How I class my cars & how to Race with low performers
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Alright, This one might be a little all over the place but its an explanation of how Carrera cars stack up on my track. Specifically the DTM & GT3 class. I also attempt to explain how I go about making things even and fair on the race track. Enjoy, or cry, whatever emotion comes first
#carreradigital #carrea #carreraslotcars #smartraceapp #slotcar #dtm #howto #gt3 
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I like that white Lambo!
Lot of ideas here that seem to make a lot of sense. Thanks for the video!🏁
Hi, I'm new in this hobby and just got the "Race for Victory" set as well , + couple other cars..and I'm at the same place than you : my fastest car is the yellow Audi, and my slowest is the orange KTM X-Bow....but I prefer the KTM, because it is more difficult to drive :-) One thing I also noticed: when you talk about triangle value, if the front swivel is closest of front axle, the car will go faster.. I'm glad you reached this number of followers :-)
@@stefansohier3223 Thanks so much for your comment. Yes, if the guide is further up the car it tends to handle better. Happy Racing!!
You definitely put alot of thought into this... hope you find time for some fun thru out all this analytics. Cheers
@@Dafingers1 Thanks bud. Dont worry, I get my fun time lol
Great video- love the enthusiasm!
Thanks. I might need to lay off the energy drinks before I hit record though😁
interesting view mate
Thanks Dan!
Thanks for posting Joe .....my brain hurts ,but I enjoyed watching ...Interesting on that ratio thing but I dont understand Ratios so thats that 😬😂
Sorry mate. I know it was a little jumbled at parts. Thanks for the comment :)
@IrrerasCarrera not your fault Joe ...digital just gives me a headache 🤣 but I love your enthusiasm 🤗
Nice way to level your playing field
@@SpareRoomSlotCars Thanks Gene!
Nice video! I know we spoke before, I think if you get some super tires you can make the slow cars work on par with your faster ones that have silicone tires on them maybe just by getting the super tires that fit the stock wheels. Also if you used the system I came up with when I was working with super tires my Super Z II wheel and the 1 though 6 A Tire system made for those wheels you can press them on your cars stock axles and run all different height rear tires and time your cars to make them kind of work all the same if you really wanted to.. just have to try it and see how it goes.
Absolutely Steve! I have been pestering Warren @lightekslots to get me some. Id rather put the upgrades on cars I prefer driving. I also came across a Carrera car that would allow me to pull off the wheels. If this works, then I wouldn't need the axle kit upgrade....to start.
The KTMs suffer from smaller wheels and a heavy chassis. They are a complete mess. Thanks for posting :)
@@IrrerasCarrera I got mine working nice and could get it to work even better you need to sand the you know what out of the tires to make them smaller so this Xbow gets more downforce from the magnet.. Mine is running real nice now if I just sand them down a bit more it probably can be competitive to the faster carrera cars that just have the tires slightly trued. 👍👍
The ideal ratio is between 0,6 and 0,7. That's width to length ratio of the measurements you described, that's when you have the best grip. And no it's not backyard science!!!!!!!
Thanks Nico. My methods are back yard science is what I meant lol. Thanks for the clarification. You're the best!!!
@@IrrerasCarreraFound it in a slotcar book from the 60s!! Tested it and it's true!
Porsches tend to come pretty close to those figures, that's why they behave so well on track...., most of them......
@@slotcardude68 Where can I find this book?
@@IrrerasCarrera not for sale any more....
I'll send you a message!
I have that same Mann Filter Audi R8 LMS. Out of the box, it was faster and handled better than all but one of my other cars and they’d already had their all gears lapped and Paul Gage tires on. Once I lapped its gears and upgraded its tires, none of my other Carrera cars stand a snowball’s chance of catching it. (Not even the 911 RSR that was originally faster.)
I had to add magnets to my Heart of Racing Aston Martin as well. It was SO tail happy!
@@wjspade I believe Carrera has its top performers and that they will all vary from eachother. They also make some low performers as well and those have their place. I'm hoping my videos can create some awareness within the community as to how the cars perform in general. Thanks for sharing :)
@@IrrerasCarrera I like your idea of making classes based solely on speed/handling. I currently divide them by racing league, but that’s just too hit or miss. Carrera definitely makes some cars that are speed demons and others that are just pigs. As long as the handling is at least predictable, those pigs are awesome for kids who are just getting started!
I’m gonna start ranking my cars and completely rethink my classification system.
This video was very helpful- keep up the good work! 👍🏼
Hi Joe. I had to grin a little about your classification. Actually all those cars are good and fast runners, but each is different in its behaviour. Means you gotta approach to each one different and get to know its pros and cons.
The KTM is a tailhappy car, and has those terrible new rims by Carrera, where the inner rim-ring is smaller than the outer rim-ring, but you can do improovements to it. Very simple without using the SI kit. Just remove the axxles with the tires from your Porsche 911 and mount them on the KTM. It should fit and you have a different ball game there.
I do not run Silicons and have a reason for that. Try different tires, like rubber, or PU's, like you guys got Paul Gage tires.
The Aston Martin is a pretty good runner, so I don`t know why you are having problems with it?
The Ferrari 488 is a hack of a fast car! Why is it in your b-class?
My Aston Martin is very loud, but it runs pretty good. I need to check why, but didn`t have the time yet.
Important factors you should keep in mind is, that Carrera Motors have much scatterings and the parts are all made in China in a low-cost production line. But they are made for average customers, who don`t know a damn thing about slotcars and their kids do not, too.
