Goals
1. Have fun!
2. Race 1/32nd scale slot cars of all makes - with an admitted strong bias towards cars that you can drive round a
corner versus cars you can drive upside down on the ceiling i.e. as few magnets as possible which means none. J
3. Don't let it get too serious.
4. Did we mention having fun?
Mission
The On-The-Hill-Gang Race Club races 1/32nd scale slot-cars of various makes,
primarily in a ready-to-run, box standard, unmodified form.
The main reason for racing mostly unmodified cars is to try to maintain
close fun racing by having most cars be roughly of compatible capability and minimize the amount of time and cost needed to
stay competitive with everyone else racing in the club. We have specifically chosen to avoid
the slippery slope of allowing modifications to cars in the areas of motors, magnets, gears, tyres. Up to 2006 we
also avoided weight but decided to allow it in favour of magnets in one class and to balance the cars better in two other
classes. This is simply to try to maintain cars as close in performance to each other as possible, to make the racing
as easy to join as possible and to minimize potential arguments over what is or is not legal.
At the end of the day the main
goal is to have fun -- not to spend 100hrs to build a single car! You are able to participate
in the club even if you own no cars. In all
races and for all classes, loaner cars will be provided for you for the day. You are of course also welcome and encouraged
to own and use your own cars, however it is not required.
