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80 March/April 2015 $6.95 Bentley Wins Again!

Alfa Romeo Mille Miglia Winners Historic Silverstone Track On A Tabletop Tech Tips: Trackside Tune-Up

Formula 1 Racing On A Tabletop: - 1968 Lotus 49B

www.modelcarracingmag.com - 1969 McLaren M7C

Bentley tested the Continental GT3 in the “promotional” paint scheme at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed---LAT Photo 80 13 Real Race Track Plans 2-Lane Silverstone 1948-1949 Grand Prix Circuit for Scalextric Sport, Classic, SCX, Ninco, Carrera (with 80 optional lane-changing) on a 9 x 19-foot tabletop. by Robert Schleicher CONTENTS 16 Race Tracks on a Tabletop 2-Lane Silverstone 1948-1949 Grand Prix Circuit for Scalextric Sport, Classic, SCX, Ninco or Carrera (with optional lane-changing) on a 5 x 9-foot ping-pong tabletop by Robert Schleicher 19 Digital Racing ON THE COVER: The Scalextric 1/32 scale replica of the Steve Tandy/ James Appleby Bentley Continental GT3 at the 2014 British GT Cham- Carrera Digital 132 Wireless+ Control pionship, Oulton Park. ---LAT Photographic by Robert Schleicher

1/32 SCALE MODEL CAR RACING:

7 LeMans 21 LeMans Scalextric 2013 Bentley GT3 Modelant 1947 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B by Albin Burroughs by Bill Deureon

28 Your Track SlotMods 6 x 12-foot Two-Lane Standard Raceway

32 Tech Tips Vintage Racing Chris Walker’s 1964 Monogram Lola GT

10 Home Racing 34 Formula 1 Race Management with an App, Scalextric ARC one Scalextric 1969 McLaren M7C by Robert Schleicher by Bill Wright

4 Model Car Racing HO MODEL CAR RACING: 38 Formula 1 18 Track Plans Scalextric 1968 Lotus 49B 4-Lane Silverstone 1948-1949 Grand by Albin Burroughs Prix Circuit for 4 x 8-Feet by Robert Schleicher 40 Vintage Racing Clear Plastic Bodies 25 Home Racing by Robert Schleicher AFX Pit Building by Robert Schleicher DEPARTMENTS: 6 Editorial: Race Car Rewards 47 Pit Board 48 Club Directory 42 LeMans Slot.it 1974 Matra MS670B 54 New Stuff by Bill Wright 44 World Rally Cup On Your Tablet: Scalextric 1986 Lancia Delta S4 Model Car Racing is now available for iPad or Kindle. Just click on the by Bill Wright Apple iTunes icon and search for Model Car Racing to order individual issues, subscriptions or a limited number of back issues. There’s more 46 Tech Tips information on page 57 of this issue. Test ‘N Tune Tips For Magnet-Free cars WHERE TO BUY MODEL CAR RACING PRODUCTS: by Robert Schleicher Dealers: A listing of the addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and websites of all the dealers that carry Model Car Racing magazine appears on our website at www.modelcarracingmag.com Manufacturers: A listing of the addresses and websites of firms that manufacture model car racing products appears on our website at www.modelcarracingmag.com:

More Information: There is an Index of all of the past issues, a Digest of the results of the first 257 cars in our Race Track Test series, Pros and Cons of plastic 49 LeMans track by brand, the Pros and Cons of the four digital systems, Pros and Cons of 1/43 scale and an index of the 157 previously published track Slot Classics 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B plans, by size, on our website at www.modelcarracingmag.com. by Robert Schleicher

Model Car Racing 5 Race Car Rewards ��

Racing has an implied reward; you won! It that “fastest lap’ over 20 laps. In my theory, being the pickup wires and add weight. If you’re seri- doesn’t matter (much) whether you are racing able to drive within about 10-percent of my fast- ous, you can tear the car down to its individual in a triathlon, a motocross, a vintage car race, est possible lap times means I am concentrating pieces and spend 20 or more hours getting every or a model car race. When you race you always and, (there should be no surprise) I am pump- piece perfect. have that concept of winning somewhere in ing adrenalin. your mind, even if you have never won any- You may not pump adrenalin tuning or scratch- thing anywhere. It’s that proverbial carrot on a The Complete Mechanic building a car (except when you drop that one stick that provides a goal. The reality of racing, odd screw on the carpet), but the thrill of hands- There are other aspects of model car racing that however, is that there are dozens of folks who on mechanical success is very close to an adren- can be just as rewarding as learning how to race compete and have never won. Seldom does one alin high. You don’t have to settle for the car on an adrenalin high. There is, for example, an person excel enough to be a constant winner that came in box---with practice you can “tune” incredible joy in discovering that some adjust- (even the best loose once in awhile). So there that machine to be 10 to 40-percent faster. It is ment you made to your car actually increased its must be something more than just winning a thrill. that makes racing so exciting. If you have raced, potential for turning quicker lap times. There’s a you know---the feeling that every entrant, from short article on page 46 in this issue about how to “Test N’ Tune” a magnet-free car to obtain op- the winner to the last place person, has experi- Volume 14, Number 2 (issue number 80) enced… that feeling of what it is like to be on timum performance on a particular race track the extreme edge. You know you are on the edge (there was a similar article on doing the same March/April 2015 testing with magnet-stuck cars in the January/ because your body will be producing adrenalin. Publisher: Technical Editor: February 2015 number 78 issue---also on www. You’ll have to ask your personal physician (or Robert Schleicher Chris Walker your personal trainer) about the symptoms that modelcarracingmag.com under “Sample Is- you can feel when you are pumping adrenalin. sues”). All of the 1/32, 1/24, 1/43 and HO model Editor: Track Test Editor: If I take a moment to consider it, I know I am race cars can be “tuned” to produce faster lap Robert Schleicher Marc Purdham times. The basics of Perfect Pickup Braid, Tire pumping adrenaline when my forearms tingle, Layout & Design: Aaron Tipton - [email protected] others have different indicators, from fever to Mounting, Cleaning Track Rails, Oil & Grease, mild muscle spasms. Controllers, Race Reliable Wires, and Chassis Contributing Editors: Set Up are also on www.modelcarracingmag. Mark Gussin Jeremy Dunning Jason Boye com under the “New To The Hobby?” link. Why Race? Dan Wilson Alan Schwartz Dan Esposito Making any model car go faster, begins with a Brad Bowman Bernard Sampson Pat Dennis I have been fortunate enough to talk with a lot of chassis that performs as it should and these tips world championship winners, from skateboard- should get you to that point. Editors Emeritus: ers to motocrossers to model car racers. It may Rocky Russo Bill Sipple Albin Adams seem obvious, but all of them find racing the Given a model car that is performing about as Jose Rodriguez Jim Russell most exciting thing in their lives. To me, that fast as possible that is, literally, out-of-the-box, Bob Braverman Ron Klein has been a red-flag warning because I would re- you can make dozens of additional improve- ally like to have a few other aspects of my life ments, from adding weight to changing the Circulation & Dealer Contact: as exciting as racing. But, if that’s what rings- tires. None of today's model race cars are riv- email: [email protected] your-chimes, do it. For me racing is an escape eted together---all are assembled with screws Model Car Racing Publications, Inc. from just about everything. 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6 Model Car Racing Home Racing Race Management with an App Scalexctric ARC One Now you can count and time laps, schedule pit stops and perform a dozen and more race management options on any Scalextric analog track. The Scalextric C8433 ARC One provides all these race managed functions and sends them wirelessly to your smartphone or tablet to be displayed on the device’s screen.

