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That's one of my favorite cars, Harry! And it can scoot a lot quicker than people think. I take the yellow one in the racing box wherever I go.

The problem seems to be that there are no crown gears available that match the pinions. See, there is a tight shroud around the crown gear, so you can't really change the crown gear to a standard crown gear like a Slot.It or a SCX. The crown has very small teeth, and has a bore of 3/32", so it's pretty specialized -- I haven't seen a gear like it in the 1/32 world.

The RD pinions with the 1.5mm bore will work well if they're mated to the right gear, but the only gears they have that fit the 3/32" axle are the SCX gears.

I've been looking for Sloter replacements, but nobody carries parts for the T-70's. I eventually found their website and contacted them last night.

Thanks for your insights, guys! Let me know if you'd like pictures.

Robert, the cupped tires aren't a problem. They sand down very easily (best on a Hudy), and are very easy to profile. Once that's done, the tires are superb for this car.

I ran a Sloter Lola on the 6-lane wood quad-oval last night (17-18 foot straights). It was too quick for many cars to keep up, including the new Scalextric Camaro. The handling is so good that its exit speeds are high, and when you get out of the corner quickly, you don't have to rely on that little hamster-driven motor to accelerate much. You really need to drive it to keep from scrubbing off speed, but it'll bail you out of trouble when you overcook it. This car even gave the Ninco Acura the 'chrome horn' in corners when the Acura was too slow to stay in front of the Lola. Really amazing performance from this little car...