24 Hour Slot car Le mans 2017: Team Rockingham

This year I seek to find out what it takes to enter a team and take part in this race - by following team Rockingham in their attempt to enter and win this gruelling 24 Hour slot event.

[@areguapiri]

I could watch the interviews, the pit repairs, the racing, and everything about this 24 hour race in a 2 or 3 hour video at least. This is some interesting and fun stuff!

[@dontworryaboutit8480]

I have never commented on any video I’ve ever watched BUT I couldn’t resist. That is by far the most awesome slot car layout possibly in the world the words can not describe. You’re thee slot car god!!! WOW

[@MrPaulstrivens]

Thought I would only watch this for a few minutes but watched the whole thing. This is a good documentary by any standards keep up the good work

[@davidmilledge221]

Me too

[@davidmilledge221]

Me too

[@randy1203]

What a awesome 24 hour race!!!! I wish I could have been there to celebrate the enusiusm the room and the love of slot car racing has to offer no matter how old you are!! Toledo Ohio. 66 yr young enthusiasts!!!

[@roadsscholar4012]

Okay. I am a T-Jet racer, but I found this on You Tube and thought I would take a look. I never lost interest. The cars are beautiful. The racing was tight, and the coverage was professional. I will be looking for more.

[@oldschoolF1]

This is really anazing!!! I wish we had more of those slot car races in the US.

[@saleemwaheed9956]

I look forward to this race almost as much as the 1/1 LeMans! Great race with a well deserved win by Stryker!

[@bobmcweeney7459]

This was a great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@virtualslotcars8564]

Your Documentaries just keep getting better with higher production values, well done and thanks again for a great story.

[@johnny-S]

Thank you for your kind comments. Nice to see my efforts are appreciated.

[@simonbishop4160]

I wish they did the commentary & coverage as full for each Year! Its really interesting and fascinating how much it takes to get these cars prepared as well the time required. The highly modified Scalex Ford GT E is an amazing car! Later years even the car numbers are illuminated like the real cars just amazing amount of detail and testing goes in to the Slot cars to last 24hrs racing.. The lights going out is a bit sudden! Could'nt they do it gradually?

[@jamesmorrison5632]

Use to race slot cars in San Antonio Texas on the weekends when I was 10 years old was a hell of a lot of fun

[@ivobuelens]

I love it 😍👌 top racers 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌

[@JamesManimal]

DUDE! Great video excellent footage! 10/10 will subscribe.

[@votefrmtherooftops3123]

Great vid! Just subscribed. Love those slots !

[@johnny-S]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bigbow62]

That team that got disqualified for fixing it's car during a track down time is crazy ! Give them a 5 or 10 lap penalty but don't take them from the race..... not cool 😕 Remember it's only based on real race, if you get bogged down in a huge rule book you lose part of the reason they love slot-car racing..... let em have some FUN ! Let em' RACE 🏁

[@areguapiri]

Agreed.

[@MrMPZVIDEO]

Race Start at 17:59

[@tamcee6628]

GREAT VIDEO, GREAT RACING,PERHAPS I WILL START RACING.

[@HarryWechslerMR]

Always good and interesting Videos...thanks for the world of slotcars :-)

[@GOD2GINO4EVER]

Those are some sick slot cars 🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@michaelezell9142]

Incredible nothing like it

[@CLOCKCHASER2222]

What brand of track are they using here

[@GOD2GINO4EVER]

They look damn good 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@CJoke23]

awesome, i love it! subscribed your channel. can you do livestreaming next year? like they have for the eRacing worldchampionchip 24h LeMans event in Denmark, that would be very cool.

[@WTRoberts12]

might have asked this already, but how many cars are you able to race at one time?

[@lt8008]

This may have been covered before and I’m new to slot cars with the exception of small Tyco sets from when you were a kid but how do those cars work independently from each other on the same lane?

[@johnny-S]

They are all digital so each have their own control chip, a bit like radio controlled cars. Thanks for watching.

[@lt8008]

That is awesome! I had no clue they made slot cars like that now. Awesome video

[@toneoverdrive]

great video all..hi John.....

[@acannedpotato8771]

1:58 I believe they referenced the fatal Alan simmonsen Crash of 2008

[@BossaNossa1]

Does anyone know how much Rockingham purchased their car for..?

[@10star9]

How many Cars can you run on the same lane? I saw one track that had 20 cars on eight lanes. it's was fun to watch on youtube.