C8433 ARC One devise after you download the app that is included with the unit.

The ARC One is designed to be a replacement for the usual Scalextric controller-connector track (Scalextric calls it a Powerbase). The new Scalextric C8433 ARC One Powerbase includes two controllers and a plug-in transformer. The system for sending information to your smartphone or tablet is Bluetooth wireless so no additional connections are necessary.

½½ Have It Your Way If you already have a Scalextric track you can use all of the computer information generated with the app and still keep your existing power supply and controllers---there’s a plug inside the C8433 Powerbase that can be disconnected to stop the electrical power from reaching the rails. Disconnect that plug and you can contin- ue to use whatever controllers and the power you have for your track---the C8433 will function perfectly and it has its own plug-in power supply. Be warned that you can void any war- ranty by disassembling the ARC One Power- base. It should also be possible to remove the sensors from the C8433 to fit them beneath Carrera track but it would require some drill- ing and grinding on the track.

The Scalextric C8433 ARC One is a complete Powerbase to connect the controllers and power pack that are The ARC One does not have a brake circuit, included with the set to any existing Scalextric track. however, the brake circuit on your existing track will function properly as long as you Model car racing offers most of the challenges top or PC to display lap counts, lap times, race disconnect the C8433 from the track rails. The of racing full-size cars. With model cars, how- results and even program pits stops for fuel lower-priced Scalextric race car sets do not ever, you also have your own model car race and/or for tires (with a penalty for leaving the have a brake circuit. If you want brakes you track. And, you can manage the races just like pits early). However, you can manage all those will need to use the Scalextric C8530 “Power they do our there in the real world. There are race functions with a wireless connection to and Control” Powerbase which includes two several programs that you can buy to use a lap- your smartphone or tablet with Scalextric hand controllers with brake circuits.

10 Model Car Racing Scalextric ARC One Features: • Grand Prix: race to the top of the podium! Avoid ½½ incidents, plan your fuel, strategy and tire wear. Don’t SIX RACE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS forget to set your best time in Qualify to start on pole

In-Race settings can be toggled on or off and include: • Endurance Race: test your team’s endurance • Jump Start: set a jump start penalty over the duration of your choice should a driver jump the lights • My Garage Mode: list your slot car collection and • Start Reaction Times: records each driver’s reaction add favorites for quick and easy race selection. Log time from when the lights go out to pulling the throttle all of your Scalextric track pieces and accessories to see available layout options and save track • Lap Counting & Timing: see your designs through names and photographs current and remaining lap times PRE-RACE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS • Top Speed: records the fastest speed across the start line • Change the driver details by entering the • Fuel Load: when car runs out of fuel pit stops will be driver's name and custom image required - miss the pits and risk disqualification • Select your chosen car for each race • Tire Wear: add another dimension to your race by monitoring your tire wear and choosing the right time to pit • Change the speed units between kmh and mph and real or scale speed SEVEN RACE MODE OPTIONS: • Use the interactive ARC app to create your • Quick Race: race instantly using pre-set own Scalextric garage listing your slot car race types and in-race game play collection, track pieces and accessories

• Drag Race: create your own drag strip using multiple • Log all your Scalextric track pieces and straights and try to beat your opponent’s finish times accessories to see available layout options

• Practice: set the number of laps and • Save track designs by giving them a practice your racing skills name and taking a photo

• Tournament: set the number of drivers in total • Post your race stats on Facebook or Twitter and per heat and let ARC work out the rest

With the unit in place and app installed, you can then view lap counting, lap timing and other race management options on your smartphone or tablet’s screen.

Model Car Racing 11 Tape the loose plug to the bottom of the track so the wires and plug allow the bottom plate to fit firmly inside the track.

Install the bottom plate and all the screws. Plug-in the power cord and transformer You can have the advantages of Scalextric ARC One and still retain you existing that are supplied with the C8433 so the unit has the power to record electronic controllers and power supply. Remove the bottom panel from the C8433 Powerbase. signals for all of the computer functions—your track power will be on a separate (your original) circuit---the C8433 transformer will now only power the computer functions.

The red and black wires supply power to the track. Unplug the single connector (arrow) for the red and black wires so the only track power will come from your existing power supply.

12 Model Car Racing Race Tracks On a Tabletop: Silverstone 1948-49 Circuit on a 5 X 9-Foot Ping-Pong Tabletop with (Optional) Lane-Changing for Scalextric Classic, Sport, SCX, Ninco or Carrera

the track. You can use the support stands from Scalextric, SCX and This Silverstone 1948-1949 Ninco to get the track up and over the main straight.

