Yes, there will be racing in 2008.

Again, my apologies for the delay in getting things all together. (I hate it when my job gets in the way of my hobby. :p )

I will try to get with the track owners and fill in the rest of the 8 Race schedule this week. Plan on racing the second Saturday each month. (Spring Break in April).

Schedule
February 9th at Buddy Houser's Slot Car Speedway & Hobbies in Jacksonville, FL
March 8th at John's Slot Car Garage in Riverview, FL
April - Spring Break
May 10th at Killer X Slot Cars in Homosassa, FL
June 14th at The Raceway.biz in Melbourne, FL
July 12th at Miracle Mile Raceways in Leesburg, FL
August 9th at TBD
September 13th at TBD
October 11th at TBD
November 8th - Awards Race at TBD
The three TBD locations will be determined held at the tracks that send the most entries to the first five races.


Participating Tracks
John's Slot Car Garage - Riverview, FL
Slot Car Speedway & Hobbies - Jacksonville, FL
Killer X Slot Cars - Homosassa, FL
The Raceway.biz - Melbourne, FL
Miracle Mile Raceways - Leesburg, FL

Classes
Spec NASCAR (combined Novice & A.G.E.)supply your own motor with a Spec armature - more details later
plastic molded interior required

Expert NASCAR
same as 2007

GTP
same as 2007

Box 12
same as 2007

So I'm taking it by reading this that in the AGE division of NASCAR that the motors don't have to be sealed anymore?

Mike R

So I'm taking it by reading this that in the AGE division of NASCAR that the motors don't have to be sealed anymore?

Mike R

Correct. Pete Crawley is working with Dan DeBella at Pro Slot to create a 16D arm that is specifically tagged for this series. Local raceways should have them in two to three weeks.

Hmmm...this is going to be interesting. Non sealed 16D which means tagged arm (probably Chinese), but magnets can be changed and stock endbell and can have to be used. Now is Expert Nascar going to be Super 16D's??
I can't find the rules thread from last year on the Florida site..I think it got deleted.

Mike R

It will actually be a tagged American arm that's the diameter of a Chinese arm. They'll all be set at the same timing - probably in the 35 degree range. And I'm not sure if they'll be balanced. Magnets and endbell hardware have to stay true to their manufacturer. No swapping of Parma and Pro Slot parts for example.


Expert NASCAR will continue to use an American arm 16D that allows a lot more flexibility. Flexibility that's really pretty limited to the sponsored racers.

Second Saturday is AWESOME for me, means no conflict with my other hobby!

Mike, here's last year's regs (I'll finish getting results for 2007 up later this week):
http://www.inisfail.com/~neflslotcars/myseries/index.htm

Thanks for giving that web address, Eric. I could remember some of the rules, but not all of them. I'm not going to be running expert, that's for sure, but it's nice to know what I have to have for the Series if I travel to some of the other tracks.

Mike R

Hey fellas- ever get the HO track running... Still waiting... -Marc

I think Buddy had it in shortly after they opened up in the fall of '06, but it didn't go over that well so it's no longer there. All that's there now is the 1/24 Hillclimb track.

Mike R