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Again, a misunderstanding, but not a big deal. I wasn't referring to "racing" (I'll be racing at NorCal)...I was referring to "practice", as in, during the week, as there's no one left in the Bay Area with a full-time on-road track (since Sheldon's converted theirs to a drift track).

However, someone else did mention about getting cones, and creating my own 'track' in an empty parking lot (not much different than how NorCal races on-road), which is a viable option. Just not sure how many cones I'd probably need, or what the cost of the cones might be. Truth-be-told, be as I type this, I'm sitting in the NorCal parking lot, waiting for them to open (any minute now), to pick up the HW XR10 Pro Spec ESC. I'll check with Eric, Dakota, or whoever is opening today.

This is how I practice.

Panther6834

03-30-2019 07:11 AM

Just curious, but what battery connectors are people using in their USGT cars? Are you using direct (ie. 4mm or 5mm bullet) to batteries with inboard? Deans? Something else?

I know some might think this a "dumb" question, but others will understand the reason/purpose for asking. Using my off-road vehicles as examples, while my 1/10 2WD buggy uses 5mm bullets & batteries w/ inboard, the remainder (all slightly larger vehicles, including two 1/8 4WD buggies) use (or will be using, once built) XT90.

Billy Kelly

03-30-2019 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Panther6834 (Post 15422686)

my Touring cars are a mix. Some use bullets direct to battery. Some use dean connector.

ebohon

03-30-2019 11:49 AM

5mm. I had 4mm before but changed to 5mm because my new packs are 5mm. I personally didn’t see a difference.

glennhl

03-30-2019 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ebohon (Post 15422806)

5mm. I had 4mm before but changed to 5mm because my new packs are 5mm. I personally didn’t see a difference.

The difference is 1mm. :p However, I agree with you, doesn't seem to make a difference for car performance.

Zer03

03-30-2019 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Panther6834 (Post 15422686)

direct bullets for me

Nerobro

03-30-2019 04:47 PM

The difference might be 1mm, but the difference in potential contact area is large. 4mm has 12.6mm of circumfrence, and 5mm has 15.7mm of circumfrence. That's roughly a 25% difference in contact area (if you have a good plug....

LXtacyDriver

03-30-2019 08:08 PM

I use 5mm bullet connectors as well. Yes a larger contact with said battery but I do it because of how clean it makes the car look. Might not be fast but I like to look like it.

robk	03-30-2019 09:49 PM

26 mm rims are allowed so you may run a wider variety of rims. You can stretch the tire over a 26 mm wheel.

CY8Racer

03-31-2019 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Panther6834 (Post 15422319)

There’s a permanent track in Roseville and Ukiah.

Panther6834

03-31-2019 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by CY8Racer (Post 15423079)

There’s a permanent track in Roseville and Ukiah.

Unfortunately, for general practice, both are quite far. Roseville is over 2hrs away, and Ukiah is over 2.5hrs away. NorCal (San Jose) is less than a 10min drive for me. Now, if I have a client pickup/drop-off up in those areas, and I know the timing would be right, I could take my car with me, even if I were to only have 1-3hrs of "spare" time...but, I've only had clients in the Roseville area 3x over the past 4yrs, and none in the Ukiah area.

XSRCdesign

03-31-2019 01:37 PM

Where are we with the AGATA body? That’s gotta be approved soon? No?

dman18t

03-31-2019 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by XSRCdesign (Post 15423325)

Where are we with the AGATA body? That’s gotta be approved soon? No?

Add that to list now!!!!!

theproffesor

04-01-2019 08:01 AM

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