Yes, kudos to the Kingston Club for contributing to the creation of those rules

TT02 Racing

Guy and I worked closely together to make this class the success that it is. A mains are always seconds apart, sometimes tenths. Super tight racing, all driver. This is what it's great for beginners, that have the equipment from the get go, all they have to do is learn to drive smooth and they are in the mix.

TT02 RACES

I'm getting close to finishing a TT-02 SR car to run in VTA. How are people mounting motor cooling fans to their cars when using brushless motors? I do have a Yeah Racing heat sink/fan that I can clip on, but I'm looking for a cleaner looking solution. Any ideas?

Learned a new trick to reduce left/right slop on the front: Take a TINY piece of foam and jam it into the diff cup to push the dogbone out a tiny bit. Too much foam and it will restrict movement, but just enough and you still get the full range of suspension movement, and it pushes the wheel cup out enough that they do not play left to right anymore... I am thrilled to report my TT02 now can drive straight! Even on a 10.5T brushless, at full throttle, it's straight and stays straight! Now if only I was any good at driving.

I did end up getting and installing the 2 degree YR rear hubs, but mainly because I cracked a plastic one. I still have not tested them yet as it's been wet outside. But I don't anticipate it going any less straight.

I also just went back to the stock motor/esc in preparation for some un-organized playground-style spec racing with my small group as the last guy finished their build. We're all on our first TT02 and solvent adults, so the only rules we really set for our spec are using the kit motor, ESC, and tires (though I imagine, we'll be revising that in a few months as we want to up the speeds). I currently have more upgrades than anyone else, but am also the worst driver in the bunch, so we'll see what happens. My prediction is lots of fun. I think everyone else is planning on upgrading just about everything over time as well, so it'll be lots of fun to see how these races unfold.

Finding a body for my TT-02 proved to be more difficult than I expected, but luckily a club member had a new McAllister Mustang GT body that he was willing to part with. This is the first McAllister body I've used and it was decent. Standard thickness Lexan, included window mask sheet that was printed but that I had to cut out myself (not precut). There were no stickers or decals other than two McAllister logo ones which was very disappointing for a manufacturer that's been around this long. Thankfully, I had some left over stickers from other bodies I've had in the past and used them where possible. The head lights, tail lights, grill, lower valance and window trim is paint. The windshield wiper, hood grill, hood latch pins, Ford logo in the grill, and the Ford GT on the sides are left over decals from some HPI bodies. It turned out fairly decent in the end.

The "Thanksgiving week team TT-02 Building" is complete. Here are the efforts of my stepdad & myself. Now that the TT-02 my stepdad built is the first RC kit he's ever built. In all photos, my car is the one on the left, and my stepdad's is the one on the right.

Panther, the upper control arms are installed wrong on the car with the yellow springs. One is facing the incorrect orientation which is why the front tie rods look a bit strange. Beautiful builds though!

Is that the Yeah Racing Carbon Down Stop Droop Plate on the S Chassis? Here is a link - https://www.yeahracing.com/yeah-raci...t-033-00106030

If that is the Yeah racing part, I may have to get one for my car so I can covert the suspension arms to the 419 upgrade AND be still able to use droop screws. Also what a-arms are you using on the S chassis?

Looks great Steve! Hope you aren't planning to race it in TTGT, it's a spec class, Tamiya bodies only. Keep this one for USGT.

I'm not planning to run this chassis in your TTGT class as shown, so no need to be concerned.

Not concerned, just didn't want you to get surprised on a race day.

Car looks great, nice blue!

Darryl,

Thanks for the complement on the colour of my Mustang GT body. I used what I had on-hand, nothing more.

I used to race with the Kingston crowd and those were some of my best memories, but rest assured I have no plans to attend your club events anytime soon, so no surprises are expected. Thanks for the warning.

I posted the rules that my club runs in the hopes that others might see the value in running a simple inexpensive class as a way to encourage new people to try their hand at racing while not breaking he bank. These toy cars we play with are darn expensive and things can (and do) get out of hand quickly.

I am fully aware that my white TT-02 chassis as I posted does not meet the TTGT rules and I never said or even suggested that I was planning to run that car anywhere, let alone at your club. Heaven forbid!

You will recall that I had tried to get an entry class going in my club a few years ago and I even put my money where my mouth was by purchasing and racing a Mercedes TT-01, a Mustang TT-02 and even a MAN truck (also a TT-01). I raced them all and I did exceptionally well in MAN truck. Unfortunately, at my club the TTGT class at that time did not generate enough interest and it wasn't being run. The MAN truck class however, did have enough of a following and was run on a regular basis. Check with the Ottawa race director if you like.

I have always supported entry level chassis and I've raced many an entry level chassis over the years. I was quite successful with those cars too, and I still enjoy running my venerable TC3 in the USGT class, and my TA-05 v2 in the VTA class. Both are great chassis, but the pandemic sadly ended all the fun for me and I've not been racing for some time now. Maybe, just maybe, and if the stars align, I might make a race this year. Maybe. The Covid-19 pandemic isn't going away anytime soon and there are new variants that are very concerning to me. Others see things differently, and that's their choice, but for me and my family I need to play safe.

Have fun racing and I hope you do well in the TTGT class. Cheers

So I put 47/45 gearing in the TT02R today. It did 60mph on 2s and had way more left. I don't have the room for it out front where I tested it 😆 my last PB on 2s was 47mph with 29/64 gearing. I'll get a vid hopefully tomorrow in a better location.

Had to bump braking from 25% to 62% to cope with the gearing change. Punch still on level 2, and motor/ESC temps surprisingly cool for as hard as I was on it.