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| This is one of many Lolas that Fly Car Model produced
in their classic line. The sharp blue color and crisp detailing
is what drew me to this one. It also cam highly recommended by others
in the hobby.
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| Fly is well known for their attention to detail.
Look in the opening directly below the #9. Yup, it's equipped
with a full spare! You don't see much of that these days. It
may be a hindrance to optimal performance, but it looks so cool.
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| If it weren't for the fact that the car is sitting
on slot car track, I might be able to pass this off as the real thing!
You should take note of the blue lined wheels that match the body.
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| Look how beautiful the lines on this car are!
It pulls light along its body panels to add interest and really
hold your eye.
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My Review: Let me start by saying I don't have any timing software running on my track, which is a small 16' figure 8 (Scalextric Circuit 2). I also remove any traction magnets from my cars to give them the tail hangin' sliding handling I love. This is one of may favorite slot cars (in any scale). I first fell in love with the Lola in the form of a T-Jet (Aurora HO slot car). But since so many guys race that body, I stopped. In 1/32 scale, I fell in love all over again. The Lola has such a unique and graceful countenance with it's smooth lines juxtaposed with its sharp edges. It begs to be driven. The car only has one flaw. It's common in Fly cars: rear axle "slop" (excess side-to-side movement). I was able to remedy that with spare parts from my 1/10 R/C parts bin. A brass servo collar ground down to size was perfect. After that, dab some oil in the right places and I was off and running. I had to get used to Fly's sidewinder chassis. It took a few laps of me spinning out or rolling over, but I finally got into a groove. Once I was there this car was a dream to drive. I could hang the rear out in the curves and nail the straights or keep everything nicely in line with a little more control. All in all this is a very fun car to race. It's easy to drive throughout the powerband. This is among my top performing cars. |
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