Traction at FullThrottle
 

Of interest because of the upcoming worlds, can anyone compare the traction at FullThrottle to what it was in Portland at the ROAR Nats or last year at the ROAR Nats in North Carolina.

For instance, do they use sugar water or VHT?

How grainy is the asphalt?

Does the track ever get dusty...

barrys I havent run at fullthrottle yet.
but if you go to the florida thread there is a topic for fullthrottle speedway.
Hope this helps.

Hector - Err...SpeedXL...Thats what im planning to do. I just want to try and run the Reedy Motor. I did some math and I think I need to run a 96/38 with 1.88 tires to get the right ratio. I wonder if a 38 will fit in my car...lol!

barrys - Traction is very good. Not as high as the Nats but better than most of the tracks we have raced at over the years. Tire wear on both rubber and foam is very good. The track uses the tried and true 5lb of sugar to 5gal of water mix for traction. The track is not dusty at all. The asphalt was laid in June of 2003 so it is still very new. It is fairly fine grain but as I said tire wear is very good.

adrian 38 will fit if you use a 92 or 94 spur!
:weird: thats small!
Why do you want to run that motor anyways!

You are correct. It's the Reedy 19 quad mag.

We really have them flying in the sedans. If PW and Troy run 19 at the Kissimee race they will run Reedy's in their sedans. I just want to try it in a 1/12 to see if its fast.

Are you guys running your servos flat or angled up in servo mounts?

It's weird, but I run the servo flat in stock and on an angle in mod. Don't ask me why, it just works better that way for my car.

Tim

hi guys iv just got a yokomo rc12l3 and will be running a 9x1 v2 motor and have no idea what ratio to run i want to use 48 pitch gears can any one help

adrian I have my servo mounted flat.
its smoother and not as twicthy !

12L3 carpet setup
 

Hi all,

I was running the 12L3 on Ozite carpet last night and had some major problems where the car would spin in a circle when either turning right or left. For example, this occurs when entering a turn such as after a long straight. It appears that "Too Much Steering" may cause the rear to swipe around. We checked and rechecked TWEAK on the MIP Tweak Station and all is balanced.

Any suggestions on where to start looking for the problem?

BTW- Setup is kit stock per the manual with Green Tires all around.

Thanks

You should try purple jacos in the front and greys in the rear. Plus make sure your diff is not to lose. Hold both tires in the rear and the spur should not move when you try to move it with your finger.

I run my 12L at my local track and the surface has ozite and my car handles real nice.

Good Luck!



:sneaky:

also, assuming you are saucing your tires, only put traction compound on the inside third of the fronts

but definitely, purple fronts, grey rears to start with

Purple and Greys for sure.
If you are running the kit greens with out truing them down I would guess that the ride hight is off so get the tires down to 1.75 front and 1.85 for the rear(just a place to start) and set the ride hight at about 3.5mm front and 4mm rear. Aslo If the kit is set up box stock the front springs are to soft try a set of .22 that should get you close.

Be sure to turn your dual rates down a ton too. Full steering lock is WAY too much for a 1/12 car. I run just a bit more than I need to get through the tightest corner on the track...usually 40-60% depending on traction.