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Bob, great to here you are so close to "trigger time". You are going to love how the Stratos runs! The only things I did to mine was swap a little weight for the magnet and put a set of Quick Slicks on it.
Keep us posted!

Yup as Dave says , first congrats on your progress, and the car runs great with a bit of weight and
I'm using PG tires on mine.
Way to go Bob
Bob C

So, when do you expect to be running this car around?

Marty, with luck it may be running by Saturday. I have everything to get the trackmate lap counter and timing hooked up too.

I will be looking forward to running some laps, soon.

Bob - that is a great looking car and will undoubtedly be awesome on the re-worked track!

I hafta say, I have been waiting to see this post. Saturday. We're holding you to it, Bob. Don't forget there's a lot of folks here who understand those timing things.

I recently bought some supplies to build my own, but I haven't started to figure it out yet.

Keep going Bob, almost there. Looking good.
Richard.

Well I have run some laps with the Stratos. At first it had the Ninco wheel hop when applying power. I thought it was sloppy bushings but when I removed the body I discovered that this car has real front and rear suspension. That's OK for the fronts but in my opinion the rear suspension causes the wheel hop. I say this because after I glued the rear bushings in place the wheel hop disappeared and I must say it became a pleasure to drive. I probably won't race it in serious competition as it is pretty much in a class by itself but I will have fun driving it just for fun.

I guess it depends on your track surface and your tires; I run on Carrera and Ninco tracks and I have Quick Slicks on it with a slight crown. I don't have the chassis loose....the suspension provides the "body float". I ran mine on our "Group 5" night and it did quite well, just limited in power. But regardless, isn't she a looker? :mrgreen:

I run on a fairly smooth painted mdf track. The rear tires were replaced with yellow dog urethanes. The fronts are still stock. Before I glued the rear bushings the car would begin to hop when applying power coming out of a corner or from a standing start. Track voltage was set at 12v.

I've tried the crowning on several cars and it seems to reduce the hopping in most cases. I love that Stratos, my only regret is missing out on the Alitalia livery when they came out. :doh: