John Ford has been a leading
authority on slot car racing since 1965.
I-15 - International 15. This is what Group 15
migrated to. This might be called a professional version of Group
15. It uses the same arms, but in a highly modified set-up. The
chassis is limited, but not much. Very fast, very hard to build,
very expensive to be a 15, and still it is considered a novice
class. Go figure?
I.M.C.A. - The International Model Car Association.
Founded by, Dr. J.P. van Rossem of Belgium
Idler gear - This would be a gear placed between the
pinion and spur. While used in several versions in the 60's, it
is not used at all today.
Imperial - The name given by American Slot Car Tracks
to a King designed track. It had red sides, a tighter bank, and
a square donut. Its most infamous design was the rolling hills
in the main straight. Very few of these 1960's favorites exist
today.
i-mag - Internet Magazines. See E-mag.
Independant fronts - A term given to front wheels which
roll independantly to each other.
Indy car - Open wheeled slot car bodies moulded to resemble
the popular 1to1 scale open wheeled cars. Never gained much popularity
in racing due to the weakness in the body caused by cutting out
the front wheels and wing. A newer design by Parma allows you
to leave all this untrimmed and simply leave the "open"
areas clear.
Interior - Known simply as the "driver". Most
interior's do not have any more than just the driver trimmed down
as much as possible to reduce height and weight. The papar driver
originally penned by San Antonio artist Kevin Stevens and still
available in the first edition of the Slot Car Digest gained a
great deal of popularity, leading to plastic versions with very
flat heads on very flat drivers.
Inline - The term given to cars whose motor is mounted
"in-line" from front to rear rather than sideways on
the chassis. 1/24th scale in line cars are almost non existant.
The Parma Womp, and Champion Thumper are both inline cars.
Iso chassis - A very complicated chassis design utilizing
an "iso fulcrum" design. Pans are hinged at the front,
and at their inside edge. The main rails were also hinged in the
middle, allowing an up and down movement at the rear of the car
without the front of the car moving. This is what constituted
the "iso" movement.
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