Happy Saturday fellow slotterheads and Martyl. Lately I have caught you with your fly down n playing wirh your toy. 😅😂.. ain't it great. ...being a scaley guy. Of course, scaley.. great to have so many choices. Each car is different. What a hobby... Thanks for sharing.
Nice job, Marty - thanks for shining a spotlight on a brand that doesn't get the love that the newer cars do - but back in the day they were state-of-the art in performance. Just glad I bought most of mine when they were about $50 new...which felt like paying $89 for a nice car today. 😂
Marty, On track - I think Carrera is good track - like any plastic track the better you can stabilize it to prevent bounce and/or vibration - the better the racing will be. I like what you have now, in that you've got a nice long straight that let's the motors run out. A technical section to break up the straight runs & press driver awareness and car handling. And an overpass to help equal lane lengths. Each of those components are good IMHO to have on any track - plastic or wood. If you did anything, you might consider a re-arrangement that incorporated a straight before the "S" turns to allow the cars to settle. Then modify the turns coming off the overpass to something a bit more open to help flow. Just ideas - YMMV, lol
yeah...love those lights are AWESOME...I got a few Flys as well. I just ran them and posted the track times. Mine are HIGHLY modified and it seems that I LOVE the Porsche 911 gt3 98
We have a riot actually racing, 120 ft of track with 12 lane changes, no scenery that blocks your view of the race. We stick with out of the box carrera, paul gauge tires and better guides. We change the track when everyone gets too good at it. Close racing and competitive.
If you know how many slot cars you have then you don't have enough, Fly cars are a blast to race against each other and in Dayton we race Fly and Scalextric and Ninco in the same class and it makes for some tight racing. Test, tune and repeat until you get it where you want it!
Good stuff, Marty. I own exactly zero Fly cars. May have to dive in. BTW, they have a couple of new Porsche 911s in Safari Rally liveries that look cool.
Without question Fly cars are still my favourite slot cars. I know I should like other brands more. I know Fly have their issues but I know how to get around those typical Fly issues and the rewards and satisfaction I get back from my Fly's is exactly what makes Fly my preferred car of choice.
Great comment Glen! The reward is great with a little bit of tuning. It was fun just putting in a few laps.. reminded me what cars still need a little attention and which ones are great runners!
Nice! Fly cars are great cars when you tinker with them a little bit, I remember back in like 2003 in my club we used to race them all the time so much fun, Fly classics class I loved running the chevron cars true the rear tires maybe add some spacers in the rear axle man those zipped around my carrera track! the porsche cars like you ran also were nice.
@@twolinesslotcars Hi I love the policar track it's much better than my carrera I used to have, all the cars run better the grip is really good with the stock cars tires you don't even need to change them and urethane works great also. policar track is built better than carrera it's stronger thicker and all the accessories fit and work really well with the whole policar track package. One bad thing is if you like running silicone tires they do not work good on policar track...ask how do I know well because I am the guy who got Nick of super tires to start making tires for the bigger slot cars and in fact I did probably 75 to 80% of the 1/32 tires testing sizes and having him put the best ones into production and in the first few years i sent him so many wheels and tires from my cars that I told him he should make, super tires are the best silicone tires because I tested tuned sizes kind of how like you true your rubber tires to the size that makes your car the fastest around the track and other places just copy the stock tires. I even had him do some ho tires and tested some of those too. I knew Nick since the 90's we talked almost everyday sometimes multiple times a day before the past couple years before he passed away. I only put one video up of just a little bit of what I had custom slot cars I painted and club track I had so many 4 lane club ho tracks and 1/32 tracks at one time I had some carrera and scx rally tracks and two ho tracks all computer controlled for club racing... you can see some of it just a little in one video I posted from my RC channel search slot car sickness you will find it. Hope this helps policar tracks awesome..you should try a small set out. sorry for the book!
I dont think i would change the track,it is a lot of fun with 4 guys going thru all the turns together and you can cycle through the drivers faster than a 2 lane track.
I really liked this video. It's really about the fun of running cars. I would keep it with Carrera and make small changes to the track to change it slowly.
