So doe's anyone else have this problem? Or are you guys afraid to run 'em?

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/3118MVC-029F.JPG

I even have a few pullbacks in their original boxes and they turned yellow too

goose your a slot car stud!!!!

No fear. Run 'em 'til they turn black.

The yellowing is probably due to UV radiation. If you have an extra white tire try placing it on a windowsill in direct sunlight and see what happens. Try keeping the tires away from the reach of sunlight. On cars that aren't run you may try using Armor All or a rubber protectant designed to block UV. If you store them in a clear acrylic case consider applying a UV blocking film to the front of the case. Perhaps soaking them in tooth whitening toothpaste would bleach them back to white? Experiment a little.

Is there a source for original style replacement white tires? If you run 'em you are bound to loose a few and wear out a few. The white rims look odd with black tires.

Dave's HO Raceway sells white silicones for the rear. I may have found a source for the white front tires too, but they have a flat rate for shipping ($5 or something like that). I just can't see paying $5 to ship a little package of silicone tires, so I'll wait until I can come up with a list of stuff to justify paying the shipping.

The white rims look odd with black tires.
I don't know why, I can't help it, maybe due to sickness, strange upbringing, too many alien abductions, too much glue together model building, too much red oil osmosis through the skin, or whatever, but these are the images pop into my head that I just can't seem shake whenever I see a "white thunder" slot car:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MKZW/102-5968087-1996104?v=glance&s=toys&me=A3UN6WX5RRO2AG&vi=pictures&img=14#more-pictures
http://shopping.msn.com/eshopframe.aspx?merchId=2472&catId=1156&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fre direct%3fTag%3dmsntru-toysfo%26path%3dtg%2fstores%2fdetail%2f-%2ftoys%2fB00019GLNU%2f
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005BTSN/t/002-2087575-9309653?v=glance&s=toys&me=A3UN6WX5RRO2AG&vi=pictures&img=14#more-pictures

Whew! Only after replacing the white tires with black tires does everything return to normal to me. Put away the Barbie Bike, this is the "white wheel and black tire" image that I see when order is restored to normal....

http://www.viperclubsfl.org/classifiedimages/1027542718Viper-2.jpg

Ahhh. Much better, zoom... zoom...

Nice Viper! :) :thumbsup: rr

Ahhh AFXtoo I see take one JL VW soon to be released paint it pink. Take one sheet of old Auto World wheel decaals and apply to pink VW. Add white tires and now you have a tJET fit for my grandaughter :)

Roger Corrie
Virginia Beach, VA

Too funny AFXtoo!
Some things are best left to people that won't play with their toys...

Then cleanum with windex, zipo lighter fluid on the really dirty sil tires bringsum back to life... :thumbsup: You can get stuff at www.daveshoraceway.com Plus you can runum there, Happy New Year!

So doe's anyone else have this problem? Or are you guys afraid to run 'em?

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/3118MVC-029F.JPG