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[MSwiss]

The one time a year I race seriously, the Sano, I just clean the braid with naptha and a paper towel, between heats.
 
I would rather change braid as necessary, than use braid juice and get my fingers greasy/oily, (sometimes) adjusting it between heats.

[Larry Labounty]

I still have a bottle of of Mura Tiger milk from the 70's that's all I recall using back then 

[Bill from NH]

That's all there was then Larry. Some was golden, some was dark brown. The clear came later. It all was a good bearing lube too.

[Tim Neja]

I use Slick Seven Voodoo-  just a drop on each braid--NEVER soak it!!  It definitely leaves the braid very clean after a heat-and has eliminated any braid burning with my retro cars.  Like all things--use in moderation.  Like Swiss said-- I'll oil the car after 4 heats-- a little dab l do ya! 

[Paul Menkens]

I still have a bottle of of Mura Tiger milk from the 70's that's all I recall using back then 

I thought that was sold by Monogram! A good racer I knew told me that he soaked his hard rubber tyres in it the night before a race and it made them sticky.

 

I have a friend who thought he could use WD40 sprayed on to clean his model train tracks, what a disaster, it attacked the plastic ties and the track crumbled into dust.

I wonder how the Wahl's Clipper Oil that some model railroaders use to improve conductivity (once again, a little bit goes a long way, a lot is too much) would work. The Aj's TNT is just model train track cleaner so the Wahl's might work too.

My experience with TNT is that any improvement lasts for a lap or 2 at most, for cleaning braid Ronsonal works well.

[old & gray]

Just a thought, when we ran with racer applied glue (before spray glue) the braid would become coated in glue. Braid juice would keep the braid clean while running through the muck the cars tracked onto the braid. Habit continued when we changed to spray glue. 

[Clyde Romero]

Memorial Day 

 

 

racers as we approach this memorial day weekend 

take time to think about those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we can enjoy what we have in this

great nation of ours

As a combat wounded veteran, I totally understand what this day means

some of you might even have close relatives who have served this great nation of ours in time of conflict

Take time to honor their service.  

Your day at the beach vs Their day at the Beach 

 

 

[Clyde Romero]

Memorial Day 

 

 

racers as we approach this memorial day weekend 

take time to think about those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we can enjoy what we have in this

great nation of ours

As a combat wounded veteran, I totally understand what this day means

some of you might even have close relatives who have served this great nation of ours in time of conflict

Take time to honor their service.  

Your day at the beach vs Their day at the Beach 

 

 

[Dave Crevie]

Fantastic photo, Clyde! If that doesn't sum it up, I don't know what does. This year I am going to fly the Blue Line flag along with old glory. In my opinion, the first respondors, police, and firemen are also fighting wars, right in front of our eyes. In my area we have lost way too many of those people. My purpose is not to dilute the meaning of the day, but to bring other deserving "front liners" into the "family".

 

Plus one other thing. We need to remember the families of the fallen. They suffer as well. The pain of those killed in battle is now over, but the pain of those who have lost loved ones so very dear, goes on and on. I have seen what that does. It crushes the heart. 

 

Finally, my never ending gratitude goes to those who served and returned with wounds, both physical and mental. I'll never know what that is like.  

[Clyde Romero]

Dave I could not agree with you more.

we tend to forget the GOLD STAR families, those families who have lost someone. 

I speak at my local veteran's organization, and I always say this:

We the Vietnam Veteran were not America's greatest generation.

but we held up our part of the bargain 

we went!

When your country goes to war

you have two choices, go or stay

I chose to go 

[Clyde Romero]

Just got back from the Monaco GP.

 

 

 

 

It's a must-see if you're an F1 fan.

 

This was our third trip to this fantastic race.

[Thom]

Wow, two Slotblog guys, you and Ken Bryan, reporting on the Monaco GP and you are just a few feet apart in the K grandstand.