Grand Prix Circuit is designed The Carrera curves are broader than those of other brands so there is just room to use all standard-size Carrera curves, however, there is a to fit on a 5 x 9-foot Ping-Pong tight ess bend through turns T3 ad T4. The Carrera 20587 Crossing (overpass, “R” on plan) can be used for overpass but turns T3 and T4 tabletop. There’s an index, will need to be elevated using the Carrera 85201 “Support Set Tubes” by size, of all the previously to elevate curve. published track plans from ½½ DIGITAL RACING SYSTEMS Both plans include suggested positions for the Scalextric Sport Digital, Model Car Racing magazine and Ninco N-Digital or Carrera Pro-X or Carrera Digital 132 lane-changers. You may discover that you want to relocate the lane changers or use from the four books by Robert lane-changers to route the cars in a different direction after you have Schleicher on our website raced on the track for a few hours. On the Scalextric Classic, Sport, SCX and Ninco version there are two www.modelcarracingmag.com. possible locations for the double-crossing straight lane-changers at any ■■Robert Schleicher of the places marked with an "X" to provide the optimum number of chances for passing. Silverstone was never a figure-8 track but, in 1948-49, it was close, There are two positions for lane-changers on the Carrera version and with the two diagonal straights (runways) diverting 150-degrees just they are shown as single-lane changers but I would recommend you opt before they crossed. These plans are condensed versions of the massive for Carrera's number 30347 double lane-changers at these locations. 9 x 19-foot plans for this model car racing adaptation of the 1948-49 Silverstone track on pages 13-15. With the overpass, the main straight The track plans indicate two positions for the controller-connector can extend diagonally from one corner of the tabletop to the opposite track ("A" on the plans) so the drivers can be positioned at different ar- corner. The corners on both ends of the straights are the tight standard eas of the track for conventional analog cars. If you are using the digital (“S”) curves for all of these brands to allow a straight that is over five- systems, only ONE connector track can be used. If you try to use two feet long. connector tracks you will burn-out some of the circuits in one or both of the connector tracks. Scalextric, Ninco and Carrera offer extension The Scalextric, SCX or Ninco version also has their largest-radius turns cables so you can position the drivers around the track or you can opt at T4 and T9 to provide a variety of cornering speeds, especially since, for the wireless control systems from Scalextric, Ninco and Carrera. with figure 8, each lane has a different radius on the opposite ends of

16 Model Car Racing 2-Lane Silverstone 1948-49 Circuit L Track can be expanded in length by adding matched pairs of straight track TRACK PLAN on a 5 X 9-Foot Ping-Pong Tabletop: sections here. List of Scalextric Classic, Sport, SCX or Ninco Track Required T Turns on the model versions of the track. Key Quantity Description Key Quantity Description To build the plan with NINCO track you will need about 10-percent more space and you may need some additional short straights to get everything to line up H 1 1/2 Standard Curve E 0 1/4-Straight properly. S 7 Standard Curve D 1 1/2-Straight X If you are assembling the track with Scalextric Sport Digital, 1 1/2 straights at O 0 Outer Curve B 7 Full-Straight these points can be replaced with the C7036 double-crossover straight lane- OO 13 Outer-Outer Curve A 2 Connector Track changer. F 3 "Short" Straight If you are using NINCO N-Digital, the 40207 double Lane-changers can be substituted for any standard straight.

L Track can be expanded in length by adding 2-Lane Silverstone 1948-49 Circuit matched pairs of straight track sections here. TRACK PLAN on a 5 X 9-Foot Ping-Pong Tabletop T Turns on the model versions of the track. List of Carrera Conventional Track Required NOTE: If you are using the Carrera Digital 132 lane- Key Quantity Description Key Quantity Description changing system any adjoining pairs of standard-length H 3 20577 1/2 Inner Curve R1 E 2 20612 1/4-Straight straights ("B") may be placed with Carrera Digital 132 S 11 20571 Inner Curve R1 D 1 20611 1/3-Straight lane-changing tracks. The plans show the locations for the O 0 20572 Middle Curve R2 B 4 20509 Full-Straight Carrera Digital number 30343 right-hand and 30345 left- OO 0 20573 Outer Curve R3 R 1 20587 Crossing (overpass) hand lane-changers, you can substitute the Carrera Digital 132 number 30347 double-X lane-changer at any of these OOO 1/2 (1) 20578 Outer-Outer Curve R4 A 2 20583 Connector Track places and provide twice the passing opportunities.

Model Car Racing 17 Race Tracks For Your Home: HO 4-Lane Silverstone 1948-49 Circuit for a 4 X 8-Foot Tabletop

■■Robert Schleicher

This track is an HO version of the Silverstone 1948-1949 Circuit on those wondrous 20-foot straight-aways. Most of the plans are marked pages 13-15. The turns are numbered corresponding to those on the with “L” letters indicating just where to insert the additional sets of full-size track but, because the track has been inverted to create a fig- straight track sections to expand the track to any length. ure 8, the turn numbers are not in sequence. The quick succession of ess bends through turns T1, T11 and T9 to Turn T4 utilize matching HO 4-Lane Silverstone 1948-1949 Cir- 9/12-inch curves. There’s a broad radius 90-degree bend through turn TRACK PLAN cuit to fit a 4 x 8-foot tabletop. T4 and a tight 120—degree hairpin at turn T7. All of the straights are AFX Track Sections Required 15-inch unless marked. Quantity Description Quantity Description The majority of the HO plans in this magazine squeeze as much track 6 3-inch Straight 6 9-inch 90-degree Curve as possible into a 4 x 8-foot area. The Silverstone 1948-1949 Circuit is 2 6-inch Straight 13 12-inch 45-degree Curve typical in having the longest possible straight on an 8-foot long table, 16 15-inch Straight 3 15-inch 45-degree Curve but it would be more enjoyable to race on with the straight longer than the typical six-feet or so. It can be difficult to design a plan for, say, 4 x 0 6-inch 45-degree Curve 3 18-inch 45-degree Curve 16-feet that can be shrunk to fit a 4 x 8-foot area. So we present them all 1 9-inch 45-degree Curve uptight and hope that you’ll expand them to 4 x 10 or 4 x 24-feet to get

18 Model Car Racing Digital Racing Carrera Digital 132 Wireless+ Control Carrera has an updated controller system for their Digital 132 track with wireless controllers using 2.4 GHz to send the signals to the track. The controllers have a range of up to 149 feet.

