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Post by Brandon on Feb 23, 2016 11:52:33 GMT -6
A couple of guys at work decided to buy some slot cars to race at our local hobby shop on our lunch break... we bought various 1/32 cars of different levels and values and have been learning the hard way what does and does not work. I must say I have enjoyed the "tuning" aspect, and have found my model building skills to come in handy.
Anyone else race them? What cars do you have?
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Post by Dennis M on Feb 23, 2016 13:42:04 GMT -6
Slot cars are a lot of fun. I still collect them & the closest raceway is an hour away. We love thingies from the 60's & 70's.
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Post by Starry Eyes on Feb 23, 2016 19:05:06 GMT -6
I've had a 4 lane commercial setup in my basement for years... tons of fun and smells like hot engines and peppermint oil..lol.. I love it !
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Post by Brandon on Feb 25, 2016 9:42:08 GMT -6
What scale do you run?
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Post by 41chevy on Feb 25, 2016 11:12:10 GMT -6
I used to go race at the local track til they closed up. I have a few Scalextric 1/32 cars and 1/24 Carrera cars but the closest track is a 90 mile round trip. I just sold all my original Aurora HO's and the carry case. Paul
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Post by donculley on Feb 25, 2016 11:16:02 GMT -6
I'm still racing slots too ! I always had AFX and Tjet cars as a kid and still have most of them . My buddy has two four lane tracks set in his house ,one is a modern track, the other is 100% vintage Tjet complete with bridges, cobblestone and "wiggle" track pieces. Each track has its own transformer so there are no power surges if someone wipes out. The old Tjets I think are more fun as you really have to feather the throttle in the turns ; getting a car to powerslide around a corner , etc. Its still cool running them 40 years later !
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 11:46:31 GMT -6
I did the 1/24 commercial track stuff in the 1960's in So Cal......
Today I have a small collection of some of the nice 1/32 scale race cars.....NASCAR, F1 and road racers.
Still have a large collection of 'HO' slots....AFX and Tyco.
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Post by old school modeler on Feb 25, 2016 15:20:02 GMT -6
I did commercial racing in the 60's like Dave, my 1st car was an MPC Mako Shark with one of those translucent red Cox controllers.
Have several notable 24th slots, lots of HO stuff and a couple of AMT turnpikes, those are a bunch of fun to run. There's a guy who sets one up at a vintage show around here.
Lots of slot drag racing at tracks in Ohio/Michigan, this looks like fun as well, but I haven't stepped up, too many other projects! Those guys use regular kits a lot for scale accuracy, nasty business when they crash though!
Hope this doesn't offend the slot die hards but Kyosho Mini Z cars, which are almost 25th scale are a blast. If there was more local organization on these I think I would have to get more involved. Speed, scale accuracy, with the freedom to control the car completely, what I always wanted from slot racing! Takes some practice to get good at this like any other RC product. I picked up several in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Pretty popular there and in Europe
Here's a swiss club track, probably the ultimate in racing these things
Here's some drift racing
Scale accurate F1 racing from in-car cam view
Custom CHP adaptation
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Post by 41chevy on Feb 25, 2016 19:10:09 GMT -6
As a young kid around 1961 or so, I always wanted an AMT Turnpike set. My older cousin had one and it was neat to a 8 or 9 year old. Paul
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Post by Starry Eyes on Mar 3, 2016 21:14:44 GMT -6
1/32md mostly Brandon.. I do have 3-4 24th scales on my shelf |
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Post by Brandon on Mar 7, 2016 20:18:29 GMT -6
We are pretty lucky... the hobby shop is fairly close to work and has a good track. There's a couple of older guys who hang out, and they've been pretty helpful. their cars run in the 5's on this track, and we have been working our way up to that. I finally got into the 5's last month. It's a Carerra track, and we use their controllers. Since we are just goofing around we don't "race" with any rules, we've been learning how to keep them on the track and how to set them up. We run silicone tires and a ton of magnet. The other guys have all bought more than one car, but I wanted to see how fast I could take the first one I bought.... I've been working on hopping this one up, and it's currently running a 5.7, the other closest time for our group is a 5.9. It's a Fly BMW M1, and it sat in the hobby shop case for a decade or so... I got it on sale, and have seriously broke and replaced everything on it. Learning how to hop it up and seeing the improvements from "tuning" has been the biggest thrill for me. I've really enjoyed taking the slowest, cheapest car and making it run with the big dogs. My next car will be an NSR P68... now that I know what I'm doing, I want to play with a fast car. The track:   It's actually changed since this, but I have a ton of work and probably another car's worth of money in it. Hollow axles, 29,000 RPM Slot-it motor, lightweight aluminum wheels, silicone tires (now switched for F1 wheels and tires), metal gears, brass bushings, race braids, chassis re-enforcement bracing, three rows of magnets, Dremel diet, cut-down interior tub, body loosening.... it hauls the mail. |
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Post by mrtc4w on Jun 18, 2016 20:24:52 GMT -6
Why yes, yes I do still race slot cars! I started with Aurora T-Jet (still my favorite to race) and had 1/32 and 1/24. My 1/32 and 1/24 were sold by my parents. I have since replaced and added ;-) Here is my HO Aurora Tub Track  My "door" track  And my 1/32 1/24 folding portable Quickstart track  And one of my favorite slot cars you guys can relate to, Revell Mr Rat Fink in a Lotus Ford  Marty |
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