Rules & Results

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Cars:
- Scalextric or Carrera Trans Am Car
- Running Track: scalextric
- Running Voltage: 12v
- Chassis: NO modifications permitted except as required to fit approved motor
- Body: Custom paint schemes permitted (Note: body must remain as produced by manufacture, however additional details such as lights, mirrors, roll bars, scoops, etc. may be added where prototypical as long as the modification does not reduce the weight of the car or provide any other enhancement of performance)
- Gears: Modifications permitted
- Bushings: Modifications permitted
- Wheels/Axles: Modifications permitted
- Tires: Any - No Tire Treatments Allowed
- Electrical: May add or remove Head/Tail Lights, wires may be changed, Motor/Electrical noise suppression devices may be removed
- Magnet: None (magnet free)
- Motor: Slot It MX12 19.5k RPM Aqua Motor only
* Motor must be un-modified, have undamaged metal tabs, and OEM wrapper and/or markings where applicable
- Weight: Additional weight permitted
- Vehicle Ground Clearance: 1mm (.040”)
- Guide Blade/Braid: Modifications permitted, any manufactures’ braid material permitted
- Additional Notes:

These rules are in addition to the House Rules

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Two "rookie" drivers finishing in the top five, one on the podium, "entry level" racers having faster lap times than "experienced" racers, more technical glitches and some late arriving surprise guest racers all highlighted another great night of racing!

Tech ran a touch long, but the wait was worth it with super-star racers Bob Holt and Dave Davis making it in time, and amping up the competition. 14 driver field was just about perfect, and the racing, other than a wing, a front wheel flying off and some car swopping, was just about clean.

During "experienced driver" tech, the "entry level" drivers of Geoff, Tyler and Justin took the course. The young drivers ran like gentlemen, and for their first ever "organized" race they really showed their stuff!

3 Moslers and 5 Porsche's made up the majority of the "experienced" field, with the Moslers clearly the class of the race. Dutch's Mosler was ripping up the Ninco track, especially in the Purple and Green lanes where he posted a race high 6.69 and a 6.60 respectively...but it was Ed O's silver Mosler that won it all!

Ed's fast and consistent driving allowed him the ease through victory lane finishing 4 laps ahead of Dutch. "Rookie-sensation" John took 3rd with only 2 "outs" the entire race, The Professor with his NSX and steady-style took 4th and "Rookie" Rich with his Toyota Supra quietly shocked the field with 5th. Vets better look out, John and Rich look like serious competition!

Here are the results and points from race #2:

"Entry Level"
Geoff ------ 1st -- 11
Tyler ------ 2nd -- 9
Justin ----- 3rd -- 7

"Experienced"
Ed O ------- 1st -- 11
Dutch ------ 2nd -- 9
John ------- 3rd -- 7
Bob K ------ 4th -- 6
Rich ------- 5th -- 5
Joe R Jr. -- 6th -- 4
Bob Holt --- 7th -- 3
Joe R Sr. -- 8th -- 2
Gary L ----- 9th -- 1
Brit ------- 10th - 1
Herb ------- 11th - 1
Dave Davis - 12th - 1
Fred E ----- 13th - 1
Paul ------- 14th - 1

"Experienced" Season Standings:

Robert K. ------ 1st --- 17
Dutch ---------- 2nd --- 16
Joseph R., Jr. - 3rd --- 13
Ed O. ---------- 4th --- 11
John ----------- 5th --- 7
Stephen H. ----- 6th --- 6
Gary L. -------- 6th --- 6
Rich P. -------- 6th --- 6
Brit ----------- 9th --- 5
Joseph R., Sr. - 10th -- 4
Lawrence ------- 11th -- 3
Robert H. ------ 11th -- 3
Herb B. -------- 13th -- 2
Dave D. -------- 14th -- 1
Fred E. -------- 14th -- 1
Paul ----------- 14th -- 1

See you next Wednesday when we trade paint running Scalextric NASCAR!!!

