THE NURBURGRING by Robert Schleicher [= eae acknowledged as ‘one of the most difficult road courses the world, It winds and twists its way for 14.17 miles of Germany's Eifel mountains. There are 174 identified ‘corners on the course and the road rises and falls through over 900 foot dif- ference in altitude, One of the uphill sections has a 17% grade, one of the downhills 11%. And, if this were not enough 10 discourage fast lap times, the road winds its way alternately through the dark shadows of the forest and brightness of sunlit fields. Current Grand Prix car engineering allowed this year's German Grand Prix winner, John Sur- tees, to average 96.60 miles per hour for the 15-lap race with a one lap record of 96.768 miles per hour. The course is also the site of the annual 1000 kilometer race for sports and G.T. cars. The following is a list of the winning cars, drivers and speeds since the Nur- burgring course was completed in 1927 YEAR WINNING CAR DRIVER AVERAGE SPEED (MPH). 1927 Mercedes-Benz Merz 63.75 1928 Mercedes-Benz Caracciola/ Werner 64.60 1929 Bugal Chiron 66.79 1930 no race 1931 Mercedes-Benz Caracciola 67.29 1932 Alfa Romeo Caracciola 74.13 1933 no race 1934 Auto-Union Stuck 75.14 1935 Alfa Romeo: Nuvolari 75.25 1936 ‘Auto-Union Rosemeyer 81.80 1937, Mercedes-Benz Caracciola 82.77 1938 Mercedes-Benz Seaman 80.75 1939 Mercedes-Benz Caracciola 75.18 1940-1949 no races 1950 Ferrari Ascari ‘77.67 1951 Ferra Ascari 83.76 1952 Ferre Ascari 82.21 1953 Ferr Farina 83.89 Conttaved om page 42 PLAN #1 NURBURGRING CIRCUIT SITE OF ANNUAL GERMAN GRAND PRIX 14.7 MILES PER LAP FUCHSROHRE Home- in KARUSSEL FLU@PLATZ WALLow N SWATL TRIBUNEN suokeHRe ‘START-FINISH 40 NO. Ill in the GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT seriesTHIN LINES INDICATE POINTS WHERE CURVES BEGIN AND END TO GUIDE WHEN ROUTING: UNLESS NOTED (LE, IN CHICANE AREAS). WIDE LINES INDICATE LANE CENTERS: a + CcunvE STARTS AT THs PNT; SMALL + INDICATES CENTER OF CURVE: fe. IN CROWDED AREAS CURVE IS INDICATED: ~ y ALL LANES ARE SPACED ON THREE:INCH CENTERS KEY PLAN NO. 2 _— [AND OUTER RADII ARE SHOWN ( ‘WOULD HAVE RADII OF 9", 12", 28 ‘ALL CURVE RADII ARE INDICATED NEAR CURVE CENTERPOINT (4), \\_TFLANES ARE ON STANDARD THREE:INCH CENTERS, ONLY INNER [ANY SPECIAL LANE CENTER SPACING ON CURVES IS MARKED, ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES IN HEIGHT (THESE FOUR LANES ARE TWO INCHES ABOVE TABLE TOP LEVEL.) PLAN #2 NURBURGRING CIRCUIT FOR 12 FT. x 12 FT. AREA 4 LANE, 53% FT. PER LAP A, B, C, & D ARE SUGGESTED DRIVER CONTROL LOCATIONS ACCESS HOLE MARSHALL FOR CORNER 1 1 ' 1 L. SWALLOW TAIL, HOME-ACHT Z CORNER: ul 9 D x 3 . ® FINISH \S7/i8 _ eRANDSTAND A oO" iz" Er 3 SCALE (34"=1954 Mercedes-Benz 1955 no race 1956 Ferrari-Lencia, 1957 Maserati 1958 Von Wall 1959 German G.P. held at Avus 1960 Porsche 1961 Lotus 1962 BRM 1963 Ferrari 1964 Ferrari Fangio Fangio Fangio Brooks J. Bonnier S. Moss G. J 4 Surtees Surtees 82.77 85.57 88.79 90.35 80.29 92:31 80.29 95.56 96.60 Lap record: J. Surtees, Ferrari, 1964 at 96.768 mph If you like scenery for your racing cars, Nurburgring is for you! The course is an endless procession of hills, dips, bridges, forests and meadows. The photos in the sports car magazines and books can provide you with endless. detailing ideas for your course. ‘The plans for the larger scales (#2, #3) should be built about 30 to 36” ‘minimum height from the floor to allow corner marshals to reach the cars, Plans #2 and #3 have been kept to maximum size of 127 X 12’ to allow most clubs, and some individuals, a track that is possible to construct in reasonable period of time. If you were to model a whole course as lengthy as the Nurburgring in 1/32 scale, you PLAN #3 NURBURGRING CIRCUIT FOR STROMBECKER OR KAL-KAR TRACK (CAN BE ADAPTED FOR ANY 60° "SET TRACK” (Use same Key Plan No. 2 as Oct. issue page 54.) PIT AREA START —4 FINISH HOHE ~ACHT CURVE 42PLAN #4 NURBURGRING CIRCUIT 6 6" | e PIT AREA FOR “SET TRACK" USING 90° SEGMENTS OF ° CIRCLE SHOWN FOR AURORA OR ATLAS HO TRACK. would need a room approximately 100 feet long and 60 feet wide and each car would cover over 2,370 feet in one lap! T have condensed the actual plan to include all the most popular corners. Tt allows for adequate skid areas on the outside of each curve, with 3” lane centers in all but chicaned areas. Note the access hole indicated to allow easier replacement of spun-out cars. The 12 X 12 size will allow you, as shown on the plans, to construct the course using readily available 4 X 8° panels. The length per tap in each lane is a practical 53 feet. Those who wish to build the course using sectional track can easily siart with only a small portion of the course, say the oval around the start- finish, and add 4 X 8 tables one at 4 time until i's complete. For added interest, and to more close- ly simulate actual conditions, each lane can be controlled from a different posi- tion on the course as indicated by lewers A, B, C, & D on Plan #2. If a driver is required to change control positions each time he changes lanes, the course will have to be relearned with each change. “Deduct any special, standard length, straight sections such as chicanes, lap counters, start-finish, adaptors, etc., from total. Radius measured around outermost edge of circle formed by sections. SCALE (2 NURBURGRING PLAN #3 (Plan No. 3 is scaled for Strombecker or Kal-Ker track sections, however, the same general theme can be carried out using any sectional track with 60 degree segments of a circle for curves, if the areas using 4 sections are eliminated.) BRAND SCALE LAYOUT. SIZE Strombecker 1/32 or 12" X 12" 1/24 KalKar —1/320r 12° X 12" 1/24 Varney 1/320r = 12°X 12" (2 lane only) 1/24 vip 1/32 12x 12" (2 lane only) STRAIGHT TRACK REQUIRED* 28 full straight ‘half straight 12'4 lane straight section 22 sections 26 sections CURVED ‘TRACK REQUIRED? 27 reg. curve 12 half curve 66 outer curve 5Y% full circles 4 lane 36 standard 36 standard NURBURGRING PLAN #4 (Plan #4 is scaled for HO construction but the same sectional layout idea can be used with any set track using 45 degree segments of a circle for curves.) Aurora HO (1/87) 4X 8° or Atlas Wrenn 1/s2 aX SRM, 140 XB Scalextric 1/30 5X9 Eldon 1/30 5x9" (2 lane only) 124 18 sections 8 tull sections 2 half sections 12 full sections 6 standard sections 4. AVERAGE LENGTH LAP 55 53 50! 