I'll dig out what I have later, but it depends on the individual. I.e. I'm running a different set-up to other B4 drivers. Hopefully a XX-CR next time :D

Personally 6.5 will be too hot for this track

I race 4wd so not too hot on 2wd setup. What i do know is that the fastest brushless 2wd racers have 5.5 turn and lipo. That is the limit i would say so 6.5 turn is ok, but may be a bit much if you are new to the sport.

Most of the guys with b4's run staggered ribs on the front and minipins on the back. I think yellow schumachers, but don't hold me to that.

Not sure on oil or springs for 2wd, i run 35wt oil in the front and 30wt in the back on my 4wd D4.

The track is quite bumpy and very grippy when dry

I'm running

Yellow stagger ribs on the front
Green mini spikes on the rear and soon to be blue as yellow and green wear out too quick

35W oil in the front with blue springs
25w oil in the rear with silver springs

10.5 brushless & LIPO. Lead under the LIPO to bring the weight back up.

Car runs ok and not far off 12 laps. I'm the slowest of the A bunch...

Lap record is 14 laps with a Losi XX set last weekend.

thanks for the reply's i think he will going with a 10.5 system.
Do you run 2 and 4wd all in together

Hi guys, Hopefully, if I can get the Golf on the road in time, I'll also be along with AmiSMB, and maybe bringing Jon wolfe with us too.

The Durga is ready to roll (has been for months actually:D)

I know this is a long shot, Dibble, what are the chances of Ian caving in and running a proper Final? it may make some people come back a bit more regularly.

See you all on the 28th with a bit of luck:thumbsup:

2wd and 4wd together. however most people run 2WD

Hopefully I will be down Sunday with the X6. I got Lipo now too, what a flippin difference! I know X6 setup is different but for what it's worth I run staggered's up front, yellow minispikes on the rear, associated shocks with silver springs all round and 30wt oil. 6.5t motor.

I'm currently running 30wt (schumacher) oil all round, with brown front springs (shocks on the inner hole on the top, outer on the bottom), and green rear springs (middle top, outer bottom). Yellow staggered ribs on the front, mini pins on the back (blue or yellow depending on whether it's dry or wet). This seems to run pretty well on the track, although I'm considering trying 25wt oil. Most of the people at the club prefer green springs on the front, though.

If he's new, a 6.5t brushless may be a bit nippy for him (although quite future proof if he buys a speedo that lets him dial back the top speed). The track doesn't have much in the way of long straights. I run 9 turn brushed, and that's pretty much the max you could need, I think.

hi im shaun , carty's mate :p , as he said im going to go with a 10.5 , and start building the car tonight , ready for sunday :D

im quite exsperienced with racing , but ive only done 1/8th truggy racing in the past , but only recently got into electric indoor racing ..
but to be honest off road is where i like it ..:drool:

cheers shaun

9turn brushed is still pretty tasty!
the 9 single i used to run in my 4wd was as fast as the guys running 5.5L's :o

hi me again :) .. car has just turned up :woot: .. ive got shumacher yellow spikes tyres ,as well as the kit tyres , will these be better on the front ..

also what gearing would you run with a 10.5 system , whats the fdr needed for the track ...
thanks again

right or wrongly I'm running 81/22 on my 10.5 (previous week it was 81/24) as Dibble will testify it's fairly quick. I based it around a 19T in the manual.

A pair of staggered fronts (you can get some at the track if you haven't got any)
Minis on the rear

7.5 is getting tempting again as it may help in breaking into a 12. However I may get an 9.5 or 8.5 motor to add to the collection :D (Losi 7.5, LRP X11 7.5 & Speed Passion 10.5)

when you say you can get some tyres at the track , is there a track shop etc , i want some spare arms , towers , hubs etc .. just to save me getting some off the internet.:blush:

There's a chap at the track who sells consumables (tyres, oil, motor spray, etc), but not car spares.

I was just gonna ask the same, as I need some staggereds.

Top crack today guys, 1st time back in a few months, and it was a pleasant surprise to say the least, the attendance had increased 4 fold, literally, since the last time I went.

Car was going good. More varied competition to take on.

Hopefully, numbers like that will happen a bit more regularly now. top stuff:thumbsup::thumbsup:

See you all again soon

Cracking day, just think we should have run 3 heats rather than 2 full heats etc.

Got some work to do on the Losi and my ESC wasn't set-up correctly. So fingers crossed next time - Tekin Hotwire software makes it so much easier.

Had a great time yesterday fantastic little track. Did find the X-6 much better to drive than the CAT SX, although wheelies on the straight were a problem so I am going to drop to a 7.5 a must with Lipo batteries I think. Maybe some more tuning on the CAT SX setup will change that. I was surprised how well my Losi 8T electric truggy went around the track as I have never ran it on Astro before and some of those corners were quite sharp for a 1/8th car. Was great meeting people in person rather than just knowing the forum name. Hopefully will not be long before I can come again.

Cheers for the XX bits too :) Did you get rid of many of the other XX bits?

Yeah 7.5 is what I ran in my Losi with LIPO (just too damn light), the Tekin RS Pro ESC wasn't set right, which I have now corrected. My B4 normally has a 10.5 in it.

Excellent day's racing, guys. 3 heats would probably have been more sensible, but I didn't half have fun with all those cars on the track :)

Yeah was fun.. I'm just desperate to get into the 12s :( & traffic doesn't help.. With a few tweaks to the XX I reckon I'll be there next time.

Yeah, it definitely doesn't do a lot for your lap times, does it?

Was good fun, but i agree i think 3 heats would of been better. When there were 6 cars in a race last week i was getting 12 laps easy. This sunday i didn't get one.

it was only my 2nd week there , on the first week it done ok , this weekend just gone , not soo good ..

took me 3 race's to find out why it would'nt handle (bent rear arm and hinge pin ) after a collision or 2 with the back markers , in the first heat ...

my mate , took the ansmann madrat , and it did ok , a bit slow on the main straight , but good on the corners and jumps ..he still had a fair reasult...

ive just bought a madrat for a spare car , as im selling my schumacher mi3.5pro ...:woot:

Talking of handling, I don't think the fuel tube spacer mod on the kingpin has done any good, but it got me through the morning:p. A few tweaks (if I can be bothered) and it should come good.

Yeah you know it'll be worth it ;) plus it'll give Mr Brown a challenger :rolleyes:

Which one? Jnr or Snr :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Jnr of course!

That's all right then :D:D:D:D

Although, Brown has been campaigning that Losi XX of his round Titchfield for over 10 years now, and I think he was a team magic sponsored driver for a bit doing 10th on road ic.

Alas, I'm always up for a challenge, and it's off road, which we all know is an unofficial contact sport ;)

It it the way you make your car so wide mush!!!!! ;) :p

How was racing today and how many people turned up etc?

Bit of a quiet one yesterday (about 10 people showed up) - not much of a surprise given the horrible weather on saturday and the dodgy forecast for sunday, really.

Racing was excellent - wet track in the morning, gradually drying out as the day wore on to a mixture of wet and dry depending on the thickness of the astroturf. Really challenging driving - my wet weather setup was grip rolling on parts of the track and skidding over other parts. I struggled manfully to match the 4wd tyranny of Dave and Dave, and I think it was roughly honours even between the three of us in the end. Mr Dibble bagged the best race time of the day with something like 12 laps in 314s :).

Probably gonna curse us, but the weather is looking good for tomorrow so hoping for good numbers. Still had quite a few people turn up over the last couple of weeks, but i think the damp conditions have put a few off.

Good days racing yesterday, thanks to all those who helped me. I am slowly getting there and I keep improving my best lap time even just by a bit.

John

Hi mate,

Indeed good days racing. Order this from DMS so we can get the right servo horn on your car. As I noticed that the steering travel is limiting you through the twisty section.

Associated AS9180 Servo horn set (most models) £2.65

Failing that ask for a spare for a sanwa in the wanted section etc.

Got some work to do on the Cat SX for next time. I'm ditching my remaining NIMHs to focus on LIPOs

I have order a set although I think changing the steering end points will help a bit too as they are still set from before when I tried the metal steering blocks (which were a bit smaller and caused the steering to lock).

Hi guys

I'll be back i the next few weeks as I now have a car (Golf died, replaced it with an Audi A3:D)

And the Durga is ready to rip.

Did someone say mobile chicane?:lol:

Cool..

I won't be racing this weekend, but certainly hope to the week after. Cat SX weekend next time.

Cool :)

I'll see you guys in a couple of weeks, then be away for who knows how long after that. The joy of wedding season...

We all need to try and agree a decent weekend so that the numbers are up for 3 heats ;)