Originally Posted by adam lancia

Depending on the track, the motor might not get that hot at all. If you're running on a pretty open, flowing track there's not a lot of starting and stopping which means less stress on the motor. A tighter track will heat the motor more. Gear for fast lap times and keep an eye on the motor just in case. It sounds like you won't have any heat issues though. What are you geared at right now with the CO27? I was running a 19 turn brushed motor geared 34/98, was within 2 laps of dumping each run and the motor was just a little warm after each run. Just because it's not getting burning hot doesn't mean you're not running it at max Hope that helps.