51 circle 6” radius 12.9" sections 12-14 circle 9” radius B-Y% circle 12” radius x 12-14 circle 6” radius 16-14 circle 9” radi 4-14 circle 12” radius 44 inner 44 outer 16 inner 46 standard 28 outer 44 inner 45 degree 44 standard 45 degree 44 standard 26 24" 30° ar 25" 43THE OULTON PARK NO. V IN THE SCALE CIRCUIT SERIES. Build this exciting race course from any make ‘of set track, in any scale, or by custom building to suit your particular table top racing area. By ROBERT SCHLEICHER ‘The Oulton Park Circuit is located near Tarporley, Cheshire in England. It is not a part of the regular Grand Prix season. The Grand Prix races in Eng- land the count toward the world cham- pionship are held at either Aintree, Silverstone, or Brands Hatch. The Oulton Park course, however, lays some claim to fame jin being the site of the last race held under the old 2¥4-titer form- ula. The regular British Empire Trophy race for sports cars is held here in addi tion to a number of local club events for sports and Formula 11 cars The primary reason for including the Oulton Pack citcuit in this series is i general layout. Tt is one of the most Interesting courses that can be adapted 10 model racing. The course is laid out in the open fields of an English park with only a few tees dotting the grassy rolling hills. This type of scenery is quite easy fo model using plaster and wire screening to form the rises and dips of the land, Spray on various shades of green to simulate and add a few ees in the infield to complete the ‘The circuit was opened on Angust 8, 1953 with an inter-club event sponsored by the local Mid-Cheshire Club. This original circuit was only 1% miles in length and consisted of only the rectangu lar shaped segment on the north half of the plans. This first event was won by a Formula If Connaught at an average speed of 77.26 mph. Later the circuit was lengthened to its present 2.75-mile length. The last event of the 25-ter formula, in 1960, was won by Sterling Moss in a Lotus 18 at an average speed of 9285 mph. Jimmy Clark set the fastest lap time in this 1960 event at 97.07 mph! ‘The Oulton Park plans for model tracks are, as all plans in this series, pre- senied in’ four forms: Number 1 is a skeich of the general plan of the full size course, number 2 is a plan for use by those who prefer to route a track from particle board oF build using the So-Cal system, number 3 is a plan for use with commercial set track sections based on 60° segment curves, and number 4 is for 52 tise with commercial set track based on 4S” segments. The plans of the full size course are taken from scale sketches of the circuit to give you a proportional idea of the size of the curves, relative lengths of the straights. and to provide the proper ames for the more famous corners. The ‘current Grand Prix cirevits range from a 1.2S-mile length (Brands Hateh) © 176 miles (Nurburgring). To accurately model an exact scale of these circuits would require a 1/32 scale track with approximately 207 feet per lap for Brands Hatch to over 2900 feet for the Nurburgring. For most home or club tracks there is just not enough space for a four-lane track of such tremendous size The plans in this series are, therefore scaled down yet preserve as much of the shape and the corners of the course as possible ‘The number 1 plan in this series is de. signed to be lid out on four 4! x 8 panels. This size allows an approximate Jap length of between 35 and 60 fect These four 4! x 8° sections can be ar ranged in a number of combinations that will fit inside @ two-car garage and still PLAN NO. | THE OULTON PARK CIRCUIT 2.75 miles per lap Cheshire, England 0) HALL CORNER FINISH NoT To Scalr E MODEL CAR & TRACKCIRCUIT PLAN NO. It for 1/32 or 1/24 scale cars, four lanes, 8’ x 16’ area. Approximately 35 ft. per lap. ‘START DRUIDS SCALE (%4"=1) 0” “TWIN LINES INDICATE POINTS WHERE CURVES BEGIN AND ENO TO GUIDE WHEN ROUTING: (WIDE LINES INDICATE LANE CENTERS: —————~™ CCURVE STARTS AT THIS POINT: KEY PLAN NO. 2 ae — [ALL CURVE RADII ARE INDICATED NEAR CURVE CENTERPOINT (+), {LANES ARE ON STANDARD THREE INCH CENTERS, ONLY INNER AND OUTER RADII ARE SHOWN (€., A CURVE MARKED: WOULD HAVE RADII OF 8°, 12°, 15° and 18°) ANY SPECIAL LANE CENTER SPACING ON CURVES 1S MARKED. a7 sua.+INOGATES CENTER OF CURVE. ) Ay suGoesTeO CHANGES Ih HEIN Winnie Re RRO) TE TT BE (THESE FOUR LANES ARE TWO INGHES ABOVE TABLE TOP LEVEL) [ALL LANES ARE SPACED ON THREE:INGH CENTERS UNLESS NOTED (LE, IN CHICANE AREAS) allow room for spectators, drivers and corner marshals. If necessary the 4’ x 8° panels con be supported by sawhorees, of removable legs, and taken apart for storage, Some of the plans will work out to fit an 8” x 16" area which can be squeezed into a single car garage if need- fed, Any of the circuits can be assembled into a permanent unit if you have the space. These plans are carefully marked with the curve centers and the points where the curves begin and end. If you are routing your track, these points are essential so you will know where £0 pivot the router and exactly where to start and stop routing each curve. For this type of construction all of the lines shown on the plan should he transferred to the table top before routing. If you plan to build the circuit using the So-Cal/Tru- Scale poured plaster construction method, ‘you need only draw the lane centers on the table top and then proceed with the construction as illustrated on the So-Cal 83truck (Oct., Nov. and Dec. '64, MC&T). ‘The number 3 plan is also laid out on four 4’ x 8 panels for Strombecker or Kal-Kar track sections, With set track you can rearrange the four tables and the track sections to duplicate any of the courses in this series. If you need to store the track when not racing, the track sec- tions can be packed away in boxes and the tables stored against a wall, The chart published with each set of plans also enables anyone using Varney or V.LP. track to lay out a close dupli cate of each course for two-lane racing since these brands also use 60° segments, of a circle for curves (six pieces per circle) ‘The number 4 plan is drawn for either of the popular HO set tracks, ‘Aurora and Atlas, 10 he set up on a 4 x 8 panel, This is about the maxi- mum size for an HO cireuit as you tend to lose the tiny cars on a course that is much larger. These brands use 45° see ments of a citcle for curves (eight pieces per circle) so the same plan can easily be duplicated (by using the chart) with Wrenn, S.R.M., Sealextrie or Eldon track sections, The larger Scalextric and Eldon tracks need a 5’ x 9 ping pong table- siaed track to use the same plan, 54 THIS AREA MAY BE REMOVED FOR ACCESS | KNICKER BROOK CLAY HILL CASCADES OLD HALL CORNER PLAN NO. IV THE OULTON PARK CIRCUIT for four-lane, HO scale track, 4’ x 8’ area. Adaptable to any 45° set track. Approximately 21 feet per lap. (All straight sections are standard nine-inch length unless otherwise indicated). (Plan #4 is drawn tor use with HO scale track sections but the same layout idea can be used with any set track using 45° segments of a circle for curves, 8 pieces per circle.) BRAND SCALE. «LAYOUT ‘SUE furore HOI/E7) 4x or Alas Wren ys ae SRM. yao axe Scalextric 1/30 sxo Eldon 130 sxe 2iane only STRAIGHT TRACK, (CURVED TRACK AVERAGE REQUIRED ‘REQUIRED LENGTH/LAP 10-6" sections 3-4 circle 6” radius 22-9" sections $14 crcle 6” radius B-h cicle 9" radius 7M cic 9” radius 51h circle 12° radius 3-14 cirdle 12" radius 28 sections 2 inner 22 standard 19! 6 fu Tinner 10 half 22 standard 16 outer 1 B halt 6 Inner 45° 2B" sections B ianor 90° 0 ful 22 stand. 