Is there another proxy race series scheduled for these cars?
First Round is planned for Sunday, April 12, 2020, North London. Dates and venues for the rest of the series are being worked out.
Here's a note from the boss, Mr Lowrider, on facebook;
"The rules will be the same as last time with only two exceptions. Plate brass can be used in chassis construction whereas it was brass or bronze rods only before. Secondly the maximum rear tyre width has been reduced to 1/4" - the same as the minimum width for the fronts.
I found that in the majority of cases the 3/8" width tyres last time out were enough, with modern rubber and normally used slot tracks, to get the cars to tip or understeer before they would drift as intended.
The 1" minimum diameter rears on my cars were made by taking a large diameter donut (usually available from ABSlotsports) and then coring out the centre with a sanding drum on my Dremel to make an easier fit over the large wheels. The good news is that you can get two narrow rear tyres from a single regular width donut.
Any further questions, just fire away."
If you're not on facebook, ask away here and/or watch this space.
Car building rules:
1/ Open top 1950s sports cars in 1:24 scale.
2/ Body material: PETG or vintage Butyrate.
3/ Chassis Construction: Inline chassis made exclusively from brass (or bronze) rod, tube or plate with a limit of two rods soldered together for their full length. The only exception is a small guide tongue which can be made from any material.
4/ Spec Motor: Hawk 25
5/ Spec Gearing: 8:28 ratio
6/ Tall and narrow wheels with sponge tyres. Front & rear wheels 1" minimum diameter. Minimum front width and maximum rear width - .250".
7/ Minimum ground clearances: .015" front, .050" rear.
8/ Straight axles only, any diameter.
9/ Oilite bushings or ball races are permitted.
10/ Guide: No restrictions on type, but only one guide allowed.
11/ Body should cover the tyres and main part of guide, when viewed from above. Vertical blade of guide may protrude from front of car.
12/ Cars which ran in the 2018 series may run again as long as they remain unaltered with the exception of the racing number. This includes running with 3/8" wide rears if the entrant wishes.
Per Lowrider on Facebook.