1. If you are a fan of motor racing such as NASCAR
or NHRA, but can't afford the millions it takes to
have a "real" racing team, for a small investment
you can not only own your own "model" racing
team but can be the star driver too. Model racing
is every bit as challenging as the real thing!
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2. These little cars zip around the huge track as fast as 4 seconds The drag
racers can get upwards continued of 100mph when they cruise down the
track You could spend hours and hours working on your car and spend
thousands of dollars to get the perfect car It is a hobby and a passion for
many people around the world Slot car racing is popular overseas in
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, & Asia There are many parts to a
slotcar track and vehicle that need to be tweaked if you want to race your
best
3. You will need the right tires, brakes (controller), motor, gears, and body
just like a real race car The most important part of the slot car formula is
the race car driver and his/her ability to brake in the turns and speed
through the straight aways Mid-America is located in Montgomery,IL and
is the home of many large tournaments for slot car enthusiasts If your
interest is a 1/32 slot car racing set for your home, or cars, parts and
accessories for your home race set, Mid-America has Scalextric slot cars,
SCX, Ninco, Fly, Monogram and Slotter slot cars Looking for hard to find
slotcar motors? It doesn't matter if you need a Falcon, Plafit, Parma 16-D,
Proslot Super 16-D,Koford Super Wasp, Best of the West Hornet,
Challenger, Contender, Mura Sportsman, Group 12,Proslot
Group-15,Koford Group 27, PK Group-7 or Valiko Eurosport Motors and
replacement and repair parts such as armatures, ceramic magnets and
cobalt magnets, brushes and springs are essential for racing
4. Mid-America Raceway has the widest variety anywhere from Valiko,
Koford, ProSlot, Kelly Racing,Lee Gilbert's Speedshop, Parma,
WrightWay, PK, Slick7, Camen, Pla-Fit, Falcon, Mura, Champion, Alpha,
Cahoza, Red Fox, RL, Kamen, ProFormance Racing Inc , and others
Mid-America Raceway even custom builds motors, built to fit your slotcar
needs Need a slot car Chassis? There are 1/24 Eurosport 1/32
Eurosport, 1/32 F-1 Eurosport , Open-12, NASCAR, GT-1, GTP, GT-12,
Drag Racing, Gr12, Int-15, G-27, and G-7 Open chassis in stock from
Brian Saunders, Richard Mack, Horky, Koford, BRM, Mossetti Racing, JK
Products, WRP, JDS, DRS, Slick7, Parma, Proslot, Red Fox, Champion,
Kelly Racing, and more Do you need gears for your slot car? There are
Horky, Red Fox, Valiko, ARP, GT-1, Kelly, Koford, Parma, JK, Sonic,
Slick 7, Proslot , Sigma, BRM, and more How about tools? We stock
tools for your Slot car needs from Hakko soldering irons , Sonic fiddle
sticks, Carlisle Slot Jigs, Goat-Boy can tools, Dremel, Lucky Bob's acid
flux , Hudy comm Cutters, and Hudy tires grinders, K&S, Magne-Hone,
and more
5. We stock Wrightway durometers, electronic scales, gauss meters, power
supplies, arm meters, moto-tools, commutator cutters, tire grinders,
soldering irons, slate blocks, chassis jigs, allen wrenches, silver solder,
and flux Slot Car racing is also very competitive and there are large
tournaments with prizes To find out more about slot car racing check out
Mid-America Raceway and their racing rules Here is a sample of some of
the local track rules Slotcar Qualifying: * Driver qualifying order will be by
random selection * Qualifying will be 1 minute in duration
6. * Overall ranking will be based on the fastest lap time * Ties will be
broken by the second fastest lap time * Any driver who misses their
qualifying time will be ranked in last position * 1/24, 1/32 and F1
eurosports will qualify on the orange lane * Open GP-12, C12, JRL and
B-production will qualify on the blue lane
7. Slotcar Race: * Every race will be run as a main starting with the slowest
ending with * The fastest (i e C-main runs before the B-main and the
B-main runs before the A-main ) * Drivers will be loaded into their mains
based on the Driver Loading Plan (PDF) * JRL and B-production will run
3 minute heats
8. * Open GP-12 and C12 will run 4 minute heats * 1/24, 1/32 and F1
eurosports will run 5 minute heats * All slot car races will have a 1 minute
intermission between heats * Work on slotcars is allowed during the
intermission Slotcar Turn Marshaling: * If you race you must turn slot car
marshal
9. 1 drivers at the end of their main must marshal the next main or
whenever called upon 2 the number of slot car marshals must be the
same in each main 3
10. a 10 lap penalty will be given for missing marshaling If you are looking
to get into slotcar racing there is a lot you will need to know I encourage
reading the rules and finding out what type of slotcar you would like to
race Many slot car tracks have times and days of the week that someone
can take their car in and practice with their friends