45° oy 28 standard sections 22 standard z MODEL CAR & TRACKDRUIDS CORNER PLAN NO. Ill THE OULTON PARK CIRCUIT for four-lane, 1/32 or 1/24 scale cars, Strombecker or Kal-Kar track. Adaptable to all 60° set track. Approximately 34 ft. per lap. (Plan No. 3 is drawn for use with Strombecker or Kal-Kar track sections, however, the same layout idee can be used with any set track using 60° segments of a circle for curves (6 pieces per circle) if the areas using the half curve sections are eliminated.) ‘BRAND SCALE LAYOUT. STRAIGHT TRACK. CURVED TRACK AVERAGE ‘SUE REQUIRED REQUIRED LENGTH/LAP Steombecker 1/32 or 1/28 8x16" 46 ful straight 11 requir Bhat 6 half straight 30 outer aay" al Kar 1/32 or 1/24 B16" 2444" A lane straight 2% full circles 4 ane 3a Verney 1/32 oF 1/24 8x18 28 sections 18 standard 40 (@ lane ony) Vue. 1/32 oF 1/24 8x16" 30 sections 15 standard 3 lane gr) SCALE (%" = 1) SCALE (1"=1) o” 12 v > 3 FEBRUARY 3965, 55TRACK PLANS SERIES MODEL CAR & TRACK NUMBER ELEVEN DINGLE DELL CORNER WESTFIELD BEND HAWTHORNE HILL & BEND BY ROBERT SCHLEICHER ‘This year’s British Grand Prix was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Eng- land, Jim Clark in the Lotus-Climax won, fs usual, at a new record of 112.02 mph. Unfortunately for model racers, the Sil verstone race course is probably the most uninteresting circuit in the world, It is nothing more than a slightly dos- legged rectangle. So, for this month's Grand Prix Circuit, we turn to the site of the 1964 British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch circuit The British, contrary to most, now hold their Grand Prix on a different course each year. The chart of previous winners will give you some idea of this IN THE SERIES STERLINGS BEND THE CIRCUIT AT BRAND'S HATCH CLEARWAYS PADDOCK HILL BEND variety. It is likely that the 1966 Grand Prix will revert to the Brands Hatch The course originated as a grass track for motorcycle racing in 1928. In 1949 it was surfaced for Formula TM (then S00ce) road racing. This early circuit was a simple one-mile oval. In 1953 the course was extended to 1.24 miles in- ccorporating the area between Druids Hill Bend and Clearways. This course is still in use for local club racing. Finally, in 1959, the circuit was extended to its current 2.65 mile length, Brands Hatch is annual host to two of England's largest races: the “Motor” six-hour sedan race in June, and the “Guards Trophy” race for sports and G.T. cars in late August BANK BEND) BOTTOM STRAIGHT BOTTOM BEND SITE OF BRITISH 1964 GRAND PRI THE BRANDS HATCH CIRCUIT APPROX 2.65 MILES PER LAP Brands, as the natives call it, is as fascinating as Silverstone is boring! The actual course, as you can see in Plan No. One, is a very irregularly shaped T". The plan itself is interesting and the actual course even more so, Set in a wooded area outside of London the circuit follows the contour of the hills it traverses. The up and down style of the course, with its natural setting, makes it a perfect prototype for a model raceway. Fast bends, hairpins, long straights, and “S" curves are all in corporated in this one plan! Landscape the surrounding areas of your miniature Brands Hatch with foliage appropriate to a forest and you've an ideal setting for fast, and realistic model car racing. Another in the series of famous racing circuits that you can duplicate at home. DECEMBER 1985,PREVIOUS BRITISH GRAND PRIX WINNERS “Maserati Silverstone _| 77.31 _mph] DRIVER CAR P COURSE AVERAGE | SPEED Senachal/ Wagner | Delage Brookands [77.61 mph Benoit | Delage Brookland 59_mph Shuttiew Alfa Romeo | Donnington | 63.87_mph Reusch/Seaman | Alfa Romeo | Deaningion | 68.23 mph| ~—[Auts Union Donnington S_mph ‘Auto Union Donnington | 80.49_mph} 2 Alfa Romeo | Silverstone | 90.95_mphi Gonzales Ferrari Silverstone | 96.11_mph Ascari | Ferrari Silver ‘20.92 mph Ferrari Silverstone | 92.97 mph Ge Ferrari 69_mph| Moss. Mercedes Benz [86.47 mph Fangio _ ‘Ferrari-L 98.65 Brooks/ Moss Vanwall Aintree '88.80_mph. Collins Silverstone [102.05 _mph Brabham ‘Aintree ‘89.88 mph Brabham Silverstone _108.69_mph Von Trips Aintree | 83.91 mph Aintree 92.95 my iverstone: [Brands Hatel [107.75 mph 94.14 mph Silverstone [:12,02_mph PLAN NUMBER TWO THE BRANDS HATCH CIRCUIT. FOR 8' X16’ AREA APPROX 48’ PER LAP MODEL CAR & TRACK jerk, Lotus-Climax 196. KEY PLAN NO. 2 WDE Nes, —————— INDICATE LANE CENTERS: THIN LINES INDICATE, POINTS WHERE: CURVES Beal AND END TO UIDE WHEN ROUTING: (CURVE STARTS AT THIS POINT: SMALL + INDICATES CENTER OF CURVE: se ALL LANES ARE SPACED ON FHREEINGH CENTERS. UNLESS NOTED 1N CROWDED AREAS. GUave te INpicATen: ORIEN CHICANE AREAS). all ‘ALL CURVE RADII ARE INDICATED NEAR GURYE CENTENPOINT. (4). IF LANES ARE GN STARDARD THREE NCH CENTERS SLY INNER AND OUTER RADI ARE Shown (UE. A CURVE, MARKED: RAVE RADI OF 9”, 12", 45" and I ANY SPECIAL LANE. ENTE! R SPACING ON CURVES TS MARKED. "ANY SUGGESTED Se a Pivetine npleateo, 2 Lp (THESE FOUR LANES ARE Two INCHES ABOVE TABLE TOP LEVEL) ees ems. }]CelN oi ia i BiNsfo. x Ava] 2 db | GN3a THO sea) Perry nese EC) oN MLSs a} ra SAVMY) VauvV 9TX 8 YOS LINDYHIO HOLVH SGNVa AHL JaYHL YaSWNN NVId &AVERAGE] Layout] STRAIGHT TRACK | CURVED TRACK LENGTH/ BRAND SCALE SIZE REQUIRED * REQUIRED + Lap Strombecker 1/32 or 1/24 [8x16 | 54 Standard 14 "regular 12 half 6 half 34 outer 50 ft Kal Kar 1/82 or 1/24 [8x16 | 30 feet 3 full circles 4 lane 4 lane 48 ft Atlas HO (1/87) |#xe | 18-6" sections 2-1/4 circle 6” radius Aurora 22.9" sections 6-1/8 circle 9” radius Lionel 8-1/4 circle 9” radius 6-1/8 circle 12” radius 4-1/4 circle 12” radius | 24 ft. Eldon 1/30 5x9 | 34 standard 22 standard 27 ft 2 lane Lionel 17/30 22 standard 22 standard (Standard Scale) 12 half 22 inner 26 tt Wrenn 1/53 ax8 30 standard 22 standard 22 outer 21 tt SRM 1740" axe 18 standard @ inner 14 half 22 standard 12 outer 2a tt [Scalextric 1/30 sxe | 20 full 8 half 26 tt PLAN NUMBER FOUR THE BRANDS HATCH CIRCUIT FOR 4’X8' AREA HO TRACK SECTIONS ALL STRAIGHT SECTIONS — 9” UNLESS MARKED HAWTHORNE ieee 2-130NO. VII IN THE TRACK MODELING SERIES Racing like the big ones do—on the G.P. circuit in South Africa. By Robert Schleicher THE SOUTH The 1965 Grand Prix racing season opened with the South African G.P. at East London, South Africa. Jim Clark, in the Lotus Climax won by 31.8 seconds, The race organizers signalled the end of the race one lap too soon and Clark slowly ‘motored around the traditional extra lap of honor thinking the race was won, Many American drivers refer to this extra lap that race winners always take as an insurance lap, It certainly was for Clark! The 1964 worlds champion, John Surtees placed second in a Ferrari with Graham Hill's BRM. third, The excitement of this race could easily be duplicated in scale on a miniature replica of the South African course ured here. The prototype G.P. circuit is laid out at the south of a valley nestled between the hills and the ocean near the city of East London. Grand Prix races have been hheld here since 1934 although the prewar course was longer and faster. None of the races prior to 1962, however, counted towards the world’s championship. The winners were: 24 POTTERS PASS CURYE COCOBA NA CORNER YEAR CAR DRIVER AVERAGE SPEED 1934 Maserati Whitney Straight 1936 Bugatti Mario Mazzacuratti 1997 ERA. Pat Fairfield 1938 Riley Buller 1939 Maserati Luigi Vil Lap record for the longer and faster pre-war circuit was 99.67 mph set by Villore YEAR CAR DRIVER 1960 Cooper-Climax Paul Frere 1960 Porsche Sterling Moss AVERAGE SPEED (Dec) 1961 Lotus-Climax Jim Clark 92.2 mph 1962 BRM Grahem Hill 93.57 mph 1963 Lotus-Climax Jim Clark 95.076 mph 1964 race was postponed from the last race of the "64 season to the first of the '65 season. 