So the 2wd SC class is dwindling locally and I decided to step up and run a class that had more entrants. Still running 4wd SC, but 1/8 buggy looked fun and really competitive.

I picked up a used RC8 roller for cheap a couple of weeks ago. Received it, tore it all down, went through all diffs and bearings, cleaned it up, upgraded it to "B" specs and installed my MMP/2200kv Castle system from out of my SC8e into it.

Ran today for the first time. Need to make some changes to the setup regarding shock oil and swaybars, but I placed 2nd in the 15min A-main against some sponsored locals. I even made a fake pit stop to make it fair to the nitro guys. I'm pretty pumped up. I used 15/46 gearing and a GensAce 5000mah 4s. I was worried I wouldn't make it the full 15mins at full race pace using this pack, but it surprisingly did. I just took it off the charger, and the pack took 5043mah back into it. Resting voltage before the charge was 14.1. I'm guessing I was pretty close to LVC by the end of the main, which I had lowered from 3.4/cell to 3.2 volts right before the main in hopes to make it. I think I can go to a 14t pinion to give some more pack headroom, since I had power to spare and was the only guy on the track that could clear a big set of triples in a field of nitros. I was also pulling away from them pretty hard in the straights. Also, when I temped the electronics after the run, the MMP was at 126 degrees and the motor was just under 160.

Is this the type of results you other guys using similar setups are getting as far as runtime during racing?

Here is a pic of the rig right after the main :