The second race of the new year and the first in the RevoSlot series was this past Saturday. The race was similar to last weeks Slot It Group C race in that tires became the focus for many of the racers. Before the clubs move, we gave the track a deep cleaning then moved it…
The clubs first race of the 2020 season and in our new location was this past Saturday. It was going to be interesting as the last time we raced on the track we had just performed a deep cleaning and removed the top layer of worn in rubber. The lack of rubber combined with dust…
The clubs annual Christmas party will be this Saturday the 21st starting at 1pm. The club will provide Rudy’s brisket and turkey along with the fixings. Everyone is requested to bring a side dish, chips, crackers or dessert. After input from numerous club members we will indeed have the white elephant gift exchange this year. …
The Austin Slot Car Club has been quiet for a little over a month now with no posts to the website or Facebook. It’s time to share with everyone what’s been going on with the club. On July 20th we were told that Kings Hobby, the clubs’ home for the past 11 years, was going…
2019 Rally Round-1 a good startEric showed us ‘how it’s done’; strong showings by Marty and Dave; great mid-pack runs by John, Steve, Randy. Russell’s inaugural run is great. Mark’s low power strategy backfired. Alex marshals and learns. // Stats and enhanced story posted later. Porsche Stable Ferrari Stable (& one Porsche!)
We cleaned the track today and decided to change the BRM race 1 to rubber tires!!! You can use any durometer but the shore 30’s are suggested.
More to follow
Slot.IT McLaren Race 6: Series Analysis; By Lotus Jr. The final race of the McLaren series was challenging for many drivers. While the room temperature was 86 degrees, the track was noticeably slicker and slower than previous weeks. The decision to run the McLarens at 12 volts, appears to have resulted in frustrating tire issues.…
Round 5 of the 2019 Thunderslot series did not quite live up to the benchmark of the epic Round 4 race; total lap times were down slightly, although the fastest lap times were close. Once again, Ary won with a lap total of 238.74 and David ran 236.35 laps. David had another sub-3.6 second fastest…
The fourth round of the 2019 Thunderslot series set new benchmarks for an ASCC series, in both total laps and fastest lap. Heat 1 set the tone as Marty and Alex battled, Marty setting a 3.706 second lap to Alejandro’s 3.709 sec. and 77 laps to 76 laps. In Heat 3 David upped the ante…
