Race Winner - Ian Douglass' 2024 USA Slot.it Nationals Winning Car!

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Filmed at Electric Dreams in El Segundo, CA
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[@FA-RACE-TEAM]

Congratulations Ian! bravo Electric Dreams on a great event that was as wonderful to watch as a remote spectator as possible. Wonderful to see a young guy on podium along with Jim Rose. Better luck next year Todd. Darkside's reign will end soon. I expect to see you on the podium next year. Hint stop truing his tires! I couldn't see anything beyond those that gave Ian his edge, except his playlist!

[@idwurks]

🤪 Todd IS Darkside! :D TY!

[@MPSlotCar]

Congrats Ian! Your attention to detail on and off the track is top notch brother! Excellent breakdown, giving me motivation to tinker 😄 cheers ✌🏼

[@idwurks]

@@MPSlotCar thank you dude! It was nice meeting you and hoping you had a great time!

[@AquariumDesignGroup]

Fantastic finish and amazing car, my friend!

[@morpheusharris3629]

Another epic video,another epic race… thanks again Marco for showing ,,,,always a pleasure to watch… great racer, great Slot Car builder …Great dude congratulations Homie🏁

[@idwurks]

Thank you man!

[@trackfanstv]

Excellent talk through guys - congrats again Ian, that was some final race! This has given me some good tips, great video! 💯🔥🔥🔥

[@idwurks]

Thank you so much man!

[@trackfanstv]

@@idwurks 💯 bud

[@stman852]

Hi Marco & Ian, great job on this video (and all of the breakdown post race win videos). As a newbie (only 2yrs in) from South Australia, there's some great tips to pick up from these videos and chats which I really appreciate. Great hobby and I will make it to Electric Dreams California some day albeit I might need a shipping container to get stuff home ..... lol Keep up the great work & congrats on the win Ian

[@idwurks]

@@stman852 see you at the track soon!

[@nflpicks4920]

I watched the live feed and Congrats to Ian!! What I really appreciated was how Ian was helping the young driver and given him tips between heats!! We don’t do that enough in our hobby, i understand we are competitive but I was really happy to see that! Now I’m waiting on the other videos for how Ian sets up his cars!! Congrats Again Sir

[@idwurks]

Thank you so much! Without people like Braiden, our hobby will never grow. It's super important that any time we can bring others up with us, we take the time and energy to do so. People like Herman, Mike OD, Ron Hershman, George Russell (And many more) are the reason I am here - And I owe that towards the next generation - like Arlo.

[@nflpicks4920]

What can I do to get my chassis lower like yours? We use silicone tires for our series CB32 so I don’t know what else to do? Any suggestions?

[@idwurks]

@@nflpicks4920 if you still have the plastic bushings in the front, you can remove them. Also using a thin braid like the nsr is helpful. If your club allows different guides, one that is thinner and sits higher into the car would help. And if you can run a 1mm offset pod, that would also help. But check with your club rules 👍

[@consco3667]

Wife and I watched the feed. It was very well done. Congrats Ian! What a week for you

[@NiemasRacecars]

Ian🦁 One of the best slot racers on this planet🤙🏻

[@idwurks]

Oh come on now 😅😅😅

[@ed.shorer]

Great car, matched by great driving. Congrats! It was quickly mentioned, so I want to know: Did you balance your front wheels and tires, rear wheels and tires, AND gear?

[@jimgreathouse3866]

Did not get to watch the race live, but enjoyed watching about two days later. Biggest problem was avoiding FB and other KZbin channels so I could watch the race without running into a spoiler as to winner. Great drive Ian. I have one question. What was the most commonly used controller by the drivers. I am looking to upgrade and knowing what some of the best racers were using would be greatly appreciated. Already looking forward to next year.

[@slotcarstore]

Difalco, TruSpeed, ThirdEye, and coming strong: Synapse

[@northwestpaintcorrectionan7002]

Thanks for this, always curious what guys are doing to their cars. I’d like to know more about the sanding and truing of the rear tires, I use a hudy at home, and even without polishing they come out smoother than those tires, I’m wondering what tire truer is used and what grit paper? Thank you very much!

