by HomeRacingWorld » Thu May 31, 2018 7:07 pm
Since the day the classic NASCARS were released, never bothered to try and run them with anything else. The AERO Warriors were in a class by themselves in 1:1...and so they were here in scale.
There were (are) enough of them to simply race them side by side.
IMHO the Monogram chassis is far worse in NON magnet form. Mine run great only after full rebuilds or scrap the chassis and build brass.
Most of my Carrera fleet needed only some light tuning to run smooth in non-mag form. Yes, we have performed more advanced mods over time...but the last few I did very little to enjoy them on our wood oval.
But each club has their own rules and tastes.
Back to the subject of pricing...well I fear this really isn't the bad part.
The price is still more than fair for the models we are getting.
It's the incredibly weak selection this year. Zero NASCAR/57 or any new American molds, which in itself is an incredible mistake.
Not to mention plenty of other cars for the classic fans that could have been chiseled out. Flaming hot rods were not popular in the past and nothing has changed. Cool for some, nice for a cruise, but not a series to really build upon when you only get one. What would have been smart was a 56 or 57 Ford tooling to go with the 57 Bowtie. At least then I would have had more than just one car on my list for the year (Monza) that I already have.
Repeating molds we have seen over and over has not been the ideal plan. I liked having inexpensive examples of them, but the hard truth is that we have had plenty of Capri's, BMW M1's, 917's etc. We needed fresh, original thinking in the tooling department and it's not happening. When the right people had the hands on the throttle, we had great classic Cobras, Cheetahs, and a slew of classic NASCAR. Not to mention the return of the Torino.
And with the "new" Carrera USA selling direct now through AMAZON...the dealers I am hearing from are less than happy.
Love my Carrera cars, still the best bang for the budget minded home racer. The DTM is a fantastic series, but with almost 15-20 in my stable, I'm full.