1965 Lotus-Climax Jim Clark 97.97 mph Lap record: J .Clark, Lotus-Climax 100.3 mph in 1965. MODEL CAR & TRACKSeen eeel i START-FINIH ms sr conn aaa oe SCALE (4°41 PLAN #Il THE SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT [AN STRAG MaY BE REMOVED, FOR ACCESS OTTERS PASS CURVE, zs Ape To TABLE GOCOBANA ‘CORNER GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT WDE LINES INDICATE LANE CENTERS: ——————~ THIN LINES INDICATE POINTS WHERE CURVES =~ BEGIN AND ENO TO GUIDE WHEN ROUTING: je“ (CURVE STARTS AT THIS POINT: SMALL + INDICATES CENTER OF CURVE: be. |W CROWDED AREAS CURVE IS INDICATED: ~ [ALL LANES ARE SPACED ON THREE INCH CENTERS UNLESS NOTED (LE. IN CHICANE AREAS). KEY PLAN NO. 2 ‘ALL CURVE RADII ARE INDICATED NEAR CURVE CENTERPOINT TELANES ARE ON STANDARD THREEANCH CENTERS, ONLY INNER. [AND OUTER RADII ARE SHOWN (.E, A CURVE MARKED: \ WOULD HAVE RADI OF 9°, 12", 15% and 18° [ANY SPECIAL LANE CENTER SPACING ON CURVES 8 MARKED. Senet awe 3 I (THESE FOUR LANES ARE TWO INCHES ABOVE TABLE TOP LEVEL.) Your miniature duplicate of the South Africa circuit can include the lush green hills of the area with a stream flowing tunder the track. and, if you wish, the ocean ean be simulated parallel to the back straight. The Main Straight, Potters Pass Curve, and Rifle Bend can be driven almost full throttle, letting off just briefly through the short curves until you reach Cocobana Corner. The balance of the circuit will require some really concentrated driving effort to maintain a lead position! PRL 1965 No overpasses to equalize lane Jength are shown on the plans in this series unless they are a part of the full size course. If each driver races his model car on each of the four lanes uring @ race the overall distance each competitor travels will bbe equal, On the number three plan the chicane at Beacon Bend and the special treatment at Cox’s Corner and the Esses will leave only about a foot difference in lap lengths of the inner and outer lanes. 25(Plan No. three is drawn for use with Strombecker or Kal Kar track sections however, the same layout idea can be used with any set track using 60° segments of a circle for curves (six pieces per circle) if the areas using half curve sections are altered.) BRAND SCALE. “LAYOUT SIZE STRAIGHT TRACK CURVED TRACK | AVERAGE REQUIRED * REQUIRED' —LENGTH/LAP Strombecter 1/32 or 1/24 12'x 16° 56 full salght 10 regular Pom aieaet: eat oa wouter ab 0 3 + Kal Ker 1/32 or 1/24 12° x 16° 30" four lane 2-1/6 full circles: . straight ‘our lane 43 ft Qo (2 Fis | Ral, 4 MOR Or 24 12x 1638 scone TS gue SCALE (3451) (2 ne on) | Varney 1/9206 1/28 12"x 16" 35 sections 13 saguar } (2'tae ony) are. ve. 182 01/24 12'x 16" 35 seetions 13 egular (2 ane ont) ate PLAN #Ill THE SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND. PRIX CIRCUIT . % MODEL CAR & TRACKPOTTERS PASS CURVE MAIN STRAIGHT eC COX'S, CORNER, A THE / ESSES HE SWEEP. E REMOVED | ACCESS | | SS] 2 a As always, the plans and the charts of track required will permit you to duplicate the circuit using any of the popular “set track” sections. or, if you prefer a more permanent course you can follow plan number wo for routed or poured plaster construction. If you use sectional track to build your course you can follow this continuing series of Seale Circuit Plans and race cach month on a duplicate of the race circuits that are part of the World Championship Grand Prix series. Just 4 Jim Clark and the ether professionals dash around the world scenery and ruin the current race right at home; MC&T will pre~ sent as many of the ce space will allow and place the plans for each course in your hands at about the same time as the prototype race reports appear in the American sports ear apni 1965 etP peste fee eee. | AIELE BEND EN STRE CO! fe28 PLAN #IV THE SOUTH (Plan No, four is drawn for use with HO scale track sections but the same layout idea can be used with any set track using 45° segments of a circle for curves (eight pieces per circle). fas HOLE) Ax 108° secs 214 cde 6° aus Zee" sectors Sh Gree rads fA tices” eu aide 2° 1 1 de 12° feds 144 circle 12” favre WO(/BT) 4x8 126" sens «514 cde 6 cada 249" sections Gh Grete 8° rads Gy cree 3° rdaus 6: Ge 12" rads 14 ele 10" ads 20 ft MODEL CAR & TRACK.magazines. This will make scenic detail and prototype car pictures both recent and readily available! Follow us through the 1965 World Championship G.P. series for an added thrill in racing! Unfortunately, the Grand Prix season is not held en a monthly basis. The second race of the G-P. season, at Monaco, is not held until almost five months after the South African race, This circuit appeared in the October ‘64 issue of MC&T and the third G.P. course, Spa in Belgium, in the November ‘64 issue, The fourth race at Reims, France is only two weeks earlier than the fifth race at Brands Hatch, England, so our printing deadline will force us to choose betseen the two, Look for Brands Hatch in this September's MC&T! During the intervening months our plans will contain the challenging sports car circuits from around the world! AFRICAN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT Wenn vse 4x8 32 sections 18 inner 18 standard 20% ft, SRM, 1/40 aes 2 tll 5 inner 6 half 20 standard 12 outer 1B ft. 645° innor 6.80° inner Teas? standard 21% fh. Eldon 180 5° 9" 27 standard 18 standaré 2614 ft. @ lane only) Scaletic 1/90 5x9 "Deduct any special, standard length, straight sections such as chicas, lap counters, stat finish, adaptors, etc. fom total ‘Radius measured around outermost edge of circle formed by sections. APRIL 1965 29TRACK PLANS SERIES MODEL CAR & TRACK NUMBER TEN IN THE SERIES THE CIRCUIT AT LE MANS Another in the series of famous racing circuits that you can duplicate at home. ERTRE_ ROUGE CORNER DUNLOP BRIDGE sfart- FINISH eee, MULSANNE STRAIGHT. —— PLAN NUMBER ONE LE MANS 8.36 Mies pee LAP ARNAGE. CORNER is By Robert Schleicher Each June for the last 32-odd_ years, interrupted only by wars and other catas- trophies, a collection of so-called produc: tion, oF pre-production (prototype) auto- mobiles have raced around a misshapen rectangular race course at Le Mans, France. The original purpose of this ex- tended contest of speed was to allow the automobile factories a chance to show the buying public just how fast and re~ liable their family car could be. The winner of this year’s race, the 33rd Le Mans, was a Ferrari 330LM coupe rot exactly the type of family car the ‘original organizers had in mind. Fortu- nately, however, the presence of such “production prototypes” as the Ferraris, Ford G.Tvs, and Cobra G-T.'s have made the race far more exciting than if it ‘were limited to strictly production sports cars. The production sports cars. like Porsches and Triumphs and Cobra road- sters still race, but under the clas tion of G-T. Cars. 36 ‘Le Mans is, beyond question, the pre- rier sports car race in the world, Interest is high even in our country where inter~ national racing is just beginning to be as popular as in Europe. The extent of this interest is perhaps best indicated when you consider that the start and finish of this year’s event was covered by ABC on live TV via Early Bird Satellite. 