To DTM or not to DTM, that is the question. 🤔 I think the best way to keep that frol tipping over is to place it comfortably on the shelf 😂 Great video. I really enjoyed it. We have this one to review, interested to see how it goes.
Good honest review Dave, maybe pull the rear wheels out to the width of the arches and pop some collars in to take it the space you create, that'll help wonders with the stability 😉
Hello Dave good review. It looks like you might be able to spread the back tires a bit, round off the tire edges. see if that helps. That allowed mine to slide out before the dreaded tip over
Really nicely produced review Dave. I watched it whilst having my Sunday morning coffee. I think there's a couple things that make these touring sedans tippy, without much warning. 1. The Slot.it tyres are actually probably a little too grippy, which can cause a top heavy (reasonably narrow) sedan to tip rather than slide. 2. The narrower wheel track doesn't allow much slide before the inside rear tyre starts climbing over the raised rails, which I believe acts as a slide limiter and then once they climb over the rail, it's all too late. This is what I'm really noticing running my Scalextric BMW M3 non magnet on D132... 3. I also run Artin track (I was the Australian distributor 2004-2008) and its rails are almost flush with the track and the surface offers noticeably less grip than Carrera when using the same car on the same track. So, all my top heavy sedans (even Scalextric Mini's and Cortina's, etc) are a delight to drive on my Artin track non magnet. Although, the Mini's do require a little weight in the magnet area to settle then down with MJK polyurethane tyres. Apologies for the long response. All the best Roland Sydney Australia
Hi Dave, I have Policar track. I am considering buying Scaleauto's reamer and mounting the rear wheels and tires off an NSR 908/3 to my Mercedes C Class ProMarket.
Rear axle width (could be wider), edges on the rear wheels to be rounded, front axles to be lowered so that front wheels touch the track and guide is lifted a little, more weight on the chassis,........... So many different reasons for the tipping!!!!
Yeah although I still don't understand why the Slot It cars are a battle and the Sideways cars which are most of the same components are an absolute dream???
Hey Dave, i would try to Play with the gauge width…in your Video it seems to be that the Thiim-Mercedes has more width- perhaps you made when you alligned the wheels by accident… Greeting from germany
Hi Dave, does the green Kurt Thiem Mercedes have a wider track width on the rear axle? It appears that on the Schumacher Mercedes the rear wheels are mounted much further inside the body. First I would mount the wheels further out and secondly I would shift the center of gravity further down by adding more weight. If i personally want to drive cars like that on my track i use only the body and replace the whole chassis with a Plafit or Schöler metal chassis. Greetings Carsten
It's minimal difference and recent discussions with people rather suggest I'd be better off with the front slightly wider than the rear, which seems counter intuitive but I'll give all these things a go at some point and do a follow up video. My biggest issue is that I have two 190e and two alfa 155 and in either case if you stick the same tune on two identical cars they behave very differently to each other. At this point that stops being tuning and is just guesswork. Are Slot It products really that inconsistent of have I just been unlucky 4 times out of 4?
As a Schumacher fan, and a DTM fan, this is a must 😊
There is nothing better than one of your videos and a good cup of coffee. Cheers!
Assembled by Stevie Wonder 😂😂
I spit out my coffee😂😂
I love hearing about little bits of history. Thanks for taking the time.
To DTM or not to DTM, that is the question. 🤔
I think the best way to keep that frol tipping over is to place it comfortably on the shelf 😂 Great video. I really enjoyed it. We have this one to review, interested to see how it goes.
Great stuff Dave . Playing has become so complicated 🤭🤣 good looking machine and i like it in the white n green
Good honest review Dave, maybe pull the rear wheels out to the width of the arches and pop some collars in to take it the space you create, that'll help wonders with the stability 😉
My 190E was tippy. I rounded off the corners of the tires and that helped a lot. It is much better at the club track.
That's a good idea
I lost a spoiler for 4 months, found it accidently.
Hello Dave good review. It looks like you might be able to spread the back tires a bit, round off the tire edges. see if that helps. That allowed mine to slide out before the dreaded tip over
Really nicely produced review Dave.
I watched it whilst having my Sunday morning coffee.
I think there's a couple things that make these touring sedans tippy, without much warning.
1. The Slot.it tyres are actually probably a little too grippy, which can cause a top heavy (reasonably narrow) sedan to tip rather than slide.
2. The narrower wheel track doesn't allow much slide before the inside rear tyre starts climbing over the raised rails, which I believe acts as a slide limiter and then once they climb over the rail, it's all too late. This is what I'm really noticing running my Scalextric BMW M3 non magnet on D132...
3. I also run Artin track (I was the Australian distributor 2004-2008) and its rails are almost flush with the track and the surface offers noticeably less grip than Carrera when using the same car on the same track. So, all my top heavy sedans (even Scalextric Mini's and Cortina's, etc) are a delight to drive on my Artin track non magnet. Although, the Mini's do require a little weight in the magnet area to settle then down with MJK polyurethane tyres.
Apologies for the long response.
All the best
Roland
Sydney Australia
Great insight thank you 🤗
Happy weekend. DAVE. Nice car. Maybe this new one wont dogtrack 😅. Thanks for taking time to do this..
Hi Dave, I have Policar track. I am considering buying Scaleauto's reamer and mounting the rear wheels and tires off an NSR 908/3 to my Mercedes C Class ProMarket.
A good hoest review! Thanks🏁
Rear axle width (could be wider), edges on the rear wheels to be rounded, front axles to be lowered so that front wheels touch the track and guide is lifted a little, more weight on the chassis,...........
So many different reasons for the tipping!!!!
Yeah although I still don't understand why the Slot It cars are a battle and the Sideways cars which are most of the same components are an absolute dream???
pretty sweet I have to say!
more show than go though, I need to address this in a follow up :)
Hey Dave, i would try to Play with the gauge width…in your Video it seems to be that the Thiim-Mercedes has more width- perhaps you made when you alligned the wheels by accident…
Greeting from germany
It’s because Schumacher is in the drivers seat…😂
Hi Dave, does the green Kurt Thiem Mercedes have a wider track width on the rear axle? It appears that on the Schumacher Mercedes the rear wheels are mounted much further inside the body. First I would mount the wheels further out and secondly I would shift the center of gravity further down by adding more weight.
If i personally want to drive cars like that on my track i use only the body and replace the whole chassis with a Plafit or Schöler metal chassis.
Greetings Carsten
It's minimal difference and recent discussions with people rather suggest I'd be better off with the front slightly wider than the rear, which seems counter intuitive but I'll give all these things a go at some point and do a follow up video. My biggest issue is that I have two 190e and two alfa 155 and in either case if you stick the same tune on two identical cars they behave very differently to each other. At this point that stops being tuning and is just guesswork. Are Slot It products really that inconsistent of have I just been unlucky 4 times out of 4?
Who's Larry
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