Derby Talk

We stuck with 2.5 cant on the rears and worked up a new set of axles with mothers and now it runs even with my open class car from last year. It beats his last years car by a good 3/4 of a car length consistently. Last years car set the fastest individual race time but ended up third in the pack. We...

I'm thinking that with the rears canted at 2.5 deg. and adjusted for alignment that the axle head may not be pointed directly up if that makes sense. I used the pro body tool and filled the axle slots with epoxy in advance. I could still turn the axles when they were installed but I didn't think it ...

My sons car loses alignment on one rear wheel after a few runs down the test track. I'll try Sporty's technique on both rear axles. Good tip!

We've got the new wheels and the rears canted to 2.5 and we picked up 3/4 of a car length on last years car. We ran them on our test track tonight. One thing I found helpful is cutting the K-Groove on the axles. We were able to fine tune the tow in to the point where it doesn't get the wiggles and i...

My Bear cub and I have finished his car. We ran this years car against last years car on our test track (we don't have a timer). This years car finished about 2/3 to 3/4 of a car length ahead of last years car. How much of an improvement would you say that is? Judging by how close he ran with the tw...