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  1. Hello forum members Apologies for the delayed post, but here is a brief description of my entry for the NZ Proxy: I have always liked the early period CanAm cars, and when Cheng Law informed me of this proxy series, I needed little persuasion to put in an entry. My entry is a model of the 1970 Norris Industries Autocoast Ti22. Charlie Fitzpatrick at Betta and Classic very kindly gave me permission to to use one of his 0.030" white plasticard vacuum formed Betta shell as a mould to cast a regid resin copy. I wanted to use petroleum jelly as a release agent, but do now know what to use to thin this down. In the end, I used soap, which seems to work out alright. In hindsight, I think I may have cast the shell a bit too thin - we'll see what damage/deformation may occur when the shell is put under racing conditions as the series unfold. Paint is Halfords rattle-can acrylic. Cheng Law provided a driver which was painted with artist's acrylics. Chassis and running gear is a bog standard MSC Monte Carlo Universal Chassis fitted with a MSC Thunder 2 motor and 10:30 gear ratio. Only the rear tyres were changed (or not?) to NSR Supergrips. Chassis to body mounting is by a pair of polycarbonate sheet outriggers fixed to a couple of wood blocks glued to the body shell. Top view of chassis: Bottom view of chassis: I believe this is the first time a MSC chassis has been entered for these type of proxy racing. Lets see how it fares at the end of the series. Yuen Loong
  2. Hello, my name is Phang Yuen Loong. I was very much into slot racing in the period from the early 1960s to about 1970, and was racing in a club in Kuala Lumpur where I met one of the forum's regulars, Lim Cheng Law. It was Cheng Law who pointed me to this forum and persuaded me to join. I am now based in Birmingham in the UK, and it was Cheng Law who was indirectly responsible for getting me into the hobby again. About eight years ago, Cheng Law was coming to visit me in Birmingham, and asked if I could scout out a few slot-racing clubs where we can drop in on their race nights when he visited. I googled and found Oaklands Park Slot Car Club, which is not too far from where I am staying, rang their secretary who invited me to drop in on their club night. The members made me very welcome and provided me with a competitive car to take part in their racing. I was immediately hooked, and although I could not spend as much time as I like to on the hobby, I am enjoying as much as ever the forums, and the little time I could spend on car building and racing. Warm regards Yuen Loong
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