billb60

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Yes

home13oy75

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Thanks for the quick reply.

ercwhtsd

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Coulda got one here yesterday. Otherwise try St. Charles or Strictly, I am sure they have them on the shelf.

IndyRC_Racer

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Decent grip asphalt + VTA tires + front spool??

What is the benefit of running a spool when racing with rubber tires on asphalt? Do you get better steering response (like a one-way), but still have front brakes?


I'm also going to post this question on the VTA setup thread here on RCTECH.NET (http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...-tuning-q.html).

speedsterblade

I just dropped a spool in my 17.5 tc (running jaco blues which are not much softer than good worn set of ta tires) and it really made a big difference, had to adjust my style a little (to stay on the throttle more) but not as much of a change to a one way! The advantage is on power steering... my corner speed went up. definitely worth trying IMO. I got one for the TA but haven't dropped it in yet...I've just been running a diff but super tight, almost like a spool. We haven't had alot of hard braking areas with our layouts, but did have to soften the braking some.

tc3/4 owners: if you are running the plastic cvds/dogbones you prolly want to go with alum. ones if you use a spool....the spool isn't as forgiving as a diff and the plastic cvds won't last long...

i tried it on the carpet track just to see... was a touch harder to drive over the diff... it'd spin out too easy if I let off the throttle too much.

Kevin K

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With a spool on asphalt you get better breaking and more on power steering. Also on asphalt a spool is generally easier to drive then a 1-way.

DARKSIDE

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Ive ran both, in my TC5's..and dont see to much difference...still diffs in the TC3...it seems to still be the best car for asphalt..the 5 for carpet...my $0.02

smokefan

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Do you guys just run your tires till there bald then buy new? Or is it better to have a couple sets and switch back and forth.
Thanks

lidebt2

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bald, better traction.

Lapcounter

How often are the approved bodies reviewed or updated?

The new HPI vett body looks like a good fit.

http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/17526/

k_bojar

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stop - please don't try this again...read back about a dozen pages or so, and you'll see that its already been discussed...

the vette never ran in the original TransAm Series...

so just let it go don't need to have another 2 or 3 pages of discussion/flaming...

pejota

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Interesting factoid...

If you look through the Trans Am box scores during that timespan there was ONE Chevy II/Nova that appeared in one or two races.

http://www.scca.com/documents/Pro%20...ns-Am/1970.pdf

Just change the year at the end to search all of the box scores.

Lapcounter

Sorry, I used the RCTech search function to see if it had already been asked about. It didn't find anything.

IndyRC_Racer

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There is no reason why some of the period correct (but not USVTA legal) bodies couldn't be run in an exhibition class, a novice/beginner class, the RCGT class, or any local class that would allow them.

It would be up to a local track director if they would allow an exception for the Corvette for example. However based on the experiences of many racers, one exception invariably leads to more. And if you make exceptions, then you really aren't running VTA any more.

k_bojar

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try here:

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...ml#post5392736

and read forward Actualy it was about 70ish pages ago