Originally Posted by
DesertRat
I disagree with the assertion that 17.5 is too fast for a beginner. Its too fast if they want to treat the throttle like a switch, or just drive with it pinned wide open and steer like a video game, but it is not that fast. People forget how fast we went on cells and brushed
At port jervis this summer, we clocked 17.5 blinky at 40mph. We were not going 40mph on 27t and cells. Maybe not even 19t. 17 5 is too fast. Stock should be 25.5, and 17.5 the middle class.
Anybody have dyno slips from brushed motors? A 27t was what, 40-50 watts or something like that? A good 17.5 is 150+ watts now.
Watch this vid. This is 19t back in the day. Thats maybe 17.5 speed now. The cars have gotten much faster, but all the racers have gotten better over time as well and dont realize how much...