Ninco Ferrari 360 GTC Pro Race Kit

So, I finally got around to assembling my Ninco Ferrari 360 Pro Race Kit. I upgraded the rear axle, gears, and rear wheels to Slot.It parts (my personal opinion is; Ninco parts are junk - very nice bodies and motors, but everything else is pretty much junk). Anyway, I get it all done, broken in on my bench top power supply, and out to Monte's I go for testing. Ran a few laps with my Ninco Porsche 997 (which has upgraded NSR parts - even better) to get a baseline for performance measurement. Onto the track goes the Ferrari, things are looking promising. Lap times are very close to the Porsche and the Porsche is much more sorted out. Then on about lap 7 or 8, out of the last corner and onto the front straight, halfway down the straight, clunk, and all stop. Hmmm, looks to be setting kinda weird, not quite level. Yup it's broke, back in the box and transported home.

This evening I tore it down. Both rear axle carrier uprights were broken, blown clear out. Monte told me this was a common problem with the clear lexan plastic chassis. He said they need to be braced before you even try to run them. Well now I'm in repair mode. My plan is to do the same type of repair I made a couple years ago to my Scalextric A1 GP car that suffered from a similar problem. I will use brass tubing epoxied in place as a bearing carrier for the rear axle. I will also brace the back of the chassis as Monte suggested so I don't break anything else!   --------------Bill