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Mad scientists is correct. The TTS and BRM series have many different options of drivetrain and front wheel configurations. It’s very interesting. You can see that they were not constrained by a set build philosophy. Crazy.
TTS does not currently have a website and relies solely on their Facebook page to communicate their product information. BRM also relies heavily on their Facebook page but they just revealed their new website last month.
Randy – No need to bake the NSR chassis. They are made from a different material and don’t take to baking like the Slot It’s harder plastic chassis. The stock chassis seems to work well. The white one is the next one of choice. NSR also makes a green super hard chassis but I don’t know if there is a big difference between the white and green from a performance standpoint.
I would keep the stock motor pod and run it. These are typically red in color.
Wheels and tires – I would run the stock ones as they are the SuperGrip tires that seem to work well on our track. NSR also makes an UltraGrip tire but they are almost too sticky for our track. The wheels will be the ones with the ribs and the air chamber in the center. You can run those but you have to make sure you glue the tires to the rims to avoid wheel chatter in the turns.
Goodluck with your set up!
Let me know the thoughts on the Ferrari 250LM. I was looking to run a Fly version with a 3D chassis. I have a MMK Ferrari 250GT but its so top heavy and the adjustable chassis is such a piece of junk that it does not run very well and would not be that competitive. I am good with running any car that has a 3D chassis available for it. I could run a Fly 250GTO if I need to run a real GT car. Let me know where this lands.
I would prefer to allow screw in guides but am happy with any decision.
I am not a fan of the lexan interior as its just one more item we have to purchase and its not a necessity. It’s not like this part is needed for the car to operate on our track. It’s not like the stock interior is contacting the wheels or motor and holding back the performance of the car. It’s purely a luxury item that potentially make a fast car go slightly faster.
I have had issues truing the tires but they can still be trued. They do take more time to true and you have to keep an eye on them. I still use lighter fluid on them with no issues.
I am using a Hudy truer with a diamond drum. I clean the drum with a Wright Way drum cleaner a couple of times during the truing process to make sure I am removing as much of the tire residue as possible.
The big question here is – what is the solution? Are people requesting to run NSR or someother tires?
I’m good with the rules as they are now. I do know that Alejandro purchased a Nonno Abarth that he was going to run in the last series we ran. Maybe an exception for that car as well. I’m easy.
Randy – Everyone will be able to work on their cars between races for the Group 5 race as well.
We didn’t keep the cars in parc ferme while running the Thunderslot proxy. We kept them in parc ferme only for the Slot It DTM race because the folks from Houston would not be able to work on their cars so to keep it fair we did not work on our cars between the races.
Randy – I am not the series manager but I don’t plan on keeping the cars in parc ferme between races. We didn’t keep the cars in parc ferme while running the Thunderslot proxy. We kept them in parc ferme only for the Slot It DTM race because the folks from Houston would not be able to work on their cars so to keep it fair we did not work on our cars between the races.
Everyone will be able to work on their cars between races for the Group 5 race as well.
Marc,
That looks amazing! I love the original design of the track and the execution looks fantastic. The track color looks great. Rolling it on will help give it a little bit of texture. I can’t wait to see the first laps being run on it.
Marty
David – Sorry you see it that way. Would you prefer the tire choice to be open to NSR tires? I have been truing F30 tires with no problem. I have to take off only a small amount of rubber at a time and it takes much longer to true them but I am still able to do it. You could always run N22’s.
I am up for whatever is selected. My opinion is to allow stiffer chassis-green or white, any short can NSR motors up to 25K @ 12v and stock motor pod.
I understand your point of this being just another Slot It race and you are somewhat correct. The idea is to have a series that is easier for everyone to set up their cars for by making as many of the items as similar to those the majority have already worked with – Slot It cars and parts.
The series will be very different than Group C or DTM as the cars are very different and the set up will be different. The parts will be similar but that is where it stops. Proxy races are not the time to give participants multiple parts options as it just makes setting the car up that much more difficult to say nothing about the short time frame everyone is under to get a car ready for the first race on the 9th of January.
I am all for races where there are multiple options for cars and parts but now is not the time. Once we get through COVID we can get back to more “open” style series races.
On the F30 tires – I just checked the popular slot car retailers and almost all of them have F30’s in-stock.
Professor Motor – only two sets of 4 left in stock
Electric Dreams – 12 sets of 4
132slotcar.us – 10 sets of 4
LEB Hobbies – has them in-stock
Cloverleaf Racing and Slot Car Corner – No longer stocking all the Slot It tires as they are promoting their own Quick Slick and Paul Gage tire lines
Randy – Great question. The main reason was to limit the number of differences between the cars so people would not have to spend more money or more time going to the track to try out different options to find the best set up. It’s better in these proxy races if the parts can be kept as similar as possible between all the runners. I thought everyone would have a short can they could use as those are the same motors we use for just about every other series we run.
The last Group 5 race had rules that were much more open and allowed racers many options to find the fastest car – just like the real Group 5 rules.
Marty
