Wobble Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Check this page out. Scroll down to 32 & 33 - http://www.racingspo...tra/MS670B.html - maybe next year Mark. Edited April 6, 2015 by Wobble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yeah, I never thought to lool at Interserie lists did I [Duh] 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...
SlotsNZ Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yeah, I never thought to look at theInterserie lists did I [Duh] 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...
drw21 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Yep, I was surprised to see that Matra on the entry list, but there it was listed as an entry in '73. Mike did start with a Slot-it white kit and had to make it look like the #33 car that raced in '73, didn't need to look at the interserie lists, just CanAm and found it. Edited April 6, 2015 by drw21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS41T Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) The matra will be hard to beat I think !! 😀😀 Edited April 7, 2015 by GAS41T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw21 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yeah, Mike has it running very very very well!!!! Glides thru the corners with the flow of a runny turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitlane3 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Ahh, the Matra saga comes up again. Kinda funny that it is still alive. Quote "If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." Ferdinand Porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I should have looked closer Christian, and run one myself. Dave just described the normal modus operandus of those Matra. "glides like a runny turd" through corners. Mine holds my track lap record and I have never so much as pulled it apart to flatten the chassis. 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...
drw21 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) Lim's Lola 310 got here today.................. Edited April 7, 2015 by drw21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Dave you got the spare wheels/tyres I sent up for Lim's car? 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...
drw21 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobble Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 My Matra goes good to, it has Ultragrips and a bit of weight so I used it as the bench mark for setting up my T70. The T70 goes a lot better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquakiwi Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yeah I put Ultra grips on my Matra and its probably my quickest lapping car on my track, a real pleasure to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Chuckle sounds like you guys have picked the winner already , must admit I was surprised to see a Matra in it must have been a one of, looks like a race to get 6 Matra's in 2016 then, oh by the way my records which may be wrong showed that the 1973 race at Watkins glen the Matra' did not arrive to compete ,am I right ?????????????? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitlane3 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 They were entered in both races. They had a World championship race (1000km) on saturday and the CANAM race on sunday. Most cars were cross entered for both events, but the Matra boys had no intension to run the CANAM race on sunday after winning on saturday. Had this in the very first NZ CANAM proxy, which meant that I could not enter my Matra 670b back then. So the circle closes again. Enjoy the racing and stay in the slot. Quote "If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." Ferdinand Porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) Pitlane is definitely correct there were two Matra-Simca MS670B cars entered but neither started. Canam rules clearly state that car only had to be entered. It did not need to race. Slotsnz may remember but I think rule has been that since start. Regards Chas Le Breton (charlesx) Edited April 8, 2015 by charlesx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) Think they may have raced in Intersie as well. Must consult to the list I did for Dave last year. Regards Chas Le Breton (charlesx) Edited April 7, 2015 by charlesx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hi all. If you look at Post 1 in Canam Proxy/Eligibilily list you will see list I prepared last year. May not be every last car but pretty exhaustive. There may be some non-Group 7 cars that need to be deleted. Have ID'd some. Ember or Mark can you perhaps copy this thread to new general thread under Canam Proxy so you do not have to go digging for it. Main headng "Canam Proxy Eligibility List" as sub=heading is hard to spot. Regards Chas Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobble Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) Pitlane is definitely correct there were two Matra-Simca MS670B cars entered but neither started. Canam rules clearly state that car only had to be entered. It did need race. Slotsnz may remember but I think rule has been that since start. Regards Chas Le Breton (charlesx) Hi Chas, where you've stated "it did need race", did you mean 'it did not need to race'? Edited April 7, 2015 by Wobble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Sorry Wobble - yes of course. I will correct original post. Thanks for pointing out. Regards Chas Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Slightly off topic, but how do you get the NSR Ultragrips to work on wood track without tyre treatment? We cannot treat tyres other than truing and a wet tongue to clean them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobble Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wet tongue eh? Isn't that tyre treatment or is it tyre abuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi again Difinity. Here we go again off topic. NZ Canam and Group 5 is run on mainly NSR untreated tyres. Great grip using Supergrip and Ultragrip. Extreme wear out too quick. Just glue and true. Regards Chas Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw21 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Here we go guys, all the chassis pix............................. and in order from the shakedown.................. DrSpeed OrakeiRacer DRW21 Tony Cook Gas41T Edited April 12, 2015 by drw21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw21 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Next bunch........................ ChopperGav AlfaHorn Branco AquaKiwi Drew Edited April 12, 2015 by drw21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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