Nice track Marty and a cool video - watching that i recognize i also have a big Fly Problem... 😅! The propotions of the cars are great, but if i want to drive these i tune them with a metal chassis. If you close the gaps within the track pieces the cars would be a little more stable in the curves. Greetings Carsten
@@twolinesslotcars Hi Marty, I'll send you a link to a freeware where you can plan your track so that everything fits together well. If you look at the videos on my channel, you will find tutorials on how I build the slotcars and which chassis (Plafit) etc. I use. I'm curious to see what you think of it. Greetings Carsten I can`t post the link but you`ll find it in google - softyroyal -
@@twolinesslotcars Hi Marty, I'll send you a link to a freeware by e-mail where you can plan your track so that everything fits together well. If you look at the videos on my channel, you will find tutorials on how I build the racing cars and which chassis etc. I install. I'm curious to see what you think of it. Greetings, Carsten
Cool video Marty, I like watching track video and running cars. We all get caught up in tuneing and building and sometimes forget, oh yeah, these things are pretty darn fun to drive. 😂🏁
Agreed TADD! It was fun to run through the Fly collection.. video was a little long.. could have been way longer 😂😂😂 I only showed a few laps.. there were about 1500 laps that night
Saturday Morning ROST Coffee Time with Two Lines! - Very nice and very fun to watch. I purchased all my FLY's before prices went stupid during the Pandemic. I do have to admit that I do not run them much due to the quantity and quality of the other brands in my collection. I did set a couple Porsche 908/3's so I could run with you all when I make the trip down again. They are fun when running with other FLY cars and they have some of the best details. I should to revisit them more often. Right now I am having to much fun getting better at running the REVOSlots.
@@twolinesslotcars Getting to run your and Dusty's RevoSlots and getting both BRE 510's have me hooked. Trying to hold off until May for the Niki Lauda BMW.
Hi Marty, great topic. With the variety of brands of slot cars out there, many needing a digital chip upgrade. How do you know which chip to use? Is there a standardized guide out there? Which chip for this brand versus that brand to work on my Carrera digital system. There is so much out there it gets confusing. Thanks
Hi! I’m searching for solutions to get an analogue FLY car running on my 132 digital track. I installed an FT slottechnik chip in it, but can’t get it to run. When I test it on track I get no throttle response. I can manually slide the car over the lap counter and I get a beep. Do I need to install a capacitor between the two engine poles. How did you get your Fly cars running? Hope you can help out. Best Sebastian
Sebastian, with out looking at the car.. I would say that you have a wire not connected to the right point. Sound like you are powering the chip, if you get the beep.. but no power to the motor. Does it register to the controller?
@@twolinesslotcars thank you for answering! Does the motor need to have a capacitor installed between the poles? I have them on all my Carrera cars, but there are none on the Fly cars. I’m not sure if the car gets properly connected to the controller if I can’t try the engine. I do follow the instructions though and tried it probably 10 times. Appreciate any help I can get.
Happy Saturday fellow slotterheads and Martyl. Lately I have caught you with your fly down n playing wirh your toy. 😅😂.. ain't it great. ...being a scaley guy. Of course, scaley.. great to have so many choices. Each car is different. What a hobby... Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Dafingers 😂😂
Hiya Marty,great video,varying the subjects you choose to broadcast is a must,because it totally reflects what this hobby is all about,thanks.
Absolutely! Thanks!
I like your video!!!!
No track change needed!!! Try sponge tires for change.... !!!!!
Thanks Nico!
Hi Marty,
Fun times and the Fly classics are a great platform.
With a little mod and tune they race very well!!
Best Regards,
Jack
Thanks Jack, I agree.. fun cars and they look fantastic!
Nice job, Marty - thanks for shining a spotlight on a brand that doesn't get the love that the newer cars do - but back in the day they were state-of-the art in performance. Just glad I bought most of mine when they were about $50 new...which felt like paying $89 for a nice car today. 😂
They have great detail!! Fun to drive once you get them tuned up!
You don’t talk too much . Makes it fun.
Thanks Fred!
Great video Marty! I enjoy just seeing the cars run as they were intended.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Dave!
Marty,
On track - I think Carrera is good track - like any plastic track the better you can stabilize it to prevent bounce and/or vibration - the better the racing will be.
I like what you have now, in that you've got a nice long straight that let's the motors run out.