1s doubtful that many TV executives had even heard of Le Mans four or five years ago, Regardless, American road racing enthusiasts owe ABC a big thank you for the fine coverage of the event The race, for those of you who missed the TY coverage, was won by a private Ferrari 300LM ‘coupe entered by the US. Ferrari distributor Luigi Chinetti and driven by the American Masten Gregory and the Austrian new comer Jochen Rind. It was a severe disap- pointment for the Shelby Ford G.T. and Cobra entry. Of six Ford G.T.'s and five Cobras entered only one Cobra finished, eighth overall, Phil Hill saved some glory for Ford by setting a new racing lap ree ford at 139.25 mph. The winning Ferreri faveraged 121.1 mph for a new record in the 24 hour race. ‘This year's Le Mans climaxed nine teen years of American entries. The first ‘American effort was in 1925 when a Tone Chrysler entry finished seventh ‘Again in 1926, and every year from 1928 to 1933 American entered Chrysles Overlands, Stutz, dur Ponts, Deusenberss, and Willys-Knights contested the rac: ‘The most successful of these assaults was in 1928 when a Stutz finished second and two Chryslers third and fourth. ‘After the war Briggs Cunningham be gan a serious American campaign ot Le Mans. In 1950 he entered two Cadillacs, fone a hopped up series 61 hardtop, the other a huge and ugly streamlined bod ‘on a Cadillac chassis. They finished tenth fand eleventh. During the years 1950 through 1955 Cunningham entered cam ocTOBER 196)OT a ecg sree) DRIVER DISTANCE, 1956 Jaguar Sanderson Flockart 2,520.25 1957 Jaguar Flockart 2,665.51 Ferrari Gendebien Aston Martin Salvadori Ferrari Gendebien Ferrari Gendebien 2,782.19 Ferrari Gendebien pan Guishet “ | | ns | eve “ = me [we | Lap record: Phil Mill, Ford G.T. in 1965, 139.25 mph. 115.239 MODEL CAR & TRACK 37TRACK PLANS ‘of his own manufacture. These cars were improved, rebuilt, revised and newer ‘models constructed for each year's event. One finished eighteenth in 1951, an- ‘other fourth in 1952, while in 1953 they finished third, seventh, and tenth. Again in 1954 the Cunninghams finished third and fifth, In 1960 he entered four Cor- vettes, two of which finished eighth and tenth overall, Later this year Cunning ham will open an automotive museum at the Orange County Airport near Santa Ana, California. A number of his past Le Mans entries, along with a number of classic vintage automobiles will be ex- hibited. Should be an absolute “must” place to see in California. ‘A private Corvette was raced in 1961 but it failed to finish the 24 hours. Nineteen sixty-three marked the start of the Shelby Cobra/Ford invasion at Le Mans. Two Cobras raced in 1963, three more in 1964 along with three Ford factory sponsored G.T’s and finally in 1965 six Ford G.Ts and five Cobras all entered by the Shelby American fac- tory. Cobra won the G.T. Class in 1968 (fourth overall) but, to date, the high: ‘est placed American car was that 1928 Stute! Maybe next year .. ! The Le Mans course, with the excep- tion of the twisty section on the north end, is held on public roads. Grand- stands and pits are permanently erected along with hedges, earth and sand banks to protect the spectators. ‘These same continued on page 68 BRAND, Strombecker ee SCALE STRAIGHT Layout TRACK. Size REQUIRED* PLAN NUMBER THREE CURVED AVERAGE TRACK LENGTH: REQUIREDt tap 1/32 0 1/24 Bx16 42 sections half sections 22% feet four’ lane 2 full circles four-lane 38 Varney (Two-lane only) VuLP. Giworlane only) 1/32 0r 1/24 Revell 1/S20r 1/24 8x16 30 sections | 11 standard 40 ft. (two-lane only) 1/32 or 1/24 axe 30 sections 11 standard 40 ft 32 sections 11 standard 38 ft refinish, adaptors, ote. from tot 1 Radius measured around outermost edge of circle formed by section, OCTOBER IeSLia Borys gornnd Ee M ELIE ie oer) Ree EINE eel ie aia ela areca Cd oie Pl Sa MEME coer ak See lore Ere Ell alma Beeler) B=.) lop) eed + FRETS VRAIN ea a cel Fe ECEcontinued from page 39 D banks and hedges can be used to an ad- vantage on a model of Le Mans to kkeep the cars from falling off the: track. The huge simulated tire that forms a spectator bridge on the curve just after the start-finish line is a prominent feature ‘of the course and should be included on a miniature Le Mans course. Contrary fo some reports, this is not an ac- tual oversize tire, but rather the side~ wall details of a tire painted on the flat sides of the bridge. Perhaps a photo- graph from some large tire advertising poster could be cut out and pasted to TRACK PLAN: wood or cardboard to form the sides. ‘The steps leading up and down the bridge ccan be fabricated from stripwood. A large umber of trees line the Mulsanne straight and the estes weave through a wooded area, All of this foliage should fat least be represented on your model Tayout. Again, as with all of the race circuits in this series, photographs from the various sports car magazines will be indispensable in duplicating the track-side details of Le Mans. Plan number one is a proportional out- line of the actual Le Mans course to feive you some idea of the relative posi- tions of the curves and straights. Plan ‘number two must be routed from particle board or masonite so all of the curve centers and the points where curves be- gin and end are indicated along with the radius of each lane. Plan numbers three and four can be assembled using sectional track sections from any of the suppliers listed. All of the miniature Le ‘Mans courses shown can be constructed of standard size 4 x 8 foot particle board ‘or in some cases 5 x 9-foot plywood tables. 2 6 ‘TERTRE ROUGE 1 { coaner PLAN NUMBER FOUR ‘D FOR Ho sca.€ enos EXT! AREA APPEON. (4 FECT PER LAP ALL STRAIGHT SECT 9 INCH, ULES MARKED MULSANNE STRAIGHT > BRAND SCALE STRAIGHT REQUIRES CURVED. REQUIRE [Aurora HO (1/87) 20-9" sections circle 6” radius [Atlas 3-6" sections circle 0" radius [Lionel = circle 9° radius (HO Seale) = circle 12” radius BRAND ISTRAIGHT| ISCALE|SIZE|REQUIRED| CURVED REQUIRED Eldon (2 lane) 3/30 |s'x9' [19 sections [20 sections Tionet (Standard Scale) 1730 |S" 9" [20 standard 2 hail 20 inner. 