2nd Annual Mid-American Hardbody Nats - Pony Stock Class Results

2nd Annual Mid-American Hardbody Nats

October 25, 2014

All Events hosted by “At The Track” Raceway, South Bend, IN, 

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Grandstand Track - Pony Stock Class

TQ - Dustin Senft - 5.303

Concours - Dustin Senft - Shelby GT350

1- J.P. Milcherka

2- Rick Stagen

3- Dustin Senft

Mid-American Hardbody 2014-2015 Series is about to begin. More information here:

https://www.facebook.com/MAHardbodySeries

News from FlySlot

Flyslot are ready to ship their first 3 models in collaboration with Avant Slot. These first models feature a new 32K "Blue" motor, 11 tooth brass pinion and silicon motor wires which offer an incredible hike in performance over the standard models.

This is just the start, look to see improved racing chassis designs featured in future racing releases.

W50102AV 512BB Pioneer Racing - 32K Motor
FS049101AV F40 IGOL Racing - 32K Motor
W50101AV 512BB Budweiser Racing- 32K Motor

Carrera 1/24 S-Can Motor Adapter

No question about it, Carrera 1/24 scale cars are pretty awesome. Unfortunately, most people are not able to take them to their full potential because of power issues. Now there is an affordable solution: Use the Devis 3d Designs Carrera 1/24 S-Can Motor Adapter and run the same voltage as your other cars!

The adapter allows you to keep everything but the motor stock. It even lets you reuse the same hardware so there is no fumbling around for the right screws. We have made this adapter reversible so you can use either can or endbell side shaft to fit your motor application.

http://devis3ddesigns.com/product_carreraadapter.html

Slot Mods Selected for Neiman-Marcus Holiday Catalog

Slot Mods USA, a small Detroit area company specializing in beautifully finished hand built 1/32 slot car raceways has been featured in the 2014 Neiman-Marcus 88th edition holiday wish book.

Slot Mods USA's David Beattie and one of his creations.

The Slot Mods USA item in the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, titled the Slot Mods USA Ultimate Slot Car Raceway and priced at $300,000, includes a re-creation of the buyer's fantasy track along with an inaugural race night party co-hosted by racing legends such as Vic Elford and David Hobbs. Neiman Marcus is donating $3,500 to The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation, which supports youth arts education, for every Slot Mods USA Ultimate Slot Car Raceway purchased.

Celebrities such as Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, Zac Brown, Derek Hill, and TV's Jay Leno own Slot Mods tracks, and Slot Mods has been featured on the Discovery Channel's "Daily Planet" and in Road and Track, Hot Rod and The Robb Report.

Slot Mods motto is "We build the world's finest interactive works of art" and it is certainly applicable to any of their bespoke scale raceways.

More information about Slot Mods can be found at:

Web: www.slotmods.com 

Facebook: Slot Mods USA

YouTube: slotmodsusa

Vojtík Wins ISRA Worlds 2014 EuroSport 24

Anonin (Tonda) Vojtík III of the Czech Republic was the winner of the concluding and most coveted race of the ISRA Worlds 2014 which was held this past weekend in Latvia.

Prior to the start of the event, Tonda was 13th in the ISRA World Rankings. Vojtík beat USA's Paul "Mr Pickles" Gawronski (world rank #6) for the coveted ES24 trophy.

Tonda Vojtík III

Thank you to the Latvian hosts for a well run and enjoyable 2014 "Worlds". More information is here: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1375871949314293/

iHobby News - AMT Reproduction Brass Chassis

One of the few interesting new items for Slot Car racers shown at the 2014 iHobby show in Schaumburg, IL was the reproduction and update of the 1960's vintage 1/24 AMT brass chassis that was shown by Professor Motor of Livonia, MI

Photo provided by Andy Smith / Professor Motor

This description of the chassis is provided by Andy Smith / Professor Motor:

"NEW MINT 1/24 Scale Reproduction of the 1960's AMT Slot Car Chassis.  Produced from ALL NEW TOOLING !  Gorgeous brass stampings and all stainless steel hardware.  This chassis design was used by AMT in the 1960's for both sports cars like the Chaparral / McLaren Elva / Lola T70 and Stock Cars such as the 1966 Galaxie / Chevy Impala and the Mercury Cyclone.  The chassis has an adjustable wheelbase from 3.85" (97.8mm) minimum to 4.9" (124.5mm) maximum.  The main chassis plate has a width of  2.15" (54.6mm) and since it is made of brass, it can easily be soldered or modified to fit a wide variety of period body shells if needed.  This chassis has brass "slide weights" that move front to rear as the car accelerates or brakes that were designed in to give variable weight distribution as specified by the original chassis designer.

