Our final Nascar & Legends night was also the last of a rapid-fire string of events at the Barn over the summer - we'll have to wait a whole two weeks until the next one. Twenty-six people came along and we welcomed back Andy Whorton, who've we've know since before WHO ever existed. It was Andy's first taste of digital club racing.

   

Simon's track design was built for the second time in a week and gave us an excellent racing circuit with a nice flow, perfect pits and lots of overtaking opportunities...

   

Nascar Team Race Report

Our 26 racers were divided into four teams of four and two of five. Making life difficult for Oliver on race control, it was decided to split the twenty-minute segments into 5 minute stints for the teams of four and 4 minute stints for the two fives. There would be plenty of bell ringing going on...

   

The first 20-minute segment saw just the fuel simulation in use. Each of the six teams had a rookie driver onboard and it was Alex's team with absolute beginner Andy who crossed the line first, a lap ahead of Ryan's Team 1 and Jerome's Team 5. Everyone else was at least 7 laps adrift. Cars were swapped - first place with last place, second with fifth and third with fourth - and we were ready to go again...

   

This time, there was the tyre simulation to deal with, plus fuel and the constant ringing of the driver-change bell. It was a bit too much for Jerome's team who left their rookie driver Kevin on for nearly two stints, dropping laps to their rivals. It was Ollie's Team 3 who won the segment - their 86 laps would be the best run of the night. Oliver's Team 2 was second and Ryan's Team 1 third, but leading overall by 5 laps ahead of Alex's Team 6 and then three teams just a lap or two back...

   

There were no additional simulations added to the third and final segment. It was a really close race, Jerome's Team 5 bouncing back to take the win, just ahead of Team 1 - which meant Ryan, Rob, Steve and James T were our overall winners by six laps. Team 6 finished third in the segment but equal on laps with Team 5 overall... the tie-breaker is finishing positions in the final segment, giving runner-up spot to Jerome, Andy, John and Kevin...

   

Congratulations to our winners and to all six teams for another excellent Nascar team race!

         

         

         

Adding up the laps for all four races over the year, the final Nascar drivers' championship table looks like this...

   

Huge congratulations to Rob for retaining his title!

Here's a little video from the race...



And as that final segment was happening, we were preparing a full 12-car Pioneer Legends grid...

   

                           Here are 6 HO scale Marusan slot cars I just got in. 2 XKEs, 1 Citroen DS, 2 Toyopet Crown Deluxe with electric headlights,  and 1 Rolls Royce. These are some colors I did not have.

Hi I have this really cool old slot car my dad got me when I was a kid and recently broke the spoiler when moving and proceeded to lose the part wondering if another could help me

I'm a slot car newby and planning a single lane track 1/32 for my model room i have drawn out a  base board to the dimensions I have available i can maybe add a small tweak here or there. Then a very rough track in red but here's where im struggling my lack of imagination scuppers me im looking for a track I can compete with myself lap time wise nice flowing bends etc. I have anyrail but I'd like to route the track so the curves are different and not even having a car yet im struggling with scale. Can anyone help with ideas etc.

   

Dave

       
               


I have a number of cars that were bought as doubles and some that I have decided to move on, the majority are unused completely

This wasn't the original plan I was going to build a 009 railway but when my dad passed i inherited his Nscale stock so that's the path I've taken. 
I have added several locos and rolling stock and my scenery is gradually taking shape. Mainly long runs for trains as I like to set them going while I busy myself with other modeling projects. I have added a switching puzzle so if ever the mood takes me I can while away some time.
It's DCC which was all built from MERG kits i have servo controlled switches with frog polarity relays it all looks a mess but I know where stuff goes, it'll be tidied up one day. The name is Beggers Canyon there are some hints to that name around the layout.

 My plan is to build a shelf below for a single lane slot car track (because i need more scenery to do!).

   

   

   

   

   

   

Dave

   
30k FF050 motor needs a little more weight down low and minor testing.  
   
PERFECT for the GT Global proxy………
   
Can a Thunderslot chassis work under one of these? It needs to be lowered about 1mm as it’s as high as Cheech and Chong or The Grave Digger. 
       
My trusty hybrid chassis Camaro sitting on the shelf, it’s too low at 1mm and has won 7/10 proxy races in the past with a 20k motor and 8mm wide tires.  LOVE This car.

I just had the thrill of running one of my Scalextric digital cars around my track after replacing two of the chips components!
 This was my first successful repair of a 8515 style digital chip.
After replacing the two components I thought it would be an absolute miracle if this chip would be functionable. I'm not at all schooled on electronics and only have some crude soldering tools and skills, so this was a huge suprise when the car ran and changed lanes and speeds through my contoller.
 I had tried to repair a 7005 chip prior to this without success, and am pretty sure I damaged the PCB beyond repair, so I wasn't very confident about repairing this one.
 I want to give a Big Thank You to Dr_C, for his advise and help with this. He is a wonderful member of this forum and a valuble contributor and enthusiast to our hobby. Thank You, Dr_C.

Hello im a slot car newby apart from owning a scalextric when I was a kid, I have been reading up and asking questions so I'm about decided what I want to do track wise.
I'm going to build myself a single lane routed track for standard 1/32 cars nothing huge as it'll have to live under my railway layout but something else I can while away some winters evenings doing in the comfort of my model room.

Dave

Decades ago I  found huge differences in brands. 
Some were great and some were duds. 
Back then most of my cars were Fly. 
Seeing the new offerings and new manufacturers I am curios if these cars are all competitive with each other. 
I looked for reviews but haven’t found them yet. 
I appreciate any insights. 
MJ in TN