I figured we have enough people that race there that I would start a thread. For those of you who don't know about the track, I'm supplying a link and some info. Indy Slots host races for Indoor Carpet Oval, Indoor Onroad, Indoor Stadium Truck, Outdoor Dirt Offroad, Outdoor Dirt Oval, and a variety of Slot Car Racing. We race 1/10, 1/12, and 1/18 scale cars using the latest AMB transponder system. Indy Slots recently hosted the Indiana State Mini/Micro Championships. The facility is 7000 sq. ft with an onsite hobbyshop. We've been having huge turnouts for the Losi Sliders on Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons....as many as 33 a couple Sundays ago. Sliders are split running a 4.0 second index class...run what ya brung and an open modified.....anything goes!!!

Indy Slots:
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Indianapolis, IN 46237

(317) 787-SLOTS (7568)
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Here is a few indoor pictures...

Here's some photos of the carpet track, 33' by 63', setup for micro on-road.

Beat me to the post! Same pics though...

Beat me to the post! Same pics though...

I took them from your thread...Thanks Brian.

How much they paying you guys to P.I.M.P. their track?! :dude:

chad w. :cool:

63" feet? is that right???

It's 65'x34' ozite.

Bring your sliders out tonight!!

Another good turnout of Losi Sliders lastnight...20 stockers and 4 mods. Your truely took home the win in stock and Chris Hogue won the Modified class. See ya Sunday...doors open at 11 and racing begins at 1.

Sliders are still making a go at it. Racing starts Tuesdays at 7pm and Sundays at noon. Doors open at 5pm Tuesday and 10am on Sundays.

Rules are simple: 2 classes
1. Over 4-second break out class - this is the most popular
- Basic stock chassis and body, wing can be slammed down low
- Any tires (foams included)
- Any motor (brushless included, but a lot of the guys are still running brushed motors and doing VERY well)
- Any shocks/springs

Simple rules, keep your laps over 4.0 seconds to count. Running between 65-70 laps in 5 minute mains.

2. Under 4-second class (super modified)
- Basic stock body w/frame and wing
- Any chassis that works with the slider body
- Any tires (foams included)
- Any motor (brushless included, but a lot of the guys are still running brushed motors and doing VERY well)
- Any shocks/springs

Go as fast as you can. We've seen 80+ laps in 5 minutes.


A few guys have been bringing oval late model drift cars, but not enough to form a class. This will probably pick up in a couple weeks as the season really get going

There has been mentioned of starting a novice 1/10th and 1/12th pan car oval classes on Tuesday nights and Sunday afternoons.

Simple rules:
4-cell NiMh (LiPo when a battery is decided upon.
Basic pan car chassis
NASCAR bodies
Either 27-turn brushed motors or 17.5 brushless

RR, have you guys thought of maybe trying same configuration as VTA motor rules?

When do you guys normally run oval? I might be interested in running some 17.5 or 13.5 4 cell nascar.

RR, have you guys thought of maybe trying same configuration as VTA motor rules?

What do you mean? FDR limits? Tire limits?

When do you guys normally run oval? I might be interested in running some 17.5 or 13.5 4 cell nascar.

Sundays races at 1pm - opens at 11am

Tuesday races at 7pm - opens at 5pm

Sundays races at 1pm - opens at 11am

Tuesday races at 7pm - opens at 5pm

How many nascars do you guys get, and what motors and batts are they running?

What do you mean? FDR limits? Tire limits?

He means Final Drive Ratio limits. FDR!

Figure-8 racing made it's return to Indy Slots today and it was awesome. The winner took a $20 prize. There were five guys competing. Should be 6 or more next week.

Legends car chassis/body/tires, 4-cell NiMh, and Tamiya Black Can motor.

I bought a kit and plan on racing next Sunday. Doors open at Sunday 11am and racing starts at 1pm.