[@idwurks]

Backtrack 2True, with an 80 grit sleeve 💪 Using lots of alcohol. On the tires too 😅

[@northwestpaintcorrectionan7002]

@@idwurks thank you very much for getting back to me! May have to add that truer to the arsenal at some point. I had another thought for a video for you guys to do. It seems like most of the guys were running the true speed, Apex controller, there were supposed to be some follow up videos about that controller but they haven’t come through yet. Wondering if someone down there in California would be willing to do a more in-depth demonstration video of that controller?

[@idwurks]

@@northwestpaintcorrectionan7002 I could probably do a short on it if there’s demand.

[@HARRYS_SLOTCARS_N_RC_CRAWLERS]

Love how you guys show us the winning car . That final days racing was epic. Short of truing the tyres is there any additional preparation for the racing ? Tire traction glue or oils ? Greetings from Latvia....Harry

[@idwurks]

Hey Harry - Personally I don't like using the oil because it can influence other racers and their grip, and because its hard to get the same result every time. I only use it once in a while. Getting the car flat, square, and properly set up on all four tires is critical to the performance. A great car doesn't gaurantee a win, but a bad car almost certainly guarantees a bad time!

[@HARRYS_SLOTCARS_N_RC_CRAWLERS]

@@idwurks thank you Ian for your comprehensive reply ....I never use glue or oil on my tyres because I think it opens up the track to all sorts of mess . Great racing and congratulations on a wonderful win

[@trackfanstv]

@@HARRYS_SLOTCARS_N_RC_CRAWLERS stay tuned Harry, it's all I'm saying 😉

[@HARRYS_SLOTCARS_N_RC_CRAWLERS]

@@trackfanstv haha What have you been up too Pete 🤔😂

[@larrycariglio909]

Thanks for the breakdown of the winning car. Was the weight under the body used to bring the body to minimum weight or to aid in handling?

[@idwurks]

@@larrycariglio909 minimum weight went from none to 18g this year, and the weight had to be placed under the driver 👌

[@modelracecar]

Hi guys, I enjoyed listening to the race whilst working on my cars. What is the track voltage set to? A question about the G25's do you find they ball-up? I've tried them on our wood track and find they ball-up although that was at 13.8V and we've recently turned the track down to 12V and finding the tyres absolutely love this lower voltage and tend to polish to a shine rather than tear. I've not tried G25's at this lower voltage but may be tempted to do so.

[@idwurks]

Cunningham Raceway is run at about 12.9v I believe. I've seen the G25s ball up when they heat up. I think, purely speculation here, that it may be due to the track surface. Electric Dreams has a very glossy epoxy surface, but I have heard of people having the issue you describe. I think it's when they heat up. G25s are crazy sticky, so they will also pick up a ton of stuff from the track. If the track isn't super clean, I could totally see that happening. Hope that helps!

[@slotcarstore]

12.5v for both track on all classes.

[@jonanolakers1567]

Are the tire sidewalls coated with superglue?

[@idwurks]

@@jonanolakers1567 there is some glue up onto the sidewall, yes. You have my email lol. Use it!

[@scottwyman5014]

Hi Ian is there a Washer under the rear Pod Screws?

[@idwurks]

Yes, washers under all the pod screws 🤙

[@arnetoft2108]

Sorry I don’t really get what tires Ian use on back wheels

[@slotcarstore]

G25 from Slot.it - mandatory for the race.

[@TomDolan-oq6cw]

What are the spec tires?

[@slotcarstore]

Made for the Nationals using G25 compound from Slot.it

[@idwurks]

15.8x10, with tires trued to 18mm

[@consco3667]

Ian do you have a track at home?

[@idwurks]

@@consco3667 nope! Closest track is an hour away. Electric dreams 6 hours. 💪💪

[@consco3667]

@@idwurks wow! We are just getting into the hobby. Building a 210 foot long Carerra digital track at home this winter. Tuning the cars will be the real learning experience for us as it is for everyone. We live remotely and off grid in Northern WA state. Nearest town is 30 miles away and only 1100 people. Belonging to a club is out for us. Even you have a 2 hour round trip to practice. It looked like a heck of a lot of fun though watching the qualifying and the race! The slot car community have been great. Filled with some very nice people. A lot of info. People like you share your knowledge. That’s huge to grow this industry

[@idwurks]

@@consco3667 Are you near Bellingham??? I used to live there for a short while. Yes - We do what we have to do to enjoy our hobby! I wish there were closer tracks, but it's our job to support the tracks that we can get to! GL with yours!

[@consco3667]

@@idwurks no sir. We are outside of Tonasket in North Central WA.