I run 1 set of tires per round now and have found doing that has reduced the amount of chunking I get. The Jaco foams start to pull away from the rims at the outside edge so by running 1 set per round they pull away less and I have time between race days to re-glue them.

Hi,
Could anyone tell me what rollout I should run using a Team Orion Vortex Race (2008 version) 5.5 turn on a pretty large indoor carpet track (at Chesterfield)? If it helps I ran an Orion V2 Element 19 turn there at about 51-53mm/rev.
Thanks,
Alexander

Alexander

with my Nosram 5.5t Sintered i ran at (34mm/r) at chesterfield but the orion is probably different so i would try going to http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=22 as i know a few guys from Chesterfield post on there regularly so they might be able to help if no one here can, good luck

Steve

Thanks Steve,

I've posted there, but so far I don't think that anyone has run the Orion, and so nobody can tell me what gearing to run. I guess I'll try the same rollout as what Chris Kerswell ran with his Peak 5.5, which I guess should be the most similar to the Orion.

Alexander

Alexander

drop me a PM with your email as one of the guys i race with has been running the Vortex 5.5 and when i see him next i'll ask him what mm/r he been using, probable won't see him for a couple of weeks so if you can't wait i might be able to get you the details you need.

steve

Please dont flame the newb.........
 

Since the only track thats left to race in my area is now indoor 60x30 track I am switching from 1/10 TC to 1/12 scale. (If any one wants to run TC see my Sale for TC)

Having browsed the forum the AE kit and BMI kit seemed to be very well liked but I was also looking at the CRC Gen X. I will be racing stock brushless on 60x30 carpet indoor.

Which kit is best suited to indoor carpet?
Which kit has better versatility on setup options?
Which kit (if any) is better built than the others?
Which kit has most hop ups straight out of the box?

Being new to 1/12 scale are there any specific things to know when building the car, i.e shim here or there, where its not detailed in the manual?

Thanks for taking the time to answer, I know that a lot of people come onto the forum asking which is the best kit, but without your knowledge and insight its very difficult to choose when moving to a new class. So thanks in advance for your input. :sweat:

1. all the current crop of 1/12 are good all around cars
2. they all have a multitue of setup options. because a .010" shim here or there make a world of difference in 1/12
3. really the bmi kit is second to none when it come to build quality
4. Jason picks all the best hop ups and put them into the box

the best advise on 1/12 is to measure each step of the way. like I said .010" makes a big deal. so measure everything left to right, front to back

Selling a Corally sp12X if anyone is interested check out the forsale section or pm me ...

Thanks

Joe

Good thoughts allready provided by theisgroup, many times I've seen the adage that link cars(gen-x) work best on carpet and t-bar(assoc) are better on asphalt. This may be true for the top 1% of drivers but I've driven both, as well as the new BMI, and for most avg racers either style can be setup to be effective on either surface. I personally have found the BMI car to be excelent, but find out what is the most popular car a the track. It'll be easier to get yourself up to speed if you can get help from guys running the same car.

I would say to have a look at what the other club members are running and maybe go with one of them. Most of the 12th kits out there are really good quality nowadays with many upgrades included in the box. I looked at one of the BMI and CRC cars and both look sweet. Stay away from the SP12X though because it is a great car, but has a couple of soft areas that break easy and expensive to repair. You'll get great help from other club members regarding building and setup if you get one of the cars that they are using. Cheers mate, Chris.

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Some 1/12th bodies just finished up!

...Jim
W.E.D.

Love it!!

Bring back the GTP Liveries!!!!

Nice work Jim, now get back to the paint forum where you belong:lol: jk.

A ? for you other 1/12 guys, I have this car but I forgot the manufacture, anyone know baised on my pics? I was thinking that I remember it as one of the trinity cars but not sure.

Could it be a Yokomo???

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Trinity reflex 12