I was kind of hoping we could race with the car just as it came out of the box. Leave the magnet in, oil the bearings, and go racing. Thank God we now have a kill switch, as I see a lot of unintentional lane changes with the F1’s. I have “lost” 2 non-magnet cars due to damage for this same occurrance, jumping into another lane and smashing the wall at full speed. Maybe leaving the magnet in place will cut down the frequency of this hazzard.
As far as tires go, I have not had good results trying to run Slot.It tires on Scaley wheels. They just don’t fit correctly. If we can run with the magnet, the stock Scaley tires seem to work okay. Anyway, that has been my experience.
Brian, how about an “exhibition” heat of skinny tire F1’s? I’m up for it if you are.
My 2 cents,
Jim J.