Great video Dave, Don't know how I didn't see this before. I agree with you on the tuning and driving the car before changing everything. I find that with minimal changes , Guides, tires and float screws is enough as you stated. No need to turn it into an equipment race especially for new people to the hobby and new drivers. 😊

Great idea for a new series of these Dave! I like the idea of tuning what comes with the car; as it teaches us, especially new folks, how to blueprint and demystifies tuning which can easily intimidate folks new to the hobby or tuning in general.

That was a good one. I like the tuning tips, especially the care given to people just starting out.

Great video, look forward to seeing more like this one. 👍

SCC guys were great when I built my wood track ages back. Great guys

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

they are one of the best to deal with. They are racers and they know what they're talking about.

Love this idea and even though I'm still going to purchase the new Pioneer Yenko Camaro... you talked me into the Maserati. It was your explanation of the triangles... makes sense. Keep the tuning tips coming!

Great tip for the newbies. Keep them coming. Great work.

Very good advice! Thanks for the wonderful video!

Great video mate. Informative and sincere. Keep up the good work 👍🏾

Great info on tuning for a returning old slot car nut. One suggestion- increase you lighting so we can see the car better, thanks again! Great video 👍

Well, back to slot cars (as opposed to, er... love. 😉). The Maserati looks like a winner). Hey, how about Policar putting out some 60s FI cars for the market ( which comprises me and at least two dozen old(we) guys 😊. I’ll commit to buying at least 2 of each. With luck, global sales could top 100!

Great vid. - I would love to get more tuning tips. +++++fK 😎

I find the stock Slot.it tires are pretty good if you're just running at home. Looks like a great car to set up for racing. That Policar track looks good.

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

It is very, very nice.

Yes nice stuff

AWESOME THANK YOU, Charl from George western cape South Africa

Got this car. warped chassis. warped body. very brittle plastic used for pod. Ultimately, I used it for parts.

What is slot it stuff like anyway? Is it good quality? Really enjoy your videos Keep up the good work From down under

Any point loosing screws on open wheel cars? Do those screws fit Scalextric cars?

How do you determine which body screws to get? Large head vs small head? Long vs short? Lot's of choices with Slot.It (thank you!), but some guidance on what to buy before buying would be appreciated. Thanks for the great info Dave!

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

So these are the only screws designed to allow the float like I describe. The smaller head of these screws has more room to move around in the "sleeve" of the motor pod/body mount. The larger head screws (which are a different part number) allow up and down movement but because the head of those screws is bigger they don't allow the full amount of movement. So if you were going to try out this idea buy this exact part number (and if I could ask that you go to Slot Car Corner since I mentioned them here) and try this tip. See if you like it. I think if you do some timed runs of any car without and then with this tuning idea I think you will find an improvement in lap times.

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Ok so I figured out I needed the slightly shorter screws. Still the small head screws but the shorter shaft screws, that part number is CH53. slotcarcorner.com/collections/1-32-screws/products/sich53-slot-it

I still don’t understand why I want my body and base loss :/

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, what? You dont understand why you lost a base and a body? Huh?

@darkcase123

3 жыл бұрын

Slot Car News Official why wouldn’t I want my car as tight as possible? How does loosening off screws actually improve performance? In a real 1:1 car you want as little body roll as possible. I just don’t understand

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkcase123 have you tried what I'm talking about? Have you raced slot cars? There's a reason that the fast cars ALL have this type of design and the homeset cars don't. EVERY slot car that's fast (even the thingy type of cars) have a flexible chassis that allows movement. If you do timed laps with a tight car and then with a loosened car (the SAME car, just with loosened pod) you WILL see the loosened car is faster.

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkcase123 Also your car isn't totally tight. There are shocks or springs on the car that allow the chassis and wheels to move a bit right? Imagine if your axle/wheels were directly welded to your chassis and there was NO movement... now imagine you have 30 series tires on your car... so there's essentially NO flex of the tires like you would have with a higher profile tire. Now imagine you're going over bumps and how hard that would feel in your real car. Your car DOES have lots of movement and if it didn't it would be so uncomfortable to drive.

@darkcase123

3 жыл бұрын

Slot Car News Official I’ve done this to one of my cars and it definitely has shortened my lap times, I removed 2/4 screws and sanded the sides so the body and base don’t touch, but I can’t understand why it works.

How can a newcomer make a car go faster? Practice, practice, practice. Then tune the car!

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

exactly the BEST way is to practice with a new car and NOT to add anything. After all, if you can't drive it well out of the box you won't be able to drive a FASTER car well either!

Never even said what brand car it was, all i heard was mazaretti

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve done several videos about this car, it’s made by Slot It, Maserati.

An 11 minute talk about screws... 🙄

@SlotCarNewsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, don't like it? Don't watch.

omg what are you on about ? the front tyres have no contact with the track or any influence over the car ? never heard such rubbish