Originally Posted by
Advantage R/C
I have an SC10 and I do not want to have to add weights to the front in order to make the nose go down more on the jumps. I have the battery placed all the way forward and hit the brakes EVERY time in the air and it still dosent go "nose down" any help on how to fix this would be great. Thanks.
Just to add to what the other guys are saying here.
Generally speaking, I setup my car as to how it drives on the ground, and how it jumps is how it jumps (granted, this is dependent on how many jumps are in the track, but this is how I do it for an average track). You're on the ground 90% of the time so bias your setup that way.
I've found that with 2WD vehicles (Buggy, Truggy, SCT etc.) the way you enter each jump and how you manage your throttle into and off the jump makes a huge difference. Right as I get ready to enter the face of a jump, I give the throttle a slight "blurp", and as it rotates from the base ground I let off of the throttle. Don't let off to early (or you may not clear the jump), but stay on the power too long, and you'll end up nose high. This is very similar to how I used to jump when I raced motocross, just a quick flick of the wrist as you rounded the bottom corner of the face.
Hope this makes sense.
Seth