.jpg Size: 184.69 KB  Downloads: 109


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is the NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #9 followed by Grand Prix and Prewing F1.]]>         <![CDATA[MSCC '50's & 60's Monsters & Minis']]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4547 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:14:28 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4547
    .jpg 20241003_215800~3.JPG Size: 1.11 MB  Downloads: 120

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    The 5th of this years 6 theme nights, 50’s & 60’s Monsters & Minis was sure to put smiles on our faces, definite favourites seen on track. Mike’s mk 7 Jag, Andy’s Cadillac Le Monstre, the usual Minis…joined for the first time in this event by Ed’s Mustang, Brian’s Dodge Charger and Kev’s Ford Galaxie 500.
    .
    Sadly the video captured lags constantly for some unknown reason, nothing was changed on the laptop or the program settings since last week…
    …but the most striking heat was the last Monsters race with Andy’s Le Monstre on one side and Kev’s Galaxie 500 on the other and Mike’s Mk7 Jag in the middle lane being passed at the same time twice by these other two cars coming out of the same corner…how on earth did three huge land barges like this corner side-by-side and make no contact!
    .
    The other two Monsters were also great to watch, both well setup by Brian & Ed over the last few weeks and will be seen again soon…
    .
    The Minis were also impressive, not as quick as the Monsters…except Brian’s Mini which was quicker now and again than his Dukes of Hazzard Dodge…
    .
    One Moggy Racer and five Minis kept you on your toes as they lull you into a false sense of security…then OFF!...great fun though.
    .
    The original idea was a team handicap using the qually times but there isn’t a fair way to do that without someone feeling disadvantaged…but next time will be down to who you choose as a team-mate.

    .jpg 50_60_Monsters_Minis.jpg Size: 260.46 KB  Downloads: 126

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    It was a great evening of racing and I can't wait for another ‘M&M’ night.


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


    Next week is Slot Rally]]>
    .jpg 20241003_215800~3.JPG Size: 1.11 MB  Downloads: 120

    .
    The 5th of this years 6 theme nights, 50’s & 60’s Monsters & Minis was sure to put smiles on our faces, definite favourites seen on track. Mike’s mk 7 Jag, Andy’s Cadillac Le Monstre, the usual Minis…joined for the first time in this event by Ed’s Mustang, Brian’s Dodge Charger and Kev’s Ford Galaxie 500.
    .
    Sadly the video captured lags constantly for some unknown reason, nothing was changed on the laptop or the program settings since last week…
    …but the most striking heat was the last Monsters race with Andy’s Le Monstre on one side and Kev’s Galaxie 500 on the other and Mike’s Mk7 Jag in the middle lane being passed at the same time twice by these other two cars coming out of the same corner…how on earth did three huge land barges like this corner side-by-side and make no contact!
    .
    The other two Monsters were also great to watch, both well setup by Brian & Ed over the last few weeks and will be seen again soon…
    .
    The Minis were also impressive, not as quick as the Monsters…except Brian’s Mini which was quicker now and again than his Dukes of Hazzard Dodge…
    .
    One Moggy Racer and five Minis kept you on your toes as they lull you into a false sense of security…then OFF!...great fun though.
    .
    The original idea was a team handicap using the qually times but there isn’t a fair way to do that without someone feeling disadvantaged…but next time will be down to who you choose as a team-mate.

    .jpg 50_60_Monsters_Minis.jpg Size: 260.46 KB  Downloads: 126

    .
    It was a great evening of racing and I can't wait for another ‘M&M’ night.


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


    Next week is Slot Rally]]>         <![CDATA[Targa Florio night]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4505 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:39:14 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4505
    .jpg Targa Florio.jpg Size: 567.33 KB  Downloads: 112

    .
    Five club members plus a visit from Mark to see how we're doing and have a go on a couple of tracks...
    .
    It's always good to see all four tracks in action plus we got to use the Ninco lap timer after it's sensor mod - it worked perfectly (when it wasn't half way down a flat out straight).
    .
    Mike brought a couple of Shelby Cobras, not seen in action for a long time and the one he chose went well.  The spare car was one of three sent to a proxy about 7 years ago.
    .
    Chris brought an E-type Jag (as expected) but decided his yellow Alpine A110 was much more competitive.  He managed to hold it back for most of the time but it started getting wayward nearer the 3 minute mark.  On the big track it was setting competitive lap times for a Small Sports car.
    .
    Kev practiced with his Ferrari 312 PB for a while but decided to use his Porsche 908/3.  He's raced it before on the big track but it seemed to go really well on the tight twisty Rally stages.
    .
    Ford GT40's were popular in the last Targa Florio night, tonight just the two (three actually if you include Brian's which threw a braid so was swapped for a club GT40) which went as well on the Rally stages as it does on the big track.  Geoff racing the NSR version (one of three yellow cars tonight) with rear tyres scrabbling for grip on Little Druidale's double loop...needed to get a lap back on Brian on Ballayorkley, but lost another lap in Heat #3 on Ballayorkley in Red lane - "I'm good in Red" coming back to haunt him...nice one Murray.
    .
    I looked through some Targa Florio results to find what classes these cars were in and added those to the results table.
    .
    The three results tables are listed by:
    • overall lap score
    • Targa Florio car type
    • MSCC class type
    .jpg Targa Florio overall 5 Sep 2024.jpg Size: 216.35 KB  Downloads: 127


