Originally Posted by
River19
Weekly local Thursday night carpet races last night........didn't go well with the TT-02.
Got there early and had it pretty dialed in.......was turning 13-14sec laps and the occasional 12.9......that is very competitive for us. When I came back to the pits I noticed the inside of one of my tires needed to be re-glued, so I regaled the tires.......car was never the same and a complete oversteering mess. Through all heats and the Main.
After the races I stayed a few mins to try a few things. Since I have tried everything to make the lowest ride height work (about 5mm front and rear) I needed to try something very different. I raised the rear to the top hole on the lower arms for the CVA mounting and went back out. Totally different car of course, now I was prone to traction rolling BUT I could hustle it around the track for 13-14.5 second laps vs. the fish tailing spin-out machine I had.
Since I have the softest springs in the rear with no spacers I think next week I will first try a medium or large spacer in the rear to firm it up a touch and see where that lands me before I go up a spring rate.
Damn TT-02s......they are like the girl in college you know you shouldn't be with but you call each other when you are drunk and you just cannot stop that behavior......
At least I won with my TLR in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class
That’s why I race Tamiya’s… the challenge of pushing them way beyond what they were intended for.. the look on people’s face when they realize it’s a Tamiya.. priceless 😎