This version of the AMT chassis is greatly improved over the 1960's original.  Those improvements include a MUCH thicker brass used in the main chassis plate for added rigidity that was a notable weakness in the original version, all stainless steel attaching hardware with easier to use phillips drive screws and a nylon insert lock nut to hold the adjustable guide tongue in place solidly. This version also has a much improved overall quality of stamping with better flatness and finish, a much improved chassis fit for the bushings / ball bearings that would be used, and finally a 1/4"+ increase in the chassis wheelbase over the original to correct the wheelbase mismatch when using large 1/24 bodies such as the 1966 Galaxie or Chevy Impala."

The body mounting kits are sold separately and are available in "narrow" style for sports car bodies and "wide" for stock car bodies.

A prototype of the Professor Motor "Monogram" series 1/32 RTR cars was shown at iHobby but we were asked to not publish photos because the livery has not yet been finalized. It MAY be similar to what is shown below:

For more information: http://www.professormotor.com

Slot.It Planning 2015?

On the Slot.it website, a "2015 Planning" page was accidentally made viewable by the public. It has since been made inaccessible.

One of the interesting "planned" releases for 2015 was the Chaparral 2G of Jim Hall. It was listed as being produced in the 2nd Quarter of 2015.

Photo courtesy of Slot.It

Below is a photo of the full-scale 2G in action, hopefully Slot.it will produce this fine looking racing car in 1/32 during 2015 for us to enjoy.

Mr.Slotcar McLaren F1 GTR Chassis and Front Suspension Closeup

These preview photos of their independent front suspension kit installed on their upcoming McLaren F1 GTR chassis were provided by Ernie Mossetti.

The kit will consist of all the parts need to convert your car - Stub axles, springs and spring posts, screws and "E" Clips. Final Spring Posts will be made from Aluminum. Camber is adjustable from "Zero" +/- 3 Degrees. Picture shows "Zero" setting

www.mrslotcar.ca

Sneak Peek of Flyslot Brabham BT44B F1

This week we heard David Brabham announce that the famous Brabham name is poised for a return as a constructor of racing cars under the banner "Project Brabham". This is certainly exciting news with the plan being to eventually re-enter Formula One as a constructor.

Flyslot has now given us a look at the prototype for their upcoming Brabham-Ford BT44B formula one racer of 1975.

This 1/32 slot car will have a conventional inline motor placement, steerable front wheels and magnet traction. The first liveries arriving at your local dealers will carry the iconic "Martini and Rossi" livery as shown on the photo of the actual racer driven by Argentine Carlos Reuteman.

As always it is difficult to predict with a reasonable degree of accuracy when new Flyslot models will be available, but I was told by a confidential source to look for the Flyslot Brabham BT44B no sooner than the end of the 1st Quarter 2015.

Slot.It Shows Second Version of Nissan R89C

Nissan Team Le Mans R89C no.85 Le Mans 1990, CA28b - is scheduled for February 2015

Nissan Calsonic R89C no.23 Le Mans 1989, CA28a is scheduled for December 2014

Photos provided by Slot.It

http://www.slot.it

Scaleauto Launches 1/32 "Home Series"

The new Scaleauto Home Series fulfills the needs of the beginner level and hobbyist slot car enthusiasts while providing excellent detail appearance.

Detailed Ready-To-Run slot racing cars with sidewinder position motor and rear position magnet traction. Compatible with all types of 1/32 analog slot tracks.

Upgradeable with Scaleauto performance spare axles, alloy-hubs, tyres, guides and braids.

Porsche 935J /80
24h Daytona 1980 #30
MOMO Electrodyne Team Joest

Porsche 935J /80
DRM Norisring 1980 #6
Liqui Moly Team Joest

Photos provided by Scaleauto.

http://www.scaleauto-slot.com

B&E Slotsport 1/24 "Roller" Chassis Now Available.

B&E Slotsport now have pre-assembled "roller" versions of their popular "Eliminator" chassis for 1/24 "FCR" type racing or Hardbody racing. 

RTR versions coming soon!

Various wheelbases available. Contact them via their website for pricing and more technical information and answers to your questions. http://beslotsport.com

Racer Limited Edition BMW M1 "JPS"

Following the Zakspeed Capri in black JPS livery, a BMW M1 JPS will be offered by Racer. Only 1008 cars are being produced worldwide so preorders with your favorite dealer are suggested. 

The BMW M1 will arrive complete with a Grid Girl, as shown in the photo above. Racer plans a line of Grid Girls to be available seperately.

Photos provided courtesy of Racer.

Coming soon from RMS Resins!

Chevrolet Nova Street/Trans Am

http://www.rmsresins.com

Carrera Porsche 918 Spyder Sneak Peek

Coming very soon to your local dealer…

Photos By Dave Kennedy

MR Slotcar - Adjustable Front Suspension Kit

Independent front suspension! MR SLOTCAR INC. keeps you a step ahead of the competition!

http://www.mrslotcar.ca