Long Island Raceway, NY...Forum
01-22-2008, 06:35 PM
#1726
Originally Posted by LAGREGA
Tommorow I should be getting mine I'm probably not going to start building it till next Friday though then I also have to get someone to paint my body I'm probably going to start out with box stock then I will start tweaking it from there. Are you coming down at all this week. And did you have any problems while building the truck.
The kit went together great, no problems at all other then the fact that I hate Associated shocks! I have to have you guys order me a J Concepts body for it so I can get it painted.
Are you running brushless in yours?
01-22-2008, 07:10 PM
#1727
No battery debates Rob, I was just having a little fun with ya. 
I think requiring the kind of specs that ROAR is about to require (hard cases, fire bags) is a prudent move for a trackowner to take. An even more prudent move is to walk around the pits and talk to the racers who are using lipos, especially younger and newer racers, and make sure that they have a really good grasp of how to properly charge, store and handle the cells. The equipment needed and the charging theory are of course completely different. There is really no substitute for not being stupid. The simple fact is that all modern batteries today - lipo and nimh - are storing a tremendous amount of energy in a small space, and we demanding tremendous performance in terms of amp draw, punch and run time -- you have to respect the force we're dealing with here, and handle it properly. And if not handled properly, its another video on U-Tube...
Gary
I think requiring the kind of specs that ROAR is about to require (hard cases, fire bags) is a prudent move for a trackowner to take. An even more prudent move is to walk around the pits and talk to the racers who are using lipos, especially younger and newer racers, and make sure that they have a really good grasp of how to properly charge, store and handle the cells. The equipment needed and the charging theory are of course completely different. There is really no substitute for not being stupid. The simple fact is that all modern batteries today - lipo and nimh - are storing a tremendous amount of energy in a small space, and we demanding tremendous performance in terms of amp draw, punch and run time -- you have to respect the force we're dealing with here, and handle it properly. And if not handled properly, its another video on U-Tube...Gary
01-22-2008, 07:19 PM
#1729
not joining the battery debate but have seen just about every cell since 1700 nicads pop, blow up and plain just burn up....mostly user error...in fact you can see it happen every weekend at the onroad track
01-22-2008, 07:25 PM
#1730
ya I'm going to put a sphere and a 7.5 in it. What motor you running.
Last edited by LAGREGA; 01-22-2008 at 09:52 PM.
01-22-2008, 09:25 PM
#1731
that will be so fast... Joe P. cant control his on the strait at all its all over the place
01-22-2008, 09:42 PM
#1732
I used to use it in my buggy on the old layout and it wasn't to fast it was like a slow 14 turn and it will be even slower in a truck and he was also playing with setup at the time. Andrews truck looked awesome out there Sunday but I dont know what motor hes runing. Merrz is runing a 7.5 in his buggy and its dialed Personally I didn't like how sensitive the throttle was but it seems to be working for him it just takes a while getting used to.and if the 7.5dozent work out well il go to an 8.5 or a 10.5 but the 10.5 Is probably going To be to slow.
Mike if you come down tommorow and I have the body I will probably give it to you but im in no rush you dont have to have it done by Friday but ya sure I will talk to you about it tommorow.
Mike if you come down tommorow and I have the body I will probably give it to you but im in no rush you dont have to have it done by Friday but ya sure I will talk to you about it tommorow.
Last edited by LAGREGA; 01-22-2008 at 10:12 PM.
01-23-2008, 07:44 AM
#1738
Tech Master
Thread Starter
oh man repost
Last edited by JamesSchlick; 01-23-2008 at 08:12 AM.
01-23-2008, 07:44 AM
#1739
Tech Master
Thread Starter
repost.....post whore?
Last edited by JamesSchlick; 01-23-2008 at 08:13 AM.