20 Standard Wrenn 32 sections [20 inner i782 exe 3740 }a x8" [iad standard | 6 inner 78 Suter Sealentie 1730 |e xo" Ta stendora ner é fate nerBUILD YOUR NEXT SLOT RACING TRACK AS A COPY OF “74e MONACO GRAND PRIX This set of scale plans for the Monaco Grand Prix is the first of a series of plans for the famous race courses of the world. You can add extra enjoyment to your future tracks by copying a full size course. The possibilities are_unlim: ited. The realism could be fantastic! Plan number 1 is a sketch of the actual course located in the tiny principa Monaco. Monaco is the site of the open- ing races of the Grand Prix season. It is, fone of the most interesting and twisting aasworks HAIRPIN 52 CIRCUIT By Robert Schleicher tracks in the world, running through the streets of Monte Carlo past the harbor edge, the famous gambling casino, the railroad station, and even through a tun- nel located on a curve, The first race held at Monaco was the 1929 Grand Prix. Grand Prix racing di banded in 1952 after the only sports race held on this course was run, Reci resumed in 1955 and has continued to the present as the only race held on city sireets, ST DEVOTE MONACO PLAN NO. 1 SITE OF ANNUAL MONACO GRAND PRIX REFERRED TO AS THE "MONTE CARLO GRAND PRIX" 1.95 MILES PERLAP ALSO NOT TO SCALE. Here's what happened there in the past WINNING AVERAGE. YEAR CAR DRIVER SPEED 1929 Bugatti Williams 49.83 mph 1930 Bugatti Dreyfus $3.63 1931 Bugatti Chiron $4.09 1932 Alfa Romeo Nuvolari $5.80 1933 Bug Varai $7.08 1934 Alfa Romeo Moll $5.86 1935 Mercedes Benz Fagioli $8.17 Continued on page $4 STATION HAIR PLM casio TUNMEL UNDER, “Tie AUX PIGEONS MOUNTAIN MODEL CAR & TRACKOTA SaeOMSvD dV1 43d 1334 09 ‘3NVT UNOS & ‘VAMY 100s9T x LOOsT ¥ HOE 6 “a Z ‘ON NYId LINDUID OOWNOW 3HL # LFS EF nr af 2h WO 3 x a zt le les/on | iw vay 6 eo MeetvH ce Pe NOM LS ay jrogavH Nenihds aye z a4 fe “i ONISYD de o [yz/37—~ + | ee oe uw ae js Eb 78 eile/ , } SS We oR a we \ / ae FLOAIT 1S LCLS 53. octoser 196Continued from page 52 1936 Mercedes Benz Caracciola 51.69 1937 Mercedes Benz. Von Brauchitseh 63.27 1938 through 1947 no races were held 1948 Maserati Farina 59.61 1949 no races held 1950 Alfa Romeo Fangio 61.33 1051 no races held 1982 Ferrari V, Marzotto $8.20 sports 1953 & $4 no races held 1955 Ferrari Trintignant 65.80 1956 Maserati | Moss 64.94 1987 Maserati Fangio 64.75 1958 Cooper Trintignant 67.98, 1959 Cooper Brabham 66.74 1960 Lotus Moss 67:33 1961 Lotus. Moss.—70.70 1962 Cooper McLaren 70.48 1963 BRM = GH). 72.43 1964 BRM —G.Hill_ 72.64 Lap Record G. Hill 1 min, 33.9 sec. (74.92 mph) in BRM 1964 From the list of winners you can en- vision this model circuit as a natural for all types of cars. A Vintage G.P. Bugat- ti, a sports car, or any Grand Prix car ‘would really be “in its place!” ‘The course would be beautiful if de- tailed with the characteristic model walls, bridges and buildings of Monte Carlo. ‘The harbor area and the tunnel add in- terest also. Plan number 2 is laid out for a 4 lane course for construction from routed particle board. The plan is designed so that it may be built from 4° x 8” panels into the 12’ x 16' course shown. This size is about right for a portable or perm: fanent course in a two-car garage or ‘basement room. Portions of the course may be shortened if a slightly smaller area must be used. Plan number 3 is also designed for construction from 4° x 8” panels for a 12’ x 16" area. This plan is constructed with tack sections that are 60. degree segments of a circle as furnished by ‘Strombecker, Eldon, V.LP., and Varney. When using track’ sections, it isnot necessary t0 build the complete course fat one time. A small, two lane 4° x 8° segment can be started first, then extends ed to the second 4” x 8° section, etc. and finally, the 3rd and 4th lanes can be added, For the lowest possible cost. a ‘group can pool their resources for an ex- tensive course as shown here. Plan number 4 is designed primarily for the HO enthusiast; however, the course can also be built with Scalextric, S.R.M. or Wrenn sections. Again, this plan ean be built gradually from two to four lanes, ‘Those of you who do use set track sec- tions may want to change your courses from month to month to match the plans we will feature in future issues. ‘The 4° x 8 tables and sectional track will continue to be the basis for these plans. 54 KEY PLAN NO. 2 WIDE LINES INDICATE LANE CENTERS: ———————__~ THIN LINES INDICATE POINTS WHERE CURVES a BEGIN AND END TO GUIDE WHEN ROUTING: <— (CURVE STARTS AT THIS POINT: SMALL + INDICATES CENTER OF CURVE: a IN CROWDED AREAS CURVE IS INDICATED: ~_>>, ALL LANES ARE SPACED ON THREE-INCH CENTERS, UNLESS NOTED (1.E., IN CHICANE AREAS). ALL CURVE RADII ARE INDICATED NEAR CURVE CENTERPOINT (+). IF LANES ARE ON STANDARD THREE-INCH CENTERS, ONLY INNER AND OUTER RADII ARE SHOWN (L.E., A CURVE MARKED: WOULD HAVE RADII OF 9", 12", 15" and 18”). PA ANY SPECIAL LANE CENTER SPACING ON CURVES IS MARKED. ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES IN HEIGHT OF TRACK ABOVE LEVEL ARE INDICATED: 2 LL (THESE FOUR LANES ARE TWO INCHES ABOVE TABLE TOP LEVEL.) MONACO PLAN #3 (Plan #3 is scaled for Strombecker or Kal-Kar track, however, the same layout idea can be used with any set track using 60 degree segments of a circle.) BRAND SCALE LAYOUT_-— STRAIGHT CURVED TRACK AVERAGE SIZE TRACK REQUIRED! LENGTH REQUIRED* LAP, Strombecker 1/32 or 12X16" 44 Sections 30 standard 58" 6" 1/24 60 outer Kal Kar 1/32 or 12° X16 44 feet 5 full 14° 58/6" 1/24 2 lane Outside dia circles 5 full 28” Outside dia circles Eldon 1/32 or 12X16’ 32 sections 30standard SB feet @ lane only) 1/24 Varney 1/32 or 12X16’ 28 sections 30 standard «54 feet (2 lane only) 1/24 VAP. 1/32 or 12'X 16’ 32sections 30 standard —58 feet (2 lane only) 1/24 MONACO PLAN #4 (Pian #4 is scaled for HO construction but the same layout idea can be Used with any set track using 45 degree or 90 degree segments of a circle.) Aurora. = HO 4X8 369" sections 12.6" radius 36 feet or Atlas (1/87) 2:3" sections 15-9” radius 2.6" sections 8-12" radius 5-15" radius Wrenn 1/52 4X8" A0sections 20 inner 31 feet 20 outer SRM, 1/40 4X8 40 sections 40 standard TA" radius 20 standard 30 feet 1214" radius Scalextric 1/30 6X10" 24 full strt, D 48 standard 2 strt. © 45 degree 4stt.A. 40 outer 22% degree 1 90 degree 32 feet MODEL CAR & TRACKGAS WoRR: TARP IN MONACO PLAN NO. 3 FOR “SET TRACK": 60" STROMBECKER, KALKAR ELDON VARNEY VL. (7S velo 9/72] BVA woret e\s v2[9 TNO ae 3|3 lewicane| 5 Me —> [seervonl rere Gas wore 5\ 9\ 12) wer JELIKS sy START Pevor: FINISH FOR “SET TRACK": 90° AURORA ATLAS WRENN SCALEXTRIX S.R.M. ocrosER 1968 MONACO PLAN NO. 4 55PLAN NUMBER ONE TRACK PLANS SERIES MODEL CAR & TRACK NUMBER NINE IN THE SERIES the sebring circuit Another great homebuilt track modeled after a famous prototype. By Robert SchleicherSebring has become synonymous with sports car racing. This annual road race held on an abandoned airport in Florida is the oldest international race in America, No other race course in this country has been host to such an endless list of European cars and drivers racing under F.LA. sanction. All of the Sebring races from 1950 to 1962 featured an overall race winner and an Index of Performance winner. The Index of Performance is a complicated mathematical formula which handicaps each car based on its potential performance. This formula allows a car with an engine displacement of 1500 c's, for example, a chance to score as high on the Index as a 3000 cc. ear. A similar formula is used at the LeMans 24-hour The first Sebring event was held on December 31, 1950 on