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Post by David C. on Jun 5, 2023 17:19:17 GMT -7
Austin Healey is probably a little too low or right at the limit of what I'm thinking of rolly-polly. Definitely not a convertible though. The defining characteristic is it has to be prone to tipping over as opposed to sliding around a corner. Okay cool it's a hard top, I got it to run in the Sebring class in RMSCC but I chose another car instead because the Austin Healey was too rolly polly ish to be competitive in that class. Chris If you thought that Healey is "rolly polly" you ought to try the Ninco Porsche 356.... |
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Post by David Asbury on Jun 6, 2023 10:26:01 GMT -7
Right. It was the 356 that gave me the idea. You can do all kinds of things to try to make it less tippy or you can form a class and have fun running them as they are.
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Post by David Asbury on Jun 6, 2023 10:32:14 GMT -7
As much as I would like to include the e-type Jag and it is too tippy for an A production class, I don't think it fits. As stated earlier, it's going to be tricky to make rules especially what's in and what's not. Does anybody have skid pad?
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Post by Jim Weickum on Jun 7, 2023 8:59:00 GMT -7
Vintage class- KB/Aurora, Atlas and AMT, the cars that don't get run very often. No open wheel cars.
Jim W
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Post by grenade101 on Jun 8, 2023 8:37:13 GMT -7
I have been working on a Ninco 356 and got a wild hair idea for a class of rolly polly cars. Beatles, 356s, Audi TTs, minis, I can think of quite a few cars that because they are too narrow and top heavy, never have a chance in any of the classes we run because they don't corner fast enough. Running a class of them might be a hoot and make us all better drivers. The challenge would be making rules. David I love this idea Dave. Tom  Would a newer BMW Mini or a Scalley Starter Rally car work? Have both in my "Kids" Drawer!! |
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Post by Tom Dolan on Jun 8, 2023 10:55:50 GMT -7
I love this idea Dave. Tom Would a newer BMW Mini or a Scalley Starter Rally car work? Have both in my "Kids" Drawer!! The newer Mini's are too new to fit in the vintage category. We run pre 1993 cars now but really prefer to run older cars than that. Tom |
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Post by Jim Weickum on Jun 8, 2023 11:19:45 GMT -7
I also have the newer BMW Mini in the Grandkids cars. I measured mine against a Scalextric Austin Mini and the newer Mini is over 10 mm wider in track width. It is the same track width as my SCR Porsche 914/6, so I wouldn't think we would want something that much different than the "original" Mini.
I was looking at some different cars that had a narrow track width, like the Austin Mini or slightly wider. The Ninco Austin Healey and the Ninco front motored Jaguar XKE are about the same track width. Both of these cars also have the Ninco narrow wheels that are about 5.6mm wide, while the new Mini wheels are 8.2mm wide. The Ninco Corvette and the Ninco Jaguare XK-120 have a much wider track width, so I wouldn't include cars that have that much wider track. The Ninco Porsche 550 has the same narrow wheels, but it seems to handle better than the other cars I looked at. Of course, mine is a convertible so it may not make "the cut" for a tippy or rollie class. I do have a Scalextric Ford Lotus Cortina that would make a very good tippy or rollie car. You must use an adjustable controller for any chance of making a few laps around a track.
I have a 356 convertible that came with a NC-6 motor that makes the car the hardest to drive that I own. Just put the controller on the table and do NOT touch the trigger in a corner or it will be rolling upside down!! That is an idea, make all of these cars have "fast" motors in them to really see who has car control.
Jim W
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Post by Tom Dolan on Jun 8, 2023 14:36:47 GMT -7
If there are no more ideas, I'll start a poll in a couple of days. Tom |
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Post by amiatanut on Jun 8, 2023 15:19:58 GMT -7
How about Carrera 1/24 “classsic” cars like GT40, Ferrari 330, Lola T70 MkIIIb?
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Post by David C. on Jun 9, 2023 8:43:13 GMT -7
I have a custom livered Ninco Porsche 356 that's been waiting to race for years...   |
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Post by Jim Weickum on Jun 12, 2023 7:26:08 GMT -7
In looking at the poll, I see the USRRC class is listed as a True Vintage class, yet here it is discussed as using modern made cars. The cars were run from 1963 to 1968, by looking at "Racing Sports Cars" website, and the poll has the class from 1960 to 1965. Do I need to look at my Strombecker Lotus 19 or do I need to look at a Thunderslot Elva?
