Let's talk about weight management.
No, this has nothing to do with getting more exercise or cutting back on greasy, cheesy slot burgers.
I'm talking about managing the ballast in your 1/32 scale slot car.
I usually approach weight management as a last-ditch effort to improve a car's performance after I have done all of the usual tuning tricks, preferring to keep my car as light as possible so as not to degrade it's acceleration and braking characteristics.
However, there are times when a car absolutely benefits by the addition of some judiciously placed ballast.
One of the most obvious is when a car is top-heavy and has a tendency to roll over in corners. Weight placed low in the chassis will lower the cars center of gravity.
But where exactly do you place the weight? Along the centerline? At the flanks? On the chassis or the motor pod? How far forward or back? Is there an ideal front to rear weight balance?
"I'm all verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves"... ~ Mike Meyers
No, this has nothing to do with getting more exercise or cutting back on greasy, cheesy slot burgers.
I'm talking about managing the ballast in your 1/32 scale slot car.
I usually approach weight management as a last-ditch effort to improve a car's performance after I have done all of the usual tuning tricks, preferring to keep my car as light as possible so as not to degrade it's acceleration and braking characteristics.
However, there are times when a car absolutely benefits by the addition of some judiciously placed ballast.
One of the most obvious is when a car is top-heavy and has a tendency to roll over in corners. Weight placed low in the chassis will lower the cars center of gravity.
But where exactly do you place the weight? Along the centerline? At the flanks? On the chassis or the motor pod? How far forward or back? Is there an ideal front to rear weight balance?
"I'm all verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves"... ~ Mike Meyers
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