Originally Posted by
MallenP30
The only other 1/5 scale esc that comes to mind is the Hobbywing but I don't know anybody who's tried it for speed runs! Other than that there's always Castle's heli esc's, only downside is there's pretty much no brakes or reverse and you also have to mess with throttle to get them to see 0 at neutral and not 50
The Hobbywing Max 5 200a ESC is also A POS. If you try running more than 1000kv on 8s or 1600kv on 6s the throttle will cut out after 1 or 2 seconds of WOT. Hobbywing told me this is a safty mode it goes into. Did manage 113 mph one time with it on the same setup exact setup I went 134 mph with a XL2. Dont waste your money on Hobbywing either. Only good 1/5 option for speed is XL2 but they are all gone now.