Six slot heads showed up to race Econo and True Scale Sports car at Electron on 4/8/24. Track conditions were very good because Electron Raceway was cleaned and sprayed prior to the current race. That being said, the event was punctuated by a few wrecks, one quite serious. Joe’s beautifully detailed Skylark (dubbed the Coke Machine because of the sponsor decals) came out of the bank a full throttle crashing into Scott’s Skylark. The hit dislodged Joe’s Skylark grill. Rather than risk further damage to the model, Joe switched to his Torino.
Editor’s Notes are as follows.
- Ron missed out on a great event due to some conflicting travel plans. Unfortunately, Ron was working on Lowell’s True Scale Ferrari F50. Fortunately, Rich came to the rescue with a very quick OSCAR based Porsche GT1 EVO (chassis by the late, great Bob McFarland).
- Some folks are suffering from information overload. As a result, I will try to keep the narrative short and to the point. As far as exhibits are concerned, heat by heat results will be moved to an appendix. This way, those interested can reference the appendix while others can simply skip it. For this first installment, I will briefly explain the heat-by-heat charts as the first part of the appendix. Again, if not interested, skip it.
This class features the tried and true Econo (rattle chassis) with power options including Deathstar, Super, or ProSlot 16D. Plastic model bodies are the order of the day and encompass any 1/24 or 1/25 scale '58 to '72 American full size or mid-size make of car. Racing should be close due to tight specifications associated with the Econo chassis.
Econo Current Race
Lowell posted his first win in the Econo class turning 87.5 laps. Rich and Bob rounded out the podium finishing only a few inches apart. See results and an image of the grid below. To view all of the cars in the class, see the link below.
http://slotblog.net/...tr-econo-class/
The True Scale Sports Car class is one of my favorites. The standard H-Bracket chassis/ProSlot motor combined with the light and low Ferrari bodies lead to quick and consistent lap times. Most all competitors have migrated to the Ferraris. The Ferrari 458 is the most popular body; however, the Ferrari F430 is a fine second choice because it is more prevalent in the marketplace and as a consequence much less expensive.
Sports Car Current Race
The grid was populated by Ferraris and Porsches.
- Joe and Mark – Ferrari 458s
- Rich and Scott – Ferrari F430s
- Bob and Lowell – Porsche GT1 EVOs
Race results and an image of the grid are shown below. To see all of the cars in the class, check out the link below.
http://slotblog.net/...way-sports-car/
Appendix
There are two heat detail tables for each race. The first logs cumulative results as the heats progress and the second simply shows lap totals for each heat. The columns reflect the results for each heat while the rows reflect the cumulative laps posted for each participant.
For example, looking at the Cumulative results in the Econo race; one can see that Mark, Bob and Rich were the three competitors on track in heat #1 turning 20.3, 21.7 and 21.9 laps respectively. In heat #5, Scott, Lowell and Joe were on track. Scott had run three heats and accumulated 55.1 laps thus far. Lowell had run only two heats and had accumulated 43.4 laps and Joe had completed his first heat turning 21.9 laps.
The second table shown in the Econo Heat Detail, again shows the results by heat but posts only the heat lap total versus the cumulative lap totals shown in the first table. For example, in heat #5 Scott turned 19.2 laps while Lowell turned 22.0 and Joe turned 21.9 laps.
I find these tables useful because they log laps and sections completed in each lane for each competitor. The detail points out which lanes may be problematic for each driver so that each can improve by concentrating practice time on problematic lanes.
Econo Heat Detail
Sports Car Heat Detail