    .jpg Targa Florio by type 5 Sep 2024.jpg Size: 271.55 KB  Downloads: 123


    .jpg Targa Florio by class 5 Sep 2024.jpg Size: 238.73 KB  Downloads: 105




    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is GP/Prewing F1 followed by Small Sports/Saloons which will be a relatively slow nights racing as these are the two slowest classes we race.  No doubt it'll be a great nights racing as that seems to be the norm this year.]]>
    .jpg Targa Florio.jpg Size: 567.33 KB  Downloads: 112

    .
    Five club members plus a visit from Mark to see how we're doing and have a go on a couple of tracks...
    .
    It's always good to see all four tracks in action plus we got to use the Ninco lap timer after it's sensor mod - it worked perfectly (when it wasn't half way down a flat out straight).
    .
    Mike brought a couple of Shelby Cobras, not seen in action for a long time and the one he chose went well.  The spare car was one of three sent to a proxy about 7 years ago.
    .
    Chris brought an E-type Jag (as expected) but decided his yellow Alpine A110 was much more competitive.  He managed to hold it back for most of the time but it started getting wayward nearer the 3 minute mark.  On the big track it was setting competitive lap times for a Small Sports car.
    .
    Kev practiced with his Ferrari 312 PB for a while but decided to use his Porsche 908/3.  He's raced it before on the big track but it seemed to go really well on the tight twisty Rally stages.
    .
    Ford GT40's were popular in the last Targa Florio night, tonight just the two (three actually if you include Brian's which threw a braid so was swapped for a club GT40) which went as well on the Rally stages as it does on the big track.  Geoff racing the NSR version (one of three yellow cars tonight) with rear tyres scrabbling for grip on Little Druidale's double loop...needed to get a lap back on Brian on Ballayorkley, but lost another lap in Heat #3 on Ballayorkley in Red lane - "I'm good in Red" coming back to haunt him...nice one Murray.
    .
    I looked through some Targa Florio results to find what classes these cars were in and added those to the results table.
    .
    The three results tables are listed by:
    • overall lap score
    • Targa Florio car type
    • MSCC class type
    .jpg Targa Florio overall 5 Sep 2024.jpg Size: 216.35 KB  Downloads: 127


    .jpg Targa Florio by type 5 Sep 2024.jpg Size: 271.55 KB  Downloads: 123


    .jpg Targa Florio by class 5 Sep 2024.jpg Size: 238.73 KB  Downloads: 105




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    Next week is GP/Prewing F1 followed by Small Sports/Saloons which will be a relatively slow nights racing as these are the two slowest classes we race.  No doubt it'll be a great nights racing as that seems to be the norm this year.]]>         <![CDATA[Italian Cars Night 2024]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4464 Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:46:26 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4464
    .jpg DSC_0128~2.JPG Size: 1.91 MB  Downloads: 123

    .
    This has always been an interesting mix of fast and slow cars, Small Sports, Rally, Group 5, Sports and GT cars through the eras.
    .
    Tonight was no exception during which we were treated to a great finale but the race of the night was Heat #5 between Brian & Ed as they raced side-by-side for the first two minutes.
    .
    There’s two results charts, one showing solo results, the other a Team Handicap but now using the Median Lap rather than the Hot Lap…Median is the middle value.
    .
    Classes of cars raced:
    Standard ‘Back 2 Basics’ Class:
    Ed’s Fly Lancia 037
    Kev’s Ninco Lamborghini Gallardo

    Standard Class:
    Geoff’s Racer Ferrari 512 BBLM
    Brian’s SlotIt Maserati MC GT3
    Kev’s Black Arrow Lamborghini Murcielago
    Geoff’s Racer Lamborghini Huracan
    Ed’s SlotIt Ferrari 412P

