Hello, 
A group of chums are in the process of setting up a regular get together in a village hall each week to do some slot racing.
The hope is that this will turn into an ongoing activity with the aim of forming a club.

Does anyone have any advice on the setting up of a club or could point me at any club documentation please.

We are in Prestwood in Buckinghamshire.

Cheers
Paul

I keep seeing mention of silicone washers beings used under body/chassis and motor pod mounting screws to quieten cars and dampen vibrations - but where do you get them from please?

The nearest I've found are silicone o-rings used in RC racing to shockproof servos and radio gear but they're 2mm thick. 

Too thick for 1/32-1/24 slot car use, I'd have thought?

WHO Racing Nascar August 2023 Race Report

Nineteen racers - our best HO attendance of the year so far - gathered at the Barn for our traditional August Nascar race. Matthew P was making his debut at the Barn and there were welcome returns for Duncan, Laurence and Andy. Probably our most used layout for the August races is a Pocono-style 'Tricky Triangle' - and that's what we went for this time, with 18/15" corners all round and no banking...

   

Of the nineteen cars on the grid, thirteen were on Tomy Super-G+ chassis, five were the Gen6 class Mega-G+ Fords and Chevys, plus there was Duncan's sole Life Like T...

   

Qualifying was as frantic and intriguing as ever - 2 minutes on each of the four lanes and the combined scores of the best 3 three lanes counting. After ten of the twenty heats, everyone had completed two of their four laps. Oliver led the way on 89.60 laps, followed by his younger brother Ryan on 87.45. Then came Andy with 84.60, Terry with 81.05 and Jerome with 76.45 laps.

   

The second pair of heats for each driver saw faster times, but some costly crashes. Oliver hit misfortune in red lane, handing both Ryan and Andy a chance to grab pole position. In the penultimate heat, Andy followed up a huge 46.4 in blue with a big 45.25 in yellow to go half a lap ahead of Oliver. Running in the final heat, Ryan needed to set the best score of qualifying to take pole - his 45.10 in red not quite enough. The top three ended less than two laps apart - Andy, Oliver and Ryan all guaranteed a place in the A Final...

   

Behind them, Terry and Jerome looked favourites to battle for the step-up to the A Final - and all of the four lanes had the potential to deliver a race winner. Kev pipped Ash to Gen6 qualifying honours, Ollie was ahead of Isaac in the battle of the juniors - as well as leading the rookies. Matthew P didn't quite manage to get on the pace during his heats, but it looked like he was having fun and was getting important racing experience under his belt.

The finals are next...

Links to listening and, for the brave, viewing options : Talking Utter Slot

Episode 30 - The Art Of Being Happy With What You've Got

Getting all philosophical about his self-inflicted poverty, Scott kicks off quoting an ancient Greek to justify not buying any cars. Don't worry, the regular and much loved features 'Pedro Has a Pop At...' and 'What Caught Our Eye' are here, now joined by 'Van Talk' as we pick up on the trend for commercial vehicles.

Not to be outdone by St Dave of Kennedy, Scott models a T-shirt, gets way too excited about a three-wheeler while Pedro talks us through some white kit work and the lavish upgrades to his facilities (phnarr). Best of all, and right at the end, the podcast dog makes an appearance.

HUGE AMOUNT OF NINCO TRACK FOR SALE.


218 PIECES OF TRACK. 
INCLUDES......
86 LONG STRAIGHTS 
10 HALF STRAIGHTS 
3 POWERBASE STRAIGHTS 
1 QUARTER STRAIGHT 
2 CROSSOVER STRAIGHTS 
1 PAIR NINCO TO SCX/SCALEXTRIC CLASSIC CONVERTORS
8 STRAIGHTS WITH THE TAPERING SLOTS
14 RADIUS 2 CHICANE CURVES 

22 RADIUS 1 CURVES
39 RADIUS 2 CURVES
24 RADIUS 3 CURVES 
8 RADIUS 4 CURVES

6 NINCO HAND THROTTLES 
23 RADIUS 1 INNER TRIANGULAR BORDER PIECES 
28 RADIUS 2 OUTER BORDERS 
8 RADIUS 3 OUTER BORDERS 
5 RADIUS 4 OUTER BORDERS 
13 HALF STRAIGHT BORDERS 
7 QUARTER STRAIGHT BORDERS 
4 END CURVE BORDERS 
VARIOUS NINCO BRIDGE SUPPORTS 
60 NINCO BARRIERS 

COMPLETE WITH ITS OWN BESPOKE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM. 
8 NINCO TRANSFORMERS POWERING A PAIR OF GAUGEMASTER UQ VARIABLE POWER SYSTEMS. 
FULL, INDEPENDENT, POWER SUPPLY FOR UPTO 8 LANES.
POWER SUPLLY TO EACH LANE IS FULLY ADJUSTABLE.  IDEAL FOR YOUNGER OR LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS,  OR FOR RUNNING CERTAIN CLASSES OF CARS AT A REDUCED PACE. 

