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Those Jags are some sexy looking beasts. I can see why Enzo Ferrari liked them. :)

Just one great looking slot car. Nice work, just nice.

Now THAT is a sexy beast! I really like the Rev-mono versions of this car. I've got the green Ninco and like it but want a Rev too.

That is sweet looking with that stance. Nice job. :handgestures-thumbup:

Great job taming that beast. I like mine and I occasionally put it on the track and run it but I haven't tuned it for serious racing. I have the Ninco version too (silver & green) but I like the R/M more.

You must have a stash of BWA 15" wheels. They have been out of stock for what seems like a year. Your Jag looked great on the track last night.

Cheers,

Keith

I never met an E Type I didn't like. Same can't be said for their drivers though. A truly stunning car well worth its iconic status. And the RevoGram is perhaps the best rendition out there. It does warrant some TLC to get it running well.

If you've achieved the goal of performance to match the looks, well done.

Finding BWA 15s is like locating rocking horse poop. I used my last set 6 months ago and have been searching for a reasonable replacement ever since. RS SlotRacing UK is not a bad source. But rumour has it Ranch Design is even better.

I need the narrow 15s. :(

Nicely done...do you have a picture of the chassis?

Wow! That was a bit of work. And I cannot believe the weight you had to put in it!

Interesting the comments on the weight. Total weight of the car is now 81.6g which I do not consider to be excessive. It means the weight before I added the 7g wheel balance weight was close to 75g: while not a train smash I consider this a bit on the light side.

I have found it pretty much unavoidable to add around this amount of weight to the rear of a front motored car to get reasonable weight distribution and decent handling. A quick check shows that the weight distribution is now close to 55% rear, 45% front which I think is generally considered marginally towards the heavy side on the front (60/40-ish seems to be a consensus good rule of thumb). I could have added slightly less weight slightly further back but I start getting concerned about the pendulum effect of weight behind the rear axle.

I am most curious: what do other people do with narrow front engine cars in terms of weight?