While it is nice not have a tether to the track when racing, the Wire- Carrera has enough Wireless+ options so you can buy just one control- less+ controllers also allow you to put your own deslotted car back into ler with a single recharging base (the 10110 set), or two controllers with the slot and resume racing from that spot. It makes running alone for a recharging base for the two (the 10109 set). Additional controllers are practice or lap times much more enjoyable. also available so you can run up to six cars with Wireless+ controllers from any recharging base. You can, of course, only charge one (or two) The Carrera Wireless+ controllers in the number 10109 function just controllers at a time. Another option is to just buy one or two control- like the Carrera Digital 132 tethered controllers to allow you to pro- lers so one or two drivers can get further away from the Powerbase and gram the cars to match the new controller. The special Wireless+ track out of each other’s way and the remaining two, three or four drivers can section is only to provide a place to recharge the battery in the wire- use the original tethered controllers. less controller---the Carrera Digital 132 Control Unit still provides the “brains” to operate the system (but the original tethered controllers no The 2.4 GHz Wireless+ Receiver (dongle) plugs into the 30352 Control longer need to be plugged in). The batteries are recharged whenever unit (not shown---where the power transformer is connected). Car- the controllers are plugged-into their sockets beside the track. Carrera rera also offers 30369 Bluetooth Adapter to use Carrera's free app and suggests that a full charge should be enough for about eight hours of wireless connection between your smartphone or tablet and the 30352 racing. Usually, the time between races is enough to renew the charge Carrera Control Unit to display lap counting, timing, race management for the next race. and other race features on your smartphone or tablet.

The Carrera number 10109 Digital 132 Wireless+ unit includes: - 2 - 2.4 GHz Wireless+ Speed Controller - 1 Shoulder for straight - 1 - 2.4 GHz Wireless+ Receiver - 1 End Sections Outside Shoulder (Left/Right) - 1 - 2.4 GHz Wireless+ Double Charging Station - Lithium-Polymer Battery - 1 Adapter Unit - Instructions

Model Car Racing 19 You can still use the original tethered Carrera Digital 132 controllers so two cars can be operated with them, plus two with the Wireless+ controllers.

Additional controllers are available so you can run four cars with the Wireless+ controllers (and two more with the original tethered Digital 132 controllers) or you can operate six cars, with six Wireless+ controllers.

The base of the Wireless+ controller houses a very light weight rechargeable lithium- The Wireless+ controllers have the same size grip and throttle button as the tethered polymer battery. controllers so they will feel the same---the battery and recharging socket is housed in the extended base of each Wireless+ controller.

20 Model Car Racing Your Track Slot Mods 6 X 12-Foot Standard Raceway

One of the few downsides to racing model cars on a tabletop is that the tracks are seldom as realistic as the cars. Sure, the focus of this hobby is racing but those realistic cars look even faster when they are rushing by static objects like pits, grandstands, trees and guard rails. It is that “whole world” concept that makes SlotMods tracks so attractive.

SlotMods (www.slotmods.com) new standard track design is this 6 x • Slot Mods 14 x 14-foot Wood Ford Global Laguna Raceway, 12-foot two-lane raceway. This track was featured on NBC'S TODAY Issue #57 SHOW on October 15th. It comes standard with a lap timing system and Slot.it analog wireless controllers. The track is routed in smooth • SlotMods Four-Lane 10 x 10-Foot Wood Pebble Beach MDF board and the pickup strips are braid. Raceway, Issue #59

You can have it delivered ready-to-race for $75,000.00. Or, you can use • Zak Brown’s 15 x 25-foot Wood SlotMods Slag Raceway, SlotMods scenery-building techniques developed for model railroads to Issue #61 finish their custom-built tracks to make your own plastic track just as • Tom Abrams’ 7 x 30-Foot Four-Lane Wood SlotMods Reliable realistic. The scenery is shaped with blue or pink insulation foam, then Raceway, Issue #63 covered with a layer of Hydrocal plaster and textured with Woodland Scenics ground foam glued tightly to the surface. Most of the trees and • Don Edward’s SlotMods 8 x 16-Foot Riverside Raceway, bushes are ready-built items from Noch, Faller and Woodland Scenics. Issue #65

This is the eleventh SlotMods track we have featured. All eleven are avail- • SlotMods 8 x 20-foot Three-Lane Martin European Odyssey able at www.modelcarracingmag.com under top bar “Sample Issues”. Track, Issue #67

• Jim Farley’s SlotMods 6 x 12-foot 2-Lane Wood Corkscrew • SlotMods 12 x 30-foot LeMay Museum Raceway, Issue #69 Raceway, issue #53 • Rick Burr’s 8 x 16-Foot 3-Lane SlotMods Wood Vintage Mid- • SlotMods 2-Lane Wood 4 x 15-foot 1969 Trans-Am Camaro Ohio Raceway, Issue #55 Z28 “Tribute” Track, Issue #71

28 Model Car Racing There are a variety of curves on the track but it is visually exciting because of the elevation changes as it climbs SlotMods has created a “standard” track for those that want have the best without the need confer on design and up the sweeping turn at one end and switchbacks down size. This is the 6 x 12-foot two-lane that you can have delivered within a few months. through the center to the main straight.

The track has flavor of courses like Nurburgring or Spa where the track winds through the countryside.

“Standard” has a rather broad meaning when applied a SlotMods track. All of the detailed scenery, scratchbuilt grandstands and pits, and dozen of figures are part of the package.

Model Car Racing 29 Gerard Larrousse and Henri Pescarolo driving the number 7 Matra MS670B to win LeMans in 1974 — LAT Photo.

