Originally Posted by
Oso Negro
What 17.5 motor would you all recommend for a FT b4.1 8mm running in a blinky class?
I run at a medium size indoor clay track. My Tekin 17.5 isn't fast enough to keep up with the fast guys at my track.
I make the A-main every time but never finish higher than 5th. Those guys are always pulling away from me, especially in the tight sections, and they won't share their secrets!
in case it matters, i have a very smooth driving style. Running 72/33.
FYI: I saw that one of them was running a revtech on Sunday but I have no idea about the rest.
Thoughts, suggestions?
There are probably really no secrets they are hiding. I've been on the other side of the fence from time to time and people swear I'm cheating and hiding something to the point I would take their motors out of their car, and slap them strait into mine. You said they pull away from you on tight sections. This tells me your corner speed maybe a bit lacking and that comes with practice and knowledge of car setup. I'm told some of the newer brushless motors are better designed for blinky racing so you might think about getting one, but with that said corner speed is everything. A 1 mph increase in corner exit speed can give you huge returns at the end of the straight. Taking a line through a corner which allows the earliest possible point of getting back into the throttle is usually best provided it doesn't set you up weird for an obstacle.