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Most of my cars are quick enough for the classes they run in but I'm losing ground in the corners, so I've been reading through volumes of post and trying suggestions for making them smoother that I've found. I've been able to shave some 10ths off of some cars on my track but I don't know how it will work out on race nights.
I do however have a Ninco XK120 turning faster laps than a slot it GT40 set up with the same specs. So that's something at least.
Maybe a fair bit Doc.
Zack,
You've about caught me but it's a long haul up to the podium from here.
5's huh? If I tried hard I might be able to build a car that fast, but I could never drive it that fast.
Fantastic work guys on both the building and the driving.
I'll try to be there. Planning on going to Howie's today if I get my Nascar back together.
I bet they taste like chicken.
Bill,
I've ordered some Scale Auto foamies in a couple of different compounds. When they get here we might need to do some testing to see which works best.
Bill Bostic AKA "The Sand Bagger".
Okay, I added weight to my chassis and re-soldered the wires, I am ready for a rematch.
I won't plan to go as my weekend activities will be controlled by last minute weather forecast until this school opens on August 26th. I'm more than happy to contribute something towards track rental if a group plans to go.
It's looking good Bill
The Merc must be an older one as it has a Slot It type pod. I don't remember when or where I got it. It's not a bad runner though, despite the plastic wheels and the missing wing.
I don't know about the Vette but just this evening I found a Scale Auto Mercedes GT3 car in a box of misc. cars so I grabbed it and a Ninco racing version of the same car. When I had them on the workbench I noticed how similar they were, then realized they we identical right down to every decal on the livery. While the chassis are of different designs the bodies are interchangeable. I never knew that Scale Auto and Ninco were in bed together, or at least are sourcing their bodies from the same vender.
I've got the red M6 Rico. I keep poking at it from time to time. I haven't upgraded the wheels or gears yet, but that may be the next step. About a year ago somebody, it might have been Chris Walker posted an article on tuning these and had them running pretty good. I wish they had a third livery, they could be made into a nice set of IROC cars, but I think I've only seen the two.
Remember it has to be a car that ran at LeMans. While I'm no expert, there are several popular cars that never ran at LeMans I have no real idea which ones but I'm sure there are those who do.
Good to hear Rico.
Man, that's dedication., I'd of just painted it one color, perhaps yellow.
When I started 3 or 4 years ago I experienced that same helpful spirit. It must be a group thing.
I need to learn to make these, then teach myself to scale them down to 1/32.
I've started three more cars for Howie's then got to trying finish my track and the cars are still on the bench.
Dennis, talk to Beau he made me one by cutting up an H&R chassis and making it articulate. It runs fantastic.
All of the classic stuff that is out of production has gone thru the roof.
No, this one is the NSR. I build a black and gold Racer but it's heavier than this one. I took out all of the lead out of the 250LM, it seems to handle well on my track, we'll see how it runs at Al's tomorrow.
Party on Garth, I mean Bill.
These are ready for the PGE era GT Class.
I have several I've worked with but the quickest seems to be a Pink Kar GTO 250, all original except the motor and rear tires. it just seems to work.
Zach, the Fly 250LM is a great car but you have to change the rear wheels to get down to 7mm tires. I've also won a couple of races with the Fly GT40, it's low and wide, but again you have to change the rear wheels, which usually also means Axle and spur gear too.
Ninco Classsics include '56 Corvette, Jag XK120, Porsche 356, Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, Ferrari 188, and the Ford Cobra. The Corvette and Jag are the easiest to work with.
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