bov Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 A little nudge........ Are we any closer to knowing when the racing will resume? Quote Cheers, Tony. There's only two questions: 1. What direction do you go 2. What's the Lap Record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Hi All, After long planning and discussion's over the summer break, I'm glad to announce that racing will get underway at Armchair Racer on Tuesday Week. The First race meet will be held on the 21st Feburary 2012. We will be starting the year off with both the Slot It and Plafit Classes. All further details will be posted on the Armchair Website tomorrow under the heading 'Racing Events' or though this link http://www.armchairracer.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=6 Details and Rules for the SCX GT Class will be posted in the next day or so. The cars will be stock standard, but you are allowed to true tyres and lower your magnet. Good Lap times with magnets will be around the 6.4 to 6.8 seconds, without will be somewhere around 8 seconds. With the 4 hr Enduro, the word is that we will be delaying it to somewhere around June/July. Hope to see everone in the next week or so. Jason Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Hi guys, here are the SCX GT Rules for 2012. Thanks for John Van Dyk for helping us with the rules SCX Class Rules 1. Magnet / non Magnet class . 2. All Cars will be stock standard SCX GT / WTCC or DTM cars , OUT OF THE BOX unmodified . 3. You may true and glue the original tyres . 4. You may lubricate all moving parts . 5. You may adjust the original magnet to your personal liking . 6. See list for eligible cars for this class . any car not on the list will need to be approved prier to racing . How this class will operate : 1. All drivers will be allowed to start with there original Magnet in place . You can remove the magnet if you wish . 2. Magnets will be removed once a driver has recorded a top 3 finish through the season and not replaced for the rest of the season . ( 1st , 2nd & 3rd place in any of the SCX class race meets ) 3. If a driver wishers to change cars during the season and has recorded a top 3 finish he / she must remove the magnet from the new car .. 4. The aim of this class is to bring the back of the field up to the top and to mix up the results . 5. A friendly point scoring system will be in place to keep track of drivers performance through out the series , as well as in the overall series ( all 4 race class ) Note : After testing some new cars , I found that they run much better after run them in for around an hour this also helps in truing the tyers and setting the magnet does make a difference to there performance . Eligible Cars Aston Martin DBR9 / GT 2005 / Vantage Audi A4 DTM BMW 320i WTCC / M3 GT2 Chevrolet Corvette C6R / GT 2005 Ferrari 559 / 360 / 550 / FXX Honda Accord WTCC Jaguar RSR XKRS Mercedes Benz SLS AGM / C-class DTM Morgan Aero 8 Opal Astra & Ventra DTM Porsche 911 GT / GT3 cup Renault Megan Trophy Seat Leon / Toledo GT Volvo S60 Points score : 1st 25 points 2nd 20 points 3rd 15 points 4th 12 points 5th 11 points 6th 10 points 7th 9 points 8th 8 points 9th 7 points 10th 6 points 11th 5 points 12th 4 points 13th 3 points 14th 2 points 15th onwards 1 point Edited February 13, 2012 by Scalextric V8 Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Hello again, Just a quick reminder that club racing will be on tomorrow night, 21st Feburary 2012, at Armchair Racer. Classes racing Tomorrow Night Include: Race 1 - Slot It Class (Any Slot It Race Car) Non Magnet - Any Modification (Only Slot It Parts Only and Car must weigh under 100 grams of Downforce on Magnet Marshall) 8 x 2 Min Heats - 12 Volts Race 2 - Plafit Class (Road Cars or Road Car Race Cars 1/28th Body Allowed) Non Magnet - Many Modifications (See Website for more Info) Standard 1/28 Ninco X Slot Cars also Allowed 8 x 2 min Heats - 12 Volts Prices $10 for Racing In Both Classes $20 for Racing in Both Classes and Pizza Times Practice starts from 5pm Racing starts from 7pm Approx finish time 9:30pm More Information http://www.armchairr...oks9202ia39ftb7 Hope to see everyone tomorrow, Jason Edited February 20, 2012 by Scalextric V8 Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooter Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Woohoo ,,see you tomorrow Jason ,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooter Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Great turnout at Armchair tonight ,,enjoyed racing very much and was great to see long lost familiar faces .Good close racing ,,just got to get my plait going like Jimmi's , well done guys keep up the good attendance . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Hi All, What a great start to 2012 Racing at Armchair with a total of 20 people turning up for the first race night. We had New faces, Old Faces in which we haven't seen for a few yrs and allways our regulars that turn up each week. We also like to thank the guys from Dapto in coming up last night, and flooging us all in the Plafit class. We hope to be more competitive next round. Anyway, Here are the race results from last night - 21st Feburary 2012 Race 1 - Slot It Class (Any Slot It Race Car) Non Magnet - Any Modification (Only Slot It Parts Only and Car must weigh under 100 grams of Downforce on Magnet Marshall) 8 x 2 Min Heats - 12 Volts Place - Name - Total Laps - Personal Best Lap - Points 1st - Matt G - 148 laps - 6.259 sec - 25 pts 2nd - John VD - 145 laps - 6.283 sec - 20 pts 3rd - Nigel B - 145 laps - 6.341 sec - 15 pts 4th - Greg T - 144 laps - 6.310 sec - 12 pts 5th - John A - 140 laps - 6.168 sec - 11 pts 6th - Jason B - 140 laps - 6.681 sec - 10 pts 7th - Geoff I - 137 laps - 6.363 sec - 9 pts 8th - Ian B - 135 laps - 6.518 sec - 8 pts 9th - Jimmy - 135 laps - 6.569 sec - 7 pts 10th - Moreno - 124 laps - 6.710 sec - 6 pts 11th - Ian R - 123 laps - 7.084 sec - 5 pts 12th - Tony B - 121 laps - 6.816 sec - 4 pts 13th - Michael S - 121 laps - 7.195 sec - 3 pts 14th - Jason W - 119 laps - 7.232 sec - 2 pts 15th - Phil - 118 laps - 6.868 sec - 1 pt 16th - Cameron - 118 laps - 6.768 sec - 1 pt 17th - JJ - 116 laps - 7.133 sec - 1 pt 18th - Harry T - 115 laps - 6.865 sec - 1 pt 19th - Paul - 108 laps - 7.592 sec - 1 pt 20th - Mark S - 95 laps - 7.628 sec - 1 pt Overall Lap Record - John A - 6.168 sec - Green Lane - R1, 2012 Overall Race Record - Matt G & John VD - 149 laps - R7 & 9, R8, 2011 All Results from following race can be seen here: SLOT IT CLASS - Round 1, 2012 Race 2 - Plafit Class (Road Cars or Road Car Race Cars 1/28th Body Allowed) Non Magnet - Many Modifications (See Website for more Info) Standard 1/28 Ninco X Slot Cars also Allowed 8 x 2 min Heats - 12 Volts Place - Name - Total Laps - Personal Best Lap - Points 1st - Jimmy - 157 laps - 6.037 sec - 25 pts 2nd - Cameron - 152 laps - 6.160 sec - 20 pts 3rd - John VD - 149 laps - 6.238 sec - 15 pts 4th - JJ - 149 laps - 6.071 sec - 12 pts 5th - John A - 146 laps - 6.215 sec - 11 pts 6th - Jason B - 146 laps - 6.054 sec - 10 pts 7th - Geoff I - 145 laps - 6.196 sec - 9 pts 8th - Greg T - 143 laps - 6.286 sec - 8 pts 9th - Matt G - 142 laps - 6.236 sec - 7 pts 10th - Nigel B - 140 laps - 6.348 sec - 6 pts 11th - Paul - 139 laps - 6.255 sec - 5 pts 12th - Moreno - 138 laps - 6.460 sec - 4 pts 13th - Ian B - 136 laps - 6.561sec - 3 pts 14th - Harry T - 135 laps - 6.242 sec - 2 pts 15th - Phil - 134 laps - 6.711 sec - 1 pt 16th - Ian R - 131 laps - 6.531 sec - 1 pt 17th - Jason W - 124 laps - 7.288 sec - 1pt 18th - Tony B - 121laps - 6.591 sec - 1 pt Overall Lap Record - Jimmy - 6.037 sec - Blue Lane - R1, 2012 Overall Race Record - Jimmy - 157 laps - R1, 2012 All Results from following race can be seen here: PLAFIT CLASS - Round 1, 2012 The Overall Pointscore series for all Classes and Overall Combined Pointscores can be seen here: 2012 Armchair Racer Pointscore Series Important Info We will be changing Race Nights from Tuesday's to Wednesday's from Next Race Night. Next Race Night will be on Wednesday 7th March, 2012 Classes will be SCX GT and Sideways Host Class More info will be on the Armchair Website Until then, Happy Racing! Jason. Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1810 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) Jason You should ban them dudes from Dapto. LOL. Or maybe make them run a pointer after they win a race? Edited February 22, 2012 by Chris1810 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 No "point" making you run a pointer; JJ flogged us with one of those last time. All the Armchair regulars improved a lot with their Plafits last night just by having a masterclass in driving them. We'll be on the pace pretty soon but it won't be easy to beat Jimmy. Thanks for the hard work again Jason, I don't know if you know, but the google docs have restrictions on them meaning you will need to grant access to every person who needs to see them., Might want to see if there's an option to make them publicly available or you'll have a lot of extra work granting access to people. Also the timing system is looking much better, sounds are pretty good but we could get rid of the beep for each car each lap, better to have a sound only when something special happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camber Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thanks for a great night, really enjoyed myself. I think flogged in MZ's is an overstatement, I had a great battle with John VD in one of the heats and Jason Brooks had the second fastest lap time only a poofteenth behind Jim. If you wanna see flogged, look at our Slotit results. Regards - Cam Quote Hoo Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thanks to Jason & Jim for putting on another great nights racing & to all the racers for making the night a very enjoyable experience. On the long drive home the main topic of conversation was how to get our Slot its working better,so thanks guys for the tips & I hope our tips for the Plafits help to improve your cars.They are definately fast enough,just need a bit more tweaking of the chassis & trim those super wide rears & I'm sure it won't be long before I'm chasing tail lights. Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Hey Guys, Finally fixed the problem with google docs. hopefully everyone can see the results now. If not, let me know. Jason Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bov Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 G'day Jason, The output from R.C. to Google Docs is great! The whole way that the R.C program ran was quite cool - not sure about the accent tho... "Wace starts in Twirty seconds..." Being able to look at individual lap times sure brings back memories of the evening's 'more interesting moments'..... Healthy turn-out too! Quote Cheers, Tony. There's only two questions: 1. What direction do you go 2. What's the Lap Record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringie Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 G`day ,had a great night last wedensday& it is a good track to race on,just one question what rear tyres do you guys run on your slotit cars Ringie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 F15 or F22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringie Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks for that Ringie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringie Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I have raced up at your track & Iam looking forward to the next race meeting , could you give me an idea what gearing to run on the slotit cars (on wedensday nights i think now) Thanks Ringie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hey Ringie, Most of the guys that race up at armchair use a gear ratio between 2.7:1 to 3:1. Mostly everyone in the field will use a 10 tooth pinion and anything between a 27 tooth crown to a 30 tooth crown. My current setup is 2.9:1 (10 tooth pinion and 29 tooth crown, inline setup) Ill check with the rest of the guys tommorow night. Cheers, Jason Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringie Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks for your help Jason on the gearing that gives me a better idea,might go a bit better next time. Ringie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Hello again, Just a quick reminder that club racing will be on tonight, Wednesday 7th March 2012, at Armchair Racer. Classes racing tonight Include: Race 1 – SCX GT Class Round 1 (GT Race Cars and DTM’s) Magnet/Non Magnet Racing, Box Stock Cars 8 x 2 Min Heats - 12 Volts Race 2 - Sideways Riley’s Host Class Round 1 - Cars Supplied (Riley MKXX Riley Daytona Prototypes 2008) Cars Supplied by Armchair - Non Magnet - Minor Modifications to All Cars 8 x 2 Min Heats - 12 Volts Prices for racing tonight are as Followed: $10 for Racing $20 for Racing and Pizza (Drinks can be purchased through our vending machine) Practice starts from 5pm Racing starts from 7pm Approx finish time 9:30pm More Information about race nights and rules can be found in the following link Armchair Racer - Wednesday Night Racing Hope to see you all tonight. Thanks, Jason Brooks Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Hi All, We had another great