Awesomatix EP Touring Car (A700 Shaft Drive)
#1561
Team EAM
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The missed it when it happened. He got shufffled out early in the first corner and then dropped out. The video is on the Snowbirdsnationals.com website. I think it is Video4.
It has been a while since I have seen someone check out like that in the mod main. Hagberg had the total package.
It has been a while since I have seen someone check out like that in the mod main. Hagberg had the total package.
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#1562
He led the first 3 laps and coming down the straight away he was too wide, tapped the outside board and it looked like he jerked the wheel to straighten the car up and rolled it off the sweeper...I caught his car. That dropped him to third. About 5 laps later he drove her in to deep and ripped the left side of his car off in the sweeper. I caught that one too as I was marshaling there
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Good job protecting the crowd!
Did most of your guys run the same setups?
#1563
Team EAM
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#1564
Most were similar. Haynes ran a completely off the wall setup on his car and I applied part of it to my car for the main and deff was better for me. He had super stiff front springs versus all the rest of us running super soft. It deff worked for him though! Hagberg had a little different setup as well with a super narrow rear and really soft all around. Paul is always different than anyone else. Dave Johnson was really close to stock setup with his car other than some shock angles.
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Good run btw. Your stuff looked strong the entire week.
#1565
Team EAM
iTrader: (79)
Best example of how you can go fast different ways. I looked at Haynes car and was surprised how stiff the car was. It did work. Front was stiff and back was bit softer with a loose top deck. I think arguably he is one of the top carpet guys in the US and a great setup guy. There are a lot 'wheels' in RC but Haynes manages to prove that half of the execution is the setup. Will have to use some of that thinking in the A700. We need a better flow of that type of thinking with this car state-side or it is going to be short run.
Good run btw. Your stuff looked strong the entire week.
Good run btw. Your stuff looked strong the entire week.
Maybe as Awesomatix grows they will see the need for drivers in other places and it will find its place here. I watched most of your qualifiers and it looked like you were getting the car better every run. The rip the car has is insane!
Thanks! Just found something that worked a little to late.
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#1566
Dawson and EA...you guys are soo nice
#1567
#1569
Hi guys!
My order is on its way! Great news!
I have some small questions for you...
I'm going to run my first race on A700 in some weeks... We race on a non-permanent track that's mounted for the race. The key point is that the grip is very very low...
Could please you indicate me some key elements I have to work on to get grip with the A700 (full setup will be ideal, but I can't find any low-grip setup anywhere)?
For comparison, I used to run a TCX with Exotek Flex-chassis, with 1.5mm rollcenter, 45WT suspension, HPI pink and blue springs and ball-diff last race, but the grip was not terrible... Very hard to put my card where I want, in the direction I want... Problem mainly coming from the Absolute 32 tires with red Muchmore sauce...
Maybe Freddy, you could help me on this?
By the way thank you very much for any informations you will be able to give...
My order is on its way! Great news!
I have some small questions for you...
I'm going to run my first race on A700 in some weeks... We race on a non-permanent track that's mounted for the race. The key point is that the grip is very very low...
Could please you indicate me some key elements I have to work on to get grip with the A700 (full setup will be ideal, but I can't find any low-grip setup anywhere)?
For comparison, I used to run a TCX with Exotek Flex-chassis, with 1.5mm rollcenter, 45WT suspension, HPI pink and blue springs and ball-diff last race, but the grip was not terrible... Very hard to put my card where I want, in the direction I want... Problem mainly coming from the Absolute 32 tires with red Muchmore sauce...
Maybe Freddy, you could help me on this?
By the way thank you very much for any informations you will be able to give...
#1570
I have a couple bing searches going for plane tickets.
#1571
You have my number, i'd like to be part of Dawson shuttle services for the weekend, you buy, i fly
#1575
Guys... Awesomatix thread?
Airwave, try Sandy Iavazzo's setup on the website.
Here in Australia we run on very low traction asphalt and that is the best setup we have found so far. I am sure it would translate quite well onto low traction carpet with rubber tires.
Also you may want to try starting starting with the shorter links for maximum traction and lengthen to wash off excess grip as needed.
Airwave, try Sandy Iavazzo's setup on the website.
Here in Australia we run on very low traction asphalt and that is the best setup we have found so far. I am sure it would translate quite well onto low traction carpet with rubber tires.
Also you may want to try starting starting with the shorter links for maximum traction and lengthen to wash off excess grip as needed.