The Parker SCC (A No-Magnet Organization)

[The Laird]

An outstanding report, !

Happy new year to everyone and see you at the races!

Regards,

[TrainingLotus]

"Holiday Round Robin" Feature Race Results!

Driver	Laps	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4
Tony	242	63	58	64	57
Brian	239	62	56	64	57
Pete	235	61	57	62	55
Matt	234	61	60	56	57
Eric	225	57	60	56	52
Dave	217	53	58	56	50
Nick	206	57	56	49	44

Nick was the winner of the Lotus Hat contest, drawn by a random number generator!

Fastest by lane:
Green: Pete, 4.472, F1 *Fastest Lap of The Race!
Blue: Matt, 4.527, F1
Yellow: Dave, 4.641, Can-Am
Red: Brian, 4.945, Group C

Driver	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4		Fastest Lap
Tony	4.591	4.93	4.516	5.087		4.516
Brian	4.62	5.121	4.474	4.945		4.474
Pete	4.75	4.805	4.472	5.207		4.472
Matt	4.527	4.826	4.855	5.022		4.527
Eric	5.051	4.693	4.824	5.302		4.693
Dave	5.217	4.641	4.693	5.47		4.641
nick	4.613	4.707	5.285	5.323		4.613

Heats were 5 minutes each. Here are some interesting facts:

F1 was used on green for 5 out of 7 heats.
Can-am was used on Yellow for 5 out of 7 heats.
GT was used on Red for 4 out of 7 heats.
Group C was used on Red for 3 out of 7 heats.

If classes were broken out by lap totals, here is the podium for each (although with how cars are not moved between heats, it is possible that lap totals are not 100% accurate as someone starting directly behind the line would effectively get a "cheap" lap):

GT:
First: Matt / Tony tied with 57
Second: Brian with 56
Third: Pete with 55
Fastest Time: Matt with a 5.022!

Can-Am:
First: Brian with 62
Second: Eric / Matt with 60
Third: Dave / Tony with 58
Fastest Time: Tony with a 4.591!

F1:
First: Brian / Tony with 64
Second: Pete with 62
Third: Matt with 61
Fastest Time: Pete with a 4.472!

Group C:
First: Tony with 63
Second: Pete with 61
Third: Brian with 57
Fastest Time: Pete with a 4.750!

The 7 racers ended the night with a NSR GT 9v race. The track condition was a bit colder than expected, so no new records were had, although it was quite the close race!

Driver	Laps	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4	Fastest Lap	Avg. Lap
Tony	141	34	37	35	35	4.773	5.081
Pete	140	35	36	35	34	4.892	5.132
Brian	139	35	34	34	36	4.952	5.174
Matt	138	35	35	35	33	4.822	5.207
Dave	131	35	32	32	32	4.245	5.464
Eric	128	34	33	29	32	4.951	5.612
nick	126	32	31	33	30	5.051	5.704

We also want to welcome back Tony to the track after his recent health issues. He certainly made an impact by winning both races!

We hope everyone enjoyed the race and can't wait for the next event. The track is closing, effectively immediately, for the holidays as the track undergoes modifications to improve racing in 2023.

NSR GT 9v Podium:

[TrainingLotus]

December 4th, 2022

A day with a rotating group of racers. 6 racers were able to attend throughout the day while two racers were, unfortunately, not able to attend due to health reasons. We look forward to seeing everyone again together soon. The track was a bit slower than normal, so no new time records are set.

First race was the NSR F1 race. A tight race throughout the field as the cars stretched their legs and cleaned off the track.

Driver	Laps	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4	Fastest Lap
Brian	152	39	37	38	38	4.456
Pete	151	38	38	39	36	4.429
Matt	147	38	37	36	36	4.503
Drew	141	36	36	34	35	4.560
George	105	27	26	25	27	5.773

The second race was the Thunderslot Can-Am class and was Eric's entrance to the race program. And what an entrance, with an immediate podium spot. Brian's car remained dominant from the previous race, however the track's slowness proved to be real as no new records were set.

