[Scuderia_Turini]

Hello Newson,

The Drift cars normally have the traction magnet at the forward position so that the rear end can break away easily (drift).  It looks like the traction magnet was moved to the rear position when the guide movement was limited with the screws.

These cars have small circuit board inside which allows for the car to always run forwards no matter which way the guide is pointing.  The diodes on the board will slightly reduce the voltage going to the motor so its wise to by-pass the board if you are not using the drift facility so as to even up the performance with other cars.

If you want to try the drift operation remove the jam-screws from the guide and move the magnet to the forward position.  Its best if you have track borders to allow the cars to spin around, but the car on the inside track should work.

You could try an additional magnet but as CMOTD says, the tyres are relatively hard to encourage rear-end drift.

Leo