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[Dominator]

Another fantastic day of close racing with the retro east series crew at The Race Place in NJ this past weekend. The best part of the day was watching Dan Wiegand take the win in the B & D mains and finishing 2nd in the C-main using the FANG.

Congrats to Carmen Veneziale and Sergio Musacchio (Sergio's first retro east event) qualifying into the F1 B-main with Ready to Race Dominator FANG's.

I qualified 3rd and lead the first 7 heats and settle for a solid 3rd.

Thanks to everyone who Dominator chassis this weekend.

[Dominator]

Another fantastic day racing yesterday with the Retro East boys at Speed Zone in Mont Holly, NJ. Thanks to Mic, Cindy, and Mark for hosting the event. Their dedication to the hobby is top notch. Of course thanks to Mike Iles for giving us a great place to race.

 

In F1 I qualified 7th, won the B-main, and finished 3rd in the A-main. The new .055 steel/3/64 brass rail combo worked well with some minor tuning. I added some .025 wire to stiffen the vertical flex and the car really hooked by by race time. Congrats to Gary "Hip" Culy qualifying into the A-main.

 

Thanks to everyone who used Dominator Chassis this weekend.

 

 

[Ecurie Martini]

This is a fascinating thread.  I happened on it by accident, read through and then went back and read the tutorial.  Thoughts began to emerge (always a risky process - best to have a fire extinguisher at hand)

 

I have a small CNC mill and a supply of 0.0625 and 0.03125" nickel silver sheet stock.  I'm at the "sketch" stage of building a 1/32 scale Matra MS10 for a proxy race series that will begin next December.

 

There would be some differences.  Space considerations essentially dictate the use of an FF-050 "slimline" motor.  These are low power motors - ~ 20K RPM, 80-90 g/cm torque, ~ 9 watts so weight is crucial.  Ideally, the all-in weight of the entire car should be in the 75g range.

 

Of course, with this low mass and power, stresses will be much lower and potential crash damage not really an issue.  I would try a single rail, possibly 0.050" spring tempered SS or smaller and, for a start, incorporate the guide tongue into the front bracket.  Some areas that are milled to a reduced thickness might be cut right through.  It is also possible, assuming I could find the stock, to start with 0.040" material and cut down from there. (Front and rear brackets made from brass of this thickness are more than adequate for these models)

 

If it starts to happen, I'll post it.

 

EM