Just to be crystal clear. I do not want to influence people one way or the other. I just want to let everyone know that I do not like to take magnets out of my cars. I challenge everyone to try no-mag at least once, but if you don't like it that is ok. We each enjoy our hobby in our own unique way, and that is what is so great. You do YOU!
Ha great bit of provocative content! 😂 I run mag and non-mag - even for novices. The winner every time is adjustable power supplies so each lane can be set for the skill of the driver and characteristics of the car! 💪🏻⚡️
Great video, Pete. Never felt the need to be apologetic about running magnets - I do with and without. Like you, most of the guests who have raced on my track are not regular racers, and the magnets help (and turning the voltage down, if needed). I have a fair about of turns, and the track seems more enjoyable with magnets. I've never agreed about the "realistic" racing notion. There's nothing realistic about a modern hypercar or F1 fishtailing around a curve. The object overall is to keep the car on the track; some use magnets, some use lead or tungsten, some use a guide as big as a 2x4 to help stay in the slot. We all need good tires. It also takes a certain skill to go fast around a track and avoid violent crashes, with or without a magnet. That said, tuning non-mags is fun and necessary if you are racing in those groups. To each his own...or both. 🙂
Completely agree pete ....learners just find it too frustrating to enjoy without magnets . I take mine out for personal fun and just to show beginners another side of racing 🤗really enjoyed your post 👍Ohh and huge thanks for the shout out mate 🙂🤩
Great tooic and video Pete. Absolutely correct there are pros & cons on both ends. I enjoy both and I definitely run no mags in my car only when racing ghost cars to give it a more of a challenge. Thanks for the video 🏁
Spot on Pete, I actually reinstalled the magnets back to my cars as no other person visiting could drive them. Good luck dealing with people taking offence of calling them toys 😂
Good call, Pete. Once the new drivers are comfortable with driving the car without a lot of crashes, it is then time to explore removal of the magnets and getting them to come to terms with driving without them.
If your track and drivers can handle no magnets then go for it. If they need training wheels then leave them in. If they never remove the training wheels then that is OK.
Great video! I run with a couple different groups - 1 group is all about faster motors and more magnets. The other has a consensus that Carrera/Scalextric cars keep stop magnets and higher-end cars (NSR, Thunderslot, RevoSlot, etc) are non-magnet. I find both groups to be a LOT of fun - and that's what it's all about - having fun!
You are absolutely correct Pete. Racing at home, with beginners, no magnets would turn them off to the hobby, too hard for a novice to drive. Good content, keep it going.
Bottom line is enjoy the hobby your way. I love running no mag and have never looked back after learning how to properly tune cars. Revo Slot, to name one brand, are fantastic out of the box no mag cars. Have fun!
We use magnets for digital racing and non magnet for analog. We are now running 1/43 too for some unreal magnet action Hazza style and have taken magnets out of some and just generally having FUN with and without 🤡💃🕺
As a kid all my afx and other small scale cars had mags, now I’m collecting Ninco and other 1/32 brands if it comes with a magnet 🧲 I’ll keep it in .. slot cars were developed with them for a reason.. great to see your videos again Pete..👊💥
Yeah man!!! I love my magnet racing and I also appreciate my non mag. I have to have both worlds. 😂 Great video dude. Keep em coming🎉🎉 Btw...You're Red Bull Racing shirt is wrong....just saying
Interesting, although it was actually my currently non slot car friends saying "we never had magnets when we were kids" that got me to take them out a few years back, and my friend Tim's 5 year old daughter prefer no mag so... dunno....
