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I’m betting both are Toyota’s.  🙂

 

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Russsell – I think I broke some rules in setting up my Thunderslot car but wanted to run it by you.  I didn’t have any Slot It 15″ alloy short hub wheels so I used the Slot It 15″ plastic front wheels that come stock on all Slot It cars.  Will these be allowed since the wheels that came off of the Thunderslot are basically the same thing?

I also did not have any Slot It guides and installed a Scaleauto one in its place.  We have always allowed either a Scaleauto or Slot It guide so I didn’t know if this would be allowed.  I would just run the stock guide but one of the screws holding the wire was striped and there was nothing I could do to fix it.

Thoughts?

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ThunderSlot just announced their new cars for 2018.  Here is the one we need now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.slotcar-today.com/en/notices/2018/02/thunderslot-2018-7025.php

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OK, I take back what I said in my last post.  The NSR tires are ever sol slightly too big and move around on the ThurderSlot front wheels.  I also tried some Slot It front tires but had the same issue.  I then moved to the stock tires and tried to true them to the point where they didn’t have any tread and in doing so melted the rubber because the tires are too soft.  I am trying to clean them up and see if I can get them to work.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

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The NSR front tires seem to work fine on the plastic front wheels as the dimensions are very similar to the NSR wheels.  The tires are 18×8 size and are part number 5226.  I have trued one and it came out nice and I will true the other one this evening and let you know how it goes.

I could true the stock tires but I was afraid they would gum up when I went to true them down as much as I need to.  Thoughts?

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Has anyone trued the low profile front tires?  I have ruined two pairs.  They have the worst extrusion divot I have ever seen.  I tried to true them and the rubber balled up and the tire is not even true yet.  Can we sub NSR zero grip front tires?  They are at least decent tires.  Russell?

 

 

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Alejandro,

I will take four packs of 4.  I will also cover any expedited shipping so they arrive quicker if at all possible.  Please confirm with me.

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Russell,

Good to hear you will be racing with us tomorrow.

The point with the tires was to keep the outside diameter to a minimum diameter so the car is not riding lower to the track thus lowering the center of gravity and giving someone an unfair advantage.

Tire wear is not as excessive as everyone seems to to think.  Let’s see what it looks like in a before and after measurement for all cars tomorrow and see how much actual wear everyone gets.  Like I said earlier, I ran for three hours on well trued rear tires and completed the first race and am still within the rules by a big margin.

Lets look at tire wear tomorrow and I will see if the rules need to be modified any more than I already have.

Let me explain why track is an important measurement.  On heavier cars like the RevoSlot’s a wider track can give the car more stability in the turns.  Wider track could result in better corning giving one car an unfair advantage.  That is why I am so concerned about it.

Let’s see how everyone does tomorrow with the rules and see what if anything needs to be changed.

 

 

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Due to the lack of available 12t BRM pinions from 132Slotcars the rules have been amended to allow the Slot It 12t pinion, part number:  SIPS12.

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I will be running the Jo Bonnier yellow Lola #2 that competed in the BOAC 500 (6 hour race) at Brands Hatch in 1968 where is finished in 6th place.  We will see how the coupe runs against the spyder.

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Are there many pics of the early days of Can Am?  I am looking for livery ideas and most of the books I have seem to focus on ’72 forward.

Marty

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Roy had asked that I post what the front tire diameters were post race on Saturday.  Here you go.

Marty – 19.69mm

Roy – 19.46mm

Russell – 19.46mm

Shawn – 19.48mm

David – 19.40mm

Jordan – 19.47mm

Alejandro – 19.29mm

Mark – 19.52mm

John – 19.59mm

Randy – 19.??mm

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RevoSlot rules update – minimum front tire diameter post race – the minimum front tire diameter post race has been changed from 19.60mm to 19.40mm.  Please prepare your cars to this new standard.

Marty

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Nice picture Randy!  Those are some good looking cars.  You should take the same pic at the end of the year and see what the comparison looks like.

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Thanks for letting us know about the pinion.  Something we all need to keep an eye on.  You can solder it to the motor shaft if that will work for you.  I will be keeping a close eye on mine.

This is what happens when you put too much time into practicing.  🙂

Marty

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