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Did this chassis win the 2024 BSCRA Mid America Slot Car Clubman National Championships?
The BSCRA Mid America Products Clubman National Championships took place in Corby, England on Saturday 2nd March and Sunday 3rd March 2024. This was a chance for all the clubman graded drivers to race in their own national championships without fear of getting in the way of all the main grade and premier grade drivers in the UK. There were top drivers on hand to help with car setup and repairs.
This Genesis chassis was raffled off to all the competitors and we raised over £200 for Breast Cancer. It was won by Martin Cook from the NERCS club. You can see their website here:
www.nercs.co.uk/index.html
You can see the chassis and body building here:
Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/HNY9eng-_eE/v-deo.html
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/7ZjxBid3hBQ/v-deo.html
Body Mounting: ua-cam.com/video/GJ8GE2klyzo/v-deo.html
Mid America Slot Car Products sponsored the event. You can see all their huge range of slot car products here:
slotcarstore.uk
You can get slot car parts from Drag Racing and Flexi Racing through to top level 1/24 Scale Eurosports racing.
CleaveTech contact information:
Facebook: cleavetech.co.uk/
Instagram: cleavetech
UA-cam: ua-cam.com/users/cleavetech
Web: www.cleavetech.co.uk/
Email: cleavetech.james@gmail.com
Slotblog: slotblog.net/forum/506-tech-tips-by-james-cleave/
This Genesis chassis was raffled off to all the competitors and we raised over £200 for Breast Cancer. It was won by Martin Cook from the NERCS club. You can see their website here:
www.nercs.co.uk/index.html
You can see the chassis and body building here:
Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/HNY9eng-_eE/v-deo.html
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/7ZjxBid3hBQ/v-deo.html
Body Mounting: ua-cam.com/video/GJ8GE2klyzo/v-deo.html
Mid America Slot Car Products sponsored the event. You can see all their huge range of slot car products here:
slotcarstore.uk
You can get slot car parts from Drag Racing and Flexi Racing through to top level 1/24 Scale Eurosports racing.
CleaveTech contact information:
Facebook: cleavetech.co.uk/
Instagram: cleavetech
UA-cam: ua-cam.com/users/cleavetech
Web: www.cleavetech.co.uk/
Email: cleavetech.james@gmail.com
Slotblog: slotblog.net/forum/506-tech-tips-by-james-cleave/
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Mount your Slot Car bodies accurately and fast the easy way using the CleaveTech body mounting jig.
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I finish off the INTRO32 Genesis slot car chassis build by mounting the body that was sponsored by Paul Harwood for the 2024 #BSCRA #MidAmerica Clubman #nationalchampionships. See the features of the body jig and learn how to mount vacuum formed slot car bodies the easy way. Here are some AMAZON links to the tools used in this video. As an Amazon Associate I earn a very small amount from qualif...
Could you win the Slot Car Nationals with this chassis? - Part 2
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The BSCRA Mid America Products Clubman National Championships are taking place in Corby, England on Saturday 2nd March and Sunday 3rd March 2024. This is chance for all the clubman graded drivers to race in their own national championships without fear of getting in the way of all the main grade and premier grade drivers in the UK. There will be top drivers on hand to help with car setup and re...
Could you win the Slot Car Nationals with this chassis? - Part 1
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The BSCRA Mid America Products Clubman National Championships are taking place in Corby, England on Saturday 2nd March and Sunday 3rd March 2024. This is chance for all the clubman graded drivers to race in their own national championships without fear of getting in the way of all the main grade and premier grade drivers in the UK. There will be top drivers on hand to help with car setup and re...
Building and Soldering a Slot Car Chassis Kit - Part 2
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This is the second part of building a new #slotcar #chassis The chassis has been EDM #wirecut so all the parts are cut very accurately. In this part I finish #soldering all the parts together. Here are some AMAZON links to the tools used in this video. As an Amazon Associate I earn a very small amount from qualifying purchases... Astonish General Cleaning Paste (UK Only) - amzn.to/3jjdfva The P...
Building and Soldering a Slot Car Chassis Kit - Part 1
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This is the first part of building a new #slotcar #chassis The chassis has been EDM #wirecut so it needs a little preparation and all the parts cutting off the sprue before we can start assembling. In part 2 I start #soldering the parts together. Here are some AMAZON links to the tools used in this video. As an Amazon Associate I earn a very small amount from qualifying purchases... Proxxon Rot...
