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| Other Helpful Resources |
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| HO World is a wonderful on-line magazine dedicated strictly to HO. Look here for weekly updates on how to's and slot car news. Also, check out the "Archive" for loads of info. |
| The Sac Slot Car BBS offers real-time questions and answers to all of your HO slot car questions. Hear news from all over CA. |
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| The Slot Car Center Bulletin Board is a friendly place to post questions about HO racing. Helpful folks from around the US will help you out. |
| *Click on name for a link to the rules page* A common class of HO car run in the Sacramento area is the Club Stock class (Picture). The Club Stock car is exclusively a modified G3 car made by BSRT. A step up from the Club Stock class is the Super Stock class. The main differences are the cars allowed and rear tire allowances. Tyco Nascar is run in Sacramento on the Lumberyard Oval using Shaunadega rules. Event format rules here. Tjet Fray Style class. Run occasionally in Sac. SACROC This is a class where all cars and controllers are provided. Modified Cars may be run in the future... Box Stock entry level class may be run in the future... |
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| Getting Started, Tips & Tricks |
| Controllers So, you have decided that you would like to give this wacky and wonderful hobby/sport a try. After you have purchased the car of your choice, you will need a controller. There are many choices and price ranges available. Part of the decision will be made by what kind of car you will be racing. Click here for Controller info. Then for recommendations, go here. Lexan Bodies Once you get into the Club Stock or Super Stock classes, a lexan body is a must. Bodies can be purchased through ScaleAuto or your local slot nut. For painting and trimming tips and techniques try here. Attaching them is the real trick. They can either be taped, velcro'd, stapled, or mounted using body tubes. Tubes are the way to go for the speeds that these classes run. Lexan tips from Sac HO here. Basic Tool List for your HO Tool Box: Here. Armatures: For tips go here. Pickup Shoes: For tips go here. Rear Tires: For tips go here. Traction Magnets: For tips go here. Rear Axles: For tips go here. Rear Axle Spacers: For tips go here. Crown Gears: For tips go here. Pinion Gears: For tips go here. Front Ends: For tips go here. ADVANCED TIPS Clean & Lube: For tips go here. Motor Magnet Matching: For tips go here. Unlimited Class: What's an unlimited? See it here. Pitting Strategy: Here. Casting your own hard plastic bodies: Here. TRACK TIPS Track Soldering: Tips on soldering your track here. Timing System Options: Here. Scenery Ideas: Links are here. Power Supply: Ideas here. |
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| Ever wonder what kind of chasis you are looking at? Try these two pages for pictures of AFX and TYCO chasis. The Tomy Super G+ was a popular car in the Sacramento Racing scene. For an extensive list of tuning tips go here. The G+ has been replaced by the BSRT G3. It has been released and you can use most of the G+ tips for this car. For additional tips specific to the G3 go here and here. *NEW* Parts list for G3 Club and Superstock! HERE The Wizzard Patriot III is allowed in the Super Stock racing class. Tuning tips can be found here and here. Tyco (Made by Mattel now) are allowed in Super stock class. Tuning tips may be found here and set up for the Shaunadega 500. Panthers by Slottech are run by many folks in Super stock. Tuning tips and advice may be found here and here. LifeLikes Tuning tips here. Tjets are an old car that is just so much fun people still love to race it. For an extensive list of tuning tips, go here. Yahoo has a good club where you can ask Tjet specific questions, here. |
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