- Tamiya TRF416 - Ed Clark - Carpet Wars Rd6 - 09.03.2008 -

 

Just a short one from me, really busy at the moment, and after a not too successful weekend (not the car) not really feeling like writing much.

Anyway, ran the car in stock the past weekend, and used the previous setup posted, but with a spool in the front and D/C. Worked really well, loads of steering. Car worked well, but for some reason didn't seem to be carrying the corner speed as before... whether thats down to tyres (was using Vtec27's rather than 30's), or the spool scrubbing speed, who knows... could even be simply that I have been driving much faster motors recently...

Actually car was strongest in sections of the track where quick direction change was required, so that was one positive.

Finished 3rd in the B, after racing through from 7th based on my 1st rd time. Had real problems with other drivers this weekend, some cars just not letting the faster driver through, had 3 qualifies ruined because of the that.
Still, that's the last time I ever use a brushed motor in competition, and the last time I run NiMh till the summer...

Back to 10.5 for this weekend, have a few things to try out, but at the moment, I'm very happy with how the cars going. Had a few people try it this weekend, and amusing one said it was tail happy, the other said it was understeery.... and they tried it one after the other, so shows the differences in driving styles that's out there. I personally think it's spot on for me at the moment

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