Retro Muscle Car Masters

[RICHO]

Hi All,
I've just hijacked my post from the 2012 Geoghegan Trophy thread as I think it may be interest to fellow Retro racers.

Muscle Car Master has kicked off well with a full field for the first round of a 4 round series.
The Retro Nats at M.R on November 10 will include Muscle Car Masters as a class.
Join in the fun and see if you can outbuild and outrace your Southern Bretheren.
Here is a link to the rules;
http://www.mrslotcar.com.au/race/showthread.php?t=2189

The bodies used in this class exclude some period cars due to a percieved Aero advantage, also to keep the flavour of the class as to what raced in ATCC 1:1 racing in 1968-74 and what is racing in Muscle Car Masters now.

The sunset bodies used in the approved body list are the exact same ones that you could buy in 1974.

Most people these days can relate to XY GTHO's, L34's, MACH 1 Mustangs, LJ GTR XU1's and the like, because they grew up with them, saw them on the street and on the TV racing, or maybe they had one or Dad had one.
Dodge Daytonas and AMC Javelins are percived as being too slippery and simply don't cut it as nostalgia fodder except to someone that raced one back in 19??

We are trying to appeal to a broader audience than just those of us that were racing slot cars back in the day, otherwise it would be a pretty slim field.

Three blokes that raced in State, National and Club events in 1974 put this concept together, simply put; Up to 1974 Muscle and touring car bodies with sealed 501 16D's, a brass and wire chassis and not much else.

I've not seen such enthusiastic acceptance to a new (old) class before, blokes are buying up jigs and soldering irons and having a go at scratchbuilding for the first time, others are putting togehter slick 7 kits, some have blown the dust of a 1973 chassis, others are having cars built for them.
BTW; the fastest car in this class to date, outperforming modern slick 7, and many other designs is a 1973 Tom Thumb repica chassis virtually identical to the one in Andy's photos (because Andy also built it).

Chassis design? Open slather just wire and brass,
and if you think you can build a Kick arse 2012 C.A.D designed floating pan, pillow blocked bullet that will wipe out the competition, go for your life!

Thank's to Chuck for starting this topic, your idea and what the southerners are doing align perfectly!
It's all Good!

Cheers,
Rob

[Koford1]

Thanks Rob, appreciate the comments from all and the interest/debate it's created.

I visited Tom Thumb but never raced on it.

Has anyone come across 60's Mussies and Camaro's, or Richo's new Javelin or the Falcon Sprint that are more to scale.

I'd like to build one just for the pleasure (or pain) along the lines of our Aussie Retro CanAm rules W/Cheetah motor.

Realise I might have to play with guide lead and front wheel position to hide the guide under a Sedan nose but that's half the fun in designing it.

Sorry, but if I see another Parma 501 D/Star I'll puke.

[RICHO]

Hi Chucky,
yes there are some nice scale USA muscle bodies out there, Have a look on the PCH site
http://www.e-slotcar.com/isapi/isapi.dl ... cat_id=682
and
http://www.e-slotcar.com/isapi/isapi.dl ... cat_id=681
there's Chevelle's, Daytonas, early Vette's, Mustang etc. (no Camaro, although they are available, I got a couple of them from Buena Park, too long ago to remember the brand, sorry, might be Booth?)
The Lancer and Dubro bodies are all a little on the thin side but nicely detailed.
If you order from PCH, select the standard shipping, it's only about $9 but travels by air anyway.
Check out the toytech bodies, they make some pretty cool stuff, no pics on the PCH site though but you can view them here
http://www.toytechracing.com/
I've got a collection of scale stuff just for fun, (mostly powered by retired plafit motors) I love the scale stuff, but alas there wouldn't be enough people down here to race these beauties as a class, therefore the Sunset bodied cars, and the 501, well it was a practical choice for a reasonable motor with a reasonable life. I've found with the Plafit Cheetah it is lucky to go 3 races before losing the top end, however the Fox motor seems to go forever, I've got 10+ races on my FJ with no sign of slowing, it won again last Saturday night.
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Rob