Originally Posted by
Hyper_Mike
Hi all,
I realize that some of this is buried in other threads but I was hoping I could prevail upon some of you that have/are running 1s Lipo in 1/12th scale to help me understand some of the equivalencies.
Is it possible for a 1s Lipo 1/12th car to be on an equal footing with a 4-cell car running the same motor (I'm thinking 17.5 Stock) at the same weight?
If not, what formulas are working to try to equalize the Lipo and 4-cell cars? Does a weight break work or is "motoring up" necessary to create some parity between the Lipo and 4-cell cars?
I ask because our regional race series here in Western Canada is trying to come to grips with having both Lipo and 4-cell cars in the same class and attempting to find some parity between them.
Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide!
Cheers,
Mike
There is NONE!
but, a local track here (NW USA) came up with a solution for the guys who still HAVE to run "legacy" equipement; 12th Sportsman= 6min, any/all above 'stock' type power(you've read enough here to know that means 27t/17.5)NiMh 4cell/single cell LiPo......for the 2009/10 season 8min guys, we're goin' ROAR 13.5 single cell.(PERIOD, no mixing anymore,done,over and out!) Including the ROAR weight breaks for these 'older' and 'current' cars.......You want to hang on to the good-ole-days? then you get to pack around the extra weight!
We also are finding that; The faster you can unload your old stuff to/on the rookies, the faster/cheaper it is for you to get on-board with the new gear.