Very nicely done!

I had grafted a Slot.It motor pod into a misbehaving early Fly DP Doran. When I received the car, it took about 20 laps before the crown gear self-destructed. So I chose to epoxy a Slot.It motor pod into the Fly chassis and use all Slot.It running gear with the stock Fly motor. One of those that com...

I too have one of the Kodak DP's, one of the better looking liveries IMO, though most of them have a certain neatness about them. I guess I'll dig it out and take a closer look at it. :) Wire and brass chassis, now there's a great idea! Looking forward to seeing one like that. ;) FootScoot, Here's ...

I must say that the correct answer to that question is simple . . . . .

Obviously it is NOT enough as I continue to buy new ones each time they come out.

I decided to go a slightly different route on the quest for speed out of my Fly Doran. I took the chassis from my remaining Sideways Dallara, trimmed the sides and rear of the chassis, added a center screw post to the Doran body up front and mounted the sideways chassis to the Fly Doran body. The F...

Chris, Thanks for the input. Hey, in my opinion there are about 1,000,000 ways to build a chassis and all of them are right. I like seeing the work of others as it is a learning experience for me. BTW - what size screws did you use? I'm liking the '[nut and bold' approach rather then the alternative...

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z15/Modlerbob/Slot%20Car%20Racing%202012/FlyDoranconversion005_zps06652400.jpg Well I know there are some that would not even buy the car if they knew that fact! But since it's there, perhaps it was done on purpose . . . . . if you saw the car on it's roof, you kn...

Chris, To me, one of the biggest feelings of satisfaction I get from this hobby is to build a chassis, then put it on the track. When it goes around the track, whatever happens after that doesn't count for a thing. Just watching something you have created, then implemented provides such a sense of p...

Bob, I totally agree with your assessments. Actually, both of them. First off, the cars are a dead match for one another. It comes down to the driver's prowess. I saw times when you would miss a braking mark and I could gain a slight advantage over you. There were also times when I would overcook th...

Looks like y'all had a whole lotta fun!

I've had some good race days.

I've had some better race days.

I've also had some great race days.

But you know, I've never had a bad race day!

I wonder why that is?

Chris Economaki is the best race commentator ever. He had a unique voice that made you feel that you were part of the action. He never asked those questions that Tony Stewart would call 'stupid'. He reported the facts and had enough class to never stick a microphone in the face of a racer afer a dis...

Chris, Sorry about the delay in responding, but I got pretty busy. Thinking about your suggestion . . . . . . I think that's an AWESOME idea. As a matter of fact, I am just going to start this thred over again, do it in step x step style of use this as the basis of building a wire & brass chassi...

Broman62,

Happy Birthday! 50, heck you're just starting to get to that point in time when the downhill portion starts.

1962 was a very good year. I started high school that year.

Congrats on the gifts and I hope you have many more anniversaries of your birth!

Right now I'm looking for more and more FUN categories to run on our new wood track. Towards that end, I was sitting and going through my spares box. You know the box, when you are not racing something, it winds up in one of those boxes - normally never to see the light of day ever again. I came acr...