Mini-Z F1 cars

[cbcbcb]

How well do Mini-Z F1 cars work on ordinary carpet? Can I race them round the living room, or does the surface need to be completely totally flat?

[dominic evola]

This all depends on what 'pile' carpet you have? If it is quite thick then I think you will have problems with understeer one minute and versteer the next. Wood or kitchen tiles is what I would recommend.

Hope this helps.

Demon

[Petermarkphillips]

We race on carpet at our local track in a leisure centre, the F1's cope better with carpet than tourers, due to their wider wheels.
The carpet we race on it like office carpet, with a low pile.
However at speed the direction of the pile can affect how the miniz handles. The pile will make the car wander.
The best carpet is probably the stuff 1/10th's race on.
On slightly thicker carpets, like you would have at home, the cars can either wander badly and slow the car down greatly.

[Keith Snell]

We race on carpet at our local track in a leisure centre


Where is your local track?

Best Regards

Keith Snell
Secretary BRCA Large Scale

[Petermarkphillips]

Loughmoss Leisure Centre,
Carryduff,
Northern Ireland.

[Keith Snell]

Loughmoss Leisure Centre,
Carryduff,
Northern Ireland.


Ah, a bit far for me to travel then :o

Best Regards

Keith Snell
Secretary BRCA Large Scale