Alan_r

Properly weighted and trimmed can go a long way towards virtually eliminating parachuting in all but the worst winds. Suspension setup also plays a HUGE roll here as well. If the truck fly's nose high even a little due to the rear suspension being a little off, no amount of vent holes will prevent bad flight characteristics. I was surprised at how much this can be tuned when I started playing with nothing more than the body's angle and the rear suspension on my DESC410V2. Not one vent hole and that truck fly's so nice I had to write about it when it happened. Completely changed my perspective on SCT body tuning.

tvih

Well, the extra weight of a 4WD SCT helps against parachuting under normal conditions, honestly most of the time I didn't notice a definite difference between a vented and non-vented body on my SC10 4x4. On the much lighter SC10 RS 2WD however it was a different story.

On the topic of Stadium Trucks, I find it to be an interesting class. No races for it in Finland as far as I can tell, though, and never even seen a ST in person (except for my Losi 1/36 Mico, hah). One thing from a visual point of view though is that it's a bummer the 1/10 stadium trucks don't have a proper rear wing the way 1/8 ones do. The 1/10 pseudo-wing that is part of the body just looks lame.

racingnewb

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The wings are dinky, but I'm ok w/ the look. My problem is marshals grabbing the truck by the wing. Almost indoor season, come on AE give us a laydown truck.

Cain

iTrader: (294)

So for you guys running these STs in general, what is the popular spec class, 17.5?

daedalus

iTrader: (4)

yea 17.5 class is more popular than the mod class here in the midwest... but that's just because people are too pansy for a challenge. These things are heavy enough for me mod is the only fun way to run these trucks.

Cain

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Whatever gets the turn out works for me

henry

Where I am at we run mod outdoors. Closest indoor track is a 2 hour drive which runs both mod and 17.5.

xyzracer

iTrader: (5)

WHEN we get enough for a class its usually super stock so we can run up to a 13.5. Its a nice balance when you are used to running 17.5 buggy and 13.5 wheeler. Overall speed is pretty close.

cbazq271

why wait for AE to make one...........

cbazq271

Well I guess I can't use photobucket anymore for posting pics. But I put a laydown trans and rear arm mounts from a b6 in my sc5m.

cbazq271

Pinkz

AE could make a laydown option for their T5M. TLR recently did this for their 22T 3.0. but i doubt AE will make a T6, stadium trucks aren't exactly a booming thriving class

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Classes:

Modified 2WD Buggy
Modified 4WD Buggy
Modified 2WD Short Course Truck
Modified Stadium Truck
40 + Modified Buggy
13.5 4WD Buggy (ROAR 13.5 Brushless, Blinky ESC)
Stock Buggy (ROAR 17.5 Brushless, Blinky ESC)
Stock 2WD Short Course Truck (ROAR 17.5 Brushless, Blinky ESC)
Sportsman/Novice

SC is heavier than a ST, and i see alot of places running SC 17.5, disagree with ST being considered MOD only, i believe it closes the class to many people

Cain

iTrader: (294)

yeah stock stadium truck I thought would have been a good option, the vehicles at least from what I recall of the old brushed motor days weren't too slower than 2wd buggies in comparison to 2wd buggy versus 2wd SCT.

cbazq271

last try........

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monsterbrad

iTrader: (1)

Keep the T5m ....
that way nobody has to buy a new truck and it keeps the playing field even.