I was diligent again

First I was excited to finally make a befitting lipo mount to get rid of the tape and and the lexan angles I used up to now. It is definitely an easy solution consisting of two L-shaped carbon fiber parts with two holes to mount them on the backbone of the chassis just underneath of the drive shaft; and one hole on the other side to mount a small post and the small carbon fiber plate (this part is doing its job since I bought it from Reflex Racing for my TC6.1) that holds down the battery:




And then I installed the dust covers. The fitting is nearly perfect, but I am sure dust will find a way. If it keeps out sand and stones, then I am happy.








Again the rear differential needed a full service. A mix of green slime and oil was pushed out and all over the left side of the car. I had enough of this and cleaned everything. I took an 8mm drill, widened and deepened the O-ring hole. Then I took Xray shock O-rings and slipped them over the outdrives. Lets see if this will solve the leaking from the outdrives.

WTCC that is a professional looking car!

I have been reading this thread really enjoying the evolution of your project!

Also so cool to learn about having CF parts made from CAD file.

Next year Tamiya Mini Cooper

Last time out, I made video of the third run I made:



I think despite the lower grip level it is visible, that I can take more speed into and through the corner, and that the car stays flatter and/or is less rolling.

Gregor and I went to Dasing today. A beautiful weather greeted the whole day. The sun was strong, but the temperatures didn‘t went up to high. We had 17 degree Celsius air und 29 on the track surface.
I definitly had too much to test and learn today. I tried different bodies, tires, springs and camber adjustments, while relearning this track.



I rediscovered the picture wall of clubchampions and got reminded of the three championships I won here before.





The good rhythm came around lunchtime. The car was not as easy to drive as I hoped. My last serious outdoor season was in 2015 and I had to adapt to the low grip surface. Which I have successfully done now. The car was good in all corners, but needs more steering in the corner entry for my liking. I think I will try softer springs next time. Body roll wasn’t a problem event without a.r.b. in front... So much to try... I need to make a good plan.

The dust caps worked like charm. Fine dust found its way, but sand stayed out.

Get those shocks anodized black or blue

Please, don’t attack each other.

I would love to get rid of the orange, but also need to calculate if it is worth the money and probably the problems a color change could cause (fitting tolerances). Up to now I don’t have a high quality elox guy on my hands and also need the car for tests and upcoming races. If I get a chance to change the color, I will. Right now I am happy that the car works and need to bring it up to speed outdoors.

Speaking of it: Tomorrow I will visit Dasing again and try different setups. My two or three year old shorty lipos got replaced by new R1wurks lipos. Mainly I am looking for corner entry speed and off throttle rotation. With Florian Botzenhart a very experienced development driver will join Gregor and me tomorrow. He will need to answer a lot of my questions

Man you need to lay off the caffeine. I don’t need to repeat everything everyone has already said. The project is extremely badass. You must not be a Tamiya faithful. You can’t roll a Tamiya with Xray orange. Have a sense of humor.

i had xray shocks anodized in the past. Everything worked great. By chance are you going to sell these parts to the public?

Thanks for the info!





I had an outdoor day with a happy end. I was consistently three tenths faster than the last time. The track had a similar grip level. All my ideas worked in the beginning. Then I worked in the wrong direction for a few runs, but found the way back on the right track.



Today I could attack harder into the corner and had a little more rotation. For the last run I found something that brought more traction for the front end, made the car faster and nicer to drive. It felt really good to hear the time announcing voice to start with 16 every lap. My fastest laptime is now 16.495s With ten and more laps in the 16.6s and even after nearly 15 minutes I could stay below 17s. That was a solid step forward and made me very happy




With that good feeling I will rebuild and check the car next week and hope to deliver a good performance next weekend in Erlangen.

My friend Gregor did a lot of filming on the first outdoor running last week. He now made an amazing video of my car. I am speechless of his skills and talent. He published it on Youtube just minutes ago: