We did some more testing tonight, the kit 15T motor ran far too hot and so did the speedo, lap times were around 15.3 seconds, compared to a top 13.5 driver doing 12.5s, normal 13.5 without timing (what we call 'old school') were laping around the 15 mark. We then swapped the 15T for the 20T Saturn motor and geared up 6 teeth on the pinion. Laptimes came down to 15 dead and the motor and speedo were tepid after 20 minutes of constant running.
So we will be swapping the kit motors for Saturn 20Ts, and fix the gear ratios at 34t pinion and 78 spur to prevent over gearing and burnt motors.
After the motor testing we focused on tyres and found Sorex 28s had grip roll and Sorex 32s were perfect. Not the cheapest rubber but we think 2 sets might do the 24hrs. But we are not decided on this just yet. Whatever we choose we will provide them in kit form with the original HPI wheels for this kit, with the correct off-set as this is what looks best with the shells.
Clear plastic shells have been produced already for this event :-) Great work HPI.
After the testing tonight we fitted the LED kit and turned out the lights over the track. I have to say I was like a big kid and it bought back memories of watching my Scalextric cars with the lights dimmed. We even had the light casting a glow on the track markings and walls around the track as the car went around the corners and my laptimes were just half a second down. THIS IS GOING TO BE SOOOO MUCH FUN :-) I'm not going to be able to sleep until June!!!!
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