Racing this Thursday 11th Apr (HS, APC, VS6075)

[gordon]

Hi Guys,

FRC will be open for practice, testing and racing from 7:30 PM this Thursday (11th April) for our Group A classes - Historic Saloon (HS), American Pony Car (APC), Vintage Sports '60-'75 (VS6075).

We plan to start tech inspection at 8:30 PM, followed by qualifying at 8:40 PM and we're hoping to get through all the competition around 10:30 PM. We'll be running two races each for HS and APC and one each for VS6075GT and VS6075P. All races will be 60 lappers. Here's the schedule:



Key points to pass tech inspection:

• Historic Saloon - Motor up to 18,000 RPM; USD rule. All magnets must be positioned ahead of centreline of the distance between guide flag pivot point and rear axle; Angle-winder pods are prohibited; Body width may not exceed 60 mm; Standard wheels, or they may be substituted, but must be as close as possible to standard diameter (excluding ridge). Wheels or inserts that match or are close to original wheel design are required.
• American Pony Car - Motor up to 21,500 RPM; USD rule. All magnets must be positioned ahead of centreline of the distance between guide flag pivot point and rear axle; Wheels must be either 12mm or 13mm in diameter (excluding the ridge); Wheels or inserts that match or are close to original wheel design are required.; Front tyre minimum diameter: 17mm on wheel. Rear tyre minimum diameter: 19mm on wheel. 8mm maximum tyre width.
• Vintage Sports '60-'75 GT - Motor up to 18,000 RPM; USD rule. Magnets must be positioned within 40 mm and forward of the rear axle (this is the forward magnet position on a Slot.It motor pod); Any chassis is allowed. Wheel inserts that match or are close to original wheel design are required. 90gm minimum weight (up to 3gm under allowance).
• Vintage Sports '60-'75 Prototype - Motor up to 22,500 RPM; USD rule. Magnets must be positioned within 40 mm and forward of the rear axle (this is the forward magnet position on a Slot.It motor pod); Any chassis is allowed. Wheel inserts that match or are close to original wheel design are required. 77gm minimum weight (up to 3gm under allowance).
• All cars - must have racing numbers displayed at least on each side. Owners are encouraged to include other realistic-looking decoration on their cars, such as sponsor advertising and number roundels.
• All classes that stipulate the USD rule - Cars must drop away from a C7016 Scalextric Single Lane Half-straight 175mm that is held still (no shaking) in an upside-down position. Any weight added to the car must be positioned within 2.5" (64mm) and ahead of the rear axle.

You can see the 2019 class regulations here and the general racing regulations here.

Don't forget to bring along some refreshments.

Reality Checks

Historic Saloon:


American Pony Car:


Vintage Sports '60-'75 GT:


Vintage Sports '60-'75 Prototype:


See you on the circuit...
Gordon

[steveaca]

Will be there for sure but Thursday night is briefing meeting for TTKA event on Sunday so I may arrive just in time to race.

[Luke]

Hello Gordon

Glad to let you know I’m (tentatively) planning to be at FRC on Thursday night and with a new visitor. It will be his first at Digital.

However he’s very familiar with Analog and has a Scalextric (modern day) Rally set for his daughter and himself.

All the same, he asked me about the TTMCA competition and told him, not too update with but did mention the FRC and TSCC racing circuits plus there respective competitions.

So he’s looking forward to meet the owners of these 2 Tracks plus the rest of the racing guys.

The only problem though won’t be racing because no cars for the classes.

Btw I will confirm the visit on the (Thursday) WhatsApp reminder

Luke

[gordon]

Hope we see you and your guest Luke!