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[One_Track_Mind]

Shoe-Goo?

[ShootinSparks]

Shoe-Goo?

Nothing secret there... that's an old R/C body repair method.

I got my car yesterday so I will ship out today to Edo. PMed Jairus for address. Thanks Steve!

Did you miss the first photo in Edo's post #110? Lean in real close and put your eyeball about 4" from your screen.

[HarV Wallbanger III]

I'm old and should have saved it so I could look at it closer .... my old eyes are not what they used ta be...

[Edo]

Ok Gentlemen

a quick review of the Proxy cars:



A dozen laps, after treating all tires with Zip Grip 2 (included in the box) on my 30 meter MDF Plazidus track:



Power is 12 volts with 13.333 Amps per lane:



Controller are the german ACD Pro 10:



Al's Blacklight:
steady and secure to drive although geared too tall for my track. Also the motor seems a bit lazy to take off, I had to increase the sensitivity on my controller to make it more responsive. Brakes so so.



Brian'sREM Raceway:
great motor, crisp and responsive. Cars seems secure and steady but does present a strange behavior exiting the widest curve where the motor would stop working, the car would coast for a foot or two and start again.
I shall investigate.



Gary's Rocket 88:
Fun car to drive, quite secure and steady! Great motor super responsive with a beautiful sound. Marvelous paint job which unfortunately has paint flaking off in several spots.



Ralph's "this Bud is for you" (but not for me!).
Now I know Ralph can do motors and this one is an excellent example!
But, by golly. did he try his car before sending it? I don't think so!
He would have noticed that he offers two choices: tip over or front deslot.



Edo's Tron:
did I tell you guys it stops on a dime and gives you back change? Thank you blu dot Champion magnets! A very drivable car with an horrible sound compared to many here.



Ray's Manta:
is geared very tall for my track, no brakes but still a very enjoyable car to drive! No matter what you do it stays in the slot.
The Dynamic OEM 16D is not very powerful compared to many here but quite honest and straightforward in the way it delivers power.



Bob's Road Kill:
geared perfect for my track, very very enjoyable to drive although if pushed hard tends to deslot on the front (which is quite typical every time a Choti body is used, or so it's my experience).
Excellent motor!



Ray's MiniB:
Great motor, geared fine for my track. Seems to suffer from too much traction as it tends to "jump" on wide curves then loosing the front.



Don's Derrière:
pretty good motor, perfect gearing, amazing brakes. Tires have to much traction making the car jump like a bunny on wide curves (similar behaviour as the MiniB ).
Tends to tilt in narrow ones.



Jairus's car:
Nothing much to say since it's near perfect on my track!



Oscar's:
Honest enjoyable motor, geared fine, ok brakes. I had fun driving it. Those new old stock tires, once treated with Zip Grip were very good on my track.



More coming soon.

E.

[JohnnySlotcar]

I would like to have Miss Christina sign the mighty 6T! Also a pic of her with the beast would be the bomb!!!!

[The Bugman]

Ahhhh Mr Edo;
thank you very much for the good reports on "all" the tested cars,im glad my car is performing well,,after the Melbourne race,i was curious of why it performed SO POORLY there,

a happier proxy car owner now
Oscar

PS; and yes i too would enjoy my car pictured with the lovely CHRISTINA,a true keep sake photo!

[Gator Bob]

Thanks Edo, Hats off Beautiful set-up.... Miss C, the track, power supplies, wonderful driving impression and photography.
The whole package This will be fun !!

[Jairus]

Thank you Edo for the great synopsis of some of the entries. Feel free to fix, adjust or repair any flaws you see fit. We want all cars running at their best possible level for this race.

[HarV Wallbanger III]

The Orange Crate has been sent on the His Kingieness for entry back into the event. A new set of tires on the car, a new crown gear and a cleanup was done to it and Edo can check it out, Zip Grip it and run it hard!

[Gator Bob]

Let the show begin

[HarV Wallbanger III]

Boy it better get there in time... I got it Tuesday and sent out Friday and as of yesterday it was in LA!

[Jairus]

Barney, Edo just received a package I mailed out Monday the 12th. I suspect that your car will arrive this coming Friday, 7 days in transit is the average time it always takes to mail stuff to his location.

[Edo]

I got it Tuesday and sent out Friday and as of yesterday it was in LA!

Still in LA? Barn, that does not look too good! Let's pray!

Anyway here are some more informal tests.

John's Swab:
what can one say? Just perfect! Enough said!



John, unfortunately I had a mishap with the Zip Grip dispenser which suddenly dropped too much liquid on the inside of body while I was using it for your tires, I dried it right away but it took away some paint, see the damage in the pic:



I 'm so sorry!
(From now on I'll use my own bottle which dispenser seems to work better).

Jen's Needle:
a quiet peaceful motor which demands to be pushed all along the track (to make it go).
Car is very stable and on lane 1 you can take the widest curve full gas.
Very fun.