UPDATE: Slight changes

Here's a day by day schedule for Indy Slots

Sunday: Open at 11am, race at 1pm
Oval
1. Losi Mini Sliders over 4 second bracket racing (going strong)
2. Figure-8 Legends Winner takes home $20! (this has taken off like crazy)
3. Oval Drifters (starting to pick up)
4. Oval - any group of 3 or more makes a class

Monday Closed

Tuesday: Open at 5pm, race at 7pm
Oval
1. Losi Mini Sliders over 4 second bracket racing (going strong)
2. Figure-8 Lgends -for bragging rights ( a lot of interest)
3. Oval Drifters (starting to pick up)
4. Oval - any group of 3 or more makes a class

Wednesday: Open at 5pm, race at 7pm
Onroad
1. 1/12th scale stock (hardcore dedicated group)
2. Onroad - any group of 3 or more makes a class

Thursday: Open at 5pm, close at 10pm
Practice onroad

Friday: Open at 5pm, race at 7pm
Onroad
1. VTA (dedicated group)
2. Tamiya Mini-Coopers TCS Rules (dedicated group)
3. 1/18th onroad 4wd trucks - anything goes (small dedicated group)
4. 1/18th 4wd Touring Cars - fireball motor 5-cell NiMh (growing s l o w l y)
5. Onroad - any group of 3 or more makes a class

Saturday: Open at 10am race at 7pm
Inside: Practice onroad until around 5pm, then the jumps are laid down.
"Off-road" carpet jumps
1. 1/18th 4wd trucks "off-road" indoor carpet jumps - any motor/chassis/tires/batteries (dedicated group)
2. "off-road" indoor carpet - any group of 3 or more makes a class

The figure-8 legend class is a blast. I've run it 4 times now and the only thing I have broken was a body post. Class is very competitive. Great group of guys running it so far. Hopefully this class will take off like the sliders did last year.

uhg... Sounds like I missed a good large group of figure 8 racing today. I heard there was more than 11 racers! Awesome!

I'll be there Tuesday.

figure 8 was great today. Steve St. John took home the dough. Alot of breakage but it was fun. Brand new car took a beating diff sounds terrible we will see. To bad you couldn't make it Tom. I might be there tuesday not sure about new work schedule.

I plan on being there tomorrow. It's been a whole week since I have been racing. The shakes have just started.

Tom

We are trying to keep it simple. The basic kit chassis, with minimal modifications, 4-cell NiMh, Tamiya Black Can. We don't want people making their cars into battering rams with metal bumpers and other extreme modifications. The basic kit is VERY durable. I have ran 5 (or 6) races and have only spent $3 on body posts. The only major breakage I have seen is a tire break. Another guy broke his chassis side plate, but it had been weakened by removing a lot of material to allow his steering arms to move due to a bad placement of his servo.

Let's keep it fun

Figure 8 Legends Rules:
Legends chassis
Legends bodies
Legends tires
Bearing are allowed to replace the oilite bushings
4-cell NiMh (4600MAh limit) any connectors
Tamiya (sealed) Black Can
Any servo
Any ESC
Any tx/rx
Any gearing

We are running two 5 minute qualifying heats and a 75 lap a-main and a 50 lap b-main

No more than 8 in a main.
If 9 show up, we'll run a 4 car b-main and a 5 car a-main.
If 10 show, 5 car b-main and a 5 car a-main.
If 11 show, 5 car b-main and a 6 car a-main.
If 12 show, 6 car b-main and a 6 car a-main.
If 13 show, 6 car b-main and a 7 car a-main.
If 14 show, 7 car b-main and a 7 car a-main.
...

wanting to race 13.5 brushless nascar who all is interested? i would go on sundays but want to make sure i will have people to race with. cmon guys this is a great track we need to get the pan car program goin there. Have been to indy slots 5 or six times but didn't have anybody to race withbut the track is awesome ran spec there a few times that was awesome. So lets get a head count and set a date to race and see how it goes.Lets round up all the pan car guys we can and lets race. Wanted to get a head count and date before i show up so i dont drive from lafayette for nothin.

I am interested. I have only run 17.5 4-cell, but I think I have a 13.5 laying around collecting dust. I will be there this Sunday.

