International Proxy Series 2022 - Round 4 Viking SCC - Qualifying
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024
- 2022 sees the return of The International Proxy Series with a variety of pre-1965 GT slot cars making their way around the world to be raced at various tracks and countries. Round 4 found itself at Viking Slot Car Club's 6 lane track located in Kent, England.
This is the footage of the qualifying, used to determine the running order and pairings come race day.
What a track 😲😲😲
Thanks. Although it's all getting ripped up soon and replaced with a new Policar layout. Exciting times!
Loving the cars, some go great, some are geared a little high and some look too light.
Yeah, real mix of builds here and all feel very different to drive; but it's quite a close field, about 1 second separates positions 3-25.
If you have digital or Arc air it's easy to close up the racing a bit; can slow cars down so all even; I did that and even my KITT from Knight rider now can be beaten and before that thing was impossible to beat. I also group mine off into classes with Group A being the fastest cars and Group D the slowest; each in their own tournament. Personally, I work on limiting all mine to a scale speed of max 230 mph. Obviously the group A's are all very potent magnets so hold well which is where their lap times come from.
@@johnbower7452 These are analog cars, you can't do that with analog. The whole point of a proxy like this is everyone builds a car to a set specification bearing in mind your car will have to race on all sorts of track layouts and types. If the aim was to get all the cars lapping at the same times it's no longer racing, this and other proxies is to see who can build and setup a car to be the best overall regardless of track type, layout and driver.
What exactly is Proxy racing please?
What is Slotcar Proxy Racing?
Proxy racing typically involves building a car, then mailing it to another location where it will be matched against other similar cars in a race.
How Proxy Racing Works
Cars are usually built to a specific set of rules, then mailed to a central location for Tech Inspection. The cars are then run in a series of races by guest drivers, with points allocated according to finishing position. All points gathered go toward a grand total for the race series. Slot car proxy races are often accompanied by a Concours d'Elegance, a contest where entrants compete for the best looking car.
Slot car proxy racing enables car builders from different parts of a country, or even the world, to compete on an even basis, without the expense of actually being there. This form of racing is becoming ever more popular with race series being held in America, Europe and Australia.
To sum up a typical proxy series:
You read the rules and choose a car to enter
Register and pay the entry fee.
Follow the build progress and other discussions on the forums.
Build and tune and test your car.
Ship it to the organizer.
The car passes technical inspection.
Race at a track.
shipped to next track and raced.
shipped to next track and raced.
etc..
After the series is finished the car is returned to you.
How to participate.
There are many different proxy series and most series have their own "themes" like Modern GT/LMP, Classic GT/Prototype, Touring cars, Historic F1, modern F1, WRC rally, classic rally, etc... and most of the proxy series are organized through slotcar forums, so the first place to look is in the proxy/event sections of the forums.
When you have found a series you like, there are a few things to check first.
Make sure that the series still is open for entries, and that there are available spots on the entry list.
Then make sure there is at least 3-4 weeks or preferably 2-3 months until the car has to be shipped out.
You need the time to find the right car, order the right parts, and spend a lot of time testing and fine tuning your car.
Sending out a badly prepared car is not much fun, either for you or the hosts that is stuck with racing a bad car.
Keep in mind that your car will be out racing for several months and maybe even a whole year before it returns to you, so make sure you did your best before sending it out.
If your car still run bad then that's OK because you know you gave it your best effort and you are on a learning curve, but if you send out a bad car because you where sloppy and didn't give it your best shot, then I can promise you that your car will end up at the bottom of the field, and you will feel bad about it until it returns.
Ok, you found the series, now go and find it's rules and read it through a couple times to get a rough picture of what is allowed and not.
Print out the rules and keep them on your bedside table or in the bathroom shelf or wherever you prefer to pick up something to read occasionally, because you are going to have to go back and re-read the rules several times during the build period.
Together with the rules you will usually also find a list of eligible cars and motors, if you are fairly new to setting up race cars I would recommend to look for a car that has as much of the parts you need as it comes in RTR form. As an example if you are participating in a modern GT or LMP class the SCX PRO Audi R8 and PRO Porsche 911 are excellent to start with, since they come with a competitive chassis, lightweight bodies, strong motors, true aluminum wheels and precision gears and axles, etc..
So what's next? well, you found your series, picked a car and registered, so now it's up to you to make the best of it, and research is a big part of the tuning process, read through the proxy threads on the forums, ask questions about tires, truing, weight distribution,etc... and the "vet's" will help you out, because proxy racing is as much about connecting with other like minded people as it is playing with slotcars, and we are all "big boys" just like you, so don't hesitate to ask a question or start a new thread to get help, because now you are a proxy builder!
@@modelracecar Yes, this⬆