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Who's in what team again??

I can see this being fun!

I have been practising a lot, and fitted a 240V battery into my controller as per Dave L's instruction.

Alice is going to make some Flap-Jacks for me to bring, I'll also pop into the local Soup Kitchen and pick up some goodies. Pasties, Pork Pies, Crisp, Old Peculiar etc.

Looking forward to this, have not had a day out in decades. er, 1972 to be exact.

So, who's team am I in?

 

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OK, I get it, Dave wants ever one to think I'm no good, when in fact he has me in mind as the 'ringer'.

 

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I see that the BBC are bringing out a new TV series, 'The Liff and Times of a Slot Car racer' In full HDDV5D. The first episode will be the making of a '12 hour race' staring the well know, world renound slot racing chump Steve 'Slot Car' McPioneer.
It's just been announced of BFTV.

 

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Can we fit a motor to the front axle to give us 4 wheel drive, and can we fit larger flags, Orts, and polish the car?

 

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Your lucky I never asked for magnets.

 

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QUOTE (Boomer @ 10 Mar 2011, 14:02) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Add all the magnets you like . . . . . . you will only make your car heavy!

So if we are to have a 'team car' for the length of the race, chosen on a first come, first choice basis. What is the procedure for lane allocation?

All the better for keeping the car in slot.
You can have the inside lane of the M25

 

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QUOTE (Mr.M @ 10 Mar 2011, 16:52) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>PJ - each team does every lane for an hour. Twice!

Just realised - the "night time" stint is going to be interesting with unlighted cars.

I had wondered about that when first told that last year, the lights were turned off . OK for M12's, they have lights. IIR, Pioneer do not. I'll bring a torch and mount it to the roof. I have one of them 500 Watt things.

 

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QUOTE (AAWSCC @ 10 Mar 2011, 17:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It's obvious that PJ has never seen Andy race. Andy needs a car that is attached like a roller coaster with hooks under the track. Oh, you'll see on Sunday.

TA races ran in daytime until dusk. So we will just have to have half light in the distance to make it look like sun down.

Like 'Gay Cassidy and the Sundown Kid'

 

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What tickets, Don't tell me I have to buy tickets to get it////?

 

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OH, A LOTO. Should have said, I'm C489 @ them.
Spent a £ the other day on a scratch card, won £2, so spent that on 2 more, won a £1, got another, and I still have that in my pocket. Hang on, I'll scratch it......Time passes.....
Time passes.....Time passes.....Time passes..... A bit more Time passes.....I just lost £100,000 by one. See, it pays to scratch, I could have one £100,000 if I had 3 and not 2.
So I lost a £1 but got excited 4 times. That's 0.50p per excitement, this is good value for money. I'm off to buy a few more, I need to be excited again.

won a Birthday cake once, at a wake

 

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I had a great day, even though the car I was driving spent more time on it's roof than on all four. Was it my driving?

Great to meet you all.
Well done Tony and team for the win.
Well done Dave and Keith for getting us into 4th. place, it could have been 5th.
Well done PJ for winning the raffle. Do you know PJ, if you had bought the tickets when I had, and I had bought when you did, I would have won. You bought the strip after me. So you were that close to loosing

When I got home, there was a beer and a curry waiting for me. so that was a fine end to to great day. Could we do a 24 hour race next year :;-):

Andy.

The video OK, OK, so not that great, but from a tea pot, it's not that bad.

 

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And the figure was.... 38 - 22 - 32

 

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There is also a small vid, 10mins or so, on youtube. but cannot remember what I called it. If I can find it on my system, I'll post.
I know a lot of you guys will be upset by this, but I cannot make it this year.

 

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QUOTE (Mr.M @ 12 Mar 2012, 18:55) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Possibly not, but our car came out of the box, onto the track and raced for 12 hours. The others used valuable track time to "optimise performance" of their cars.

We won.

Draw your own conclusions.

Well done Mr.M and crew. Congrats. mate.

BTW, What car were you racing with?
Any photos?
I still have a stack from the 2011 12hmeet. Never did get to put them on line.

 

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QUOTE (Mr.M @ 12 Mar 2012, 19:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ninco 997 Porsches, Andy. And very good they were too!

New lap record set for the 12hour race - a smidge under 10 seconds!

Well done you. Does that beat Pets LR ?

 

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Nice Vid, cars look great. but noisy, chatter, chatter, chatter.
Wambulance, that info above is interesting. Thanks. Do you want the photos I took in 2011? Mind you, their not much good. Mostly of copper tape.
Andy

 

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QUOTE (Wambulance @ 13 Mar 2012, 11:53) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Send to:
will AT willbrown DOT co DOT uk

Thanks

Mail Sent.

 

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Yes, your right there. Just proves a point though. That Slot Cars are quicker than Mobile Phones. And paint, copper tape is slower.