I just purchased this the other night and will be picking it up at our local track either tonight or tomorrow.

It's Slot.It's latest release - BMW McLaren F1 GTR "Goodwood 2005" orange

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I've been hearing lots of great things about this car and cannot wait to have it in my stable of cars!

Just thought I'd share! Will give you some of my impressions of it after I get it and race it.

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Well, she looks great as a pic! Has to be a winner when you get the real one. Sweet looker for sure. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: rr

I picked the car up after work on Friday - didn't get to run it on the track yet mainly because I was running late getting home. Took it apart yesterday and had a look.

VERY nice layout! The motor pod and rear axle mounts are all in one "unit". You can adjust the screws to move the rear wheels up and down. Also, the rear wheels are aluminum and the fronts are plastic. And the car comes with some extra tires - I think these are the grippier race tires. I have not done any tuning to it, much less ran it yet. Would like to tune it to the wood track I race on locally. So I may setup the plastic Scaley Sport track I have and take some laps on it to see how it does with and without a magnet on it.

I really like the detail on this car too! VERY realistic and nice. Some of the fit and finish could be better - a little unusual for Slot.It - but overall it looks great.

I'll let you know when I get it tuned and on the wood track what I think further.

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And the car comes with some extra tires - I think these are the grippier race tires.

If they're following their usual formula, those would be S1 tires - silicons. They are nice and grippy, but only if you have a really clean race surface. Darn things will pick up any dirt on the track, and then you have no grip. If your track isn't close to 100% clean prior to the races (and stays pretty clean during the race), I'd suggest going with the P3 or P4 tires (depending on what you're racing on... P4's are harder and better for NINCO, though you can get away with using them on Scaley track, where you trade a little grip for a lot of longevity).

If they're following their usual formula, those would be S1 tires - silicons. They are nice and grippy, but only if you have a really clean race surface. Darn things will pick up any dirt on the track, and then you have no grip. If your track isn't close to 100% clean prior to the races (and stays pretty clean during the race), I'd suggest going with the P3 or P4 tires (depending on what you're racing on... P4's are harder and better for NINCO, though you can get away with using them on Scaley track, where you trade a little grip for a lot of longevity).

Thanks for the tips! At our track, we have to run stock or a track marshall accepted and approved alternative that the shop has in stock. For home, I'll probably run what came on the car for now, just to break it in and get it setup.

Thanks again though!
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The newer Slot It cars come with an extra set of S2 silicone tires. The tires are included because the cars are now produced in China and the stock rubber tires aren't the same (don't grip as well) as the original Slot It rubber tires that came with the older Slot It cars and are available separately. The S2 tires offer much better performance than the stock tires on most tracks.

Best regards,
Brian

The newer Slot It cars come with an extra set of S2 silicone tires. The tires are included because the cars are now produced in China and the stock rubber tires aren't the same (don't grip as well) as the original Slot It rubber tires that came with the older Slot It cars and are available separately. The S2 tires offer much better performance than the stock tires on most tracks.

Best regards,
Brian

Now there's a disturbing note - produced in China. So much for Slot.It holding its Italian roots. Might as well rename the company to Slot.Ch.

Thanks for that little bit of info! Will look for these spare tires on most, if not all Slot.It's in the future, as I'm not too keen on something that is supposed to be like my other Slot.It's coming off the same assembly line as my low end cars. Really disappoints me now. :-(

Thanks!
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Now there's a disturbing note - produced in China. So much for Slot.It holding its Italian roots. Might as well rename the company to Slot.Ch.

Thanks for that little bit of info! Will look for these spare tires on most, if not all Slot.It's in the future, as I'm not too keen on something that is supposed to be like my other Slot.It's coming off the same assembly line as my low end cars. Really disappoints me now. :-(

Thanks!
PD2:thumbsup:

Seems to be the case these days, everyone appears to be contracting out to the Chinese. Have some Chinese friends so don't misconstrue. Just have seen some items not being up too par when coming from there.