[@nickw7594]

there are 16 cars on 4n lanes

[@paulpugh5315]

Just logged on to this site.....not sure how,but I do know one thing from my time with slot scalextric is you can't overtake.....how do the Le Man cars pass....?

[@johnny-S]

There are lane swap sections on the track where the cars can switch lanes. Thanks for watching.

[@bearcat8763]

what is all over the ford gt? why is is sparkly?

[@yasu_red]

Imagine how much burnt rubber there was!

[@kaifuller3535]

I didn't quite understand what the rule change mentioned at 20 minutes was all about. Could someone clarify?

[@johnny-S]

The lap timing system failed, so they had to make a decision (by voting) on whether to start the whole 24 hours again, or reduce the time to end the race at the original time of 3:00pm. They voted to end the race at 3:00pm. Apologies for the delay replying.

[@diverdoug1157]

How are they able to place so many cars on track at once?

[@johnny-S]

The cars are digital, so have individual chips controlling them. Thanks for watching.

[@ska2090]

Hello, in Internet we can buy the Audi R18 and Porsche 919 ?

[@johnny-S]

I believe there are models of these made by smaller brands. But the models used in the actual race are all hand made models.

[@WTRoberts12]

how are you able to run so many cars on just four lanes?

[@DiSCA]

independent wireless digital control. thanks for watching.

[@areguapiri]

They have certain areas for changing lanes.

[@leechristie8057]

Has there been a date mentioned for 2018 ?

[@johnny-S]

The 24 hour race always takes place in April of each year. Although there are shorter races every 3 months...the next one I believe will be in September and I will aim to cover this.

[@oliferperformanceslotcarpa5059]

The Digital Slot Car Association has it scheduled for 24 - 25 March

[@azharcintairakusnadi]

Where Chicane at Mulsanne?

[@quadflopper1012]

this slot car racing looks like it's a little bigger version of the old home toy slot car sets you used to buy, guess they don't have real slot cars anymore!

[@Crimsonedge1]

Sure they do. You can still buy full analogue if you wish. No need for digital chips. The digital side of it is what allows for things like lane changing and tire wear and fuel consumption. You run low on fuel, the car headlights start to flash so you pit in and pull up in the fuel area and the car's headlights start flashing faster. When fuel of fuel, the lights stop flashing and you're away. Different setups up allow for different penalties for not pitting in be it your car runs at half speed with your laps counted or your car runs at full speed still but your laps stop being counted until you hit the pits. All the information is stored on the digital chip in the car (a bit like DCC systems for model train sets) and can be linked to a PC/Laptop to feed live race data. It's all down to how much immersion you want. If you're just after that nostalgia of two cars whipping round an oval at home, buy and analogue set. They're actually a hell of a lot cheaper too. I wouldn't want to even imagine how much the whole Le Mans track setup in the video cost. It's the sort of thing that would give one heart palpitations.

[@muskokamike127]

that team which was disqualified for fixing their car during the stoppage. That's a load of hooey unless there was a rule that specifically addressed this. In the real lemans, they wouldn't just park the cars on the track. They'd come into the pits and adjust tweak, fill full of fuel, give the driver a drink etc.

[@fhpr68]

Pit girl at 47:50

[@inovastar]

MIguel..isso é nosso!

[@darren2514fv]

The Toyota looks like a repainted Peugeot 908HDi

[@austntexan]

So interesting

[@SlickGokuBaby]

Lot of dudes.

[@paulpugh5315]

Could you get the cars to make a car sound,rather than just little wheels rolling along a plastic track "sound"... .....? looks like great fun though.

[@johnny-S]

I'm sure thats possible but would add bulk. That said - the Scalextric Arc base unit does have simulated engine sounds!

[@paulvincent9744]

Since when has tetre rouge been near porsche curve??? And no chicanes down mulsanne??? Come on guys if you are going to do please do it right

[@nickw7594]

there is only so much you can do with the radius curves available!

[@DiSCA]

Hello Paul. Don't quote understand your comment. The track is 100% authentic except we removed the chicanes because it's fun to drive on a 20m straight. Safety isn't an issue in 1:32 scale. Yet..

[@tinomoreno8006]

Jajajajaa ti los que colocan los cars tiraos colo perros en el suelo que cutre

[@monkfry]

Damn, more adds than video. . Goodbye.

[@Raul1971xxx]

They are pretty fast.. ¿What is the top speed?.