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Hi All The forum has had a number of issues for some time now. These have caused problems with connectivity and features not being available. We have been able to make some changes to the configuration which have improved a lot of the issues. This came about as we were set up on http and the host changed to https which we were not aware of. Now adjustments have been made there seems to be a lot more stability. We were considering shutting down the forum due to the lack of use but have decided to try one more year of hosting and see how it goes. The running costs amount to almost $500.00 per year which makes it difficult to keep operating. It is no longer a viable place to get advertising due to the lack of use so we can’t chase retailers either. We have had help from some members at times which is appreciated but we will have to make a decision on how the place runs. We would like to keep it operational but let’s see how we go. One issue we have had is with spammers joining which they try daily. I had to lock down validating to admin approval only as they always find ways around it but with some help we can have this process improved with myself and Gazza retired from work. Thanks to all the long term users who have contributed knowledge and information over the years we wouldn’t be here at all without you.

Got sick of painting figures for the rock concert at Pine Grove Circuit, about 200+ needed, 3 done. So started on a rally track instead. Please allow me to introduce Desierto de Sonora a 10m long single lane rally track. The start/finish line is going to be a rock arch. It all starts with the routing. Start of landscaping base Plaster, sand, paint mix and initial layout option, just to get a feel. Start of rock arch Rock Arch primed Base paint down, Light will go under top of arch. This section almost complete pretty much complete, need to work on Dingo/Coyote.

I finished building my tyre truer today as I need to tune cars up for ZeGas's '2025 - Mad Man Motoring (Triple M) Proxy - Group 5'. Had a good trial with it tonight and am very pleased

Changed direction of the green lane on the Super Stage, now both lanes start in the same direction and there is 2 different tracks in one.

Treated myself to one of these cars and once set up they are very good plenty of power handle well and i think the lightest body NSR have produced , but i don't do standard very often , so here is my T280. Pirana 25k ballrace motor, Staffs wheels deep dish blacks, NSR trued and glued ultras on the rear, Slot it wood guide with soft thin tinned braids , weight midships and up front, on the track performance is quite outstanding not sure if it,s that space frame new chassis style but boy does this handle in the corners, the standard car is no sluggard but this one is running with my highly modded Thunderslot M8B's, so finally spent my birthday money.

NEW MECHANICS IN COLLABORATION WITH SCALEAUTO With the EVO3 designation, 4 chassis have initially been developed for the models BMW M1, LANCIA 037, AUDI QUATTRO A2 PORSCHE 911 / 934. Chassis in plastic. - Aluminium rims 16,9 x 8,5mm - AS25 19 x 10.5mm tires - Motor SC-0027B - In-Line Transmission 9d/27d - Advanced Guide with Screw - RT3 In-Line Engine Support The first units with lexan and EVO3 chassis available shortly.

New 1/24th releases for 2025 I think the Moff Stang will sell out quick

I don't know who needs to hear this, but... If you have a Scalextric ARC Air controller that you want to use as an ARC Pro or slot-it oXigen digital controller, but can't get the slot-it button for it since Shapeways got all shaken up, here's my version. It should print easily in any material on any 3d printer https://www.printables.com/model/1237039

Finally got the nerve to put down the base colours for the Aston after the last disaster. Keepin' it simple.

looking good!

The rules for the hard body NASCAR class is on the Outlaw Slot Cars website.Basically stock standard H & R ch07 chassis,H & R MCI 26,000 rpm motor with 9 tooth pinion,31 tooth crown and 1/8th axles and H & R foam tyres and a maximum weight of 200 grams.

Looks great and very proffesional to, and that reminds me i need a new one

A couple of weeks ago the first race on the new oval was held and it was for Carrera NASCARs.Nine entries were received and it was good to see some drag racers have a go at circuit racing.With such a short lap it was very easy to drop laps if you had a crash.Dave won with 248 laps from Luke with 230 and Tony 227.John was next with 225 from Hayley 212,Plucka 202,Greg 197,Patrick 194 and Roofta 185.With more running being done and more rubber being put down the grip level is improving so the racing should be cleaner for the next round.

With the new Speedway Oval installed and operational a new 1/24 class is being run and that is Historic hard body NASCARs with H & R chassis.Three entries were received for the first race with more cars being built.Hayley won with 215 laps from Tony narrowly ahead of Plucka on 208 laps.

A bit more done, taped and power connected, breaks found, taps in, DPDT connected. All tested and working fine in both directions. An issue with timing compatibility, Arduino Uno R4 WiFi does not want to talk with RC, working through this with a chap in the states that wrote a sketch that I cannot get working, hopefully will sort it out soon. Tested with my old Arduino Uno board and timing is working fine.

According to their book of faces page there was one in the works in july last year

See you Thursday night. Sorry can't give a hand with track in Kapiti flying for the weekend.

Picked up a couple of packets of these brass 8 gram weights that fit perfectly into the LeMans class cars Quick and simple to fit plus Australian made, so all good The company also makes different shapes and sizes for other NSR pods

Thank you for the compliment. Slot.it and Scaleauto weights are on my "to do" list

They are for sale at Perth Slot Car Racing, a slot car centre over here in WA. www.perthslotcars.com They are in the process of being listed on their website, but contact them, and they should be able to help you out

Hi Grant fair time ago now when we used to compete in the proxies over there together, been looking at some of those recently and wonder how those guys we used to race with are doing now, guess we have lost a few over the years . I have never done facebook or any ot the twit asphere , as my proxie life seems to be in Canada and the land of Trump tend to use HRW more but have noticed even there it se3ems to be the regulars you hear from mostly . Have one of the NSR Lola's which i'm breathing on and will put the article out on here soon, interesting car actually must have the lightest body ever for NSR have to be careful not to break it, in standard form once set up a nice runner but as you know i don't often do standard chuckle . Also doing another full race spec Thunderslot M8B with the works including a 40K Cahozoo s can this car has the lot on it and very fast stopping it is interesting chuckle might post that as well regards to all.

Thank you Vince. The contribution to slot racing you have made through the forum is huge. its been sad to see the decline in part due to hosting issues. I will copy your post to our club and NZ slot racer FB groups, and encourage folk to check in the forum

If you think the weights look SUSS, you should see the guy who does them!

Didn't know you were leaking

Hey, I can like and follow, thanks Vinno, greatly appreciate the effort you put in.

Thunder Road welcomes you crazy geeks this week. Let's go racing! Week 1 1 Pioneer Legends 2 Muscle Cars 3 1965 to 1980 sports

Hey folks it's been awhile since I've popped onto this forum. I just wanted to share that I'm experimenting with a way to share custom content between users. I literally just put this together but I'm hoping people really take advantage of it. You can get screens, audio, images, etc and share your own content. Hopefully putting it in one place will help get more things out there. https://github.com/daufderheide/RaceCoordinatorCommunity

Gorge Turner is making a range of 1/24 small saloons Imp, Anglia and Mini are the first group , these have his new style cuc chassis and look to be a good class of racing and to quote another tag on here is anybody building anything well here you go you can now if you like small 1/24th saloons. The Fraser Imp is the first up must admit i do like this chassis.