Which car in any category , do you think has the best aerodynamic body ?

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I'm a Thingie freak , and I can't go past the Dynamic Bandit . Its simplistic Open Wheeler stance and well contoured shape , is just brilliant ! Sure , on long tracks , the 36D powered cars leave it behind , but as soon as the corners arrive , it's out in front again . Just a pleasure to drive . The Super Bandit was made to keep up with the 36D motors on the straight , and had the hotter Green Hornet motor . But unfortunately after about 30 or so laps , it would start to become alarmingly hot and slow down , or even burn out . I was also not impressed with the paint job on the Super Bandit , that chocolate brown, done nothing for its supposed hotter status . But the colour of the normal Dynamic Bandit in Root Beer , was most impressive.
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Discussion Starter · #11 · 19 d ago

Yes Don ,
That's the car Testors based their model on .....but but but .....they have the driving position on the left hand side , where as the Vauxhall is right hand drive. That's enough ammo to have it classified as a Thingie ? I have the same car in blue metallic .
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Discussion Starter · #15 · 16 d ago

Let's get some colour on them John !
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Discussion Starter · #19 · 16 d ago

Sorry John , poor eyesight as I'm getting on ? Well that's my excuse ! Hahaha .
Below is the chassis of the Classic Serpent also . It come standard with a 26D. Wasn't the greatest chassis Classic Industries came up with . But still passable ! Second pic , the Viper in the background . Now the Viper was a very aggressive model , with a 36D motor , it was quick , but in my opinion , a bit hairy to drive ....I can't place my finger on it , perhaps a bit unbalanced !
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Discussion Starter · #29 · 12 d ago

rastas said:
I've often wondered if you could make a lexen clamshell body utilising F1 ground effects that could use the slot grove as well as the under body design to take advantage of the high speed that can be achieved on the big banked tracks like the blue king and the like!🤔
I'm sure you could get a significant amount of suction that would be able to find a place in the future of slot racing!
Cheers,
John.

John ,
Once I placed another guide on the rear of a car ( not in a competition race ) , but testing with my serious racing mates . They couldn't figure out why I wasn't coming off , and how did I break the track record by almost a 1/4 second ! I owed up eventually , but after I wiped them out !
Tell you the truth , 2 guides on a car , is quite boring to drive , basically , the controller is just about on full squeeze . But it was fun years ago to see the reaction on the colleagues faces . They couldn't work it out !
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