Brushless Recap and tired tyres…… oh my…

So we tried the Brushless MiniCoop at the Track today. To use a common phrase, we got “mixed reviews”…. Let’s just say that we weren’t even close to being as pleased as we’d hoped we’d be.

• Best Lap was – 30.02sec – (half a second slower than our Best)

At first there seemed to be a general incoherent behaviour but, thanks to a quick Transmitter Model Reset we managed to get things acting normally again. We adjusted the Steering Trim and set off for a few test laps….

The handling had definitely got worse and, in my humble opinion, this was due to the heavier ESC unit positioned on the rear of the car and too high up. The car was far more likely to oversteer in the corners especially if we let go of the accelerator on the way into the slower sections of the track.

The 10 or 15 laps we got out of it also served as final straw for the recently purchased Shimizu Tyres. More dramatic was the damage caused to our veteran 2001 BMW wheels .. see for yourself:

Yes, it’d be fair to say that we now consider these as ‘RC’ parts that can be filed under ‘B’ .. : ) 

So it was back to the drawing board. We got some new Shimizu Medium fitted on a pair of Fiat 500 60D Wheels. Turns out the Fiat 500 Wheels are sturdier than the BMW Mini Wheels.

 

And to try and add some stability to the chassis we’ve also placed the ESC behind the Servo on the top. We’re hoping it’ll help with the over-steer.

So we got brand new Medium-Shimizu at the Rear, some fairly decent Medium-Shimizu at the front.

The only small problem we’ve got is finding a longer screw to hold the Servo-Saver onto the Servo itself. The one supplied with the Alturn USA Servo is a little short and if hadn’t been for the blue-tack trick, we would have lost it today!

Stay tuned for more geeky recaps of races to come!

A.