What’s in my box of slot car goodies from the USA?
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I ordered some parts from Mid America Raceway and Hobbies and this box turned up with lots more goodies for me to review on my channel.
What type of slot car is this going to be?
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I got this package in the post from a #worldchampion . Can you tell who it is from and what type of #slotcar it will be when I get it built up? #soldering #chassis
Slot Car World Championships - Handling and Setup is so important in 24 EuroSport - Part 2
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What was the change I should have made to my #slotcar to improve the #performance in the final of the #worldchampionships in #latvia? In this episode you find out the answer and more about the #tires, #motor and #chassis that I used. Where is the #worldchampionship next year? Find out more here: www.isra2023.com CleaveTech contact information: Facebook: cleavetech.co.uk/ Instagram:...
Slot Car World Championships - Handling and Setup is critical in 24 EuroSport - Part 1
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1/24 #scale EuroSport is the fourth and final class at the #slotcar #worldchampionships . I learnt a lot during this class and made a big #mistake with car setup. In this two part video we take a look at the car I used and I give tips on motors, gear ratios, tyres, body and chassis setup. CleaveTech contact information: Facebook: cleavetech.co.uk/ Instagram: cleavetec...
Slot Car World Championships - Is this the fastest Formula 1 car in the world? - Part 2
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This is the second episode about the 1/32 scale #formulaone #slotcar #worldchampionships in #latvia and just in case you didn't know... #greatbritain have a #formula1 #worldchampion I am #overthemoon with the result and it really made up for the disappointment in 32 Euro Sport. Here are some AMAZON links to the tools used in this video. As an Amazon Associate I earn a very small amount from qua...
Slot Car World Championships - Is this the fastest Formula 1 car in the world? - Part 1
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This could be the episode you were waiting for? This is the #slotcar #worldchampionship winning car. In this first part of a two part video I give some tech tips on #formula1 car setup and explain some of my findings about #motor choice. This is definitely a very #technical and #fast #motorsport Did you guess what the Formula One colour scheme is? It is a Force India. Here are some AMAZON links...
Slot Car World Championships - This 1/32 Euro Sport car was awesome - Part 2
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In this episode you find out the problem I had in this class. The second class at the 2022 ISRA #slotcar #worldchampionships was 1-32 scale EuroSport. These cars are so fast and mine was one of the fastest! CleaveTech contact information: Facebook: cleavetech.co.uk/ Instagram: cleavetech UA-cam: ua-cam.com/users/cleavetech Web: www.cleavetech.co.uk/ Email: cleavetech...
Slot Car World Championships - This 1/32 Euro Sport car was awesome - Part 1
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EDIT: The qualifying results displayed in this video are actually the #formula1 qualifying results. Not quite sure how this happened! The second class at the 2022 ISRA #slotcar #worldchampionships was 1-32 scale EuroSport. These cars are so fast! After a great result in the 1-24 scale team race I had to focus quickly on a whole different type of slot car to drive. CleaveTech contact information...
Slot Car World Championships - Take a close look at the 1/24 scale JK chassis team race car (Part 2)
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What was the problem I faced in scrutineering at the #slotcar #worldchampionships ? In this video I explain an issue I encountered during technical inspection and how I was able to fix the problem. You can also see footage of the final few seconds of the #race Here are some AMAZON links to the tools used in this video. As an Amazon Associate I earn a very small amount from qualifying purchases....
Slot Car World Championships - Take a close look at the 1/24 scale JK chassis team race car (Part 1)
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Slot Car World Championships - Take a close look at the 1/24 scale JK chassis team race car (Part 1)
Slot Car World Championships - What's in and what's out of the pit box for flying to the big race?
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Slot Car World Championships - What's in and what's out of the pit box for flying to the big race?
Preparing for the Slot Car World Championships - How can a set screw affect the axle so much?
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Preparing for the Slot Car World Championships - How can a set screw affect the axle so much?
Setting up a 32 Scale Slot Stox car with a technical inspection before official scrutineering
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Setting up a 32 Scale Slot Stox car with a technical inspection before official scrutineering
How to set up a slot car to improve handling and performance by adding weight
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How to set up a slot car to improve handling and performance by adding weight
Final assembly of the 1:32 scale slot stox car - fitting the front axle, guide and lead wires
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Final assembly of the 1:32 scale slot stox car - fitting the front axle, guide and lead wires
Fitting a motor to the 1:32 scale slot stox car chassis and getting a good gear mesh
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Fitting a motor to the 1:32 scale slot stox car chassis and getting a good gear mesh
Building a 1:32 scale slot stox car chassis improving performance, strength and handling
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Building a 1:32 scale slot stox car chassis improving performance, strength and handling
What gear ratio should I run on my slot car? - How fast does the motor need to rev?
