Happy New Year!

  New face here.  Live in western North Carolina, USA and just unboxed a Carrera Digital kit yesterday that was given to me over 15 years ago.  Have many other pieces I bought at a huge discount around the same time.  Trying to make sense of it all by doing much reading.  This is way more complicated than the Aurora HO set I played with as a kid in the 70s.  I'll try not to embarrass myself with too many stupid questions.
  Thanks for allowing me to participate!

-James

Does anyone know if the 1/32nd lexan bodies made and sold by cox in the 60's - Ferrari P4, Lola T70, Ford Mk 4, and?? , are being re-pop'd or if anyone might have an original Ferrari to sell. The one I bougfht recently is damaged quite badly.

As it is the 1.1.2022, it's the best day to start this thread again !!!

Nico

Hi, a bit of a random one....

I have a number of the Cartrix Formula 1 cars,  some purchased new,  others second hand. 
One of these had been modified,  the previous owner stuck two nasty magnets under the car 
The poor little motor would have been working overtime,  with a ridiculous amount of magnetic grip to overcome.  It has,  of course,  burnt itself out. 

I can't find a replacement Cartrix TX1 motor anywhere.  I don't want something vastly different to my other Cartrix Formula 1 cars, so where next?    It needs to be can end, not bell end and about 13k rpm.
Pendle list a Slot it V12 motor at 13,600, any one know if this would be suitable,  or has anyone done a similar motor swap....

Thanks, 
Pip

Christmas Special - 30 December 2021
 
As 2021 draws to a close we had one final race night in true fun fashion.  A good natter and practice session before racing, favourite car for the night selected and off we went with 5 minute heats.
 
With club members either working or unable to attend due to covid restrictions etc. the five of us happened to choose different class cars from each other.
 
   

Mike & Geoff started proceedings with a pair of Group 5’s, there was very little to separate them as they circulated within hundredths of a second…the difference being those damned deslots…in the end Mike came out ahead with two deslots to Geoff’s four.
 
Heat #2 was Brian’s Mosler vs Mike’s Capri, it’s fair to say Brian started slowly and finished with a flourish tonight, Mike’s Capri finishing just under 2 seconds ahead.
 
   

Heat #3 was the only solo run, Brian getting in a good clean run (in fact one of three cleans, no marshall got to put fingerprints on the Mosler tonight)...and set him up for heat #4.
 
Heat #4 saw the return of Kev’s black (aren’t they all) Camaro and couldn’t keep up with the Mosler which set the fastest lane time overall tonight but the Camaro was pushed to set the best time in Red tonight.
 
   

Heat #5 & #6 were VERY close, Andy’s 917K vs Kev’s Camaro.
Heat #5 saw a couple of collisions, when one went off the other waited to carry on the close racing, the Porsche swinging it’s back end round at the top of the hill ended up getting pushed ¾ of the way down the hill by the front of the Camaro which ended up a couple of tenths ahead of the Porsche at the end.
Heat #6 was a clean race, both cars battling to the end, on the final lap the Camaro just edged ahead but didn’t have the power to stay ahead on the main straight as the two cars finished with the Porsche less than a tenth of a second ahead across the line.
 
Heat #7 was a surprise as Andy’s Gulf 917K crashed heavily at the end of the straight a couple of times handing the lead to Geoff’s Gulf Mustang.  The lead swapped a couple of times but ultimately the Mustang finished nearly a lap clear.
 
   

Heat #8 was a repeat of heat #1 with the two group 5’s next to each other, Geoff managing his best score in Yellow finished just over a lap ahead of Mike’s Capri in Red which managed it lowest score.
 
So all in all an eventful, fun and enjoyable evenings racing.
 
As a side note, Kev was trying out some new tyres, Scaleauto A-S25’s, they were untreated but seemed to offer great grip but do seem to ball up after 3 minutes if pushed really hard which isn’t a problem as races are usually 3 minutes but tonight were 5 minutes.  These would make great Slot Rally tyres and true fairly easily…unlike the NSR Black specials which offer similar grip but take AGES to true.
 
The chart is listed with best score at the top.

   
 
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Next week is the first week of 2022 and we start the race calendar with a Club Revoslot double header.  Last year this was on the calendar as a handicap but ran as team races, this year I’ll use the scores managed by each driver with these cars to dish out grid spot penalties so the quicker guys start further back.

Hi everybody,

usually I am on the real racetracks in Europe with my cameras - but taking photos of my Slotcars is also a lot of fun. Here you can see my favorite Slotcar: Porsche 935 K3 from Racer. I'm looking forward to reading a lot of posts.

