slotmadmac Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Am I the only one thinking that Thunderslot are the new benchmark for RTR 1/32 slot cars? Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manimmal Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Nsr 908 is the only thing i know of that can keep up. Quote My mum says I'm an excellent driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Out of the box a great slot car , bit of TLC it goes even better, have not found anything else to beat it on plastic with a out of the box set up, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumos RSR Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 My 2 fastest cars with little to no work are the Thunderslot and the NSR 908 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieslotter Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Am I the only one thinking that Thunderslot are the new benchmark for RTR 1/32 slot cars? They were immediately upon release. Leaves the chinese made carp for dust. Quote Smoke, mirrors and obsolescence. It’s a jungle out there. www.scorpiuswireless.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 I am eagerly awaiting the new cars. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumos RSR Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Over that last 3 weeks I've accumulated a spyder and 2 Lolas all used. Apparently I have a new favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2theK Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 You'll have to lift that pace Brumos.......to keep up with other addicts! Quote JK 1 x Porsche 997 Constructors Cup Co-Champion 1 x Fly Classic Enduro 2013 Co-Champion 1 x F1 Classic Shootout 2016 Co-Champion 1 x Harmon Memorial Cup 2016 Co-Champion 2 x PieBone 400 Co-Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drw21 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Wait till you see the M6 run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro51 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Wait till you see the M6 run. Waiting with anticipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2theK Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Wait till you see the M6 run. Better than at Tonz Dave? Quote JK 1 x Porsche 997 Constructors Cup Co-Champion 1 x Fly Classic Enduro 2013 Co-Champion 1 x F1 Classic Shootout 2016 Co-Champion 1 x Harmon Memorial Cup 2016 Co-Champion 2 x PieBone 400 Co-Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 The Sideways Hurican might be the new benchmark. On a 8 lane commercial track mine left the Thunderslots for dead, even with it's 17k motor. No weight and all I did was loosen the pod and sand the tyres. Other cars it beat were the track owner's Slot.it Porsche and a well tuned NSR Mosler. Lap times were close to the record too. 1 Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobble Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 The Sideways Hurican might be the new benchmark. On a 8 lane commercial track mine left the Thunderslots for dead, even with it's 17k motor. No weight and all I did was loosen the pod and sand the tyres. Other cars it beat were the track owner's Slot.it Porsche and a well tuned NSR Mosler. Lap times were close to the record too. There's one bloke in our group who has one and always gets it out when we have 18k GT class. For a long time 18k has meant Scaley type 18k but it's a joke to run these together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Been running the Gulf one for some time ,and i found the standard car was nothing special the chassis was to flexible , but with the hard chassis in it,s a differant car , that 17k has a lot of torque and better than some 20k's, and as Wobble says way better that a scaley 18 not in the same ball park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNZ Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 sport The Sideways Hurican might be the new benchmark. On a 8 lane commercial track mine left the Thunderslots for dead, even with it's 17k motor. No weight and all I did was loosen the pod and sand the tyres. Other cars it beat were the track owner's Slot.it Porsche and a well tuned NSR Mosler. Lap times were close to the record too. Do you use the standard chassis or you have the hard one? Does the commercial track have some magnetic effect (magnabraid) or is plain and simple braids on latex paint? There has been some speculation that the Sideways 17K has very similar specs as the NSR Baby King. Anyway, I have built one of the first whitekits and took racing in the Netherlands on the Suzuka 6 lane digital track for the DiSCA GT3 series. The car was one of the best performers. We took the pole - although Gary did manage the second fastest lap. The pole sitter was a TA71 Bentley prepared by Tamar (on that track) and run by the locals. Although the bentley was the fastest car on the qualify session it had to start at the end of the grid because after a tyre change its tyres were wider than the prescribed setting. One of the locals took our lambo for a spin and he managed a fastest lap that beat anything on that day of 1 sec...so the car has some potential. Quote Cheers G "I am an expert at the top of my field when mowing the lawn". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS41T Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 That’s why I nominated the huracan for the GT3 proxy.. Just think Paul 29k slotit motor , 11/36gearing sidewinder it should be as fast as my entry in the GRP5 USA/CAN proxy I tried to keep my nomination close to my chest Happy New Years Rossko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotmadmac Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 The Sideways Hurican might be the new benchmark. Going to have to get one. Quote Podiums are for short people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 GRUNZ, the chassis was standard (soft) and the track was magnabraid. After reading Keith's comments about the hard chassis I might have to try it. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquakiwi1952 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 A few queries on Thunderslot, has anyone used different spur gears and pinions/ motors in their chassis's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 None of the guys I race with have changed the gearing. Why would you want to when they go so well out of the box? One of the classes I race in limits the Thunderslots to 14k motors with standard gearing and they are still quick in this class against NSR's using 14k and Fly/Scalextric cars running 18k motors. Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNZ Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 To me there are two key advantages to the TS cars: - the rear wheels with they low ribs - the design of the pod: I like the 5 point connections. The front central one promote pivoting, two on the side control the damping effect, while the two at the back avoid any sideways movement of the pod. So with the same motors/gearing compared with other similar cars they will always be better drives. Quote Cheers G "I am an expert at the top of my field when mowing the lawn". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNZ Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 GRUNZ, the chassis was standard (soft) and the track was magnabraid. After reading Keith's comments about the hard chassis I might have to try it. As I thought: with magnabraid the large and more magnetic long can motor will have an advantage in terms of downforce compared to a small can motor. Quote Cheers G "I am an expert at the top of my field when mowing the lawn". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquakiwi1952 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Does anyone know if the front hubs are available as a spare? I have enough bits to build a another car (just got a body kit) all i need is motor, pinion and front hubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumos RSR Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Does anyone know if the front hubs are available as a spare? I have enough bits to build a another car (just got a body kit) all i need is motor, pinion and front hubs. PM me an address. I have 4 front hubs in front of me to send. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquakiwi1952 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Does anyone know if the front hubs are available as a spare? I have enough bits to build a another car (just got a body kit) all i need is motor, pinion and front hubs. PM me an address. I have 4 front hubs in front of me to send. PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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