David Carter Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Pedro51 said: I have to move the drivers stations, the track is a bit higher - more storage underneath, so apart from Mac and Ryan we would need boxes to stand on to see the top of the flyover. I should get the braid recesses routed tomorrow, then onto painting the new section. I dropped your mitre saw off today, it is in the new carport Quote Holdens rule the rest just drool slot cars are my drug, ATCC/Bathurst proxy host NZ Grp5 proxy host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro51 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, David Carter said: I dropped your mitre saw off today, it is in the new carport Thanks Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Looks great, Pedro. I'm out this week. Staff function. Edited November 29, 2020 by slotmadmac Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri-corn7 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Cool Beetle Mac! and great news on the tracks Dave & Pedro!! I'm in this week. See you fellas there! Quote They are only toys .... until you pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodsun Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Yep! (I think) Wow Peter your track is looking awesome, you've done a great job with that extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 8:46 AM, slotmadmac said: I'm out this week. Staff function. Not any more. Catch all you slot-mongrels tomorrow night. Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 I’m in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Mark in relation to your comments on the Taradale Facebook page re speeding down Guppy Rd. You realise that a few guilty parties might be fellow “sloties” who whilst departing a Thursday race night take off like they still have a controller in their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Ah well I wouldn't know that as we can only clock the ones actually passing our house at high enough speed to blow the dust up off the road. - It would be so sad if a fellow clubbie was accidentally caught in the crossfire of the Mossad led firestorm we are organising ....... It is really bad though, we regularly see cars exceeding 100kph in a 50kph area with a lot of walkers and cyclists. Between that and the Black Power v Mob skirmishes going on, Taradale is feeling like a suburbia version of the south auckland turf wars at present. Nothing that a month with the SAS running the local police couldn't sort. Police are totally ineffective, we've had 6 gang incidents SINCE the shooting at McDonalds. Two in the last week.The 3 injured got reported in the press, but the bank was in lockdown 2 days ago due to one, and it didn't even make social media, let alone national media. Glenda had to skedaddle home... Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad-Marty Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 See you lads at Marks at 6.01pm . Been warming up my trigger finger all afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 14 drivers and another fast and furious night of racing. So many quick cars and the number of offs / unforced errors is dropping every week. Brilliant. Congrats to Crockett for smoking NASCAR and El Marco for the Group 5 win. Loved it. Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Great night of racing guys. Good to see Michael and the Handler back. 14 is a great turnout for December. We missed ya JK. NASCAR results - whoever came 14th, - you aren"t showing. This race results screen only has 13 places - I better up the numbers visible on screen Crockett, whatever that Nascar of yours drinks for juice, it must be illegal - we're sending the Narc squad over to give it a breath test. DTM Result Some Group 5 action Group 5 result Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro51 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks Mark, good racing was done. I am sure Bronwen will be really happy with that slot car that fell into my box for xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri-corn7 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Very cool night. Thanks Mark and all. Definitely some awesome dices all through the field... I'm good for hosting next week. I'll put out a reminder next week so it don't get buried. Plus if I get some shed time this weekend... I might put something different on.... Quote They are only toys .... until you pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro51 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Track wiring is doing my head in. But I think I have cracked it, my careful labelling of wires before I cut them failed due to mixing up the wires I was labelling, and the odd label falling off. Track construction is not quite finished but I got sidetracked and red lane is working, no track call button or power off yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 The Bings have "Muscled Up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Both looking low and mean on the Bing Ring. I'm a big fan of those Scaley Camaros. I had a good score this week. Finally got the MG Vanquish JPS Lotus I have lusted after for ages. Been chasing an affordable one for well over 10 years and picked this up on TradeMe for $60. Happy days! It's such a lovely model. 1/28 scale. Not sure if I will work it up or leave it as is. Probably the later. I think it's the best looking slot car model I've owned so it probably deserves an unmolested life on the shelf. I did molest a Slot It Lola for our LMP class, though. I've never been a fan of the Slot It long can anglewinders, but this one seems to have the goods. Smooth and fast. There were quite a Slot It LMPs racing here 2 weeks ago. Can anyone remember what their lap times were like? Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munter Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Think they were lapping about 6.3 at least that is what I remember doing Quote John Warren Slotcars are my preferred reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Best LMP was 20.5 laps, can’t remember if we were doing 2 min or 2:30 rounds but you’d be able to work a lap time out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 9 hours ago, munter said: Think they were lapping about 6.3 at least that is what I remember doing 6.3 is superfast. The older you get, the faster you were? 1 Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2theK Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, slotmadmac said: 6.3 is superfast. The older you get, the faster you were? Yeah, that's Pie-Boy not the Mighty Munter 1 Quote JK 1 x Porsche 997 Constructors Cup Co-Champion 1 x Fly Classic Enduro 2013 Co-Champion 1 x F1 Classic Shootout 2016 Co-Champion 1 x Harmon Memorial Cup 2016 Co-Champion 2 x PieBone 400 Co-Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I ran my new LMP then had to leave. It is about the fastest I have been able to get an LMP - never my best work those things. In practice, I had it down to about 6.6, in race I think a 6.9. I finished mid pack, but I think that was mainly because I had a really &*!#%&!% run on one lane. I was probably 4th or 5th quickest. Does Ryan recall his best times - we were neck in neck in a couple of heats. I don't recall LMPs actually going as fast as GT1 (which in theory they should be), or 65-80 sports and Group 5 which the fastest ones are all doing mid 6s Plus they are long wheelbase. As most LMP are either boxer or Flat-6 in angle-winder, getting rid of glitches caused by chassis/pod distortions on wood is difficult. Mac - you should aim to build something than can get JUST under 8.7 seconds, we'll all be happy with that That Lotus - sheesh, I didn't see that. Gorgeous. Wanted one of them myself for years too. They are 1:28th Keep it as a display. Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri-corn7 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 17 hours ago, Pedro51 said: ....... no track call button or power off yet. What's them then?? 1 Quote They are only toys .... until you pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro51 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Capri-corn7 said: What's them then?? Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted December 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 10:29 AM, Capri-corn7 said: Very cool night. Thanks Mark and all. Definitely some awesome dices all through the field... I'm good for hosting next week. I'll put out a reminder next week so it don't get buried. Plus if I get some shed time this weekend... I might put something different on.... New thread title "The Unburying" - Pat, are we doing week 5 or something different. And all, probably our last week - will be for me at least, the usual activities are ramping up Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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