I used to mark all countersunk chassis screws with a sharpie and see which ones have black ink worf off. Tape works but not sure if you want that much coverage.

You can usually tell because the sides and/or leading edge of the chassis and/or leading edge of the motor pod will have some black rubbery stuff on it. One side of the chassis will usually have it over the other depending on what way round you run around the track (clockwise or anti-clockwise). Just wipe it off using a rag and some petrol lighter fluid or brake cleaner.

Good deal on CRC Gen XL with servo, 17.5 and 13.5 motors

Wow, thats what we all need to make our cars go around the track faster, some fuckin Sodium Silicate.

who makes a NICE full weight body for a 1/12th scale car I dont drive for shit, an im tired of replacing these lightweight bodies every 5 minutes

Parma EE-1 in the heavier .030 plastic.

Also the Parma Speed 8 and Speed 8 HD can be very thick

You can reinforce the lightweight bodies with Shoe-Goo and wallboard tape. Several of the drivers at my track do this and it does add a few ounces but the bodies last longer. They use that only in the front (where most of the hits are).

Lay down a thin layer of Shoe-Goo and then put the tape on it. Lay down another layer over the tape and you're good to go.

If your concerned about the front cracking around the wheel arches like mine does, do what I did and intentionally cut a flex point into the material of from the bottom lip to the top of the fender, and drill a hole at the end of the cut so it wont tear further. Since I did that no more cracks have appeared in the body, at least not at the wheel arches.

Yep, and that works excellent. Been doing that for years.

I searched the thread but couldn't find it...someone mentioned a way back about a high voltage servo for 1/12th...I think it was a KO but when I go to KO's web site I couldn't find any high voltage servos.

I don't know if they officially have that somewhere on their site (never looked) but I believe there a lot of guys that use KO stuff with higher voltage and have no problems. Maybe in the instructions for the particular servo? I think I remember hearing that the instructions for their Rx's state that they're good to go with 2s LiPo packs.... I think.

I believe JR makes a high voltage mini. Maybe check Horizon.

12th scale just keeps getting better all the time.

Dig all the new stuff for the upcoming indoor season

12R5.1 LiPo Conversion Kit




CEFX Griffin 12 2011 conversion




Speedmerchant Xray XII conversion kit

I find it interesting that some of these kits/conversions have a longer wheelbase, anyone else?