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Originally Posted by Hebiki
isnt there an "R" missing after the TA05 in your sig?
Originally Posted by Hebiki
with the popularity of this car... i dont even know if i'll get one in the first batch!
Looks like the car is selling quite well. Hopefully not at my local track though. I kinda like being one of the few who owns a car at the track.
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Originally Posted by aus jd 2703
oops sorry i mean carpet foam to rubber aphsalt?
ive heard its twitchy on carpet?
ive heard its twitchy on carpet?
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Originally Posted by Darkseid
Nah, just the regular for me with smartly chosen hop ups here and there. No money for the "R" right now. All my money as of late has gone to paying for and getting ready for the Mi3.
Aww man, you didn't pre-order early? Shame on you. Heck even over in the UK, guys are already finding themselves on the 'second-batch' list.
Looks like the car is selling quite well. Hopefully not at my local track though. I kinda like being one of the few who owns a car at the track.
Aww man, you didn't pre-order early? Shame on you. Heck even over in the UK, guys are already finding themselves on the 'second-batch' list.
Looks like the car is selling quite well. Hopefully not at my local track though. I kinda like being one of the few who owns a car at the track.
I'm becoming really glad I ordered mine in January
Still biting my nails waiting for it though.
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Still biting my nails waiting for it though.
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WYD and I have our Mi2EC's dailed at our indoor asphalt track. We have drivers taking notice. I've had my car for year now and it was the best thing I have done. I think the other day one of the guys asked WYD why do you want another car when this one is working so good.
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Foam racing is all good until you get back to the pits. trueing tire, resetting droop ride height and roll-out can be a real pain in the a$$
Originally Posted by aus jd 2703
whats the difference between foam and aphsalt as in driving and handling?
in australia particularly my state there is no carpet racing so im curious to hear what its like.
cheers guys
in australia particularly my state there is no carpet racing so im curious to hear what its like.
cheers guys
Foam racing is much more aggressive racing in my opinion. Its just faster b/c how much corner speed you can carry opposed to rubber tire. I think rubber tire makes you a better foam racer b/c with rubber tires, especially in low traction situations, you have to "nurse" the car a little more around the corners. I think you can "see" a bad setup on a rubber tire car much more easily than you can on a foam car.
just my $.02
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Originally Posted by dawgmeat
Foam racing is all good until you get back to the pits. trueing tire, resetting droop ride height and roll-out can be a real pain in the a$$
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Originally Posted by Sigearhead
It is not a big deal. You have a rollout chart. Which you really don't have to change the gearing all that often, maybe after two heats or so, you check the tire size and regear if necessary. you don't reset the droop only ride height, IF necessary after maybe 3 heats. I do it once before the qualifying heats start and before the mains. You get a nice routine going and it's not an issue at all. You only true the tires once, you're not retruing the tires all the time just when they're new.
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Originally Posted by dawgmeat
Foam racing is all good until you get back to the pits. trueing tire, resetting droop ride height and roll-out can be a real pain in the a$$
It tends to take a little away from the relaxing nature of running BL/LiPo. But its not too bad.
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Originally Posted by Marcos.J
hmm i thought if you set the droop over ride height(with foams) isnt the droop going to change once the tires wear down??
I don't have to clean my tires, apply traction compound for x amount of minutes then put tire warmers for x amount of minutes, only take them off immediately before the start of the race, dirt and grit all over the drivetrain and other parts, like in outdoor asphalt. Not really trying to start a conflict of what's easier or harder but rather trying to explain to some that don't run foam tires much, that it's not much different and definitely not more work than the other, just different things to pay attention to.
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marcos,your tires arent wearing,they are peeling and crying for mercy just messin bro,im in the same boat.guys who run foam all the time have much better success with there tires than we do.
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Originally Posted by Mr. McGoo
Foam and asphalt are two completely different animals!!! Alot of folks think foam is easier, but just like Kerr said, you can be quick on foams, but its difficult to be fast.
Foam racing is much more aggressive racing in my opinion. Its just faster b/c how much corner speed you can carry opposed to rubber tire. I think rubber tire makes you a better foam racer b/c with rubber tires, especially in low traction situations, you have to "nurse" the car a little more around the corners. I think you can "see" a bad setup on a rubber tire car much more easily than you can on a foam car.
just my $.02
Foam racing is much more aggressive racing in my opinion. Its just faster b/c how much corner speed you can carry opposed to rubber tire. I think rubber tire makes you a better foam racer b/c with rubber tires, especially in low traction situations, you have to "nurse" the car a little more around the corners. I think you can "see" a bad setup on a rubber tire car much more easily than you can on a foam car.
just my $.02
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Originally Posted by Sigearhead
It is not a big deal. You have a rollout chart. Which you really don't have to change the gearing all that often, maybe after two heats or so, you check the tire size and regear if necessary. you don't reset the droop only ride height, IF necessary after maybe 3 heats. I do it once before the qualifying heats start and before the mains. You get a nice routine going and it's not an issue at all. You only true the tires once, you're not retruing the tires all the time just when they're new.
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Foam Tires
I have run foam tires on asphalt for the past year, and its a lot more fun than rubber, and cheaper. On a new set of 4 tires, we start them new at 65mm, and leave ride hight at 6mm. As they wear, then ride height drops to 5mm, and this takes about 3-4 runs. THen we adjust droop and ride height again to 5.5-6mm and run them for about 4-5 packs, and repeat untill there's nothing left and you're drifting. The car with foam tires is much more forgiving, and a mediocre set-up with the right foam tires will make the car run like dialed rubber set up. With foam tires you dont need to be so precise with set-up to ge the car to work nicely, and of course, running foams will make the car much more aggressive and drive a lot easier and faster. I am about .4-.5 faster per lap with my well set-up car with foams than I am with a good set-up rubber tires...its just faster and easier to drive with foam tires...ask the nitro guys!! Let's see how well they'd be driving with rubber tires! There's no way their cars would haldle the same if they raced with rubber tires...