Jim W
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Post by Tom Dolan on Jun 12, 2023 7:52:46 GMT -7
In looking at the poll, I see the USRRC class is listed as a True Vintage class, yet here it is discussed as using modern made cars. I am I wrong in looking at the poll?? Jim W I made it true vintage because there were only 2 true vintage classes--and I don't think the 1/24 class will get in. there are still plenty of vintage cars eligible (Cobras, Cheetahs, Lotus 19/23, Corvettes to name a few). Tom |
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Post by Jim Weickum on Jun 12, 2023 8:14:22 GMT -7
Daryl had suggested the Vintage F1 cars. I had suggested a class for Atlas cars and using other bodies, if you wanted to "adapt" the bodies from Revell or Monogram. Others may have placed an option for or against an idea, but that shouldn't stop it from being in the Poll. If people don't like the idea in the Poll, they will not vote for it.
We are limited on what we can use in the Vintage class, so we will be running the cars more than once in the years of racing these cars. Yes, we have voted for more than one Vintage class to be run in a single year also.
Jim W
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Post by Tom Dolan on Jun 12, 2023 8:18:09 GMT -7
Daryl had suggested the Vintage F1 cars. I had suggested a class for Atlas cars and using other bodies, if you wanted to "adapt" the bodies from Revell or Monogram. Others may have placed an option for or against an idea, but that shouldn't stop it from being in the Poll. We are limited on what we can use in the Vintage class, so we will be running the cars more than once in the years of racing these cars. Yes, we have voted for more than one Vintage class to be run in a single year also. Jim W I suggested the true vintage 1/24 open wheel in the first post. Steve mentioned that the piece we need to adapt the Atlas chassis' to other bodies is pretty much unobtainable, that's why I didn't include it in the poll. If you guys have a problem with the poll--I'll delete it and someone else cans start one. Tom |
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Post by Jim Weickum on Jun 12, 2023 10:21:46 GMT -7
Daryl had suggested the Vintage F1 cars. I had suggested a class for Atlas cars and using other bodies, if you wanted to "adapt" the bodies from Revell or Monogram. Others may have placed an option for or against an idea, but that shouldn't stop it from being in the Poll. We are limited on what we can use in the Vintage class, so we will be running the cars more than once in the years of racing these cars. Yes, we have voted for more than one Vintage class to be run in a single year also. Jim W I suggested the true vintage 1/24 open wheel in the first post. Steve mentioned that the piece we need to adapt the Atlas chassis' to other bodies is pretty much unobtainable, that's why I didn't include it in the poll. If you guys have a problem with the poll--I'll delete it and someone else cans start one. Tom Daryl suggested the 1/32 Vintage F1/GP cars. The 1/24th Vintage F1 cars would be a different class. Others have placed interest in the 1/24th F1 class. When you added the Vintage USRRC class that was a good idea. I think we could have had the modern USRRC class also in the Poll. It may be fun to run both classes to see how the Vintage cars and the modern cars can create excitement, each in their own way. The Atlas full bodied cars, Ford GT and the Porsche 904, both come with an adapter to mount the body to the chassis. It is different than the adapter that is sold to mount the Revell or Monogram bodies to the Atlas chassis. I tried to show a picture of using the mount that comes with the Atlas cars showing how it was used to mount a Revell Chaparral body to the Atlas chassis. The screws on the Revell Chaparral body would allow the Atlas mount to slip in between the screws. I filed the screw heads on my car to get a fit I wanted. Steve had posted a Ebay post of the Atlas adapter for the mounting the Revell or Monogram bodies to the Atlas chassis. The guy that is selling these parts also has or had an Atlas "Museum" that included all scales of cars and track. I didn't buy it at the time, since he wanted over $100,000 for it then. He is selling some of the parts on Ebay, since then. I know how hard it is to post a Poll in Proboards. I have tried to make a change after posting and I couldn't make a change to it for a typing error. |
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