Last race for 2011

Just a  quick thank  you  for everyone that turned up  for the last race  of the year.  The  results are  posted below.
Also  a special  thanks  for  the  companies  that  gave  us the  gifts for  our  prize giving, especially  Homes  Industrial Supplies.
A quick  decision was  held and the  following  was decided  (to be  confirmed)
stay with  the same chassis/motor rules
use  sedan  Falcon  or Commodore bodies (with  interior)
have a  points series over the year with  fixed dates.
Again  the details will  be  worked  out latter.
Racing will start again  in  late  Jan or early Feb.

    

------------Last Race For 2011 - --------This Wed 21/12/11--------

A quick  reminder that the last race for 2011 will  be at the Kinloch track. There  will be a sausage sizzle at 6pm with  racing to start at 7pm.As mention before racing will  be over 1  minute , so it should be over within a  hour. That should leave plenty of time for drinks and talk. Sausages, sauce and bread are free. Any think else BYO.

race night results 14/12/11

With Christmas almost here, there were only 4 drivers for this nights racing. With 2  marshals that left 2 drivers to  battle  it out over 3 lanes. Darren was flying from  the  very start by  posting a 51.7 on his very first race, and  backing that up with some good laps  in the second heat, then to finish it off with a 52.4  in  the third heat.  Second was a close tie between Barry and Trevor, with Trevor coming out the winner by 1.5 laps.

However the driver of the night  the  night goes to  Tony  for doing some consistent times and  in  doing so beating his own personal best.

Updated race points 7/12/11

Dan             41
Stu              42
Darren        41
Daniel         26
Trevor         41
Barry           34
Tony           16

So close is the racing nowdays, the top 4 drivers virtually all  ended  up with the same points.   

With the  limited number  of races (5) and  no clear winner it has been decided not to give out the numbers 1,2+3 this year. 

Last race date for 2011 Wed. 21/12/11

We will  have our last race for the 2011  season at the Kinloch  Track on  Wed  21st.  If you would like to come a  bit earlier there will  be a BBQ  sausage sizzle.  Feel free to bring  your own  steak etc and BYO alcohol.
Racing will  be over  1 minute instead of 3  minutes (9x1min),  so we should fly  though the  nights racing.

race results 7/12/11

With  a  cleaned down track with a good spray of glue, we  were ready for a good nights racing.
Stu  got off to  a  flyer,  posting two  50 laps  with Darren, Dan and Trevor posting 49's.By the 2nd  round   there were a few more 50's with  Darren doing a 52.   backing  up with  a  52.3 in  the 3rd round.  The final round could of  gone ever way,  There was just over 8  laps separating the top 4 places, but  with 3 x 51  laps saw Trevor sneaking in to takeaway  1st place.
Daniel  gave Barry a good run  for his  money, with  Barry coming out to take 5th.
Driver of the  night would have to go to  Darren for  posting two 52  laps, which was about 1 lap quicker than   the  next quickest.
 

Wednesday Night Racing 30/11/11

 This weeks racing was for total laps (incl qualifying).  It  was  another night  of close racing  at the Scantlebury track for most  of us, except for Dan who was in a  league to  himself with  convincing wins in (I think) in all  his races. Dan finished the night with  just  about  24 laps clear  of   2nd place. It was pretty close for 2nd,3rd & 4th with only 10 laps difference between Trevor, Stu and Darren. Barry started out good, but after a car change saw him fade away to 5th. Daniel and Tony were very consistent to  round off 5th and 6th.
We got through the 1/24th pretty  quick so that left just enough time for some 1/32 racing (3x2min-no  qualifying).
The driver  of  the  night  has to  go to  Dan, for not  only  kicking our  butts, doing a  49.9 (again),  but  for also  winning the 1/32 race  at the end  of the night.

1/24
1st Dan 446.3
2nd Trevor 422.7
3rd Stu 418.2
4th Darren 412.5
5th Barry  388.6
6th Daniel 312.3
7th Tony 289.2

1/32
1st Dan 78.1
2nd Darren 69.7
3rd Stu 67.6
4th Barry 63.4
5th Trevor60.3
6th Tony 51


Next weeks racing will  be at the Kinlock track, so see you there.