30 Model Car Racing Model Car Racing 31 Tech Tips: Test N’ Tune Magnet-Free Cars ■■Robert Schleicher

Every model race car ever made can be made better. Yes, the cars all run very nicely right out of box but there is a potential there for even quicker lap times. A lot of model car racers prefer to race the cars without downforce magnets because the cars respond more like a full-size car---full-size cars, even Formula Bring two pairs of tires (assuming they are silicone), smaller and larger than stock 1 cars, are not “stuck” down to the track in the curves like most model race cars. diameter and, if you are uncertain of track surface compared where you usually race Removing the magnets makes racing more of a challenge and it also makes rac- bring two more pairs of tires “standard” and smaller diameter with urethane tires. It ing more fun---but it certainly does not make the cars quicker. However, with is best to mount all the tires on the wheels and sand the edges to be sure they are some careful tuning, including replacing the rear tires with either urethane or perfectly round. You can also bring an extra set of crown gears (for an inline car), silicone tires, will bring traction back to where you can really enjoy drifting anglewinder gears for an anglewinder car or, as shown, spur gears for a sidewinder car like this Slot.it Ford GT40. You should also bring an additional chunk of ¼ once through a corner. The loss of magnetic downforce also affects the pickup and and 1/8-ounce automobile wheel balance weights and an Allen wrench and Phillips the springy braid so most modelers add about 1/8-once of lead as close to the screwdriver to work on the car. pickup pivot post as possible (and/or replace the braid with some that has less spring tension). With the car modified with new tires and that weight, you can proceed to make it quicker---in my experience, careful tuning can bring the lap times of a car without magnets to within 10 to 20-percent of the best lap times (all over the place---the converse is true. If you are on your own go with when that same car was still being stuck to the track with a magnet. urethanes because they will be more consistent even on a relatively dirty track---silicones only work best on a pristine clean track surface. You cannot hope to improve performance of the car if you do not have something that measures that performance, in other words, an accurate lap You may want to determine for yourself whether silicone or urethane tires timer. You cannot rely on your visual and visceral observations to deter- work best on your track. You will need two pairs of silicone tires of smaller mine if a change you made in car setup really did produce lower lap times. and larger diameter and two pairs of smaller and larger diameter urethane If you do not have a track of your own, collect these tune up parts and the tires. It is best to mount all the tires on the wheels and sand the edges to be tools to install them and spend some time doing a Test N’ Tune session on sure they are perfectly round. one of the tracks where you race your cars. Buy an extra set of crown gears (for an inline car), anglewinder gears (for There are some basic car setup techniques that should be applied to any car before an anglewinder car) or, as shown, spur gears for a sidewinder car like this you begin race it in competition---most of the basic tune-up tips that are needed Slot.it Ford GT40, with two more and two less teeth than the stock gear. You for every model race car are on www.modelcarracingmag.com under the “New will also need an Allen wrench and Phillips screwdriver to work on the car. to the hobby?” link including: Perfect Pickup Braid, Tire Mounting, Avoiding Disaster: Oil & Grease, Reliable Wires and Chassis Set Up. You want that out-of- Armed with an array of “hop up” parts you can begin swapping-out tire/ the-box car to be running as good as it can before you try to make it better. wheels and again recording the lap times. Yes, the process takes a long time because you will need to run at least 50 laps with each option to be sure The techniques and sequences shown in the January/February 2015 num- you have wrung the best possible performance from the car with that setup. ber 79 issue (also on www.modelcarracingmag.com) are needed for cars that Start with a pristinely clean track even if you are running urethane tires---a have the downforce magnets still in place. The “TN’T” (test and tune) pro- dirty track will produce unpredictable increases and decreases in lap times. cess is similar for magnet-free cars but you will find that changes in tire sizes The goal is to limit variables as much as possible. and gear ratios are even more effective. The fine-tuning can be done by adding weight but, if you are adding more than a total ¼-ounce of weight, there ½½ Test N’ Tune with Sequence is something amiss; the tires may not be the best compound for that track or for Magnet-Free Cars: the gear ratio is wrong or the chassis or gear mesh or wheel clearance between the bearings is too loose or too tight, or the tires may be rubbing the body. 1. Test two different cars (to keep one as-is as a “control” car)

The shortest route to quicker lap times is a specific path: try all the variables, 2. Tires: one at a time, and see what works best. So, the TN’T process begins with a stock A. Smaller diameter car. Run it for long enough so you know you have recorded the fastest time that B. Larger diameter car can produce with you as the driver on that track on that day. Write it down C. Silicon/urethane tires because you will forget it. Do the same test with a second car that is nearly as 3. Gear ratios fast as the first car so you have a “control” car you can retest at the end of the session to see if all your tune-up work has really made the original car faster. A. Two teeth (on larger gear) more than stock B. Two teeth (on larger gear) less than stock Tire compounds are extremely critical with magnet-free cars. Find out whether majority of the folks you race with are using urethane or if they are 4. Given optimum lap times try: using silicone tires. Go with whatever the group is using. There are lots of A. Adding 1/8-ounce more weight near the pickup theories about whether silicones or urethanes are best but know this, if they B. Adding 1/8-ounce more just ahead of rear the rear tires are running silicones and you try urethanes, you will find your car sliding C. Recheck silicon/urethane and large/small tire choices

