I belong to a newly formed club here in Tableview, Cape Town, called Raceworld SA. 

Raceworld SA

Its built in a SHopping Mall in Tableview, and caters for Kids parties and functions, Team building events etc on weekends, and has 2 clubs, a Truescale club on Monday nights, and a JK Slotcars Club on a Wednesday Night, and a Youth Club\league on |Friday afternoons. 

The track is a 52 Meter long 6 lane wooden zspeedway, with pit facilities, timing etc, and a nice, clean environment for our club racing. Manfred and Angelique are the owners, and run a fabulous club, Angelique also provides refreshements and drinks, sweets etc out a well stocked shop. Spares are hanging on the shelves for a number of classes, including Carrera Go, Plafit spares for the True Scale class, Bodies and Light Kits, JK bodies and Chassis, decals, Tamiya Paints, and plenty more. Its a true Slotcar enthusiast haven, and Im very lucky to have this in my "backyard".. 

                                       

Regards

Alan

Hi again,

as my primary interest is the 1/24 Scale cars, the HO stuff Ive also been involved in for a few years, including building my own resin bodies, doing insanely small decals on these cars, and now, support my kid's sideline business, which is called 4lanefun, a small, portable 4 lane track which he takes to kiddies parties, team building events, etc.

           

               

regards

Alan

We have recently had the awesome opportunity to start a new club at Raceworld SA in Cape Town, to race 1/24 True Scale model cars for those who enjoy the scale side of the hobby.
In order to get the class up and running properly, I had to build almost 2 Dozen Hard Body GT3 race cars from various cheap RC type bodies and plastic toy cars, eg: Maisto RC, and so on.   

Most of these are all painted by myself, decals are drawn and printed by myself, and are all fitted with ZMAchine Pro light kits, and mounted on Plafit 1700 type chassis, which all run to a controlled ruleset.

           

       

Great fun to race, and we try to vary the club nights with some races doing day\night\day events , or day\night etc, where we actually turn off the clubs overhead lights to replicate night time.. 

More Pics to come.

regards

Alan

Been around for a good 20 years, thanks for the invite to this new Forum, hope it's looked after properly and everyone enjoys the new forum.

1/24 Specialist, racing Scale GT Model Cars, and a fan of realistic liveries of real cars from the various GT series, and Le Mans LMP cars.

I currently race at Raceworld SA, located here in Tableview, Cape Town. Monday nights are Scale and Truecale classes, and Wednesday Nights are 1/24 JK slotcars.

chat soon.

regards

Alan

   

Worthing HO Racing met for the first time in February 2010. We now race twenty-four times a year, mostly on Wednesday evenings - the calendar features a mix of HO (1/64 scale) analogue racing and 1/32 scale Scalextric Digital racing. Plus we're introducing some extra Slot Rally events in 2024. Our aim is to offer a good-value night out for all ages and abilities and to make slot car club racing as accessible as possible. Our website is whoracing.org.uk

We meet at: The Barn, English Martyrs Church Hall, Goring Way, Goring-by-Sea BN12 4UE. There is plenty of parking in the church car park and on the access road outside the Barn. Goring-by-Sea railway station is 5-10 minutes walk away and the 700 Coastliner bus stops right outside, running both east and west. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Doors open at 6.30pm for practice for our Wednesday evening races - racing starts at 7 and we aim to finish by 9.30 (Digital Wednesdays often run to 9.45). Entry is £3 for adults and £2 for under-16s. There is no additional membership fee. We ask that all racers aged 12 and under bring a responsible with them. The club has a safeguarding policy here.

Club cars and controllers are always available for our Wednesday evening events at no extra cost. If you are planning on running your own cars, the HO rules are here, and the 2019 WHO/digital guide is available here.

Our all-day Digital Saturdays start at 10am and end around 5pm, with entry £3/£2 per session - so morning and afternoon costs £6/£4. Please let us know in advance if you are planning a trip to a Digital Saturday.

2019 marks the fifth anniversary of Scalextric digital racing in Worthing. From a first trial run in January 2014, we've gradually built up a calendar of five Wednesday evenings and four all-day Saturday events each year. Our aim is to make digital club racing accessible to anyone who wants to try it out - HO club racers, digital home racers, 1/32 analogue club racers, RC car racers and interested members of the public.

We race on Scalextric Sport track, using the Scalextric Digital Advanced Powerbase, RCS64 race management software, Pit Pro sensors and Truspeed SSD IV wireless controllers. Most of our racing classes use standard Scalextric DPR cars with magnets removed and replacement racing tyres added. We're imaginative with our formats and RCS64 simulations to try an emulate real racing series and have a lot of fun. There is loads more info in the WHO/digital 2019 guide available as a pdf document from our website: whoracing.org.uk/who_digital

   

At the moment, we are three Wednesday evenings into our Nascar team race and Trans-Am pairs race championships. The final rounds are on 22 May and 17 July. Our first Digital Saturday of the year is on 22 June, followed by more in September, November and December.

Here's a taste of a Digital Wednesday night at the Barn...



