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The “Suicide Six” Sportscar Fast Lap Challenge: 1 warm up, 5 laps, fastest lap time wins, deslot on final lap is “crash & burn”

I’ve done a couple of posts about the posts…in other words, discussing the principal weakness of the T-jet platform, the screw posts, and some ways to mitigate damage when dealing with cracked or stripped posts. There is, however, another aspect of the T-jet setup which is less than ideal: the guide pin. Because of itsContinue reading “PINNED DOWN“

BODY: Auto World WHEELS/TIRES: Road Race Replicas You’re looking at the spiritual inheritor of the title of “1st Thunderjet I ever bought” (way back in January of 2020! Seems like a different world now, eh?) My original copy, identical to this one, suffered from an unfortunate dose of “n00b enthusiasm” when I widened the rearContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ‘69 Chevy Nova SS “Street Rat”“

I’ve been struggling for a while with a “roving” voltage drop during the testing phase of Drag City Mk IV. My new Tomy AFX track initially had a large spot where the power cut off completely. I examined all my connections and re-cleaned the few older pieces of track I’ve bought online and after swappingContinue reading “Voltage…DROP!“

Another Cigar Box freewheeler is reborn as a Thunderjet! A while ago I showed you the red Porsche 904 that I converted; that one went together very easily, almost eerily so, and is so fast and stable on the track that its quickly becoming the new darling of the sports car fleet. This green oneContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: The Last Chase“