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Well, adding to the new features or unexpected items on the car, the rear tires were glued or otherwise adhered to the rims. As I pulled them off with much effort, black flakes fell. The rim was left with blotches of black gunk that had to be sanded off on my tire truer. It's a good thing that Razor Jon invented the Wheel Buddy accessory, because that saved what otherwise would have been a lot of scraping to get it off of the inside of the rim.

I didn't take photos because I just wanted to get the car done and on the track. But if you buy a new Slot.it release and plan on changing the rears, expect the unexpected step of having to sand your aluminum wheels clean before installing your new rubber.

You would think that Slot.it, of all the manufacturers would realize that one tire compound is not suitable for everyone. Why would they glue their tires? This is just dumb. On the other hand, it is very encouraging to see that Slot.it is taking digital so seriously.

Here is a shot of some of the "black stuff" that is still falling out of the tires every time I touch them. Turning the tire inside-out, you can see that there is still plenty of whatever it is left. This stuff was all over the aluminum hubs, and was not smooth- there were clumps and it did not sand off evenly. If this hadn't been from a car that was just released last week and purchased from a trusted dealer, I'd think it was a used car.


But hey, after a couple axle spacers and some set screws in place of the axle risers on the front , plus a swap to Paul Gage tires along with the removal of the magnet, this car runs as good as it looks. It just took some extra effort that I'm not used to putting in to a Slot.it to get it there.