Cars:
- NINCO Classic cars
- Approved cars:
* Austin Healey
* Cobra
* Corvette (Classic)
* Ferrari 166 MM
* Ferrari Testa Rossa
* Jaguar XK-120
* Porsche 356
* Porsche 550
- Running Track: Scalextric
- Running Voltage: 12v
- Race Duration: 3 minutes per lane
- Chassis: NO modifications permitted except as required to fit approved motor
- Body: Custom paint schemes permitted (Note: body must remain as produced by manufacture, however additional details such as lights, mirrors, roll bars, scoops, etc. may be added where prototypical as long as the modification does not reduce the weight of the car or provide any other enhancement of performance)
- Gears: NO modifications permitted (Stock: 9/27)
- Bushings: NO modifications permitted
- Wheels/Axles: Factory installed only
- Tires: Stock OEM rubber (correct OEM size(s) front and rear for the presented car), NO tire treatments permitted, Manufacturer and size must be visible, May be sanded, Tread must be CLEARLY visible across the full width and circumference of the tire
- Electrical: May add Head/Tail Lights, wires may be changed, Motor/Electrical noise suppression devices may be removed
- Magnet: None (magnet free)
- Motor(s):
* NINCO NC-8 only
* FK-130, 12973 RPM @ 12VDC, 71 gcm @ 12VDC
* Motor must be un-modified, have undamaged metal tabs, and OEM wrapper and/or markings where applicable
- Weight: Additional weight permitted
- Vehicle Ground Clearance: 1mm (.040”)
- Guide Blade/Braid: OEM guide blade, spring (if any) may be modified or removed, any manufactures’ braid material permitted
- Additional Notes:

These rules are in addition to the General Rules and House Rules

Cars:
- Multiple Manufacturer Group 6 (1969 – 1971)/Group 5 (1972 - 1975)
- Sidewinder type chassis only
- Approved cars:
* Fly:
+ Chevron B19/B21
+ Porsche 908 – 2/3/Flunder/Flunder LH
* Sloter:
+ Ferrari 312PB
+ Lola T280/T290
* Slot-It:
+ Alfa 33/3 Tipo
+ Ferrari 312PB
- Running Track: Scalextric/NINCO (joined)
- Running Voltage: 12v
- Race Duration: 4 minutes per lane
- Chassis: Modifications permitted (Slot-It magnetic suspension not permitted, car with pods may be run loose)
- Body: Modifications permitted
- Gears: Modifications permitted
- Bushings: Modifications permitted
- Wheels/Axles: Modifications permitted, wheels must be the correct size and have inserts that are the correct type for the car being represented (IE: same as those that were usually supplied with the finished car new)
- Tires: ANY, NO tire treatments permitted, 2nd set of rear tires required for pit stop
- Electrical: May add Head/Tail Lights, wires and electrical noise suppression devices may be changed and/or removed
- Magnet: None (magnet free)
- Motor(s):
* Slot-It MX06 21.5k motor (orange endbell)
* FC-130, 21,500 RPM @ 12VDC, 170 gcm @ 12VDC
* Motor must be un-modified, have undamaged metal tabs, and OEM wrapper and/or markings where applicable
- Weight: Additional weight may be added to the inside of the chassis only (NO weight may be attached to the underside of the chassis)
- Vehicle Ground Clearance: 1mm (.040”)
- Guide Blade/Braid: Any guide blade, spring (if any) may be modified and/or removed, any manufactures’ braid material permitted
- Additional Notes: Each driver will be required to declare when and perform a pit stop during the race under “green” conditions to change rear tires. Tires must be removed from the existing rims and replaced with a different set (may be of the same type and size). Only the tires are to be changed, the existing rims/axle/gear assembly must remain on the car. Drivers are to provide their “pit stop” tires at the same time as tech is performed.

These rules are in addition to the General Rules and House Rules

Pictures of the cars in the finishing order from the race.

