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I have not tried them myself, but i have tried a bit rc helicopter. One way one learned me how to check the gyro was to move the helicopter rapidly sideways and check if the rear rotorblades moved.

Now, if it works the same in a car, as i belive it does, the steeringservo will correct the car instant, insted of me picking up whats going on, react and countersteer. I really belive it works, but i can not proove it. Now, if its like running a real car on a racetrack with ABS/ESP and whatnot compared to no driver aids at all, it is an advantage.

Why did F1 use tractioncontroll devices which delated them self if there where no advantage? Not a very good example but still :-)

Kobropo

F.I.A banned the devices, not the teams. they were making the cars faster but easier to drvie. Hence killing the show.

HaulinBass

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JQ DQ for being a DB

criss2115

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What was he stickering that pissed everyone off

HaulinBass

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it wasnt just the stickers, he shut off another racers radio during a race
called drake captain club race, pretty bold statement coming from someone who hasn't won anything really.

kaptain crash

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It sucks that he has to be such a dick.

MX304

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Everything. Other racers gear, all the track equipment, cars in the parking lot etc. Shutting off Ben Sterling's radio during a heat was the last straw.

HaulinBass

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in all honesty his company probably wouldnt be as successful as it is if he wasn't.
as long as he faces the music for being that way every once in a while im okay with him being that way, still dont like him tho.

hairymuffin

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Seriously doubt any top pro drive could benefit from a gyro... it’s gotta feel weird,like another person making corrections for you.. not fun

hairymuffin

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What’s up with maifield throwing mugens truggy under the bus. Saying he pretty much lost because the associated truggy has a free’r drive train therefore giving them better run time. It’s hard to compare the 2 cars,different cars and different engines... c’mon man!!

kaptain crash

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I don't know, He put up with a bunch of shit "about his first buggy" and stuck with it. And helped lots with different setups. But think he would sell lots more buggy's if he wasn't such a jerk.

captain america

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To further the Gyrogate debate, great little article here:

Let's Just Go Ahead and Make Electronic Stability Race-Legal - RC Car Action

Mickey_B

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Completely agree, I had a JQ Gray that I ordered directly from his site. The threading in the motor mount was not taped correctly, so I emailed them about it and they responded with use a smaller screw. To which I said NO!!! send a new motor mount. Then they finally said let me run it by JQ and once he gives the okay we will send it out. So couple days later they sent it out. Anyway I was like what a joke of a company. Who the hell runs a company we’re they micro manage to that level. Needless to say I have since moved on to another brand. So really not surprised he got DQ, the guy is just a dick.

windellmc

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I pitted at 10 minutes all the time with my Mugen truck. The car never.

captain america

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People respond to incentives, and he does stuff like this because mostly, they let him get away with it. Don't get me wrong, there are times when it's important to raise controversial topics, bring dissenting opinions to bear and challenge beliefs, but there's a way of doing these things that advances the dialogue and then there's just being a c*nt.

If enough race organizers start telling the guy to take a hike and don't bother coming back next year, he'll have to stop being a pouty tantrum-prone child, now won't he?