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Originally Posted by coleman758
Or we could run 2 cell Dave's with 7.5 brushless motors!
Car £70
RS Pro £190
Redline 7.5 £80
Orion 90c Saddles £80
Mardave overtaking buggys on the streight PRICELESS!
The best fun you will have with 4-wheels!
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I would baulk at paying £350 to £400 (servo added to above) for kitting out a GT12 class car,
especially when the idea is to keep costs down while having a competition class car.
Limit the batteries to 1S Lipo or 4 Cell NiMH, stock G2 motor or 13.5 brushless. Blinky or Fixed ESC for example.
7.5 brushless, 2S Lipo is positively Bonkers in a GT12 Class car.
You can get competition class 1S Lipo's in UK for £40-£50 or budget concious Turnigy Nano-Tech 1S Lipo from HobbyKing < £20 including postage for example. Takes about 2 weeks delivery.
HobbyWing JUStock (£40) is a reasonable brushless ESC if budget is limited for example. The HobbyWing XERUN-120A-1S ESC (~£90) is better as it has a built in voltage boost and can be used in other classes eg. TC or Buggy's if needs be.
The balance between cost and competition is always a factor. Mardaves are cheap and cheerful. By Schumacher bringing in a car within a similar price range but better engineered as standard, could raise the interest in this class.
Certainly the BRCA seems to think so with its recent rules for GT12
