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Old 12-16-2016, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by purple haze
Hey guys , I just purchased a new Roche F1 kit from Gripworks RC in Canada . I am a touring car guy and a total F1/pan car newb , so I was hoping you could point me to a set up that would be applicable to running on med/high grip grey carpet on a subfloor . I took note of the ball stud mod mentioned above and it sounds like the upright brace would be good to have . Also would be interested in seeing the inline set up mentioned . Really looking forward to trying a new car/class ! Your help is much appreciated , thanks .
Hello!
In europe we never tested the inline configuration... Also other brands are using cross lipo.

Suggest you to start with this setup(My setup from last ETS) : http://site.petitrc.com/reglages/roc...ice2016120204/

If you don't have Yokomo/Ride springs, you can use Roche white in front and Roche soft on side.
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Old 12-16-2016, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by purple haze
Hey guys , I just purchased a new Roche F1 kit from Gripworks RC in Canada . I am a touring car guy and a total F1/pan car newb , so I was hoping you could point me to a set up that would be applicable to running on med/high grip grey carpet on a subfloor . I took note of the ball stud mod mentioned above and it sounds like the upright brace would be good to have . Also would be interested in seeing the inline set up mentioned . Really looking forward to trying a new car/class ! Your help is much appreciated , thanks .
I just tried the set up posted above, worked well on med grip, would work great on CarCar's track. Start there, also get the aluminum chassis and rear pod.
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Old 12-16-2016, 06:14 PM
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Thanks guys !

I will add it to the wish list , Earl .

Cheers .
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Old 12-17-2016, 02:41 AM
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My Roche was purchased used and I think it came with a different brand front spring. Could anyone confirm the spring height of the stock front springs?

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Old 12-17-2016, 10:43 AM
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Mike, do you have an eta on when aluminum chassis will be in stock ?
Also what body was Kyle using ?

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Originally Posted by 303slowdown
Mike, do you have an eta on when aluminum chassis will be in stock ?
Also what body was Kyle using ?
chassis - hopefully around first week of jan.

body - mon-tech f13 & mon-tech wings
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Old 12-18-2016, 02:29 PM
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What are the benefits of the aluminum chassis vs stock carbon?
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Aluminum chassis is much stiffer and makes the car less prone to rolling over on really high traction and moves more weight down low.
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Any setups from Stock Wars or high grip black CRC carpet.
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Originally Posted by Nexus
Any setups from Stock Wars or high grip black CRC carpet.
I will have Kyle write his setup down tonight and post it tomorrow. I'm fairly certain it's built per the manual. The only hop ups he installed are the alu chassis and rear lower pod plate. Center, side, front springs are all stock. We have not tested the stock carbon chassis against the Alu so not sure which is better.

As for tires, he used CRC fronts and rear. 1/4 to 1/2 dope on the front tires. No sidewall glue.

I ran his car this Sunday in club racing at 5280, it really is good. Easy to drive with good corner speed. Doped 1/2 front. Any more and the car had a little to much steering and started traction rolling. FYI, be careful cleaning your tires. We have not cleaned the tires from 1st run this may be part of the reason we don't have to glue the tires. They don't need it, the car turns well and doesn't flip.
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Originally Posted by bkspeedo
I will have Kyle write his setup down tonight and post it tomorrow. I'm fairly certain it's built per the manual. The only hop ups he installed are the alu chassis and rear lower pod plate. Center, side, front springs are all stock. We have not tested the stock carbon chassis against the Alu so not sure which is better.

As for tires, he used CRC fronts and rear. 1/4 to 1/2 dope on the front tires. No sidewall glue.

I ran his car this Sunday in club racing at 5280, it really is good. Easy to drive with good corner speed. Doped 1/2 front. Any more and the car had a little to much steering and started traction rolling. FYI, be careful cleaning your tires. We have not cleaned the tires from 1st run this may be part of the reason we don't have to glue the tires. They don't need it, the car turns well and doesn't flip.

Awesome to hear.

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Originally Posted by bkspeedo
I will have Kyle write his setup down tonight and post it tomorrow. I'm fairly certain it's built per the manual. The only hop ups he installed are the alu chassis and rear lower pod plate. Center, side, front springs are all stock. We have not tested the stock carbon chassis against the Alu so not sure which is better.

As for tires, he used CRC fronts and rear. 1/4 to 1/2 dope on the front tires. No sidewall glue.

I ran his car this Sunday in club racing at 5280, it really is good. Easy to drive with good corner speed. Doped 1/2 front. Any more and the car had a little to much steering and started traction rolling. FYI, be careful cleaning your tires. We have not cleaned the tires from 1st run this may be part of the reason we don't have to glue the tires. They don't need it, the car turns well and doesn't flip.
Well hurry up and get that setup posted so i have something to put on my new f1 Brent lol.
Great job to Kyle , he's really become a great racer.
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Well hurry up and get that setup posted so i have something to put on my new f1 Brent lol.
Great job to Kyle , he's really become a great racer.
Chill son greatness does not happen that fast. LOL

So your getting into F1? Do you race this up north? Are you going to run it at MHIC this year?
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Originally Posted by bkspeedo
Chill son greatness does not happen that fast. LOL

So your getting into F1? Do you race this up north? Are you going to run it at MHIC this year?
Still no onroad here so basically bought it for MHIC. Im going to try and make it down for a weekend to atleast get some practice with it in January or February.
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