Roncole Verdi

I might be in Pete,please pm me details

Hi Alexis, Happy new year to you!

The regulations and information are there next to the poster in my post as a downloadable document.

let me know if it does not work for any reason. It would be good to see you, I did not know you were interested in pure vintage events.

I will PM the hotel details.

It's a pos. for me, given I'll be living in France more or less due West of Roncole and 'Big Birds' appear to be eligible for 1:24. No division into classes? Otherwise we could see an Alfa 158 line up alongside a Lotus 72!

Richard

No division into classes? Otherwise we could see an Alfa 158 line up alongside a Lotus 72!

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They put similar yeared cars in the same races so this does not happen.

scaleslotcars said:

They put similar yeared cars in the same races so this does not happen.

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However there is as far as I can see only two classes, a 1/32 Monoposto and a 1/24 Monoposto so although you might be racing similar cars in your heat you still have to beat that Lotus 72 with your Alfa to get a podium...

I like a challenge though!

Interested Peter, but still checking out transport possibilities from France... do you come by Paris at all if driving?

Don

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Interested Peter, but still checking out transport possibilities from France... do you come by Paris at all if driving?

Don

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No I fly/drive otherwise would be delighted to offer a lift.

But if we could co-ordinate our London-Milan, Paris-Milan flights.....?
Eddie

Good point Eddie, what do you think Don?

One thing, you have a few cars to choose from I should think Don!

Yes, that sounds like a possibility! (But I'd probably take a train - depending on whether my wife comes along...)

First, I'm trying to convince my old friend Yves, who now lives in Chambery, and visits Italy often, to drive there...

Don

PS: yes, true Peter, I do have a few open-wheel cars to choose from!

My only worry about partners coming is that - beyond a visit to Verdi's house and a half dozen shops the place is VERY small and very quiet.

And watching toy cars race as a spectator sport can wain pretty quickly.

True Peter, I think Phil mentioned that to me last time... Turin was great for partners - and us too! We did a four day weekend there one year...

Don

Plenty for the ladies to spend your money on at Fidenza Shopping Village, only a short cab ride away from Roncole.

Or only a little further away is Salsomaggiore Terme, a spa town were they can enjoy the historic baths and spend even more of your money in the many designer stores!

Have fun chaps!

[oneofwos]

The highlight is the Oliver Twist pub! English style pub, with German/Belgian beer, with American pub food, made with proper Italian ingredients and beautiful surroundings. Oh, and slot cars! Why am I only a maybe?!?

And what is it about "48 pitch gears only

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The rules are not as strict as they sound Joel there is quite a bit of leeway and 95% of the entries do not fully comply with the rules!

You can lose a point or two for fitting cox gears in , say, a Revell car but then as I said not many cars entered are 100% original so everyone else is losing points for something as well.

I think the pitch thing is to stop the use of Taylormade gears but as you say who is going to count the pitch on a 50p gear!?

Me and Brad won outright last year and neither of our cars 1/32 and 1/24 were anywhere near original.

Wish I was going this year as open wheel cars are my favourite and it really is a good meeting, competition and social.

Also wondered regards the 48 pitch only gears as points are deducted for non originality and i don't think Taylor were fitted to any kits other than maybe Taylor's own 1/32 kit.

Only reason i use them is because i have some and possibly them being a bit more reliable!

[oneofwos]

Not a bad idea Brad, then you can add the Marly swapmeet in March, Double Trouble in April...

Haven't been to Roncole, but greatly enjoyed the meeting when it was in Turin - just another aspect of vintage, "all original", or close to it...

Don