Especially Chinese motors. Their metal bits are well, not all that great. See huge variances in arm ohms and such. As well as soft steel for shanks.

Sadly, tend to agree, that if car has Italian roots, or Spanish roots, et cetera, would "feel" better forthcoming cars be of same ilk. Eventually real Buicks, Fords what have will be made in China. What then … who knows . . .

Guess will adjust as have been. If one wishes their future slot cars to be made in countries originally produced, will not be buying many : )

Cheers,
Jas

Seems to be the case these days, everyone appears to be contracting out to the Chinese. Have some Chinese friends so don't misconstrue. Just have seen some items not being up too par when coming from there.

Especially Chinese motors. Their metal bits are well, not all that great. See huge variances in arm ohms and such. As well as soft steel for shanks.

Sadly, tend to agree, that if car has Italian roots, or Spanish roots, et cetera, would "feel" better forthcoming cars be of same ilk. Eventually real Buicks, Fords what have will be made in China. What then … who knows . . .

Guess will adjust as have been. If one wishes their future slot cars to be made in countries originally produced, will not be buying many : )

Cheers,
Jas

I understand what you are saying. Funny thing is when going back and looking at the other Slot.It cars, of course they all have the "Made in China" but a lot smaller and you can definitely tell there is some sort of difference.

NINCO appears to be the only once (well, that I know of) that is currently producing where they hail from.

Personally, with my 1:1 vehicle choice, I'm driving an opposite. Japanese car manufacturer assembled here in the US - Toyota. Interesting cause this is my first venture into the non-Big Three manufacturers and its been a great experience so far!

So many I'll find this to be the same with the slots.

Thanks for the reply!
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Huh... interesting news on the Slot.it front. At the local 1/24 track we tend to look upon Chinese manufactured items with a bit of suspicion... and they've given us plenty of reason to.

Thanks for the tips! At our track, we have to run stock or a track marshall accepted and approved alternative that the shop has in stock. For home, I'll probably run what came on the car for now, just to break it in and get it setup.

Thanks again though!
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I can't make much of a comparison to the current 1/32 racing going on at the only commercial track in Jax, as it's become too open to have any clue what's allowed and what isn't. However, when I raced there full-time, the idea was that you could use stock tires or Slot.it P3 or P4 tires (the shop had both in stock), this was applicble to most classes. The silicones weren't so hot, even though I cleaned the track before racing each week... they just didn't stick so well after a while, so no one used them. The idea of a new club forming has started some discussion of rules, pretty much the same... stock car, stock tires or P3/P4, only change the magnets and set the car up/break it in. The simplest rules are often the best!

I can't make much of a comparison to the current 1/32 racing going on at the only commercial track in Jax, as it's become too open to have any clue what's allowed and what isn't. However, when I raced there full-time, the idea was that you could use stock tires or Slot.it P3 or P4 tires (the shop had both in stock), this was applicble to most classes. The silicones weren't so hot, even though I cleaned the track before racing each week... they just didn't stick so well after a while, so no one used them. The idea of a new club forming has started some discussion of rules, pretty much the same... stock car, stock tires or P3/P4, only change the magnets and set the car up/break it in. The simplest rules are often the best!

We have kept it pretty simple with a few changes here and there. No magnets, you can glue any component that's loose as well as the tires to the rim, true the tires, and the only weight that can be added is up to 100g regardless of the car, but, if you start reaching certain lap times, then you must loose the weight you added completely! This has made for so simple rules that allow us to run the cars magnetless and as close to stock. If your motor burns up, gears need to be replaced, or as I said before, tires need to be replaced, they will have to be replaced by a track approved alternative, IF the shop does not have any of the stock tires in stock - needless to say, the shop keeps the parts for the cars that are sold, in stock.

It has made it real fun and keeps new people wanting to stick around and race and have fun.

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