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Looks like the bumper car style of digital will be perfect for BTCC and Nascar races, and the gentlemanly/penelty style will work for F1

 

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the 'flat out' bit seems a bit confusing - the cars dont have enough power to come of on the bends?

The main thing that all the reports on digital I have seen, which really is the main thing - is that it is STACKS of fun! it might not meet pre-conceived ideas of what slot racing 'should be', but people who try it LIKE it and want more of it... surely that is the crux of these and other reviews? Or should you deny yourself fun because that is NOT what slot racing is about?

 

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Ahhhh I see what you are saying - digital is a backwards step and a failure, but we won't see the evidence of how rubbish it is until the year 2044? But at that point it will be obvious that the people who thought they were enjoying themselves were just kidding themselves

 

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Just about every hands on tester, skeptical or not, has claimed various digital experience as lots of fun.

the questions are - what is fun about it; will it be too expensive for the track & car repairs; and will the fun last.

 

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interesting questions - perhaps a new thread or two is called for?

 

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darainbow, have you heard something from some-one who works in carrera? or is this just wild wishful thinking (based on the fact they have used a 4 switch dip switch)?

 

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there is a chance that they chose a 4 switch dip-switch because you can only get them in 4 and 8 switch configurations (or at least those are the most common and probably cheapest versions)

 

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this is getting silly now, but there is a chance that the design spec was done at a meeting where they did not base the future of their entire digital system on a 1pence component's maximum possibilities...

 

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The main worry of Carrera brakes is if it is a software issue, or if it means that you will need new car chips and new black box. Will this be a free upgrade to early adopters? Or will this be Carrera Pro-Y, sell Pro-X and buy the new system?