So, just to make sure I understand, 4-cell 13.5bl, any other rules I need to know about?

i don't even think we should have any rules so there isn't any crap about cheating if there isn't any rules you can't cheat and it doesn't cause more money because of rule changes lets just race and have a great time track isn't that big car will only get around there so fast so i'm not worried about rules just worried about if we can get enough guys to show up

We are trying to keep it simple. The basic kit chassis, with minimal modifications, 4-cell NiMh, Tamiya Black Can. We don't want people making their cars into battering rams with metal bumpers and other extreme modifications. The basic kit is VERY durable. I have ran 5 (or 6) races and have only spent $3 on body posts. The only major breakage I have seen is a tire break. Another guy broke his chassis side plate, but it had been weakened by removing a lot of material to allow his steering arms to move due to a bad placement of his servo.

Let's keep it fun

Figure 8 Legends Rules:
Legends chassis
Legends bodies
Legends tires
Bearing are allowed to replace the oilite bushings
4-cell NiMh (4600MAh limit) any connectors
Tamiya (sealed) Black Can
Any servo
Any ESC
Any tx/rx
Any gearing

We are running two 5 minute qualifying heats and a 75 lap a-main and a 50 lap b-main

No more than 8 in a main.
If 9 show up, we'll run a 4 car b-main and a 5 car a-main.
If 10 show, 5 car b-main and a 5 car a-main.
If 11 show, 5 car b-main and a 6 car a-main.
If 12 show, 6 car b-main and a 6 car a-main.
If 13 show, 6 car b-main and a 7 car a-main.
If 14 show, 7 car b-main and a 7 car a-main.
...

I see in your rules for legend
you run the tamiya black can motor

what if someone wanted to come run some legend and only have the spec motors ?
can they run the figure also ?

Hey Jason,I was down there a couple weekends ago and ask doug that same question and he said NO! you have to run the tamiya motor,which i dont agree with cause thats not legend rules,but since doug is running a car ,he wont change it,but if its anything else and he isnt running the class then he lets people talk him into changing the rules,because they ruined the 18th slider class,by making all these different classes of sliders,instead of box stock,1600 pack,and can change springs,and in the beginning we had 30 plus cars in the one class,now 30 cars show up and its like 10 in this class, 10 in another class and so on.]
But back to that if you run down there you have to have a tamiya motor.so iam not running there.its not legend rules..but get this he allows basically any 4 cel pack,so someone could use a 4200 4 cell pack and be quicker,but doug doesnt think bigger Mah packs are more powerful,he says just longer run times,which isnt true!!But yet he says they run the tamiya motor so its more even.which doesnt make too much sense to me if your going to let people run any 4 cell pack.which also insnt Legend rules.Ill run at ft wayne and new castle.

thats fine

rules are rules

i don't know anything about these motors
are they faster or what

i see the 4 cell anything batts 4600 or lower

i'm putting together a figure 8 series in new castle

running spec motors and 4 cell spec packs
or
Xbr brushless also

these black motors if are close to spec motors

then


come join us for figure 8 action on saturday nights at new castle
then we go to
indy slots sunday



coming soon

figure 8 indiana championships
legends
and
outlaw figure 8

I see in your rules for legend
you run the tamiya black can motor

what if someone wanted to come run some legend and only have the spec motors ?
can they run the figure also ?

Right now it is Tamiya Black Can only. Doug has a half dozen for sale on the shelf, I looked tonight.

I'd even buy one and loan it out to a guy for a night if he didn't have the money for the motor.

i don't even think we should have any rules so there isn't any crap about cheating if there isn't any rules you can't cheat and it doesn't cause more money because of rule changes lets just race and have a great time track isn't that big car will only get around there so fast so i'm not worried about rules just worried about if we can get enough guys to show up

Well... no rules might be a little too out there...