Updated race points 30/11/11

Dan             34
Stu              34
Darren        32
Daniel         21
Trevor         31
Barry           28
Tony           16

Updated race points

Dan             24
Stu              26
Darren        25
Daniel         16
Trevor        22
Barry          22
Tony          12

race night results 23/11/11

With 7 of us  turning up, it made for another night  of good racing. The track was cleaned down, but it soon came right after a couple of races. Darren is always hard to  beat on  his own track, but even when  he did  a record 88  laps it was still  not  good enough to take  out 1st place. The driver of the  night  had to  be Stu  who was on fire. He was fast and very consistent   and  took out a  well  deserved  win.
1st  Stu           752.9
2nd Darren     747.9
3rd  Dan         723.9
4th   Trevor     718.2
5th   Barry       679.2
6th   Daniel      673.4
7th   Tony        597.3
Next week will  be at the  Scantlebury  track, so see you there

2011 NZ National Rusults

As I  have mentioned before Stu, Dan and Darren went down  to  Wellington  to  race this weekend. Bearing  in mind  this is the first time they have raced at this track,  I  think they  did extremely well.  The results are as follows;
Falcon LMP
14th/27  Darren
15th/27 Dan
24th/27 Stu

Falcon  F1/Indy
15th/23 Dan

S16D Saloon
16th/27  Darren
18th/27  Dan
21st/27 Stu

S16D GTP
16th/27 Dan
20th/27  Darren
22nd/27 Stu

Group  12 Eurosport
12th/21 Stu
14th/21  Dan
17th/21 Darren

Group  12 Wing
9th/20  Dan
11th/20  Darren
18th/20  Stu

Again  guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Personal Bests

I have started a board for personal best lap times over 1x3min,3x3min and 9x3min (+ 1min qualifying.)

If everyone could keep a eye on your best laps and let me know when you have bettered it that would  be a great help.

race night results 16/11/11

With Stu and Dan away there were 5 people  that turned up. With only  a  light  spray of glue on the track everyone was looking for grip. Most  of the laps over 3 min were  in  the 45-47 range with the best being 48.3
Tony  did a 39.3, so it is  just a matter of time  before he cracks the 40 lap mark, but the  most  improved driver of the  night would have to be Barry  who took out 2nd. We got though the 3 heats of racing by 9, so that gave us just enough time to fit a round robin race for 1/32 cars. Unfortunately Daniel's car broke before we started  racing, so that only left 4 of us.
I  have posted a photo of the results, but the 1/32 are a bit hard to read, so have listed them below.
1st Trevor      110.2
2nd Darren     109.6
3rd  Barry       100.4
4th Tony         98.6

Don't forget next weeks racing will  be at the 16th ave track, so will see you there.

race numbers for 2012

As the same as last year we will  be  offering out the numbers 1,2&3. Unfortunately we have not kept  good records of all  the races this year.Darren  has giving me the results of the race at 16th ave (2/11/11) and  combined with last  week they are as  followers. 10 points for 1st, down to 1 point for 10th. I  think it is  only fair that all  7 of  us must  be there  to gain  points.(ie  there will  be no  points scored this wed)
Dan             16
Stu              16
Darren        16
Daniel         11
Trevor        15
Barry          16
Tony             8

race night results 9/11/11

Sorry about the  lack of  results lately. I would blame it  on a computer problem,  but I can't blame anyone  but myself. The results are below and don't forget  racing will  be at the Kinloch track again this Wednesday 16/11/11. Dan and Stu will not be  able  to make it, so there should  only be 5 of us. We will  be able to get through the racing (qualifying and 3 heats) before 9.00, so bring your 1/32 cars. There should be  time for 1 heat of races (round robin).
Also good luck to  Stu, Darren  and Dan who are  heading down  to  Wellington  for the  nationals this weekend.
1st Trevor       440.5
2nd Dan          437.7
3rd Stu            426.2
4th Barry         422.5
5th Darren       420.8
6th Daniel        392.1
7th Tony          344.5
  

Xmas do

It was very nice of Daniel to offer to have it at his holiday batch this year. It will be the 2nd Sunday of December. Bring all of your family and make a full day of it. More details  of who's coming and what to bring closer  to the date. Myself and Darren have our cars full, but if anyone else would like to  car pool feel free to  talk to the other member about it.

next Wednesday 21/9/11 ---- scratched build or international 1/32---

If if  anyone is  keen to come over to race  their 1/32 cars,  you are all  welcome to bring them along for a  nights racing. The  orange tires seem  to  be a bit slippy on my track. The  treated  tires seem  to work  best, offering good grip.