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Mixed Breeds Dirty Track to a true 12 volts or less and the 15 amps are enough so there is plenty of power for even I have a Carrera track but I would like to con- My Carrera track seems to run fine but the rail four cars on a large track. If you are racing vert it to digital. My problem is that I do not surfaces just seem to be kind of filmy. Are Car- HO cars, the AFX Tri-Power pack has Begin- like Carrera controllers and the bulky Carrera rera track rails made of stainless steel, or are ner, Intermediate and Expert power settings. Digital 132 chips will not fit in many of my they plated? I am hesitant about using one of Scalextric, Ninco, Flyslot and Slot.it cars. Does those "eraser type" things made for model rail- anyone make an adaptor track to mate Carre- road track. Would any kind of abrasive eraser Body Swap ra to Scalextric (so I can use just the Scalextric remove any coating (or plating) on the slot car Powerbase and lane-changers)? track rails, thus promoting rust. Or are the rails I just bought several new Scalextric COT solid, non coated, so that rust would not be an NASCARS, and two Carrera COT NASCAR Regards, Carl Reiss issue. I found a solution for nickel silver model bodies. Is it possible to mount a Carrera COT railroad rails on eBay, which was non petro- NASCAR body on a Scalextric COT NASCAR It would be helpful to have an adaptor to mate leum, non citrus, and plastic safe with no resi- DPR chassis? My track is Scalextric Digital and we often race four or five cars at once, includ- Carrera to Scalextric track but both firms have due. Would something like that be good? ing bump drafts. I thought this would be a cost their joining systems covered by patents and efficient way of having different schemes, so I neither is likely to provide them to their major Tell me what you think, Daryl Payne don't have to purchase all the solder-in chips competitor. I tried to make this kind of adap- from Scalextric. I have several spare Scalex- tor by cutting a Scalextric half-straight track I think the rails are solid but you do not want to tric DPR chips. Would it be as simple as either in half and cutting one of the Carrera 20516 scratch them with any abrasive---the scratches just promote more oxidation. I just polish mine moving the mounts for the screws, or does the “Narrow Section" tracks (a two-piece straight chassis need to be trimmed, or elongated? chicane) to bring the slot spacing down from with a red shop rag but my track probably gets less use than yours. Try the model rail- Carrera’s 3 7/8-inches to Scalextric’ 3-inches. Thank you, Russ, It was almost impossible to glue the two to- road rail solution but it is probably for nickel silver rails (copper alloy with more tin than gether because Scalextric uses a more flexible The two brands have the body mounting posts in brass). Carrera has a similar alloy (but steel and slippery plastic. Then I realized I would in completely different positions---I am not and I don't know what other metal), but with need a half-dozen of these adaptors going in sure how you would "move" the posts without less iron than the rails in Scalextric or SCX or and out of every lane-changer and the Pow- destroying the bodies. The 1/32 scale models Ninco track. If the “filmy” surface is a collec- erbase and, honestly, it just wasn’t worth are extremely accurate which almost always tion of tire and braid-cleaning goop the model it. If you try it, let us know how you did it. means that each body requires a slightly dif- railroad stuff might work. If the problem is ferent chassis. A few firms (like MRRC and oxidation there are oxide cleaners for brass and some of the Monogram cars) have adjustable to remove rust (iron oxidation) but some have HO Race Track Plans chassis. Neither Carrera nor Scalextric have a waxy substance to protect from oxidation adjustable chassis---each chassis’s design for The HO track plans that you publish always in- that will also interfere with electrical pickup. just one body (which is usually offered doz- clude several track sizes that I do not have with A good polish with a rough rag should work. ens different paint schemes). It would be far, my Auto World HO track. If they’re any way to far easier to install the C7005 solder-in chips adapt my Auto World track sections to AFX? into the Carrera chassis. There's an article in A Gentle Learning Curve the May/June 2011 number 57 issue on www. Sincerely, Ron Burns. Can we cut the power to the track from the modelcarracingmag.com under “Sample Is- transformer to the track with a dimmer switch sues” on installing Scalextric Digital in Car- We design the HO track plans to have as many (or comparable)? The little ones have a tenden- rera NASCAR cars. different radii as possible to produce more in- cy to race the cars too fast. teresting and challenging racing. Auto World New To The Hobby? does make a number 00178 3-inch Adaptor Thank you, Ron Tournear Track to join the current Auto World track There’s more information on page 46 of this issue. There are some basic tune-up tips that to the current AFX track. You can insert a You can use a light dimmer switch in the wall pair of these 3-inch adaptors if you replace, are needed for every model race car on www. socket and plug the race set powerpack into modelcarracingmag.com under the “New to for example, an AFX 15-inch straight with that to reduce the power. Or wrap some duct the hobby?” link. There are 13 tips including: an Auto World 3-inch adaptor and two AFX tape around the controller so it cannot be How To Get Started in Model Car Racing, Two 6-inch straights (3+6+6=15-inches). The squeezed full-on. It is not just the “little ones” Driving Techniques, Perfect Pickup Braid, Tire Auto World 00177 3” Adaptor Track will join that can have more fun with less power. Many Mounting, Cleaning Track Rails, Cleaning Track, Auto World Track to Life-Like track. The of the folks that race 1/32 scale digital cars cut Avoiding Disaster: Oil & Grease, Controllers, AFX 70605 3-inch Adaptor Track will join the power back to 9-volts so the cars are not Race Program Set Up: Color Coding & Racing classes, Reliable Wires, Chassis Set Up, Carrera the original Aurora AFX track to the current traveling too fast for the drivers’ to react with Guide Shoe Mods. There’s lots more you can AFX track. With this wide selection of adap- a lane-change. Many of the more serious rac- do, including changing to silicone rear tires tors you can combine Auto World, Life-Like, ers utilize the $200 power packs with up 15 with better grip, loosening the body-to-chassis older Aurora AFX and current AFX track in amps and adjustable 5 to 20 volts like the MG screws and more. almost any race track. Electronics MGSP10AD. You can set these Model Car Racing 47 Club Directory ��

Most model car racers prefer to race at home on their own tracks with a few class where extra magnets are allowed or different bodies. We try to NOT list friends. There are hundreds of model car racing clubs in the world but some the clubs that primarily race cars with hand-made metal chassis and clear plastic of them are groups who race very highly modified cars on tracks routed from bodies---those clubs are listed on various internet sites or you can find most of wood or PVC. The model racing cars you see on the pages of this magazine are them through the Old Weird Harold site at http://www.oldweirdherald.com. all designed to be raced on plastic tracks (although they can be raced on most There are hundreds of dealers in the country that have operating tracks in the store. wood or PVC tracks) from Scalextric, Sport, Carrera, NINCO, SCX, Riggen or We cannot list them all, but you can contact the ones in your area from the list of Artin or the older Strombecker, Revell or Monogram tracks 1/32 scale tracks or dealers that carry Model Car Racing magazine www.modelcarracingmag.com. Tomy AFX or Mattel/Tyco HO tracks. If your group races out-of-the-box 1/32 scale or HO scale cars, with only oc- The clubs that are listed here are groups whose main interest is to race out-of- casionally events for modified cars) send us the information at www.modelcar- the box cars and mostly on plastic tracks (although the club may also race on racingmag.com and we’ll try to include your club in the next issue. one or two hand-routed wood or PVC tracks). The group may have a modified