[Clyde Romero]

Lap master slot car racing program 

is it worth it vs the other products out there 

and I say yes having run on tracks with the other products 

with Lap Master it saves everything 

you have a history of every event on the track during a race

and once you load the names of the racers you can save them and just pull them up for any race any class

and it’s so easy to add a last minute racer as well

with regards to qualifying it’s fantastic it sorts for you fastest to slowest 

and all you have to do is assign heats and number of drivers per heat the lane selection is a no brainer 

the only quirk is that you have to go into advanced settings and uncheck the lane you qualify on prior to the race 

or else you will get the voice and time  on every lap

granted it takes a little getting used to but the program is so flexible 

and the recent GHOST option is fantastic 

we just used it at a recent race

I know of one track owner who ran the other slot car program and had lap master on another track in his store

he was reluctant to try lap master but once he saw how well it worked he put it on his other track

The documentation with the program can be a little challenging but if you ever bought an airline ticket online you can do it

the remote function is great as well

you can also save all the names to a thumb drive and use it on another lap master track

once you’ve used lap master everything else is the dark ages

the break out function and auto rider function is unparalleled in my opinion 

That’s it for now

enjoy the summer

remember to support the tracks during the summer season or else there will not be any tracks 

 

clyde 

 

 

[Clyde Romero]

Here is something you dont normally see
Actual F-1 drivers racing slot cars
They are in Austria for the upcoming GP
https://www.pitpass....ustria-Thursday

[Dave Crevie]

Way back when, some of the manufacturers, like Aurora, would hire F-1 drivers to do demonstrations of their sets. My guess is that it is way too expensive to do that now.

[Clyde Romero]

Just got back from Monroe NC where there is a great slot car track

in fact he has 5 tracks in his facility 

there will be a Retro race being held there in early August using IRRA rules

the dates for the race are  August 10-thru 13th

the name of the race trace is

The Race Center

2115 W Roosevelt Blvd

Monroe NC 

phone 704 776 4044

ask for Russell

 

I got some guide depths for you racers as well

King track .040

Oval .015

MTT Flat Track ,030

 

here are the pictures of the tracks that will be used for the Retro race

MTT Flat Track

Oval

King

 

hope to see you there

 

Clyde

 

 

[Richie]

That flat track is absolutely awesome to run on

[Clyde Romero]

I recently raced at the Race Center in Monroe NC

we raced on the King and the Oval track

here is a picture of the racers Dan Ebert from Eri Pa was there along with Tom Harrington 

 

I won Concours in 3 out of the 4 classes with Bob Hughes paint job!

 

They plan on holding this race every year at the same time

Look for the complete race report on Facebook

[Clyde Romero]

Stay tuned for an International IRRA Race result!

 

[Clyde Romero]

I just got back from Tokyo racing with Haruki Kan and his great bunch of racers  

the night prior trhey have dinner

we raced on his King Track 

we raced stock cars, can am, and coupes

tech station

they had a spot for me as well

my pit mates Sammy and Tony T

Haruki's Box

 

the race results can be found on this link below

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid035gA9zMeTrmUf3daYweyKAgLc3kWP3JThF7amnQpSvToZ1kP9ettc6LkJJLLMvQtxl&id=100066993614578&mibextid=Nif5oz 

I had a great time and I am looking forward to a return trip

 

see you at the track

Clyde 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tim Wood]

Thanks Clyde for sharing your photos and fun in Tokyo. Great  group of Gentlemen and racers. 

 

Tim Wood 

[usadar]

Hi Clyde,
It was so great to have you here in Tokyo.
All the Retro Tokyo racers had a great fun to race with you.
Looking forward to seeing you soon either here or in the States.
Good Racing,
Haruki Kan
Retro Tokyo

[Clyde Romero]

Stand By for something exceptional in slot car racing!

 

Stay Tuned !

 

[Richie]

That track just looks like a great time even just sitting there

[Danny Zona]

 

Stand By for something exceptional in slot car racing!

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daytona track.jpg

 

Stay Tuned !

 

 

This track is very fun to race on.

I definitely want to try and come up and race on it again.