A Bird of Prey - Slot.it 956 KH "Warsteiner" - initial tune

[@SpareRoomSlotCars]

What a beauty, thanks for sharing your tuning tips

[@hobbitracing]

My pleasure!

[@dewannclark3144]

Did you do any tire trueing to the rear and front tires or was the tires kept as hey came out of the box? What voltage were you runnig around your track?

[@hobbitracing]

Hi. Great questions. Quick Slicks really are slip-on silicone tires, as they say, but I like to knock off the sharp edges created from the mold that sometimes sticks to the tires. I do this with dry wall sandpaper. Front zerogrip are a similar case where I try to ensure no flashing rubber left behind, and if they roll true, I try to avoid scuffing the zg compound. The track is run at 9.5v. Thanks

[@ulliandree1129]

Why are you using the tape underneath the chassis and pod?

[@hobbitracing]

Great question. The strapping tape provides a level of dampening that allows the pod/chassis connection to be smooth and gradual in the side to side inertia that comes into play as we corner. Sometimes even very flimsy chassis that have no motor pod are even helped by this dampening. Many folks use different kinds of tape, but I prefer the strapping variety.

[@paulkomnacki1519]

Try adding 5 grams behind the rear axle. Can’t guarantee it will suit your track but works on my Porsches.

[@hobbitracing]

Thanks for the feedback. I love trying rear weight, under or behind the axle, as well. Oddly enough, it worked well in the #21 Kenwood, but not needed here. So much so that this one could be considered a 'class buster', producing some of the fastest GrpC times for this track...without anything but the magnet for rear weight.