John Ford has been a leading
authority on slot car racing since 1965.
Quad - A type of magnet made up of two magnets
glued together on each side. Very strong, and not legal in lower
class racing below Gp.15.
Qualifying - Qualifying is a very important part of
racing, and should be used in some form for every race. It gives
the racer the opportunity to be on the track by himself, and teaches
the other racers the important skills of marshalling as they all
get an opportunity to be a marshall for the person qualifying.
The first person up to qualify gets one extra minute if they wish
to determine the condition of the qualifying lane. Lap times during
this "warm-up" period do not count as qualifying times.
A racer will have the opportunity to completely re-qualify his
car if a problem occurs with the track causing his qualifying
attempt to be aborted.
(There are three ways to perform the qualifying segment of
racing.)
#1 - For larger events and especially in the upper brackets
of racing, the "Bye" system is recommended. With this
system, two minutes on the clock is allowed for each racer to
turn the fastest possible lap. Each racer has the opportunity
to call a "bye". If the racer wants to have a bye for
any reason, he may remove his car from the track, take it back
to the pits and work on it. His name is placed at the end of the
list to be called back in order. He also loses 30 seconds of his
original 2 minutes qualifying time, and the car is re-checked
to make sure it is still legal.
#2 - For most weekly racing, and any time deemed appropriate
by the race director, the "One minute, no bye" system
can be used. With this system, each racer has one minute on the
clock to turn the fastest possible lap. There is no opportunity
to call a bye, and power will not be turned off during the qualifying
attempt for any reason other than problems with the track. Using
this method, a complete field of 8 racers can be qualified in
about than 15 minutes.
#3 - The "Total Lap" system places an emphasis
on driving skill. Each racer is given one minute to turn as many
laps as possible. Naturally, the turn marshalls role is greatly
enhanced during this system.
Quadra - A "spec" track that was never completed
by American tracks in the mid 80's. It got it's name because it
was 400 ft. running length.
Qualifying set-up - It is common for a slot car racer
to have more than one type of motor set-up in his box. One type
might be built for racing and another type for qualifying. A qualifying
set-up is built for all out speed at very high voltages. It might
not last long, but it goes fast when it's going. See race set-up.
Quadralam - There was a time when Aurora had a factory
"muscle car" program. This arm was the #1 HOT arm from
the factory.
Queen - The orignial American Queen was a green sided
figure 8 track. The New American version created a track similar
in stature to the King at 150 ft, and when added to the Prince
and Princess, constituted the Royal Family of slot car tracks.
Q-consi A term usually meaning the "bottom"
consi. If you say you made the "Q" consi, it means you
qualified really poorly.
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