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Ohh, good to know I have a M05v2 ready to try out.. so expect a load of questions soon

http://banzaihobby.com/Tamiya-84379 Back in stock (Limited quantity)

Hi Guys Here is a mod to allow you to add camber to the TT02 (probably works with a TT01 as well) It uses all Tamiya parts or you can buy a little widget to reduce the cost http://www.thercracer.com/2014/07/the-rc-racer-tamiya-tt02-rear-camber.html

I think it's about the surface grip. On our old carpet (20 year old carpet) we used 28's but since we got the new carpet we found they go too hot and would not be as consistent over the 5 minutes of our race. The 32's are better at keeping the car on the pace overthr whole race. At the other clubs I visit I still find the 32's are the fastest apart from one that also runs buggies as welland so the carpet is not as prepped so I use the 28's

On Carpet we now have all moved away from the 28's and use 32 JB's They seem to work even better for us, and we get a lot of life out of them (Last for a good 3 months racing on our Carpet (New Primafelt GT). You can get them a little cheaper if you use the 10% discount from here http://www.thercracer.com/2014/02/10-discount-for-all-rcracers-with.html

As mentioned before, very little breaks, I just have a couple of C hubs / Uprights in my pit bag, There are lots of places, in the UK Tony's Tamiya parts or Fusion hobbies, otherwise RC mart, or Banzai hobbies

Yep I do have one.. initial impressions = As to top end Tamiya's they are fantastic. I have ran them for years, very strong and quick. The 418 as strong as the Xrays (well technically stronger as I dont have to buy new DCJ's every few months as the Xray ones kinda break), I have not broken one thing in 6 months of racing (Tight indoor circuit with boards). The car is also quick, I have had a looooong winning spree at the club (Although I was second last night). I have been speaking to one of my friends who has ran his Evo6 and he is very happy with it, I hope to give mine a run next week. One thing I would say is that you might have to get it from abroad, as the UK stock is limited so if you dont get one soon you might be stuck, the Evo6 is a very in demand car.

Cool, you running the 30mm foams now?

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=32574&aff=512753 Superb batteries. These are the ones most of our top guys use, loads of power, light and reliable. You cant get better for the price. (About

I would say the 30mm tyres and lighter pack will make much more difference at your track than the motor. I race at a similar size track (we used foams until quite recently). The extra speed with grippy tyres and lighter car will easily give you an oppertunity to get back a tenth of a second. Tyres are the most important thing, so allowing 30mm's should really ensure everyone runs them as otherwise you will be on the backfoot.

depends where you are loosing time, less torque also helps the car get on to the power earlier at/past the apex. I prefer RPM over torque

Cool stuff!! I have a mardave V10 its basically similar to what you have built

What radio set are you using? You cant underestimate the improvement a modern fast response handset has on improving your lap times. Its been a while since I ran foams on my TC (about 2 years) and I never thought we would match our times, but we now put in some epic lap times / race times on rubbers at our track, and the racing is smoother than with foams (We still cant match that raw grip you get when entering a corner with foams).

TBLE-02S just needs to be plugged into the reciever to power it in the CHannel 2 plug. It is not like the old Tamiya ESC's

http://www.thercracer.com/2014/06/schumacher-mi5evo-110th-competition.html Looks like a nice update with some key revisions to the car

Simple rule is the smaller pinion the faster acceleration, less top speed. Larger pinion = slower acceleration and larger top speed. So when you are racing just move up or down depending on how the car is performing on the track. As a rule you want to gear a car so it reaches top speed around 2/3 (ish) on the long straight on the track. The stock TT01 uses gears that are 0.6 Mod These are available from sites like fusion hobbies that sell steel ones (RW racing). If it is a stock TT01 you will have the 61t spur. You can fit pinions from 19t to 22t with that spur.

Good one, pleased to see its back up and running. I will try to pop in when I visit my parents next

With those ones I linked it will be fine with the standard diff cups

https://www.fusionhobbies.com/product/stt233-gpm-tt-01-steel-universal-swing-shaft-33mm-x2 here are the TT01 universals. You only need them for the front. You also need steel as aluminium ones will twist and snap, especially if you use them with a spool up front.

That's some nice kit, you have all the main parts although a set of front universals would be great as the drive shafts will pop out. Fusion hobbies has gpm steel ones for

TT02 is a much better chassis than the TT01E better design, in almost every aspect, plus you can upgrade it to have true gearing (unlike the TT01) my TT02 is a much better car than my TT01's (hence sold them all) Also the later TT02 kits come with,a,brushless speed controller,in the box ( it can run brushed,as well) Doh just noticed you got the TT01, it's still a good car, enjoy it

alloy shafts will break with a spool.

Not much to say, other lets take a look at the latest cars from Tamiya at this years 2014 Shizuoka Hobby Show TB Evo 6 M05 pro V2 TRF101W Many more pics here of teh TBEVO, TRF101W, TB04 pro 2, M05 pro V2 and more http://www.thercracer.com/2014/05/tamiya-cars-at-2014-shizuoka-hobby-show.html

Yep, I used to rally a TA05 and hardly had any issues with the belts. Onroad it will be fine. The TA06 is a nice car, and you will have a lot of the assurance that its well built and it is able to be tuned to suit the track you are racing on. M-chassis cars are smaller, if where you race has these, then they are a good class to race as they usually keep the cars stock and the racing is close. Other cheap cars are the schumacher Mi1, but it has ball diffs etc which will need a lot more servicing than the gear diffs in the TA06.

The TB Evolution line-up of shaft drive 4WD racing machines began its lineage in the year 2000. Since that time the machines released in subsequent years have evolved. The new TB Evo 6 continues the tradition of evolution by introducing new design elements and proven parts from many of Tamiya's other 4WD touring car platforms. The TB EVO 6 shares the same drive train as seen in the TB-04 tub chassis machine, which uses a horizontally positioned motor for optimal torque displacement balance. TRF designers have also incorporated other tweaks to bring club racers the perfect weapon for spec motor club racing. These tweaks include suspension parts from the TRF418 as well as carried over parts from the TB-04. more info at http://www.thercracer.com/2014/05/tamiya-84379-tb-evo-6-official-first.html