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Trust me, I brush the boards enough. Pushing yourself to go faster is what makes it fun, if you don't racing gets boring. The only kind of boring I would like to experience would be winning every race but I think I'm pretty safe there. Your "engineering" approach is pretty much what I do, too; but if I ever smoke you I will gladly give you all the credit... O'D |
Originally posted by davidl odpurple - I am going to add some more to this, and it actually applies to almost everyone. Analyze where you are loosing ground to the dude that wins all the time. That should tell you what to do next. If you are dumping, but running similar lap times to Mr. Fast, you need to change your motor, gear, batteries, brushes, timing and stuff like that. You may also need to free your car up to save batteries. If you are loosing ground off the corner in the tight sections, but have a good line and are pulling the throttle, you need more motor or more forward bite in the car. If you are getting smoked on the straight, you need more gear. Those are the kinds of questions you should use in the evaluation. That will guide you to the solution. Sort of an engineering approach, but it works. But there are 3 major things that can be analyzed to go faster. They are 1) the driver, 2) the car, and 3) the motor/batteries/gear. Good luck and don't smoke me too badly if we race some day. i agree with you 100%... sometimes, it's just easier said than done... |
Yes highwayman, it has taken me over 15 years to get where I am. I wish I could see your Avtar close up.
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Hey all.....long time no see........Hows everybodys racing been?????? After a brief hiatus...its time to pull out the old transmitter.......later
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Hi guys
Has anyone tried to play around with 4 cell brushless setups? i have seen a couple of guys try them over here in Aus, first with a Hacker 6 turn and a comp speedie, was very good, although it would not take off from a standstill well, hesitated a lot and sometimes needed a little nudge to move. so all in all not effective to run. Last weekend a mate ran a novak system in his car, had good power, was extremely smooth, and ran for 19 minutes on 3000's on a big fast track. Am waiting this weekend to see how it will stand up in competition, but things are looking good. Currently i run a hacker 6 turn brushless in Open Tourers, asnd having a brushless for 12th would be great, i think it is time to leave the lathe and the soldering station at home:sweat: |
Originally posted by davidl Yes highwayman, it has taken me over 15 years to get where I am. I wish I could see your Avtar close up. practice makes perfect, and believe me, i know... it just seems that as you get better, its gettin harder and harder to improve, and while you're at it... the other guys are also improving...:nod: |
I now have an ultra cool target rollout chart ...it'll tell you what pinion to use to keep the same rollout as your tires diameter decreases, click on the link in my signature (the gear ratio calculator), and select "target rollouot" in the input form.
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Hi all,
is there anyone here who lives and races on The Channel Islands? Namely Jersey? Just wondering because i am visiting there in a few weeks time and wanted to know if there were any good model shops there. Thanks |
I'm the only channel islander I've seen on RC Tech, but from Guernsey (which is better than Jersey)
Jersey used to have a R/C club and raced several classes but because the Model Shop was so bad (among other factors) they closed down. I don't think there's a decent shop over there now, at least not for racing:( |
Hi Louis,
thanks for the info. I might get a chance to come to Guernsey as well. Any shops there too? |
There are 2, but not very good. Most people order from Apex b/c it's cheaper and the Model Shop owners are &%^*s ('tis true)
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You could come and race:D or just watch depending on what class it is. Have a look on my profile for the site ^ and you can find out what race your visit may coincide with.
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Just checked the fixtures, going to possibly be in Jersey 3rd june, might get over to Guernsey 4th june, so no races on those dates :(
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Anyone using the Corally?
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Black adder, Yes i run an SP12M.
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