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blueaxe	SCX BRM review	Lead	[-]
Posts: 988 (05/21/08 05:13 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Anybody know where I can see a review on the SCX BRM P261? Or maybe some info from someone who has one? Thanks all! .....Blueaxe You only let off the gas to keep the wheels from spinning... Timing is Everything
HomeRacingWorld		#1	[-]
Posts: 10910 (05/21/08 07:25 AM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I did not do a review on the car, but I can tell you it is one of my favorites. I like the milder motor they have that works very well on my smaller 4 x 16 layout. Wheels and tires do need some attention. But with the proper sanding and adjustments can be made to operate very smoothly. No, it is not a magnet missile to be sure. But when you get them 3 or 4 wide they are every bit as fun as any other car out there. We run ours at 10 1/2 to 11 volts here as this keeps them very smooth to control. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
Robert Livingston		#2	[-]
Posts: 230 (05/21/08 07:45 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Here it is! SCX "RX" type motor revs 20k on the tach. Torque is not high, but this is a smooth power plant, old-school (single magnet, open frame). I moved the wheels inboard until they are just touching the suspension detail parts, in the interest of more scale appearance. As you can see, there is no magnet. The SCX BRM is a combination of various mid-1960's BRM's. It does not accurately model any one BRM. An earlier, scratch built 1962 BRM P57 is beside it (car #17). The SCX driver is Graham Hill, with the characteristic London Rowing Club helmet decoration. Detail on the SCX model is a little heavy and crude by today's standards. However, this is a great runner, very smooth, and a nice handling car. Eventually I fit Slot.It 15x8 wheels on the rear, with 9mm wide Super Tires, and it goes faster. On my open wood track, this is a slow, but fun car, on 13.6 volts. The SCX BRM scales to about 1/30, and definitely looks larger than the Scalextric current-issue F1 cars of this era. Last Edited By: Robert Livingston 05/21/08 07:55 AM. Edited 3 times.
ElSecundo		#3	[-]
Posts: 6040 (05/21/08 08:30 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Robert, when you moved the wheels inboard a bit, did you find that the handling improved? I'll tell ya...fellas......you're gonna want more cowbell! Rock legend Bruce Dickinson
blueaxe	SCX BRM review	#4	[-]
Posts: 989 (05/21/08 10:02 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	OK, thanks guys. Mucho Appreciado .............................Blueaxe You only let off the gas to keep the wheels from spinning... Timing is Everything
Robert Livingston		#5	[-]
Posts: 231 (05/21/08 02:53 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think it handles better with Super Tires and a wider track than with Super Tires and a narrower width. But, I would have to test it both ways, on the same day. The difference is slight. This car is underpowered, compared to most racing slot cars, so there is heavy throttle application coming out of the corners, without much sliding. I have not driven it enough to say much about the handling, because, once I found out it was too big and too late for the 1.5L F1 Vintage RAA we are expecting to start up this summer, I have been concentrating on scale, narrower, lighter cars, which grip even more in the corners (due to higher quality, more precise rotating parts). Narrowness may increase "raw" cornering speed, but the car becomes more prone to rollovers (which usually means a series of pirouettes and barrel rolls with F1 cars). So, wider track, a little less cornering speed, and more sliding seem to lead to lower lap times. Maybe it's just me. In general, grip is increased with a narrower rear track, but it can also lead to front-end deslots (tip outs) halfway through the corner. Ah, the complexities of slot car handling . . .
TomSetzer		#6	[-]
Posts: 571 (05/21/08 11:26 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	We race the SCX Classic F1s against each other, and it makes for a class that is great fun, as they all run pretty equal lap times. Its almost like stepping back in time to the late sixties. -- Ragnar Tom Slot Car Realm - http://www.slotcarrealm.com/ First you have to finish, to finish first.
slider2		#7	[-]
Posts: 1022 (05/22/08 04:13 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Robert Livingston wrote: Here it is! The SCX BRM is a combination of various mid-1960's BRM's. It does not accurately model any one BRM. Detail on the SCX model is a little heavy and crude by today's standards. However, this is a great runner, very smooth, and a nice handling car... The SCX BRM scales to about 1/30, and definitely looks larger than the Scalextric current-issue F1 cars of this era. ------------------------------------------------ Thank you Robert. Excellent review and overview of this car. I always had a fondness for BRMs of this era, but have been going back & forth in relation to buying this model. The scale thing bothers me a little, but I still want one. Perhaps I will wait until I can find a used, (I mean previously owned) one for a little lower price. I'd like to see SCX release or re-release some more cars of this era, so that they could run together and all be the same nominal scale. The only real complaint that I have relates to thr ("Fakey looking") vapor deposited aluminum - "Chrome". SCX is not alone in this however and it is easy enough to fix with a few quick strokes of paint. None the less, I will probably add it to my stable. Greg
dreinecke		#8	[-]
Posts: 2105 (05/22/08 07:23 AM) Resin Body Master Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I love this car! Thanks Cindy ;-) It runs perfectly against my re-motored Scalextric Sharknose and Cooper. David Reinecke MotorSports - RMS Resins Chevelles and slots!

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