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Post by SKR on Sept 24, 2014 17:01:38 GMT -7
cool pic, that track must of been huge. Tether cars?
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Post by pceng on Sept 24, 2014 18:00:03 GMT -7
cool pic, that track must of been huge. Tether cars? Hey Sam, No tethers on these....... wheels in slots. Look at rear tire on front right car. The raised (light color) portion of track & difference in hight can be clearly seen. The speed of some of these cars was reported to be close to 100mph. The banking was no joke, has to be close 45°. Look at all the people. ...... Peter Wanted to mention cars were in the 1/16-1/18 range. |
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Post by SKR on Sept 24, 2014 18:14:40 GMT -7
size and smoke threw me off. These are not slot cars? what are they? Look like tether cars rail racing.
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Post by SKR on Sept 24, 2014 18:24:53 GMT -7
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Post by pceng on Sept 24, 2014 19:48:35 GMT -7
Bigger you can view pic the better. The line appearing in center of each lane is a seam between two pieces used to make raised portion.
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Post by TGM2054 on Sept 25, 2014 4:47:32 GMT -7
So, from looking at Peter's picture the wheels ran in grooves in the track rather than having a guide pin or a rail.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 5:55:04 GMT -7
do Pine Wood derby cars run on a track with an elevate are between the wheels of the vehicle?
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Post by hilltopspeedway on Sept 25, 2014 6:42:21 GMT -7
Pine Wood Derby car's wheels "strattle" a small raised block down each lane. Lattice wood trim makes a good block for building a track. Ahhhhh, good times...RM
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Post by pceng on Sept 25, 2014 7:07:32 GMT -7
Pine Wood Derby car tracks have or had elevated lane centers between wheels.
Cars in pic ran with wheels in slots created by raised portion between wheels. Some had raised portion outside of wheels for guide. Others used rails for guides again inside or outside of wheels. Some clamped to.a single rail. Some would be tethered to a axis point on a circular track and turned loose for timing individually.
The title tethered rail of video indicates yet another type. The title indicates cars are fastened to rail. One part of video shows cars being put on track. Appears as if they are being push down onto the rail at one point........ this may have been a single rail or double. Hard to tell. Cars ran on both. Clamped to single and with ball bearings on front and rear axles for double rails. This when rails also held cars besides just being guides.
This period in time is considered to be the end of the first era. And beginning of what is considered the modern era of slot cars. Remember the name began getting used in the 50's. Though what is now considered the first slot cars were made in 1912.
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Post by pceng on Sept 25, 2014 16:23:57 GMT -7
 To cut to the quick - - - The reason for the name slot car at the time the first era was coming to an end and the modern era beginning was to differentiate between the new cars which were electric and those preceding them which were mostly GAS powered, miniature internal combustion engines. After Lionel discontinued their car various company's came and went in short order. After the war until the mid-late 50's most cars were gas powered. The first commercial track by Scalextric was made from rubber a rail below the track surface supplied electricity. A metal "gimbal" wheel contacted this rail though a slot in the tracks surface and also served as a guide. Late in 1958 Scalextric was sold to the parent company of Tri-ang. They changed the cars bodies to plastic as well as the track. Used two raised rails above the tracks surface. This and the other companies of the time adopted the slot car handle and made it popular through advertising. The cars being smaller and electric made it possible for the general public to have a track at home. And thus the boom of the 60's. Note - The time between the wars up until the 50's is sketchy at best. The info that exists is only a portion of what has been lost over time. I have seen the same cars called "rail cars", 'tether cars', "slot cars". A Wikipedia article refers to all of these cars as rail cars. This same article is presented under various titles. Why its author hung the name railcars on these can only be speculated on. But in the same article the author states that. Small electric motorS were first developed by individuals in England in the 40's. THE 40's ......... MUST HAVE BEEN IN BETWEEN RUNNING FOR A BOMB SHELTER. This may be true, but since I could not verify this I only used info from this article if it were also stated as fact by at least two other authors. |
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Post by pceng on Sept 25, 2014 16:37:50 GMT -7
NEXT QUESTION 1 HR FROM NOW
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Post by pceng on Sept 25, 2014 18:05:07 GMT -7
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Post by TGM2054 on Sept 25, 2014 19:26:33 GMT -7
The originals had foam or was called sponge rear tires and smaller wider front tires.
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Post by pceng on Sept 25, 2014 20:40:00 GMT -7
The originals had foam or was called sponge rear tires and smaller wider front tires. May be true about tires not sure........ but with tires removed answer we're looking for is still obvious looking at both CHASSIS (hint). Might be worth ½ point ........ have to look at wording of question. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 22:43:41 GMT -7
I think you are looking for traction magnet as a difference.
but, also. AW/JL Xtraction have Tri-Lam armatures
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