Gonzo RR

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Guys I'm happy to inform you that the damage on my GT is not as bad as I expected, I only had to replace some bent screws and straighten one pin and that's ALL!!!

That's just another reason why I love my GT so much!!! since I bought it the only parts I had to replace was the 2nd speed spurs. Every dollar I spent on it was for upgrades.

Anyway I still orderEd a CNC chassis plate from Dragon Racing for $38 it's coming from Hong Kong so I will get it in about two weeks or so... I'll keep you posted.

On another subject I was wondering what's the weight on your GT's, GT2's and DM1's is??? are there any tips on how to reduce weight? Are carbon fiber parts legal in the spec class? How about receiver and battery tray mods???

So far I have all titanium turnbuckles on my GT

MikaR

Dragon racing is poor quality

Raman

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It maybe poor quality, but its still an improvement over the stock GT blue plate special.... and for the price, it can't be beat.

MikaR

If you say so, I gotta believe though I've heard otherwise, too

No personal experiences.

Kyosho IGW-003 is nice.

Gonzo RR

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Well we'll see! I mean the stock chassis is not all that either

MikaR

Right

This would be good quality, Amain sells it for $82

But it's for a single speed only, so propably won't do

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...s-MP75-Kanai-2

Serpent-Dan

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GT racers in the NY area we will be racing GT class IGT or DM1 if we have 5 cars to enter the class. Floyd Benette Field Brooklyn. This weekend I will post the day as the club is voting between Saturday or Sunday due to the holiday. We have 2 confirmed

spooky 1

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Gonzo, the dragon chassis is a decent upgrade from stock. The one Mika mentioned can be modded to work with very little done. The weight on these cars can vary, but my open car is in at just over 3200 grams and our spec minimum here is 3450. The lightweight universals helps and the titanium hinge pin set from lunsford works well.

Gonzo RR

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mmmm Titanium hinge pin set gotta look into those... Thanks for the tip! I need to weight my car but don't have a digi scale, I can always walk into the market and ask to borrow their deli scale

Jspeed

Gonzo,

Talk with "Bubba Cola" at Leisure Hours near you, he'll be able to help you most.

Gonzo RR

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Oh yeah he's always helping out! he was trying to find a chassis for me the day of my crash... we probably end up going to Mex. together. Mike was also helping out! and showing me his tricked out GT!

jdesotojr

My stock dm1 - spec that I ran with at the GT worlds in the open class was just around 4000 grams. I would look into the Max Velocity carbon fiber parts. There were cars as light as 3000 to 3200 grams running in the open class.

Gonzo RR

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Nice! Thanks for sharing that info! seems like the DM1 is heavier than the GT and GT2.

Hey so are those carbon fiber parts legal for the spec class?

Jspeed

Gonzo,

Max Velocity carbon fiber shock towers, radio and/or steering plates are OK for use in our “Spec” class at Ipanema Sports GT events. Carbon fiber lower chassis plates are only legal for use in our “Open” class.
Double check with “Bubba” for your club races at Leisure Hours, OK

kchamp

Update on the race, they are going to run it on Sunday May 30th. Lets have a great showing at a great track!