It was a great night of racing, food and fun! 10 drivers in the inaugural race of what hopes to be long tradition of Philly Slots Wednesday Night racing. Running on the biggest track on the East Coast, the racing was close and intense! So close that it took two days to figure out who won (due to a slight technical glitch).

Here are the final results:

Bob K. 101 laps
Joe R. 100 laps
Dutch 97 laps
Steve H. 94 laps
Gary L. 94 laps
Brit 93 laps
Lawrance 92 laps
Joe Sr. 91 laps
Rich P. 87 laps
Herb B. 86 laps

Congrats to Bob K, Joe R and Dutch for some outstanding driving!

Here are the point standings after the first race:

Bob K.--11
Joe R.--9
Dutch--7
Steve H.--6
Gary L.--5
Brit--4
Lawrance--3
Joe Sr.--2
Rich P.--1
Herb B.--1

The NINCO track grew a little bit this week... come and play!

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Place..Name...Laps..Best Time
1st....Don J..197...6.811
2nd....Joe Jr.185...6.985
3rd....John...183...6.985
4th....Herb...180...7.167
5th....Fred...179...7.253
6th....Brit...179...7.112
7th....Joe Sr.176...7.213
8th....Lawrenc172...7.155
9th....Steve..170...7.367
10th...Stan...166...7.381
11th...Chad...143...7.915

Cars:
- Scalextric modern NASCAR cars
- Sidewinder type chassis only
- Approved cars:
* Chevrolet (older version & COT)
* Ford Tarus
Running Track: Scalextric
Running Voltage: 13.6v
Race Duration: 3 minutes per lane
Chassis: NO modifications permitted
Body: NO modifications permitted
Gears: NO modifications permitted
Bushings: Modifications permitted (may change plastic for brass)
Wheels/Axles: No modifications permitted
Tires: ANY, NO tire treatments permitted
Electrical: Wires and Motor/Electrical noise suppression devices must remain stock or similar to OEM (repairs for issue with broken capacitor wires on guide permitted, however must remain as close to stock as possible)
Magnet: 1 piece 1/32 scale slot car magnet (similar to OEM) located at any available position, NO additional metal or weight permitted to modify magnet flux
Motor(s):
- Stock Scalextric “black stripe”
- FC-130, 18000 RPM @ 12VDC, 75 gcm @ 12VDC
- Motor must be un-modified, have undamaged metal tabs, and OEM wrapper and/or markings where applicable
Weight: Additional weight may be added
Vehicle Ground Clearance: 1mm (.040”)
Guide Blade/Braid: OEM guide blade only, spring (if any) may be modified and/or removed/Any manufactures’ braid material permitted
Additional Notes: None

These rules are in addition to the General Rules and House Rules

Race Schedule:
- Practice – 5:30PM – 7:00PM
- Tech – 7:00PM – 7:30PM
- Race – 7:30PM – 9:00PM

Points System:
- Points will be awarded to each Philly Slots club member for all races entered with each member’s top 6 races counting towards the club championship. The top 5 racers will be invited to represent Philly Slots as a team in a future “Club Competition” being proposed for the fall.
- Points to be awarded as follows:
* 1st – 10 points
* 2nd – 8 points
* 3rd – 6 points
* 4th – 5 points
* 5th – 4 points
* 6th – 3 points
* 7th – 2 points
* 8th – 1 point
- In addition all entrants will receive 1 point/race for participation.

Entry Fee:
- Member - covered as part of monthly dues
- Non-member - $10.00 per race