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48 Model Car Racing All New For 2015-2016 Most of the model car racing manufacturers introduce the products Racer “Sideways” range: Group 5 BMW 320, Mustang GTP, that will be shipped in 2015 at the Nuremburg International Toy Fair Kremer 935K3, Lancia Stratos Turbo, Nissan Skyline, and in early February, which is about the time this magazine is already Toyota Celica in your hands. We will have a full report in mid-February from Toy SRC: (Slot Racing Company) 1972 Matra MS670B LeMans Fair on www.modelcarracingmag.com under the left sidebar and it will also appear in the next printed issue. A few of the manufactur- MRRC: Still due from 2012: 1963 Corvette Stingray fastback ers announce what will be coming earlier. About a fourth of the cars NSR: 2013 BMW Z4 that were announced back in February 2013 and, again in 2014, are yet to be shipped but most of those announcements were long-term Mr. Slotcar: Still due from 2012: 1995 McLaren FI GTR introductions so you will not see some of them until early 2016. There LeMans and 1969 Lola T70 are dozens of new paint schemes on existing bodies coming for 2015 Cartrix: 1953 Lancia D50 and the 1960 Scarab and 1961 but the only ones listed below are cars made from new tooling. Here’s Ferguson P99 Grand Prix cars still due from 2012. what’s coming: Le Mans Miniatures: (cast resin) to be announced at Toy Fair 1/32 SCALE: ½½ MSC: Still due from 2012: 1985 Rothmann’s Porsche 959 Dakar car. Scalextric: (images at http://scalextric.hornby.com) The 2014 Formula 1 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 announced in 2014 will ½½ 1/24 Scale: be out this spring with a replica of the Mercedes F1 W05 World Auto World: to be announced at Toy Fair Championship Formula 1 cars (the 2014 Lotus Formula 1 is not coming). Other all-new cars will include the 2012 BMW Z4 GT3, Carrera: to be announced at Toy Fair 2013 Aston Martin Vantage GT3, 2014 McLaren P1 supercar, Scaleauto: to be announced at Toy Fair Brabham BT26A-3 (to race with the Tyrell, Lotus 49 and McLaren 1968-1973 F1 cars), 1968 Lotus 49 with low duck tail, 1/43 Scale: 1/32 scale Go-Karts, Peugeot 205 T16 Rally car and (from the Carrera Go!!!: to be announced at Toy Fair 2014 catalog) the 2013 Volkswagen Polo WRC Champion. The two Scalextric BMW Z4 GT race cars and the two McLaren P1 SCX Compact: to be announced at Toy Fair street cars will be fitted with a high-performance chassis for 2015 called PCR. The PCR chassis has a Slot.it anglewinder motor ½½ HO Scale: pod, motor, gears and wheels with plug-in electrical connections Racemasters AFX: to be announced at Toy Fair and the chassis are Digital Plug Ready so you can also plug-in the Scalextric C8515 Digital Plug to convert the car to Scalextric Auto World: to be announced at Toy Fair Digital. The 1969 Sunoco #6 Trans-Am Camaro is coming back with a DPR-ready chassis for quick conversion to Digital. The new Scalextric ARC control system for analog has been shipped but the Digital version will not be available until summer. Slot.it: the 2013 Audi R18 quattro four-wheel-drive car announced in 2014 should be here this spring. New cars include the 1967 Chaparral 2G and Lola Aston Martin 'Gulf' Policar: Formula 1 cars from the sixties and seventies, Lotus 72C, Lotus 72E, March 701, March 711 all with double-gear reduction chassis. Carrera: to be announced at Toy Fair Ninco: to be announced at Toy Fair SCX: to be announced at Toy Fair Scaleauto: to be announced at Toy Fair Avant Slot: to be announced at Toy Fair Pioneer: (www.pioneerslotcars.com) Still due from 2012: British “Legends” dirt track coupes, 1965 MGB hardtop, 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Trans-Am, and 1970 Javelin Trans-Am. Auto Art: to be announced at Toy Fair MMK is producing cast-resin replicas of the Cadillac-engined Allard J2 that was Flyslot: Brabham BT44 1975, Williams FW08 1983, Toleman third overall at LeMans in 1950. The model is available either ready-to-race or as a TG193 1984, BT52B 1983 Formula 1 cars. Still due from kit. The Cad-Allards were the cars to beat in America in the early fifties---there’s an 2012: 1979/80 Renault RS10 Grand Prix and 2007 and 2008 article on them in November/December 2004 number 18 issue if you want to build Lamborghini Diablo. and paint your own MMK kit.

54 Model Car Racing Avant Slot has shipped their replica of the Mirage Group 8 car that won Le Mans in 1975 The Scalextric Brabham BT26A-3 will also be available as the double-wing 1968 car in a two-car set with a McLaren M7.

Scalextric will ship both of the 2014 Mercedes F1 W05 World Championship Formula SRC has shipped their recreation of the Matra MS670B that won LeMans in 1972. 1 cars.

The 2014 Formula 1 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 announced in 2014 will be out this spring.

SRC is the first to reproduce the Lola T600 that finished 15th overall at LeMans in 1981.

The Scalextric 1968 Lotus 49 with the low ducktail

SRC has shipped two replicas of their Porsche 914 including this car that competed in the 1971 Targa Florio.

The Scalextric Brabham BT26A-3 will be available to recreate the low wing 1968 car. Scalextric will be shipping 1/32 scale Go-Karts late in 2015.

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The Scalextric 2014 McLaren P1 supercar (and the 2012 BMW Z4 GT3) will be fitted with a high-performance chassis for 2015 called PCR. The PCR chassis has a Slot.it anglewinder motor pod, motor, gears and wheels with plug-in electrical connections and the chassis are Digital Plug Ready so you can also plug-in the Scalextric C8515 Digital Plug to convert the car to Scalextric Digital.

Innovative Hobby Supply (www.innovativehobbysupply.com) has a new series of photo-reproduced buildings. They offer over a dozen 1/32 scale buildings but these six are specifically for race tracks: The kits are thick card. Use scissors to trim the parts from the sheets. Scribe the fold lines. Color white paper edges with water-based felt tip pens. Assembly instructions son on website. The models are designed to be assembled with a hot glue gun with the glue fillet providing the bond and reinforcement for each joint. Bleacher Kit & Hot Dog Stand, Ticket and Gate Entrance, 4 Stall Pit Garage, Race Tower, Press & Media Tower" Photo Real Scale Building Kits are $14.95.

The new Slot It SICA08E Lancia LC2 (Long Tail) is a AFX has shipped the first cars with new Mega G+ replica of the car that raced at the WEC Fuji 1000km chassis. The Formula cars are included in the Infinity in 1985 driven by A. Nannini and Henri Pescarolo. The Raceway set with a figure 8 track and the AFX adjustable- model has received the usual Slot.it upgrade with a power Tri-Power Pack with trigger controllers. The new modified motor pod to accept two downforce magnets, chassis is lower and the motor and gearing provide race one in front of the rear axle and a second location in control that is similar to that in the larger scale cars. We’ll front of the motor. This version has visible (but non- The newest Auto World Racing rigs are fuel tanker have a full report in the next issue. functioning) headlights. tractors and trailers decorated for Union and Shell. You can race the tractors alone or race them as rigs. The trailers have two guide blades to help keep them in the slot. The tractors are powered with the Auto World X-Traction chassis.

