Shaynus Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Ok, she's back together and the wheels turn in the right direction! Here is my "SUSS Racing" Gulf #9 Audi A4 DTM Lots of "1st"'s for me - 1st proxy event, 1st time preping a car for another track (only ever raced my cars a 1 track), 1st time mod'ing a SCX, 1st time trying to "weather" a car, 1st go at doing clear decals. I did a couple of shake down laps yesterday, before pulling it down again. It is certainly nowhere as fast as my NSR, so I don't think the leaders have much to worry about, but it has been a fun (?) challenge to get it done (and on timejus-t!), which I have enjoyed doing, which is the main thing! I should be posting this off on Friday, and I'll sort payment over the weekend, if not before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 For anyone having trouble finding my address it's Paul Komnacki 69 Cowper Street Braidwood NSW Australia 2622 Cheers Paul Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Best proxy for 1'st's. I like to give lots of feedback and videos showing how your car goes. There's some seriously fast cars entered this year by the Canberra locals so it will be good to see how the rest of the world compares. Then there's my car which is faster than anything else I've ever built but still .05 sec per lap off the top pace in testing. At least it drives well and hard to deslot. 1 Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reek455 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) My entry is on the way. I was not able to do much testing at our main racing venue due to the virus but it was well behaved when I ran it last. It is a Ninco body with a modified Slot.it chassis with an AW pod with spring suspension and a Slot.it Boxer 2 motor. We use mostly NSR tires around here so I shipped it with those, so I hope I'm not making a huge mistake doing so. They are considerably faster than urethanes at our regular venue which is routed wood. Regards Rico Edited July 18, 2020 by reek455 Quote I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Oscar Wilde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS41T Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I may send my car if time permits Paul... I threw it together then left it , while I dealt with the lost of my old man...It’s not a great car but it should go ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 No worries. Hope you and family are much better. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumos RSR Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) Car was shipped today, my 1st ever hot hatch so we will learn a ton about high centers of gravity during this series. The car was built with bin parts with the body and chassis purchased new. All other parts have been used in other cars NSR CLIO NSR Wheels oh no.......penalty for no inserts I just thought about it NSR tires so we will see how this goes versus my urethane debacle last series NSR motor in a sidewinder configuration Extra hard pod Yellow chassis hopefully it will preserve the tires some Thunderslot guide Edited July 19, 2020 by Brumos RSR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Alpha Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Couldn't get my car ready in time unfortunately. I'll have to be a scratching, sorry Paul. Good luck fellas, looks like a terrific field. Dave T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArroldN Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Car left Miami International processing center today at 8:03 am in route to AU. Quote MOPAR or NOCAR YES IT'S A HEMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thanks guys. I'll let you know when your cars arrive. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curef99 Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 my car should arrive this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Any idea when this series might kick of Paul , what with all that's going on in the world , interested to get some feed back as well on a shakedown sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) We won't start the proxy officially until all the cars arrive. I'll do a "preliminary" run on my test track soon with the cars that I have to let people know how the cars compare. Edited July 27, 2020 by Sports Racer Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArroldN Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 My car left Sydney on the 25th. Hopefully you will have it soon. Quote MOPAR or NOCAR YES IT'S A HEMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curef99 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 mine should arrive tomorrow or the day after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi62 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 Hi Paul, posted my MG today, realized after that I forgot to put my forum name on the bottom of the chassis. I'll sort the payment on Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks for still entering. There'll be a slight penalty for late posting as all cars should have been in the post by 20/7/20. Don't worry about having no name on the bottom. I have a big hammer to nail on a 12kg plaque with your name on it. Cheers Paul Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi62 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks Paul, on my previous form there's nothing to worry about, it'll be a back of the pack runner anyway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 You never know in a proxy series Pepsi62, i am sitting here building a replacement for the car i sent this year for 2021 something completly differant from what's gone before , always a learning curve my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 So right Keith. On the weekend before the cars had to be posted I built up a Group 5 Sideways Mustang and it lapped my test track much faster than my Calibra proxy car so I put a NSR Renault Clio body on the Mustang chassis. It has the potential to win the proxy but only with more development time so it's shelved until next year. The Calibra is a little bit slower but much easier to drive which is what you need for a proxy car. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArroldN Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 My car is showing delivered. Quote MOPAR or NOCAR YES IT'S A HEMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reek455 Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Latest tracking on my car: July 30, 2020 at 7:52 am Departed SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Quote I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Oscar Wilde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 ArroldN, Lance and Aloha received in good condition. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArroldN Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Looking forward to the competition. Just hope the car is up to the task. Quote MOPAR or NOCAR YES IT'S A HEMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi62 Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 payment sent Paul, Thanks for the encouragement guys! yes you never know what can happen in Proxy racing, having fun and getting a car to go around different tracks and drivers and get feedback is the best part of it,. I hot glued the pod thinking i had too, but that's for the ATCC proxy in NZ!!!!!, oops, but it still seemed to handle ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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