Originally Posted by
billdelong
I would run what you have just to knock the rust off for a bit.
ESC's haven't changed much but the XR10 series is one of the more popular ESC's I see locally. I see you're in Texas too, so chances are your club does not follow ROAR restrictions either, I race at Thornhill in Hutto,TX myself.
Hey Bill! I am also out of Austin. Was racing at Thornhill and N-Control. I remember you helped me a lot when I first came into the hobby. Thanks for that! I'll have to check out that motor. You also bring a good point about batteries. I had quite a few batteries and most of them seem okay after a few cycles but I guess I forgot to storage charge some of them. When I pulled some out of storage they were so badly puffed I'm surprised they didnt blow. I'm wary of all of them though just cause of the time they were sitting unused. The ones I deemed good have no puff and surprisingly discharged and charged to about their rated capacity. I'll look into getting new ones though. Is SMC still a good brand?
Originally Posted by
killer rock
my 2 cents
Your 2 cents are worth at least a couple bucks!
I race club a lot and i'm more focused on the fun of it than the competition but I also went to all the trophy races and it was game on with them. I wasnt an A main winner but after about 6 months I would usually place in upper B to lower A mains.
I guess I'll keep what I have for the moment and upgrade as needed. As my SpeedPassion esc's die. I have a HW XR10 in another car and love it. Its a good mid cost option it seems. I feel like I remember it being more expensive but at 119$ new thats not bad if I only need to get one every few months.