    Open Class:
    Andy’s Black Arrow Ferrari 458
    Brian’s Carrera Ferrari 365P2
    Andy’s Racer Lamborghini Huracan

    Solo results

    .jpg Italian 15th Aug 2024 solo.jpg Size: 243.25 KB  Downloads: 109


    Team Handicap results

    .jpg Italian 15th Aug 2024 Team Handicap.jpg Size: 265.11 KB  Downloads: 110


    Handicap calculator

    .jpg Median Handicaps.jpg Size: 108.97 KB  Downloads: 107



    The next theme night is a 50’s & 60’s Monsters & Minis in early October


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Next week is Club Revoslots followed by Saloons]]>
    .jpg DSC_0128~2.JPG Size: 1.91 MB  Downloads: 123

    .
    This has always been an interesting mix of fast and slow cars, Small Sports, Rally, Group 5, Sports and GT cars through the eras.
    .
    Tonight was no exception during which we were treated to a great finale but the race of the night was Heat #5 between Brian & Ed as they raced side-by-side for the first two minutes.
    .
    There’s two results charts, one showing solo results, the other a Team Handicap but now using the Median Lap rather than the Hot Lap…Median is the middle value.
    .
    Classes of cars raced:
    Standard ‘Back 2 Basics’ Class:
    Ed’s Fly Lancia 037
    Kev’s Ninco Lamborghini Gallardo

    Standard Class:
    Geoff’s Racer Ferrari 512 BBLM
    Brian’s SlotIt Maserati MC GT3
    Kev’s Black Arrow Lamborghini Murcielago
    Geoff’s Racer Lamborghini Huracan
    Ed’s SlotIt Ferrari 412P

    Open Class:
    Andy’s Black Arrow Ferrari 458
    Brian’s Carrera Ferrari 365P2
    Andy’s Racer Lamborghini Huracan

    Solo results

    .jpg Italian 15th Aug 2024 solo.jpg Size: 243.25 KB  Downloads: 109


    Team Handicap results

    .jpg Italian 15th Aug 2024 Team Handicap.jpg Size: 265.11 KB  Downloads: 110


    Handicap calculator

    .jpg Median Handicaps.jpg Size: 108.97 KB  Downloads: 107



    The next theme night is a 50’s & 60’s Monsters & Minis in early October


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Next week is Club Revoslots followed by Saloons]]>         <![CDATA[Mike Dove Memorial Classic Grand Prix 2024]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4420 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:03:35 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=4420
    .jpg 20240711_205051~2.JPG Size: 1.06 MB  Downloads: 132

    .
    We had a grid full of cars...but no marshals tonight so 'TRACK!' was called with every deslot...yes there were a few.
    .
    We decided to race with the track at 12V which made the cars easier to drive.
    We also ran six minute heats to make up for all the predicted deslots and race stoppages.
    .
    First round was a grid full of Standard Class Cartrix cars, Ed & Kevs cars with Cartrix motors which have no brakes and Brian's D50 with a Scalextric motor as his motor died...still classed as a 'Back 2 Basics' as it's a bog standard motor that's still slow.
    .
    Ed raced the same car all night with what turned out to be a broken guide holder...he had to drive carefully and limp through the last three races.
    .
    Second round saw Brian's Vanwall and Kev's Merc W154 join Ed's Cartrix.
    .
    At the end of the night we enjoyed racing these at the lower voltage.

    .jpg Mike Dove Memorial 2024.jpg Size: 139.52 KB  Downloads: 106


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is Club GT40 followed by F1 Classic and F1]]>
    .jpg 20240711_205051~2.JPG Size: 1.06 MB  Downloads: 132

    .
    We had a grid full of cars...but no marshals tonight so 'TRACK!' was called with every deslot...yes there were a few.
    .
    We decided to race with the track at 12V which made the cars easier to drive.
    We also ran six minute heats to make up for all the predicted deslots and race stoppages.
    .
    First round was a grid full of Standard Class Cartrix cars, Ed & Kevs cars with Cartrix motors which have no brakes and Brian's D50 with a Scalextric motor as his motor died...still classed as a 'Back 2 Basics' as it's a bog standard motor that's still slow.
    .
    Ed raced the same car all night with what turned out to be a broken guide holder...he had to drive carefully and limp through the last three races.
    .
    Second round saw Brian's Vanwall and Kev's Merc W154 join Ed's Cartrix.
    .
    At the end of the night we enjoyed racing these at the lower voltage.

    .jpg Mike Dove Memorial 2024.jpg Size: 139.52 KB  Downloads: 106


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Next week is Club GT40 followed by F1 Classic and F1]]>