Hi Pete
Please add me and Jon White to the Saturday Policar event in both classes.
Looking forward to learning a new track. Were both used to racing on bumpy tracks but not one with a yump in it 😀
John
Hi John and Jon,
Great to hear that you are planning to join us for our Policar event - I am not sure where you are based - but just wanted you to know that we usually have a Monday afternoon 'test session' at the Hawthorne Park slot car club and all are welcome - but it would be advisable to e mail club principle Ted just to check that the club will be open - sometimes another day in the week works out better for those who plan to go from our club. Ted's e mail is at the end of the meeting invitation PDF.
If you could join in with a test session (or two !) it would undoubtedly make your racing on the day of the open meeting much more enjoyable as both you and your cars would be well set up so that you could really enjoy being part of the whole scene.
Our track is easy to learn, no nasty bits.....but as with any slot car track the better you know it the faster you can go....but one of the nice things about our track is that often people end up racing side by side....so if you end up running with someone who runs at a similar pace on track to you....you can really race together.....doesn't matter if you are the fastest two or the slowest two....racing wheel to wheel at Hawthorne Park is where it's at...often the biggest round of applause at our club night or weekend open meetings is for the best wheel to wheel race...that last's the whole 3 minute heat....not for the person who wins the racing !
Then again...the really quick people often 'get air' over the hump.....half an inch too much air and you are in the wall though...so welcome to the high risk world of slot car yumping.....but it is great fun and adds to the buzz of putting a good lap together.....start slow and eventually you find that yumping comes naturally once you settle in to consistent lappery.
Our club night is a Friday night and again visitors are always welcome - but you would not have as much time to run your Policar and get used to driving them on our track.
All of the standard Policar run really well on our track - most people find that the Policar F22 tyre is the way to go on our track but I have found that the standard treaded tyres that come as standard on the car also work really well as long as they have had lots of running.
Look forward to meeting up and learning more about your track,
cheers
Pete
