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Slot It Group C Proxy Race #2

ASCC Group C – Round 2  1/30/21   by John Breidenbach   The Austin Slot Car Club track conditions were completely different from Round One. Traction had left the building.   Weather upon late morning arrival was a light drizzle in the low 70s.  By the end of racing, it was 83 with bright sunshine.  Overall,…

Racer Sideways Group 5 Proxy Race – Race #1

The first round of the clubs Group 5 proxy race had five quality entries.  Not the biggest field we have had but during these times of COVID cases rising its good to have anyone prepare a car to run in a proxy series.   The rules for this series were based on the Racer Sideways…

Slot It Group C Proxy Round #1

Group C 1st Round Jan.9, 2021 by John Breidenbach Group C has always been the flagship series for the Austin Slot Car Club.  The Italian company Slot.it has designed an excellent group of cars for this class.  Short tail Porsches and Lancia’s have predominately been the weapons of choice for our circuit.   Upon arrival,…

Texas Slot It DTM Proxy Shootout Race #5

Here are the results of the fifth round of the Texas Slot It DTM Proxy Shootout Race. You can see from the results that the series continues to have surprises with the performance of the cars changing from round to round – even on the same track.  Great to see Marc’s car do so well. …

Texas Slot It DTM Proxy Shootout Race #4

The first round at the Houston Scale Auto Racing Club was held on December 19th.  The race was to be broadcast live on their YouTube channel but they ran into technical difficulties like our club ran into for our first live broadcast.  They are working to make sure the next round will happen with no…

Under the Hood – Marty’s Alfa 155

Under the Hood – Marty’s Alfa 155 Marty’s Alfa 155 had a difficult start to the series but the car has steadily improved as the car and tires came good.  The car has climbed the leader board from an 8th place finish in the first round to a third place in the second and a…

Texas Slot It DTM Proxy Shootout Race #3

The third round of the Texas Slot It DTM Proxy Race took place on November 28th was the closest round of the first three rounds of the six round series. This was the final round of the series to be held on the Austin Slot Car Clubs track before the cars get shipped to Houston…

Under the Hood – David’s Winning Opel

Under the Hood – David’s Winning Opel If you have watched or read anything from the first two rounds of the Texas Slot It DTM Proxy Shootout you have seen one car at the front with a commanding lead over the other 13 cars.  What is it that makes this car so much faster than…