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Doc, there are issues afoot. Several in our local slot community have come down with Covid. Chris and I seem to be over the worst of it, but others are still very sick. Those who were exposed but aren't sick may still become sick for up to 10 days after exposure.

I've had one sitting on the shelf for about 5 years already.

Only if I can peek first.

Last night I had it set up for your track. It performed poorly at Al's.

I may come up this year to watch and perhaps support but not race. I'm good with 3 minute heats but since the stroke the 4 minute heats we run with OSCAR/PACER are taxing. In that last minute I find myself watching the prettiest/flashiest cars on the track rather than mine.

We just started talking about this, by "Scratchbuilt" I really meant out of anything. I've seen some great chassis built out of many things, Greg P has some great running cars built of brass with a plastic pod.
   As far as the Stock Scalextric cars go after 6 years they've grown a bit stale. As far as comparing the two, my stock chassised '69 Camaro can actually grind out a faster lap than my '70 with it's 3D chassis however I can drive the '70 fast for 25 laps and it's silky smooth. Even my Javelin is about the same speed and though I have it running very smooth and quiet with its inline configuration it's just not the same
  I'll definitely drive my Revo Alfa in classics ll, the more I drive it the more I like it, The GT and GT1 cars have been raced against the Slot Its and NSRs in both GFX and LMP. They are fast enough and smooth enough to compete and on my track they can win, however at Al's the track surface texture is just different enough that the stock REVO tires have less grip making a really good car with a good driver typically a 3rd place car. Jeff and I have tried the Revo "soft" tires but it didn't seem to make a difference. That's why we were discussing racing them against each other.
  The beauty of them is that though they cost about the same as an NSR, but for "new" racers they are ready to race out of the box, they need no aftermarket parts. Just some adjustments, oiling, sand the tires and go racing.
  Some guys complain that they are noisy, that's because they are only assembled at the factory, they are not adjusted or "tuned". Some of mine I never had to touch, a couple sounded like gravel trucks, but a couple of minutes with a screwdriver fixed that.
  Come by this week if you can, it's GFX and Can Am.

Sounds like a good start Doc. In the Trans Am I'd let the brass and 3D cars run together as one doesn't have much of an advantage over the other, at least not one I've been able to find. Some guys have no interest or means to work with brass, whereas 3D seems to be the next big innovation in the hobby and the ones I've build run as smooth as an NSR or Slot It the only difference being the heavier body.
  As far as the Revoslot cars they make GT and GT1/LMP era cars all with the same motor and performance. I can see keeping them separated based on styling, the GTI/LMP can be tuned to run as a close competitor in our existing LMP class.
  Revoslot is also producing a group of Classic sports cars, Alfa, Escort and BMW 2002.  I have an Alfa That I never intended to race that I tuned to the classic ll spec as that is what I like the most on my track. It turns out that it can run the exact same lap times as my other Classic ll cars without coming out of the slot, So it may get some racing after all.  So this new line will already have a home.
I think I'd leave F1 alone as basically an "Open Wheel" class, guys and build and bring whatever their favorite era cars they want. I've taken old Scalextric (indy) cars that have C130 can motors and made them as fast as my NSR. I can't drive it like that for 26 laps, but a better driver just might.

You counted me twice Bob

I don't know why we can only do one photo at a time

I've driven all the way out to Howie's on the wrong Saturday. More than once.

Detune,
  I built a Flexie just for that track. I used the same Professor Motor 25K motor that most use in the Womps. It might be too slow for some, but I have been able to get some pretty good laps without coming out too often.