Below are some pictures of the almost finished Ecurie <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Ford</span> France Mustang GT 390. It ran well with a full load of lead with the power set at about 9 volts so that I could use the full sweep of my controller trigger. At the point the pictures were taken it did not have it’s French license plates (humorous comment coming) because the amount of lead ballast required an EPA permit. After the first race (stage of the rally) the car looks a little dirty as part of the weathering I am doing as the six stages are run. Pictures of the car will follow later.
The Chassis and mechanical parts are stock Pioneer except for CBDesign Steelie wheels and 6 or 7 mm urethane tires. I need the lack of grip to power the long chassis around the tight curves, and the Pioneer drive train has plenty of power for that.
The Scalextric Classic Mini Cooper ran well with a full load of “luggage” too. The urethanes were good.
That makes two cars that drew skeptics but performed well. Results have not been posted and I did not take a picture of the computer screen results. At one point Bibendum, the Mustang, and Paddy, the Mini, were 2nd and 3rd overall.
