Contact Corporate: Email sales@races2u.com or Call +1-855-722-3728

Founded by Warren Peck (Races2U Founder)

Races2U - Austin

Phone: +1-855-722-3728

Address: 10401 Anderson Mill Rd #108b, Austin, TX 78750, US

Client Testimonials

Reviewer:

Rating: 5/5 Stars
"It was great to work with you and Ksenia too, you were wonderful and we really had a lot of success at the booth."

Review from Motorcoach trade show in San Antonio, Jan 2018.

Reviewer:

Rating: 5/5 Stars
"Everyone really enjoyed having the RC cars even though we had to set it up indoors. We hope to book you again for next year's event."

Review from Samsung Corporate Event in Austin, TX, Oct 2017.

Reviewer:

Rating: 4/5 Stars
"Races2U provided a quality product and delivered a fun experience on the day of our event."

Review from Choctaw Nation team building event in Durant, OK, Dec 2023.

Lubrication

A smile and friendly words are the lubrication of good relationships!  Likewise to keep slot cars performing well so they make their racers happy, good lubrication is needed.

WHAT SHOULD I USE?  —  The most common mistake I see is using Graphite, 3-in-One or WD-40 for axles and lithium or axle grease for gears!  Graphite is great for PineWood Derby but is too thin and makes a mess on slot cars. 3-In-One is Too Thick,  WD-40 is too light.  Lithium and axle grease is way too heavy for gears!

AXLES:   A light tenacious oil, ideally with PTFE (teflon) is best for axles (front and rear).  EPIC RC car oil (from HobbyTown) or SuperLube PTFE oil (by Synco)  /both appx $5-7/ are my favorites.   You can call/email Warren and he can order you some Superlube oil so you save shipping costs and can avoid a trip to HobbyTown if you live far away from them.

GEARS:  The most popular lube for pinions (small gear on motor) and crowns (big gear on axle) is  SuperLube Synthetic Grease (w/PTFE) (by Synco).   Kings Hobby has some in some hypodermics but they only have 1/2 tube (6gm out of 12gm) in the $7 hypo.  A 12gm squeeze tube is available for appx $8 online.  Not as cool as the hypo but the small tip works just as well!  Ask Warren to order you some along with the axle oil and you can save the $8-16 shipping fee!

HOW?

AXLES:  Every 3 or 4 races, turn the car on its back and place a small drop of oil on the rear bushings/bearings, between the chassis and the wheel.   1-2 drops on the front axles, between the wheel “hub” (where the axles is pressed in) and the chassis hole (Scalextric) or bushing (Carerra, Fly, Slot.It).

MOTOR:  Once a month, unscrew the body and find the “can” end of the motor – it is the opposite end of where the wires are connected.  Put one drop on the motor axle/shaft.  Do NOT oil the side with the plastic “end-bell” where the wires are soldered on.  You risk getting oil on the brushes that feed electricity to the motor’s coil (the spinning armature that turns the pinion gear).

GEARS:  Once a month, use a tooth pick to smear some PTFE grease into the teeth of the small pinion gear and the big crown/spur gear it is driving.  You will make a small mess – clean up the excess with a tooth pick and small piece of paper-towel.  Avoid Getting Grease on the Tires!  (wipe them off with a paper towel and a extremely small drop of dishwashing liquid (just put a little on your finger tip).