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What gear ratio should I run on my slot car? - How fast does the motor need to rev?
Assembling and restoring a slot stox car chassis to improve performance
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Assembling and restoring a slot stox car chassis to improve performance
Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 6
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Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 6
Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 5
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Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 5
Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 4
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Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 4
Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 3
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Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 3
Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 2
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Servicing a slot car motor to improve performance Super 16D Slot Stox - Part 2
This is all so helpful, thank you for sharing
Do you offer a service to have this done
Hello, how are you, your videos are very good, I would like to know what value the resistors are and how many are they? that operates the windshield wiper.
Is this the motor they use in wing cars for group F?
If rules allowed it, I would of flipped the endbell 180 degrees to get the timing back positive. Also slimming the pinion up for less weight. But sounds like a stock racing class. Should make a milliohm meter for $1 from lm317 and 12.5Ω resistor to check things like wire to pickup brush resistance, pickup to track and other things.
Been doing this since 1978 on RC cars, we call it water dipping. The water does not help conduct more current. I holds the motor rpm low from the drag, thus higher current with less CEMF. Before = 21700rpm, After=26500rpm=22% improvement?????? What, 4,800 rpm slower = improvement? Breaking the brushes in, creates more brush duration (aka overlap, 2 pole windings being powered at the same time), this gives more rpm and torque in my decades experience on 05 Mabuchi and Johnson motors. I am really surprised you lost that much rpm (and claiming lower rpm is 22% improvement), thoughts?
How do I buy the product? II am from Spain
Thanks for watching. Send me an email and we can sort out what you want 👍🏻 CleaveTech.james@gmail.com
Hi James I'm very new to the hobby. Had a question. Can this kind of mod be done on a Palma controller with the wound resistor? On do you need a board with the resistor network? Sorry if I sound stupid
The newer fets with under 1mΩ are better than relays for a many reasons: 1. More voltage to car (less resistance = more power) 2. Can easily be placed inside the plug (less wire resistance = more power) 3. Quicker response, relays are generally 10 to 20ms (0.02s) delay, fets can easily be under 100ns (0.000,000,1). (or ~200,000 times quicker response = quicker lap time) 4. More reliable 5. No clickity clack 6. Smaller 7. And lower cost Literally a win win! Pun intended.
I always add timing for more rpm, especially since the motor does not race in reverse.
A sharpie on the comm makes it very easy to see the progress. Right before the last lathe pass, we clean the gap, and then use the ballpoint pen, then the last pass, this keeps a sharp edge on the comm to keep the brushes clean. In 10th scale 4 minute races we did not notice a difference , but 12th scale 8 minutes racing it did make a diff.
I never understand why they use Darlington transistor. At worst case you mentioned 20A, the transistor will have ~2 volt drop (12 - 2 = 10), so you car will be at 10v and then the full throttle switch kicks in and the throttle jumps ~17%. If I were to design a new controller, i would use a hall effect sensor, 200A 1mΩ FET (at the track terminals, bypassing all the controller wiring and almost zero delay, unlike the relay has), another fet for braking. This would have a finer control over the current, no steps and could add throttle curves/etc. I would probably add a instantaneous led ammeter (this can show how well the pickup shoes/make contact to the track (checking for pickup or track issues) and some other useful stuff. My last power supply and gun I made ~27 years ago. I mostly race AFX. The power supply was regulated 2 channels (one for each lane). On the gun i had 7 switches for power, reverse (mom and latch), brake (3 pos), NOS (afx was 12v, but we ran 25v (this made all of our cars fast), and NOS was 40v), led ammeter. I would link a pic, but yt will delete my comment. Oh, and on the PS, I had a switch to series the 40V channels for 80 volts! Any links to the latest high end controllers? Thanks for sharing.
I like your intro animation
Hiya, brilliant videos. I'm just wondering if you knew which screws you've used for the motor mount to the chassis. I need to get some new ones for a recently bought 911 and can't find them listed anywhere. Thanks in advance, David
Love those speed secrets!
