209LikesExotek F1R
01-10-2012, 12:08 PM
#181
Hi All,
Due to the Holidays there has been production delays on F1R kits- sorry all
ETA from the factory is Jan 19th for the carbon plates to ship. Soon.... very soon...
Glad to hear. When you are feeling locked in confident then try the 71 fronts 
LOTS of infield steering/ speed.
Sounds like a productive day. I like to run with a no slip diff and tune the wheel spin control through the radio and esc. The Tamiya diff is not a good 'slipping' type diff- she will spin out in a blink because 1 wheel always slips more then the other we've found.
Due to the Holidays there has been production delays on F1R kits- sorry all
ETA from the factory is Jan 19th for the carbon plates to ship. Soon.... very soon...
Race Report.
Car is still awesome. Played with settings, less side spring, springs 1mm above links, lost a lot of turn in. Cranked side springs to 1 turn past touching, little too much steering. Loosened to about a 1/4 turn past touching: DIALED.
PS572 rear, 577 front.
Camber on the 2, no spacers under plate.
Full sauce with Paragon.
Red Tamiya shock spring. Cranked.
Associated .022 front springs.
Ride height 3.5 front 3.5 rear
Took graphite axle out, went to steel axle, even better. you can feel the difference in the rear. Stable. Not touching set up til track changes. Better driver might have taken it all. Need to get better in the infield. Car can do it.
Car is still awesome. Played with settings, less side spring, springs 1mm above links, lost a lot of turn in. Cranked side springs to 1 turn past touching, little too much steering. Loosened to about a 1/4 turn past touching: DIALED.
PS572 rear, 577 front.
Camber on the 2, no spacers under plate.
Full sauce with Paragon.
Red Tamiya shock spring. Cranked.
Associated .022 front springs.
Ride height 3.5 front 3.5 rear
Took graphite axle out, went to steel axle, even better. you can feel the difference in the rear. Stable. Not touching set up til track changes. Better driver might have taken it all. Need to get better in the infield. Car can do it.
LOTS of infield steering/ speed.Well we didn't have enough people show up to actually race the F1 cars today but I did get a couple of runs in on my F1R and man was it great! On a track where even the TCs were struggling with grip the car was well planted with only a couple of times where it spun out due to too much throttle. I think switching to the medium front springs instead of the soft springs I have on there the car will be on the money. Car works great!
01-10-2012, 01:05 PM
#182
Definately a productive day...the diff was slipping way too much but because I was just testing between races I really didn't have enough time to make changes so I just left it. Next time it runs that will be set properly. Overall the car really ran great even using the BMI links instead of the AE links I'm really looking forward to when I can take the silver can out and drop in the 21.5 but I'm waiting on a spur gear adapter to do that.
I'm really looking forward to when I can take the silver can out and drop in the 21.5 but I'm waiting on a spur gear adapter to do that.
01-14-2012, 05:30 PM
#183
Well I just finished up the modifications I had planned to make the body fit better. The body was sitting really low so I raised it up 3mm and now it is at about the right height. I then cut up one of my old thick flex plates to use as a spacer to lower the height of the flex links. Now my flex links clear the body without having to cut as much away. All I have to do now is cut enough for the pivot to clear. I also narrowed the upper deck "wings" to fit under the body. So now when it comes time to make the "nice" body I won't have to modify it much to fit
01-18-2012, 12:00 AM
#186
Ever since IIC I've been ready to go back already...now even more so as I will be definitely adding F1 as a class this coming IIC
Grats Stephen! Way to represent!
Grats Stephen! Way to represent!
01-19-2012, 05:35 PM
#187
UF1 Series
5th Race of the UF1 Winter series this Saturday in Chino California...
http://uf1series.com/index.html
http://uf1series.com/index.html
01-19-2012, 08:09 PM
#189
Man I would so love to go to so many races on the mainland and I love Texas BBQ! But the reality is I can only afford to go to 1 race a year right now Things are looking better though these last couple of years so I may be able to throw in another trip in the near future...but not for 2012.
Things are looking better though these last couple of years so I may be able to throw in another trip in the near future...but not for 2012.
01-19-2012, 09:22 PM
#190
Man I would so love to go to so many races on the mainland and I love Texas BBQ! But the reality is I can only afford to go to 1 race a year right now Things are looking better though these last couple of years so I may be able to throw in another trip in the near future...but not for 2012.
Things are looking better though these last couple of years so I may be able to throw in another trip in the near future...but not for 2012.
01-19-2012, 10:00 PM
#193
