by Old23 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:35 pm
Allan,
Bravo for proposing a modern F1 Proxy Series. Of course, I have seen many historic GP Proxy races but never one for F1 cars from this century.
I have a number of Scalextric F1s from the era you have proposed, though nowhere near Alexis' collection of vintage 1990's Scalextric! I applaud your suggestion that a low-power motor become the spec motor of the series. Without magnets, the motors Scalex puts in these cars turns them into ballistic missiles. If the spec motor is to be a slimline FF can like the SCC Minnow, it should be a drop-in fit for recent Scalextric F1s. However, there is another issue. The Scalex releases prior to around 2004 were powered by the fatter FC-130 can. For instance, the Renault R23 #8 (C2398A) which models Alonso's 2003 championship-winning car, has the FC-130. Whereas, the Renault R24 #7 (C2581) that reproduces Jarno Trulli's ride from 2004 is the earliest car I own with the FF motor. All Scalextric "modern" F1's since then also have the slimline motor. The track width across the rear tires, shoulder to shoulder, is a touch under 58mm. Rear tire width on my cars varies from 11.5mm to 12mm, though I have replaced the stock tires with urethanes. The real F1 cars increased tire width and overall width for 2017. We'll have to wait and see if Scalextric's 2017 models (Williams and McLaren) follow suit.
I hope the above is useful.