I have been running the b5 rear motor for about 5 months or so now and I've got to the point where I just can't really go any faster with it. I run stock buggy and not really sure what to do at this point. My options I'm debating are slapping the mid motor conversion on my buggy or possibly trying the Losi 2.0 or maybe the serpent MM

Any thoughts/opinions???

How do I say this nicely...Can you do a full race without crashing? Are you running consistent lap times? Do you always win? If not, then you don't need a new car, you need to improve your tuning and driving. Switching from rear motor to mid motor isn't going to help you one bit if you can't drive well.

I guess I should have clarified that. I'm no rookie what so ever. I've been racing for 15+ years. Just raced last Friday night first time on a brand new layout and in my 2 qualifiers and the main event I crash 2 times all night. I make it around the track very consistently night after night. No I don't always win but yes I am always in the top 3-5 out of 20 plus cars. I know how to time my car I know how to change my car and I feel like I can get nothing more out of the b5 rear motor

That car can win national and world's titles, the car isn't the issue

What about lightening up the driveline and chassis. Mip pucks, aluminum top shaft, slipper eliminator, cut gears. Aluminum/titanium screws ?

I wouldn't be so extreme. Who here is a world champion and never does mistakes? I doubt anyone. And yes we change our cars too. And yes we could improve our driving first. The thing is there are some cars that suit some drivers better than others, even if a lot can be made with a better setup.

If a driver feels he needs to change, then he should do it.. even if the car isn't the problem. Any car can be improved but you won't change a driver's mind if he thinks it's the car that makes him slower, especially if he races since a long time. It's a psychological thing, you better drive the car YOU feel the most comfortable with. You don't feel comfortable with a car whatever you try? Then change. I was in that situation myself and it's false to say a car couldn't change anything. Some cars can, just find the good one for you.

Only advice I would give is to try as many cars you can to make your own opinion about changing or not. Don't ask others, just try some different cars. Then if you change you'll be sure it's for the right reason.

Seriously wonder why people come on to this website, go in to the thread section, and offer ABSOLUTELY zero help. You post was no help to my question what so ever and absolutely no need for you to even post it. Thank you for wasting your own time tho.

please don't start a fight for this

in the end every suggestion will benefit you, even if it doesn't look like it

Each car suits each driver differently. We all have different driving styles. I may be quick with a kyosho but not so much with a losi, or vice versa.

The thing to remember here is that you can't just add a lightened driveshaft or weight saving parts and expect it to make it a different car (just using those as examples)

Your best bet is to drive everything you can get your hands on. Ask guys at the local track if you can drive their cars for a few laps to see how each car is different in terms of handling. Only then can you make the decision of which car will best suit your driving style

Sounds like you're ready for an RB6...

You might want to try MM. I switched my B5rm to mm and picked up time. It was a personal preference. I like the way the car feels in mm verses rm. It suits my driving style more. Only real way to tell is to try it and see if you like it.

probably the thing I would try to identify is where the car feels "slow" relative to what I am expecting and competing against.

From there, maybe then look at the options out there.

I understand what you're saying... and while he may have been a bit blunt, he was right. You could change cars... or even switch to a MM car.. and you won't all-of-a-sudden find the plateau sitting in front of you disappear, and magically you start pealing seconds off your race time... it's certainly not the car.

If your car is driving how you like (i.e. doesn't oversteer, understeer, and you can push the car without it getting too upset), then it's time to start seriously watching the guys that are faster then you, and figure out where on the track are they pulling the trigger harder than you are, or where on the track they are keeping better corner speed than you... and work on those same skills.

There are many levels to this... and just because you have hit a plateau in your lap times, doesn't mean you are driving that car as fast as it can be driven.

How about posting a video of one of your races, and lets see with our eyes where we can spot some room for improvement.

This is for sure: Dakota or Ty or Jared or Dustin or either Ryan or any one of two dozen others would easily shave more than a second off your lap times driving your car. They can win with a brick.

Brian Kinwald, who drove for us for several years and can win with a brick, taught me this: R/C car racing is 50% driver, 25% tires, and only 25% everything else. That includes the brand of car. Assuming you've got the right tires and foam, that they are worn to the correct depth and you are using the correct dope, that means 2/3 of the problem is you.

Since the really fast guys don't bother with this, or most other forums, that goes for about everyone on here.