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QUOTE (Mr Modifier @ 30 Oct 2011, 07:56) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>SlotMadMac seems to have created body float in his versions. I had a couple of these old cars and the chassis is so flat and small it's probably the same weight as a motor pod (certainly about the same as my MRSLOTCAR.CA motor pod and not much heavier than the Slot.It HRS motor pod. The old Ferrari I had was made from very rigid plastic - more rigid than modern plastic chassis - I expect the Renault is the same. It seems to me that SlotMadMac's approach has created what is effectively a motor pod with integral guide with a floating body on top. It's actually a chassis-less motor pod!
Perhaps you guys should have a race! (Or send your cars somewhere for a proxy face-off).
Yes, that was a very logical and insightful conclusion, and I am sure it is relevant.
Actually we kicked around with some of the ozzies recently about having a proxy with these cars, but wed have to do it over there.
Running one proxy series with it's base at our small club - so we host about 5 of the rounds during the year PLUS hosting the "nationals" for RTR in NZ, PLUS hosting 3 to 12 hour endurance teams racing for RTR in NZ, we are an awfully busy bunch at times. Sometimes we miss 2 club meetings of 4 in a month due to the other stuff.
Last year we also hosted 2 rounds of the USA/Canadian "Slot.it Shootout" series as well...... whew
HonestJudge - not disputing any of your experiences at all, we're just saying what ours has been. I think our track situations are probably quite different.
With well tuned and balanced cars, it finally comes down to the grip level that can be acheived.
Looks like you guys are on scalextric plastic surface. We're running on permanent wood tracks, our surfaces are varying types of gloss, and grip is high enough with silicons and some "rubber" compounds that I have barrel rolled a well balanced Slot.it Nissan GT that simply won't de-slot front or back end and finally falls out because the centrifugal force overcomes the gravitational forces and adhesion.
Hasn't been updated in a while, but here's our club site.
http://www.burmac.co.nz/hbmrc/index.html
Perhaps you guys should have a race! (Or send your cars somewhere for a proxy face-off).
Yes, that was a very logical and insightful conclusion, and I am sure it is relevant.
Actually we kicked around with some of the ozzies recently about having a proxy with these cars, but wed have to do it over there.
Running one proxy series with it's base at our small club - so we host about 5 of the rounds during the year PLUS hosting the "nationals" for RTR in NZ, PLUS hosting 3 to 12 hour endurance teams racing for RTR in NZ, we are an awfully busy bunch at times. Sometimes we miss 2 club meetings of 4 in a month due to the other stuff.
Last year we also hosted 2 rounds of the USA/Canadian "Slot.it Shootout" series as well...... whew
HonestJudge - not disputing any of your experiences at all, we're just saying what ours has been. I think our track situations are probably quite different.
With well tuned and balanced cars, it finally comes down to the grip level that can be acheived.
Looks like you guys are on scalextric plastic surface. We're running on permanent wood tracks, our surfaces are varying types of gloss, and grip is high enough with silicons and some "rubber" compounds that I have barrel rolled a well balanced Slot.it Nissan GT that simply won't de-slot front or back end and finally falls out because the centrifugal force overcomes the gravitational forces and adhesion.
Hasn't been updated in a while, but here's our club site.
http://www.burmac.co.nz/hbmrc/index.html
