[chrisguyw]

Having a single front pivot is common (NSR, Thunderslot, Avant, scaleauto and others) but a single centre rear pivot I've not seen before. 

Even NSR is starting to design cars this way. Maybe centre line motor mount points will also grow in popularity. 


Alan

FYI, All of the MRSlotcar motor pods have been designed with  single, centrally located  pod lugs (front and rear)  since the brands inception 10 years ago..........roll stiffness is controlled by the lugs on either side of the pod.



A central pivot method like this allows the pod to "rotate" torsionally along the central axis of the chassis which from a chassis dynamics perspective, is preferable to the "tilting" movement that is the result of pods with more than one front/rear pod lug, and , lugs that are not located on the chassis centerline.

The central pivot point on the MRSlotcar pod/chassis, mimics the similarly designed "flexi-board"/ center hinge chassis designs that have been the favoured chassis design in high end slot car racing for over 40years.

Will we see more manufacturers adopting this design ??.......from a pure performance perspective we should, however, considering this would create added cost, and also would render some of the existing products as less attractive to the consumer, I suspect it will take some time.......... remember that several elements of the current "plastic" cars (Gear design, Motor pods, etc.) were designed from an manufacturing, and, ease of use from the consumer perspective,...not,....from a pure performance perspective.

Cheers
Chris Walker

While some may well have seen the MRSlotcar chassis, some obviously have not.
(There are different pods to accept, FK180/FC130/FF050 motors, in inline,side, and anglewinder configurations.)

This one has a "Neo" magnet FF050 installed.