Driver	Laps	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4	Fastest Lap
Brian	150	38	38	38	36	4.542
Eric	146	37	36	36	37	4.607
Matt	141	36	35	35	35	4.775
Pete	140	33	36	35	36	4.8
Drew	134	33	33	34	34	4.918
George	119	30	30	29	30	5.256

At this point we lost Drew and George to family obligations. The racers promised to be on their best behavior so we ran the "track button" from the driver panel. We ran all 4 lanes and a new record was set for overall lap total!

Driver	Laps	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4	Fastest Lap
Brian	145	37	36	36	36	4.662
Pete	141	36	35	35	35	4.812
Eric	138	35	35	35	33	4.912
Matt	137	36	35	33	33	4.868

Current track records at the Jordan Circuit.

NSR 9vGT: Brian - 4.659 sec. & 145 laps
Slot.it Group C: Pete - 4.709 sec. & 144 laps
Thunderslot Can Am: Brian - 4.478 sec. & 152 laps
NSR F1: Brian - 4.366 sec. & 155 laps

NSR F1 Podium:



Thunderslot Can-Am Podium:



NSR GT 9v Podium:

[TrainingLotus]

Thank you for the fantastic write-up. It was, indeed, a race day! It was great to see familiar faces return to the track after the usual summer absences.

We have 3 race dates set between now and December 17th. The 17th will be our "season-ending" race before the track undergoes renovations during the holiday season. The renovations will improve racing conditions, add track length, and improve marshaling. However, that means all current race records (time and lap) will be irrelevant moving forward.

The season-ending race will involve giveaways and a unique race format. Current plans on the race format will be a LeMans-style race with each driver required to drive 4 different classes of cars (one on each lane) for an extended heat length. With the classes being GT, Can-Am, F1, and Group C, an example would be: Green Lane (GT), Blue Lane (Can-Am), Yellow Lane (F1), and Red Lane (Group C). This would be purely up to the driver's choice to decide the order used. The only caveat under consideration, at the moment, is the GT's are run on 9v (instead of the track-standard 10v), which means we may need to swap the GTv9 class for a IROC class. This will be decided by the member racers over the next 2 race weekends.

For the pictures from the Nov 12 race week:

F1:


Can-Am:


GTv9:


Group C:

[The Laird]

November 12, 2022
A date which finds Tony in hospital, Greg quarantined, and George elsewhere, but we had a race anyway.
First up... F1 featuring the NSR F1 86/89 cars that we all like. Drew and Nick were each heading for personal bests until the red lane bit them both in turn.
No new records were set.

Position	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best
1	Pete	148	37	38	38	35	4.433
2	Matt	145	36	37	36	36	4.444
3	Brian	145	36	36	37	36	4.584
4	Drew	142	36	36	37	33	4.624
5	Nick	135	34	36	33	32	4.689

Second on the program was Thunderslot Can-Am. Brian took the win with new race and lap records. Informed of this by phone, Tony responded to the effect that he would reclaim the records in due course. Pete’s car proved suboptimal (to say the least) and Nick turned in a great drive to second spot.

Position	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best
1	Brian	152	39	37	39	37	4.478
2	Nick	141	35	35	35	36	4.711
3	Matt	140	35	37	33	35	4.728
4	Drew	138	34	35	34	35	4.895
5	Pete	137	35	34	33	35	4.852

At this point we lost Drew to family obligations. We decided to use just three lanes for 9v GT and Nick stayed with us for 30 laps until called away. Brian established a new lap record.

Position	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best
1	Brian	109	37	36	36	0	4.659
2	Pete	107	36	36	35	0	4.749
3	Matt	104	35	36	33	0	4.819
4	Nick	30	0	0	30	0	5.092

The final event was Group C Slot.it cars. Only three lanes were used again. The race was extremely close throughout and a new lap record was established.

Position	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best
1	Pete	110	37	36	37	0	4.709
2	Brian	109	37	36	36	0	4.747
3	Matt	108	35	36	37	0	4.762

We plan to have a special event on the 19^th before the Jordan Circuit undergoes major renovations over the festive season. Watch this space.

