Revoslot Quality Issues

[Scaleracing]

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I have to say there is not much in it though, and are they really driving when that far sideways

[Scaleracing]

1632780144343595357938600160760.jpgAdded to that a RevoSlot car is about 100grams, the Slot.it car shown is about 60 grams

But honestly to be that far Sideways you are losing so much time, The blue Jager car is about as far Sideways you want to go, and even that would be losing time.

I am only posting this as like the gear comments some new people read these posts and think you are correct and the cars are defective they are not.


Enjoy your hobby, I hope you can find more racers, maybe start out with cars that better suit their skill level right now.

[Wet Coast Racer]

Sideways is not forward

Y'know, you should get a T-Shirt made up with that as the slogan!

[MrFlippant]

I'd buy one. ;-)

[Kevan]

Might get one meself!

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[Scaleracing]

Love it!!!

[bov]

Now if it said "Too much sideways is not enough forward" - that'd make people think...

[Balr14]

I don't think advising people to drive better is the best marketing concept. Fixing the flaw would be a much more profitable approach. At least acknowledging it would be a step in the right direction.

[dinglebery]

I don't think advising people to drive better is the best marketing concept. Fixing the flaw would be a much more profitable approach. At least acknowledging it would be a step in the right direction.

What "flaw" exactly?

[Balr14]

I give up! This is like talking to the wall.

[NicoRosberg.]

It seemed a fair question.

[MrFlippant]

Why is it considered a "flaw" to have less of a limit for the car spinning out when either amount is too much? Why is it better to allow a car to go almost 90 degrees to the slot? I find it incredibly annoying when that happens, because it's rare that the car can continue forward from there without someone straightening it up at least a little bit. With a reduced angle for the limit, the car can still push itself forward when it's at that limit... which again, is already too far to actually be driving at.

If anything, it's the chassis that allow the car to go too far out that are flawed, not RevoSlot cars.

[dangermouse]

Fixing a non existent flaw.... We raced a round of Revoslot last race meeting. 15 drivers - 4 lane track 20m track - 25 laps. So in each heat the cars travelled 500m so every driver would have raved for 2km across the 4 lanes so 30km all up for all racers and not once did anyone have an issue with the car not having enough guide rotation, so if you are getting the cars to go that much sideways then maybe you do need to look at the grip level and/or the driving style of the drivers. You can't be getting very good laps in if the cars over-rotate in corners.

cheers
DM

[MrFlippant]

Balr14 did mention that his competitors are not very skilled, and that they apparently believe they need more rotation.

Hopefully he learns that they don't. They just need to keep racing and become better drivers. He needs to impose some rules that help them learn to keep the car under control, rather than overdriving them all the time in every corner with apparently no negative reinforcement. He doesn't want to discourage them. The problem is, if the drivers are all rewarded for driving so hard that snapping out is seen as beneficial, then they'll never improve, only complain when the car deslots instead of snapping out.

I can suggest a variety of rules, racing styles, and driving "games" that can help drivers improve, but he seems quite set in his desire to have cars that snap out wide instead, so I'll save my energy.

[Kevan]

...and a starting voltage of 10V

[MrFlippant]

If you don't slow down enough, and at the right time, even 3v is too much.