General Rules:
- No exposed metal (must be covered with non-conductive tape or paint)
- Motors may not be opened, altered, or modified in any manner including the original markings and wrappings except for the trimming of the shaft(s) for clearance purposes only
- Only the specified motors are permitted
- Braids, wires, and electrical noise suppression devices may be changed and/or removed except where noted by “Class rules”
- Loose body/chassis screws must be covered w/tape
- Chassis (including any weight mounted under the chassis) must clear the track power rails by a minimum of 1mm (.040”) except where noted by “Class rules”
- Cars must meet all specified rules for their class
- Custom painted cars are allowed (Note: body must remain as produced by manufacture, however additional details such as lights, mirrors, roll bars, scoops, etc. may be added where prototypical as long as the modification does not reduce the weight of the car or provide any other enhancement of performance)
- Cars must have a visible cockpit with an interior & driver w/2 arms showing
- All wheels/tires may be cleaned and trued by sanding; must touch the track, roll & have inserts that are correct for the type of car being represented; and must not exceed the width of the body by more than 1mm (.040”) on either side except where prototypical
- Tires may be glued to the rims except where noted by “Class rules”
- Any adjustments, cleaning, and/or repairs are to be performed under “Green Light” conditions only. The only exception to this rule is when such repair(s) is/are required due to the results of a “Track Call” or “power off” condition. The participant(s) will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to perform such repairs and then the track will be returned to “Green”
- All Main Line Hobbies “House” rules also apply to these races
- Anything not expressly permitted by the “General”, “Class” and/or “House” rules is prohibited

Starting Wednesday, June 17th, and running every Wednesday night through the summer, there will be a "called" race. 10 races, various cars, motors and tracks, all leading up to a Championship Race on August 26th!!!

A club Champion will be declaired, and the Top 5 drivers will represent Philly Slots in a future "Club Competition" proposed for the fall.

There will be a point system, weekly standings, race results and reviews with pictures, trophies and awards. Club Members are asked to "call" races in advance (there are still some open slots remaining).

Only racers with an active MLH Membership will be included in the standings and point system, but all are welcomed to participate in the weekly races.

Here is the 10 race proposed schedule (rules to follow):

6/17 - DOUBLE TRACK - Scalextric GT, mag, stock

6/24 - NINCO TRACK - Ninco anglewinder, no mag, stock, NC 5.

7/1 - SCALEXTRIC TRACK - Scalextric NASCAR, mag, stock

7/8 - DOUBLE TRACK - Multiple Manufacturer Group 6 (1969 - 1971)/Group 5 (1972 - 1975), no mag, Slot-It 21.5k (orange), (aka Alfa vs. Chevron vs. Ferrari vs. Lola vs. Porsche)

7/15 - SCALEXTRIC TRACK - NINCO Classics, no mag, stock, NC-8

7/22 - DOUBLE TRACK - Revell/Monogram Ford NASCAR, mag, stock

7/29 - OPEN

8/5 - DOUBLE TRACK - Flyers Fly Riley MKXI Daytona Prototype, mag

8/12 - DOUBLE TRACK - "Builder's Special" - Blue "Hawk Motor" 18K - motor, unlimited specs, no mag

8/19 - OPEN

We will be opperating under MLH House Rules, and as always, fun comes in first, racing and competition comes in second.

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Here are some new house race rules. These rules apply to all races.

-Tech Inspection begins at 12:15 on Race Day for 1pm Races. Track shuts down 45 minutes prior to race time. No Exceptions. Racers who need to warm up can do so on the track that is not in use for the race. If the rental track has a lane available. In Situations where both tracks are being used for the race, all tracks will shut down 45 minutes before the race is scheduled to start.

-Tech Inspection is to be conducted in the following fashion.
--Racers will pre-lube, clean and tune their vehicles, before handing it to inspector.
--Racers will hand their car to the tech inspector.
--Racers can not touch, modify or access their vehicles for any reason from this point on except for a pit stop (If allowed for the race). No Exceptions.
--If the car needs to be opened for inspection, it will be opened prior to being handed to the tech inspector. The car will be inspected and then will be closed up in front of the tech inspector.
--The car will be placed into the impound box in numerical order (spot 1 filled, then spot 2 and so on), no exceptions.
--The Racer will be told an Impound Number. The Racer is responsible for remembering this impound number. This number is required to have your car placed on the track in the proper order. This number has no relation to the number order in witch you race.

