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      A new class of cars raced a Riverhampton is the Vintage Mini’s.  The class is limited to only Scalextric 1960’s vintage Mini Cooper’s and Morris Mini’s.   It’s a slow class, therefore the stock 18-22k slim ff motor must be replaced with a BWA 14k motor.  Any pinion is allowed to be paired with the tiny stock 20T crown gear.  This is a turtle race and guaranteed to be fun.

       

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    • #23186

      Great idea for an IROC series!

      Love the range of vintage liveries too!

      Thanks for posting!

      The Happy Canadian Scale Modeler!

    • #23234

      Yes, Scalextric has manufactured a wide range of liveries from various races such as Targa Florio, BTCC, saloon races, The Italian Job movies, etc…  I’m a big fan of the Italian job movies.

      There must be a good demand for them as there are three or four new liveries coming out in 2022, including a Mr. Bean car with him siting on the roof and steering the car with a broom.  It wasn’t always the quickest cars that won races, Mini’s have historically been successful at upsetting more powerful cars in races.

      With the addition of some weight and a BWA motor, they run well as slot cars, achieving a similar pace to our Classic Stock Car class but in a tiny package.  Best results are achieved by replacing the stock front stub axels with a solid axle and independent front wheels, which also requires the addition of a B-Nova or CG slot guide holder under the chassis for additional support after shaving down the stock guide holder to allow the axle to pass over it there is only about 1mm that remains.  If you enjoy racing door handle to door handle and nose to tale, you’ll enjoy this class.

       

       

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