melrock Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 hi all i,ve had 4 lane afx for years (don,t knock it til you've tried it)...but just sold it all on e-bay and bought 3 ninco sets with the intention of building a NASCAR style track when ninco digital finally comes out .mainly i run nascar and v8's and next i want a couple of trucks .at the moment i have a basic track ( 3 sec. lap times) on a 1.2 x 4.8 board and love to race but usually theres not enough people for marshalls etc (ie only 2 of us) so we run , say , 20 lap races but if you crash you go one lap down .if you are the guy that hasn't crashed you pull up ,wait for other guy to put his car back on ,then off you go-he waits for you to come by then goes as you pass.we score 3 points for a race win and a bonus point for fastest lap -then race to say 21 points the beauty of this is you dont have to rely on some one else to put your car on ,it encourages you not to crash , and you can still make up some points if you do. interested to hear what others think ,and would love to hear from anyone about trucks cheers graeme donvale vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Well if you want to have marshalling one day some of use could come over or you could go to one of the race meets we have and see how we do the racing. Are you involved in a group or do you just race by yourself? Quote Cheers, Frederick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrock Posted November 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 but the beauty of our method is as soon as one other person is here-thats enough to have some great racing-and you tend to race each other rather than against the clock i just have a track at home for friends etc but try to encourage as many as i can to race cant wait for ninco digital though graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itelectrical Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 The problem with Ninco Digital and any other digital is that you have even more of a need for marshalls as there is more crashing. Quote JamieB ITeLECTRICAL Check out my Current Auctions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrock Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 yeah but !!! if you drop a lap when you crash you dont need marshalls , coz it doesn't matter how long it takes for your car to get put back on and in a perfect world we wouldn't crash at all but its all about making racing fun try our system out one night when you're bored... how do you race when there's only 2 people there ? i'm open to suggestions but the biggest problem i see with slot cars is who puts your car back on when you crash obviously marshalls are the ideal but i think we've come up with a happy medium doesn't anyone race trucks ???? graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slot Bender Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hi Graeme (Melrock)!! Welcome to the Forum Like your way of racing...I have the same problem cause generally just race my 6 yr old son....like the idea of going 1 lap down if you crash. What Ninco sets did you buy (am thinking of going that way myself)? How did you go with the AFX (my son seems to want one!!) Hav'nt raced trucks yet, I thought you needed the wider track such as Carrera or Ninco to race them on due to their size. I prefer the JGTC and Endurance racers myself. Let us know how the Ninco track performs.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrock Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 hi slotbeder we think it works too as it encourages you not to crash i bought the ninco champ car set and 2 muscle truck sets (they were cheap)but if i did it again i would go different --the muscle trucks are a bit of a novelty so they don't get run that often...and i have 4 of em and the champ cars are very fast but also very fragile so not good for newbies ( or late scotch/bourbon-fuelled nights) for the same sort of money i would buy the m3 set or the gt turbo which has roughly the same amount of track and 2 porche's which i think are more user friendly unless you are planning on going digital in which case wait i guess ( i got too impatient) or keep your eye on e-bay the ninco track is great have not had one electrical hitch with the track itself although i ditched the original power supplies early on and modified the power feed tracks as for afx i started with it due to lack of space- i built up a huge collection -mostly from garage sales etc - and ran 4 lanes with separate power to each and it ran really well for many years - in fact i'm still using the (modified )afx electronic timers on the ninco track which actually work well to 1/100 sec i really only changed from afx when i heard about digital as i still dont have room for a decent 1/32 4-lane layout -but lane changing ...adds a whole new dimension and as far as more crashes ? i think avoiding them would be part of the race tactics - graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr magoo Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 gday melrock i think all our slot racing buddies could take a leaf out of your book, the only enjoyable part about having marshalls when you race is that you can push the limit a little more and still stay in the thick of the action......it also helps when you have mastered the art of (feeding your opponent a wheel)....... or finding the worst marshall on the track and persuade the other guy to leave the track there.............. (never happen) other than that as we all have experienced at some time marshalls can win and loose races but its all just part of the fun really..your idea would make an interesting enduro though....think i will do some no crash lap practise....(you listening OSWALD900)......read crash king lol Quote ENTRANT IN THE 2007 DOWN UNDER PROXY SERIES LOLA T70 MK3 B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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