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Guys, check out this neat picture of a slot car starting grid for a vintage CanAm (our Vintage Sports) race. Lots of detail there with 1/32 men milling about the grid - team bosses, marshals, cameramen and others. Note the tyre marks coming off the line. Really cool.

Amazing realism.

Very very lifelike indeed with all that scaled detail ... but what's even more thrilling to see ~ are those 3 Copper Taped slots ..!

Hello Gordon,

I am thinking (correctly with those 3 hollowed out copper taped slots) cars are racing on a routed wooden track ... and interestingly enough, how it must be/feel to race on such a surface.

So much so - realizing the huge amount of work it entails preparing a routed copper tape racing track.

Far less for a routed braid tape racing track.

An overall project like that, sounds so overwhelming and fascinating at the same time

Luke

Luke wrote:Hello Gordon,

I am thinking (correctly with those 3 hollowed out copper taped slots) cars are racing on a routed wooden track ... and interestingly enough, how it must be/feel to race on such a surface.

So much so - realizing the huge amount of work it entails preparing a routed copper tape racing track.

Far less for a routed braid tape racing track.

An overall project like that, sounds so overwhelming and fascinating at the same time

Luke

Both O'Brie and I have copper tape just for this type of application, although ours was to put on top of the Scalextric rails to improve conductivity. I never prusued it for various reasons, but O'Brie actually has at least one Scalextric straight with it applied. Of course this was years ago.

A routed track using steel braid would have some (albeit slight) magnetic properties whereas one using copper tape would have none.

steveaca wrote:A routed track using steel braid would have some (albeit slight) magnetic properties whereas one using copper tape would have none.

Well we know that these cars in the picture have no magnets in them. Probably well set up with carefully placed ballast and flexible body/chassis tuning.

I must say it looks very historic which adds a flare of the era it was depicting. I would of loved to see the actual Slot Car drivers for those cars. I am sure they make us feel very special to see people like ourselves display something that they are passionate about just like us.

KEEP SLOT CAR RACING ALIVE!

RameshB wrote:KEEP SLOT CAR RACING ALIVE!

Hello Ramesh and others,

It's hard to believe (on YouTube vids) worldwide, grand home/club projects of routed analog slot-car tracks with materials such as copper or braided tape rails, could also be designed as routed digital slot-car racing circuits!

Which is a firm indication to me, that slot car racing is (well and alive plus) here to stay!

It's also a safe and sure way, one can race a car as fast as they want and no matter what ~ still arrive alive

Luke