So, this forces me to put my mustard on top of this topic, too, I guess. 🙂 Hi Peter, this is like throwing a snowball, which will let others throw snowballs back. To be honest, I never got the point of no mags are more realistc!??? How can it be realistic, if the cars are guided in a slot and there is no stearing on the stiff front axxles? lol Some just need a reason to justify their opinon. It is wishful thinking and absurd to call it real(istc). Denying the reality is the case here! I often see this and hear that comment, with that argument. Oh well. Could it be more stupid than that, I am asking myself all the time, hearing it? Most of us run Carrera slotcars on Carrera tracks. Carrera slotcars are made to run them with Magnets. Otherwise, Carrera wouldn`t mount them into their slotcars. Besides, most Carrera cars do not perform well without them in the 143 and 132 scale. 124 is a different ball game, because they are bigger and heavier than the other two scales. 124`s can be tuned better, too. There is more space inside them. A 132 F1 slotcar by Carrera won`t let you put weight inside them. Their behaviour without Magnets is nearl impossible. Even with PU`s on the rear axxles! Other 132`s, like the KTM are without a Magnet a desaster. The KTM`s are already bad in their driving skills on the Carrera track with rubber tires. They definetly need PU`s in the rear! There are other Carrera slotcars that are too light in the back, so they will need extra weight, as well, as the KTM`s do. I placed weights inside the KTM`s I am driving and all of them are quite better to handle with Magnets, with a Frankenslot/Slotinvasion guide keel, extra weight and PU`s! Than, they are perfect. Without Magnets the KTM`s do not run well, just as others, like the Ford GT, BMW M6, or the old NASCAR cars by Carrera for instance! Those are hard to control with Magnets. In 143 it is a hazard of producing an electrical short -cicuit fault, because they are too light, if no PU`s are installed on the rear axxles. Even with the PU`s, they are too light and are a hazard! Those who ignore that, are learn resistant, or quite frankly said: Ignorants! Period! I had to instal a much stronger tuning-magnet into one of my 143 Carrera Ferrari 488, simply because the motor stray was so extrem, that it would deslot nearly in every curve and the stronger magnet holds it quite good therefore! It runs fast as hack and if I would run it with a friend, he/she would simply loose the race because of it. Other brands do give you more freedom of running them without Magnets, like Revoslot for instance. They were built for that. They behave better on the tracks and are made for serious racing. Not Carrera though. It is a considered as a toy brand here in Germany and was known for it since Carrera came out. But the old Carrera systems were better and more reliable. I am talking about the Univesal and 124 Carrera system. You could run them without Magnets, because they were more heavy and simply had no Magnets inside. But ever since Carrera changed its ownership, it had changed and the old systems were abandoned. This chinese stuff, that Carrera produces today is not made for serious racing in my opinion and it is made for home racers in special. Even if there are many clubs here in Germany and they really take it serious, they also often ignore this fact. It is hard to talk to these, who ignore the reallity and the result is often disappointing. For both sides. It is quite frustrating sometimes, to even have any arguments with them, because they are like kids, who are stubborn. The Digital 124 scale leaves you more room for the Carrera cars to tune them up and run them without Magnets. There are much more better tunning parts available, than 132`s have on the aftermarket. Here, it defintly makes sense to run them without. But the tunning issue is not the topic here, so, like I mentioned before. There are brands, that allows you to run them without, but for sure it is a different issue with Carrera slotcars. Those, who want to run them without, should be aware, that they need some good tunnings, before they will give you fun. And, this is the main issue in general. To have fun, and not to argue about it too serious, because the restrictions and limits are there and should not be ignored! My opinion, your opinion. My fun, your fun. Just keep it real and not too serious. That only turns off! I have ready now! lol 🙂
@@Show-MeSlotCars That`s me. If I have to say something, it takes a moment longer than the usual short few words, that everyone elso in these days is writting. Seems to me, as many have reduced their capability of conversation in writting. If I would have said it, it would only take a minute. Writting was once a way to communicate and not to only state an opinion with a few words in the SMS kind of writting. It is obvious, that many have only the size of a pea left in their left over brains, since SMS messages had begun to take over the communication. Besides, I don`t have a smart-phone, I write via my PC. 🙂
get some crash resistant cars that visitors can use prob nr 1 solved tune your car without magnet thats the only way to get rid off imperfections then refit magnet . you wish you could run magless- then stop buying toy slot cars and buy revo, thunderslot, nsr etc - then you can.
Fair points, but I prefer to race durable Carrera digital cars and not do any tuning. That is how I do my hobby my way. But you do your hobby your way!
Just to be crystal clear. I do not want to influence people one way or the other. I just want to let everyone know that I do not like to take magnets out of my cars. I challenge everyone to try no-mag at least once, but if you don't like it that is ok. We each enjoy our hobby in our own unique way, and that is what is so great. You do YOU!
Ha great bit of provocative content! 😂 I run mag and non-mag - even for novices. The winner every time is adjustable power supplies so each lane can be set for the skill of the driver and characteristics of the car! 💪🏻⚡️
Nice new series for a new year Pete. On to the next topic 💯🏁
Thank You!
I feel like this is click bait….. 😂😂😂😂😂 great points… magnets.. no magnets… just enjoy the hobby!!!
Is it? Wasn't my intention, but I see how the thumbnail might be a bit misleading. Oops!
@ I am just joking bro
@twolinesslotcars , you have been click baited!
Great video, Pete. Never felt the need to be apologetic about running magnets - I do with and without. Like you, most of the guests who have raced on my track are not regular racers, and the magnets help (and turning the voltage down, if needed). I have a fair about of turns, and the track seems more enjoyable with magnets. I've never agreed about the "realistic" racing notion. There's nothing realistic about a modern hypercar or F1 fishtailing around a curve. The object overall is to keep the car on the track; some use magnets, some use lead or tungsten, some use a guide as big as a 2x4 to help stay in the slot. We all need good tires. It also takes a certain skill to go fast around a track and avoid violent crashes, with or without a magnet. That said, tuning non-mags is fun and necessary if you are racing in those groups. To each his own...or both. 🙂
To each their own, or both is exactly right. Thanks for the comment!
