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Old 11-14-2007, 10:29 AM
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I just want to post a big

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to Jason Melville of MaxAmps and Howard Matos of FMA Direct for their support in helping me figure out my charging solution.

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Old 11-18-2007, 05:36 AM
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ECNS Pro Truck Final Series Winners

The 8 race series concluded with some of the best racers on the East Coast competing with Dereck Martin winning the class championship. Congratulations Dereck!

1. Dereck Martin
2. Dennis Allison
3. Barry Pettit
4. Doug Tudor
5. Tim Hepler



Pictured from left to right: Doug Tudor, Barry Petit, Dereck Martin, Dennis Allison, Tim Hepler

Congratulations to all 5 trucks having Novak Brushless power for the season of 20 minute electric 2wd truck racing!
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:02 AM
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Am i right if i see 2x losi, 3x asso in top 5, with losi 1st and 4rd?
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Old 11-18-2007, 07:01 AM
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Actually the racers pictured won races with both AE and Losi trucks. AE won 5 races and Losi won 3 of the 8 races. Both are great trucks with a good racer can win with either truck that all comes down to driver preference on which truck to use.

The one common thing is all use Novak Electronics brushless power to endure 20 minute electric races!


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Old 11-18-2007, 01:17 PM
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It was one heck of a field of racers at the final race, most of us weren't there for points but it was a lot of fun. I couldn't keep up with Pace.
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Old 11-18-2007, 09:40 PM
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Hopefully it is a sign of the future with this class getting bigger at the end of the series with some of the best racers on the east coast joining the class like the Nats earlier this year with some of the best RC racers in the country racing in the 20 minute Li-Po/Brushless Truck Class.

The future looks bright for electric racing to comeback with li-po and brushless!
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Old 11-21-2007, 10:13 AM
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i read in a magazine that many drivers where wiring up two 4800 packs to make 20 minutes, and to their surprise with 6.5s the 4800 made the 20 minutes, is this possible?
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Old 11-21-2007, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake S
i read in a magazine that many drivers where wiring up two 4800 packs to make 20 minutes, and to their surprise with 6.5s the 4800 made the 20 minutes, is this possible?
Yes depending on the track size and type. You are going to use more battery for high bite fast tracks than technical tight tracks like the Nats had. A big track like the Farm will take more battery even though a racer did finish 3rd there this weekend using a Novak GTB with a 8.5 motor and a 4800 mah Orion li-po battery. He said he went around 30 minutes in practice with the same set up.

Less motor will give more run time if geared right.

I wonder how long a 13.5 and a 8000 mah li-po will go??? 1 1/2 to 2 hours??
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Old 11-22-2007, 08:57 PM
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Thinking about a 5000 to save even more weight
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Old 11-23-2007, 05:25 PM
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If you know how to tune & set up a car then there is nothing wrong w/ running a lighter car. However, if these becomes an actual class then I'm sure the standard weight for it will be the same as the current 2wd environment.
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Old 11-23-2007, 05:39 PM
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I don't understand going lighter weight with the battery when some of us add weight to the truck using 8000 mah li-pos.
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Old 11-23-2007, 09:07 PM
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I run weight but with a light battery you can put weight where you want to.
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I would rather just run a setup that lets me practice for an hour straight w/out changing packs. I mean, the trucks w/ the right setup aren't going to be any slower then the other trucks out there. However, an extra hour of practice time is well worth it to me.
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Old 11-24-2007, 07:49 PM
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I have 8000,s also just getting my truck dailed for stock truck. In pro truck I would run a 12000 if I could get it to fit.
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Old 11-24-2007, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by xxxtruck
I have 8000,s also just getting my truck dailed for stock truck. In pro truck I would run a 12000 if I could get it to fit.
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How much run time are we going to get with a 13.5 and using an 8000 mah li-po???
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