View Poll Results: what's your tire choice?
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4318LikesU.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing Part 2
04-16-2012, 02:26 PM
#496
May I ask what are these tires..? Is that something new..? Something we can use on outdoor...? I might be behind as the VTA is not something I spend hours on....it is just too easy I just drop the lipo in and race. Thanks.
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/102993/
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/102993/
04-16-2012, 02:33 PM
#497
Got a question for you hardcore VTA guys....No flamming please as I want honest opinions. If some would rather PM or email me that is perfectly fine too.
Would anyone have interest in a 5000Mah battery with a higher C rating (60ish) like the current crop of 6500mah batteries. It would be much cheaper in price than the higher MAH packs and would be made specifically with VTA in mind. And it would be from a new reliable source.
[email protected] if you prefer.
EA
Would anyone have interest in a 5000Mah battery with a higher C rating (60ish) like the current crop of 6500mah batteries. It would be much cheaper in price than the higher MAH packs and would be made specifically with VTA in mind. And it would be from a new reliable source.
[email protected] if you prefer.
EA
04-16-2012, 03:11 PM
#499
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Actually the limit was put in place when VTA ran 21.5 and it was said that it's NOT an issue as you don't pull enough out of the packs to worry about the peak falling off discernibly to notice the loss in power. Now the interesting thing is the limit isn't in place in the USGT class which runs the 21.5 now. So was it even valid for the VTA class when it ran 21.5, which by reason invalidates it for the VTA class now. Other than the cost factor which is then invalidated by 6000+ mah hardcase packs for under $35
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=19169
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=23640
and a good 6000 pack for under $55 and I say good as I run it in my TC car
https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/c...=cs&pn=REV2011
sorry after all this have to play the devils av!
Actually the limit was put in place when VTA ran 21.5 and it was said that it's NOT an issue as you don't pull enough out of the packs to worry about the peak falling off discernibly to notice the loss in power. Now the interesting thing is the limit isn't in place in the USGT class which runs the 21.5 now. So was it even valid for the VTA class when it ran 21.5, which by reason invalidates it for the VTA class now. Other than the cost factor which is then invalidated by 6000+ mah hardcase packs for under $35
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=19169
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=23640
and a good 6000 pack for under $55 and I say good as I run it in my TC car
https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/c...=cs&pn=REV2011
sorry after all this have to play the devils av!
04-16-2012, 03:18 PM
#500
May I ask what are these tires..? Is that something new..? Something we can use on outdoor...? I might be behind as the VTA is not something I spend hours on....it is just too easy I just drop the lipo in and race. Thanks.
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/102993/
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/102993/
they have been around for awhile, in fact some clubs/tracks went with them as a stop gap, when the 4793/97's became hard to find. I have been told they are slower,less rubber on the conatct patch and have a sharper edge on the side wall.
04-16-2012, 03:28 PM
#501
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04-16-2012, 03:34 PM
#502
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Can anyone explain to me why there is no limit on C rating in VTA? No need to answer that because it is a rhetorical question. The same reasons for allowing any C rated battery in VTA (doesn't help and probably hurts) logically make sense when applied to mah capacity don't they? Logically the rules should be the same shouldn't they? Either both limited, or both open.
04-16-2012, 03:54 PM
#503
The upside would be that we'd be able to use a higher C rated pack in our offroad vehicles as well, running offroad stock the battery is more of a factor. I would imagine that the price-point would be the selling factor across the board, as it often times is. I'd be interested in general, but not specifically for VTA only. Hope that helps...
04-16-2012, 03:58 PM
#504
Can anyone explain to me why there is no limit on C rating in VTA? No need to answer that because it is a rhetorical question. The same reasons for allowing any C rated battery in VTA (doesn't help and probably hurts) logically make sense when applied to mah capacity don't they? Logically the rules should be the same shouldn't they? Either both limited, or both open.
04-16-2012, 03:59 PM
#505
C rating is really unimportant for me, at least for VTA. We've run the spectrum from 25C to 50+C packs and lap times were similar with all. People have lately been intentionally running lower C rated batteries in VTA with the theory that they'll heat up a bit and provide more power than an 'unstressed' higher rated pack.
The upside would be that we'd be able to use a higher C rated pack in our offroad vehicles as well, running offroad stock the battery is more of a factor. I would imagine that the price-point would be the selling factor across the board, as it often times is. I'd be interested in general, but not specifically for VTA only. Hope that helps...
The upside would be that we'd be able to use a higher C rated pack in our offroad vehicles as well, running offroad stock the battery is more of a factor. I would imagine that the price-point would be the selling factor across the board, as it often times is. I'd be interested in general, but not specifically for VTA only. Hope that helps...
Heats up while running but I don't think that vta even puts enough to warm a 20c pack. The higher c rating the more voltage and lower ir the pack will have as long as its a truthful rating in te first place. All packs are over rated to a point it seems.
Thanks for your feed back though. Fwiw these packs would prob sell for around 60.00 I've been told.
04-16-2012, 04:48 PM
#509
Ok here is why's on a few things:
C rating and mah: Really doesn't matter. When you pull around 1000 - 1200 mah on a typical (not 20 minute
) run, the average amps are 10-12 A over the run. So the lowest C rated batteries are able to handle the load. You are also going to be in the fat part of the voltage curve as well. Will a better quality battery with a lower IR, regardless of C rating be better? Yes. Because IR matters 1000x what the C rating does, especially since there is no real standard for C.
5000 mah rule: As all the posts indicate to me, if the rule was rescinded, a large number of racers would buy 6500 60c packs because they are "better". Not everything in the class is limited, but a lot of things are. The rule was changed so that guys can run the Zippy packs and Turnigy packs that are cheap and the offroad guys love so much. I realize that the battery you already own is cheaper, but is it cheaper for all the racers who own sub 5000 packs to upgrade?
USGT rules: USGT is the "next step" on the ladder. It's a little faster, the blinky ESCs are allowed, the motor make is not limited, --it's a little more of everything than VTA. So there is no mah limit.
EA: Seems to me there are guys looking for 5000 packs...just sayin'
C rating and mah: Really doesn't matter. When you pull around 1000 - 1200 mah on a typical (not 20 minute
) run, the average amps are 10-12 A over the run. So the lowest C rated batteries are able to handle the load. You are also going to be in the fat part of the voltage curve as well. Will a better quality battery with a lower IR, regardless of C rating be better? Yes. Because IR matters 1000x what the C rating does, especially since there is no real standard for C. 5000 mah rule: As all the posts indicate to me, if the rule was rescinded, a large number of racers would buy 6500 60c packs because they are "better". Not everything in the class is limited, but a lot of things are. The rule was changed so that guys can run the Zippy packs and Turnigy packs that are cheap and the offroad guys love so much. I realize that the battery you already own is cheaper, but is it cheaper for all the racers who own sub 5000 packs to upgrade?
USGT rules: USGT is the "next step" on the ladder. It's a little faster, the blinky ESCs are allowed, the motor make is not limited, --it's a little more of everything than VTA. So there is no mah limit.
EA: Seems to me there are guys looking for 5000 packs...just sayin'