Completely agree pete ....learners just find it too frustrating to enjoy without magnets . I take mine out for personal fun and just to show beginners another side of racing 🤗really enjoyed your post 👍Ohh and huge thanks for the shout out mate 🙂🤩
You earned it brother! Thanks for watching!
Great new concept! It's all about having fun! Looking forward to future topics, thanks Pete
Thanks!
Great new chapter, great review, love it!!! And yes, there are always tow sides to the medal!!!!
Thanks Nico!
Great tooic and video Pete. Absolutely correct there are pros & cons on both ends. I enjoy both and I definitely run no mags in my car only when racing ghost cars to give it a more of a challenge. Thanks for the video 🏁
I have heard of people doing this to make it more difficult to keep up with the ghost cars.
Spot on Pete, I actually reinstalled the magnets back to my cars as no other person visiting could drive them. Good luck dealing with people taking offence of calling them toys 😂
Ha! Well the cars I race are toys for sure. I totally understand that the more niche brands are definitely not toys! Just stirring the pot a bit!
Good call, Pete. Once the new drivers are comfortable with driving the car without a lot of crashes, it is then time to explore removal of the magnets and getting them to come to terms with driving without them.
If your track and drivers can handle no magnets then go for it. If they need training wheels then leave them in. If they never remove the training wheels then that is OK.
Great video Pete. Thanks for all you do for us new to the hobby.
Just trying to watch out for everyone! Happy racing brother!
@ thanks…you too
Great video! I run with a couple different groups - 1 group is all about faster motors and more magnets. The other has a consensus that Carrera/Scalextric cars keep stop magnets and higher-end cars (NSR, Thunderslot, RevoSlot, etc) are non-magnet. I find both groups to be a LOT of fun - and that's what it's all about - having fun!
Yep! No right or wrong answer!
You are absolutely correct Pete. Racing at home, with beginners, no magnets would turn them off to the hobby, too hard for a novice to drive. Good content, keep it going.
Thanks Brother!
Bottom line is enjoy the hobby your way. I love running no mag and have never looked back after learning how to properly tune cars. Revo Slot, to name one brand, are fantastic out of the box no mag cars. Have fun!
Yeah Dude! You get it!
Bravo!🏁
Thank you!
We use magnets for digital racing and non magnet for analog. We are now running 1/43 too for some unreal magnet action Hazza style and have taken magnets out of some and just generally having FUN with and without 🤡💃🕺
Your Hobby Your Way! Hazza!
Good approach!
Thanks!
Great first topic Pete as it usually comes up quite frequently. Looking forward to more. 🏁🏁
Thanks, more to come!
As a kid all my afx and other small scale cars had mags, now I’m collecting Ninco and other 1/32 brands if it comes with a magnet 🧲 I’ll keep it in .. slot cars were developed with them for a reason.. great to see your videos again Pete..👊💥
Thanks for the comment!
This is outstanding!!
Thank you very much!
well explained Pete , the hobby is yours to enjoy. 😁
Thanks 👍
I have to agree. I’m a complete newbie to slot cars.
Great video Pete I run magnets when my grandson is racing but I have some cars with no magnets that I like to run myself
That's a great way to do it! Keep a few cars with no mags for myself
Yeah man!!! I love my magnet racing and I also appreciate my non mag. I have to have both worlds. 😂
Great video dude. Keep em coming🎉🎉
Btw...You're Red Bull Racing shirt is wrong....just saying
My Shirt My Way, Your Shirt Your Way!
This is the point Joe, it can be a little of both, it's not tribal as Pete suggests
I think what I am suggesting is that you should do whatever gets YOU the most enjoyment from YOUR hobby!
@ yeah, but you're not actually practicing what you preach ;)
@slotr It seems as though most other people understood what I was trying to say. I am sorry that you do not. I will do better next time.
Nice vid Pete 👏
Thanks!
Interesting, although it was actually my currently non slot car friends saying "we never had magnets when we were kids" that got me to take them out a few years back, and my friend Tim's 5 year old daughter prefer no mag so... dunno....
When I mentioned that I knew a few people would disagree with me you were exactly who I had in mind! 😂 My Hobby My Way, Your Hobby Your Way!
There is no wrong way to slot car.
Our club uses magnets but they have banked turns, so mags are reqd. Otherwise I would prefer no mag. Personal preference.
