foowieman Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hi everyone Round 6 of the 2014 Tasman series will take place this Saturday 21 June at the FPR 4-lane track located in Adelaide The cars were picked up at the end of Round 5, all look superb A shake down run and then official Qualifying will take place on Thursday 19 June Will posts qualifying results as soon as completed regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny broke Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Good luck with the round Mike and have fun , I'm sure you will. If you have any questions drop me a PM. I'll have net access in Darwin. Alan Quote home track club racer Spitfire Raceway forum link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1753319218331240/?ref=bookmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foowieman Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) Hi again Qualifying took place this evening at the FPR track located in Adelaide for Round 6 of the Tasman Series for 2014 After a strong battle between a number of cars, final qualifying results were: #7 Old23 COOPER T53 6.055 #78 Manimmal COOPER T77 6.222 #14 Terry Newsome BRABHAM CLIMAX BT4 6.238 #3 Slo1quick BRABHAM CLIMAX 6.312 #17 GrandKids BRABHAM CLIMAX 6.32 #9 RIR PORSCHE 804 6.385 #48 CharlesX COOPER T53 6.388 #13 Mrollingthunder COOPER FORD 6.411 #22 Paul's Slots COOPER T50 6.495 #47 Phil Kalbfell COOPER 6.506 #91 Mrs Broke COOPER T73 6.536 #26 FPR 7 FERGUSON 6.626 #20 Miveson PORSCHE 804 6.632 #69 Ferrari 1950 LOTUS 18 6.635 #2 Spoons COOPER T53 6.648 #1 Stubbo BRABHAM CLIMAX 6.652 #4 Lenny Broke COOPER CLIMAX T62 6.728 #38 Alexis in Greece FERRARI SHARKNOSE 6.994 Congratulations to the Cooper T53 of Old23 for grabbing pole position with a blisteringly fast qualifying lap Looking forward to the race this Saturday 21 June regards Mike Edited June 19, 2014 by foowieman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexis in greece Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I am very surprised with some of the times.Stubbo's car in particular was very fast down here and I would have thought it would suit Fullam Park. Any comments about the cars or handling? May give some indication why some of the cars that have been very close are so slow compared to Stewarts Cooper. Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny broke Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Hi all Thanks Mike and John It looks like things are going well. Well done to old on his pole, that car was quite fast at the last round but it look like FPR is more to it's liking. Phil, Alan's car was slowing during last weeks race. The motor was dying. He had been informed but it doesn't look like a replacement has arrived. it looks like #4 is continuing it's consistent run to the back row, hopefully she might pick up a spot or two in the racing. Good luck on Saturday with the race Guys Cheers Alan Quote home track club racer Spitfire Raceway forum link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1753319218331240/?ref=bookmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Looks like I should have fitted an Enduro tuned motor into Alans car instead of the sprint motor! Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbo Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks for getting the round underway Mike. I chose not to send another motor. I will have a good look at the car when it gets back to Melbourne. Well done to Stewart and Manimmal on a great qualifying. #14 is still right at the pointy end. Quote Alan Stubbings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foowieman Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi again After having helped Alan run round 5 of the series and raced the cars on a short, tight track, the FPR track really sorted out the cars that could run on the longer tracks In particular, it sorted out the cars that could put the power down out of some very tight corners on to the longish straight of the FPR track Some of the cars didn't have enough acceleration, in particular Lenny Broke and Stubbo's cars (the motor in Stubbo's car might be experiencing some problems), whilst other cars had problems dealing with the tighter corners (Alexis, Spoons, Ferrari1950, Miverson) However, there was only 0.5 secs separating the cars that came 2nd to 17th, so the racing will be close on Saturday for sure regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 The BWA motors certainly tend to struggle on some tracks. IMO the SRP is possible the best all round motor, think the grand kids will agree! Looking forward to getting more crap put on me AGAIN this weekend! Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foowieman Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Further to my previous post, here are some further comments about the cars: Car #1 Stubbo - down on power and no brakes Car #78 Manimmal - prone to deslot on RH corners,but very quick Car #2 Spoons - drop guide receding too far and only engaging last 2mm in slot, couldn't complete a lap without desloting, rectified by glueing 2 small pieces of lead between the drop arm & axle tube, now running much better though corners Car #47 Kalbfell - very noisy on the straights and vibrating so that top speed is inhibited, suspect an independent front wheel is causing the problem as the bushing is very loose on both wheels. unable to rectify Cars #78 & 20 were a bit more difficult to drive than the rest with a tendency to tip, but #78 is still very quick As to the motors used in the cars, the SRP motor outperforms the rest of the motors used. Also the Solar notices outperforms the BWA on the straights (except for Stubbo's car). regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 The front wheels do not have bushes,they just run on the aluminium hub. The tyres are very hard and may be the noise as they may sitvonnthe track surface on this track. Only suggestion is a little oil on the front axle. Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 The BWA motors certainly tend to struggle on some tracks. IMO the SRP is possible the best all round motor, think the grand kids will agree! Looking forward to getting more crap put on me AGAIN this weekend! I must admit, I had overlooked the SRP motors on this list, but I've recently been chasing some other SRP motors, and so paid a little more attention this time when that name popped up. What suprises me is that anyone would run a 14k BWA against the 16k SRP motors... What is the advantage of the BWA's in this circumstance? Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Thanks for the qualifying Mike. It'll be interesting to see see how it all unfolds. I like the sound of the long straight but not what awaits at the end of it Good luck with the racing tomorrow. The BWA motors certainly tend to struggle on some tracks. IMO the SRP is possible the best all round motor, think the grand kids will agree! Looking forward to getting more crap put on me AGAIN this weekend! I must admit, I had overlooked the SRP motors on this list, but I've recently been chasing some other SRP motors, and so paid a little more attention this time when that name popped up. What suprises me is that anyone would run a 14k BWA against the 16k SRP motors... What is the advantage of the BWA's in this circumstance? The fastest SRP motor I have is 15600, the worst 15200, the fastest BWA is 14700 rpm, my worst Bwa is 14000. My bad Srp is still pulling 500 more rpm than my good Bwa The Bwa has good brakes, be interesting to hear others point of view on this. Are the brakes better on the Bwa or the Srp generally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 The BWA was the base motor for the VRAA so most just continued to use them. Compared to the SRP the BWA seems slow, unless you get a great one. Terry has a very good one in his car! We ran a club series for these cars last year, 10 used SRP 2 used Solarbotics, no one ran BWA. The SRP has better brakes and a little more torque,IMO usually the only close competition for the Solarbotics motors. The Solarbotics lack brakes and are a little unreliable! I would choose the SRP any day over the BWA.On most tracks the Solarbotics and SRP car are faster. But as has been proven in this event a great BWA car can be easier to drive and still come out on top. Fastest does not always win! Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermouse Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Which SRP motor is it I assume the FF050 slimline 14k white motor - or is it the RD Power 16 Motor 16k one? cheers DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 No not the 14k slimline DM, but maybe that could be one for the VRAA!? Its the RD Power 16 or the 'used to be' SRP 1090 According to the spec sheet there are only 2 srp motors this year, one with a higher gear ratio than the other. unless Mike or Paul are using them. But I think the srp would my preferred choice.. or Vanski..next time round, still, there is a little Bwa # kicken evriones butt in this series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 The only legal motor for the VRAA is the new BWA with a label! The Vanski motor is. CD drive draw motor that was sold as a spare for play stations, the original spec ones are no longer available and the new ones have a lot more torque and are over 5 watts. The Speed 16,000,( power 16,000)SRP comes in at almost right in 5 watts. Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foowieman Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) Hi again Round 6 of the Tasman series for 2014 has now been run Here are the results of the race Car Total Laps 7 Old 23 102.9 17 Grand Kids 102.1 48 Charlesx 99.7 22 Paul's Slots 99.4 3 Slo 1 quick 99.2 4 Lenny Broke 98 91 Mrs Broke 97.6 14 Terry Newsome 97.1 20 Miveson 95.9 47 Phil Kalbfell 95.3 26 FPR 7 95 1 Stubbo 95 13 Mrollingthunder 94.9 9 RIR 93.7 69 Ferrari 1950 92.9 78 Manimmal 92.5 2 Spoons 88.5 38 Alexis in Greece 87.3 The cars were beautifully prepared, many thanks for allowing FPR to run a round in this series Congratulation to Old23 for the round win, a very well balanced, very fast car Some of the cars had major problems dealing with a couple of the tight corners on the FPR track, particularly on blue lane Thanks to all the drivers and marshalls that helped run this round, it was great fun Hope we can run another round in 2015 The cars will be off to the next round later this week regards Mike and John (FPR) Edited June 22, 2014 by foowieman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks for running this round,hope you guys enjoyed playing with our toys! Not impressed with the kids beating me yet again! LOL But they get good value from it. Hope we see a few more Adelaide entrants next year? Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbo Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks Guys, Well done to Old23 for breaking through with a much deserved win. With the Grandkids in second place and Charles in third one must ask what happened to the Aussies. Thanks to Mike and John for hosting the round. We appreciate the effort. I'll post the updated standings a bit later on. Quote Alan Stubbings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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miveson Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks for running the round, well pleased with the result 8th.... well done Old for the round win. Things are hotting up for the final race... Quote Slot Car Photos V8 Tipping Competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manimmal Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Err, bugger :( lucky for next year. Well done (almost) everybody for defeating my t77... Quote My mum says I'm an excellent driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Well done to the podium getters(???), no surprises that Old23's car got top spot, its a quickie all right,nothing like a mid pack finish to shake up the attitude for the final race! Thanks for the run guys,nice thing to get fastest lap,not bad for a steam driven BWA thing! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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