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S24 Runabout 240217

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S24 Runabout 240217
- Runabout Sponsored by DArt - - February 17, 2024 - It was great to see everyone run fun laps with quite an assortment of models now - everything from modern BRM replicas of small displacement motorcars to vintage Cox and Monogram gems! Looking ahead I think we all are now getting comfortable with the following groups of large scale models: Boulevard Cruisers (1:25) with a Fox 10 motor; Vintage prototypes & sportscars fr...

IROC I

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IROC I
IROC Challenger Series - Race I - Saturday, February 3, 2024 - Five builders with five Ferrari 312P models (and additional Classic Era Prototype placeholders) made up a field of IROC entries for this inaugural Scratch32 Challenger Series at Nova Ridge Motorsports Park. R32 support races included 1950's Grand Prix, Modern LeMans P/GT, Classic Era Prototype & Group C/IMSA. R32 Support Race 1 - 1950's Grand Prix (50GP) ...

The Zing II

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The Zing II
- The Zing II - This version incorporates a few lessons learned from the first Zing along with some new features. I also abandoned a few ideas I had after building the original… Made from painted RAM board this portable track has an approximate footprint of 17′ x 8′ and despite the small size and simple layout it packs a lot of racing fun in the space. With a half turn of each of the border wall barrier screws the borders themselves can be remove...

Ringwood XXXVI

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Ringwood XXXVI
Ringwood XXXVI Poster Ringwood XXXVI - November 18, 2023 - Builders gathered from around the GTA to showcase their open wheel models at Ringwood. Indy Roadsters debuted in this series to accompany the usual assortment of Grand Prix models from 1950 through to 1980. Indy roadsters did feature first in our American Thunder series a few months earlier but this time they would run along with other open wheelers for the first time at Ringwood. Mo...

R32 LXXX

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R32 LXXX
- LXXX - @ Nova Ridge Motorsports Park on January 6, 2024! Cheers to MiA, Ken, JMSracer, F1nutz, Chris, Gary and Arthur for making it out to race! A very big thank you to Mike our gracious host and track owner who lets us all play as often as we can. Raceday Recap NASCAR #24 - 56 Laps (42.248 ext.) #97 - 54 (21.545) #11 - 54 (31.648) #88 - 53 (26.496) #97 - 52 (7.045) #24 - 51 (29.169) #32 - 49 (35.157) 1950...

The Zing

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The Zing
- The Zing - A basement track (no matter how small) to test, run and possibly race a Mini Z in the comfort of ones’ own home is a rather nice luxury… so the project begins… let’s see what can reasonably fit into the space I have right now… if testing proves that it is enough then a more permanent solution can be pursued… Just using EVA tiles with generic square corner foam barriers doesn’t turn my crank – the track, just like the models on it, must ...