Current track records at the Jordan Circuit.

NSR 9vGT: Brian - 4.659 sec. & Tony - 142 laps
Slot.it Group C: Pete - 4.709 sec. & 144 laps
Thunderslot Can Am: Brian - 4.478 sec. & 152 laps
NSR F1: Brian - 4.366 sec. & 155 laps


Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Hanukkah, and Merry Christmas as may be applicable.

[The Laird]

Current track records at the Jordan Circuit.

NSR 9vGT: Tony - 4.767 sec. & 142 laps

Slot.it Group C: Pete - 4.718 sec. & 144 laps

Thunderslot Can Am: Tony - 4.490 sec. & 150 laps

NSR F1: Brian - 4.366 sec. & 155 laps

[The Laird]

HERE IT IS!

"Oops! We found a magnet!"

On a fine Spring day in October, the PSCC finally took to the Jordan Circuit again. Group C, Can Am, and GT9v were scheduled. The proceedings got under way at approximately 6pm with qualifying from the US GP on the big screen. Our action was paused during Q3 thereof.

The results:

GROUP C - Jaguar repeats

Position	Driver	Laps	Blue	Yellow	Green	Red	Best Lap
1	Pete	142	35	36	35	36	4.826
2	Brian	136	36	34	33	33	4.907
3	Matt	135	32	35	34	34	4.874
4	Tony	135	34	34	33	34	5.034
5	Greg	124	31	32	32	29	5.104

CAN AM - McLaren-Elva sweep

Position	Driver	Laps	Blue	Yellow	Green	Red	Best Lap
1	Tony	145	35	36	37	37	4.539
2	Brian	142	36	36	36	34	4.672
3	Pete	138	35	34	35	34	4.748
4	Matt	134	34	34	33	33	4.960
5	Greg	128	31	35	31	31	4.806

GT9v - The AMG strikes back

Position	Driver	Laps	Blue	Yellow	Green	Red	Best Lap
1	Pete	141	36	36	34	35	4.846
2	Tony	140	36	36	35	33	4.777
3	Brian	139	36	34	34	35	4.838
4	Matt	137	34	34	36	33	n/a
5	Greg	122	30	31	29	32	5.232

Matt put in a great performance on the Green lane as the race began. Unfortunately (and unbeknownst to Matt ), a traction magnet was found to be in the car . The tech inspector apologized for missing it and will replace his current brass clearance gauge with one made of steel . The magnet was removed and the race carried on.


The club thanks Brian and the Jordan Circuit for their hospitality.

Nos vemos en la próxima carrera.
Wir sehen uns beim nächsten Rennen.
Τα λέμε στον επόμενο αγώνα.

[TrainingLotus]

Our apologies for a delayed event in October, as the event host encountered a series of unfortunate illnesses which left the club trackless for almost a month. We successfully had a race on the 22nd and a race report will be coming shortly.

[TrainingLotus]

September 17, 2022 Podium Pictures!

Race 1: We forgot...Slot.It Group C was a blast, though!

Race 2: NSR F1


Race 3: NSR GT


Race 4: Thunderslot Can-Am

[The Laird]

September 17, 2022
Present: Brian, Tony, Pete, Greg, and a hearty "Welcome" to (no pun intended) Matt!

First up was our Slot.it class.
Pete - Jaguar
Greg - Nissan
Brian - Lancia
Matt - Mazda
Tony - Nissan

Group C
Pos	Driver	Laps	Blue	Yell	Grn	Red	Best lap
1	Pete	144	35	36	37	36	4.737
2	Brian	137	34	35	35	33	4.900
3	Tony	133	34	34	33	32	5.077
4	Matt	130	33	32	33	32	4.831
5	Greg	123	31	32	30	30	5.297

Can Am
Pos	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best Lap
1	Tony	150	37	38	37	38	4.490
2	Brian	145	36	36	37	36	4.538
3	Greg	139	35	36	34	34	4.707
4	Matt	136	36	35	32	33	4.714
5	Pete	137*	35	35	34	33	4.775
	*multiple car test - dq