Racing results for 31/8/2011

Rules for 1/32 racing

I have been looking at the rules and have come up with the following.  Please feel free to  comment (good or bad) if I have  got anything wrong or have left something out.

Super modified

Any chassis can be used. The chassis can be modified in any way as long as the following is a heard  to.

·         Added weight, there are no restrictions on the use of ballast except that it must not overhang the chassis outline.

•              Front wheels:  must turn on their centres at 90 Degrees to the tracks surface and have black rubber / plastic perimeter. Front axle may be braced to prevent its revolving.

Technical Specification   

·         Any type of body can  be  use. but  no  wing cars

·         A non-transparent three (3) dimensional driver, consisting of at least head / shoulders / arms and steering wheel must be used or the windows must  be blacked out.    

Slot car Dimensions:

·         maximum width excluding pins and tape 2.519” (64mm)

·         minimum clearance  (rear) 0.5mm

·         spur gear must be level or above chassis

·         Rear tires: maximum width 20.5mm [.810”]

      Motor:

• Any Type

 

modified production

A home built chassis or a Parma International 32 chassis can be used  . The chassis can be modified in any way as long as the  following is a heard  to.

·         Added weight, there are no restrictions on the use of ballast except that it must not overhang the chassis outline and must not inhibit the movement of any chassis component and it must be lead.

·         Addition of up to 4 body mounting pin tubes using glue or solder to production chassis.

·         Rear axle bearings  can be of the “oilite” or  ball bearing type 

·         The  motor bracket may be cut off

·         The chassis pan below the end-bell may be trimmed to eliminate electrical short-circuit if necessary. Tape may be used under the motor end-bell for insulation to prevent the motor shorting on the chassis.

·      The motor may be soldered to the chassis in any position, and may be braced to the chassis in a rearward or forward  direction.

·         Front wheels:  must turn on their centres at 90 Degrees to the tracks surface and have black rubber / plastic perimeter. Front axle may be braced to prevent its revolving.

Technical Specification   

·         Saloon  type  bodies only

·         A non-transparent three (3) dimensional driver, consisting of at least head / shoulders / arms and steering wheel must  be used    

Slot car Dimensions:

·         maximum width excluding pins and tape 2.519” (64mm)

·         minimum clearance  (rear) 0.5mm

·         spur gear must be level or above chassis

·         Rear tires: maximum width 20.5mm [.810”]

Motor:

1.           JK Falcon, Hawk, s16d type motors (or sim)

 

Standard Production

A Parma International 32 chassis must be used. The chassis must be unmodified apart from the following permitted modifications:

·         Added weight, there are no restrictions on the use of ballast except that it must not overhang the chassis outline and must not inhibit the movement of any chassis component and it must be lead.

·         Addition of up to 4 body mounting pin tubes using glue or solder to production chassis.

·         Rear axle bearings  must be of the “oilite” type (no ball  bearings).

·         The holes in the motor bracket may be enlarged for motor clearance, provided the outside profile of the bracket remains unchanged.

·         The chassis pan below the end-bell may be trimmed to eliminate electrical short-circuit if necessary. Tape may be used under the motor end-bell for insulation to prevent the motor shorting on the chassis.

·         The motor may be soldered to the chassis in the standard factory position, and may be braced to the chassis in a rearward direction only.

·         Front wheels:  must turn on their centres at 90 Degrees to the tracks surface and have black rubber / plastic perimeter. Front axle may be braced to prevent its revolving, but must remain free to move laterally, and must not inhibit or alter the movement of any chassis component

No other modifications will be permitted.

