So I finally went to the track today
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:08 pm
I finally, after years of promising myself, went to one of my local RC track's today. I guess you can only bash for so long before you convince yourself that you're 'ready' to race. And more importantly, I felt like my cars had been thrashed enough that I had all the kinks worked out.
We show up and pay and walk out and there is literally NO ONE there today. It's a practice day and I know I'm on vacation but too bad no one came out.
Fortunately, the stand was still up and the track was mostly dry, with a few slightly muddy sections. But we figured it was just us so it should be lots of fun regardless.
Well, about 15 mins in, my B44 pops a front dog bone and I see that the shock tower mount had lost a screw somehow. That was my day done (we didn't bring any tools or spare parts because we were there just to try it out).
But my T4 has proven to be an absolute rock solid beast. It drove around and around the track fearlessly and took all of the punishment and kept coming back for more. My 13 yr old son was the driver the whole time and it was excellent on the track.
But the real surprise was the RC10. It has the 2.2" tires and wheels, with a Castle Sidewinder ESC and 5700 brushless motor. Running a FlySky TX/RX, Savox servo with a Gens Ace lipo. Otherwise it is stock - stock shocks, stock Stealth tranny. It has the long front arms.
Here's a couple videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B2JZ1Yk6yA&list=UUk9DlStl9fcBIcxyPEsjt1A&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbyx1B-xoxI&list=UUk9DlStl9fcBIcxyPEsjt1A&index=1
Now it does have fairly new rubber - Proline Calibers. The surface is really hard (except for the parts that had become a bit muddy). What kind of tires would you guys use?
I was surprised by how slow you have to go in order to really make it around the track. I also found that the back end would slide a bit. I'm guessing that I'm still over steering, then over compensating.
Any other suggestions for racing?
We show up and pay and walk out and there is literally NO ONE there today. It's a practice day and I know I'm on vacation but too bad no one came out.
Fortunately, the stand was still up and the track was mostly dry, with a few slightly muddy sections. But we figured it was just us so it should be lots of fun regardless.
Well, about 15 mins in, my B44 pops a front dog bone and I see that the shock tower mount had lost a screw somehow. That was my day done (we didn't bring any tools or spare parts because we were there just to try it out).
But my T4 has proven to be an absolute rock solid beast. It drove around and around the track fearlessly and took all of the punishment and kept coming back for more. My 13 yr old son was the driver the whole time and it was excellent on the track.
But the real surprise was the RC10. It has the 2.2" tires and wheels, with a Castle Sidewinder ESC and 5700 brushless motor. Running a FlySky TX/RX, Savox servo with a Gens Ace lipo. Otherwise it is stock - stock shocks, stock Stealth tranny. It has the long front arms.
Here's a couple videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B2JZ1Yk6yA&list=UUk9DlStl9fcBIcxyPEsjt1A&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbyx1B-xoxI&list=UUk9DlStl9fcBIcxyPEsjt1A&index=1
Now it does have fairly new rubber - Proline Calibers. The surface is really hard (except for the parts that had become a bit muddy). What kind of tires would you guys use?
I was surprised by how slow you have to go in order to really make it around the track. I also found that the back end would slide a bit. I'm guessing that I'm still over steering, then over compensating.
Any other suggestions for racing?