Australian Slot Car Racers Association

Hi All.

Well the last round of Retro Racing at HSC was held last Saturday (10th December) on the Big Track.

Going into the last round the interest relating to the point-score was mainly as to who would take out 3rd spot in CanAm and F1 as I led Brad by a single point in CanAm and by 2 points in F1.

James had a clear lead (141 to 133) over Darryl for CanAm whilst Darryl had a 7 point lead (141 to 134) over James in F1 and so I assumed that these positions would not change in all probability.

The night saw the same 7 stalwarts as competed in the previous race at HSC which was the 2nd round of the NSW Retro Championships. The same format was applied with 2 heats of 3 and 4.

Contenders on the Tech Table awaiting the tick from James CanAm

Race 1 comprised Brad, Joe, Neil and Matthew.

Well Mathew stormed off into the distance leaving the rest of the field in his dust for an all the way win and very hot total of 164 laps.

Joe and Brad battled for the minor podium spots with Brad having his way for 2nd as he pulled away slowly but surely from the 4th bracket on while Neil played a very consistent hand to place just 1 lap out of the places. Race 2 comprised Darryl, James and myself.

Matthew’s total of 164 was always going to be a tough target. James and I set off at a great rate to battle it out while Darryl brought up the rear this time.

We were very evenly matched but James superior driving got him across the line in the last bracket as I had a couple of offs on Red lane to forfeit the lead I had held by the skin of my teeth for the previous 6 brackets.

I need to thank Neil for the loan of a Coupe body as I had completely forgotten it was a Coupe race

Neil’s little driver was very scared at first until he got used to the speed The Final Wash-up

Matthew 164
James 162
Mark 161
Brad 155
Joe 148
Neil 147 (1.047 sec ahead)
Darryl 147

James set the fastest time of 5.64 on Purple

CanAm cars in finishing order (some of the bottom shots may look a little strange (regarding the body attached) as they are from the State titles photos but they are the chassis used for the day). F1

Race 1 comprised Brad, Joe, Neil and Matthew.

Joe’s car was a missile and he led all the way to win on 159 laps with Brad giving close chase 2 laps down followed by Matthew and Neil. Race 2 comprised Darryl, James and myself.

Well again James and I tussled away with the same result of James finishing in front on 159 (same as Joe) followed by me on 157 (same as Brad) whilst Darryl was off the pace a little.

It was down to the Bell Lap times to see the final podium here with only 2 laps between 1st and 4th – close racing indeed. The Final Wash-up

James 159 (3.173 secs ahead)
Joe 159
Mark 157 (2.164 secs ahead)
Brad 157
Matthew 154
Darryl 151
Neil 145

Joe set fastest time of 5.716 on Blue and was the only driver to beat the 6 sec mark on all lanes – very fast.

F1 cars in finishing order The Final Full Years Results
(the blacked out portions are races not attended) The happy winners

James
1st CanAm and 2nd F1 Darryl
1st F1 and 2nd CanAm
(Just managed to hold out James by a point for the F1 crown) Mark
3rd in CanAm and F1
(A close decision over Brad in both classes) I love doing some analysis when I am bored so I have put together the following which is based on the races attended – it’s interesting to see some distinct differences between BTR and STR performances for some racers. Well that's it for this year so see you all in 2017 for more racing - the calendar is here:- http://forum.ascra.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1280

Have a great Xmas and a Happy New Year.

Congratulations to all the competitors for keeping the great series going, and to the podium winners.
Thank you Mark for keeping us informed with great photo's and reports, and to James for providing the best slot car facility in Sydney.
Merry Christmas, and please keep safe over the festive season.

Yes my driver did get motion sickness being thrown around on top of your sled. But maybe he picked up some speed tips as well. I felt sure that after running your power pink bodies for so long, you would forget you were driving a pretty blue Lola. If you did lose it, it was not noticed.
Pity there was no concourse on the night, you might have won your first concourse trophy!
Along with everyone else thanks for your reports and pics throughout the year. I particularly enjoyed the Fox Files on chassis building. I might warm up the iron over Christmas and steal some of your ideas.
Cheers to all the Retro racers, enjoy Christmas and see you at the ADC.
Neil

Thanks again Mark for your reports, help with set up problems, sharing your chasis building skills and enthusiasm for racing etc,thanks to all retro racers who have supported the series and a big thanks to James for giving us all a top place to race and all the efforts he puts into our hobby.A safe x mas and new year to all
Darryl

SlotBaker wrote:Thank you Mark for keeping us informed with great photo's and reports

dtslot wrote:Thanks again Mark for your reports, help with set up problems, sharing your chasis building skills and enthusiasm for racing et

neiljb wrote:thanks for your reports and pics throughout the year

Thanks for the support of my efforts gentlemen.

neiljb wrote:I particularly enjoyed the Fox Files on chassis building. I might warm up the iron over Christmas and steal some of your ideas.

Regarding my builds - if anybody has any questions as to the hows or whys of my cars let me know and I will do my best to accommodate you.

SlotBaker wrote: (thanks to) James for providing the best slot car facility in Sydney.

dtslot wrote: big thanks to James for giving us all a top place to race and all the efforts he puts into our hobby

We are definitely lucky to have James in our hobby/sport; a track owner that is a very keen racer and so provides the best arena for us to compete.

James and I have known and raced against each other off and on for 47 years (since 1969 when we first met/clashed at the Slot Track in Rushcutters Bay Bowling Alley) and we are as keen now as we were then.