a somewhat shorter (3.5-mile) course than the present 5. mile track. This event was called the Sam Collier Memorial Race and lasted six hours. Most of the cars that introduced America to sports car racing were entered, in addition to a number of imported sedans. A Cadillac-engined Allard the overall winner, while a Crosley Hot Shot won the Tndex of Performance: The 1952 and $3 Sebring events were held on the same 5.2-mile circuit used today. Then, as now, the races were twelve-hour events, The 1953 win by Cunningham was the last American made car to win this event until 1965; The Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lancia, and Austin H factories sent prepared cars to the 1954 Sebring race lishing a pattern of European competition that has continued This was the first time since the 30's that America was host to the famous drivers and cars that competed in Europe, ‘The Sebring course has little scenic interest to offer the modeler. Since the course is on an abandoned airport there are virtually no hills or trees near the course. In some respects this will make a model Sebring race course easier to detail Only low lying shrubs and weeds, and course markers such as haybales, pylons, and half-buried tires need surround the track The only buildings necessary would be a line of simple racing pits, a judges stand, and the two or three footbridges over the track ‘With the exception of the esses and the sweeping right hand curve just after them, the entire Sebring course, both full size and model, is series of tight curves and” short straights. It should, however, prove a welcome change to the model enthusiast who is weary of the broad, high speed curves so predominant on commercial tracks. Sebring will un- doubtably require different weight distribution and gearing for most models to achieve the fastest lap times Plan number one gives you the general layout of the full size Sebring circuit. It incorporates what few scenic details there are, along with the named curves and straights Plan number two shows the slot centers, curve centers, and points where routing is to begin and end on the curves of this, custom-routed duplicate of the Sebring course. Plan number three is laid out for set tracks from Strom becker, Kal Kar, Varney, Revell, or V.LP. Four by cight foot tables are used as the basic size so that you may alter the track sections to make any of the past or future plans. Plan number four is drawn to allow the use of Auror ‘or Lionel HO track sections as shown, With small modifications the same general layout of sections can be used with Wrenn, S.R-M., Eldon, or Scalextric track. The plans, particularly plan number two and plan number four, feature the tight turns that make the Sebring course so unusual, With so many sharp turns and short straights your cars will probably require different gear ratios and weight adjustments to achieve the lowest possible lap times. If you ‘can possibly afford the space I would seriously recomend that you lengthen the two straights marked “A” on plans number two and three by 30 inches or more open up an aisle between the esses and the starting line straight. Constant reaching for ‘ears in these areas would be considerably eased by such an access aisle oan KEY PLAN NO. 2 SES es ft INDICATE LANE CENTERS: THIN LINES INDICATE: polls viene BoIDE MMe Noutine: “CURVE STARTS AT THIS POINT. : SMALL + INDICATES CENTER OF CURVE: “fe eas 2) ALL LANES, ARE SPACED ON TREE Ga CENTERS UESFIN CHICANE AREAS). all, FF NOUR AEER, iNT Geel euAtRe (ND OUTER RADI ARE ch GURVE, MARKED: MOULD ‘OF 5%, 12", 15" and 18°. SCALE CHAPELS Bnne, ANY SUGGESTED, CHANGES, IN HEIGHT Ever te Roleareo, RE THO INGHES Mave Taste Tor LeveL)Pa ee ah eek 9 er Ce Ee eg a2 k- od Ke Par ctoe— OML YASWON NVISEBRING WINNERS P 2 é z = 6 8 1950 Cadillac Allard Wacker Burrell 54 mph Crosley Hotshot F, Koster B. Deshon 52 mph 1952 Frazer-Nash L. Kulok Hi. Gray 62.83 mph Deutsh-Bonnet R. Bonnet S. Lansing W. Morehouse 56.3 mph ‘Cunningham’ ‘John Fitch Phit Walters 74.89 mph D. B, Panhard R. Bonnet W. Morehouse 1955) OSCA Stirling Moss Bill Lloyd 73.6 mph D Jaguar Stirling Moss Bill Lioya Mike Hawthorne Phit Walters. 728 mph 78.9 mph Ferrari 750 hil Hill Carrol Shelby 79.3 mph Ferrari ‘Juan Fangio E Castellotti 84.006 mph Porsche H. Hermann W. Von Trips 78.866 mph 1987 Maserati ‘Juan Fangio 3. Behra 85.36 mph Porsche Bunker Wallace 1958 al Ferrari hil Hil P. Collins 86.67 mph OSCA, ‘A. de Tomaso | de Tomaso 1959 1960 1961 Ferrari . Hill (©, Gendebien D: Gurney ©. Daigh — 81.35 mph Deutsch-Bonnet Porsche Armagnac Laureau (0. Gendebien H. Herrmann 70.2 mph 84.927 mph OS.CA Ferrari Bently Gordon P. Hill 0. Gendebien 104.41 mph 73.6 mph 90.41 mph Porsche R. Holbert R. Penske 1962 Ferrari 4. Bonnier i. Bianchi 89,142 mph Porsche Rand Jennings Wuesthoff harpe, Chapparal, 1965 84.5 mph [= Ferrari 4. Surtees Scarfiotti Hap 90.567 mph 1964 Ferrari 1M, Parkes Maglioli 92.2 mph 1965 Chapparal J. Hall i. Sharpe 84.723 mph = Fastest Lap 37PLAN NUMBER THREE For. 12x12 AREA ee PaO tel ad OL lead SEBRING CIRCUIT aaa eat peer if Austin te} Pad oe thy eerie’ coy PU Mmmm aR ad iene co ad Coy or Ae ce ee Eas rt By 36 outer col Pat ane Ld cd rar oan using Th pieces per circle) unle: At present the other major comme: using the “'six-piece-per-circle”’ 5 tis mesPLAN NUMBER FOUR Cas Peas s reed Porta reteset Pret oy cagtacy a Cory Peed a) bees Be 1 Peet poe oo) rs iy ro cr ra) re Ao Cer POUCA gg Cota cee Rey Eger nary RT) Pn] 30 Standard a rr 2 Half Pr ome rd cy Po eniar aes ere Fiera Pyaeeryrameriy Peers Pe) Pag Ex ag PR) Er erg 4.45° Inner ETT] Plan number four is drawn for use with HO scale track sections but the same layout idea can ith any curves Rati mensesNo. Il in the GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT series. HOW YOU CAN BUILD YOUR NEXT TRAGIE | INTO ICA OF A FAMOUS GP CIRCUIT — WITH’BITHER ET" TRACK OR BY CUSTOM CONSTRU! By Robert Schleicher ‘The Spa track sweeps along one side of @ mountain valley, across the valley floor to wind along the opposite hillside, and back to the start. Most of the course is on public roads which are closed to regular traffic during the race. The for fest surrounding the area throws shadows ‘onto the road surface. These patches of relative darkness often conceal dampness fon the track that can cause considerable difficulty for unwary drivers. Spi-Francorchamps circuit, JGemile cireuit is located in ‘with only one sharp corner at jure and virtually no lengthy ht sections, The broad corners allow rage Grand Prix lap of over 130 per hour, Se: Sieshae See PLAN #1 SPA~FRANCORCHAMPS SITE OF THE BELGIAN GRAND PROX 8.76 MILES PER LAP / STAVELOT, CORNER, MASTA STRAIGHT. 