If you are more interrested in this hobby, you become more advanced, but most still think, that Carrera is not a toy. But it is and this is how it is categorized in Germany and other Countires here in Europe. There is no word for slotcar here in the German language. We say Rennbahn, or Carrera Bahn and everyone knows what you mean. It is a toy brand and I think you guys in Northern America in special, can`t get over this fact and are stubborn in the thought, that this is not a toy. Well, that is up to you guys and I leave you on that trip. Makes no sense to correct someone, who doesn`t see the trees, if he stands in front of a forrest.
I got all cars, besides the BMW, which is in my opinion too heavy and I might get one in a sell out, but all others I got as well, also in different liveries and all of them run excellent, if you are moving in Carrera patterns.
I do run with magnets and it makes no sense to me, to run without them. They were made for that and everyone who does remove them has to put on PU`s, that they will give you a good driving result. I stick with rubber though. Makes no sense to me, because I don`t run with the flow, who swears on this and that, just to be with a group of peoples, who think they are the experts. Most of them are just fooling themselves though and the ones who profit, is the aftermarket.
If you are a home-racer, why invest so much money for all that, that is not necessary? If you get a Frankenslot, or SI guide-keel, that makes sense and is the first thing I do, when I get a Carrera car. Than I run the tires for a while, until they do not grip good anymore. At that point, I grind them on a piece of sandpaper and that is simply it.
If I want a real good slotcar, than I get other ones, becuse the money you invest into so much tunning parts for Carrera and what not, adds up to the amount, Revoslot, Scaleauto or Thunderslot for instance do cost.
Many tend to flow with others, that do this and that, but what for? To please others? To be a circle of experts, who are fools?!
If you reached that bottom line, you are good to go and this experience will hit you sooner, or later. Be flexible in terms of the tires and if you are looking for good replacement tires, look for NSR and BRM rubber tires, for instance. If you need informations, remember what I wrote you in the e-mail I sent off to you. This, I can and already offered you. All you need to do, is reach out and maybe you get what you are looking for. 🙂
@@bomamo9620 Thanks Bo. Carrera Bahn!? I love it. I will call it that from now on :) Carrera is very much a toy, and the motors will have a variance for sure. On my track, this is how those cars are classed though and everyone will have different experiences. I am just sharing my experience with RUclips.
The KTM suffers from a few things but that was not the point of my video. Unfortunately I don't have a spare Porsche axle to use in the XBOW but I will try it out. Thanks for the tip and thanks for your comment. Talk soon
@@IrrerasCarrera Hey joe, Bahn means lane, or track in English. Rennbahn means racetrack. 🙂
I know that the KTM was not the point. THat was my mustard on top 🙂
Just take the axxles from your Porsche off and snap`em on the KTM. Give it a ry. I used the axxle-replacement kit from Carrera Item-No.: 20091131 wich is for the Porsche 911 RSR No. 93 on KTM you got. It fitted better than the other Porsche 911 replacment kits. On my Liquid Moly KTM I used the Porsche 911 RSR "Proton Competition, No.88" kit No.: 20091039, which did fit better on it. Both run excellent now and I use the NSR 5208 Supergrip tires on the rear-axxles. It/they run/s better with them, but the Carrera tires
Item-No.: 20089800 are the original replacements. Those Carrera tires fit on the McLaren, the Mercedes AMG, Ford GT Race car and some other ones. So withe the NSR 5208`s you got a bunch of cars, that will take `em on the rear axxle.
If you can`t get the replacement parts in Canada, let me know and I will give a hint, so your relatives in Germany can get them for you maybe. The NSR`s you should get over there.
Carrera parts are a menace to get over there. I am a Carrera Club member and get 20% off for replacemnets. But the axxle for the Porsche 911 RSR No. 93 is not available at the Carrera Shop. I don`t know why yet, but I`ll find out. At other shops they are 6,30 €`s.
I pay for the axxles at Carrera 3,57 €`s instead of 5,95 €`s in common. If you need something of their replacements, let me know. I don`t know how much the shipping costs will be, but that would come on top. We get squarred away with the money somehow.
The axxle-kits also contain a gear pinion.
I did dig your experience and all fine Brother. My Carrera cars are from different time periods. From 1999 until today and there are quite some differences with the newer ones from 2017 on. They are louder and more heavy. Also, they have more production failures.
The Carrera tires are a topic for itself. The cars before 2017 are just fine and don`t have the noise, like the newer ones do.
My favorites are the Aston Martin V12, Corvette C6.R, Porsche 997 RSR and the best ones are the Audi R10 TDI and the Peugeot 908 HDI from 2008. Those two are the most fastest and they are quite as hack. You cannot hear them doing noises like the Corvette C7.R for instance.
If you can get one of those mentioned cars, go for it. You won`t regret it a single moment! Theonly problem with the Audi and Peugeot is, that you can`t get the original tires by Carrera anymore and spare-parts are aslo no longer available, like most elder cars. Carrera stops to produce and sell them in a time span of 10 years and then, they are gone. So if you need replacement parts for your cars, get some the next 2 to 8 years,. Than you will have a chance on it.
Keep it real Joe and stay in the slot. 🙂
@@bomamo9620 will keep in touch for sure 😉
Like Harry all the ratio and numbers makes my head spin. Maybe when I get my track set up I’ll think about all that stuff. It’s kinda like the ackerman angle used for automobiles front wheels to the rear axle pinion only reverse 🤔. Informative video not near as entertaining as drinking and racing live 😂
Thanks Ron, duly noted lolll