charlesk Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Body starting to be prepared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Did the kit come with a body? Or which body did you go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Oh just noticed you're using Gens Ace shorty lipo's, are they any good? I'm running the 5300mah 2S 65c ones in my touring car which I've been really happy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Did the kit come with a body? Or which body did you go for? No body with the kit, or wheels for that. I went for a flotek evo from proline.Oh just noticed you're using Gens Ace shorty lipo's, are they any good? I'm running the 5300mah 2S 65c ones in my touring car which I've been really happy with. I've using them in the Rb6 for a while and they perform better than my Orion xs packs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 The Evo is a nice looking body shell, that's what I'd run if I had a short course truck Cool, I'll give them a go in my buggy, pretty sure they're on the BRCA list too? I'm currently using A-spec Nanotechs which aren't on the list but fine for club rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I use the SMC shortys in my buggy they are great lipo and punch all the way I get 10ins easy on 4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 It's 1/10 buggy I race jony so only 2S allowed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I do know, was saying the SMC packs are great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Have you ran Gens Ace shorty before? If so, how would you compare to them to the SMC's? I'll be after 2, so might get 1 of each to try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 To tell you the truth, I had hard case Gens Ace and had few problems with them, only hard case, the SMC are pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 The Smc packs are good spec and good price, just not sure if the shorties are on the Brca list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Just looked and yes they arehttp://www.brca.org/sites/www.brca.org/files/library_files/BRCAchairman/2014%20BRCA%202S%20Stick%20LiPo%20List%20%2811-14%29%20v1%20pdf2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Ready to give them he'll on tomorrow's club night: Shakedown in anger!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Promising start last night. A bit more work on the setup needed (the joys of a kit that isn't common) but it's drivable and the pace is there (got within 1sec of the RB6). I'll be taking some of the antisquat off and changing to saddles but nearly there. Just need to tone it down a touch for my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Cool, sounds good. Do you have any videos of the races? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 No videos from last night I'm afraid. A fair few couldn't believe it was only 2wd and powered by a 540 lol.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 lol bit of sleeper then It's funny taking people by surprise. One the guys at the local did that with his Tamiya MO-3, stuck a 10.5t in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 How you getting on with Charles? Still going well for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) How you getting on with Charles? Still going well for you?Got it very close to what I want it last night, the balance it's now there, just needs a touch more weight to make it perfect (got a nice brass plate coming from rudebits). I'm now running very little anti squat, 30deg front kick up and link positions similar to my Rb6 setup. Also swapped the front staggers for mini spikes. It still is very quick ( best for best there is only 0.6sec between this and the Rb6 now, suspect some of that is that my driving style suits SC more, but none the less v.quick for a truck), predictable and can do 6 min stints without breaking a sweat. The extra capacity of the saddles means that I can do 2-3 stints if I had to on the same batts. Only me and another SC on track last night unfortunately (and that was a good 4sec of my pace), so had a play with the buggys and scared them lol!!! No breakages so for either, which is always good. The big test will be the upcoming regional, where I'll do 4wd buggy and the Sc heat, so will be throwing it at the deep end... Edited June 26, 2014 by charlesk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Nice one, sounds promising. Hopefully the regional goes well for you I've taken the advice and will be getting a couple of those SMC's for my buggy. I'm tempted to run my buggy this weekend instead of the touring car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Nice one, sounds promising. Hopefully the regional goes well for you I've taken the advice and will be getting a couple of those SMC's for my buggy. I'm tempted to run my buggy this weekend instead of the touring car. Thank you. A teaser of its current setup. A touch dirty from last night but stil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Looking good, dirt is good as shows it's being used What was your reason for switching to mini spikes? Is it still astro you're racing on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I swapped to mini spikes, because I found the staggers too aggressive. The mini spikes on the sc seem to be smoother. Also as you can see I've trimmed some rows off, to further tone down the front. All this still for astro and for that high grip astro. The staggers work very well on grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Interesting stuff, I also cut a row off of my yellow mini-spikes to make it less aggressive on grass. I bought some of those Schumacher yellow stud 2 row to try out. I only race on grass at the moment. Have you compared Schumacher mini-spike greens & Ballistic mini-spike greens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I have tried the green minispikes but I didn't get on with them. (assuming we're talking buggy). I found that on a 2wd yellows work very well in the dry, and damp/wet ballistic greens are the tyre of choose. 4wd I sometimes even use ballistic greens in the dry, when I want a less "grabby" tyre. Have you tried full spikes, on longer grass they work well. Ballistics are squarer, and got a longer spike, so they favour traction over side grip, and work better on longer pile generally speaking. How long/worn is the grass were you run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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