Good points.

I race at a largely AE dominated track (Scott Brown owns it), and have loved all the AE chassis I've run. But I'm buying the 22 to support positive evolution in the buggy class. The R&D seems to have come from a unique angle; one that embraces the fact that brushless/lipo is the new standard. Even if this platform doesn't totally dominate I can see other manufacturers taking cues from the fresh design to improve the class as a whole. And as Martha Stewart says, "It's a good thing."

Hello all,

I read a few posts back that Matt was quicker with the new Losi pack
in his TLR 22.
I was wondering if that is a result of the weight distribution change
the new pack brings with it.
I also would like to know if any of the team drivers have tried the TLR on a
clay track using the mid motor configuration.

Greetings

Hans

We haven't tried the Mid-Motor setup in the US more than a handful of packs. Dyno really like the way it drove, but the rest of the team has been focussing on maximizing the rear motor setup first.

As for the small pack, I think the amount of weight removed from the car has the most positive effect.

I second this. Watching Dustin's car at CRCRC it was easy to see how much better it goes through the rough stuff than other cars...

He still wheels once in a awhile. I know he was out at WCRC club racing recently and he is signed up to race in the Open class at the upcoming Reedy Race there as well.

It's already happening. All the diehard AE guys at my local track have put truck chassis on their buggies. I also noticed that even the old Losi platform handles the jumps better than the AE car. I don't know if it's shock design or part of the car design but everything AE chassis slapped off the triple while the Losi landed on a pillow. This was at Outback Raceway in Chico, CA

Open??? Man....that's like seeing Matt Francis in 17.5..... Good luck to him.

When I was out in California a couple weeks ago, Truhe and I were doing a lot of testing at WCRC, which consisted of running the short 3800 60c xcelorin battery. Truhe and I both ran one battery with normal 5000 pack and then swithced to the short 3800 battery. Over 5 minutes our average laps were 2-3 tenths faster. The car definently jumped and landed even better than it already does, along with improving the balance of the car. I was very impressed with the improvement in the car by just putting the short battery in! Also, like Frank posted I went 17 minutes on that battery at WCRC and still could have gone a few more minutes, so run time is definently not an issue.

Hans- it was the weight of the pack that made the difference I believe. Only change I made besides the battery was to adjust the ride height as the car had too much preload with the lighter pack. Like Dustin said it really helped the overall balance of the car.

So this 3800 will allow us to run rear motor and mid?

What position for the short battery worked best, front, rear, etc?

Thanks!

yes

I've noticed some of that too. Guess I was more referring to adding weight back to the chassis and (hopefully) stronger parts to withstand the power of BL (and BL crashes).

Regardless, I am STOKED to put this kit together and run it. Can't wait to get back into buggy class!

Yes this battery will fit perfectly in either Mid or Rear Motor configurations, as well as any other standard 1/10 vehicle.

Go to the link below and check out the Gallery Photos. It was installed in both rear motor and mid-motor configurations.

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSB9880

We have been playing around with this. Truhe is running his with only 1 pad behind the battery (same amount as with a normal pack) while Kevin and I like it best with 2 pads in front (2 1/2 behind).

Dustin - It was great to see you at CRCRC. Your car looked awesome. Can't wait to get mine!

Matt - too bad you couldn't come to CRCRC this year! We missed you there. Good luck at the Reedy race...