F1
Pos	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best Lap
1	Brian	155	40	40	39	36	4.366
2	Tony	148	37	36	37	38	4.551
3	Pete	146	39	34	37	36	4.497
4	Matt	142	37	35	36	34	4.598
5	Greg	134	32	35	33	34	4.787

GT - 9v
Pos	Driver	Laps	Blu	Yel	Grn	Red	Best Lap
1	Tony	142	36	36	34	36	4.827
2	Pete	141	36	35	35	35	4.814
3	Matt	138	34	36	35	33	4.823
4	Brian	137	34	35	33	35	4.916
5	Greg	121	29	31	31	30	5.415

[TrainingLotus]

As summer winds to a close, slot car racers return to the tracks and rekindle their love of the hobby. Our membership took part in a multi-team Enduro and took 2 out of the 3 podium places! PSCC also provided cars for half of the event.

The intial race days and events for this invite-only club have been shared with their members. We can't wait to share future race event updates with you all.

We do have some unfortunate news to share with you, however. The planned multi-track series for this fall has been cancelled. It's an unfortunate loss for the slot car racers in the area. However, our track and membership will persevere onward with our regular race program.

We look forward to sharing updates with you all soon. Happy racing!

[TrainingLotus]

Parker Slot Car Club @ The Jordan Circuit
August 13th, 2022

HEADLINE! “Tony continues his dominance”

In an effort to resume regular racing after the summer doldrums, regular racing has begun! The PSCC @ The Jordan Circuit is developing a temporary racing schedule until...DAH DAH DAH...a multi-circuit race series begins in October! More details to follow for this invite-only racing series.

Thunderslot Can-Am: WHAT A FINISH!!! While Tony and Brian duked it out for the lead, the other 4 racers competed closely for the final podium spot. This is the first race, that we can remember, where ALL racers finished in the 4's.

1. Tony 143+, 4.769 - Despite some trouble staying in the slot, a consistent performance across all 4 lanes proved to be the winning formula.
2. Brian 143- (5 feet less!!!), 4.674 - His struggles on Red ended up being his undoing for the lead.
3. Greg 134, 4.892
4. Pete 133, 4.998
5. Nick 129, 4.893
6. Dave 128, 4.96

*No new records recorded.

NSR GT (9V): The McLarens are out in force - including a race win for a first-time raced car.

1. Tony 137, 4.890 - Once the tires trued in a bit through on-track racing, this car became a rocket ship. Red = fast!
2. Pete 136, 4.960 - WOW! The Mercedes is a consistent and face race car at the hands of Pete.
3. Brian 134, 5.087 - First time race with the Gulf McLaren resulted in a podium despite balance and tire issues.
4. Dave 130, 4.970 - A track issue on blue only impacted his car, otherwise a podium finishing place was in his future.
5. Greg 124, 5.388 - Porsche 997 GT3 showed well in it's pink BWT livery.
6. Nick 121, 5.109 - Tires were just not working as-expected.

*No new records recorded.

SLOT.IT Group C: Matching Martini Lancia's took the two top steps of the podium.

1. Brian 137, 4.865
2. Tony 131, 4.958
3. Pete 127, 5.159
4. Dave 118, 5.109
5. Nick 118, 5.246
6. Greg 102, 5.255

*No new records recoded.

See you again, soon!

Current Lap Records
Slot.it Group C: Pete, 4.718 & Tony, 141
NSR 9V GT: Tony, 4.767 & Pete, 141
NSR F1 86/89: Brian, 4.416 & 147
Thunderslot Can Am: Brian, 4.559 & Tony, 145.9

[TrainingLotus]

Parker Slot Car Club @ The Jordan Circuit VISITING...

Fantasy Raceways!!!!


July 30th, 2022

We have a traveling event! The members of the PSCC joined with locals at Fantasy Raceways for a special event. PSCC brought 10 NSR Porsche 997 GT3's (provided by NSR through their "Return To Racing" program) for an invitational event.

