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4318LikesU.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing Part 2
05-08-2014, 12:57 PM
#7141
Tech Apprentice
ROAR and other sanctioning bodies
Items become "APPROVED" and then later "DISALLOWED". Reads to me like the approval process is broken.
If a manufacturer submits their product for approval and has a history of altering/changes its integrity, the manufacturer puts themselves at risk.
A mutual agreement between the manufacturer and the ruling body regarding the product submitted should quash future altering/changes of that specific product or be banned from submitting future products for approval.
If the manufacturer wants to alters the product it should have to resubmit their "version 2".
Lastly, the product being submitted should include the item with any and all tools (cards) that affect the product.
Race Tech is only a policing of the products according to the body of rules the race falls under. Race Tech should be completed by that body or a representative schooled by the body. I have run in several ROAR or sanctioned events and yet to have my motor tore down or even the esc viewed for blinky mode. Frankly, I usually see the cream of the crop still on the podium and have faith their integrity exists (and reason I end up in the B Main due to my own driving limitations).
I just hope my HW isnt disallowed from VTA otherwise I am off to the hobby shop for another guessing game of esc choices and wondering how long it will be APPROVED.
If a manufacturer submits their product for approval and has a history of altering/changes its integrity, the manufacturer puts themselves at risk.
A mutual agreement between the manufacturer and the ruling body regarding the product submitted should quash future altering/changes of that specific product or be banned from submitting future products for approval.
If the manufacturer wants to alters the product it should have to resubmit their "version 2".
Lastly, the product being submitted should include the item with any and all tools (cards) that affect the product.
Race Tech is only a policing of the products according to the body of rules the race falls under. Race Tech should be completed by that body or a representative schooled by the body. I have run in several ROAR or sanctioned events and yet to have my motor tore down or even the esc viewed for blinky mode. Frankly, I usually see the cream of the crop still on the podium and have faith their integrity exists (and reason I end up in the B Main due to my own driving limitations).
I just hope my HW isnt disallowed from VTA otherwise I am off to the hobby shop for another guessing game of esc choices and wondering how long it will be APPROVED.
05-08-2014, 01:08 PM
#7142
It is probably a xtreme stock board in the Justock but i dont think so as the factory deosnt make that mistake .As for the firmware being unlocked as that doesnt happen either and even if it did the cpu on the justock just doesnt have enough in/outs to cater for turbo firmware .
(im Hatebreed, that was my old forum name..)
me and Gillblade bought our justocks as soon as they were released so that one cant be a copy
however i havent seen or heard of any more turbo friendly justocks so his must have been a very uniqe "accident"
he tried his justock and 120a back to back with the same turbo firmware, and for some reason the motors got REALLY hot with the justock so his just running it with no timing now, as it should be run
me and Gillblade bought our justocks as soon as they were released so that one cant be a copy
however i havent seen or heard of any more turbo friendly justocks so his must have been a very uniqe "accident"
he tried his justock and 120a back to back with the same turbo firmware, and for some reason the motors got REALLY hot with the justock so his just running it with no timing now, as it should be run
05-08-2014, 01:09 PM
#7143
Tech Fanatic
Just for grins I hooked up my HW Just Stock to my LED Programming box to see what software was in the ESC. V3_508_no timing Took even less time that I posted earlier and would have been quicker if I didn't have to go get my reading glasses to see which way to plug the ESC wire into the box
05-08-2014, 06:23 PM
#7144
This is the brain board that plugs into a GTB2
Here are Novak's instructions for changing out the brain board.
Here are Novak's instructions for changing out the brain board.
05-09-2014, 08:56 AM
#7145
Items become "APPROVED" and then later "DISALLOWED". Reads to me like the approval process is broken.
If a manufacturer submits their product for approval and has a history of altering/changes its integrity, the manufacturer puts themselves at risk.
A mutual agreement between the manufacturer and the ruling body regarding the product submitted should quash future altering/changes of that specific product or be banned from submitting future products for approval.
If the manufacturer wants to alters the product it should have to resubmit their "version 2".
Lastly, the product being submitted should include the item with any and all tools (cards) that affect the product.
Race Tech is only a policing of the products according to the body of rules the race falls under. Race Tech should be completed by that body or a representative schooled by the body. I have run in several ROAR or sanctioned events and yet to have my motor tore down or even the esc viewed for blinky mode. Frankly, I usually see the cream of the crop still on the podium and have faith their integrity exists (and reason I end up in the B Main due to my own driving limitations).
I just hope my HW isnt disallowed from VTA otherwise I am off to the hobby shop for another guessing game of esc choices and wondering how long it will be APPROVED.
If a manufacturer submits their product for approval and has a history of altering/changes its integrity, the manufacturer puts themselves at risk.
A mutual agreement between the manufacturer and the ruling body regarding the product submitted should quash future altering/changes of that specific product or be banned from submitting future products for approval.
If the manufacturer wants to alters the product it should have to resubmit their "version 2".
Lastly, the product being submitted should include the item with any and all tools (cards) that affect the product.
Race Tech is only a policing of the products according to the body of rules the race falls under. Race Tech should be completed by that body or a representative schooled by the body. I have run in several ROAR or sanctioned events and yet to have my motor tore down or even the esc viewed for blinky mode. Frankly, I usually see the cream of the crop still on the podium and have faith their integrity exists (and reason I end up in the B Main due to my own driving limitations).
I just hope my HW isnt disallowed from VTA otherwise I am off to the hobby shop for another guessing game of esc choices and wondering how long it will be APPROVED.
05-09-2014, 09:34 AM
#7146
Unless you modify the timing end of the motor, the 25.5 D3.5 timing is limited to 20 degrees and at that timing its a dog compared to other motors unless you run a very big pinion and a really small spur. If you modify the end bell so the timing ring can rotate to 40 degrees, it really comes to life, but that modification is most likely illegal and why I'm not using that motor.
05-09-2014, 12:49 PM
#7149
Hopefully for everyone posting this week, there is some good USVTA or ROAR VTA racing at a track near you that you can enjoy this weekend. If not...find a few buddies, an empty parking lot, and lots of smiles.
And please share any photos, pics, track links, stories of all the great VTA racing going on around the country.
And please share any photos, pics, track links, stories of all the great VTA racing going on around the country.
05-09-2014, 01:16 PM
#7150
Hopefully for everyone posting this week, there is some good USVTA or ROAR VTA racing at a track near you that you can enjoy this weekend. If not...find a few buddies, an empty parking lot, and lots of smiles.
And please share any photos, pics, track links, stories of all the great VTA racing going on around the country.
And please share any photos, pics, track links, stories of all the great VTA racing going on around the country.
Here is some racing from last week at my local track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtQX1jLDHg
05-09-2014, 01:26 PM
#7151
This is the brain board that plugs into a GTB2
Here are Novak's instructions for changing out the brain board.
Here are Novak's instructions for changing out the brain board.
05-09-2014, 01:47 PM
#7152
05-09-2014, 01:47 PM
#7153
Will be going out tonight for some VTA.
Here is some racing from last week at my local track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtQX1jLDHg
Here is some racing from last week at my local track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtQX1jLDHg
05-09-2014, 01:59 PM
#7154
Tech Apprentice
vta pics, "distressed" paint work by Rockstar Paints
a few pics of my vta painted by M Jones of Rockstar Paints, He drove it to the overall Champ of the USVTA Indoor Carpet Nats Triple Crown series 2013-2104 with his own Javelin Camel paint scheme.
Last edited by regets ama; 05-13-2014 at 01:46 PM.
