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I'm surprised that nobody is concerned about how, during the painting process, the paint is distributed. Too much front/rear or high/low could upset the chassis and also handling! Motor wars? How about the body war!

NutDriver

09-09-2018 09:23 AM

:weird:

f1larry

09-09-2018 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JC3 (Post 15295653)

I disagree. I think it's more the, is able to extract the most power/torque from what he has vs the doesn't know how to extract the power/torque from what he has difference.

I have a fancy TSR 25.5 The1 motor set to its stock timing. My car is the fastest car down the straight at my club. However, my lap times are much slower than everyone's. I always chalked it up to bad driving. I recently came across a procedure that details how to best extract the power/torque from your motor. I've never messed with timing or even knew about using the timing for anything other than more top end. As I was reading it I realized that this is most likely the biggest difference between my fellow racers and me, aside from driving skill. They already knew how to tune their motors for max power /torque and I didn't.

I confirmed this about a week later when I overheard one of the clubs fastest racers mention this very same motor tuning procedure. It's not always money but it is almost always experience and talent.

is that procedure you speak of online anywhere?

JC3	09-09-2018 10:10 AM

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is that procedure you speak of online anywhere?

Naturally, it's right here on RCTech.

Billy Kelly

09-09-2018 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JC3 (Post 15295981)

I’d guess that only the top .001 percent this would effect. Fast guys could use shoeboxes for body and still put us average guys laps down.

JC3	09-09-2018 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Kelly (Post 15296062)

I’d guess that only the top .001 percent this would effect. Fast guys could use shoeboxes for body and still put us average guys laps down.

I was being very sarcastic in that comment. lol It blows my mind sometimes how the details are scrutinized in RC. However, I always have to remember that this is more than RC, this is racing and this is how racers think - to win at all costs.

I totally agree with your shoe box comment. I asked my clubs fastest guy to help me get past something that's been holding me back at the track. I asked him to just talk me through a lap. We started and he's going, "Okay, full throttle, let off, full throttle here, let off, full throttle, tap the breaks, full throttle..." I just stopped, looked at him, and started laughing. I said, "So, you're just basically full throttle most of the time?" He said, "Yeah, pretty much." It was at that point that I had to look deep inside and consider that I may just never be a top three driver.

Josh-n-ya

09-09-2018 11:11 AM

I always thought that the p-zero body was heavy being made of a thicker material than other bodies. The reason I like it best is that it is durable. I still have my first p-zero body that I used with another chassis hanging on my wall.

Nerobro

09-09-2018 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JC3 (Post 15296072)

I totally agree with your shoe box comment. I asked my clubs fastest guy to help me get past something that's been holding me back at the track. I asked him to just talk me through a lap. We started and he's going, "Okay, full throttle, let off, full throttle here, let off, full throttle, tap the breaks, full throttle..." .

I've been known to stand at the edge of the track, so I could watch the car and the throttle use at the same time. It helped :-)

Hundo

09-10-2018 08:31 AM

Everyone at my track is running exotek p zero gt. Is that a real race car?

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Originally Posted by Kregger (Post 15295960)

Remember when we ran bodies because they looked cool.

Nerobro

09-10-2018 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Hundo (Post 15296539)

Everyone at my track is running exotek p zero gt. Is that a real race car?

P-ZERO GT, clear body lexan w/ wing - Exotek Racing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagani_Zonda

Yeah... Not that pagani goes racing, but the idea is 2 door sports cars. That's what makes it different from touring cars, IIRC.

Hundo

09-10-2018 08:54 AM

Thats right, Zonda. I had one in a 1/32 slot car. I was looking at them (new to on road RC) yesterday and thought it looked familiar. That’s what happens when your 55, memory, lack of 🤔

I wanted to run a c7, but if you want to be competitive...

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Originally Posted by Nerobro (Post 15296544)