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Manimal 6.707 Sorry lost in transit will buy you another car - this is a fantastic car does everthing as it should great grip , good power and a nice balance should win hands down
Ride Height good
Antony 7.024 Very nice car only complaint is the brakes could be just a bit better , saying that it flows nicely around the track and stays in the slot , reminds me of driving a wompie , power on early in the sweepers and it just drives around the corner hard and fast , excellent grip and balance and seems to be a car that will be light on its tyres and gears . Podium finisher in the right hands
Ride Height Good
The Stig 7.036 First thoughts - Heavy ! Nice car power is great and not to harsh the brakes are almost too good , this is the first car where I needed to back the brake pot off one notch, this smoothed out the cars corner entry and made it nicer / faster to drive . Good grip and with the weight its carrying its very forgiving , this car should finish high in the order I will check the height again as I'm not sure what part of the body is low ? 3ofus may remember
Ride Height Body low under 1.5mm
Dave B 7.148 The heaviest car in the pack , glad were not all paying for air freight . ( insert smiley face here ) Right hand braid is looking thin / weak about 3mm back from the front of the flag , lifted the braid up and spot the reason for it - a small lump of ? Glue ? On the flag where the braid lays . This would cause that weak spot in the braid because the cars weight is concentrated on that spot instead of bearing along the length of the braid . I got a scalpel out and flicked it off , problem solved and the braid is still looking good enough to last a few more rounds - see the pictures
Ride Height Gear under 1.6mm Tyres low
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Tazracer 7.157 Nice and smooth this car should also do well in the race , its easy to drive and very predictable good grip all round and nice balanced feel in the long sweeping corners . Brakes are good and the power is spot on for my track layout
Ride Height Good
Nimrod 7.247 Migane , its like racing a Porsche GT3 against a GTHO Falcon bye bye Ford , these things are great slot cars , I don't own one but have driven a few , very fast and forgiving always seem to have great grip on the track surface . Piece of cake to drive fast consistent laps , and still hold a conversation with the marshals Its in with a big chance
Ride Height Good
D Grey 7.274 Another weighty car , good grip , nice power and nice track manners . This car should do well One of the best so far in testing and up there with Chenglaws as far as drivability. Easy car to drive consistently so anyone should be able to cut quick laps and stay in the slot
Ride Height Good
Slittlehales 7.281 Odd sounding car - sounds noisey for a while then quietens up . I will check it a bit closer to see if the interior may be rubbing . Brakes well , good grip and plenty enough power . Its also very forgiving when its pushed hard , has cut a nice lap time so should do well . Looks great - concourse point scorer
Ride Height Good Rear axle bushes have a bit of slop in them
Lenny Broke 7.309 Nice and smooth on the power delivery , good brakes and grip but gets a little tyre shudder as it exits from under the bridge into the sweeper , sounds like a tyre is coming unglued will have a closer look tomorrow , the car has the right stuff to finish well and is forgiving when pushed hard
Ride Height Gear under 1.6mm Tyres are low
JAS 7.315 This car was hard to oil easily so took the body off to do it right - Doing so I noticed that the body screws could be improved by filing a shank in the thread up near the screw head so the screws could float through the chassis holes easier . Track test - fast car , Good brakes can overslide a fraction when pushed hard but generally easy to drive and a nice balance the tyres are square edged which can create a bit of tyre chatter and makes the car feel a little nervous on the faster sweeping corner as it exits from the bridge underpass
Ride Height Good
Sidecar Steve 7.342 A nervous car , it has more power than it needs , a thrill ride that’s hard to be consistent with but a lot of fun , I think it may be a bit too much on the shorter twistier tracks unless the drivers have fast reflexes Recommend you supply a kilo of raw sugar and a carton of Pepsi Max to the drivers
Ride Height Good
Wizzardgm 7.394 Not too heavy not too light - Easy to oil nice slots in the back to get the needle tube through No need to take off the body here but it was tempting just for a look ( insert another cheeky smiley face ) But no time for selfish indulgances , Track test time and its getting late - not overpowered but I had to check my brake pot was on for full brakes , folded the braid down a little and the brakes improved a bit very soft braid in this car . The car handles nicely and is very forgiving it’s a little nervous in the longer sweeping corners much like Triggy's car and suffers a bit in the same way for corner exit grip , it could warm its tyres and maybe gain a little grip throughout the race .
Ride Height Good
Old Slot 7.413 Not too heavy compared to some others , plasticine / blue tack to retain the body screws - Again I like that , well done thankyou - its better than dropping a loose screw into a slot and causing someone to slam into it and possibly break a flag out of their chassis or worse short curcuiting the track power supply . Back to the track test - Nicely balanced car , good corner exit grip , nice power and brakes . I like the drop arm idea / repair pity its all glued up tight now but something worth looking at and shows a neat way to repair a broken chassis. The car is easy to drive and very stable on the track , should do well in the race
Ride Height Good but close Tyres low
Imkouwl 7.453 Looser than a girl I knew in high school , the body floats about a lot but again a nice tape job over the chassis holes to retain the body mount screws well done . Must be just a South Aussie thing to do ? Nicely balanced car and quite predictable handling easy to get used to and run consistent lap times at around 7.5s a little skittish if pushed harder but still forgiving , good brakes a little down on power compared to some other cars but should be very good on the shorter / tighter track layouts
Ride Height Good
Terry 7.465 Nice car very forgiving good power delivery - not too much on tap - nice brakes
Ride height good
Rick1776 7.513 Quick car , nice brakes but easy to over slide on the corner exits (tail happy) Good to see some tape to retain the body screws Needs tyres under 1.6mm somewhere will check with Dave and also do a check myself
Ride Height Good Low on tyres
Mexico 7.523 Good grip out of the corners but a bit nervous when pushed harder to get faster lap times , sounds like a tyre could be loose on a rim , will have a nosey at it tomorrow. Nice brakes and predictable if not overdriven Good all around package that should suit most tracks and a nice looking car.
