Vintage car weight comparisons ( Runners)

[Mad Racer]

Hi all.

I have put a list of my vintage buggies weights ready to run. As i have most of my runners ready for the vintage festival i thought i would do some weight watchers comparison .. These are my weights with 2.2 wheels. Li Po battery unless otherwise stated.

Please note this not just Kyosho but all my runners i'm keen to take.

Original Ultima. Turbo spec except body. 1213g ( No battery Brusless Z Run combo)

Turbo Optima. 1527g ( With battery, LRP Quantum esc.)

Lazer ZX 1630g ( Li Po saddels , Z run combo)

Top Cat 1119g . ( No battery , Lrp Quantum esc)

Samurai 1261g ( No battery, Alloy wheels, )

Thunder Shot. ( No battery, Custom Wing kit) 1327g

Big Wig 1385g ( Uni's all round, Z run combo)

Li Po Battery hard case 3300 198g..

What surprised me is the Turbo Optima was not much fatter than the Mini Mustang. .
The Ultima is full turbo spec but has a brushless set up while the Top Cat is with a silver can motor. Still only 15g in it.

Will update weights with more runners when i can.

[Coelacanth]

I think weight measurements should be without batteries, because battery weights can vary too much depending on the configuration. Just keep it to the complete rolling chassis with body, body clips, battery clips installed--everything but the battery.

It's actually not that surprising that the Optima seems pretty light, that was one of the reasons it cleaned up at the track for a few years after its release. It was one of the lightest 4WD cars at the time.