Pretty good two part series you’ve made. One small correction would be that sidewinder cars have the best characteristics for changing direction (chicanes etc), and in-line configurations are actually the most common. Alan’s a good guy, met him in 2018 when he came to the UK. Enjoy your racing!
Great post ...prices have of course, changed a lot in 4 years 😊 in only back into the hobby after a break of 26 years .Greetings from Northern Europe 🤗...Harry
Just started in slot cars and found these videos very informative. Saved me a lot of time finding out the need to know stuff! Look forward to more of the same.
My friends: I've watched 3 of Zach's videos and they are among the best - if not THE best - nuts-and-bolts intro videos on slot cars I've seen. Zach has the knack! It will pay to watch them.
My club runs Scalextric cars only and has a GT3 class. I was not impressed with my McLaren 12c GT3 out of the box( could be me, newbie) I was impressed with a fellow racers ( experienced) Mercedes GT3 out of the box, My chassis might be warped, maybe the screws too tight,one front tire not flush? Guide pin not deep enough( compared to other Scalextric), found a spacer that might help?( not tested yet) Thanks for video👍👍
Have you ever tried spraying a corner of a cloth with CARBY CLEANER and rubbing the rear tyres with wetted section, it deglazes the tyre and for me makes a big difference in the handling !!! Your comment will be appreciated, I only true a wheel once as it removes rubber reducing life and rolling circumference I also use carby cleaner to clean brushes, one must however be careful not to allow carby cleaner to touch bodywork
My dad bought this track set that comes with these types of cars...we cant keep them on the track at all ..the cars come off the track while taking turns at slow speeds..any tips on how to keep the cars on the track...using the stock cars it came with it the set...thanks ahead of time
@@Epiphany-cl7fe These cars should stick pretty good with the magnets in place. One thing that can help is to re-string the braids on the guide so that it can sit deeper into the slot. I will try and get a video up asap about how to do this on the stock guide. Remember that without borders on your track, if the car gets sideways at all in the corner you are likely to come off because of the outside tire dropping off the edge of the track. Borders are a great upgrade to any track.
Pretty good two part series you’ve made. One small correction would be that sidewinder cars have the best characteristics for changing direction (chicanes etc), and in-line configurations are actually the most common.
Alan’s a good guy, met him in 2018 when he came to the UK. Enjoy your racing!
Great post ...prices have of course, changed a lot in 4 years 😊 in only back into the hobby after a break of 26 years .Greetings from Northern Europe 🤗...Harry
Just started in slot cars and found these videos very informative. Saved me a lot of time finding out the need to know stuff! Look forward to more of the same.
Wow, thanks so much for all this info Zach! I am brand new and I'm sure I will be watching this many more times! This is really a fun past time!
My friends: I've watched 3 of Zach's videos and they are among the best - if not THE best - nuts-and-bolts intro videos on slot cars I've seen.
Zach has the knack! It will pay to watch them.
Thank you!
My club runs Scalextric cars only and has a GT3 class. I was not impressed with my McLaren 12c GT3 out of the box( could be me, newbie) I was impressed with a fellow racers ( experienced) Mercedes GT3 out of the box, My chassis might be warped, maybe the screws too tight,one front tire not flush? Guide pin not deep enough( compared to other Scalextric), found a spacer that might help?( not tested yet) Thanks for video👍👍
Thank You Really appreciated It
You left out the best car of all... Carrera! Way better than Scalextric!
Have you ever tried spraying a corner of a cloth with CARBY CLEANER and rubbing the rear tyres with wetted section, it deglazes the tyre and for me makes a big difference in the handling !!! Your comment will be appreciated,
I only true a wheel once as it removes rubber reducing life and rolling circumference
I also use carby cleaner to clean brushes, one must however be careful not to allow carby cleaner to touch bodywork
Biggest benefit to anglewinder is to achieve a low gear ratio for max speed 👍
Great video. I've been racing slot cars for years but with big gaps. Now just race at home. Keep up the great content. Subscribed.
Thanks for the info. Ever drive the carrier’s digital tracks? Do people race on them?
what about Carrera cars?
What is the guide for Amg gt3 gulf ??
My dad bought this track set that comes with these types of cars...we cant keep them on the track at all ..the cars come off the track while taking turns at slow speeds..any tips on how to keep the cars on the track...using the stock cars it came with it the set...thanks ahead of time
What brand is the set and cars?
@@morganmotorsports4220 ...Scalextric Arc Pro App Race Control Sunset Speedway Slot Car Digital 1:32 Race
C1388T...is the model
@@Epiphany-cl7fe These cars should stick pretty good with the magnets in place. One thing that can help is to re-string the braids on the guide so that it can sit deeper into the slot. I will try and get a video up asap about how to do this on the stock guide.
Remember that without borders on your track, if the car gets sideways at all in the corner you are likely to come off because of the outside tire dropping off the edge of the track. Borders are a great upgrade to any track.
@@morganmotorsports4220 ...that would be great...thanks so much for taking the time to help me