Here in Hollywood, we had three hard-and-fast rules for weight placement: 1. Always place weights on the pan. The pan functions to decouple body+pan yaw inertia from the rest of the car's yaw inertia. Yaw inertia impact force is generated when the car must quickly change direction entering a turn. It acts to push the guide out of the slot. The impact force is minimized (by spreading impact out over time) when the body+pan assembly can: have a high percentage of car mass, move independently, be well damped such as with James' gel strips. 2. Always locate the weights as far as possible from the car's roll axes. These axes run fron the guide pivot to the tire outer centerlines. Cornering force acts on the roll moment of inertia about these axes. We want those roll moments of inertia to be large so as to resist roll movement and loss of guide force in the slot. 4:14 and 12:22 are spot on for this chassis. 3. Always use depleted uranium for weights. The defense industry left plenty behind.
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Hey dude,build a c 21 chassis,thats what beginners are racing in the US
Just a few basic questions, What is the average life of a Hawk 7 motor? how does the break in process play into the life span of the motor?
Please make more videos on brushless slot cars!
What do you clean the acid flux off the chassis with, when you are done to prevent corrosion? Love this series, its good to see you doing things with brushless. Thanks!
Brushless 1/24 Euro Sport from AB slotsport
I thought you already cleaned it with lighter fluid and a brush(?)
looks like the hole in the pinion is over-sized
Good video, great info! Gave you a sub. Race On!
I would like to say THANK YOU for your intel I have learned a lot about slot cars
great video
where is part2
Could you make a new vídeo servicing a brushless motor??
Once you glue the bearing in the chassis HOW DO YOU TAKE THEM OUT ?? I had some glued in and couldn’t get them back out to replace
I have them in a fridge for 10years and come out like new. All serious racers all over the world for the years and years have know this. I don't know if it is that dark in the fridge, how do you know 😮
Hi CleaveTech - absolutely brilliant! As an old mechanical engineer from the sixties (yes, I am that old!), every bit of balance adjustment could make difference between a "win" or a "loss". A lot of our mods on the muscle cars of the era were done with "hands-on" work like you are demonstrating. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with a younger generation and a few older guys like me, Ciao, L (FoMoCo engineer, retired).
I'm thinking about getting into slot car racing. I had a Strombecker 1/32 set in the 1960s. Why do the brushes have that curved where you end up making it straight and a straight area where you end up making it curved? If I looked at that without knowing anything about your process I would say the brushes are installed 90º out of position. They are flat against the curved commutator area and curved against the flat commutator area.
Paper is .004 with mic in standard measurement. You just answered as i was typing. Sometimes I'll mic a piece of paper and pull it between the anvils to clean them
I can tell by some of your tools and vocabulary you're most likely a machinist
Hiya thinking of doing a GRBL conversion on my MDX-15 would you say that it was successful?
When I go round corners more s corners it slides out when I leave the corner
I put weight for a tri-oval in the middle on the left side.
Do you recommend using a Dremel and Scotch-Brite on an axle before you install it? Rear axle, of course
Great information
How can I buy that mounting jigg
To make your ho mega g pmus cars better and faster is literally gel claw tires if running plastic afx track especially if its a two lane with no room to slide and the car keeps de slottting unlike 4 lane where the car can slide and not debslot. I do everything in this video and man my ho cars are screaming now i just got a few tjey cars and a few especially the ford gt40 mkii short chassis mega g us car all these tips maxe that car stick better and not deslot as easy as it would when it was box stock that balancing device makrs a huge difference as well
James, do you exclusively use 72p gears. I didn’t see mention of 64p.
You didn't adjust the arm to the magnets by putting a piece of tape on the arm while the epoxy hardens.
A wonderful thing. Can you provide the model file?
Excellent video! Does your Motor Analyzer work with Mabuchi-style 25k motors for 1/32 scale? Where can we purchase the CleaveTech Motor Analyzer in the US? Many thanks
What would you recommend for the Mabuchi-style motors that we run in 1/32 scale cars? Your CleaveTech Motor Analyzer looks great, but would it work for 1/32 scale also? How could I order this if it will work? Many thanks!
Great video. I’ve never built a slot car before and I’m currently doing research on how to build one.
Couldn't have come at a better time! Im getting one of these ready for action at the moment for our 14 year old son! He's racing 1/24th and f2 currently. You never know, you could see us at a track in the future 😜 🏎💨
Wow I have a lot to learn, I would never have thought you could submerge an electric motor in water without shorting everything out!! Today I learned different,lol