Plus results, RCS64 stats, pictures and a full race report on the website: whoracing.org.uk/who_digital_feb2019

They'll be full coverage from the Barn here on Slot Racer Online.

2019 is turning out to be a big year for Micro Scalextric. The UK's best-selling 1/64 scale slot car system celebrated its twenty-fifth birthday in February, around the same time that a major redesign was announced.

   

Scalextric Micro MR-1 was officially launched at the 1994 London Toy Fair. Introducing a 1/64 scale side-line gave Scalextric a cheap entry-level system for younger slot racers. The appearance of Scalextric Micro came as a real surprise, with the British HO magazine HOSRA calling it "the best news in H:O we've heard for a long time".

Scalextric had done a deal with American company Marchon to rebrand their MR1 system. The original Scalextric Micro MR1 releases included some Marchon cars, alongside a new range of Formula One cars to be manufactured by Scalextric.

   
 
For the small group of UK HO racers, branding the new range as 'Scalextric Micro MR1 1/64th' opened up exciting possibilities for the growth and recognition of their branch of the hobby.

February 1994 was the start of a rollercoaster - Scalextric Micro MR1 was renamed Micro Scalextric in 1995, together with a modified track system and chassis that have remained essentially the same ever since. The sets have featured TV and movie characters, plus road and racing cars - around 200 different models in total.

   
 
There have been notable highs and lows in the past twenty-five years, but Micro Scalextric and My First Scalextric have remained the first taste of slot car racing for many thousands of young racers. Although cheap, robust and fun, the Micro Scalextric system can be a fiddly and frustrating experience - not always the perfect introduction to a new hobby. Addressing those frustrations was a major motivation behind the development of a new 1/64 scale system for 2019.
 
Four new sets and five individual cars were announced in January. These are expected between June and September, with all but one set featuring characters from the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes, Wacky Races and Justice League brands. Equally important is a completely new track system and chassis.

   
 
I spoke to the man behind the project, Scalextric Brand Manager Martyn Weaver, to find out more. "We see My First and Micro Scalextric being the entry point to slot car racing and the Scalextric brand for younger kids. So it is important that we do all we can to ensure that they have a positive experience with both our brand and concept of slot racing."
 
"The new track system is made up from more components meaning there are more layout options available. This increases the opportunity of changing and customising the layout, and with it being easy to assemble again adds to the positive experience that can be had."
 
Retailers and the media had their first look at the new Micro system at the Scalextric launch in January and later at the London, Nuremberg and New York Toy Fairs. The reaction has been very positive. The Warner Brothers sets and cars are certainly very eye-catching and the track looks more like a smaller version of standard 1/32 scale Scalextric track.

   
 
I was lucky enough to get my hands on pre-production samples of the new track and cars at Hornby's HQ in Margate. I was impressed. Even though I am a slot car racer who usually gives TV-themed cars a miss, I immediately fell in love with the new Looney Tunes and Wacky Races cars. The Justice League cars didn't have the same impact, but are growing on me. The Scalextric design team have had a lot of fun with all the these cars and that certainly comes through in the quality and character of the models. They look fabulous and I want them all.
 
The new Micro Scalextric track is a massive change. Most HO systems have stayed pretty much the same for the last sixty years - vertical rails on hard plastic track and powered by 18 volts. The new track has flat rails and is powered by 9 volts, allowing mains or battery power to be included in the sets.

   
 
The track feels reassuringly robust and stays firmly connected when in use - we did a lot of high speed laps on three different circuits and there were no track breaks. The controllers are the same as those developed for the 2018 sets - perfect for small hands and with four adjustable speed settings, just like the bigger controllers in the latest 1/32 Scalextric sets.
 
The new Micro Scalextric chassis is designed for the new track. It has the same braids as before, although on a different and more robust braid plate. The most obvious difference when I looked under the car is that there is a small screw at the front. This holds the braid plate, chassis and body together, giving an extremely heavy-duty assembly. With a new slimline can motor and enclosed rear axle, the chassis is quick, compact and very strong - just what is needed in an entry-level system for younger racers.

   
 
Overall, I really liked the new track and cars. A lot of investment must have gone into developing the new Micro Scalextric system and, from my first look, it seems like time and money well spent. Scalextric have four new sets that will provide a positive first impression of slot car racing, which is important to the company and to our hobby.
 
I suspect the new system will also appeal to existing enthusiasts who like the smaller size, but prefer flat rails and braids. With a bit of work, almost all HO cars can be converted to running on the new track system. One solution is to solder braid to their pick-ups - or use an HORacePro Slide Guide - and increase the voltage to 18 volts. Alternatively, any HO body can be fitted to the 3D-printed SL2 chassis available from Shapeways and built up with components from the new Micro cars. I can't wait until the first sets arrive in June and see what is possible.

   

Guys, we are about to fling the doors to this place wide open, and welcome the world and his wife.


The official opening day will be tomorrow, when we'll be making shamelessly self promoting posts on facebook, and other such nonsense.


So, if there is anyone you want to invite to join us, please feel free.

Sound might be quite loud on this video - stick with it though to get the full effect.

Trying out my new key fob type camera and this was the result.
It was frosty day ...

Leo
 
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