The day ahead of the event saw much-needed last-minute testing. Car weight, motor pod tuning, and body float amounts were solidified and blueprinted across the fleet. Track voltage was modified and selected to run the cars at the desired performance level for novices and pros alike.

The big day arrived and racers converged on Fantasy Raceways. Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse were represented. Racers had an hour to familiarize themselves with the class of GT3 Porsche's. With 11 drivers in attendance and 10 cars available, two racers joined forces to form a team for the duration of the event. The cars were selected through a raffle by the 10 racers/teams. The first few heats were tentative as racers got in the groove of racing the 1/32 on a 1/24 track. A good and competitive race evolved and fun was had by all.

NSR Porsche 997 GT3 Challenge Race (thank you NSR!):

1. Bud 170.04, 7.863 (Green) - racer that extracted the most out of the car through fast times and a consistent performance. It was a clinic to watch!
2. Jeff 166.08, 8.044 (Green) - the shop owner showed there's no substitution for experience and consistency.
3. Brian / Tony 161.18 (Blue) - a late-charging car secured the last podium spot!
4. Mr. X 159.14, 8.171 (Green) - a local who had a great showing
5. Matt 157.01, 8.265 (White) - a new challenger who had an excellent showing
6. Pete 156.13, 8.073 (Blue) - co-organizer that got tangled up in a few crashes
7. Eric 152.13, 8.211 (Red) - consistency secured him 7th!
8. Greg 148.13, 8.063 (Orange) - fast times marred by a few entanglements.
9. Nick 141.17, 8.030 (Orange) - car troubles impacted his otherwise fast pace.
10. Trevor 124.02, 8.546 (Purple) - the tire rubbed on the interior that came loose, greatly reducing his lap totals for the first 4 heats.

After the NSR Porsche 997 GT3 Challenge Race, a few racers had to leave. The remaining racers decided that one race wasn't enough and brought out their own NSR F1 cars to hold a SECOND event for the day! With 8 racers present and 7 cars, another team was formed between Pete & Matt. The track was reduced to the 4 inner lanes so that enough marshalls were on-hand to help. In the end, the competitive and consistent racing meant that not many cars fell off and the marshalls were overall not busy!

NSR Porsche 997 GT3 Challenge Race (thank you NSR!):

1. Nick 83.09, 8.284 (Orange) - WHAT A WIN!!! First ever class win with a consistent and FAST race.
2. Jeff 83.01, 8.329 (Orange) - He did his best to chase down the leader and only was 7 sections behind the winner. What a close race!
3. Matt/Pete 82.10, 8.374 (Yellow) - Finishing a lap behind the top two provided close racing throughout the entire podium.
4. Eric 82.03, 8.425 (Green) - Matching his performance from the first race, consistency throughout the race provided a high lap total.
5. Tony 80.15, 8.618 (Green) - The beginning started a bit rough as the car didn't perform as well as it did in practice. He managed a decent lap time and brought the car home at the end of the race.
6. Greg 79.94, 8.481 (Orange) - Getting tangled up and a few deslotting adventures was the difference in such a close race.
7. Bvacc DSQ - Illegal Tires

What a close race! Less than 4 laps (and less than half a second) separated the field. Given the competition and how well the NSR F1's suited the hill climb track, it was universally agreed that this race needs to be replicated as SOON!

[The Laird]

The F1 cars were particularly well suited to the big track and I'm in line (no pun intended) for a return engagement ASAP!

[TrainingLotus]

The PSCC / The Jordan Circuit traveled to Fantasy Raceways (their supplier for all-things 1/32 scale for their racing program) for a Porsche Challenge race!

The write-up will come soon. A challenging Porsche Challenge race was held on 7/30 with racers from Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse in attendance. The cars provided are from the NSR "Return to Race" program with all NSR-supplied parts. The cars were divided up to the entrants by a lottery and fun was had by all.

After the Porsche Challenge race, a few people stayed behind to partake in an NSR support race with NSR F1's. The cars performed admirably and a close race was had, with 4 laps separating the field. The participants agreed that the F1 race should be a headlining event in the future.