A technical section to break up the straight runs & press driver awareness and car handling. And an overpass to help equal lane lengths.
Each of those components are good IMHO to have on any track - plastic or wood.
If you did anything, you might consider a re-arrangement that incorporated a straight before the "S" turns to allow the cars to settle.
Then modify the turns coming off the overpass to something a bit more open to help flow.
Just ideas - YMMV, lol
Thanks so much Jack!!
That was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Joe!
Thank you from Oklahoma .
Welcome!
yeah...love those lights are AWESOME...I got a few Flys as well. I just ran them and posted the track times. Mine are HIGHLY modified and it seems that I LOVE the Porsche 911 gt3 98
It is a great car!
10, that's impressive! Enjoyed seeing the cars run! Great video ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
We have a riot actually racing, 120 ft of track with 12 lane changes, no scenery that blocks your view of the race. We stick with out of the box carrera, paul gauge tires and better guides. We change the track when everyone gets too good at it. Close racing and competitive.
Excellent! Always a good time when racing together!
@@twolinesslotcars And if you're someone who has a hard time making friends and you're new to this hobby you can run up to 5 ghost cars.
If you know how many slot cars you have then you don't have enough, Fly cars are a blast to race against each other and in Dayton we race Fly and Scalextric and Ninco in the same class and it makes for some tight racing. Test, tune and repeat until you get it where you want it!
That is what it is all about Darrell!
Thanks, Marty. Good video good fly racing. Slotit, NSR are my top two and then I have an assortment of the others
All great choices.. NSR and Revoslot are catching up in my collection..
Good stuff, Marty. I own exactly zero Fly cars. May have to dive in. BTW, they have a couple of new Porsche 911s in Safari Rally liveries that look cool.
Yes, they have some great models being released this year! Fun cars with a little tuning..
Without question Fly cars are still my favourite slot cars. I know I should like other brands more. I know Fly have their issues but I know how to get around those typical Fly issues and the rewards and satisfaction I get back from my Fly's is exactly what makes Fly my preferred car of choice.
Great comment Glen! The reward is great with a little bit of tuning. It was fun just putting in a few laps.. reminded me what cars still need a little attention and which ones are great runners!
Great video, nice to see some track time. SCFL!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is a really nice track Marty
Thanks Bricks56!
Nice! Fly cars are great cars when you tinker with them a little bit, I remember back in like 2003 in my club we used to race them all the time so much fun, Fly classics class I loved running the chevron cars true the rear tires maybe add some spacers in the rear axle man those zipped around my carrera track! the porsche cars like you ran also were nice.
Yes, the Chevrons are great runners!! Thanks! How do you like your Policar track?
@@twolinesslotcars Hi I love the policar track it's much better than my carrera I used to have, all the cars run better the grip is really good with the stock cars tires you don't even need to change them and urethane works great also. policar track is built better than carrera it's stronger thicker and all the accessories fit and work really well with the whole policar track package. One bad thing is if you like running silicone tires they do not work good on policar track...ask how do I know well because I am the guy who got Nick of super tires to start making tires for the bigger slot cars and in fact I did probably 75 to 80% of the 1/32 tires testing sizes and having him put the best ones into production and in the first few years i sent him so many wheels and tires from my cars that I told him he should make, super tires are the best silicone tires because I tested tuned sizes kind of how like you true your rubber tires to the size that makes your car the fastest around the track and other places just copy the stock tires. I even had him do some ho tires and tested some of those too. I knew Nick since the 90's we talked almost everyday sometimes multiple times a day before the past couple years before he passed away. I only put one video up of just a little bit of what I had custom slot cars I painted and club track I had so many 4 lane club ho tracks and 1/32 tracks at one time I had some carrera and scx rally tracks and two ho tracks all computer controlled for club racing... you can see some of it just a little in one video I posted from my RC channel search slot car sickness you will find it. Hope this helps policar tracks awesome..you should try a small set out. sorry for the book!
@@BSslotcars awesome! Thanks for the comment. I am a super tire fan! I will have to work on getting one of the 4 lane sets!
I dont think i would change the track,it is a lot of fun with 4 guys going thru all the turns together and you can cycle through the drivers faster than a 2 lane track.
It is a fun layout for sure!
I really liked this video. It's really about the fun of running cars.
