Finally the race version of this car has arrived.
Overall Racer has done a decent job.
But bear with me of this edition of "Nitpicker's Corner"
The paint is odd, or rather the "red". It is more of a fluorescent orange really and hard for my camera skills to capture. Yet I feel the shade used is off. I realize the 1:1 car was very striking, but it seems to have more red in it than what Racer has chosen.
This photo is misleading as it is more orange than what my camera is capturing. Very vibrant being almost a "day-glo" effect to my eyes.
Could it be just my eyes? It very well could be. I'll let others who have it in their hands chime in and share their findings.
There is also no clear coat over it. This will catch your eye very quickly. And quite frankly does not look very good to me. It is an easy fix I suppose, but wish I would have to apply my own clear coat (Future) to have it.
So even if the color was right, no clear coat to seal it is not very appealing. Especially when you know this car is built for some hard racing. With no clear-coat, I expect this paint to wear faster than it should.
But enough of the nitpicking. Now for the other view.
I feel the detail level is nicely done. I was impressed with our driver detail as well as the rest of the interior. Once again showing you do not a need a full interior to make a 1/32 car appealing. At least to me.
Mechanically speaking it is identical to the first model we reviewed. So please read that REVIEW HERE for the technical specs.
My final thoughts are mixed. Small wheels in the back aside, the paint finish was not 100% to my liking. The body shape, interior detail, and even the rest of the paint and markings are fine. In fact more than fine. So this is the negative side. Not much of one depending on YOUR tastes in slot cars. We all know hardly any of them are perfect. Yet, sometimes the scale issues are not as "glaring" as this. Does it bother you? You make the call as always.
The positive?
We have raced these cars and have had FUN with them. Given that other members on this forum are the ones we raced them with, I can allow them to confirm that. FUN is all we can ask for really. And we sure did put them through a hard session or two.
The good outweighs the bad for me. Do I regret choosing this car? No. I am still happy it is part of the stable so it is worth the investment. I look at this Group 5 series as one that will deliver a lot of us the fun we want in a slot car. Decent scale appeal as well as great performance. The components inside deliver the performance easily and many will feel the scale appeal is also acceptable.
I look forward to more from Racer.
Harry
Did the cars need any fettling to make them perfect in the mechanical side of things? Or were they pretty much sorted as they came out the box?
