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You know I used to tell NZ/sheep jokes all the time, but I had to go over there for work recently and the bosses sheep was actually quite good looking...

Thanks for the feedback guys. OK, so it seems magnets do lose their magnatism. At tleast I'm not going crazy. I guess I can 'recharge' or buy a new one. I'll definitely clean the tyres as you suggest. Thanks guys!

Hello all, My son and I have recently resurected the scalextric after quite a few years in the wardrobe. We have purchased a few new cars and they run great. At the time we packed the set up 4(ish) years ago, the best car was a Scalextric Ferarri F40 Gulf C589. Now this same car slides off the track when cornering very easliy. There seems to be no magnetic attraction at all. Certainly less than my fading memory recalls. Do the magnets lose it after a long time? Doesn't make sense does it? The tyres appear to be soft and not cracked. Not really sure what to check for. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the advise Rick. I'll give that a go and see how we get on. Cheers!

My son got his Slot.it Lancia LC2 yesterday. Looks good. I can compare with the Slot.it Audi R8C which he also has: Magnet on the LC2 is far less tenacious than the Audi. Therefore the LC2's back end slides out easily around corners. However it stays in the slot even with some significant drifting. Great to watch! I guess that doesn't worry you STUDS that race without magnets. Perhaps because of the less powerful magnet (less rolling resistance?) or some other reason that I don't understand, the LC2 runs just fine with a standard Scalextric controller whereas the RC8 only seems to run with the last 20% of throttle with the same controller on the same lane powered by the same supply. Go figure. Cheers! Mark

Well I cut the leading edge of the guide as Sports Racer suggested and sanded off the rough bits. And the result... Works a treat - on sports track. Judders a bit on classic track. But at least it goes without sticking! Thanks for the help guys!

>>The slotit cars a very nice machines, somewhat wasted on small plastic tracks IMO. He was warned about this by the guy that ran the store. He made the purchase because he liked the model, not the fact that it is higher performance than a Scaly. He must have a penchant for Slot.its because he has just purchased another one! Cheers!

Thanks Paul. I'll sand a bit off the bottom of the guide when I get home tonight and report back. Thanks!

Hi all. Sorry to bug you again. My boy has just called me to say his new Slot.it Lancia has just arrived in the mail. The guide must be too deep (or something) because the car sticks at each join in the track. Track is a mixture of classic and sport. Is this just a matter of filing the guide down? If so how would a ham-fisted oaf like me do this without breaking anything? Can the front wheels be lowered so that the front of the car is raised a bit? I wish he's stick to the bloody Scalextric cars! Thanks in advance

Fantasic responses. Thanks so much. Looks like I'm up for a couple of 15-25 ohm controllers and maybe some regulated power. I quite like the idea of 2 x http://www.tbirdslotracing.com.au/itemdetail.php?id=976 one for each input on the powerbase. Is 12v @ 2.5 amps enough for the slot.it motors? I'm in Surrey Hills, Vic BTW. I really want to make this a good expeience for my 12yo. At the moment he is getting very frustrated! Cheers!

Hey all. This is my 1st post on this forum. I'm not very experienced in the ways of slot cars so please excuse my ignorance. My son purchased a slot.it audi car and we've never really had a lot of luck with it. In fact we swapped the 1st one over for another. The problem is that the car only runs with the throttle in the last 20% of it's upper range. This makes it very hard to control. At first I thought the problem was with the car having too much rolling resistance on the track. The car sits very low, the magnet is strong. It requires more force to push it along the track with your finger that the other (all Scalextric) cars. Now I think the problem could lie with the controller. I see some advertised that have a 'sensitivity' control. We are using a mix of classic and new (with the new connection method) scalextric track. Each lane has it's own power source plugged into the power board. Controllers appear to have no markings of any kind but I think they are Scalextric. A penny for your thoughts. Thanks!