RS65 means: Rainer Selzer - born 1965

Regards 

Rainer   

   

It's nearly time for the penultimate race of our 2021-22 UK HO Drag Proxy Series... All the dates, regulations and format are in the 'UK HO Drag Proxy Series 2021-22 Preview' thread here. The final event is the 2022 Spring Nationals on 12-13 March - and then I'm planning a regular annual calendar of four themed mid-week events, which I'll run by you soon...

The Track: The Rock County Eighth Mile is a seven-foot timed strip (1/8 mile in true HO scale) made from the new 2019 Micro Scalextric sectional track. Cars must be fitted with braids to run on this track. Power is set at 12 volts and 8 amps across the two lanes. Power to both lanes is triggered by a single switch firing a relay board. Timing is currently Trackmate Drag Basic, with Drag RC being prepared for introduction in 2022. After the finish line, there is a two-foot shutdown with dynamic braking and a well-padded catch box.

The Format: The weekday events see qualifying take place on the Tuesday and all the racing on the Wednesday afternoon and evening. The weekend 'nationals' in March have racing through both days, usually with the elimination rounds following on from qualifying for that class.

Sending cars: Aim for your cars to arrive in Brighton at least 72 hours before the first day of the event,  so they can be quarantined (if necessary) and then registered for qualifying. Please also pack in a small box (max height 7.5cm if possible) and pay for your postage online so no-one needs to go near a post office. These races are designed to be Covid-safe events that are accessible to everyone and can continue whatever restrictions might be in place. You may - of course - send cars for several races or the full duration of the series  - just let me know.

How to enter: Send me a private message or add a reply below. One car per class may be entered per person. Family members and friends are very welcome to enter too. I will message you with the address to send cars to. You will need to pay for return postage. Otherwise there is no race fee.

Overseas entrants must talk to me about customs forms on their parcels! The recipient (me) will normally be charged 20% of the stated value of the parcel, plus an £8 handling fee. As cars sent to these races are not commercial goods, I need to explain how to alert UK customs to this fact and avoid the fees.

Entries Race #15 - 18-19 January 2022

Micro Scalextric Street Stock: Ken, Iain, Kev, Rebecca, Andy, Bill, Jane, Jeremy, Pete, Jerome, Sue, Mary (12)

Micro Scalextric Super Stock 6.0: Iain, Kev, Andy Phi, Rebecca, Andy Pla, Bill, Jane, Jeremy, Pete (9)

Nostalgia T-Jet: Ken, Iain, Rebecca, Andy, Bill (5)

Nostalgia 4-Gear Funny Car: Ken, Iain, Rebecca, Andy, Bill, Kev, Jerome (7)

Nostalgia Micro Scalextric 2019 match-racing: Ken, Iain, Kev, Bill (4)

Nostalgia Magnatraction Pro Stock match-racing: Rebecca, Andy, Bill

Nostalgia Isolated Front Axle exhibitions: Ken,

TFX Chassis available on www.bauerslot.com

Nico

   

Almost all slot car manufacturers have been hit by crippling and complex supply chain issues this year... and we are still awaiting quite a few new cars that were announced early in 2021 (or before). However, I do expect there to be the usual 2022 product range launches in January and February. I suspect we need to be prepared for some price rises too...

Scalextric will be unveiling their 2022 catalogue on Monday 10 January. We'll have full coverage here on SlotRacer Online during the afternoon. There are a couple of new cars we already know about - and I understand that development of new tooling has progressed as usual. If the previous couple of years are anything to go by, there'll be something for everyone - and quite a few people saving up their pennies for the full set.

The Nuremberg Toy Fair is usually when Carrera launch their catalogue. The toy fair is scheduled for 2-6 February - Covid-permitting. Even if the event is cancelled or restricted, I expect Carrera to announce their range that week.

Slot.it, SCX and NSR tend to leave their latest news to Nuremberg. NSR recently unveiled a new McLaren GT3 model, so expect a catalogue of new liveries to be published in late January or early February. Fingers-crossed SCX have some news too. Most of their 2021 cars have arrived in the past six weeks in Spain, with a few more still to appear. It'll be interesting what new products they have on the drawing board in 1:32 and 1:43 scale. 

Galileo Engineering have mailed out this list of Slot.it and Policar models that are expected in the next few months...

• CA18f Ford GT40 #19 - 12h Sebring 1967
  
• CAR07-green Monoposto - green
  
• CAR07-lightblue Monoposto - light blue
  
• CAR07-yellow Monoposto - yellow
  
• CAR07-orange Monoposto - orange
  
• CA36e Opel Calibra V6 #8- Mugello ITC 1996
  
• CA44d Mercedes 190E DTM - n.3 Kyalami 1991
  
• CA42a Jaguar XJR10 #60- 1st 300Km Portland 1990 - NEW MOULD
  
• CAR06cFerrari 412P - Classic - 24h Le Mans 1967
  
• CA49b Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 #18- 1st Fuji 2018
  
• CA33d Audi R8 LMP #3 24h Le Mans 2001 - with a new chassis CS33t-60b
  

This will be updated with all the 2022 planned releases as soon as possible. There have been a few teasers - a couple of Ferraris, two BRMs and a Chaparral. A catalogue for each of Slot.it and Policar can be expected by mid-February, I reckon.

