I haven't posted too much on these Super Modifieds. They make for an unusual subject - they are made to loosely look like like ISMA Super Modifieds run out of Oswego, New York.
I built this one up for a brand new commercial slot car establishment/building currently being built in Mississippi - Great to see a new commercial track opening up in 2016!
SUPER MODIFIED-
Like their real life counterparts, these things looks pretty fast just standing still.
RIGHT SIDE-
They are asymmetrical single seaters - you can see the right sidebars hanging way out.
LEFT SIDE-
Here is view from the left side with the injected motor practically hanging off the left side.
PURPOSEFUL STANCE-
Overall stance from another view.
MOTOR AND DRIVER EQUIPPED-
When dressed up with the nymodifieds.com 'injected motor kit' and the 'driver kit', this built-for-speed slot car starts to take on a more scale appearance.
SHORT TRACK SETUP-
Using the rear axle hole at the front of the Womp based chassis, gives this car a short wheelbase, which can really help it get around the inside lanes of fast wooden ovals.
LEAN INTO IT-
The driver has a bit of head tilt, leaning into the turns. The top of the helmet is also sanded/flattened a bit and gives the functional Wing some extra support - transmitting real downforce to the chassis.
LEFT HALF WEIGHT-
This top look shows the big offset - the whole right side of the brass chassis is lopped off - and the position of the Injected Motor kit is shown clearly.
SCALE VERSUS THINGIE?-
Realistic wheel inserts, along with the other detailed bits, gives this super lightweight bodied race car quite a bit of added realism. Goes like a commercial track thingie but it has enough scale touches that you feel like you are racing *something*.
SCALE RACE DRIVER-
Scale driver is one of three optional heads that come with the driver bust kit (Race, Vintage, Street). Real rubber steering wheel adds dimension to the look.
MOTOR AND FUEL CELL-
The injected motor kit comes with a set of press-fit metal injector stacks, and a fuel filler cap - all to help fool the eye and add dimensionality.
DID I MENTION THESE ARE FAST?-
This shot kind of shows how low these cars really are. The wings really work pushing the cars down into the turns, along with the radically offset chassis made of heavy brass, short wheelbase, and steam roller tires - well - it really makes these cars get around the oval fast - 'motor' them up, and they are fast, like *track record fast*...