Good idea about not following TCS rules. Allowing other hop ups will save a ton. Open 21.5, however...you might consider something like a price cap. From my experience, I know there will be people spending $150+ on certified top 5% motors. They may still lose, but it's the kind of thing that makes the other guys who aren't winning a little crazy and also willing to spend chasing that dream.

As for motor, I've been running a Trinitiy Kill Shot w/ physical timing turned up to the max, -my motor is fassssst! (and was less than $100). Yeah, about using expensive equipment, there will always be that. But really in the end it comes down to good driving. I've seen guys w/ fast mini's that don't know how to control them around corners only to tip them over and wait for 3sec's for a turn martial to get out there -race is over for them at that point.


anyway..

Where is your home track?

http://www.thegroundpounders.com/index.cfm

Northern California (that is a link to our club's website)

Looks like a nice place
Abit too far for us to go for a road trip tho!
Maybe someday!

I stumbled across some instructions for building mini tires a few days ago and I'm wondering if anyone has ever used this method. Everything is as normal except for the additional step of using rubber cement to attach the foams to the inside of the tires.

Anyone head of or done this?

That is an old factory build tip, it was in the Tamiya instructions for a TT-01 Nissan racing car we bought in the 90's. DP

If I understand correctly,
I still build my Tamiya tires that way ...didn't actually know there was another way/newer way? I actually just set out a new set this morning ...the foams are long strips that require rubber cement to adhere to the wheels (not the tires). --at least that's how I've been doing it for years.

Thanks,
BUT if you were making a trip out to Cali- I'd suggest about 3 or 4 other tracks that are super nice. AND the Tamiya track in S. California would be a must visit!

That's the first time I've heard of that one, too. I've been making the foam strips into doughnuts, but have never glued them to the tire or the wheel. I suppose gluing to the tire might lend some stability to the tread, as banding with tape does, but I've also heard that allowing the tread a little side to side motion aided traction. More than one way to skin a cat, I suppose.

Another option is to use double sided tape ...I did it that way once as well.
My motivation was mostly to get the foam to stay in place while I assembled everything... and it is what the instructions said to do.

Sorry for the late reply . Our tracks vary from flowing to intrcate tracks. I only race on the ashphalt.
The 13t is our control motor in our state , good fun and reliable .

13t must be super fasssst!
fun!

You end up losing a lot of it to wheelspin, but yes, it's fun.

But aren't the internal gears affected by the higher turns ratios?