[GRUNZ]

I am sure it is going be worth the wait.

 

[fer226]

He is using PCLapcounter I believe.

Thank you very much for your answer. It causes us pclap connectivity problems 😫😫

 

[Henri]

Great initiative Henri, does trigger some memories.
Ninco DTM's were the cars for the very first (Benelux) Slotrace series I organized some 25 years ago.
In fact it made me dig up some "golden oldies" from the archives.

...these were the remains off the last Ninco DTM Mercedes C class I raced in 1997.
Looks like a barn find right? There's some old battle damage here and there, its missing a mirror and a rear wing...and a chassis. Not to mention the Tamiya clear that hasn't aged very well.
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But with lots of Tamiya Polishing compound and lots and lots of elbow grease...
an old chassis found in another box and some rear wheels taken from a Ninco Acura...
...Guess who's back

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So under the Dutch motto "oude knarren met hun oude karren" (Old hands with their old carts)...
...I also dug up an "old hand" as one of my team mates...although back then he was one of my main rivals in the "Hot Slot on Tour" DTM series.

So count me in for the race, Team name "HotSlot revisited"
Old hand Drivers: Willem Kloppenburg & Tamar Nelwan
Young talented driver: Ezra Elsendoorn

I have to confess that under and according to your current Tech rules...the "old Warsteiner" Merc body is highly illegal😬...so on fore hand we'll take any penalty issued 😇
Off course we'll stick a new perfectly legal Olifer 3D chassis under the body...but it would really mean a lot to me and Willem if we could run this "old cart" once more.

With kind regards
Tamar

P.s. Same tip I gave Fer in his topic I used DeepL.com to translate your tech rule pdf in English, see attached file

This one is for your team Tamar

 

[Henri]

I am very proud to report that we are full. 9 teams have signed up, more than the max limit.
When you consider that no one drives these old Ninco's anymore ..great.
From all over the country and inexperienced and very experienced drivers. 27 men is a lot and how to handle this in terms of catering ect, we will experience it. Because actually my track is a home track grown out of portions, and not a club track.
However, I am super happy that I can give so many people the digital experience.

 

[GRUNZ]

Well done Henri. I think you have found a sweet spot with the Ninco DTMs.
A lot of people raced them in the past (see Tamar) and they are still good performers when compared to today slotcars.

 

[tamar.nelwan]

This one is for your team Tamar

Thank you Henri, but like the T800 "Carl" both Car and Drivers have aged by a quart century.

With kind regards
Tamar

 

[Henri]

Well done Henri. I think you have found a sweet spot with the Ninco DTMs.
A lot of people raced them in the past (see Tamar) and they are still good performers when compared to today slotcars.

Ho Yes Grunz, maybe that is sweetspot.
I hadn't thought of.
You can buy them still relatively well for $ 25, or just the hood for $ 5, paintwork you can make of it what you want, Oliver chassis, built with slot.it parts and they will last a lifetime. Especially for the beginners an indestructible car

 

[tamar.nelwan]

As the dutch say:"op een oude fiets moet je het leren".

 

[GRUNZ]

Man I still remember some dutch! I guess this could be interpreted in several ways ;-)

 

[frp1700]

I have to confess that under and according to your current Tech rules...the "old Warsteiner" Merc body is highly illegal😬...so on fore hand we'll take any penalty issued 😇

Tamar,
Are you sure it hasn't collected enough penalty weight under the dashboard over the course of it's 90's ITC career to be almost equal to the weight of a stock Ninco body? 😜

Would be awesome to see this old cart race again, but sadly I won't be there to watch it, like I did waaaay back in the 90's...
Like Tamar said, it brings up great memories of the days of "Hot Slot on Tour", Dutch sleepovers at the Scuderia Fiammenga club house, that steep staircase to the cellar where Hot Slot was located, leaving from Belgium in the mid of the night to attend the MRCL DTM/ITC, the awesome track at Squadra Via Verde, the Hot Slot Herald, "de Krakeling", etcetera...
Let the good times roll!

Great initiative Henri...

 

[Minardi]

Hi Henri, is the race still on-getting close now
I assume you keep it FW 3.xx ? Just out of interest.

 

[Henri]

FW 3.xx???? ( Oxigen firmware)?yes its still on Tamar team went down, but so far 7 teams

 

[Minardi]

Yes firmware oXigen 😄

 

[GRUNZ]

Tamar team went down, but so far 7 teams

Pity about Tamar's team. It would have been great to see that Merc race again.

 

[Henri]

Yes firmware oXigen 😄

correct

 

[Henri]

Pity about Tamar's team. It would have been great to see that Merc race again.

certainly a pity, the man is always way too busy, choices

 

[Jack_the_Slipper]

Just got permission fron Jacqueline the Slipper to visit you next week. I will bring my camera and take some pictures for all of the drivers.

 

[Henri]

Just got permission fron Jacqueline the Slipper to visit you next week. I will bring my camera and take some pictures for all of the drivers.

Your welcome Jack,Nice to see you.Sloterweg 360 Badhoevedorp.

 

[Henk]

Be carefull Jack, before you know there’s a controller in your hand instead of the camera

 

[MALAFAMA]

In our club we have a rule.

If you come you run