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Going to bed, got an early flight, see you guys at the 'Birds!
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Good fortunes Randy!!
GO TEAM SCHUMACHER!!
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Good luck at the birds guys...
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abailey: i figured its a weekend over there so im finishing my order list while your away from the office. would you know what the part number is for the servo horn set? not the servo saver, just the straight/direct horns. thanks!
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Good luck to the Schumacher guys at the Birds
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Good Luck Guys!!! Have a good one and bring home some hardware for Schui!!
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Well, it was the maiden voyage for my Mi3 yesterday, but I chose to just get a few practice sessions instead of racing with it. Out of the box, it worked REALLY well, with just a bit of hard push entering fast corners (like the end of a sweeper or carousel). I'm running a front diff until I can find a HD one-way for the front, but it worked really well as-is. Gotta say, after my train wreck in 1/12th scale yesterday, I'm looking forward to racing this car a LOT.
So far, so good, even though I was about 85g light with a LiPo in it. Needed a LOT more weight than I had space for... but tungsten pinewood derby weights work great so far.
And now, some pic whoring...
So far, so good, even though I was about 85g light with a LiPo in it. Needed a LOT more weight than I had space for... but tungsten pinewood derby weights work great so far.
And now, some pic whoring...
Last edited by squarehead; 11-29-2010 at 03:00 PM.
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Doug, maybe trimming that airbrake of a wing down may help with that high speed push .
Too much T/A for you...
Too much T/A for you...
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Heheh yeah, good point. Not enough testing time with the new car, and the rear spoiler IS huge.
Trans Am is just so derned fun, and I'm intellectually capable of managing 3 cars at one time, so this one sat on the bench Sunday. It won't again, though.
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Well, it was the maiden voyage for my Mi3 yesterday, but I chose to just get a few practice sessions instead of racing with it. Out of the box, it worked REALLY well, with just a bit of hard push entering fast corners (like the end of a sweeper or carousel). I'm running a front diff until I can find a HD one-way for the front, but it worked really well as-is. Gotta say, after my train wreck in 1/12th scale yesterday, I'm looking forward to racing this car a LOT.
So far, so good, even though I was about 85g light with a LiPo in it. Needed a LOT more weight than I had space for... but tungsten pinewood derby weights work great so far.
And now, some pic whoring...
So far, so good, even though I was about 85g light with a LiPo in it. Needed a LOT more weight than I had space for... but tungsten pinewood derby weights work great so far.
And now, some pic whoring...
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ApexSpeed: that battery strap your using...is that the standard Mi3 battery strap U2985, with the little raised middle section removed?
I wanted to use the strap for my lipo too, but didn't know if I could remove that raised section.
Oh, and can I get a look at the car without the body on. I'd like to get a better look at the strap mounted up.
I wanted to use the strap for my lipo too, but didn't know if I could remove that raised section.
Oh, and can I get a look at the car without the body on. I'd like to get a better look at the strap mounted up.
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ApexSpeed: that battery strap your using...is that the standard Mi3 battery strap U2985, with the little raised middle section removed?
I wanted to use the strap for my lipo too, but didn't know if I could remove that raised section.
Oh, and can I get a look at the car without the body on. I'd like to get a better look at the strap mounted up.
I wanted to use the strap for my lipo too, but didn't know if I could remove that raised section.
Oh, and can I get a look at the car without the body on. I'd like to get a better look at the strap mounted up.
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ApexSpeed: that battery strap your using...is that the standard Mi3 battery strap U2985, with the little raised middle section removed?
I wanted to use the strap for my lipo too, but didn't know if I could remove that raised section.
Oh, and can I get a look at the car without the body on. I'd like to get a better look at the strap mounted up.
I wanted to use the strap for my lipo too, but didn't know if I could remove that raised section.
Oh, and can I get a look at the car without the body on. I'd like to get a better look at the strap mounted up.
The battery is taped in, then the strap to keep it from moving around at all. I used 1mm washers under the posts to get a snug fit, but with the tape, it's not crucial to have it fit so tight.
The weights are tungsten pinewood derby weights, taped to the side and the front of the pack. The car is still a hair under 1500g, so it needs more. I don't particularly like the taped on weights, so I'm considering designing a brass tray for LiPos to fit into the slots of the Mi3 (pops is a machinist ).
Last edited by squarehead; 11-29-2010 at 03:02 PM.