-Timing Official
--Talking to or asking questions of the timing official in any way during race setup, tally finalization, or any other race critical time will result in an automatic 1 lap penalty. It is critical that the timing official not be interrupted during race setup or during the result calculation periods to ensure correct results.

-Lane Assignments
--Lane Assignments are made randomly by the computer. These are your assigned spots and you may not change spots.

-Final Results
--Numbers on the screens are unofficial, and are there for pacing purposes. Results are not official until announced. If an error is caught, the Timing Official will correct them at the end of the race. Please do not ask the Timing Official for the official numbers, as they need to concentrate on the race.

-Data Screens
--Racers are not permitted to gather around or look over the shoulder of Race Director and Timing Official. The Timing Official's Screen is for the use of the Race Director and Timing Official only. There are screens placed around the building for Racers to view the race information.

-Marshaling
--All Racers are required to marshal for a minimum of 6 heats. No Exceptions. You will be penalized 1 lap for each heat you fail to marshal under 6. (Example, if you only marshal 5 heats, you will incur a 1 lap penalty, if you only marshal 4 heats, you will incur a 2 lap penalty).

-Racers Responsibilities
--It is the racers responsibility to make sure his/her car is in proper working order, and does not violate any race rules.
--The Racer is responsible for ensuring his/her car is properly rotated after a segment rotation. Loss of laps due to failure to rotate is the fault of the racer, no compensation will be given for these laps.
--The Racer is also responsible for ensuring his/her throttle is properly hooked up and is in working condition (fuse is good, etc). In case of a throttle position Lane Circuit Breaker Opening (popping), it is the drivers responsibility to check the throttle and reset the breaker. The track will not be paused. No Compensation will be given for loss of laps. If the Car is found to be at fault, driver may correct the issue under green only. If the fault is found to be in the track, the race will be paused and the fault will be corrected.
--If a throttle is incorrectly hooked up, and creates a track wide short, the race will be paused, and the issue corrected. No Compensation will be given for missed laps.

General House Rules:
- All Vehicles Must Pass Minimum Vehicle Ground Clearance Requirements. Any Vehicle Bottoming out will be disqualified. See Race Rules for more details.
- No Exposed Metal Is Allowed On ANY Chassis. Factory Installed Exposed Metal May Be Covered By Electrical Tape.
- NO EXPOSED LEAD WEIGHT! LEAD is metal. Lead Weight inside the vehicle is allowed.
- Motors with wrappers must be undamaged. Motors may not be opened, altered or modified. Motors must tech +/- 1 RPM Unit on the Dyno. Cars that fail the Dyno Test will be handed back to the driver. Driver may re-tech original car or another car for the race. Driver is given 5 minutes to correct & re-enter after given notice of tech failure.
- No Tire Grip Liquids/Compounds Allowed PERIOD. This Includes Soaking Tires.
- All Additional questions must be cleared with race official 24 hours in advance of race unless otherwise stated. No One Else May Answer these questions.
- All Vehicles are subject to Tech Inspection before the race.
- Vehicle will be surrendered to impound at time of tech inspection.
- All Vehicles are subject to Re-Inspection at Any Time For Any Reason.
- Any Vehicle that is found in violation of the above rules will be disqualified without refund. Driver will be given the chance to enter ANOTHER Vehicle in order to qualify for tech inspection if time allows. Drivers are not allowed to touch any vehicle on the track until the winner is declared or the marshal hands the vehicle back to the racer. Any Driver found in violation of these rules will be disqualified without refund (Warnings may be issued at the Race Director's Discretion only).
- Marshal has FINAL Say in ALL Disputes. No Exceptions.
- Races will be run in accordance to the posted specifications for the daily race. The computer will assign points based upon average/actual lap times. The Marshal reserves the right to modify the computer results. Results displayed on the monitor are UNOFFICIAL and are not always the proper results. No Disputes.
-Main Line Hobbies Raceway is a Family Environment, and our customers and racers are expected to act in and speak in an appropriate manor. Violators will be disqualified asked to leave the property immediately. This is your warning.