26LikesDrag brake
05-08-2019, 04:26 PM
#32
Come on guys, we all know that 25.5t tc is the next scam, drag brake or not; it does not matter to the 'owners' as long as everybody goes along for the ride without can aming everything.....lol.....
I say no drag brake ever, just 100% brake strength...
CASE CLOSED !!!
I say no drag brake ever, just 100% brake strength...
CASE CLOSED !!!
05-08-2019, 06:05 PM
#35
Since everyone basically brakes at the same turns on the track manual brake should create the same amount of heat....stop drinking the kool aid.
05-09-2019, 03:29 AM
#37
That's a myth, been running tons of drag brake and my motor does not get any hotter than anyone else's at my track running 'normal' amounts of drag brake and manually braking....in fact there have been many cases where others come of hotter than I do.
Since everyone basically brakes at the same turns on the track manual brake should create the same amount of heat....stop drinking the kool aid.
Since everyone basically brakes at the same turns on the track manual brake should create the same amount of heat....stop drinking the kool aid.
this is from last weekends outdoor race in Florida with about 23% drag brake
05-09-2019, 07:23 AM
#42
How on earth do you figure that 21.5TC is a marketing scam? It's a hell of a lot cheaper to run than the old brushed days, motors last for years. And before you claim that they aren't competitive after a few months, well you just used a 9 year old kid who can barely keep it in the middle of the track as an example. You don't need the fastest motor to keep up against that. My R1 V16 has lasted me quite a while and is still at the pointy end of the field.
Also, at sanctioned events, our 21.5 class is a control motor. No mega spending to keep up. Also, we don't have a 17.5TC class, so dilution isn't an argument against it either.
Also, at sanctioned events, our 21.5 class is a control motor. No mega spending to keep up. Also, we don't have a 17.5TC class, so dilution isn't an argument against it either.
As you pointed out - BL motors almost don't wear out, and they don't generate sales of consumables - this is the very opposite of brushed, where comms would get too small to be ran after a while, and brushes would last a couple of runs at best (god bless for Reedy Quasars and CS Silvers). To make up for the cash inflow drought, manufacturers pushed for the creation of the multitude of classes we are seeing today. This is actually very smart, first it creates an initial sales boost, second it generates a whole market around performance parts and motors designed to make your slow car a tiny bit less slow while still being "spec".
Before, we had mod and stock. What do we have now? Mod, 10.5, 13.5. Then 17.5, 21.5, 25.5, and a few others I believe. In offroad, they even release "super light" cars and la AE FL... I mean, c'mon, seriously folks...
off my soapbox now. Will experiment further with drag brake on 13.5boosted, which is the sole class we have locally, and hits the sweet spot me thinks - fast enough to smooth out the expenses because fingers matters more than $$$ at this stage, not too fast to not be scary and prevent a 9y.o. from having fun either.
05-09-2019, 07:31 AM
#43
Heat? I don't worry about heat if you buy a good fan. I only start worrying when it is 90-100F ambient temp, with or without drag brake.
05-09-2019, 08:05 AM
#45
Tech Initiate
I use alot of drag brake (70/80%), when I want to coast I just keep the throttle at that given speed, that way I just have to un throttle to start breaking.