1LikesU.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing
10-14-2008, 12:37 PM
#2716
Ok as I read all of the info, here are my deductions... Please correct me if I am wrong.
Novak SS Brushless 21.5 & Lipo combo acceptable FDRs are:
4.2 thru 9.99 Correct?
If that is true then based on this quote from 414Mph's post from the previous page...
Would a 5.5 FDR:
A. Be USVTA Legal?
B. Be a suitable FDR to "Try" in practice on my TC5R?
I am only asking as I want to stay 100% within the USVTA rules.
Better racing through Integrity
Thanks again for all the info!
Gyro (Short for Gyroscope) <- Nobody's Hero
Novak SS Brushless 21.5 & Lipo combo acceptable FDRs are:
4.2 thru 9.99 Correct?
If that is true then based on this quote from 414Mph's post from the previous page...
Would a 5.5 FDR:
A. Be USVTA Legal?
B. Be a suitable FDR to "Try" in practice on my TC5R?
I am only asking as I want to stay 100% within the USVTA rules.
Better racing through Integrity
Thanks again for all the info!
Gyro (Short for Gyroscope) <- Nobody's Hero
(Results may vary based on your equipment, choice of chassis, battery manufaturer and supplier choice, charging equipment, clenliness of your pit space, color of body, the shear quantity of aluminum parts on your chassis as well as the color of the anodizing on said parts and what color wheel nuts installed on your vehicle and what your beverage of choice happens to be. Many racers believe results are minimally influenced by your basic inherent skills, patience, driving ability, chassis tuning ability, and how much you practice to develope your talents and knowledge. The preceeding information will obviously be void by the use of common sense.)
10-14-2008, 12:39 PM
#2718
Okie, I didn't think this was such a confusing issue, but apparently is it.
There is a difference between a "suggested" gear ratio and the limited ceiling in the rules. You can run ANY ratio you want with the 21.5, as long as it is not a lower numerical number than 4.2. So technically, a 4.199999 FDR would not be allowed, not that you could really get that number in gears.
The USVTA suggested gearing is the number that the 21.5 seems to perform best on most tracks with LiPos, but YMMV. I'm not sure where Marty got his 5.XXX suggestion, but you will need to be down around 4.2 through 4.4 to be in the ballpark.
Simple. Don't over-complicate things by thinking too hard.
There is a difference between a "suggested" gear ratio and the limited ceiling in the rules. You can run ANY ratio you want with the 21.5, as long as it is not a lower numerical number than 4.2. So technically, a 4.199999 FDR would not be allowed, not that you could really get that number in gears.
The USVTA suggested gearing is the number that the 21.5 seems to perform best on most tracks with LiPos, but YMMV. I'm not sure where Marty got his 5.XXX suggestion, but you will need to be down around 4.2 through 4.4 to be in the ballpark.
Simple. Don't over-complicate things by thinking too hard.
10-14-2008, 12:48 PM
#2719
can someone pm me a good starting setup for a tc5 at the gate, I am going to run trans am for the first time for the halloween classic. I am going to do 21.5 lipo, is there alot of weight needed for that setup???
does a spool work in these cars on carpet?
does a spool work in these cars on carpet?
10-14-2008, 01:12 PM
#2720
Wow,
All the talk about FDR's has ME confused NOW!
The TALLEST Gear Ratio (FINAL) is a 4.200000
So, if the Gear Box ratio of my TC is a 2.50:1 and my drive gears are a 72/42 I have a 4.2857 ratio
But if I went to a 72/43 it would give me a 4.186, so the that would be over geared.
But now my belt drive TC has a 2.00:1 gear box ratio, so I could run a 104/49 which would be a 4.244 final drive ratio, or a 108/51 which would be a 4.235, or a 84/40 = 4.2000 on the nose.
All the talk about FDR's has ME confused NOW!
The TALLEST Gear Ratio (FINAL) is a 4.200000
So, if the Gear Box ratio of my TC is a 2.50:1 and my drive gears are a 72/42 I have a 4.2857 ratio
But if I went to a 72/43 it would give me a 4.186, so the that would be over geared.
But now my belt drive TC has a 2.00:1 gear box ratio, so I could run a 104/49 which would be a 4.244 final drive ratio, or a 108/51 which would be a 4.235, or a 84/40 = 4.2000 on the nose.
10-14-2008, 01:23 PM
#2722
(Results may vary based on your equipment, choice of chassis, battery manufaturer and supplier choice, charging equipment, clenliness of your pit space, color of body, the shear quantity of aluminum parts on your chassis as well as the color of the anodizing on said parts and what color wheel nuts installed on your vehicle and what your beverage of choice happens to be. Many racers believe results are minimally influenced by your basic inherent skills, patience, driving ability, chassis tuning ability, and how much you practice to develope your talents and knowledge. The preceeding information will obviously be void by the use of common sense.)
Funny
10-14-2008, 01:47 PM
#2724
I contacted Horizon Hobby about it after I posted a similar question. Their response (timely too I might add) was that the body would be available later this month.
I'm still hoping the powers that be at HPI, ProLine, etc will come up with a Javelin body......wink, wink,
10-14-2008, 02:30 PM
#2727
If you get the chance set your car up at your track and then you should be able to fine tune it when you get to the gate. Thats prettymuch what I ended up doing. I'm looking foward to running VTA (real rules) for the first time.
If your curious I"m running a Pro-2.
10-14-2008, 02:33 PM
#2728
Would a associated rc10 tc3 be legal for this class? I want to get into racing and I like this idea.
10-14-2008, 02:42 PM
#2729
Any 4WD on road 1/10th scale chassis is legal
FYI: If you go to the first post of this thread all the rules are there.
FYI: If you go to the first post of this thread all the rules are there.
10-14-2008, 02:49 PM
#2730
I'm not completely positive on what constitutes a 1/10 on-road chassis. Just wanted to double check.
I read the rules and checked out their website to double check them.
I read the rules and checked out their website to double check them.