Racing at Other Tracks ??

Post by **stoo23** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:30 am

Hey Pete,

I'm Ready !! Well apart from front wheels

Probably even Pre-Dating a Flexi

Post by **stoo23** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:48 am

As a side Note,..Interestingly, the Absolute 'Gun' Chassis,..at 'Waitara' as it was called Waaay Back on the Original 10 Lane Flat Track, when 26D's were the way to go and Only a Few were running Small Cans, was a Chassis design by a Real Big Scary Guy called Terry I think, that Basically Worked Exactly like a Flexi !!

Quite a Few of the Club guys ran them, Like Kevin the Owner, I Really Wish I still had Mine, it Worked Great !!

Piano Wire Main Rails with a drop arm and Pans of Stainless steel that were hung by Piano wire through tubes on the Main Rails, with the Fronts Mounted off the Pans, so the Lot could all wobble about in a similar fashion to what Flexi's do !!

In Fact, managed to Place 3rd in My Very First NSWMRRA Race with Fox and Wayne !!,.. with That Chassis, running My Own 26D rewinds !!
....come to think of it I wish I still Had my 26D stuff !! Always liked 26D's.

So there often Really Isn't Anything New Under the Sun !!

Post by **stoo23** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:09 am

As it was Mentioned and maybe a few Have Never Been there or seen the Track,..

Here are some Pics of the SSME 6 lane Track, which in itself, is Definitely Retro !!,..it's been around for a Long Time !

24 Hours around here with No Lights !!!,..What were we Thinking !!!,..... Ahhh the Folly of Youth lol

These pics are from their Web site; http://www.ssme.org.au/

Fast ??,..Hmmm,..Yes !!,..lol
Enjoy

RePete · Post by **RePete** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:14 pm

Hey Stoo

Speaking of plafit racing I have just started a new series that Shane is running at the old AREA3 (now slotcarshed)

Heres the rules

Grab a model kit, any model kit, glue the bumbers bonnet and windows in, mount it on a chassis, any chassis stick any motor in it and go racing

Its great fun and no rules to take the fun out of it and it looks awesome with a bunch of mopars and US muscle cars sliding around the track

The only complaints are "the tracks to grippy i cant get my car to drift round the whole corner

I love plafit racing and while I admire the workmanship of the seriuos guys I rarely have the time to prepare

Post by **stoo23** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:24 pm

I take it you are talking 1/24th? PlaFits or Any chassis ??

Yeah,.. I Can 'Dig it',..but Hard body racing just isn't me ,...

Plus they ain't cheap and there are So many Extra 'bits' you need to make em go,..it's like a Complete Science!,..lol

And I'd Have to run a Scoeler,..just to be Different,..lol

SlotBaker · Post by **SlotBaker** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:58 pm

Pete, those cars would be great for the Hornsby 'Vintage' racing.
You've just described 2 of my cars.

If you want to get some sideways action happenin, put some AMR/MJK rubber tyres on the back, and hold on.

Stoo, or maybe a MoMo frame for long wheelbase Stockers.

RePete · Post by **RePete** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:12 pm

Hey Steve

Unfortunatly they wouldent be allowed to run at hornsby as my plafit runs a 3mm axle as suppplied and I believe HSC requires it to be changed to 1/8th (WTF) plus I would have to remove the standard ball races and replace with oilites

Not to mention I dont have any wheel inserts

Shane keeps it pretty simple with chassis ranging from plafit to HR to MJK to cut down and modified flexi chassis

Motors fange from fox to 16d's and surprisingly we had a buch of different cars finish within 4 or 5 laps tonight

Better be quite now before someone notices were talking model cars in the retro section

SlotBaker · Post by **SlotBaker** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:37 am

RePete wrote:Better be quite now before someone notices were talking model cars in the retro section

sssshhhh

Post by **stoo23** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:53 am

Well atleast they are Retro hard bodies,..lol

So What is Shane's New track like to Race on ???

SlotBaker · Post by **SlotBaker** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:30 am

and, got any pics??

RePete · Post by **RePete** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:35 am

We are still racing on the smaller 5 lane track

The new 6 laner is still being tuned and fenced

Sorry no pics

Post by **stoo23** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:14 am

Hey, Here ya Go,...

Pete 'Posted' this Pick (on another Forum), of 'Plucka's' New Track at WSMCR, as it was still being built/assembled.
It Certainly Looks like a Great Track.

Hope no one Minds me posting this here,..I just figure the More That Know,..the Better

Plus More can Drool over it!,..lol

WSMCR-Plucka · Post by **WSMCR-Plucka** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:28 pm

I cannot thank Pete Enough.

We started to paint a couple of sections yesterday and we plan to put it together the next friday and Saturday.

Paving paint is the paint of choice and we will sand it smooth(ish) when its all together.

I cant wait to have it done.

keith · Post by **keith** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:23 pm

nice, wish it was mine....

euro euro euro...

sport

ummm...a rude question..how long is it?

Post by **stoo23** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:00 am

Apparently 125 feet !

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