[scaleslotcars]

I don't have any dimensions for the car.
I have found a blueprint and when scaled to fit the wheelbase of the slot car body (8' equivelent) the width comes out to 80mm, but of course the blueprint may be wrong!

 

[Hobby]

Hi John/Mick.
Polite request.
I have mentioned this in the past at previous D/T's.
Can we mark the Concours class out of 20, please!
I am sure I can't be alone in finding real difficulty in marking 20+ models in each class using the 1-10 system.
You end up giving most of the entry a 6-7 because in the time frame you have to mark in, I find it impossible to split many/most of the entry by a whole mark. Sure, it is not too bad to mark the top 2-3 , and at the other end of the scale the less lovely 2-3, but in the middle order, it becomes much of a muchness.
It also weighs the competition towards the racing, there will be no racing 'ties' but with the 1-10 concours marking system there could be 4-10 same scores!
You could of course still use 1-10, but allow 1/2 point (.5) scoring, but that risks Ralph going all anti-establishment and giving some one a 3.6!!
One further point. In the event of a tie, does the Concours score or racing result take priorty?
Regards Bill

 

[Mick Kerr]

Phil,
The Model Cars Scrutineers Handbook gives the following dimensions for the Shelby King Cobra.
Wheelbase 93"
Track Front & Rear 56"
It doesn't give an overall length and width unfortunately.

Bill,
It's John's decision on the Concours scoring system.
Actually we have had very few tied scores over the years.
In the event of a tie when combining the results of concours and racing it's the concours result that is the tie breaker.

Cheers.
Mick.

 

[scaleslotcars]

QUOTE The Model Cars Scrutineers Handbook gives the following dimensions for the Shelby King Cobra.
Wheelbase 93"
Track Front & Rear 56"
It doesn't give an overall length and width unfortunately.

This is the Shelby King Cobra T10 which I believe was a different car.

 

[Mick Kerr]

Hi Phil,
Actually I believe that the quoted measurements are for the car you are talking about.
This is the 1967 car designed for Shelby by Len Terry and not the earlier 1963/4 modified Cooper version.
The car modeled by Monogram and called a King Cobra is in reality a Cooper Monaco T61 with a Ford V8 stuffed in the back.
All the Cooper Monaco T61s*, either Climax or Ford powered, had a wheelbase of 91".
The Ford engine, being a V8, was virtually the same length as the 2.5 or 2.7 litre inline 4 cylinder Climax engine.
Details of the Cooper T61M Shelby King Cobra can be found at Ultimate Car Page.com and is also listed in the Scrutineers Handbook under Cooper.
The dates for each of these cars in the Scrutineers Handbook also tie in correctly with the dates of the real cars.

*The one exception is the Maserati engined car which had a longer wheelbase.

Hope that helps.
Cheers.
Mick.

 

[scaleslotcars]

Thanks Mick
That gives a track of 60mm
If I space the wheels so they fit nicely in the arches I get 65mm so I guess this is a handling body after all.
I was also working on a wheelbase of 96" if I scale the drawing I have down to this I get a body width of less than 80mm.
Oh well back to the drawing board!

 

[scaleslotcars]

Found my Shelby book and it almost looks too narrow from this picture!

 

[vfr750]

Hi Phil,

It's difficult to judge from a photo but I guess concours voting will decide if it looks right.

Hi Bill,

I'm happy to have voting out of 20, it might spread the middle bunch out a bit.

Cheers

John

 

[Hobby]

Thanks John.
I for one will find it a lot easier to give sensible marks, particularly for the middle order.
See you Sunday,
Regards Bill.

 

[Russell Sheldon]

Hi Phil,

It was pretty narrow. See Model Cars plans, April 1968.

http://www.vsrnonline.com/Mags/MC/Vol5/V5N4/MC_V5N4_p170.jpg
http://www.vsrnonline.com/Mags/MC/Vol5/V5N4/MC_V5N4_p171.jpg
http://www.vsrnonline.com/Mags/MC/Vol5/V5N4/MC_V5N4_p172.jpg

Some nice pictures of a 1/24th version here:-

http://www.werkshomepage.de/wiesel/king_co...ra_canam_55.htm

Kind regards,

Russell

 

[scaleslotcars]

Why didn't I look in Model Cars!
I wouldn't say it was narrow at a shade under six feet wide Russell!
Scaled up to 1/24 the width comes out at 75mm so it is a handling body, shame I quite liked it.

 

[Coopdevil]

Does anybody who is going to this meeting have a 15ohm controller I could borrow? Gone to sort the slotbox out for the weekend and I've left mine at the clubroom and I can't get there during office hours before the weekend.

Coop

 

[merkit the grof]

Yep, no problem

Joel

 

[Coopdevil]

Thanks Joel that will save me a manic rush about Brum tomorrow!

 

[merkit the grof]

QUOTE (Coopdevil @ 4 Apr 2013, 18:52) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>a manic rush about Brum

Isn't that one of the Carry On film??

Joel

 

[vfr750]

Hi guys,

It would be helpful to know numbers for Sunday for bacon rolls which Angella Farrow has kindly offered to prepare. the club is on an industrial estate so there are no local shops or chip shops although I believe there is a McDonalds not too far away.

Entrants so far are:

Davis F
Sam F
David L
Joel
Pete
Colin
Owen
Eddie
Gerald
Phil
Rob
Bill
Tony
Ross
Clive
Mick K
Me but I'm a vegan so don't count for nosh.

I'm not sure who else from Rockingham? Ralph? Chris?

It would help if you could confirm please

Cheers

John

 

[Coopdevil]

Me yes, also Eddie assuming jetlag doesn't cause him to fall asleep at the wheel on the way over (which would probably rule me out in that case unless the crash is close enough to the clubroom to just walk the rest of the distance...). No Ralph as Nursie Whiplash is going to Pontefract for Falcon Pro instead. Chris Chris is also busy.

 

[scaleslotcars]

Yes please.

 

[dgersh]

Hi John,

I'm afraid I'm going to miss this for the first time... too much work and other problems.

Have fun guys!

Don

 

[David Lawson]

Yes please for the bacon rolls.

David