Marco, I just want to say how much I appreciate your videos, especially Track Call. I raced in North America on commercial tracks as a teenager in the 70s, and have recently got back into the hobby/sport here in Central Europe racing on wood club tracks. I love the nostalgia as well as all the current more technical information such as your Race Winner videos. Well done!
What a phenomenal interview Marco & thank you Stuart Koford...I never knew this. I think a critically important story for us enthusiasts of slot cars...it enhances what I love for sure and I'm just a collector for now at least
Thanks, Marco love all your input and enthusiasm for this hobby, wow I don’t know how you survive through that interview of all do respect to that guy. He’s real dead pan , this is what can happen to some when they get too much data in their brains they almost forget how to relax and smile. They’re always trying to think to deep(a lot of engineers) ,lol oh well ,thanks for all you do buddy. Very interesting video. Can’t wait to see the next race at Electric Dreams.Race on….🏎️🏎️🏎️
The only emphasis now in slot cars is speed. They aren't really models of cars , just objects that go insanely fast.No wonder its popularity is declining at commercial raceways.
I love Koford products, I purchased a group 7 wing car about 6 mos ago and there’s no tracks where I live or area. I would like info on where I can purchase a medium sized track for a small business and raceway, I’m retiring and love slot car racing all my life. ❤️🔥🏁
Great interview. As a convert to brushless slot car motors I am really surprised by this interview. Coming from someone so innovative and having all the expertise and tooling to develop and produce brushless slot car motors - why wouldn't you just TRY IT. Stuart says they have a 300,000rpm brushless motor they sell to NASA and NASA only buys small lots - there is demand in the thousands from slot car racers. And the top level racers - like wing car racers will pay almost any price for the best. I can only believe that the issue is the need to protect intellectual property that could easily be copied. Please tell me I am wrong. There are Chinese 22Kv motors (260000rpm) that have at recent (non-wing) national events dominated strap motors.I suspect it’ll only be a matter of time until brushless motors dominate wing car racing. The Chinese motors are operating on the limit of the bearings, balance, cooling, and rotor design - all of which can be fixed. The stator, and winds are not the biggest issue - as in brushed motors, and the Chinese machine wound stators are high quality (yeah maybe they need better epoxy). They are a fraction of the cost of brush motors ($20 versus $400) and there are $27 speed controllers (we open sourced one aart.dev). So you can run a new motor every race. The slot car community is innovating its own solutions and I suspect in the same way Koford was born, small companies will grow out of this innovation. Koford would be wise to join this community and get involved...
Marco, I just want to say how much I appreciate your videos, especially Track Call. I raced in North America on commercial tracks as a teenager in the 70s, and have recently got back into the hobby/sport here in Central Europe racing on wood club tracks. I love the nostalgia as well as all the current more technical information such as your Race Winner videos. Well done!
What a phenomenal interview Marco & thank you Stuart Koford...I never knew this.
I think a critically important story for us enthusiasts of slot cars...it enhances what I love for sure and I'm just a collector for now at least
Thanks, Marco love all your input and enthusiasm for this hobby, wow I don’t know how you survive through that interview of all do respect to that guy. He’s real dead pan , this is what can happen to some when they get too much data in their brains they almost forget how to relax and smile. They’re always trying to think to deep(a lot of engineers) ,lol oh well ,thanks for all you do buddy. Very interesting video. Can’t wait to see the next race at Electric Dreams.Race on….🏎️🏎️🏎️
The only emphasis now in slot cars is speed. They aren't really models of cars , just objects that go insanely fast.No wonder its popularity is declining at commercial raceways.
I love Koford products, I purchased a group 7 wing car about 6 mos ago and there’s no tracks where I live or area. I would like info on where I can purchase a medium sized track for a small business and raceway, I’m retiring and love slot car racing all my life. ❤️🔥🏁
Where are you? I have a 166' track in great shape I'd like to sell, located in northern New England.
Great interview. As a convert to brushless slot car motors I am really surprised by this interview. Coming from someone so innovative and having all the expertise and tooling to develop and produce brushless slot car motors - why wouldn't you just TRY IT.
Stuart says they have a 300,000rpm brushless motor they sell to NASA and NASA only buys small lots - there is demand in the thousands from slot car racers. And the top level racers - like wing car racers will pay almost any price for the best. I can only believe that the issue is the need to protect intellectual property that could easily be copied. Please tell me I am wrong.
There are Chinese 22Kv motors (260000rpm) that have at recent (non-wing) national events dominated strap motors.I suspect it’ll only be a matter of time until brushless motors dominate wing car racing.
The Chinese motors are operating on the limit of the bearings, balance, cooling, and rotor design - all of which can be fixed. The stator, and winds are not the biggest issue - as in brushed motors, and the Chinese machine wound stators are high quality (yeah maybe they need better epoxy). They are a fraction of the cost of brush motors ($20 versus $400) and there are $27 speed controllers (we open sourced one aart.dev). So you can run a new motor every race.
The slot car community is innovating its own solutions and I suspect in the same way Koford was born, small companies will grow out of this innovation. Koford would be wise to join this community and get involved...