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Post by René on Apr 4, 2023 15:53:22 GMT
This is über cool. I must have this in my garage!   |
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Post by René on Apr 14, 2023 22:48:36 GMT
Zak Brown found 10 spare minutes in his busy schedule to talk to Marco Carvalho from Electric Dreams, one of the largest sellers of new and vintage slot car racing products in the 1/24 and 1/32 scales. Located in Los Angeles, California. The Zak Brown Raceway  |
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Post by mikael on Apr 15, 2023 8:50:35 GMT
Ref. the slot car track: A very interesting idea to combine all those famous corners and sections.
And yes, the good man is not exactly short of money! |
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Post by René on Apr 15, 2023 9:45:32 GMT
Ref. the slot car track: A very interesting idea to combine all those famous corners and sections.
And yes, the good man is not exactly short of money! Yeah, Zak has some money to spend! But whatever you think of him, I do like his genuine passion for the sport. He is an enthusiast, also for the small cars. |
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Post by mikael on Apr 15, 2023 10:07:23 GMT
Yeah, Zak has some money to spend! But whatever you think of him, I do like his genuine passion for the sport. He is an enthusiast, also for the small cars. That's true - a true racing and racing car enthusiast indeed!  |
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Post by mikael on Apr 15, 2023 16:43:40 GMT
I wonder if everything's made in accordance to scale 1:32, or to scale 1:24? If it's the latter, then it's certainly a massive set-up!
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Post by René on Apr 15, 2023 17:47:25 GMT
I wonder if everything's made in accordance to scale 1:32, or to scale 1:24? If it's the latter, then it's certainly a massive set-up!
1/32 Mikael. It's made by SlotMods and they do all their work in 1/32. Still a big track though! |
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Post by chrisb on Apr 22, 2023 14:21:44 GMT
I do like that circuit = wouldn't it be something if we had a real size circuit built to copy it. I bet it would be such fun
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Post by René on Apr 23, 2023 10:11:24 GMT
I do like that circuit = wouldn't it be something if we had a real size circuit built to copy it. I bet it would be such fun Brilliant idea. I will send this photo to the Tilke studios with the instructions to make an exact copy. No input of their own allowed! |
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Post by René on Apr 27, 2023 13:45:14 GMT
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Post by Carl on Apr 27, 2023 16:42:40 GMT
René, Great additions to your extensive collection! The beautiful and ultra-fast Shadows were the last monstrous Can-Am cars after McLaren and Porsche left the series. Superbly driven by Jackie Oliver and George Follmer, they were awesome!
I attended almost every Can-Am race at Riverside and each year the astonishment level increased in the grandstands. I'll never forget the stunning acceleration of the Porsche 917-10 out of Turn 8 onto the mile long back straight in 1972. It seemed like an illusion as George Follmer sped toward 219 mph, the ultimate track record. After Mark Donohue predicted a speed of 250 mph for the Porsche 917-30 the following year, track officials decided the short track, joining the back straight at Turn 7A, would be more sensible, pleasing the shortsighted insurance underwriters and no-one else.
The 1972 field rumbles with menace on the pace lap. Turn 8 is top right and Turn 7A (unused that year) left of center
Polesitter George Follmer and Denis Hulme are on the front row, with Mark Donohue and Peter Revson behind. Others include David Hobbs, Francois Cevert, Mike Parkes and Sam Posey.
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Post by René on Apr 28, 2023 12:04:59 GMT
Thanks Carl, much appreciated. I'm secretly a little jealous of you  because you've seen the real Can-Am. That must have been really great! It didn’t last very long but there was nothing like it. Did you also see the ‘new’ Can-Am in action? Maybe not as great as the original but still very cool looking cars.  |
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Post by Carl on Apr 28, 2023 15:49:15 GMT
Thanks Carl, much appreciated. I'm secretly a little jealous of you because you've seen the real Can-Am. That must have been really great! It didn’t last very long but there was nothing like it. Did you also see the ‘new’ Can-Am in action? Maybe not as great as the original but still very cool looking cars. Yes, and the replacement series came close to the original. Based primarily on Lola T332 chassis with 5 litre engine, the cars were almost as fast, and better balanced. With great drivers such as Jacky Ickx, Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Patrick Tambay, Bobby Rahal, Graham McRae with his own design, and some beautiful small sports racers in the under 2 litre category, the competition was closer, not as fearsome in sound or sight, but just as cool with less power and more grace. |
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Post by mikael on Apr 28, 2023 16:24:56 GMT
Yes, and the replacement series came close to the original. Based primarily on Lola T332 chassis with 5 litre engine, the cars were almost as fast, and better balanced. With great drivers such as Jacky Ickx, Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Patrick Tambay, Bobby Rahal, Graham McRae with his own design, and some beautiful small sports racers in the under 2 litre category, the competition was closer, not as fearsome in sound or sight, but just as cool with less power and more grace.
I can understand that the revised "big category" Can-Am was based on Formula 5000 cars, and that the "small category" was based on Formula Atlantic cars. As to the latter, a very similar idea was developed in Europe in the early 1980's. It was the so-called "Sports 2000" category, which essentially was based on Formula Ford 2000 cars. Yet the chassis was true sports car chassis; it was not formula cars with covered wheels.
In Denmark, Sports 2000 was extremely popular. I understand that the category is still going strong in the UK!
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Ayrton Senna in 1982, starring in the European Formula Ford 2000 series.
A Sports 2000 car from the same period.
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Post by René on May 3, 2023 18:49:08 GMT
The two liter sportscars were also very popular in the Netherlands. Zandvoort had the yearly Trophy of the Dunes and the Easter races. The Sports 2000 race was always one of the highlights.  Girlpower; Liane Engeman is leading the field.
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