How about:
Pan Car Chassis
Any Body
4-Cell NiMh (no-limit)
13.5 brushless or slower (might even turn more laps for most guys on such a small track with a higher turn motor)

Hey Jason,I was down there a couple weekends ago and ask doug that same question and he said NO! you have to run the tamiya motor,which i dont agree with cause thats not legend rules,but since doug is running a car ,he wont change it,but if its anything else and he isnt running the class then he lets people talk him into changing the rules,because they ruined the 18th slider class,by making all these different classes of sliders,instead of box stock,1600 pack,and can change springs,and in the beginning we had 30 plus cars in the one class,now 30 cars show up and its like 10 in this class, 10 in another class and so on.]
But back to that if you run down there you have to have a tamiya motor.so iam not running there.its not legend rules..but get this he allows basically any 4 cel pack,so someone could use a 4200 4 cell pack and be quicker,but doug doesnt think bigger Mah packs are more powerful,he says just longer run times,which isnt true!!But yet he says they run the tamiya motor so its more even.which doesnt make too much sense to me if your going to let people run any 4 cell pack.which also insnt Legend rules.Ill run at ft wayne and new castle.

You're making Doug out to be the bad guy here which is completely not true. He did not make the rules, other racers did.

We must be doing something right, we had 9 people on a Tuesday with beautiful weather. I think they had 14 on Sunday. We've brought at least six people into RC racing who have never raced before.

The Mains are 75 laps, which is about 8 minutes, we needed to open up the battery limits. Besides, this is NOT a race about speed. The track is too tight to really use any speed the more powerful batteries might yield. It is about avoiding collisions in the intersection. The winning car every night was the one who had the least collisions.

what days and how many cars are showing in slider class

what days and how many cars are showing in slider class

Sunday at 1pm (opens at 11am) and Tuesdays at 7pm (opens at 5pm).

This week was a bit thin, they had 5 guys Tuesday, and I think 10 on Sunday. Should be more next week.

those rules are fine railroader let me know when were gonna run ask some guys you know at the track this sunday to see if anybody else is interested other than me and you

Railroader, iam Making the doug the bad guy and you want to know why,and you said it in your post,The racers wanted to once again change the rules,...The racers dont Own Indy slots,Its Dougs Business and he should step up and run it himself.and he lets too many racers run that track,suggestions are fine and maybe tweeking some minor part of rules are ok, but doug just lets the racers take over the rules.I dont care what you guys say,larger Mah Packs and tamiya motors Isnt Legend rules,so they are in turn running legend Cars but not the rules.
And Like I mention before he ruined the 18th scale slider class,and I know this,because I ran in it,he lost a ton of guys that were good racers and yes we had still about 25 guys ,but alot came on after a whole bunch of racers left,because he wanted 3 and 4 different classes for sliders,also everyone wanted to run them on his dirt Oval,and he trys to blame all of us racers for not coming to him to run them on dirt,even though he was repeatly told by me and a few other racers to just make an announcement on sunday when we had 30 plus guys to make a date and then tell everyone and even ask for a show of hands if we moved the sliders out on dirt,who would race.I personally talked to about everyone on more than a few sundays,. if we had a chance to run the sliders out on the dirt in the summer,and everyone said YES,but they were waiting on doug to get the track ready and make a date of when to start running,..he never did!!! and then blames all of us racers that we didnt come to him,I dont own that track and its not the racers job to all go to him and and make the date and work on the track.
And the only reason your getting a few racers running legends,is where is there another indoor carpet track in Indy??,theres not!!,closest place is new castle.and the guys arent going to drive almost an hour to run,instead they are just running where its closest.
Iam not trying to be a jerk,but iam just stating facts.and of course if you live near Indy slots you are going to back him up.one more point I can make,people told him they wanted to run rock crawwlers and he only had a turn out of a few weeks, and i personally heard a couple guys talking about how doug wouldnt get out there and help and wouldnt set any date for any competitons,all he did was bought the rocks,which he even told me thats all he did,but its funny becasue ft wayne has about 25 guys every rock crawling event which is around twice month.but yet doug says no one shows up,and its all because doug wants everyone to do the work and rules,and i heard the guys saying they were tired of waiting around for things to happen,iam just telling you what I heard.