Sideways have three GT models on their 'coming soon' list... the latest Bentley, the new Aston and a Lexus. And there's the first liveries on the McLaren to look forward to in 2022, plus more Ford GTs, BMWs and Huracáns. And that's just the GTs...

Thunderslot recently released a 6th anniversary model - and are hoping to bounce back after a very tough 18 months. Giovanni Montiglio was certainly full of future plans in 2019, so hopefully some of those will see the light of day this year.

Pioneer have a great catalogue and I'm sure there'll be more liveries in 2022. The three recent Legends shapes were all new tooling, so I don't expect any big surprises this year. But I'd love to be proved wrong!

BRM, TTS and Revoslot continue to turn out some fabulous models in distinct ranges. There are very strong rumours that Revoslot will be adding a second range of cars to their catalogue - 1:32 scale versions of some of the BRM and TTS Group 2 mini-saloons. That's very exciting news to look forward to.

SRC produced a plan for 2021-2023 last year. Here's a reminder...

   

Scaleauto have their generic 1990s F1 cars arriving soon and their GT range got a re-jig with RS-spec mechanicals a few months ago. However, I reckon we're due some new models across their catalogue - although there's no sign when that might appear.

Avant Slot have their Ferrari 308 GTB arriving in January - two road cars, followed by the Pioneer-liveried rally car driven by Jean-Claude Andruet to first place at the 1982 Tour de France Auto. I'm sure more new cars will be announced in due course, although on the usual ad hoc basis rather than a formal catalogue.

Teamslot did produce a catalogue of sorts last year, but an annus horribilis for the Barcelona-based company meant most of those cars are still to be produced. Now they are in new premises and Covid has stabilised in Spain, there seems a steady stream of new models arriving. The Teamslot 2021 new releases thread is still worth referring to. Hopefully there might be a surprise or two in 2022 - like the unannounced Carlos Sainz Toyota from Rallye de España 1992 that arrived out of the blue this autumn and Jamie Gough's 2021 update of his Martini Escort RS2000 due to arrive in the UK next week.

Fly and Slotwings keep their release schedule pretty close to their chests. There are lists, but we can only get really excited when photographs appear and then the models are available a couple of weeks later. The cars produced in 2021 were fabulous - and I'm sure there will be more treats over the next twelve months. Maybe even some new tooling?!

Artisan builders, customisers and kit-builders like Le Mans Minatures, HobbyClassic, Pendles, George Turner Models, Racing Replicas, Scalextric Passion, Maralic, Modelant, Ostereo and Velasor will continue to thrill us with their occasional releases.

In HO scale, AFX have new cars and new tooling due early in 2022. There'll also be interest in the the Scalextric catalogue to see what Micro Scalextric sets and cars are added to the range. AutoWorld will continue to add to their extensive world of HO slot cars - their Trans-Am, NHRA, Legends of the Quarter Mile and Stock Car Legends particularly sought after.

Ninco produced a few new 1:32 sets for their domestic market, although there's been no more news of any slot car plans - and no sign of anything in 1:32 or 1:43 scale arriving with their UK distributor. Other once-pivotal manufacturers like Revell and MRRC have also dropped off the map - and missed out on the slot car renaissance during the pandemic.

In terms of slot car books, Adrian Norman is due to publish the final few volumes of his Scalextric: The Ultimate Guide - and there a few other books about to be published or in the pipeline. I'll keep an eye out in the News section - and epilot will keep us up to date with slot car and modelling magazines on the forum.

The world of slot car scenics has blossomed in recent years - thanks in part to 3D printing technology. Brian keeps an index of manufacturers and suppliers up to date here: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...hp?tid=440

There certainly seems plenty to look forward to in 2022 - even if a lot of it get caught up in the Far East manufacturing bottle-neck. Keep an eye on the News section of the forum and on The Digest each Monday.

What do you hope - or expect - to see in the next twelve months?

Gentlemen, the Twenty Seven GT3 cars are in Vancouver for race #1 with SuperSlab. Alwyn always puts on a great qualifying and race, thanks for taking this on Alwyn! Looking very forward to see how our cars perform in a race environment however with very cold below 10 Celsius temperatures, the heating at the track just isn't remotely up to the task of coping.   The race is holding off for a few days until things return to something closer to normal.
Rob