Technical Specification   

·         Saloon  type  bodies only

·         A non-transparent three (3) dimensional driver, consisting of at least head / shoulders / arms and steering wheel must  be used    

Slot car Dimensions:

·         maximum width excluding pins and tape 2.519” (64mm)

·         minimum clearance  (rear) 0.5mm

·         spur gear must be level or above chassis

·         Rear tires: maximum width .650” (16mm)

Motor:

1.           JK Falcon only. No modifications permitted, must remain sealed as manufactured.

 

Race results 24/8/11
Sorry for not posting the results, but I clean forgot about  it.It was a frustrating night  with the  computer throwing  a wobbly fit and not counting the laps.  Darren  got the  thing going,  but  half the races were over  50 laps and the over half over 3 minutes. We got there in the end.  This week was for points. With  6 people turning up fastest qualifier got  6  points  and last getting 1 point. For racing 1st got 10 points, 2nd getting 8 points and 3rd 6  points.

North Island Champs

Are been held at the Henderson Club this weekend.  Good luck to Stu and Dan who are going  up. They went last year and came around the middle of the pack. With  the way they are racing at the moment they should be able  to show the  jaffa's a thing or 2. Good luck to both of you and may the speed gods be on your side . I will post the results when I find out  myself.  

Racing results 10th August

race night results 3/8/11

With  8 drivers turning up there was only time for 3 heats instead of 4. The races were for total laps instead of points this time round. With a rubbered up  track we saw a few 50 laps reached in the 3 minutes, with Dan just about doing a 51 (50.9). Peter had a bit of bad luck and smoked a motor, but with a quick change of cars saw him fight his was back to 5th. Dan found his winning form again taking out the win with 440.2 laps. Tony did well for his first time out with a solid 300 lap (8th). Check the photo for the full results. Next week racing will be at Darren's 16th ave track, so get your cars ready and see you there.

Racing format for Wed 3/8/11

This weeks format will   be for the most number of laps. There will be no qualifying with 4 races instead of 3. The  person with the most  number of laps  over the 4 races will win the  nights racing. The track has a good  layer  of rubber, so we should see some quick times.
Good luck....

The Kinloch Track renovation photos

Wednesday 20th July

This weeks racing was at Darren's at Sixteenth Avenue,

Good nights racing with everyone showing good pace and driving skill!

Racing was very close with PETER winning the nights points

"He should be happy as he hasn't won since the last points round"

Nice one Peter!

Daniel improving nicely, 

Looks like Tony will be racing with us soon - Looking forward to it.

Barry's new car is VERY FAST!! 

 Dan, Darren and Trevor thanks for coming :O)

Points attached

Next week racing at Dan's 

Wednesday Night Racing 13 July 2011

We saw some very close racing last night with some tight finishes. Dan's winning  streak of 5  in  a row  came to a end with Trevor coming out the overall winning and Stu close behind for 2nd.  3rd was tied between  Darren and Peter. Dan never recovered from his bad start and ended in 5th and Daniel rounding off in  6th.  Some record times were set and 50 laps taking about 3min 3sec. 

The staggered starts seem to work  fine, so they will  stay. At this stage I will probably go  back to  the 3min races instead of 50 laps.

The next time we race here it will be for laps (and sections), with a A&B final. (as per Dan's). 

Next week we will  be at the 16th ave. Darren is always hard to beat at home, so no doubt there will be plenty of work been done before then.   

points for tomorrow

after talking to Peter  the points for Wed nights racing will  be as following;
qualifying, fastest lap over 1 min
1st 3 points
2nd 2 points
rest 1 point
racing,  50 laps
1st 3 points
2nd 2 points
3rd  1 point

Racing format for Wed 13/7/11

I was thinking of using the following format for next weeks racing;
Qualifying;
Fastest lap over 1 minute and work points backwards by the number of people. (7 people - 1st would get 7 and 7th will get 1)
Racing;
Race over 50 laps (should be around 3 min 15 sec) and points per race. 1st will get 3, 2nd gets 2 and 3rd 1.
This might seem a bit unbalanced in the points between the qualifying and the racing, but it is pretty close to the same points system we have been using at Dan's.
(Qualifying: points awarded 1st = 6pts 2nd = 5pts etc down to 1point
Race points (3x 3min)  1st= 10pts 2nd = 8pts 3rd =6 pts.)
If you win all 3 races you will get 9 points v's 10.
Any other suggestions or feed back would be appreciated.   

