I built this car up over the last couple days to see if I can compete with the Slot.it M8d's that normally dominate this category in our club.
It is an Avant Mirage GR8. Pretty neat car, light body, wide in the back, and fairly low lines. It also comes with stock independent fronts that are pretty neat, although they take some time to get setup correctly since they have 3 height adjustment screws per side!
Here is the list of things I did to it in hopes of knocking out the Slot.it cars.
Flattened chassis and pod (mine were quite bad)
Ball bearings mounted in pod
Slot.it S-can motor, Mounted with screws and shoe-goo
Drilled front wheels so they could be mounted on truer, cut down .75mm and sealed with CA.
Rear wheels are Slot.it 15.8x10 air wheels.
Rear tires are NSR 20x12 Supergrips
I removed the rear body post centering ring, to improve the float at the rear of the car. This may need to be done at the front as well.
I will get some pics with the body off after the race tonight, it was keeping pace well with my best M8d at my home track. Lets hope it holds true!

It is an Avant Mirage GR8. Pretty neat car, light body, wide in the back, and fairly low lines. It also comes with stock independent fronts that are pretty neat, although they take some time to get setup correctly since they have 3 height adjustment screws per side!
Here is the list of things I did to it in hopes of knocking out the Slot.it cars.
Flattened chassis and pod (mine were quite bad)
Ball bearings mounted in pod
Slot.it S-can motor, Mounted with screws and shoe-goo
Drilled front wheels so they could be mounted on truer, cut down .75mm and sealed with CA.
Rear wheels are Slot.it 15.8x10 air wheels.
Rear tires are NSR 20x12 Supergrips
I removed the rear body post centering ring, to improve the float at the rear of the car. This may need to be done at the front as well.
I will get some pics with the body off after the race tonight, it was keeping pace well with my best M8d at my home track. Lets hope it holds true!
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