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Randy – I have no problem with it. I think it needs to be brought up with Russell-the series manager. I know there were some club members really looking forward to running them. I don’t think they will be competitive with the Thunderslot cars but we will have to find out.
Marty
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The extra guide that comes in the box with every RevoSlot is the routed track guide. You don’t have to use it but I would not want to run without it.
The gear mesh is partly responsible for the noise. The car will quiet down with some additional running. The other thing that makes it noisy is the aluminum chassis parts resonating inside the plastic body. The chassis movement is very loud. Some noise can come from a loose lexan interior tray inside the body. That is the idea behind using some Shoegoo to make sure its not moving around making noise and potentially falling down on top of your tires.
I don’t know of any special grease to run on the bearings other than the same things we have been using. I have a RC tool that can be used on 3mm open face bearings to flush them out but these are sealed and I don’t know about any specific lubes. Thoughts anyone?
You can use canopy glue if you would like in place of the Shoegoo.
I believe those people are all impostors. There is not one beer in anyone hands.
Looks like a great time!
Marty
POSTED FOR RUSSELL
Some comments:
I like Ary’s idea of individual voltage controllers. This would be especially good for series with a spec motor. The master voltage could be set to 11.5V or 12V to allow just a little variation for voltage, up to 15V for quite a lot. For Steve’s Prototype/GT series, the GT cars could be set to a fixed, lower voltage.
I am opposed to any series requiring stock plastic wheels. A spec wheel could be required, if necessary.
I realize that the goal for series discussion and preliminary voting was to weed out less popular options to make the often long-winded discussion at the annual meeting more manageable, but I would hesitate to say that only the top six would be considered. There are too many variables on rules that would make some series more or less popular. Cases could be made at the meeting for particular rules that would make a low-ranking series much more palatable. We could probably eliminate those that are at the bottom of the preliminary voting.
If the Can Am series is voted in, I would like to see an open format. Simply requiring a maximum wheel width of 12mm would eliminate any, ahem….., creative wheel construction. I don’t think it would be necessary to require F1 wheels, as they would be hard to find inserts for. Wheel diameter would be open as a wide variety of wheels were used. The F1 20 X 12 F22 Raptor tires will fit a standard wheel. I think the only other rule requirement would be to disallow any 1:30 or larger cars. Tires and wheels must fit within the body width.
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RussellAry – Don’t we have an Area 3 or Tire Razor truer that will allow us to true tires with axles that have pressed on wheels? If not, we could use the old block of sandpaper and lowering the car on top of the paper with the motor running and true the wheels that way. It worked for me when first starting off in slot cars. It’s not as good as a real truer but its better than nothing. The club could invest in a truer that could do this type of work. Slot Car Corner has the Tire Razor in stock for $159.
I like the series idea and would not want the tire truer to be the reason we decide not to hold the series.
I can’t wait to see it all come together. I am very interested in the flat track and would help out in any way to make sure its all it can be and will be a great alternative to our track and to driving to Dallas all the time. It would be great to have a series with the Dallas and Tyler clubs if the track is nice enough to support it. Looking forward to running the 1/24 ScaleAuto cars again. Tom, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need any help.
Marty
Ary,
Have you set up a Carrera car like what you are talking about in your 2018 series idea? I am wondering how well the car worked with that set up? Did the tires mount to the rims OK? Are the wheels really all that round and true?
Marty
2018 Series Suggestions:-Group C
-AllSlot Formula GP-Can Am 1966-1973: Slot.it , Thunder Slot etc.-Ford GT: a Slot.it spec series ala Group C. Mk1 and MkII.)-Trans AM: Scalextric, Carrera etc. with Shapeways chassis. Open specs.-Vintage Rally: Year range, Open mfg., no drop arms.Thanks,John BreidenbachThe Revo Slot cars sell for $79.50. All six liveries are available. I have purchased one for the club to check out at the meeting. To be honest, $79.50 is inexpensive considering it has a metal chassis and ball bearings. The Thunderslot cars are $110 for plastic chassis.
Marty
Russell brought up the idea of running the new Revo Slot cars as a spec series. They are a BRM metal chassis with a Proslot Porsche GT2 body. There are currently only six liveries but they do make a white kit. I believe this would be a fun series to run as the cars weigh much more and are typically more stable. I have one on the way for the club to check out. We could run this series similar to a Scaleauto or BRM series – one with limited modifications. You would be allowed to change the gearing and tire durometer. The kit even comes with a wood guide we could spec.
I like the idea of a low cost single brand controlled spec series but the big issue here is the variance with the motors. That is why there were issues with the last impact resistant race – the GT Lightning series. The ability to adjust your gearing to suit the power and RPM of the motor is key to keeping everyone competitive. Without that its the luck of the draw of who got the better-faster motor.
I would suggest the following two series for 2018
1. NSR Porsche GT3 series. Spec-ish series with everyone running a NSR Porsche GT3 car, sidewinder only and any NSR parts
2, FIA GT race for 1996 series. Open. Tons of cars to run from various manufactures as well as running any of the numerous Fly cars that now have a 3D chassis available for them. Here is a simple list of cars:
McLaren F1 GTR short tail, Porsche GT1, Marcos, Venturi, Dodge Viper, Ferrari F40’s, Porsche GT2
Lots of options from Fly that can be purchased on eBay for very little money then built with a 3D chassis and some Slot It/NSR parts to make a fun series. The question is whether or not we would not allow the Mr. Slot Car McLaren F1 GTR as it might be too quick. Having never run one I just don’t know. The Policar Ferrari F40 and the older Slot It F40’s could be too fast as well. I just don’t want it to be a two make series – McLaren F1 GTR and Ferrari F40.
