Australian Slot Car Racers Association

Seeing as there appears to be an interest in Aussie slot car history, how about a Roll of Honour?

I did a google search without luck, maybe there is an interest in listing winners of major events, and showing as many trophies as we can.

Events like; The Geoghegan, The Brock, The Brabham, National and State titles, Wherrett Trophy, The Matich, ??
What others?

Anyone interested?

Steve this is a great idea.

If we don't do it soon it will be too late.

I did do a NSWMRRA results newsletter for a year or 2, maybe late 1970's or early 1980's, but I don't have a copy of any of them. They were hand written and probably just 10 or 20 photocopies made, so there is a very slight chance someone has a copy somewhere.

I have a couple of trophies that are state, National and Brock so:

NSWMRRA NSW State Titles 1979 1st Pro - Greg Erskine
(NSWMRRA NSW State Titles 1979 2nd Pro - Wayne Bramble)

Peter Brock Race (The Brock) 1st Group 20 1979 - Greg Erskine (I think this was at Kim Axton's Blue King)

1980 Nationals Round 3 June 3rd Place Grp 27 - Greg Erskine (can't remember where this was?)

I have another trophy with no engraving on it that came from "Club Giftware Melbourne" so it must have been a National race but I can't remember any details.

Also, Toby Lee had a period (4 or 5 years maybe more) in the 1980's were he won just about every NSW race and a lot of National races. I am seeing Toby on the weekend and will see if he has kept any of his trophies.

In the (early?) 1980's there was a National race at Waitara on the 10 lane flat track. If my memory is correct, my friend Ric Bundy won all 3 classes (20, 27 and open??). I don't recall Ric doing (m)any races anywhere else. He was using Wayne Bramble chassis. Can anyone confirm this, my memory is a little vague, although I remember doing his cars.

regards
Greg

Cool Greg, can you let us have some piccies of the trophies?

I will need to clean them first, the 38 years has taken it's toll.

What the best way to turn black tarnish back to silver?

One simple job usually leads to many others...

There are many proprietry products on the market, plus many home remedy conconcotions, but when I had some of my wife's silver trophies (from pro squash days) re-plated, the silver plater suggested Goddards products, and I tried their Long Term Silver Polish.

I've used it a few times on other trophies that were tarnished, and they came up great.