[PJF]

Hi mate.

Your magnets in the older cars do wear out & changing them for new ones should be an easy job, ebay is a good source.

How come the long wait for the escort & sunbeam ?. I dont know if the sale is still on but modelzone is/was selling both of them cars for £20 each. Im going to the metro centre today & will report back after I have spent a fortune

. I got the sunbeam from the Newcastle store a few weeks ago.

I love most SCX cars but in the past quality control was a bit lacking, I have had several motors fail on me. However recentley they have upped their game & the recent cars are all very good. In the past it was very common for the lights to blow if you had a scaley track as the voltage was a bit to high for the car, but they have sorted that out.

Cheers Paul.

 

[PJF]

The lap times look ok, but the amount of de-slots seam a bit much mate ?.

Are you pushing very hard when your racing, thats the thing with magnet racing as you do not get much of a clue that the car is at the limit of grip until it to late. I am not a big fan of the scaley silicone tyres, they can be a bad fit on normal wheels & a lot of people say they can have a bad effect on your track, taking off any rubber laid down by your normal tyres. I can not confirm this as its only a rumour

Oiling up the gears & bearings will do you cars the world of good, your lap times got better & for some reason less de-slots

. I would use 3 in 1 oil instead of WD40. Keep the WD40 for cleaning your track, Light dusting on all of the track, pinch the wife's tea towel & wipe it all off. Wait a short while then have a play.