If you click on the link below you will read a very thoughtful and message from a Ninco fan in connection with overpowerful motors for the home user:-
Home Racing World thread about overpowerful motors in Ninco cars
Now I totally agree with the sentiments. It appears that certain manufactures are going all out for the club racer market in a one upmanship competiton and this is to the detriment of home users who quite honestly do not possess the sort of ciruits at home that can accept cars that clearly are powered for something much bigger.
To be fair this can be seen by how popular certain makes are at clubs.
The club market may be massive in Spain but in the USA and the UK it is not (yet). Greater consideration should be made of the home user in these markets who do not require powerful club racing motors.
A lot of folk here knock Scalextric and Carrera and SCX for producing cars that they consider are not competitve at clubs.
I for one would prefer them to continue making cars that are accomodating of the home user and powered appropriately. The combination of higher levels of detail and possibly a lower spec lower cost running gear permit those manufacturers to offer exactly what the home market wants for the sort of money it is prepared to pay. Home racers can see the detail and are able to appreciate it.
The club racer wants low levels of detail and a higher spec running gear becuase ultimately he/she cannot see the car as the distances involved when racing are so much greater so an emphasis on high detail is not required.
So lets aplaude Ninco, Fly and Slot.It for looking after the club racers, and Scalextric, Carrera and SCX for looking after the home racers.
Moped
Home Racing World thread about overpowerful motors in Ninco cars
Now I totally agree with the sentiments. It appears that certain manufactures are going all out for the club racer market in a one upmanship competiton and this is to the detriment of home users who quite honestly do not possess the sort of ciruits at home that can accept cars that clearly are powered for something much bigger.
To be fair this can be seen by how popular certain makes are at clubs.
The club market may be massive in Spain but in the USA and the UK it is not (yet). Greater consideration should be made of the home user in these markets who do not require powerful club racing motors.
A lot of folk here knock Scalextric and Carrera and SCX for producing cars that they consider are not competitve at clubs.
I for one would prefer them to continue making cars that are accomodating of the home user and powered appropriately. The combination of higher levels of detail and possibly a lower spec lower cost running gear permit those manufacturers to offer exactly what the home market wants for the sort of money it is prepared to pay. Home racers can see the detail and are able to appreciate it.
The club racer wants low levels of detail and a higher spec running gear becuase ultimately he/she cannot see the car as the distances involved when racing are so much greater so an emphasis on high detail is not required.
So lets aplaude Ninco, Fly and Slot.It for looking after the club racers, and Scalextric, Carrera and SCX for looking after the home racers.
Moped