Happy Birthday to Trevor today

who is a huge 45.

race night 6/7/11

The first nights racing at  the  Kinloch  track went pretty well, but with a few problems with  the timing system showing up. Hopefully it should be all sorted out by next week. This week saw 7 people turn up which made  for some great racing. A big shout out  to  the newest member Daniel  who is starting to show some  good pace. With a bit of time he should  be right up there. Also once Barry gets used to his new controller he will be right  on  the  pace. Darren was a bit unlucky with a motor wire coming off after a crash.  
This weeks format was for  points.  1st qualifier getting 7 points,  2nd getting 6 points etc. For the racing 1st got 10 points,  2nd getting 8 points and 3rd getting 6 points.
Congratulations to Dan taking out 1st place. This must make it about 5 in a row now.
The  overall results are as  below
1 Dan 94 points
2 Pete 89  points
3 Stu 82  points
4 Trev 75  points
5 Darren 73  points
6 Barry 62  points
7 Daniel 57  points

Next weeks racing will also be at the Kinloch track.
The main  focus will  be 1/24th racing, but afterwards there will  be a quick 1/32 racing (time permitting), so bring your 1/32 cars just  in case.
Looking for a web site, but can not find it. Have a look on the link below.
http://www.slotcarlinks.com/slot_car_links/

Thanks

to everyone who came along on Saturday to try out the track.  Everything seems to be working so Race night on Wednesday  will be at the Kinloch Track aka Trevors place.
Handy Tip for the week:  Check for obstacles behind your car before reversing over them.

Up and running

Track in now up and running.  Everyone is welcome to come over on Saturday afternoon 2pm ish.  Bring your own drinks and we'll have some nibbles.

More track photos

The Track

The History of the Tauranga Slot Car Club

The roots of the Tauranga Slot Car Club go back to the early 1970’s when Brookfield Raceways and The Tauranga Commercial Centre both closed their doors. At that time, both clubs had been running strongly and occasionally challenged each other with Endurance events.
Indeed, during the early 1970’s, the Tauranga clubs used to travel to Whakatane and Matamata to challenge for Endurance events. These events were mostly 1/32nd scale events of around 4 hours duration. Other events included a 2 hour 1/24th Saloon Enduro that was made up of a big field of mostly Minis which was hosted by Brookfield Raceways at their Otumoetai clubrooms. Their layout was  a 5-lane 130ft long (40m) with electronic lapcounters and a separate elevated racecontrol mezzanine.
Some of the club members included Les Cooper (a la Cucaracha!), Barry (fastest Scalextric) Green, Eric Pattilo, Denis (Chapparal) Purdy and Gary Dickinson.
Meanwhile, the Tauranga Commercial Centre was run by Dick Schaeffer and his stunning asian bride. This track was a commercial monster with 8-lanes, 12m or more straights and an enormous 2m high banked 180º corner that sported a tabletennis netting around the top to contain wayward cars. Needless to say, this net was full of holes, and local entertainment was often heightened by seeing who could get their car to fly off the top and make it out the front door and on to the footpath outside. Yes, cars were cheap in those days.
Dick used to run events with entry fees and prizes - mostly Lexan bodies (which he made) and car parts but also cigarettes and softdrinks were thrown in. Dick’s track cleaning truck consisted of a four-engined  beast that towed a large dampened sponge.
From the closure of these two venues, the Tauranga club started out building a layout at Marty Woodward’s house in the Avenues. This was successful for a period of time before it lapsed and the club stalwarts then moved into premises in the centre of Tauranga in the old Down Under Coffee Lounge building and built their own layout.
After another move to a Cameron Road/Hillsdene location in what has now become the Tauranga Citizens’ Club, the club then wound up at some time during the 1980’s. Paul Corlett (Sharnie) was club President through this period.
Many moons passed until Errol Hodgson made it known that his full basement layout was available to resurrect a Tauranga Slot Car Club. 
Unfortunately Errol Sold his track after a couple of years and nothing happened for a couple of more years until the start of 2010 when the Scantlebury track was build by Stu and Dan. This returning slot car racing back in Tauranga again. In middle of the same year the 16th ave track was build and a simple figure 8 track was built in Kinloch. The Kinloch track went though a major change in the middle of 2011 to what it is today. With 3 tracks in Tauranga, slot car racing is truly back in the heat of the bay.

Thanks to Barry Raynel for the information