What's The Closest You Came to Experiencing a 1:1 Slot Car?

[balsaworks]

Driving downtown in winter and having one or two wheels catch a tramway track is about as close as I've got to riding a 1:1 slot car (it really is riding more than driving..). So far I've managed to wrestle the car back onto the snowy tarmac before hitting something. If you're on a bike you are likely to get caugh even if the road surface is clear and dry so it's best to know exactly where the tracks are and stay well clear at all times.

[studioRS]

Go Bruce! Classic Mini FTW! :auto-checkeredflag: :auto-driving:

[studioRS]

[GoBucks]

My 2008 C6 Vette!!!!

[Audi1]

You've had a lot of fun, Thompson! :text-bravo:

Allan

[pgtr]

Once upon a time it might have been a Porsche I experienced on a super speedway long ago going flat out and who knows how fast or when I finally got some decent tires on my Rx7 back in the AutoX days...

But now it was to be the Tesla Model S. The parallels are notable. The motive power in the one I experienced was 3 electric motors (vs our 1 large motor @ 1:32). The torque is jaw dropping though understandable for an electric motor (no IC engine can compare). While no street car on DOT tires can compare to the neck snapping implacable front directional control of a 'slot' car - the Tesla's AWD and traction control almost make you wonder (and hey it has actual directional control unlike a 1:32). Further, it has a considerably lower CG than most - all the bats are down at the bottom - like where we place our lead weight on 1:32s. It's quiet - very quiet - something you should be used to in a slot car. There's no transmission either just like a slot car. And there's no gear whine (I think it has a single reduction gear arranged similar to a 1:32 sidewinder).

In short: that's about as close as I can imagine to experiencing a slot car in 1:1.

(...and if you recently purchased a performance oriented car - don't drive on of these - it will take the lead right out of that new car pencil)

[studioRS]

[studioRS]

[Flytoo]

That Tesla is purdy and I would love to take one for a spin. Not sure I'd want to own one though. I'm thinking I like the sound of a high performance petrol engine.

[pgtr]

The Tesla Model S also has a very FLAT BOTTOM to it's chassis. Again - very much like a production slot car.

Good answers here from everyone. Surprised I didn't see more mention of roller coasters - not for their acceleration but their quick directional change (not my preferred style of roller caster) that some particularly the older wooden ones do.

I haven't autoXd regularly in 20 years. But I did pop in about 5 years ago and ran my daily driver - it was fun.

[DManley]

Did some testing with an ISMA supermodified back in the '90s. I got quite a few laps in at different tracks, and I started a couple of races in the backup car. Those things were a blast to drive, but you had to be on your toes. I also ran a dirt late model for a while and we did the outlaw configuration with the huge sideboards a couple of times. Nothing compares to driving an 800 hp car around a quarter mile dirt track without having to lift!

[Changing-Gearz]

I have to throw in this one - because I almost came out of the slot!!!



I spent a while as a pro...Chip nor Roger ever called with my dream job - so I was on to the next thing. Not something I talk about much!