Preseason Tuning Day One

 Took advantage of a little time off today to work on nine of the most recently purchased cars, as well as a couple of other older ones. I wanted to get them all up to racing spec for the start of the season. I'd like them all to have an even chance, so getting them setup and running right is important. 

One of three Ferrari 512M race cars from Slot.it that I have.

Since I was going to be tuning the other two 512s, I wanted to make sure I did each car justice, so I brought out the #16 and gave it what I gave the others. I'm glad I did it, because it probably would have been a lesser performer than the other two if I hadn't. I ran all the cars I worked on today through the tire truer, including the #16 Ferrari, and got them all in race shape.

On the NSR front I tuned the Hippie Car and the P68, and did a going over of the Lucky Strike 917, as it had been having some intermittent power issues. Still not sure about that one. I might have a faulty wire in there. Connections are good otherwise. 

Overall the NSR cars are ready. The 917/10 cars all have those meaty slicks on the back, so tuning them up was a breeze. They're going to be really fast cars.

The 917/10 might just be the car to beat.

I still think these are going to be really competitive. I used to think the 908 body style was the best, being so blunt on the nose and tail, but the more I run this, the better the car feels. It's like an even more aggressive 908. 

I tuned the Datsun 510 up the other day, so I'm all set on the Revoslot cars now. They're all tuned and ready for racing. Curious to see how the GT cars are going to fare against the Classics. 

Team Sunoco is going to come FLYING off the line.

I considered giving the Sunoco Ferrari a different chassis/body float setup than the #16 Ferrari, kind of like I used to do with the three GT40's back in the old days, but decided against it. I figure that, instead of potentially crippling a car for the sake of experimentation, I'd instead go for what I know and tune it to the best of its abilities. 

It is exciting to have new cars in the competition. There are a lot of cars to choose from now. With all that I had before and the addition of the Ferraris, the Porsche 917/10s and the P68, not to mention all the GT cars and their varieties, it makes for great racing. I can name a dozen cars off the top of my head that would all have potential to win a race. I should put odds on the field. Maybe I'll do that in another post.

Killer shark or bloated whale? We'll find out soon.

The tires on the P68 seem incredibly soft. Abnormally soft. They're even soft compared to other tires on other NSR cars. The trued up like a breeze. 

The Ferraris getting ready for a trim and a truing.

Don't know what I'd do without my tire truer. Once you get enough cars to where you're spending more time messing with your tires than you are racing, you need one of these. I've overhauled all my cars now and it improved lap times all the way across the board. Much smoother rides out of all of them. A tire truer is a must-have.