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Hey Paul, I liked them a lot. I only got to run one, and it's going to be a very good runner. If there's an issue, it's the front tires getting hung up in the wheel wells. But even with that problem, it was a very nice car -- not all hoppy and crazy, and lots of potential.

Tom, from what he said, there were out-of-round issues, wire leads too short, tires binding in the fenders -- typical stuff from Fly's designs a few years back. I'd expect them to perform just fine with the standard Fly tuning. He was disappointed that as 'starter' cars, he couldn't expect to just put them on the track and run them.

I'll always agree that the only question that really counts is whether the buyer is happy. The Fly and GB Track line of Porsche EVO's is one of my favorites -- great cars, and I'm sure this Martini car is no different. But since I can get the fully detailed versions for the same price (or better) than the new low-detail car, the new car is a bad choice for me. It's not that it's a bad car, but it's a bad value. It just comes up short compared to other things I could do for the same amount of money.

From my perspective, it doesn't matter where the car is made -- 50 bucks is 50 bucks, and I can find a hundred other slot-related things I'd rather do with 50 bucks than spend it on one of these cars. So, I'm not bad-mouthing the cars, I'm questioning the decision to bring something to market that offers less value for the same price. My prediction is that this line will bomb badly (at least in the US), and oddly enough, will end up fetching high dollars for new ones three years down the road.