Orakei Racer Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) So DC says he will be posting the cars up to us in Auckland today, can't wait . The plan will be to try and qualify mid next week and run the round on Sun the 19th of Aug - depending on if I can get enough club member help. From the extremely close way these cars finished in Rnd 1, I expect it will be as tight a race on Orakei Raceway being a smaller track, however it will punish the cars that are not setup just right and any offs will cost a car 1/3 to 1/2 a lap. Good luck everybody. PS I heard DC just received Drew Vessey's 2 cars - so we have nearly got a full grid. Edited August 13, 2018 by Orakei Racer Quote Orakei Racer Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Vessey Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Good luck running the round Mike.. Curious to see how the cars will go this year . The cars haven't had an opportunity to get any track time at all so it will be a bit of a hit and miss to see if they actually perform well or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orakei Racer Posted August 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Have received the cars from DC. Will check them over, clean the braids and oil them if necessary. Aiming for qualifying Wed night and race day on Sat now. For those not familiar with our track. It's a 4 Lane Wood track. Length: 50ft Track style: High technical Power: Regulated power supply up to 40 amps continuous output. We run at 12.0v Surface: is straight gloss enamel paint over hardboard. Contacts: Copper tape. Main straight is approx 10.5 ft long Running Direction: Clockwise Track surface will be run clean which will give high levels of grip. Slot depth is 4.67mm ie; won't take Slot.it wood guides but slotit universal guides and Ninco Prorace guides are fine. Timing: Lap timer software is Trakmate. For Group 5 - a good average lap time is 4.4-4.5 - fastest lap on our track for last years Grp 5 proxy was 4.3. With cars improving every year - I would expect the average lap times to get better. Quote Orakei Racer Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri-corn7 Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Such a cool track... enjoy qualifying. hope my pinion handles the jandal, and all those changes in direction... Cheers Quote They are only toys .... until you pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Carter Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 yep good luck all 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...
GAS41T Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Any news with qualifying?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orakei Racer Posted August 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Hi Guys! Qualifying is done and results below. Some very close times. A few cars had slightly too deeper guides that scraped on bottom of the slot going up hill, and some cars' gearing were better suited to bigger tracks, lacked brakes and needed nursing around the track. Terry's car had a scrapping noise whenever it crossed a track join, discovered he had soldered the end of his guide leads and one of the lead ends was poking thru to the underside of his guide and clipping any raised joins. I clipped off the end sticking out and it ran alot quieter and smoother. At the end of the day, race day will be a different kettle of fish and the balanced easy to drive cars will do very well. Looking forward to race day! Quote Orakei Racer Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro0440 Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Great job with qualifying , some pretty close times , should be some good matchup's in the race .... Have fun running the race , good luck to everyone . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS41T Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Thanks Mike Good luck to everyone on race day Rossko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Very kind words gentlemen. Have a great race day too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Mike Looks like a solid group of cars. Good to see your car at the point and I see that Rossko is right there with you. Will be great to see how the B class stacks up against their more powerful brothers and sisters. Thanks for the run Aloha Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumos RSR Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Thank you for the qualifying run and thank you for hosting. Good luck to all the builders on race day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Carter Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) thanks Mike looking forward to the race He waimarei pai ki te katoa - good luck to all Edited August 17, 2018 by David Carter 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...
Orakei Racer Posted August 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Well Round 2 is done and dusted. But firstly just wanted to say to my fellow Aussie competitors...... GO THE ALL BLACKS!! . Alright, got that off my chest. Results are below - as expected there was some very close racing. Only race damage was GAS4IT lost his front spoiler( I'll clip it back in and maybe glue it) and Terry lost a front light(will glue back in) and his front body screw keeps working itself loose- will check if needs a longer one or got a split post. Drivers' favorite cars were DC's Ferrari and Gas4It's BMW. Special thanks to Drivers, Alex,G, Paul and Rod - we were a bit short handed for marshals but we managed to run all 4 lanes. I'll post pictures tomorrow. I haven't got all the car classes listed - Maybe DC can email me a list and I'll update the result spreadsheet. Quote Orakei Racer Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Chuckle can i swop my fine to drive for Gas's unstable in corners as it,s quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri-corn7 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Thanks for running the round and for the analysis. It all helps for next time. How close were those top 3. Congrats... And btw what a second half!! #abs Quote They are only toys .... until you pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro0440 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Great job with the race , Congrats to the top 3 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS41T Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Thanks for the Round Mike, Congrats Drew & Mike Sorry Mike rugby isn’t followed in the western Sydney region we are all league fans & followers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquakiwi1952 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thanks Mike and helpers and congratulations to the top three, was hoping to possibly come down but ended up with the grandkids for the weekend. I was sure my car would finish last.......well there's always the next round LOL and it is a Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orakei Racer Posted August 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Here are some pictures of the race groups and final finish positions. Quote Orakei Racer Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orakei Racer Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Ok have re-attached Gas4It's front spoiler, glued back Terry's headlight and put a longer front body screw in so no chance of it working itself loose again. Cars are all packed up and I'll courier post them to Nitro0440 on Wed. Thanks again for the opportunity to run the cars - they are a great field. Have fun Nitro0440! Quote Orakei Racer Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS41T Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Thanks Mike Greatly appreciated Rossko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Vessey Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Congrats to Mike and Rossco on your podium finish. It's going to be an interesting proxy from the looks.. Congrats to all the other participants on your placings.. Bring on Round 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Carter Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 well done to the pointy ones mid pack for me just as I expected I will get the overall results sorted tomorrow night sorry for the delay but I have been very busy lately 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...
Kevan Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Is there going to be any videos this year? Quote Life is like a box of Slot cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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