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[Horsepower]

How many times should I vote?

[Edo]

Oh, ok.
Actually people can only vote once.
Best
E.

[Horsepower]

No, I live in Chicago. How many times should I vote? :|
As they say here every election day "Vote early and often!" :shock:
Seriously, I voted, but it was tough because they all looked awesome! :up:

[rdmac]

Did you guys vote?

Hi Edo
I voted. :mrgreen:
I really don't mean to be a trouble maker, but I think the Hornet in the Classic 1/24 Entries should have been in the 1/24 Fast & Scratchbuilt Entries. It is a Lancer body and a Pactra chassis with beautifully executed custom paint. All the other cars are stock RTR's.

Bestest Regards

[Edo]

Bob
we tried to be as fair as possible therefore we thought it was a good idea to limit the Classic to 3 Amp motor draw and allow for up to 5 Amp for F&S.
Because the Hornet's draw was a little less than 3 Amps there it went. The Monza, which is pretty much RTR, has an above 3 Amp draw so it went to F&S as the Stinger did.
Next year we will not impose that Amp draw rule since in any case the different tracks are the equalizer and we might just have one category for 1/24.
We had to do this first experience to learn quite a few things.
Best
Edo

[don.siegel]

Hey Gary,

I recognized a fellow Chicagoan immediately! That's the way we do it back in our neck of the woods....

Not to mention the shoebox with the cash inside.... hey judges, this one's for you!

Whooops, wait a minute, i'm a judge!
Don

[Horsepower]

Exactly! I think in this case, the election is too close to call! :!:

[TSR]

I voted four times and even then, the republican car won. I smell some cheating here... :mrgreen:

[Edo]

Hi guys
here are the winners of the North London round:

1/32


Classic


Fast&Scratchbuilt


You'll have to vorgive me but I will be busy the next few days so comments and more pics on the week end.
Kind regards
Edo

[don.siegel]

Hi Biil,

Edo seems to be working this week, so let me answer for him - plus I was there! Not that you can tell from the results...

Actually, a lot of different tires worked on this track. It's very much a modern slot car track with polyurethane painted gloss surface. For their retro races, they clean the track and put on light spray glue. But that's also because in their own retro category, they mostly use modern sponge tires. I had these on my F1 car (the Harvey aluminum, with a Versitec SS101 - I went totally vintage, except the tires) and traction was fine. But I used NOS sponge tires on my stocker, and that also had good traction. We ran like this for their retro race on Saturday, but cleaned off the corners before the Thingies raced on Sunday.

Most of the Thingies use the Ortmann or similar tires (like ABSlotsport's new ultraurethanes) and traction was generally pretty good - sometimes too good! But there were a few cars that were sliding around, especially the Sonic Needle from Denmark I think. It looked like it had the same kind of tires, but just couldn't get any traction. I don't remember all the other details of how the cars ran: but the two modified Dynamic chassis "Firebolt" cars loved this track!

Don

[Edo]

Dave
thanks for the compliments which we share with the partecipants who made possible this success! Now remember to set up your entry in such a way that it runs on all kind of tracks and not only on monster King's. That means not too tall gearing and "rubber" tires to begin with. Super killer motors are not so important we noticed.
After the last round in Munich on the 25-26th of June we will publish a run down of suggested tuning tips that worked.
Kind regards
Edo

[Pablo]

I have :twisted: plans in my mind of motors and gearing and hot brass..... :spin:

[Edo]

...or is the car to be raced as it is sent to you and can not be touched?

Dave
I'm afraid it has to be set up by you and sent ready to race.
What we will do is publish here pics and info of the tracks the 2007 Proxy will be raced on in a few weeks with the rules (some changes but basically the same as this year's).
Best
Eddy

[Edo]

Guys
10 days to the last round of the Proxy!!!
Here's Markus 21 m track, near Münich (Germany) with an amazing view on a lake:







Man, life is hard taking all those Thingies around the world!
:mrgreen:

[idare2bdul]

Rub it in Edo, flying to Europes hot spots and playing with slot cars. Maybe we should plant a story about slot car terrorism and get you on the no fly list!!!

[Edo]

Mike, next year we have planned to go only to tracks reachable by car as I run out of banks to hold up...Except, off course, if the Convention would host the proxy's US round...
:mrgreen:

[TSR]

10 days to the last round of the Proxy!!!

In 10 days, I willbe in Yurrup but no time to go to Munich... :cry:

[Edo]

Dokk
come on, we would welcome you like a Prince!
Just think at the good german food you could fill yourself up with and therefore put some meat over your frail bones!
:dance:

[TSR]

Sorry Edo, I will be in Dijon eating the finest food and wine ever devised by mankind while attending the wedding of a good friend. Besides it is well known that Germans are still eating the same garbage than under Attila the Hun and beer tastes like their horses pee.
Sauerkraut? POUAAAH! :mrgreen:

[Markus Reichl]

No I know why we told the French: "Send your women, some cheese and some wine - BUT STAY AT HOME!!! :twisted:

We will enjoy outrageous meals prepared on my La Cornue (o.k, send an oven, too ;-)) while the Dokkster will suffer from French beer and sh..loads of mustard his ole body can´t take any longer. Not to forget that he will have to be among FRENCH people... Pooooohhhhh... :shock:

And I know who will have MORE FUN!!! I bet it´s Edo, Allan and me. 8)

À bientôt,

Markus