Kevin K

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I dont know i used the SP 1.1 ESC to qualify Second at the USVTA Nationals in March. And still use the same speedo today and its not speed that my car is lacking so I dont really buy what you are saying.




Its only speedo of the month when you make it speedo of the month. If you are sitting there thinking that you need a new speedo to compete then you have already lost. Its going to always come down to car set-up and driver PERIOD!!! "That" speedo is not whats going to keep you from being marshaled 3 times a race.

toomany

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with out someone looking at every car at every race people are going to push the rules and make it sound like it you fault that you can't keep up when your car is set up within the rules, with that said the only way to make a even race is for us as racers to police this stuff our self's and not make some much about winning and more about having fun

liljohn1064

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3... On a good day.

DARKSIDE

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alot of great points are being made, but let me say this...

1. older chassis are just as good if not better...my TC3 is still my car of choice over my brand new TC5R with SPX,9551 servo,micro rx and SMC 4000 28c battery and 21.5...Ive seen cars older than mine still hang with the latest chassis..incl Corrally,Xray,Tamiya and Shum?????...and AE as well....I will race my TC3 against any chassis any day

2. speedo will not become a factor unless ppl feel they goto win...the advance timming will make a difference on the straight...especially a long one. if a tight layout is used, it wont be as noticable. run whatever makes you feel like laughing it up on the drivers stand...yes this is racing.. but have some fun too....

3. running 21.5/lipo option is fast...but a well tuned 27t is unmatched in power...most ppl are only using 21.5's cause of ease of maintance..its the direction of all rc racing...from planes to 8th scale off-road...maintanace free racing is the future of the hobby....if you choice to use 27t/4cell...just remember to keep them in "TIP TOP" condition...that levels it back out to an even playing field again...

4. keep everything as even as possible...if you have a guy running a 009'.. make him eat it..I did..lol...but let your locals know that any chassis will work..you dont have the latest greatest to win....

I have a ready to run TC3 with rpm ball cups,threaded shocks, Novak GTX, Spectrum servo, used 27t motors,Spectrum RX..and rpm bumper..amd it still wins more than that high dollar TC5 with all the latest,greatest stuff on it..her is a pic..enjoy

Core Creations

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http://www.rctech.net/forum/r-c-item...brand-new.html

TwoTone

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I hope not, when I started at Mimi's it was the Novak motor. If they change it, I won't be back this winter.

TwoTone

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Having just started back into the hobby, Lipo and 21.5 is the cheaper way to go.

By the time you add all the equipment to keep a brushed motor and NiMH batteries in racing condition, it costs more than one lipo and a 21.5 novak.

snoopyrc

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This is golden. You know I see racers spend loads of time with the set up board and I see people fret over which ESC is the best or do they have enough battery. But if a turn marshal has to tend to you one time, just one time, then you would have been better off to work on your driving.

hound_dogs_01

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very true...

Alex

DARKSIDE

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ditto

pejota

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Ditto.

Sliding 20 feet on your lid is definitely the slow way around the track.

toomany

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this is where the problem is a lot of us not fast guys are trying to learn how to drive and set-up cars in this "slower class" to only be ran over by cars going twice as fast as us. it is almost impossible to get out of the way without causing a faster cars to hit you or you to hit them.

DARKSIDE

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if your fast guys are that much faster..and you dont have enough for a sportsman class....just ask them to turn the radio down some..Ive done it several times just to keep the laps close and fun...if they feel that a win is a must, they are missing the point of the class to start with....

Championships, point series , and such are different ball game ...but reg club racing is the goal....

twelvegauge

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Good luck with that, some guys are ready to throw down because of you getting in their way. Alot of the time they are only racing themselfes no one else even close to them. Lap traffic is part of racing if I am racing for any place I am not going to break my line to let them go by I shouldn't have to if they are that great and fast drive arround me in a spot that is big enough to pass like the straight. I don't see why people get so worked up over it.

k_bojar

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I know Mimi's was Novak motor ONLY the last time I was down there (Trans Am Shoot-out) and I even know they MADE a couple drivers that came in BUY the Novak motor

I would be highly disappointed if Mimi switched the rules as well - and I probably wouldn't be back this year from any big TA racers...

Harry - I think you need to talk to Vicko or Arvin, I believe THEY were the 'moderators' of the TA class...

I do know if you happen to come north to NJ to run TA at anything BIG Ray Murray puts together, it will be NOVAK-only! and I'm the controller of the class (aka, mr. jerk )