Power Slot Lola Review Update...

PPR Super Tires held a contest on a slot car site I lurk in and gave away 4 sets of custom painted PPR Super Wheels. He had painted a blue, pearl white, yellow and lime green set of wheels a while back with the intent to sell them. The painting process turned out to be more than expected to get the paint to stay on the wheels. If I remember correctly it was a 6 or 7 step process. They turned out great, but I can understand why he didn't continue to do them. Also, when he put them up in the For Sale Forum they didn't sell. Although I wanted the yellow pair, but didn't have the funds to buy them.

So, PPR held a custom car contest. At first, only one person posted pictures of cars that he used PPR's wheels and tires to customize them. Nobody else was posting pictures and I commented that I didn't have any PPR stuff to use and get into the contest myself. PPR quickly responded and posted that any car that you've paint, done decals, wheels and tires or any other type of customizing too was eligible to enter the contest. That was all I needed.

I entered the following cars for consideration.

First, my Skru'd Death Race Car. Artin Chassis, $5.00 model kit and hardware. This was made to run on a live figure 8 four lane wood track at a local weekend event a couple years back. Due to too much beverage consumption by most of the Death Race racers...it didn't happen and thus my car stayed intact and is now a shelf queen.

Click on the picture below to enlarge. Yes, the driver is flipping the bird. Just letting the other drivers know how he feels.

I hand painted everything inside and out except for the flat black color of the Chevy.

Secondly, is my Control Freak 1/24 Cheetah 2 powered slot car sponsored by Direct TV. Yes, I does work and better than most would expect it to do too. This one took a lot of planning and massaging to make it a reality. I took the garbage out at an apartment complex I use to live at and someone threw 3 of these remotes away in various conditions. I picked one up and held it at arm's length. Those lines are a race car I thought to myself. I took all 3 remotes back to my place and about a year later pulled them out and came up with the Control Freak.

Thirdly, I posted this picture of the Power Slot Lola I had just finished reviewing and is further down on this blog. I had robbed my NSR Mosler's wheels and tires since the stock wheels had issues. I also said that if I won that the lime green PPR wheels would be perfect for the Lola.

Well, my Death Race car got a couple of votes from other people posting on the forum or as they said, "A vote from the peanut gallery if that means anything." I guess it worked because I took 3rd place. The only thing left was to hope that 1st and 2nd place picked a different color than the lime green wheels. I got what I wanted and they are a perfect fit and fix for the stock Lola wheels that had issues. Plus, they go with the graphics painted on the car. I think they finished the Lola. Plus, the Lola is not only up to par, but surpassing it on the track.

FYI...PPR sent the wheels before I could get a chance to buy of his tires. These are Slot It tires and they are hooking up on the Scaley Sport track very nicely.