Originally Posted by bronc4now

so im putting together my mini and looking at the stock esc teu-104bk and it says i need a receiver with a bec to power the servo that's the 1st ive heard of a receiver having a bec. so anyways do i need a castle bec ? or can i just run a cap on the receiver ? sorry i did search im sure this has been asked

Originally Posted by gene1219

You should be fine with your RX. Back in the day most reviecers advertising point was that they were BEC (bettery elmintating circutry) Now a days it's a givin that most RX feature BEC.

Originally Posted by caltek1

k bojar,

The majority of the cars I was racing against were setup as MO5M cars using the Tamiya Swift body shell. So yes the softer set up will work on the medium and the short wheel based cars. I have a preference for LWB mini's. I did try the new JCW mini shell and found it was not as stable as the 2006 LWB mini cooper shell. This may have been due to wrong tyres early in my testing. However the LWB Copper body seemed to make the car more stable and easier for me to drive hard. My car did not traction roll at all with the setup I used. I also used V2 Tyre Gripper traction compound front and rear , early on and then used nil for the two finals. Two warm laps were enough for the tyres to work with great grip.

BTW,

I was using the new Ride mini springs which come as a matched pair. These were fitted to TRF shocks with three hole pistons and 35 wt oil front and rear. Next time I may try softer rear oil.

Regards,

Calvin.

Originally Posted by bronc4now

so im putting together my mini and looking at the stock esc teu-104bk and it says i need a receiver with a bec to power the servo that's the 1st ive heard of a receiver having a bec. so anyways do i need a castle bec ? or can i just run a cap on the receiver ? sorry i did search im sure this has been asked

Originally Posted by gene1219

You should be fine with your RX. Back in the day most reviecers advertising point was that they were BEC (bettery elmintating circutry) Now a days it's a givin that most RX feature BEC.

Originally Posted by bronc4now

cool man thanks i sould have it ready this weekend but im to busy to race

Originally Posted by bronc4now

all done

Originally Posted by hanulec

Why not just run the radial tire?

Originally Posted by bkspeedo

For those that have run Mini's outside on low traction asphalt, which Tamiya pre-mount slick would work better?

Type A with hard insert
Type A with soft insert

I would consider the Sweep or Solaris but there a smaller diameter tire that some may not like.

My reason for asking is we're working on specing 1 tire so racing stays even and those that start racing now exactly what to buy.

For those interested here's the rules we've defined so far.
Colorado Spec mini class

Originally Posted by gruman28

We race mini on a low traction parking lot. We usually have at least a full heat of mini, sometimes more. Almost everyone at our track runs sweep mini tires. Not only do they handle great, they seem to last longer and cost less than the tamiyas. Do over look them.

Chris

Originally Posted by bkspeedo

What compound Sweep are you using?