Jim Cunningham at Slot Car Clubhouse demonstrates 1/32 slot cars most Carrera slot track owners have never considered. These steel chassis cars are for real! Real fun that is.
Of course to run well on a digital track, an OmniSlotBox and a light application of Track Honey is recommended. These cars are available on the OmniSlotBox store here:
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an excellent description of these slot cars...the voice of a true master of this craft/hobby has spoken...i could listen to your technical explanations all day...just added you to my subscriptions, sir...thank you for my fun and joy of watching these videos in advance.
Thanks for your kind words. I will be posting more videos soon. Anything in particular you would like to see?
yes, along with car company comparison testings that you do, i'd like to see your explanation of how you constructed your layout and it's timing system. i think that would be very informative too. thank you for considering my suggestions.
Very impressive cars
Wow, that direct drive is really intriguing, I should get one myself ! As a curiosity pertaining to the Carrera, why did you remove the rear magnet and not the central magnet? I do find that keeping only the rear magnet (with perhaps some additional extra stacked aftermarket one) provides maximum handling and grip….
Interesting video, the JK anglewinder is what I would consider slow - thick lexan, can motor and simple chassis. Unlimited spring steel and brushless motors are another level. Probably need some goop on the track though!
Yes these $85 cars ARE slow compared to the $600 cars you are referring to. I own and have raced that category, but here I am introducing a low cost, low maintenance commercial track type car to owners of Carrera and small club tracks. Most of my audience has never seen or considered running such cars on their track. Our club enjoys these and are buying them. Few, if any would buy $600 cars let along the tools, supplies, spares and controllers required to field one. It is possible to run much faster cars than these on our OmniSlotBox equipped Carrea digital track, but they are not more fun. You are also correct about the need for traction goop for the very high powered cars. We find that even these cars with their foam tires need a light application of track spray to perform well, but we have been using that to improve te performance of everything we run here.
Oh yeah the two previous cars you sent to Canada for a holiday were absolutely gorgeous. 👍👍
I have many more like them. If you visit you can try them! Most were tuned for optimum performance then retired from racing except for the occasional vintage race. It takes me more than a year to drive each cari the collection for a few minutes, so I can used your help. :
Great job on video I use to race 1/24 scale on big tracks in the mid 60s glad to see it hasn't changed to much.😊
I really enjoy running classic and steel cars on my track.
They race jk at the commercial tracks great to see you running them on a smaller layout
Great fun!
Good video comparison of the different car styles. I saw Massimo’s video with the cars you supplied him. He needs a little more practice to be able to go as fast as you were going. I’ve never seen a direct drive car before. Always learning 👍
Yes the DD car requires a very different driving style. It has little brakes and torque. But because of his Low Cg and magnet downforce from the motor it can carry a crazy amount of speed in the turns under acceleration. SO the technique is to brake earlier than usual and stomp the throttle at the turn entrance so the gentle acceleration controls drift. Of course the other problem Massimo had was the tires of both cars immediately fouled with dust. But yes I have 50 years of practice on him.
Thanks for the video, great slot cars, very fast and more or less same price as nsr cars, they are not designed for scale and detail but for speed, very rare to see them here in Spain, they call them "zapatillas". Maybe those flexis or stamped cars where at slot clubs in the 80s-90s but not anymore😢
They are available on our OmniSlotBox web store here: omnislotbox.com/shop/ols/categories/cars---jk-cheetah-11-and-direct-drive-cars
Jk box stocks are fun and awesome for the raceway tracks
Of course, but not many realize how much fun they are on Carrera track with a little track honey, and even a digital Carrera track with an OmniSlotBox.
Wow that’s a quick car
Yes and easy to drive!
Very impressive track, what is the size of the room you have that setup in?
The Clubhouse is is 18 by 28 feet. The adjascset workshop/showroom is 16 by 24.
What would be the legal or maximum downforce for the stock Carrera DTM cars to keep everyone fair and competitive.
Cars with strong magnetic downforce are easier to drive and can achieve faster lap times but are harder to race than cars with little or no magnetic downforce. Racing is about putting your car "on the limit". With little or no magnet, cars can drift, thereby signaling where the limits are. So they are more predictable and reward proper driving technique. Magnet cars, especially those with magnet toward the rear of the car, loose grip suddenly as the magnet moves off the rail. Crashes are more violent and less predicable. Removing traction magnets form Carrera cars is problematic because Carrera tire and wheel manufacturing tolerances vary considerably, so some cars will handle OK and most badly. Ther can be huge performance difference, even comparing, cars of the same the same exact model. Magnets largely disguise this problems. SO, after long experience, we find that the best set-up for racing Carrera cars, both 1/32 and 1/24 is to remove the rear magnet, but leave the center one in. This gives stability with less sudden release. Then we replace the inconsistent and quickly degrading Carrera rear tires with Paul Gauge tires. We like these tires because they give better traction and do not degrade. Unlike many other replacement tires they can be easily trued. By truing both front and rear tires on our CG tire truer, the wobble and shake often found in Carrera axles and wheels is eliminated. The cars then are much more drivable and differences between cars are mostly eliminated. If you need a tire truer, OmniSlotBox usually has then in stock here: omnislotbox.com/shop/ols/products/cg-slotcars-cgsctm01-tire-truer-machine
@@jimcunningham534 Thank you for your time and advice. We currently true the PG tires and have about 10 consistent guys having a blast currently using magnets. We have removed the rear magnets on a few and find it very challenging. Sure slows things down. We only race stock cars and some just won't stay on the track and was hoping to make more competitive. I figured we could have limits on weight and magnet stick. Thanks again.
@@philipsoucie3015 "Some just won;t stay on track". If "some" refers to drivers, coaching and practice is the answer. If it is some cars... be sure you are truing the tires. On the Nascars the tires are tall and cars that handle less well can be improved by reducing tire diameter, especially at the front. Yes less magnets is slower but the racing is more satisfying and damage to cars is reduced. Another factor is you track. We highly recommend shoulders at and beyond all turns. Also traction sprays like "Track Honey". When it comes to setting limits on magnet cars to equalize performance, we have had great success with the "1 Gee" rule. That is cars may have up to but no more magnet than will cause them to hang upside down on a on a Carrera track. If car "hangs" one can either use a spacer to raise the magnet rf add weight. Either way, it tends to equalize performance even between different brands. Here is a short video demonstrating the "1 Gee" test. Not that the test track is bonded to a piece of MDF to insure itin flat for consistent results. kzhead.infoi4jSb5IvmgE
@@jimcunningham534 Thanks again, lots of great info. We were trying the "GEE" method and noticed out the box all of the Carrera 911's held way better and seems to be the only cars winning even when we switched drivers, a work in progress. We have 120 feet of track and having a blast at high speeds with stock cars other than PG tires and with magnets for now.
You can change gearing on them jk cars to
Yes but as delivered they run nicely both on our Carrera DIgital/OSB track and on the local King track.
Can i buy a JK from younin1/32 and ship to South africa
Yes. You can order here: omnislotbox.com/shop/ols/categories/cars---jk-132-cheetah-11-and-direct-drive-cars I believe the site will correctly calculate international shipping.
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