snoopyrc

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Does anyone know if there is a new rim available that will fit the rear of the RC10 Gold pan that will hold new 2.2 tires? Or if I can find good tires for the old rims that will work as well.

mxrich

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Let me dig around. I think all of the axles that had the pins in them will work up to the team car. There were some 2.2's offered. I think I have a few of them. If you can only find the 2 inch that would still work. Just cut a 2.2 tire down to fit the rim. That's what EVERYBODY did when Dalton first started the indoor offroad, I still have some of those. Use an old tire to see how much to cut then zap them upand race

BrentH

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Any idea when were gonna line'em up. I race at TT pretty often but I've yet to hear anything about the vintage race. I'm sure there open to it, got a great group of people out there.

31794ty

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Mxrich did you say we can't use lipo packs?

ShaunMac

Today would have been a great day to run vintage at TT. It was FREE racing all day you know!!! Come on George. Get those old buggies out to the track making some laps!!!

LMRacing

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George's original post said NiMh only, but Im currious why somthing like maybe an orion 3200 lipo pack couldn't be considerd? with a 4 min run time other than weight the battery shouldn't give any kind of an advantage. With a run time of only 4 mins NiMh batts should give a bit more punch. its only after the 4 min mark that a lipo shows its advantages over a NiMh pack. And weight can easily be fixed with a few sticky weights on the battery to make it however many grams it needs to be to be on par with NiMh weight.

31794ty

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I have 5000mah lipos so I don't think weight is going to be a big issue for me. I can kind of agree on the run time thing but with my lack of driving skills it won't make a difference.

snoopyrc

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I read somewhere that the B3 rim will work with the correct offset and use the 2.2 tire. I am a bit bummed that the J Concepts rim didn't work.

Team Turtle

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I think there is 3 full sets of original NIP rc10 wheels here at the shop. Got them in a bunch of stuff that was supposed to be for a B4 at least they got the mfr right. I think you can squeeze the new tires down on them. I think thats what I did at Dalton just strap them down tight before you glue them.

BrentH

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I'd disagree on the advantage. I ran 4600's last year against lipo's. The punch advatage fades quickly on the Nimhs. And like you said you'd start adding weight to the lipos. I think Lipo's shouldn't be allowed. I mean it is a vintage class. Nimh's are a dime a dozen. Heck I've got six that are in great shape for, especially for a short race if anyone needs some. Just my .02

31794ty

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I just don't have $50 to spend on a NIMH right now, thats the only reason I asked.


BrentH what brand of batteries are you using?

BrentH

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I'll probably be running 3300's due to weight. I've got 4/3300's and 3/4600's all Promatch. This year I bought my first set of lipo's. I've kept the Nimh's in great shape by just making sure I keep a charge in them once a week. I actually ran the 3300's at TT's last year in the 8 minute mains. I felt some drop off around lap five(about 2-3 minutes in).

Whatever you guys decide is fine. As far as picking up some Nimh....alot of guys have them laying around and would lone them out (me included) or give'em to ya. It'll be enough fun just wrenching on my RC10 to get it ready!

If we do go with NiMH, I'll make sure I have all mine cycled and ready to go to help ith any battery needs.

mxrich

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Guys! My oversite. You can use Nicad or Nmh. The reason for this is that sub-C cells were what they used back then. Just like they did not have brushless motors.You dont "need" to buy a 4300 anything, a 2000 or 2400 is fine and can be found at a low price. Ask turtle to look through his books for some deals. But if you have one use it. If you have two let a bud use one of them. The heats and main are only 4 minutes long, a 1500 mah will do that with power to spare. That's the idea of vintage racing.

Some have mentioned running a BL/LiPo class. That's great, I'm all for it. Let's start here and see if it becomes a regular class, then build on it.

BrentH Keep throwing down on e'm dude! You know the deal.

Now, My work schedule is weird. I would like to be at every race but...you know. You don't need me there all the time to have at it. I would like to find a Saturday race to call everyone to bring stuff to trade If it's ok with Turtle. Gotta keep the boss happy. Of course he may find somethig he can't live without.

Team Turtle

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Im for whatever you guys decide on. I will be cool to just see these cars running some laps again. Lets get a class together and see where it goes. I mean there wasn't a 2wd buggy being run anywhere in GA last year and now look. Could be the next big thing as long as you have fun.

BrentH

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A date a month or so out. So everyone can get ready and get some vintage on the track. So lets focus on that. I don't see a ton of cars coming out so those of us interested have a focused date to shoot for. Maybe Sat. May 15 or something like that. Suggestions?