When I first bought this model I thought I'd made a mistake. I looked at it and thought 'Oh, Fly must be doing a range of static models as well, 'cos this is too nice to hammer round a track !'

It's a forgivable mistake because the level of detail really is that good. There's so much crammed in that it’s hard to know where to start.

The bodywork is the usual Fly standard, excellent paintwork (though the colour makes it look a little plasticky) and crisp clear tampo printing. The numerous bonnet vents are moulded open, and several of them have detail parts inside them to complete the effect. The roof also has an open duct, complete with cooling pipes leading from it, down inside the rear windscreen and into the rear oil-cooler, which is also visible. 

In fact, the rear screen is more of a showcase displaying the wealth of detail inside, which includes the rear chassis beams, roll cage, shock absorbers (complete with red springs!), and the rear axle complete with huge diff casing, all finished in chrome. Needless to say it all looks fantastic.

In fact you almost expect to be able to lift the bonnet and find a working V8 underneath! The full roll-cage extends into the cabin, which also boasts a lot of detailing including a fire extinguisher complete with red cabling and it's own printed labels, dash instruments, red driver's seat.

Even the driver has that little bit extra with a decorated helmet and some sponsors badges on his race suit. To be picky, his lap belt is painted but not the shoulder straps, and some of his badges overlap those same shoulder straps, but this really is nit-picking. You'll notice that I've said in a couple of places 'detail including.....' because this is one of those models where the more you study it, the more things you notice.  

OK, so it looks great, but what's underneath? The chassis is standard Fly, with a front mounted inline motor (no V8!), prop shaft and plastic gears. The axle is covered by the rear suspension detail moulding mentioned earlier, which clips to the chassis.

A rectangular 'super' magnet is mounted in a small recess in the chassis, just ahead of the rear axle, held in place by a small plastic clip. Between the magnet and the chassis is a slim plastic shim, which can be removed to give a little more 'downforce'.

So what's it like on the track? To be honest this car could drive like a pudding and it would still be worth buying, but in fact it's pretty good on the track too. The assumed extra weight of the various detail parts doesn't seem to make any difference at all. 

The car is quick, quiet and handles very well, even on my slightly bumpy track. For ultimate cornering speed it is very easy to cut out the bottom of the magnet mount and glue the magnet in place with it's underside flush with the chassis, which cuts the laptimes by a few more tenths. 

Any concerns I had about the car perhaps being a bit delicate have also disappeared as it has suffered the usual shunts and driver errors and survived completely intact.

Conclusions, then. What more can I say? This model takes slot cars to a new level of  appearance and detail while remaining fast and usable. Does it get any better than this?
My first instinct after trying this car out was to go and buy another one (A121 - same detail and performance, better colour!). Need I say more?