John's Diana:
Very fast and secure car which cannot really express all of its great potential on my short track. Slight too tall geared and medium brakes.
(John why is the body sitting so tall in the front? It's strange to see it race around the track that way, it seems it's gonna take off any moment.)



Bob's Astro:
Similar behavior as Jens's but with a faster motor ( and picks up speed sooner) wants to be pushed and made it run lap after lap till your head spins. A real trooper!



Pablo's cuc:
well, you know I loose my head when I see a Cuc! You push you push and it's right there in the slot!
A ton of fun!



Joe's Titanic:
Dear Joe, you know I live by the motto "Vintage or Death". But I have nowhere the courage you have insofar mounting vintage tires on your car!
No matter how much you treat the tires you can feel those are trying to bite the track without much success.
Great motor though and with contemporary tires would do well!
With much respect and admiration
E



Phil's Future Kingie (what another Kingie? No possible!)
There is something to be said about those GE motors once geared properly!
This car is good, works well on my track!



More to come soon...

[Jairus]

Stuff happens Edo. Not my car but I am sure John is not too upset about it.

[havlicek]

Hey no problem Edo. I'm still surprised it made it this far with no service or even a brush change...although I probably just jinxed myself Anyway, as long as all those great signatures are in tact, I'm stoked...now if only it had a PdL and Tony P autograph I could eBay it!

-john

[chief32s]

Loving these reports Sire. Shame about John's (H) bodywork, that is a standout paint job for me. But as J said, **** happens. And let's face it, half way in and several of the cars are looking a bit battle weary (and blacklight is on her second body and already looks a mess lol). Can't wait for the race and full race report. I, like every other entrant, hope for a glimpse of Miss Christina also.

ATB
Al

[Edo]

Gentlemen, here are the rest of the tests:

Steve's DynoGram:
Excellent car, very stable and fast. Not much braking power but in this case it contributes to the fluidity of the car. Very enjoyable.



John's 6T:
Another great GE motor geared perfectly for my track. The car is fast but tends to tilt suddenly in tight curves. Has to be driven sensitively.



Rob's Streamliner:
Glued to the track! Super stable. A bit taller geared for my track.



Mike's Scorpion:
Another car which is glued to the track! Great motor, perfect gearing. Veeery enjoyable to drive.



Dominic's Aculeus:
this car has to be driven like you'r walking on eggs! Way tall geared. No brakes. Tends to deslot easily.



Steve's wave:
WOW! Dangerously fast, another car which cannot express all of its potential on my track. Should be a winner on every King track it races on. Too much for mine.



Miss K's Miss K:
Double WOW! Perfectly balanced. Looooved this car (except for the unpleasant noise it makes)!



Ok gentlemen, this is it until Barney's Orange Crate arrives.
All cars are working great, they are still lubed from Australia.
I went over those Dynamic screws holding weights to tounges and to motor mounts, a few were loose, fixed them.
Tires are still fresh and my Zip Grip dispenser works better than the one included with the cars so no more mishaps.
A few bodies are in soso shape, with paint that came off but all still holding on. We'll see after this round what happens.
Saturday we will have coming Franco e Maurizio from Turin and Allan and Joerg from Zurich (both staying on Sunday too to finish the race if need be).
All outstanding racers I can guarantee. Kingie will be marshalling, he had enough fun testing them toys anyway (besides he's nice to out of towners).
Ciao for now
E

[Gator Bob]

enough said

[Jairus]

Excellent pre-race report and happy that all cars are running well. Please let us know when "Orange Crate" arrives.

[HarV Wallbanger III]

Well at least my body is holding up well! (Thanks Ray) The tracking does not say anything more so it's up in the air somewhere.....?

I found out what happened to the tires in AU. It seems there are several types of Naphtha and the strong stuff eats SBR rubber so be warned... I cleaned my tire that "chunked" at the first race and it fell apart! My car will now have natural rubber on it.....

[JohnnySlotcar]

Edo-could you please check and make sure the dynamic weight is still secured to the guide tongue? Thanks, we had a mystery loose weight amongst the cars. 6T John Austin

[32Deuce]

I found out what happened to the tires in AU. It seems there are several types of Naphtha and the strong stuff eats SBR rubber so be warned... I cleaned my tire that "chunked" at the first race and it fell apart! My car will now have natural rubber on it.....

I wouldn't be so sure about Zip-Grip either. If it eats paint as Edo says, that's not a good sign. Guess we'll see...

Z

[HarV Wallbanger III]

I put Zip Grip on the tires for our event and did not seem to bother the SBR rubber but now my car will have natural on it. Live and learn to ask questions...

[One_Track_Mind]

Have I got the correct Castle?

Edo!
open the door and let me in!

[Gator Bob]

Good one Brian.....


Knock, Knock...
Who's there?
Cuc....
Cuc who?
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