$30?!?!! and $10 each time after?!! Holy ripoff

I don't know the crowd too well at OCRC.. but at our track we're all pretty friendly and there is always somebody that would cut your motor for free if you don't have a lathe.. especially for the new folks.

Get the lathe if you plan on running brushed! To be competitive, I usually cut my motor at least every 4-6 runs or before the races start. Mostly what this does is gets all the brush residue off the comm and makes a cleaner contact point. If you are waiting 40-50 runs.. you got one slowwww motor guaranteed! That many runs and your comm is going to need several passes on the lathe to get it level again..

Brushed motors have to be maintained. Regular cleaning... I'd say at least once per track session... bushing oil at least once per track session... Brushes chip as well.. so you need to get a "hard" comm stick to take the sharp edges off and clean any crud left on the contact point.

You can definitely ruin your comm if you goof up with the lathe!

Cutting your motor won't make the motor last longer.. it just makes it perform like new during it's lifetime. I race just about every weekend (with a few practice runs as well) and I can get about 4+ months of out of brushed stock motor.

Good luck!

Jerome