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Old 12-28-2013 | 08:45 PM
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Jamie James
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Went racing Thursday night at the local indoor carpet track. First time running my 1/10 scale buggies in a looooong time. I've pretty much been running 1/8 exclusively for the last few yrs.

It was surprising how much different it felt. I knew right away that I was going to have to learn to drive all over again....lol

2wd buggy is a huge class in my area as are both SCT classes. I don't run SCT at all, yet.

I managed to take 3rd in the B main ( think it went to a small D main)after 3 rounds of quals. I really focused on running error free laps. I was running a Vtrax10 and VTX13.5 combo. A23 on my ESC I think. ESC and motor never got much above room temp.

My trusty RB5 never lets me down. I think with a bit of practice, I can crack the A main. I was the only rear motor car there.....lol

4wd was going a little better. ESC was getting a little warmer than I remember it getting. Pretty sure that Vtrax has A23 on it too. I lost rear wheel drive near the end of the second qual. I tried to get it fixed for the last qual but couldn't. I ran the qual with front wheel drive only and was only lapped once by the two lead cars. I didn't want to risk damaging my electronics so I sat out the main. I was running an Orion 7.5 as I didn't have time to solder in my VTX 7.5 I just got.

I'm installing my VTX8 /VF8.19 tomorrow in my 1/8 in the hopes of making a race on Saturday.
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