New Car: Policar Ferrari 412P - 1000km Spa 1967

 a.k.a. the 2nd car driven by Willy Mairesse that I own

a.k.a. a new brand enters the competition

POLICAR Ferrari 412P

Most people that race slot cars would probably be saying, "okay, so?" right about now, but I have my reasons. First off, the Ferrari 412P fits right in with all my other cars. It also happens to be YELLOW. And it's also from Policar. I've been wanting one of those for awhile now. Yes, sure, this car has been around for awhile, can be found at usually a very affordable sale price, comes from a relatively new brand. 

Or does it....?

Fresh out of the box. Still has the magnet in it. 

Policar is a subsidiary of Slot.it. In fact, it could very well be the other way around and I just don't know. Either way, they are very much related and it shows. This car is practically a Slot.it., with chassis, hardware and construction matching Slot.it cars. Even the tires seem to be the same quality stock that comes on Slot.it releases.

Adding a new brand is always interesting, and with cars from Thunderslot, NSR, Slot.it, Revoslot, Carrera, and now Policar, this should make for a good race. I would expect the Policar to keep up with the Slot.it cars. 

And that's a lot of the motivation for picking this car up. I was willing to take the chance that a Policar slot car is going to be inferior to a Slot.it car, but I don't see it so far. I'll have to get closer to it, and it'll really tell on the track. Policar is pretty widely available here, and they have some cool cars, plus they come in at a cheaper price point than Slot.it cars do. Why that is, I'm not sure. 

With all that said, maybe that's why this car intrigues me. Maybe it's the assumption that because it might be a less expensive car, it's going to run towards the back of the pack. Or maybe it's just those new brand questions that come up whenever you try a new brand. Although I gotta say it really really REALLY looks like a Slot.it car. 

Anyhow, this car is going to get its chance to perform. However it ends up, it was worth it. My expectation is that it'll keep up with the pack, and might have surprises. I'm hoping I like it enough to trigger my desire to buy more of their cars. Given the amount of brands I have, it might make sense to make a brand championship to go along with all the other ways I'm going to be scoring cars. And with this car on the track, the ghost of Willy Mairesse will have another chance to win. Garage time...

TUNING NOTES: After cracking the top off and taking a look inside, it's very much a Slot.it car. I think you should buy some of these.