Ride Height Good
Datto 16 7.538 Heavyish car compared to some without checking tyhe whole lot of them for exact weight so at a guess I reckon a middle weight in the field Looks good with the NASCAR style numbers on the body and the extra sponsor stickers. Took this body off to oil as soon as I spot the orange end bell Slot it motor , I wanted to be sure it wasn't oiled already - I have seen more than a few of these babies go "pop" if over oiled Body back on , The power is nice and makes the car easy to drive , its not too much in the tighter areas of my track and has plenty enough speed along the main straight ( 6 + metres )
Grip is about mid field and corner exit speed is good . A little shy on brakes but the car is well balanced for the fast corners and it flows around the track very easily, should do well
Ride Height Gear under 1.6mm Tyres low
Chenglaw 7.585 Again compared against Ricks Ninco Mosler 2 test cars earlier - As quick as Ricks car , nice brakes , better corner exit grip and easier to drive a few more laps and I'm sure it could have done a quicker lap than Ricks car simply because it was easier to drive , whereas Ricks needed to be watched on the corner exit power slide oversteer
Ride Height Good
GAH 5 7.617 Nice to drive but must be smooth to avoid over sliding it on the corner exits and to get the best from it Good brakes and grip but a little down on power will loose a bit of ground to the faster cars along the main straight and the uphill back straight
Ride Height Gear under 1.5mm Tyres are low
Haystack 7.674 Magnatron ! Check the picture its hanging in mid air from the feeler guage ? No advantage on my track so enough said about that . Motor - slow Grip good handles good but because its low on power its hard to get into any trouble , the car is very stable , brakes are ok , can't say it slides well because no matter how hard I pushed it hardly broke loose , still not a bad lap time and it will hang in there and not de slot easily so it could be a surprise package - With such strong magnets in this motor I thought it would go harder and brake on a dime ?
Ride Height Good
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Ronan 7.702 Flag braid is touchy to set just right , but once I fiddled about and set the braid tails down and squeezed it thinner along its length it went fine . Forst run it missed and stopped and farted about I thought oh no its gonna die - glad I tested it , I even took the body off just to check the lead wires were ok . with a bit of braid tuning it went fine and didn't miss a beat . The car handles nicely but not as smooth or forgiving as the three above you here in this list .
Ride height fine
Triggy 7.722 Another hard to oil car - a couple of little holes around the axle bush area in the chassis would insure the axle gets a drink . Body off to do it right - secrets revealed ! Won't give away any of ya secrets this early in the series suffice to say nice spring - and another car presented with some blue tack to retain the body screws , well done - Now for a test drive - Not as fast as I expected the grip wasn’t there when it was needed. As you know my track well you will know what I mean here ... Its not getting the drive / grip around the sweeping corner at the end of the main straight and leading up the hill - (backstraight) heading towards the computer . Its less noticable on the slower / tighter corners but again a lack of drive grip in the longer corner that sweeps around after you exit from under the bridge. More laps could possibly warm the tyres a bit more and it could improve in the race ? Its very easy to drive and to control the tyre slide but its lacking corner exit speed - No I didn't oil the tyres when the body was off (insert smiley)
Ride Height Just Tyres low
Homer 7.737 Easy driver but underpowered good grip and good brakes . The gear mesh is noisey but not sounding like they will fail to finish , I will still have a closer look at the gears just to check that its all ok Will most likely suit the tighter tracks as its loosing ground along the longer straights here .
Ride Height Good
Hoffy 7.763 Nice car , lacks a bit of top speed compared to Ricks car which was tested just before this car , brakes are good but again not as good as Ricks car as a side by side test Good grip , feels like one more pinion tooth would improve its out right speed without affect its braking ability , nice balance and easy to drive
Ride Height Just ...New tyres soon
BMR 7.948 Who built this heap of … Yeah well what can I say , warning to all 2010 proxy entrants don't be lazy and leave it until tomorrow cos tomorrow its in the post …fix it today . All I can say is it’s a slug - its forgiving and it needs to be driven like you stole it . On the bright side its quiet and it should go the distance on one set of tyres while the hotshots are scraping the track and looking for new rubber . I should have put in a better motor but thought the chassis may break getting the old slug out .( insert sad face here ) Loose rear axle bearing in the chassis reglued height is back up
Ride Height sill panel low one side 1.5mm
Devious Dave 7.991 A little underpowered for my track but has good brakes - the tyres grip well but when they warm up the tyres shudder and the car gets a bit nervous it didn't de slot but didn't sound happy either I will check more tomorrow to see if its just unglued tyre edges causing it Will check to see where its low tomorrow and let you know more or 3ofus may remember it
Ride Height sill panel low 1.5mm
A big thankyou to Dave ( 3ofus ) for helping out and checking
the cars for ride height etc
Well that’s it folks , its getting late , some early photos will be posted ASAP
Also I will sort the lap times into order fastest down to slowest and post them next post
Im tired and going to bed its 6:30 am !!! my brain needs a defrag
Edited by BMR, 08 May 2009 - 05:29 PM.
(at the moment)
I have a few cases of that triple strength cola and some red cordial jelly chasers if it will help!