56 Model Car Racing Coming Next Issue The May/June 2015 number 81 issue of Model Car Racing will be on sale April 15, 2015 and it has the articles you asked for:

• Digital Racing with an app, the Carrera Digital 132 system • Scalextric 2014 Formula 1 Mercedes F1 W05 • Scalextric 2014 Formula 1 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 • SRC 1971 Porsche 914 Targa Florio • SRC 1981 Lola T600 LeMans • Slot.it 2009 Lola Aston Martin MP1 LeMans • Track Tests: - Avant Slot LeMans-winning 1975 Mirage - Flyslot Hi-Per Ferrari 512BB - ScaleAuto Home Set Porsche 935 The 7 x 22-foot three-lane Ring Raceway is routed from ½-inch MDF board. The • Build a classic clear-body 1961 Lotus 19 track is host to Toronto area clubs so there is some serious racing. The scenery was designed to make the track as realistic as the cars. It is the featured "Your Track” in • Race Track Plans: May/June 2015 number 81 issue of Model Car Racing. - 2-Lane Formula 1 Hockenheimring Track on an 8 x 16-foot tabletop

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Model Car Racing 57 Autoworld Ad 80 Books & Back Issues: All of the books by Robert Schleicher are currently out of print. index is searchable (with Safari, Firefox and others) under the top bar “Edit”, then scroll down to “Find”. We have no paper copies of any back issue. You may be able to find some paper back issues at some of our dealers on the www.modelcarracingmag.com web- However, most of the articles from any of these issue are only available in the site, and Electric Dreams (www.electricdreams.com) has most of them as well full paper or iPad issues, including the larger plans for “Real Race Tracks On A as a few of the number 1 through 6 issues (from 2002) with a Scalextric Limited Tabletop” and the majority of articles comparing model cars to their prototypes, edition Cadillac Northstar LeMans car. with the history and provenance of over 300 cars including the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s Formula 1 cars, Jaguars from XK120 to C to D to E to XKR, most of Internet versions of issues number 55 through 69 (all the issues from 2011, the GT, sports and Formula 1 Ferraris and Porsches and more. 2012 and 2013) and issues number 70 through 80 are available at $4.95 each direct from the Apple iTunes store for the iPad, but only as readable and The majority of the material (including all of the race track plans and visits downloadable copies. to finished home tracks) that appeared in the in the January/February 2005 through November/December 2007 (numbers 19 through 36) issues of Model We have tried to keep the most significant material in print because photocopy- Car Racing is in the book SLOT CAR RACING IN THE DIGITAL AGE. Similarly, ing back issue articles is not an option. The most important tuning and race much of the material in SLOT CAR RACING, TIPS, TECHNIQUES & TRACK PLANS setup information is on the www.modelcarracingmag.com website under the was first published in the magazine in the January/February 2003 through No- left hand link “New To The Hobby” as well as information on 1/43 scale vs. 1/32 vember/December 2004 (numbers 7 through 18) issues but both of those books scale. All of the Race Track Test results from issue #1 through #72 are also on are no longer in print and no reprints are scheduled. At present, no additional the website under the top bar link ”More Information” then in the left box “Race books are in preparation. Car Tests” and there is information on selecting a specific brand of track. All of the articles on digital racing, on visits to “Your Tracks”, 4 x 8 and 5 x 9-foot There are two other earlier books on model car racing (also by Robert Schleich- 1/32 scale plans, 4 x 8-foot HO plans and additional features from issues #44 er) that contain additional material that was not published in this magazine but (March/April 2009) through the current issue are available on the website under both books are long out of print: RACING AND COLLECTING SLOT CARS was the top bar link “Sample Issues”. These are readable and printable but cannot published in 2001 and the SLOT CAR BIBLE in 2002. be downloaded for security purposes. To subscribe to Model Car Racing magazine, click on “SUBSCRIBE” on the top All of the articles from the first 72 issues are indexed under the top bar “More bar the www.modelcarracingmag.com home page. Information”, then scroll down on the left to “Model Car Racing Index”. The

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation. 1. Publication Title: Model Car Racing. 2. Publication Number: 020-443. 3. Filing Date: September 22, 2014. 4. Issue Frequency: bimonthly. 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 6 . 6. Annual Subscription Price: $35.00. 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: Model Car Racing Publications, Inc., 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301-3346. 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher (Not printer): Model Car Racing Publications, Inc., 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301. 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: . Publisher: Robert Schleicher, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301. Editor: Robert Schleicher, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301. Managing Editor: Chris Walker, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301. 10. Owner: Model Car Racing Publications, Inc., 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301. Robert Schleicher, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-142, CO 80301. 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities. none. 12. Tax Status : Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months. 13. Publication Title: Model Car Racing. 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: January/February 2015. 15. Average No. Copies of Each Issue Published During Preceding 12 Months/No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: . a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run): 5,000/5,000. b. Paid and/or Requested Circulation:. (1) Paid/Requested Outside-County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541. (Include advertiser’s proof and exchange copies): 707/718. (2) Paid In-County Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541 (Include advertiser’s proof and exchange copies): 4/4. (3) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Non-USPS Paid Distribution: 2850/2995. (4) Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: 0/0. c. Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation [Sum of 15b. (1), (2),(3),and (4)]: 3561/3717. d. Free Distribution by Mail (Samples, complimentary, and other free):. (1) Outside-County as Stated on Form 3541: 108/108. (2) In-County as Stated on Form 3541: 4/4. (3) Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: 0/0. (4) Free Distribution Outside the Mail (Carriers or other means): 0/0. e. Total free distribution (sum of 15d and 15e): 114/114. f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c. and 15f): 3673/3829 . g. Copies not Distributed: 1327/1171. h. Total (Sum of 15g. and h.): 5,000/5,000. i. Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation (15c. divided by 15g. times 100): 97%/97%. 16. Electronic copy circulation:. a. Paid electronic copies 450/475. b. Total paid Print Copies (line 15c) + Paid electronic copies 4011/4192. c. Total Print Distribution (line 15c) Paid electronic copies 4123/4304. d. Percent Paid (Both Print & Electronic Copies)(18b divided by 16c x 100) 97/97. I certify that 50% of all my distributed copies (electronic and print) are paid above a nominal price. 17. Publication of Statement of Ownership. Publication required. Will be printed in the January/ February 2015 issue of this publication.. 18. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner. Robert Schleicher, Publisher September 22, 2014. I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).

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