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Offline HS93

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Slot Cars
« on: May 28, 2011, 08:51:54 PM »
this was on another site I visit it was made by one of the members, I also found the second one while I was looking  , wow have they changed since I had a set.


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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2011, 10:27:01 PM »
That is neat! Great find!

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 10:40:42 PM »
That's a far cry from the set I had when I was a kid (only a few years ago!).  Very neat.

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2011, 02:39:25 PM »
Peter,

Quote from: HS93 on May 28, 2011, 08:51:54 PM
wow have they changed since I had a set.
Peter

So Peter were your's "wind up" or "push-push"  :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Offline toyjeep73

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2011, 10:10:52 PM »
I raced cars something like this about 20 yrs ago.  They were running $200+ a car and 80+mph.  These look a little smaller than what we had.

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2011, 12:58:08 PM »
 
DaveH

I seem to remember that there were two scales 1/32 and 1/24 - you probably had the larger. I enjoyed many happy hours spent slot car racing with rewound motors, double power magnets etc. 4 wheel drive - my favourite was a GT40 - happy days !

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2011, 01:13:07 PM »
John-Som,

I had a scalextrix - with Lister Jags.

Had many hours of fun with it :D
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2011, 01:28:59 PM »
Had and still have a early 60' scalextric figure 8 layout with lotus cars.They still are the best they are 1/32scale, had some 1/24 cars that were used at the local track. Rented by the 1/2 hour time back in the 60's was 75ąper half hour. Also have had the old Aurora HO Motoring sets and have a current Tycho brand HO Richard Petty branded set. Many fun filled hours with a number of tracks that were built up over the years.

Went by the local big RC car/truck shop years ago, they are a local scalextric dealer and have rental track next to their two large scale Electric RC tracks.
For your further enjoyment, here are two links you might enjoy

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Scalextric USA
I have a number of the mini HO scale RC cars which are pretty cool and lots of fun with the cats  :lol:
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2011, 07:17:55 PM »
Had a few of them figure of 8 Lotus from early to mid 60's, should still have them some where along with the Triang railway.
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2011, 03:17:38 PM »
God I feel old...I had a Scalextric set and my cars were BRMs! :(
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Offline Rickard

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2012, 12:51:54 AM »
You guys got to see the stuff we race :) Fast and verry Tech :)
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2012, 03:47:17 AM »
have you got any pictures of your cars? preferably with the bodies off, I played 12th carpet for 20+ years right from the start of 12th scale when it was silicone tyres used mainly associated cars from the good old US of A but also used lexan cars as well still have most of my stuff in the loft must dig it out I am far to slow to do it these days

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Offline cfellows

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2012, 03:39:57 PM »
I don't understand what keeps the cars on the track at that speed...

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2012, 03:47:02 PM »
I think it may be wings as in full size cars.

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2012, 04:27:05 PM »
Quote from: Rickard on April 30, 2012, 12:51:54 AM
You guys got to see the stuff we race :) Fast and verry Tech :)
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that's fast!

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Offline Rickard

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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2012, 07:18:41 PM »
Quote from: HS93 on April 30, 2012, 03:47:17 AM
have you got any pictures of your cars? preferably with the bodies off, I played 12th carpet for 20+ years right from the start of 12th scale when it was silicone tyres used mainly associated cars from the good old US of A but also used lexan cars as well still have most of my stuff in the loft must dig it out I am far to slow to do it these days

peter
Thanks for the interest Peter, I'm mostly a Drag Racer, but here's some of my Team



This is the newest of my cars I'm building fore the 2012-2013 Season


This is a Car I Hand cut and Machined from Aluminum as A Retro 60's style chassis

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This is one of my Faster Bracket Dragsters This car will do the 55' scale 1/4 in .785 @ ~78MPH




This is a Rendering of The stainless Tubing Chassis that I'm building for my Hard Body Corvette and the Body Back from Paint 
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2012, 07:22:43 PM »
Quote from: HS93 on April 30, 2012, 03:47:02 PM
I think it may be wings as in full size cars.

Peter

Chuck the Side Dams (Wings) on those cars fold down at speed to give then a lot of downforce, combined with the shape of the body creating a negative pressure under the cars act like a VACUUM
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2012, 08:05:46 AM »
It's a far cry from the early 60s but it is nice to see that they still come off on the corners.
It was lotsa fun, especially building the cars with no money and no tooling and limited skills.
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2012, 03:24:18 PM »
Quote from: AussieJimG on May 02, 2012, 08:05:46 AM
..........It was lotsa fun, especially building the cars with no money and no tooling and limited skills.
Jim
Well Jim Being Retired on a fixed income You've hit on my Team Motto " building the cars with no money and no tooling and limited skills". Careful use of Throwaway parts and Self building I can Build cars Just aws fast for 1/4 the $$$. I Personally have an 80 mph car that I bet I have less than $40 in and have been running every weekend for the last 2 years
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2012, 07:44:42 PM »
What Voltage do you run on?
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2012, 01:27:57 AM »
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2012, 03:56:11 AM »
There was a chap At Harrogate with two dragsters, he had not run them yet but wanted to break the model speed record,

Peter
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Re: Slot Cars
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2012, 06:24:33 PM »
Gentlemen

Thats some neat shite!!!!!!!!!!!!
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