they are trying to eliminate the castor loss on corner entry due to the high bite.i usually dont do that but i really dont know what kinda traction we are speaking of.usually i will add bump toe in to the car,add max static castor and glue the side walls of the front tires.also throw on heavier front springs.i may feel differently if i was there though.

orders are going out in the order they came in.no one will have to wait though because i am doing a large run of cars and spare parts.i am really glad that i finally got things moving.these little cars have alot of parts.:lol:

The traction up here is alway med-high, but with ROAR Nats going on the track is getting alot more runs on it than normal which is probably bringing the traction up.

transponder not working
 

Has anyone tried the Novak Electronics 4-Cell Transponder Voltage Booster? I have been have trouble getting all of my laps counted in 4 cell mod. I am using the Novak 4 cell GTB with a 5.5 motor. What kind of LIPO receiver pack are people using in 1/12 scale?

This is the one i use...Its small and you can lay the novak voltage regulator right on top...
https://01836cd.netsolstores.com/ind...ROD&ProdID=685
Hope that helps,
Go back a few pages and see the pics its right in front of the weights..
-Shookie <><

Spektrum makes a voltage protector as well http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oducts_id/6570 your local hobby shop should have one, if not I am sure they can order one.

Guys any input as to which is more consistant tweak screws or a spring setup like the one on the T-Force. I currenty have a Hyperform that uses the screw and nut, but I was looking at buying the conversion from Calandra that uses side springs on the T-Bar, what do think is it worth it?

Most of the stock guys at SIR went to zero blocks to reduce the aggressive turn in due to the high grip. Grip got to the consistency of post it note gum. It was like vht indoors. Super sticky. We used every trick in the book to reduce steering and still make a car turn. I spent most of the weekend digging in the tire box trying to come up with a combo. I wound up using Jaco yellow-blacks on my stock car. I was not the fastest, but it was what was needed for me. Trav was the fastest car there in 12th stock. He ran what looked like sprayed on foam on the new Jaco wheels. James won; think he used Parma magentas f&r, CA'ed and low. Wear was remarkable. I think I started my tripples today with 1.77 and whittled them down to 1.75 after 24 minutes. It would have been feasable to have run only two sets of tires the entire event if you knew what that magic combo would have been ahead of time.

Jeff Kuney and I both put MS2.3's on the poduim this weekend. First time at a national event. I am pretty thrilled. But it was a CEFX and an OD12 that took checkers. Congrats to those two!!!!

Brian www.slapmastertools.com

i always liked the screws

congrats to OD and slapmaster on there impressive finishes at the nats.:cool:

Thanks for all the 'pep-talks' Jason; I just flamed out mentally. James Arluck was on fire though.....

no problem dude.

We'll I'm back from the Nat's and struggled all week. Couldn't find a drivable setup until the last Main. EJ Evans couldn't even drive my car:lol::lol:. I at least had a blast with Team Purple, especially Jay Bee......Team Mad Rip in da house.

The problem was too much bite, my car wanted to dig in mid corner and spin out. I ran Pro 38s purple front/pink rears which were fine for 4-5 minutes. After that the purples would gum-up and the car would spin out. The solution which I finally went to on A3 was to run magentas up front. It would seem that that would increase steering, but in reality it didn't. Due to the density of the magentas vs purples, the magentas didn't gum-up at all. Wish I would of had a drivable car so I could of been more competative.

Here was my setup:

Magenta 42mm, Pink 43.5mm
rideheight 4mm F/R
Rear track 172mm
Olive spring/25wt, .075 T-bar
0* blocks, shimmed 2 in front, .5* camber, 0* toe
F-brushes, 96-31
Speed 8 HD

Big thanks to Michael O'Donnell for all his support!...SIR and Mike Blackstock for hanging out with Team Mad Rip asking for our gearing:lol:

Congrats to James Arluck 07 ROAR 1/12 Stock Nat'l Champ!!

here are a couple of pics of the DB12R with the new changes.the antenna mount,battery locator plate and servo mounts are not shown in the pic.i didnt have the time to put them on before i had to leave.there is a close up shot of our new 1 piece delrin center pivot.this is extremely strong and very durable.let me know what you guys think.:)

jason,

I really can't see the detail. you will have to send me one so that I can see it and comment on the car. :nod::nod::nod:

man, I can't wait.

First off the car looks great! Is the car in the picture as it will be out of the box or did you add some things that won't be in the box? Also, just curious what was the reason for the cut outs in the chassis versus what it was previously?

Beautiful car Jason! I like the new pivotball design a lot.