Blinky poll
03-01-2012, 01:34 PM
#47
IMO - the advantage Mod has over Spec is the ability to choose how you want to run your electronics according to the track you are runnin on. You choose and gear your motor based on what you can handle on the track. With spec - the equipment is chosen for you and you need to push it as hard as you can to make it go the speed you want.
03-01-2012, 01:45 PM
#48
Most all the racers populating the stock class at the tracks where I race were modified drivers before. We're all having more fun racing 17.5 now and it is certainly no easier to win. We've seen A-mains covered by a 10 second spread in qualifying. B and C were more spread out. There is no B in modified any more.
03-01-2012, 01:48 PM
#49
Only if everyone gears the same - otherwise you have conservative guys geared slow and running the same motor for years and aggressive guys geared to the limit burning up motors every 3 weeks.
03-01-2012, 02:07 PM
#50
Spec class at any track I race at lets you use any ESC as long as you do not have timing in it.
I run Viper which has a Blinky mode. the list goes on and on with ESC's you can run without timing in a stock spec class. Unless, the track you race at say you can only run xxx name brand ESC at that point. I will not be racing at that track anymore
Last time I checked this isn't NASCAR. even tough we are racing little RC toy cars. we do turn left and "right"
03-01-2012, 02:29 PM
#51
How so?
Spec class at any track I race at lets you use any ESC as long as you do not have timing in it.
I run Viper which has a Blinky mode. the list goes on and on with ESC's you can run without timing in a stock spec class. Unless, the track you race at say you can only run xxx name brand ESC at that point. I will not be racing at that track anymore
Last time I checked this isn't NASCAR. even tough we are racing little RC toy cars. we do turn left and "right"
Spec class at any track I race at lets you use any ESC as long as you do not have timing in it.
I run Viper which has a Blinky mode. the list goes on and on with ESC's you can run without timing in a stock spec class. Unless, the track you race at say you can only run xxx name brand ESC at that point. I will not be racing at that track anymore
Last time I checked this isn't NASCAR. even tough we are racing little RC toy cars. we do turn left and "right"
03-01-2012, 03:10 PM
#52
How so.. Just cause a spec class is a 17.5T doesn't mean they are picking what you run. Just what size motor and a ESC that can run no timing
I guess I am either not reading into what you are say or just misunderstanding what you are saying. ( hidden info)
my little Viper 17.5T has no problem running with 10.5T motors at the track I race at.
it is what it is though.
03-01-2012, 03:23 PM
#53
This isn't the days of Green Machine 3's and round cells. 17.5, even in blinky, has so much power it's rediculous. even a bad one is still more than you really need.
I will say it's absolutely crucial to nail your gearing with blinky, more so than any other class. I was running 35/72, went up 1 tooth as advised, car was a beast.
I will say it's absolutely crucial to nail your gearing with blinky, more so than any other class. I was running 35/72, went up 1 tooth as advised, car was a beast.
03-01-2012, 03:43 PM
#54
not to mention the Local Hotshoes who are good enough to give even the top level drivers a fit on occasion like Walnutz, Joe Smalley, Kevin Smith, RB, Danny etc. Throw em all together and let the clock sort it out. All this creating different classes is just BS. Electric off road racing has way too many classes and rules that are rooted in the 1980s.
There is no battery war. Cost is no longer an issue. Stock isn't a beginner class.
If you can't handle an 8.5 or 10.5 or whatever run a 17.5. Why do we need a separate class? The top blinky drivers are almost always running A main mod times anyway so it is obvious equipment has nothing to do with results.
I am actually going to be getting a 17.5 motor to run in 2wd mod. I'll be faster with the slower motor and it will make me more consistent. No need to create a class...
There is no battery war. Cost is no longer an issue. Stock isn't a beginner class.
If you can't handle an 8.5 or 10.5 or whatever run a 17.5. Why do we need a separate class? The top blinky drivers are almost always running A main mod times anyway so it is obvious equipment has nothing to do with results.
I am actually going to be getting a 17.5 motor to run in 2wd mod. I'll be faster with the slower motor and it will make me more consistent. No need to create a class...
03-01-2012, 03:47 PM
#55
It would seem that way at face value but it doesn't work out that way. Even though the racing is close, the order turns out about the way you expect it to and the guy with the fastest motor is not always on top. We had really close modified racing when everyone ran mod too. All the 17.5's are fast enough to make the fastest possible stock lap times. Our track always has at least one jump combination that can't be cleared with a stock motor so modified is always faster with similar driver skill.
03-01-2012, 03:50 PM
#56
This isn't the days of Green Machine 3's and round cells. 17.5, even in blinky, has so much power it's rediculous. even a bad one is still more than you really need.
I will say it's absolutely crucial to nail your gearing with blinky, more so than any other class. I was running 35/72, went up 1 tooth as advised, car was a beast.
I will say it's absolutely crucial to nail your gearing with blinky, more so than any other class. I was running 35/72, went up 1 tooth as advised, car was a beast.
The only time I ran blinky stock, I had a beat motor, 30c batteries, and felt like I was at a definite disadvantage on a fairly large track.... I ran OK (8th out of 40ish at a track I hadn't run before) but I really feel like I could have picked up a couple spots with some nice equipment.
03-01-2012, 03:57 PM
#58
Its relative... if stock is a beginner class, then no you don't need more power than a bad 17.5 cad offer. If its a spec expert class, then a bad motor is a definite disadvantage.
The only time I ran blinky stock, I had a beat motor, 30c batteries, and felt like I was at a definite disadvantage on a fairly large track.... I ran OK (8th out of 40ish at a track I hadn't run before) but I really feel like I could have picked up a couple spots with some nice equipment.
The only time I ran blinky stock, I had a beat motor, 30c batteries, and felt like I was at a definite disadvantage on a fairly large track.... I ran OK (8th out of 40ish at a track I hadn't run before) but I really feel like I could have picked up a couple spots with some nice equipment.
) or I would still run it.And before someone says it, motor blew up because I was doubling up with it and running it in mod, bumped out of my main and it had no time to cool off. Went back on the track over 120deg and came off at a well done 200ish.