After co-running three consecutive proxies from 2013 to 2015, Sprite Proxy Race and U13 Challenge, with JTPrevia, it was time to take a break.
Sprite Proxy
http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta ... .php?f=218
U13 Challenge
http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta ... .php?f=250
Three years later, I just fulfilled a long-standing wish and purchased a 1:1 Bug/Frogeye.
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How better to mark the occasion with the resurrection of the Sprite Proxy Race? Well, been there, done that, so let's give it a twist.
WHAT?
Essentially, this is a celebration of the charismatic Bug/Frogeye and an era of simpler road racing. JT's had thoughts of a "box of parts" proxy for awhile and I've gotten into resin casting and building chassis. So, why not combine an IROC style format with a creative open chassis build element. You must use four provided components:
- my lightweight cast body (11 - 12g) mastered from a modified old Monogram 1:32 Sprite kit which actually measures 1:29 in scale
- SCC's Classic Tuna 16K motor
- RS Slot Racing's RSW002 rims that accept .450" wheel inserts, identical to the no longer available BWA mid width ones.
- Paul Gage's 21073 and 21093 classic-looking tires.
![Image](https://s5.postimg.org/wpkgajvk7/IMG_4643.jpg)
Chassis-wise, go to it. Be creative with brass, piano wire, plastic or a combination. My original prototype sits on an adjustable wheelbase PCS chassis.
![Image](https://s5.postimg.org/3mnc5dytj/IMG_4598.jpg)
What I'm keen to see is after taking a number of variables (motor, wheels, tires, wheel base, track width) out of the equation, will a single or number of cars stand out in performance? I have no doubt there'll be some amazing and creative builds.
The $50 USD entry fee (add $5 for outside North America) includes sending your kit components to build from and the return of your entry at the conclusion.
We've got a maximum field of twenty because that's a comfortable number to run for the track host, drivers and marshallers without getting tired and bored and besides that's all the bodies I've cast!
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Previous Sprite Proxy participants have been contacted, so hurry and sign up.
WHEN?
The noted dates by and schedule are:
November 15, 2017 - register, pay and provide three preferred car numbers
Janurary 19, 2018 - postmark shipped to Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
February 9, 2018 - entry received in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
mid- February to mid-March, 2018 - run races on at least four track venues
April, 2018 - run races in New England (US) on at least two tracks
May 2018 - return cars to owners
WHERE and WHO?
The tracks are previous ones from the 2013/2014 Sprite proxies and U13 Challenge in 2015 with some new venues. The west coast Canadian ones are the Greater Vancouver Slot Car Club (GVSCC) tracks run by an experienced and enthusiastic group. Same can be said for the Northeast Racing Fiends (NERF) in the New England region of United States.
http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta ... order=desc
http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta ... .php?f=250
That's it for now.
Dan