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Too much grip?
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Hello JaguarXJ220, assuming you are running without magnets,...are both front tyres touching the track??, ....narrow track cars with a high(ish) cg. are very prone to "tipping" out of the slot, if the front tyres do not touch , and , require the front tyres to act as stabilizing outriggers to alleviate this. Widening the rear track will help, but, without the front tyres touching the problem will still exist (even after adding significant amounts of weight) .

This is easy enough to rectify, by, either using some thinner braid, or if that does not solve the issue, but using some taller front tyres.

A more involved procedure would be to 1/ use a guide with a thinner profile, or 2/ modify the guide tongue to allow the guide to recess a bit further into the chassis plate................try the thinner braid/taller tyres first  Bigsmile.

If in fact your front tyres do touch the track, widening both front and rear track as much as your rules allow, using a softer braid, and using weight on the outside edges (perimeter) of the chassis will help,.....ensuring some body movement/float will also help.

You can also remove as much weight from the body shell as possible (lexan interior), but this may not be in accordance with your rules or how you like your cars to look.

Cheers
Chris Walker
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Too much grip? - by JaguarXJ220 - 14th-Sep-24, 08:14 PM
RE: Too much grip? - by munter - 14th-Sep-24, 08:38 PM
RE: Too much grip? - by CMOTD - 15th-Sep-24, 10:34 AM
RE: Too much grip? - by Kevan - 15th-Sep-24, 10:47 AM
RE: Too much grip? - by chrisguyw - 15th-Sep-24, 05:27 PM
RE: Too much grip? - by Nonfractal - 18th-Sep-24, 11:36 AM

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