i have recently started racing with tamiya minis, i have the tamiya sport tuned motor, hpi tires, nosram dominator speedy and a few venom 3000 nimh packs and all the bearings it can handle and am still getting overtaken by all the other cars. What am i missing in the car, can someone help me out????

A large part of Mini racing is corner speed. A higher corner speed means that you're also going faster at the end of the straight too.
So, that's where you need to look. Shocks, suspension settings and practice, practice, practice...
Going fast isn't just how well you go in a straight line, it's about how you get to that straight line in the first place.

TG

thanks Tony for that, i was just wondering if you run a mini and if so what spur are you running on the end of the sports tuned motor, 16, 18 or 20 tooth??? thanx again

I think you'll find that everyone runs 20 tooth.

yeah thanx again..... i have been running the 18 tooth aluminium for some reason.....

But the kit comes with a 20 tooth pinion.

are mini racers any good?

Mini's rock mate. They are the most fun you will have racing because they are comical and they are just the bash and crash class of racing. And if you get anyone being really serious about it on the track they are in the wrong class.

Having participated in two race nights with my new mini - I'm hooked.

Some of the Lessons I have learnt already:
Don't turn too too tight - you can roll.
Don't turn too tight, the inside wheel lifts and the diff unloads thus slowing you down
Don't turn enough and you won't make the corner.
Don't use a One-Way diff - HELP NO BRAKES !! (only joking)
Don't take it too seriously - you'll only get disappointed