Pit lane
Here you will find links, examples and videos to help you with ideas, testing and design improvements. If you have things you would like to share with others send them to: info@scalextric4schools.org
Foam Body Car
Few schools in Australia have vacuum formers so how about machining the body from blue foam, spraying with filler spray, sanding and painting?
Download the Creo Elements/Pro model for the foam bodied car
BloodhoundSSC Prototypes
To get things rolling, Chris Jarman and David Eyre have produced realistic 1/32 scale replica Bloodhound SSC slot cars. One is wheel driven and the other uses a ducted fan.
Here two motors are mounted parallel to each other and the rear axe has two contrate gears.
This engine cradle has the two motors mounted in a 'V' arrangement with both motor pinions using the same contrate gear on the axle.
The white car uses a ducted fan commonly found in electric powered radio control aircraft.
In this case a pencil size DC motor is used but a Scalextric4Schools motor would also work.
How about a larger fan!
Matching the fan to the motor is important.
Here is a wheel driven replica of Donald Campbells Bluebird.
Would you copy a previous design or create a new one of your own?
Vacuum formed chassis
Enthusiast, David Eyre has come up with a very interesting alternative to the laser cut chassis.
Axle bearings are brass inserts out of electrical terminal blocks. The clamping screws attach the brass block to the vacuum forming. Download the Creo Elements/Pro model of the mould
Ply wood chassis
Another enthusiast, Chris Jarman, created this plywood model which may be greener than using plastic. This could be important if your team is entering the Eco challenge.
2010 Scalextric4Schools Finals
Watch out for the 'super slow motion' clips, a great way to analyse car performance! Filmed by Gary Smith from Boxford.
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Take a look at this hugely funny moneysupermarket.com commercial of Nigel Mansell buying car insurance - click here
Race on your iPhone/iPad
A new app lets you create your own Scalextric track, customise your car and race!
Who will be the first to create the competition track?
http://www.scalextric.com/app/
PTC has become an Official Partner of Aston Martin Racing. PTC will exclusively supply the team with Creo Elements/Pro 3D modelling software to develop their Aston Martin Le Mans prototype and DBR9. This is the same software you are using to design your car!
Download poster PDF
Australian Cruze Challenge Concept2 Creation
Dodge Charger in PTC livery (David Eyre)
See more innovative ideas from ex teacher David Eyre on Planet PTC.
Thrust2 replica (Chris Jarman)
Watch all the action from the 2009 Scalextric4Schools finals at Meadowhall, Sheffield
