Contents:
About this site
To see what's new, check the News
& Coming Attractions page, or look below for an
update bullet ( ).
If you've never stopped by before, you might want to check the Introduction
page before diving in.
An Introduction to Slot Car Drag Racing
If you're not
familiar with slot car drag racing, a Frequently
Asked Questions List may be helpful.
There's also a Basic Guide to Slot Car Drag Racing Motors that
might answer additional questions.
Next in the
introductory series is a brief look at Some Popular Slot Car
Drag Racing Classes.
Last is a Glossary that may help you with some unfamiliar terms.
Motor Building for Slot Car Drag Racing
Before you
begin, it's wise to know about some of the Tools
you may need.
A brief look at
some of the major and minor Components of the Slot
Car Drag Racing Motor.
There are many
ways to go about doing it, but here are the Motor Building Steps
Unc uses.
Chassis Building for Slot
Car Drag Racing
(all Sections under construction)
Before
you begin, here are Some Important Chassis
Geometry Relationships &
Dimensions to consider.
Have money left
after buying all those motor tools? A few more Chassis Building Tools
worth having.
Buy or build? A few thoughts on Chassis
Selection (and sure to feature lots of sponsor plugs).
Some basic (and not so basic) Chassis
Construction Techniques that may be helpful.
A brief look at chassis Material
Selection and Use.
Chassis Design and
Modification Considerations - Unc's best guesses on how these things
work.
Gears & Drive Components
(some Sections under construction)
Here's a Slot Car Drag Racing Gear Chart
you might find useful.
An introduction to Gear Selection and Use.
Utility or efficiency? Some considerations about the Sidewinder Versus
Inline question.
Selecting and using Axles, Bushings, and Bearings.
Wheels & Tires for Slot Car Drag
Racing
(some Sections under construction)
Various thoughts about Tire Selection and
Construction.
Some additional
Wheel & Tire Considerations.
A brief look at the
relationship between Drag Tires and Gear Ratios.
Feeling brave? Bored? Cheap?
Foolish? Then this Section on Making Drag Tires might be useful.
Slot Car Drag Racing
Bodies
(some sections under
construction)
Understanding
Air - Some practical Aerodynamic Realities & Considerations.
Practical Aerodynamics - Making
Spoilers, Diaplanes, and other Air-Control Devices.
Drag Racing Bodies - Selection, Mounting, & Performance.
Hardshell Fever? Then these "Thinking About Plastics" DRS
Drag Board reposts may be useful.
Some thoughts about Paints for Lexan and Hardshell Bodies.
Unc's Cheap Tricks, Tips & Gimmicks
Various ideas to save a buck here and there
and/or make your slot car racing life a little easier.
Links
Links, Sites and Descriptions for similar
and some not-so-similar topics (may take a while to load).
This
month's featured Automotive/Racing Site link
Unc has discovered in his Web travels.
This month's Other
Interesting Site link to something Unc thinks is
well worth your time.
New to this site? Here's an archive of Featured
Links You May Have Missed.
Opinions & Editorial Comments
You're probably
going to regret this, but what the heck, maybe
it's why you're here in the first place.
Now you
can choose the topic of the Rants and Tirades you
want! (partially under construction)
Unc Sells Out! Crass
commercialism rears its ugly head! Have I no shame or what?
Some Interesting Things to Read
A list of books, magazines, and other publications (that Unc
thinks are) worth looking at.
Sponsors, Teams,
Cars & Competition
Sponsors - Unc is proud to be associated with some of the
best in the business.
Finally! Team Troll pages on the web!
Some of Unc's Cars & Competition
results. Lots of pictures that take forever to load. Bear with
me here.
FasTrax of
Virginia
A little bit about the Racers and Racing at FasTrax
of Virginia, Unc's home track.
Full information on the last slot drag racing Regional event - the
latest Race Results
from Fastrax.
Dates, Classes, and Schedules for the next Regional Race - Upcoming
Events.
Who did what when, and with what - Drag racing Track
Records.
FasTrax Spec
Motor Rules - Two types of low-cost motors for economical
heads-up racing.
How to get there - a Map
and Directions for finding FasTrax.
Unc's Back Pages
I was powerless! The
scanner spoke to me in my dreams and made me scan sports car
racing pictures.
"More," it
whispered gently, "use me to make more useless pictures."
Swept up in its spell, I complied.
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