Peter Gunn

So sorry to hear this but not suprised the way things are these days , i don't do face book or other forms similar so will miss the content from those i have met and known from all the proxies we did together in the good old days. To those i have met through Auslot been a pleaure may you all stay well and safe in these times, Keith aka Peter Gunn.111

Blimey a legend returns good day mate , lots of people are missing from a few years back , fraid i don't do social media like facebook or any other book so really happy to see your contribution above , do we have a list of what's available to the likes of us ? goodaye cobber

Interesting article in the mid 60,s i was part of Team Russkit in the uk in a part time capacity driving in 6, 12 and 24 hour races , Barrie Wade ran the slot cars over here with equipment supplied from the states ,can remember parcels arriving with brand new parts including controllers and the 21 and i think 23 motors , Barrie and Mike Gamblin were the main racers i filled in when needed , Russkit made some nice looking cars but slot car racing was in decline here so it was not a long career smile.

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

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.

Seems to be the norm now in a few forums there are not the venue's contributors and enthusiasts left as there once were , i have tried putting articles out but there is very little interest and nearly no input when you try to start a discussion , not only Auslot but Slotforum as well. I am competing in the GT3 proxy over the pond and started a discussion with pictures of this event in Slotforum on the events proxy tag but very little interest and what there is , is from the old faithful , but as the series goes on i will post the results and things of interest what with 28 rapid cars this event is worth keeping tabs on.

Like that Grant reminds me of a few years ago when we had all those great rally proxies

Seem to remember there was a GP5 proxy run from down under a few years ago , can't remember who ran it perhaps someone there might know but it was good fun i entered a BMW M1 in it .

Hi Charles tyres are becoming a pain in the a------- not only slot it but NSR as well as regards the slotit G25 found similar to you they don't work properly until the surface is run of as they bobble up but then as they wear that trouble comes back , not as bad , i have to use lighter fuel to clean mine periodically to get them to operate . I run on a plastic track here , now i have run them on wood the bobbling still happens especially using a 25k or over motor but you do get better performance at least for a little while, Thunderslot or the old NSR classics are my choice of tyre now, if you can get them

Well the 8 round series of the 2024 Can am series is over top 3 were Audi, Brumos, Cygracer , i was quite happy to finish 8th overall my first time in this USA proxy had some fun and met m,any interesting builders through this . If it runs again in 2025 hopefully i will be back to have another crack at it.

Interesting you mentioned Brumos and the Can Am proxy , have a look at the HRW site and see the series so far , t is without doubt a very popular proxy and i have a entry a Thunderslot Mclaren and boy am i in fast company . The Thunderslots are very popular in that proxy

I remember that can am proxy in NZ great racing, pity it is still not around Picture from 2017

Have my pair of Ferraris and few things i will mention the body fir is not that great had to file the inside edges to get the chassis on both to sit square. I have left number 23 basically standard except for some added weight midships and up front these cars are pretty light and with the sstandard motor in are fast but light at the front. Now number 111 is one of my modifications this one is not standard i have fitted the stiff pod, ballraced the rear axle, fitted titanium axles, Staff wheels , NSR Ultra rears, the motor is Pirana 25k allrace motor gears are slot it 11x32 and the chassis is weighted midships and front. The cars are light years apartr on the track but i expect that with my mods, 111 is rapid and corners like a dream and that motor gives it some poke so will run with my modified Thunderslot cars. The 23 car as a standard car is a very nice drive and handles well but both need that weight added.

Still waiting for mine Charles been out in the USA for around a month now and been looking at the comments and vid on the tube , ordered 2 one i will keep standard the other i will do my usual breathing on it , does look a nice finish on the body

Noticed Pendall's over here had this car has been on pre order for some while and all sold before it arrives, might be a popular buy

As far as i know Charles last time i e Tony he had sent the car of to Barc , that was around 8 days ago.

Well not so little i needed a GT3 car for a future proxy race so bought a NSR Corvette C8R in orange and must admit i was a bit dissapointed my car had a twisted chassis and i,m not a great fan of anglewinders so i decided to get a new chassis for it and a hard one . Luckily i had a sidewinder spare pod for this size chassis so i went sidewinder, and used my favourite motor the Pirana 25k ballrace motor,NSR gears 11x34 , Staffs deep sished wheels with NSR ultra slicks on the rear, and a wood guide , weighted up front and midships. On test boy does this motor quicker than my Mclaren 720 s which was a spare to be used this year , the body of the corvette is ultra light , so a big test session coming up against the Mclaren on my mates wood track to sort the gearing out. Hoping i might qualify this time .

Thanks Vinno much obliged

Can anyone help me with contacting John Warren ( Munter ) a friend of mine wanted to e mail him about some resin bodies , i did have contact somewhere here but can't find it since my new computer , thanks

Sent it of for you Charles hoping you hear soon

Very nice indeed , been thinking of Nascar for some time you have given me a couple of ideas

Always use a retail outlet , tried the bay years ago not for me

Bit of info the Can am is about to run the first race shootout done and the first 24 cars are in the series. Just 4 of the cars the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th qualifyers looking at the times this is going to be a fast and close series.

That would be great Gary always had a soft spot for racing down under , i am loath to part with them and they get the odd run out , have been looking back over theyears and often w9onder where the people are now as there was such a big following down under, and some of the tracks have stuck in my mind like Mt Panaroma that hill was interesting and the fun with the rally cars on some of the circuits if you set the car up right you could jump the humps whic was really something. As was the Tasman have got my 3 old Lotus 24's on the shelf here ready for a grease up and a run out later. Pictures from the last Tasman series in 2021 nothing like this is around today.