[Johnno]

Completely hearing you and understand totally. I currently am heading down another path with slot cars and that path is a MrTrax 4-lane routed modular system. I do have a thought at the back of my mind to sell all the plastic track and items I have and go 110% all in on the routed system, then I also have the thought of doing a basic plastic digital scenic.

So running with out magnets will be a big move and game changed for myself and this hobby and am sure as you mention the cars will slide (drift) more without that magnet grip, therefor the impacts will be much lesser force behind them. I guess in some way I do have the wings and items that have fallen off or busted off, in regards to the wings, they simply push into the holes on the rear ends, they are not even glued which is why I am not too fussed as the wings can simply be inserted, again I guess I am lucky that none of the supports have been busted.

I like the idea of drive through penality for dislodged, missing car items such as in real races and have also thought about this, currently I am a solo racer with my neighbours kids randomly popping in for a drive, this is when the cars fly off the track full speed, I have been saying lets see who can stay on the track the longest, the most laps without crashing is the winner, this changed their driving immediately, I also have been teaching them a little bit as they go along such as power off coming into a corner and power on coming out of the corner.

As you mentioned about mirrors, exhausts, wipers etc coming off as part of the race I agree 100% that is racing, and in real life this happens. I haven't gone down Carrera cars, just not sure about them, hesitant for some unknown reason.