AMAZING SET UP.    BEEN STORED SO TRACK MAY NEED A WIPE OVER.  SOME TEACK PIECES MAY REQUIRE SLIGHT FLATTENING FROM STORAGE   A LITTLE BIT OF TARNISHING ON SOME TRACK, BUT EASY TO CLEAN UP.
ALL TRACK IS THE ORIGINAL SPANISH PRODUCED TRACK,  NOT THE LATER CHINESE TRACK. 
EXCELLENT QUALITY AND CONDITION. 
ALL READY TO GO.
BUILD YOURSELF A  HUGE 2 OR 4 LANE LAYOUT.  6 OR 8 LANES IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

A GOOD AMOUNT OF THE TRACK WAS USED 3 WEEKS AGO TO BUILD A TEMPORARY CIRCUIT AT OUR JULY CLUB NIGHT, WORKED A TREAT.

COLLECTION ONLY.   IF YOU WANT TO ARRANGE A COURIER THAT IS FINE.  WILL MEET ON ROUTE FOR A SMALL EXTRA AMOUNT DEPENDING ON DISTANCE. 

PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
£350

PIP

                       

NSR FIAT 500 ABARTHS FOR SALE....


SUPER QUICK, AND GREAT FUN.  BUILT USING HIGH END NSR COMPONENTS,  A BLAST TO RACE!

   

#49 FIAT 5OO ABARTH ASSETTO CORSE PRESENTATION LIVERY, 
USED, BUT TEST LAPS ONLY.   AS NEW CONDITION, IN ITS CRYSTAL DISPLAY BOX. 
20K SHARK MOTOR,  ALUMINIUM FRONT AND REAR WHEELS,  SUPER GRIP REAR TYRES, etc. 

£45.00

   
NSR FIAT 500 ABARTH RTR KIT RED.   BRAND NEW 
COMPLETE FACTORY BUILT AND READY TO RUN CHASSIS.    THE BODYSHELL IS MANUFACTURED IN RED,  NOT PAINTED. 
ALL THE PARTS ARE INCLUDED TO COMPLETE THE SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT BODYSHELL. 
ORIGINAL FACTORY MANUFACTURED KIT.
SAME SPEC. AS THE ABOVE NSR FIAT 500.

£35.00

   
NSR FIAT 500 ABARTH RTR KIT BLUE.     BRAND NEW 
EXACTLY THE SAME COMPONENTS AND SPECIFICATION AS THE RED KIT, BUT THE BODYSHELL IS MANUFACTURED IN BLUE!
COMPLETE FACTORY BUILT AND READY TO RUN CHASSIS. 

£35.00






POSTAGE IS ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR AT £4.20
HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE.

Does anyone have a Scalextric Jaguar xjs for sale ?  Any condition considered, thanks

Scalextric has not produced a true slot rally car since 2015. It is great to see them back now with the RAC Rally 1971 Ford Escort MK1 of Timo Mäkinen/ Henry Liddon.
Timo and Henry were leading the British event until the gear lever popped out of the box. A lot of time was lost, so they could only take fifth place behind their teammates Mikkola/Palm.

Hub

       

       

Welcome to the new model railways section.

There may well be differences in scale between model trains and slot cars, and there is obviously a difference in speed. But as Savage GT has said, there is a common bond: modelling in miniature.

This year of Olds 442 was an odd duck. I may be wrong, but I can't think of anyone turning one of these into a slot car. If you got one, please show us.

These are the parts I bought for $5. Barely enough for a slot car. I have since located the tail lights at a flea market.

   

I found a pic of a completed kit on Google that inspired me to paint it Tamiya Cobalt Green.

   

The body was painted, and a custom chassis was machined.

   

The car fell on it's roof seconds after being painted. Luckily a vinyl roof was in the works anyways.

   

This is the part where I hold my breath. Mating the chassis to the body.

   

The car runs. It needs bumpers, chrome trim, windows, and interior.

   
   

More to follow. Thank you very kindly for looking.
Ken