night of racing at Armchair Last Night. We had a total of 13 racers, with some new faces to Armchair including Graeme from Slot Car Factory, Jon C and Ahmet who are new to Racing. We had some close and exciting finishes for both classes. Anyway, here are the race results from last night – 7th March 2012 Race 1 – SCX GT Class Round 1 (GT Race Cars and DTM’s) Magnet/Non Magnet Racing, Box Stock Cars 8 x 2 Min Heats - 12 Volts Place - Name - Total Laps - Personal Best Lap - Points 1st – Jason B – 145 laps – 6.133 sec – 25 pts 2nd – John VD – 136 laps – 6.699 sec – 20 pts 3rd – John A – 132 laps – 6.627 sec – 15 pts 4th – Geoff I – 131 laps – 6.733 sec – 12 pts 5th – Ahmet – 131 laps – 6.727 sec – 11 pts 6th – Nigel B – 131 laps – 6.826 sec – 10 pts 7th – Phil – 124 laps – 6.946 sec – 9 pts 8th – Harry T – 123 laps – 7.511 sec – 8 pts 9th – Ian R – 120 laps – 7.075 sec – 7 pts 10th – Kieran – 114 laps – 7.293 sec – 6 pts 11th – Mark S – 112 laps – 7.074 sec – 5 pts 12th – Graeme – 111 laps – 6.871 sec – 4 pts 13th – John K – 110 laps – 7.649 sec – 3 pts Overall Lap Record – Jason B – 6.133 sec – Purple – R1 2012 Overall Race Record – Jason B – 145 laps – R1 2012 All Results from following race can be seen here: SCX GT CLASS - Round 1, 2012 Race 2 - Sideways Riley’s Host Class Round 1 (Riley MKXX Riley Daytona Prototypes 2008) Cars Supplied by Armchair - Non Magnet - Minor Modifications to All Cars 8 x 2 Min Heats - 12 Volts Place - Name - Total Laps - Personal Best Lap - Points 1st – Jason B – 132 laps – 6.935 sec – 25 pts 2nd – John A – 132 laps – 6.983 sec – 20 pts 3rd – Nigel B – 129 laps – 7.017 sec – 15 pts 4th – Geoff I – 128 laps – 7.108 sec – 12 pts 5th – John VD – 126 laps – 7.308 sec – 11 pts 6th – Harry T – 121 laps – 7.267 sec – 10 pts 7th – Ian R – 119 laps – 7.278 sec – 9 pts 8th – Phil – 116 laps – 6.673 sec* - 8 pts 9th – Ahmet – 114 laps – 7.874 sec – 7 pts 10th – Kieran – 110 laps – 7.506 sec – 6 pts 11th – Graeme – 102 laps – 7.611 sec -5 pts 12th – Mark S – 99 laps – 7.688 sec – 4 pts 13th – Jon C – 92 laps – 7.992 sec – 3pts Overall Lap Record – Matt G - 6.655 sec - R6, 2011 Overall Race Record – Matt G & Jason B - 133 Laps, R7 & R8, 2011 Note – Phil’s Lap time was counted however a false lap occurred. This therefore will not be counted towards any Records that currently stand. All Results from following race can be seen here: SIDEWAYS HOST CLASS - Round 1, 2012 The Overall Pointscore for All Individual and Combined Classes can be seen here: 2012 Armchair Racer Pointscore Series Additional Information Next Race Night will be on Wednesday 21st March, 2012 Classes will be Slot It and Plafit. Note – Any cars that do not meet the current regulations will be allowed to race, however no points will go towards the driver. More info will be on the Armchair Website Until then, Happy Racing! Jason. Edited March 8, 2012 by Scalextric V8 Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Sounds like the SCX class went well on its first go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bov Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Crickey - Jase's SCX 1/2 a second a lap faster and nine laps more in total? What a machine - I bet the car was pretty good, too...... . Quote Cheers, Tony. There's only two questions: 1. What direction do you go 2. What's the Lap Record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooter Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Jasons SCX car left everything for dead ,as did Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 sorry guys. My SCX has been a rocket for the last few weeks. John VD had a competitive car until he had to replace his motor on the weekend. It was close for 3rd in the scx round where Nigel and John A were on the same lap in the final heat. John Crashed and nigel waited as he didnt want to be third. in the end he waited to long a dropped to 6th. For the Sideways class, John A got of to a good start puting him 1 lap infront of me until he had a bad heat where everyone was all over the place crashing. I caught up eventually winning by 1.7 sec ofer john. I hope everyone can clearly see all the results on Google Docs properly. There are tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet if you a stuck on the one page. Any problems let me know. Cheers, Jason Quote Brooksy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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