Just looking for a possible starting point on the esc settings to help me get around the track without having to guess and constantly my adjustments and be able to enjoy my time . I have the led program card and the esc is the xr10 pro stock spec 80a any help will be appreciated

Depending on the ESC, there’s a range of settings. The hard part is what works for one person, might not work for another.


On or off road? Carpet, pavement or dirt. Surface might with suggestions.

off road carpet

You could go with the default settings just for getting around.
For carpet racing it is common to add a percentage of drag brake in the 5-40% range to apply brake automatically when the trigger is neutral.
You might wish to turn down the brake strength to 90 or 80%.
You may wish to turn the punch up to the highest setting for carpet racing too. Especially the brake and throttle frequency are personal preference.
If your servo is compatible with higher voltage, you can set the BEC to 7.4V rather than 6.0V to speed up the servo's operation.
You're running the stock spec so I imagine you are running a blinky class so won't be playing with any of the timing/turbo/boost settings.

Ok. I’m relatively new to carpet buggy also.

Simplest thing might not be an ESC setting, but simply turn the power down on the controller. What kinds of problems are you having?

Leave it with the default setup and drop the throttle travel on your transmitter to 70%. When you can get around the track without crashing start raising your power in 10% increments until you’re driving competently. Then worry about esc settings and different car setups. That’s my plan anyways

Well yes it’s stock spec class but I go just on the open nights till I feel confident I can actually compete or atleast not crash I have the drag brake on so that helps I guess it’s mostly cornering so possibly raising drag brake more so help me slow in the corner quicker to make a tighter turn that and straightaways I always feel like I’m drifting away from straight line but I honestly think that’s just my perception from where I’m standing relative to the lane

My rule is if it feels like there is something wrong with the steering, there probably is. Unless you’re sure the car is tracking straight and nothing is wrong, double check it! If the steering feels like it is starting to wander, often the culprit is a loose servo horn, or loose bell crank bolt. Check these!

Adjust the sub trim setting on the radio until the car runs straight, then adjust the end points of the steering independently on each side so that the steering can just reach full travel with pushing hard against the stop. Then reduce the ‘dual rate’ setting which will give you a percentage of overall travel - I start with around 80% on carpet but adjust up or down based on grip and track layout. As mentioned above, reducing the throttle endpoint (after previously calibrating it at 100%) will reduce your top speed. Starting with a lower/middle range punch setting may also be helpful for starting out.

Watch the fast guys - they use brakes a lot.

I would suggest setting drag brake low - 5-10% - and learn how to use brakes. In your esc, set max brake force to 85% ( it may be 87.5, I forget ). If you can, assign a dial or trim switch on your radio so you can adjust your brake dual rate on the drivers stand.

Off road, you use brakes in the air off the jumps - if you have a lot of drag brake enabled, it will pitch the nose down coming off the jumps. Again, watch the fast guys off the jumps, you will see the car pitch change in the air and you will hear the motor change from throttle to brake. Also note - if the nose pitches down to much, you can use throttle briefly to lift it back up.

And always helps to have an experienced driver try your car.

this won’t hurt later on when your driving at 100%. It’s better to start at a lower speed and get consistent then go up?

Its true for cars and guitars. If you start at 100% you’re just going to crash, possibly break, and piss everybody off. Focus on clean laps and consistency, not speed. Speed will come with consistency. Seems counter intuitive but it’s true for full scale too.

So last night I set my drag brake to about 70% and lowered my throttle to 75 it definitely helped but I think I need to lower drag slightly so I don’t nose dive as much I also had an issue with my sensor wire coming loose because the servo tape wouldn’t hold my esc after any jumps That’s and easy fix but still annoying