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[Pablo]

Wire and rod rails, with the outer wire rail curved to form fit the fat body.

Classic rewound motor. I believe the body is a Cooper Maserati; correct me if I'm wrong please.

Built in about 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Scott said it was the best handling F1 he had ever driven so I guess the curved rails worked

[Bill from NH]

I don't see how the curved rails would hurt or heip a chassis' handling. A chassis' weight, weight distribution, flex, wheelbase, guide lead, & a few other car components might. I don't recall ever seeing a brass rod vintage car that used curved rails for increased handling. I don't dispute that this car handled great for Tom on whatever track he ran it on. I think the good handling was attributed to features of the car other than the two curved rods.

[Pablo]

Concur.  I didn't mean to imply it was a speed secret, just something neat that worked

I do, however, stand by my theory that a stressed body is not a good thing.