So, this forces me to put my mustard on top of this topic, too, I guess. 🙂 Hi Peter, this is like throwing a snowball, which will let others throw snowballs back. To be honest, I never got the point of no mags are more realistc!??? How can it be realistic, if the cars are guided in a slot and there is no stearing on the stiff front axxles? lol Some just need a reason to justify their opinon. It is wishful thinking and absurd to call it real(istc). Denying the reality is the case here! I often see this and hear that comment, with that argument. Oh well. Could it be more stupid than that, I am asking myself all the time, hearing it?
Most of us run Carrera slotcars on Carrera tracks. Carrera slotcars are made to run them with Magnets. Otherwise, Carrera wouldn`t mount them into their slotcars. Besides, most Carrera cars do not perform well without them in the 143 and 132 scale. 124 is a different ball game, because they are bigger and heavier than the other two scales. 124`s can be tuned better, too. There is more space inside them. A 132 F1 slotcar by Carrera won`t let you put weight inside them. Their behaviour without Magnets is nearl impossible. Even with PU`s on the rear axxles! Other 132`s, like the KTM are without a Magnet a desaster. The KTM`s are already bad in their driving skills on the Carrera track with rubber tires. They definetly need PU`s in the rear! There are other Carrera slotcars that are too light in the back, so they will need extra weight, as well, as the KTM`s do. I placed weights inside the KTM`s I am driving and all of them are quite better to handle with Magnets, with a Frankenslot/Slotinvasion guide keel, extra weight and PU`s! Than, they are perfect. Without Magnets the KTM`s do not run well, just as others, like the Ford GT, BMW M6, or the old NASCAR cars by Carrera for instance! Those are hard to control with Magnets. In 143 it is a hazard of producing an electrical short -cicuit fault, because they are too light, if no PU`s are installed on the rear axxles. Even with the PU`s, they are too light and are a hazard! Those who ignore that, are learn resistant, or quite frankly said: Ignorants! Period! I had to instal a much stronger tuning-magnet into one of my 143 Carrera Ferrari 488, simply because the motor stray was so extrem, that it would deslot nearly in every curve and the stronger magnet holds it quite good therefore! It runs fast as hack and if I would run it with a friend, he/she would simply loose the race because of it.
Other brands do give you more freedom of running them without Magnets, like Revoslot for instance. They were built for that. They behave better on the tracks and are made for serious racing. Not Carrera though. It is a considered as a toy brand here in Germany and was known for it since Carrera came out. But the old Carrera systems were better and more reliable. I am talking about the Univesal and 124 Carrera system. You could run them without Magnets, because they were more heavy and simply had no Magnets inside. But ever since Carrera changed its ownership, it had changed and the old systems were abandoned.
This chinese stuff, that Carrera produces today is not made for serious racing in my opinion and it is made for home racers in special. Even if there are many clubs here in Germany and they really take it serious, they also often ignore this fact. It is hard to talk to these, who ignore the reallity and the result is often disappointing. For both sides. It is quite frustrating sometimes, to even have any arguments with them, because they are like kids, who are stubborn. The Digital 124 scale leaves you more room for the Carrera cars to tune them up and run them without Magnets. There are much more better tunning parts available, than 132`s have on the aftermarket. Here, it defintly makes sense to run them without. But the tunning issue is not the topic here, so, like I mentioned before. There are brands, that allows you to run them without, but for sure it is a different issue with Carrera slotcars. Those, who want to run them without, should be aware, that they need some good tunnings, before they will give you fun.
And, this is the main issue in general. To have fun, and not to argue about it too serious, because the restrictions and limits are there and should not be ignored!
My opinion, your opinion. My fun, your fun. Just keep it real and not too serious. That only turns off! I have ready now! lol 🙂
Long winded, but well said. Thanks Bo!
@@Show-MeSlotCars That`s me. If I have to say something, it takes a moment longer than the usual short few words, that everyone elso in these days is writting. Seems to me, as many have reduced their capability of conversation in writting. If I would have said it, it would only take a minute. Writting was once a way to communicate and not to only state an opinion with a few words in the SMS kind of writting. It is obvious, that many have only the size of a pea left in their left over brains, since SMS messages had begun to take over the communication. Besides, I don`t have a smart-phone, I write via my PC. 🙂
@@bomamo9620 cool
get some crash resistant cars that visitors can use prob nr 1 solved
tune your car without magnet thats the only way to get rid off imperfections then refit magnet .
you wish you could run magless- then stop buying toy slot cars and buy revo, thunderslot, nsr etc - then you can.
Fair points, but I prefer to race durable Carrera digital cars and not do any tuning. That is how I do my hobby my way. But you do your hobby your way!
@@Show-MeSlotCars well carrera needs magnets. imo undrivable without