36 “This year’s race failed (ohet arrival of the Honda factory te hoped. Dan Guiney’s briliant dri the Brabham was the highlight of race, He retired only three laps fro vieiory, The eventual winner, Jim Clark in-a Lotus 33, averaged 132.79 miles pet hour for the 279.7 mile race Spa is also the site of the snayal kilometer sports car raceg@Bldisogethe same GP. course. This, xe . pate | in the single Cobra coupe drove an outstanding race, and after five pit stops set a new G.T. class record ‘The previous Grand Prix winners a the Spa-Francorchamps circuits were = follows: Spa WINNING AVERAG! YEAR CAR DRIVER __SPFET 1925 Alfa Romeo Ascari 74.36mp. 1926 through 1929 no races 1930 Chiron 72.10 1931 Bugatti Williams/Conelli 82.01 1932 no race 1933 Maserati Nuvolari 89.23 1934 Bugatti Dreyfus 86.91 1935 Mercedes Benz Carricola 97.87 1936 no race 1937 Auto Union Hasse 104.07 1938 no race MODEL CAR & TRACKHaNYOD ATIANUNE PE HSINI4 LHOIWELs |VLSvW | | +2/si ALL Las NiddIVH Sdunos ¥7 dV] Yad “Ld Sb “XOUddY ‘VRE 9TX ZT SUVO FIWOS WivZ/T 40 puze/T 3NVI v HOS SdINVHOMOONVYd ~ WdS Z# NVId 37 NovEMBER 1966La Source Hairpin PLAN #3 SPA—FRANCORCHAMPS FOR 4 LANE 1/32nd OR 1/24th SCALE CARS STROMBECKER OR KAL-KAR TRACK APPROX. 48 FT. PER LAP TA SOURCE Dy HAIRPIN BURNVILLE CORNER, \2\9\ staveLor PLAN #4 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS ——————— FOR 4 LANE, HO SCALE AURORA TRACK, FOR 4’x8’ AREA APPROX. 19% FT. PER LAP ALL STRAIGHT SECTIONS 9” UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED = MODEL CAR & TRACK1939 Mer 1955 Mercedes- Absolute Lap Record: Dan Gurney Benz 94,39 Benz Fangio 118.84 BRM. 137.60 mph 1940 through 1945 no ra 1986 Ferrari This course would make a most beau- Delahaye Chabaud 67.07 Lancia Collins 118.43 tiful table top circuit if the mountai (at Brussels) 1957 no race and trees were modeled to raise from Alfa Romeo 1958 Vanwall Brooks 129.93 the outer edges of the track. The plans Wimille 95.28 1959 no race outline a fast driver’s course, one that no race 1960 Cooper- would require ntration on Talbot Rosier 96.95 Climax drifting techniques to produce maximum 1950 Alfa Romeo 1961 Ferrari. Hill 128.17 lap times Fangio 110.05 1962 Lotus- ‘Again, four plans are presented. Nut 1981 Alfa Romeo Climax Clark 131.89 ber 1 of the actual Spa Francorchamps Farina 114.26 1963 Lotus. circuit, number 2 for custom made Ferrari Ascari 103.13 Climax Clark 114.10 numbers 3 and 4 for “set” tracks, Four Ascari 1964 Lotus. foot by eight-foot tables are also used 10 Fangio Climax Clark 132.7 allow the track to be semi-portable SU eee ea Bed (Plan #4 is scaled for HO construction but the same sectional layout idea can Lore era etn eat ere ain eer eae) Lire) POMC mee eed Emerson Ci MCI Cay) Pardes aCe Pe mec circle 12” radius circle 12” radius Ci ECCT CMBELCg ERC) Ong orcs Os PCa) 6 inner pase] Emons ccd Soetuid Cee CMC Cer ee Chang SUMS cc SO CMC) Po Cray y Cea PRU) ecu) 23 feet (2 lanes only) Sapo ge We eC Ute ees oo SSE Cec ce EEC ome cl? } Radius measured around outermost edge of circle formed by sections SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS PLAN #3 (Plan #3 is scaled for Strombecker or Kal-Kar track sections, however, the same layout Idea can be used with any set track using 60 degree segments of a circle for curves.) BRAND RoE CULM eae ae] Coe PNAS REQUIRED * Cie LENGTH/LAP Sl a Ie Te CaS EERE PRR cu oi) vem Proc Kal Kar ye ee Ce Se EEmay cme Parr Cres araica cs ae erga cs diameter circles Pion Nea epee Beery PCL) Ee (Arran) 9 sees g Bees PECL) 48 feet (2lane only) NOVEMBER 1964Pian no. 2 ‘The SUZUKA circu SEK, HOR SL MPS PA SO Se ri SaRPINIGA E } i j ie —aat THE SUZUKA CIRCUIT Ne. Vill in the track modeling serieseat i bebe iH al ie ae apn tt i ua I ; 1 Re is i i a :THE WATKINS GLEN NO. IV IN THE GRAND PRIX The annual US. Grand Prix has been held, for the last three years, at Watkins Glen. The twisting 23 mile race course lies in the hills south of the town of Wat kins Glen, New York, The first postwar U.S. Grand Prix was held in 1960 at the Sebring, Florida air port course. In “61 it was moved 1o River side, California, and, finally. in '62 (0 its BY ROBERT SCHLEICHER present site This year's race was won by Graham Hill in a BRM... Surtees in a Ferrari was second with Jo Sieffert — Brabham BRM. thicd, The highest placing Ameri can driver was Richie Gimther in a BRM. fourth Since the United States Grand Prix is held in the fall, Watkins Glen would make ‘2 beautiful model course! ‘Trees and shrubs in the beautiful reds oranges and yellows of fall foliage should be placed around the course 10 simulate the forests and glens of the area. The February 1964 issue of Roa & Track has a four-page color spread featuring. the scenery and cars of the race. Results of U.S. Grand Prix races are as follows: Average YEAR Winning Car Driver Speed 1962 Lotus-Climax J. Clark 108.61 mph 1960 Cooper-Climax B. Mclaren 98.83 mph ‘1963 BRM. G. Hill 109.91 mph (Held at Sebring, Florida) 1964 BRM G. Hill 111.10 mph. 1961 Lotus-Climax S. Moss_ = 99. mph (Held at Riverside, Calif.) Lap Record: J. H, Clark, Lotus, 1964, 113.89 mph PLAN NO. Ii-FOR A 16 FT. BY 8 FT. AREA. FOUR LANE, 3412 FEET PER LAP. PIT_CURVE 54 MODEL CAR & TRACK.CIRCUIT =— WATKINS GLEN CIRCUIT CIRCUIT SERIES. SITE OF THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX piT_CURVE BiG BEND KEY PLAN NO. 2 \MIDE LINES INDICATE LANE CENTERS; —————"_ALL CURVE RADII ARE INDICATED NEAR CURVE CENTERPOINT (+) If LANES ARE ON STANDARD THREE-INCH CENTERS, ONLY INNER sinc inee nICRT PCIE RENE CONES AND OUTER RADII ARE SHOWN (LE, A CURVE MARKED: BEGIN AND END TO GUIDE WHEN ROUTING: ~~ ‘WOULD HAVE RADII OF 9, 12°, 15" and 18"), 4s CURVE STARTS AT THIS POINT: ANY SPECIAL LANE CENTER SPACING ON CURVES IS MARKED. ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES IN HEIGHT ‘OF TRACK ABOVE LEVEL ARE INDICATED: ae ALL LANES ARE SPACED ON THREE:NCH CENTERS UNLESS NOTED (LE, IN CHICANE AREAS). (THESE FOUR LANES ARE TWO INCHES ABOVE TABLE TOP LEVEL) [SMALL + INDICATES CENTER OF CURVE: fe. ) IN CROWDED AREAS CURVE IS INDICATEO: ~ ae He Hh56 PLAN NO. Ill FOR STROMBECKER OR KAL-KAR TRACK SECTIONS. APPROXIMATELY 34 FT. PER LAP. Plan No. 3. (Plan No. 3 is scaled for Strombecker or Kal-Kar track: however, ‘the same layout idea can be used with any set track using 60" sez ments of a circle for curves.) BRAND —SCALE_—_LAYOUT STRAIGHT curved AVERAGE SIZE TRACK TRACK LENGTH REQUIRED“ REQUIRED} Lap Strombecker 1/320r 8X16" 38standard 12 inner, 34 feet 1/24 &- i sections 24 outer KabKar 1/32 0r «X16! 2 feet straight 2 full 4 lane 34 feet 124 ‘ailane circles Varney 1/320r «8 X16" 26 standerd —12. standard 38 feet Gane only) 1/24 Val. 1/32er 8X16" 28standard —*12 standard 36 feet @iane only) 1/24 MODEL CAR & TRACKPLAN NO. IV FOR HO SCALE SET TRACK. APPROXIMATELY 13% FT. PER LAP. Plan No. 4 (Plan No. 4 is scaled for HO construction but the same sectional layout idea can be used with any set track using 45° segments of a circle for curves.) Aurore HO(1/87) 4°X8" 14-6" sections 3. ¥%4 circle 13% feet or Atlas 16-9" sections 6" radius Wrenn 1/52 4X8 sections 1B inner 18 outer 14% feet SRM. 1/40 4X8’ 14 sections 16 inner ter 14% feet Eldon 1/32 5'X9' 18sections 1B inner 18 outer 22 feet Scalextric 1/30 5'X9' 12 sections 9-45" inner outer 21% feet *Deduct any special, standard length, straight sections such as chi- chanes, lap counters, start-finish, adaptors, etc. from total. {Radius measured around outermost edge of circle formed by sections.