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Fly Classics Proxy
The goal of this proxy championship is to provide close and competitive racing for the Fly Classic line of slot cars. There are some inherent problems with getting reliable performance out of these cars, which I hope to address in the rules while not making the cars “too open” as to increase costs and complexity too much.
*****FORMAT*****
The plan will be to run a standard Proxy racing format.
10 rounds on routed wood track, either braid or tape.
A minimum of 3 lanes, and 3 minutes per lane should be run, with the drivers remaining the same for each lane throughout the race.
Voltage used should be between 10 and 12v, and this is to be decided and disclosed by the host. It does not need to be disclosed until after the race finish.
***New for my proxies in 2021****
1-There will be 1 pt awarded for tq qualifier in this series.
2-I am also including 1 drop race. Your worst result will be discarded, your best 9 finished count toward to the championship total. If you happen to tq a race and have a poor finish, then your race with the lowest total POINTS will be discarded.
At this time I am looking for input regarding any of these rules, as we have plenty of time to solidify this before moving forward.
The cars:
Ferrari 512s
GT40
Lola T70
Porsche 908 and 906
Porsche 917 (all Fly classic versions of this car are legal, 10, long tail, spyder etc.)
Chevron B21
There are many variants of these cars, if there is one that is not on the list that you would like to add please post it here for review. I am aware that these cars did not all race together in a series, however they all run very closely to eachother in my opinion when tuned well. They represent a “period of racing” as opposed to an actual championship.
Chassis
All cars must use the stock plastic chassis that came with the car you intend to run. No 3d or other chassis will be allowed.
You may add a front axle tube to any of the cars, but this rule is specifically to allow the fixing of the independent fronts many of these cars came with.
You may trim up to 1/16” inch off the perimeter of the chassis to achieve the desired amount of body float.
Chassis be modified to accommodate more guide rotation. See thread in here for tutorial/questions.
Any type of reinforcement is allowed, so long as it is only glued in place and not visible from the outside or underside of the car.
No ballast may be added to underside of the chassis. This includes lead or brass of any kind.
No aftermarket front axle carriers are allowed (like those that allow a Slot.it style axle height adjustment)
Any guide may be used, including anything needed to adapt it to your car. Guide depth should not be longer than 6.5mm under the braids.
No ball bearings.
No magnets
Axles:
Any axles and gear ratio is allowed.
Sidewinder gears must have .5mm minimum clearance to allow for tire wear until touching. This will be tech’d.
Independent front ends are allowed, factory independent cars can be converted to solid axle.
Wheels and tires:
This will be a rubber tire only proxy.
All wheels must have a scale appearing insert. No aluminum finish wheels will be allowed, unless they are painted and look scale for the car.
The maximum rear wheel size allowed will be 15x12mm. Many of these cars can fit this size. Tire width can be 13mm.
Front wheel size shall be not narrower than 7mm, tires can be coned and coated to reduce friction. Must have at least 5mm of flat tire on the track.
Rear wheel diameter may not be smaller than the front.
Motor:
Stock Fly motors or SCC Gator.
ADDED 4/8, AFTER SOME RESEARCH. The SCC Gator motor will be the only allowed motor aside from the Fly. Blackstripe must be present (I will only inspect if you car is noticeably faster than others)
No opening the cans.
Bodies and interior:
Bodies should be stock. Light trimming if needed for float is ok. NO trimming to diameter of wheel well allowed to fit larger wheel and tire combinations.
Interiors are to be stock. I am aware that many of these models have problems with the interiors rubbing. Modification to the floor of the interior is allowed as long as it does not exceed ⅛” of material removal. Most of these cars can be made to run good by just sanding or filing the bottom of the interior.
All body accessories should be used. This includes rear gear boxes, wings and mirrors.
At this time all of these rules are up for discussion. This is the first set of rules I have written completely from scratch and I am sure there is some clarification to be done.
If you would like to participate in this. It is unlikely to start before January 2021, but I would like a show of interest before we keep going. So put your name down. We will see how the current events effects the proxies already in motion.
Zack
Grid is currently full, you can get on the waitlist if you wish, there are usually some drop outs close to the start.
Current entries:
1. Stumbley- car/# TBD
2. midagekid1- car TBD #15
3. Docdoom- 908 - #12
4. ZackM- TBD - #18
5.BigDuhg- 917 - #TBD
6. ChrisguyW- car? - #8
7. ArroldN- 906 - #9
8. Mitch58- Chevron - #56
9. Redlynr- tbd- #1
10. Zcarfan-TBD
11. Double-B TBD - #5
12. ALS - 917 spyder # conflict.
13. CJ74 - Chevron - #6
14. CGYracer - TBD - #10
15. Reek455- 512s - #22
16. Dungeonracer- Lola t70- TBD
17. MOV41T - lola t70 - tbd
18. Modelersc- 917lh- tbd
19.leadfinger- Chevron - #64
20. Sadco Racing- 908 - tbd
21. 101corvettes - tbd - tbd
22. Modernslots - tbd -tbd
23. Mseitz - 908 - tbd
24. Old Red -917 spyder #11
25. REL13 - 917 - #4
26. RobNC - 908 - tbd
27. Pepsi62 - tbd - tbd
28. Eshorer- tbd - tbd.
29. Brumosrsr #0
30. Radarek #27
31. Audi1 #20
32. CourtneyS TBD
33. Apexbomber tbd
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The car currently has a 3D chassis but I did find the original chassis. This picture shows the stock interior. Maybe It is in a box somewhere. If 29 is not taken I could remove the 9 to make it look a little cleaner.
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