I hope you found the last edition to be of some interest to you regarding wood racing. Since that time, I've been basically playing around, which is what I guess most of us have been doing. There have only been a few events as there was a break for Easter. I did not do very well on the road courses, as I had expected, but it is always a lot of fun.
I have completed the running of most of my Europlastic on the track to see what sorts of times they would turn. You can see the results of that if you wish and here's a link to the chart. This sheet is getting a bit unwieldy and I'm thinking of breaking it down by manufacturer.
I have also made a few videos of cars running on my track. In two of these videos, the red car is a Carrera Ferrari 375 GTC that has had the magnet removed. It really slows down the lap times to do this and makes the care wiggle and slide a bit more. The third one is a Fly Porsche 908/2 that was a 'kit in white' that I painted up. The last two are in the dark and features a Scalextric Ford Escort rally car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRi2CaNZIbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIOp3tUYRJU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkP1cFWprE0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSMjrNaXeXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaNIDuqrpI4
This probably comes as no surprise to you, but I've been learning that quite a few people collect slot cars. I don't mean that they eagerly strip off the shrink wrap, open the boxes and plunk another acquisition on the track for some hot laps, but these people buy the cars and stash them away in a closet unopened, or put the unopened box in a display case.
Though it is not something I find appealing, apparently many do. Companies produce 'collectors edition' runs that are different from the normal car just for these folks. Generally the livery or the car number and driver are different and there is an additional price to these cars.
To me, a slot car is to race and if you want to collect, get die-cast or build a model. But different strokes for different folks and it is as much a part of this hobby as any other.
Well, that is about it for this session. I hope you learned a bit and if you have any questions or wish to share your experiences or images of your track, I'd like to hear from you on the subject so please e-mail me at mmreaders@aol.com.
Scott