thats fine

rules are rules

i don't know anything about these motors
are they faster or what

i see the 4 cell anything batts 4600 or lower

i'm putting together a figure 8 series in new castle

running spec motors and 4 cell spec packs
or
Xbr brushless also

these black motors if are close to spec motors

then


come join us for figure 8 action on saturday nights at new castle
then we go to
indy slots sunday



coming soon

figure 8 indiana championships
legends
and
outlaw figure 8

They think these Tamiya black cans can't be tampered with, but you are oh so wrong... I agree with Jason. I have a 13.5 EX in my legend. Very close on speed with the EX-Spec motor...

They think these Tamiya black cans can't be tampered with, but you are oh so wrong... I agree with Jason. I have a 13.5 EX in my legend. Very close on speed with the EX-Spec motor...

ANY motor can be tampered with. The Tamiya Black Can was chosen because it is one of the easiest and cheapest motors to get.

Railroader, ... iam just telling you what I heard.

Well, it looks like a motor and battery change are keeping you from running a class.

Looks like you'll be happier running somewhere else. Good luck where ever you choose to run.

Cheers.

If you've run at Slots for a long enough period of time, you'd understand howe the place works. Doug has more businesses then just the shop/track. And the shop, like any other, brings in a lot more money then the racing does. 2 summers ago things were so bad there wasn't a race any day of the week, because no one showed up. If you want a strong class, put one racer in charge and let them make the decisions. We do that with VTA (Brian Smith) and Houston Thomas generally does that with the Min Coopers.

Indy Slots has been racing R/C for over 5 years, which is a lot longer than most tracks. Plus it's cleaner than any track I've ever been in, barring maybe the old Hobbytown track in Castleton. If you care about the racing, come in and race. Don't like all the classes and rules? Convince everyone to change. In general, be thankful for what you've got here in town, because there have been times it's been more of a hassle for Doug then what it's worth.

Badsign your not telling me anything i dont already know,I have been racing there on and off for the past 3 or 4 years,i ran nitro outdoors when they had it,and as far as tamiya being more available,spec motor $17.99 all day long at tower,You cna get hese motors just as easy.All iam saying is just because you have a few people that run classes and spend $200 in yor store a week,dont let them make the rules or change the rules because thats what they want.like i said iam not being a jerk,iam being observant and telling what i have heard other people say right there at the Track.

hey, I'm not accusing you of being a jerk. This is just the way the place works.
Find a national level series with strict rules, and convince everyone it's for the best. Then be the rule Czar yourself. That's the only way it'll work. Just look at VTA and Mini-Cooper class. If no one wants to do it, then either go with the flow or change to another type of racing.

FWIW, I bought 2 brand new TC's from Doug, back when all there was to race was the carpet upstairs. I tried to convince him to change some rules, and he didn't listen- and I was one of the biggest customers he had, R/C related.

You know whay VTA and Mini cooper is doing ok,is because VTA has set rules even on their website, and so far doug hasnt change to much in either class.thats one of the reason why.

So why do you think that you should bash slots scottman? Look at all of the other tracks that have come and went in Indy and surrounding areas. Atleast there is a place to race. Not everything is gravy at any track you go to. People bend the rules everywhere you go. I hadn't been to the track for a few months since real racing season was going on but it seems to be that most of the guys that ran last year and starting their comeback in the next couple of weeks or already have. Join the fun or race somewhere else, not all people will be happy with all decision no matter what you do.

You can make some of the people happy some of the time, but you can't make all the people happy all the time.

What classes do you guys have going on on Sundays? And 3 make a class right?

You know whay VTA and Mini cooper is doing ok,is because VTA has set rules even on their website, and so far doug hasnt change to much in either class.thats one of the reason why.



Okay then. Best of luck wherever and whatever you race. I enjoy Slots.

In the words of the great Stan Lee, " 'Nuff Said "

well since the weather has changed.. It's a good chance I will be there tommorrow with the Drifter and will bring 2 Legends.. but will wait and see