[urq] Slot Cars

Mon Jan 12 17:18:40 PST 2009

Not an expert either BUT

There are some scalextrix LWB URQs on ebay fairly frequently
These were Quattro with the rear wheels driven by the conventional crown and
pinion thing and a longitudinal motor
The front axle was driven with a belt (rubber band) by the rear axle
So as reliable as the Torsen then, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

The Revell Sport quat looks pretty groovy but is rwd only
http://www.revell.de/en/products/metal/slot_cars_132/slot_cars_132/index.htm
l?id=403&KOKANR=01&KOSCHL=01&KGSCHL=&L=1&page=1&sort=0&nc=&searchactive=&q=&
SWO=&ARMAS4=&PHPSESSID=c9ee58938c176877ec89a97d133b2506&KZSLPG=&offset=5&cmd
=show&ARARTN=08339&sp=1

i have a scalex fabia WRC and a focus WRC which use the same system as the
Sclaex Quattro, although the fabia is FWD transverse with a belt to the
rear.
I also have an SCX (spanish brand Scalex under licence) Lancer evo6 and a
Xara wrc that use a longitudinal motor with a long shaft and a crown and
pinion at each end.

They are all pretty quick.

Being as they are all locked diffs (!) you would expect them to understeer,
however the guide blade seems to control that pretty well.

I will be suggesting to my colleagues in montreal that we try fitting a big
blade thing to the front of a certain red URQ to try and cover some of the
deficiencies in my driving on ice.....

Geraint

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Ben Howell
Sent: 12 January 2009 13:00
To: Jack Walker; urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Slot Cars

I don't claim to know A LOT about slot cars, I don't think I have ever seen
a 1/24 slot car. 1/32 is pretty common though:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fly-99044-Audi-Quattro-A2-Becker-Autoradio-1-32-Rare_W0Q
QitemZ280301399986QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_Cars?hash=item280301399986&_trksid
=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fly-88276-Audi-Quattro-A2-Rothmans-Antibes-Slot-1-32_W0Q
QitemZ270324985654QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_Cars?hash=item270324985654&_trksid
=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCX-62330-AUDI-QUATTRO-Slot-Car-1-32-25th-Anniversary_W0
QQitemZ280281353828QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_Cars?hash=item280281353828&_trksi
d=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-08399-Audi-Sport-Quattro-Rally-Monte-Carlo-1-32_W
0QQitemZ290288334746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_Cars?hash=item290288334746&_trks
id=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-08339-Audi-Sport-Quattro-Rally-Ivory-Coast-1-32_W
0QQitemZ270328447876QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_Cars?hash=item270328447876&_trks
id=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fly-1-32-Audi-Quattro-4WD-rally-Lady-Racers-ref-99083_W0
QQitemZ170292715405QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_Cars?hash=item170292715405&_trksi
d=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I can even begin to comment on the quality or detail on any of these, but I
have some old SCX cars in my collection and they look pretty nice. At one
point in time, I had a Slot-it 1/32 S1 and the quailty and detail was pretty
rough, but it was just intened as a "toy", so how much can one ask?

Ben

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Walker <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
>Sent: Jan 12, 2009 10:46 AM
>To: urq at audifans.com
>Subject: [urq] Slot Cars
>
>When I was reading about the UrQ25 event I noticed a few of you were
talking
>about slot cars.
>
> 
>
>Any specific recommendations on Audi specific cars?
>
>I haven't had slot cars for like forever, and if I remember from when I
did,
>it seems they were around 1/24 scale.
>
>I've seen some 1/32 scale cars, but not a lot of choices for anything
that's
>Audi specific?
>
> 
>
>Jack
>
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