[JasonB]

Mildly reviving this after the Holiday break.
One thing I have noticed is that there seems to be what i am calling an "intermediary gap".

I see a ton of questions in various forums with people needing fairly basic help. Things like adjusting braids, replacing parts, mild tuning:
There are lots of videos and posts about this introductory things.

What I also see are lots of exchanges between experts. Abbreviations abound and it all becomes specialized jargon quickly.

What I think is missing something to bridge the gap.

For example it is yearly hard to know exactly what is required. For example, I know there are lots of aftermarket chassis available that require "a slot-it motor pod". The thing is, there are dozens of slot-it pods out there... which one?!

Also I personally feel you have to have lap counting and lap timing. I almost never see this mentioned.

To that point, while there is a lot of ino about tuning the cars I don't see a lot of before and after videos or comparisons.

If it weren't for woodcote's input here, I don't think I have ever seen documentation on how to run an event...

What do you all think?
Or am I exceedingly thick? (entirely possible....)

Some interesting points there.

I guess the basic principles are perhaps easier to cover, but when you start covering more complex issues it all becomes very specific, and as such becomes a lot more work to cover all the angles, brands, cars, track systems and types.

For instance, which motor pod works best with which chassis might be very difficult to pin down without knowing the type of track it's being used on.  As Andy has alluded to there are issues which might be better dealt with by asking specific questions.

However, I do think we as enthusiasts could probably do more.

I thought the "Slap my SlotCar" series was interesting, presenting good general principles and sound advice with some humour. It's now buried away in the vaults on SFI, and may disappear completely at some point. When I was an admin over there, I had a plan to update it, make it more accessible, and add to it. But time ran out.

Perhaps we could start something here?