Anyone doing any 1/12 on asphalt this summer. Especally near MI.

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lookylooky


Shame on HB to not include decals with th body!:smile:

I think i will paint it red and white like the gtone!

hey guys,
An aluminum screw broke in the rear motor mount/axle holder

Will aluminum part from older associated 10th scale pan cars fit?

Rev 3
 

hey guys...thought I would post a link for anyone interested in a loaded Rev 3. Awesome car!!

http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthre...785#post868785

asphalt
 

Adam-
A number of us have started running 1/12 on asphalt this summer (here in Northern Cal, not too near MI) to prepare for the paved nats in July. Most of us haven't run on pavement in many years, so it's been interesting. For myself, the last time I ran on asphalt the car had a seperate rear wing!
O'D

JOHNB!!
 

We're running on asphalt. I'm running in a parking lot of a university in Utah Valley. I got my gearing right today and that car was flyin'. 13x1 D5 geared at 20/72. 2 more guys came to race 12th scale. I hope it really takes off, 'cause this is one of the funnest classes I've raced. I TQ'd and won today, even though I forgot to attach my shock to the rear pod! I don't think people would come up for an on-road race, but a few might make it for the off-road race in Twin Falls. Talk to you later!

therealdanimal,

Would that be Gus's Group out there ?
I have a car I hope to have running soon. it's been a pain to get all the last few parts and pieces for the car. nobody seems to stock the servo I need or the mod motor I want. so it all add's up to weeks of waiting. So far I have missed 3 weeks of racing <sigh> oh well soon.. I keep telling my self soon...

Re: JOHNB!!
 

That sounds like fun. I've never ran 12th scale outdoors.
I'm running 100/ 23-24 64 pitch with 11 dbl on a 100'x36' carpet. I try to stay around a 1.45 rollout with 10 or 11 turn mods. Seems to run real cool (around 120-130*) and I can run about 9 minutes.

half done

I really hope it comes out ok! :)

looks sweet so far

Re: Rev 4 on Asphalt
 

barrys was FLYING in his mod 1/12th last weekend! He was running it with the 6c mod sedans (no other 1/12th scales outside) I think he turned the 2nd fastest lap, next to Mike Dumas. Dialed! =) Wish I could say the same for my sedan...

Stuff for sale
 

I am selling my speed merchants and a rev 4 conversion kit...

http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthre...threadid=40331

Hey guys, no more old cars for me. I got my 12l4 put together finally last night. Associated instructions suck! Could they be any more vague? Oh well, it is together. I will get some pics up soon.

One question for taping in batts. Do you guys go under the rear brace or over it? I always have trouble getting the tape through the tiny gap between the battery and brace in the rear. With my 12lw I was putting the tape in first, then batts, then bringing the front piece to the rear, then wrapping the rear end over to the front directly over the battery, under the chassis, then back over the brace and over the batts again. I could never get it back under the brace. I hope this makes sense, but this is just something I always wondered how others did. I attached a picture to help make sense.

Also, I used a Paragon hollow antenna mount instead of the stock. This puts the ball higher and made me need to shorten one ball end on the shock. It also changes the angle of the shock, don't know what effect that might have. The mount has a place for what looks like I could use a captured ball end on one end of the shock instead of a ball cup. I was thinking that might make it easier to get the batts in and out, just remove the screw instead of popping an end off. Anyone done this?paragon antenna

on my L4, I go over the rear brace. doesn't seem to affect the handling since the rear brace doesn't move anyway.

I just say do whatever is easiest for you..

24601-the battery stays in largely based on the tension of the tape down to the chassis. The tighter you can pull the tape to the edge of the chassis the better. Does that make any sense?
I sometimes look at guys who tape batteries in and the tape is hanging loose from the battery to the chassis. KInd of defeats the purpose right? I mean you wouldnt run the battery strap on the TC3 loose!!

It will help to get a system going when putting in batteries. For example-put the tape in first-then ut the battery in and the ull it down tight over the battery. Or just place the tpe on the back-then put the batteries in-then pull the tape up and over the front of the battery. This way you dont have to fish the tape around the battery and under the brace.

Ray