I would keep it with Carrera and make small changes to the track to change it slowly.
Thanks!
There's an evo3 racing version of that 911 gt1/ 98 that has a motor pod you know Marty.
I am now on the hunt… so my Fly problem continues 🤦🏻♂️😂
😃😃Very Nice!!!
Thank you! 😃
Nice track Marty and a cool video - watching that i recognize i also have a big Fly Problem... 😅! The propotions of the cars are great, but if i want to drive these i tune them with a metal chassis. If you close the gaps within the track pieces the cars would be a little more stable in the curves. Greetings Carsten
Thanks Carsten! My layout is not a perfect fit.. so I have to deal with a few gaps.. what metal chassis do you use with your fly cars?
@@twolinesslotcars Hi Marty, I'll send you a link to a freeware where you can plan your track so that everything fits together well. If you look at the videos on my channel, you will find tutorials on how I build the slotcars and which chassis (Plafit) etc. I use. I'm curious to see what you think of it. Greetings Carsten
I can`t post the link but you`ll find it in google - softyroyal -
@@twolinesslotcars Hi Marty, I'll send you a link to a freeware by e-mail where you can plan your track so that everything fits together well. If you look at the videos on my channel, you will find tutorials on how I build the racing cars and which chassis etc. I install. I'm curious to see what you think of it. Greetings, Carsten
Cool video Marty, I like watching track video and running cars. We all get caught up in tuneing and building and sometimes forget, oh yeah, these things are pretty darn fun to drive. 😂🏁
Agreed TADD! It was fun to run through the Fly collection.. video was a little long.. could have been way longer 😂😂😂 I only showed a few laps.. there were about 1500 laps that night
Hey Marty- I only have 14 cars total, all classic LeMans and 9 are Fly cars!
Great choice Larry!! I love the Lemans cars too.
Solution for the "Fly problem"....Bonfire😉
😂😂😂
Saturday Morning ROST Coffee Time with Two Lines! - Very nice and very fun to watch. I purchased all my FLY's before prices went stupid during the Pandemic. I do have to admit that I do not run them much due to the quantity and quality of the other brands in my collection. I did set a couple Porsche 908/3's so I could run with you all when I make the trip down again. They are fun when running with other FLY cars and they have some of the best details. I should to revisit them more often. Right now I am having to much fun getting better at running the REVOSlots.
Revos are addicting.. I will have some race days soon
@@twolinesslotcars Getting to run your and Dusty's RevoSlots and getting both BRE 510's have me hooked. Trying to hold off until May for the Niki Lauda BMW.
Ya got the tire part numbers on this one? Fly also has race editions come with alloy rims.
On most of them.. super Tire 1007’s but I like the 2112 a little better.. wider and not as tall..
Nice one
Thanks Greg!
Hi Marty, great topic. With the variety of brands of slot cars out there, many needing a digital chip upgrade. How do you know which chip to use? Is there a standardized guide out there? Which chip for this brand versus that brand to work on my Carrera digital system. There is so much out there it gets confusing. Thanks
Here is what I do… for Carrera Cars I use the Carrera Chip. For Any other brand of car… I use the FT-Slottechnik chip.
Marty, Do you have a 'Bug'. Problem too?
lol!
So i did have to count my cars but only the Revos of which I have 9
Gene… can’t go wrong with those..
Hi! I’m searching for solutions to get an analogue FLY car running on my 132 digital track. I installed an FT slottechnik chip in it, but can’t get it to run. When I test it on track I get no throttle response. I can manually slide the car over the lap counter and I get a beep.
Do I need to install a capacitor between the two engine poles.
How did you get your Fly cars running? Hope you can help out.
Best
Sebastian
Sebastian, with out looking at the car.. I would say that you have a wire not connected to the right point. Sound like you are powering the chip, if you get the beep.. but no power to the motor. Does it register to the controller?
@@twolinesslotcars thank you for answering! Does the motor need to have a capacitor installed between the poles? I have them on all my Carrera cars, but there are none on the Fly cars.
I’m not sure if the car gets properly connected to the controller if I can’t try the engine. I do follow the instructions though and tried it probably 10 times.
Appreciate any help I can get.
Hard to watch.
Sorry Bob..