511 or 502?

[mattybucks]

Who's going to be getting a 502 and who going to keep running a 511?

[feniks]

in the beginning I will keep running the 511 and put them back to back and compare them if the 502 is reliyebel and has the same pase I micht change.

[marco NL]

I will keep running the 511 and go test the 502 and if that is better I go for the TRF502

[AndrewCaunt]

Ashleys going to keep 511X i dont think you can better the car.

[Jan Larsen]

I'm keeping my 511 for two reasons. 1: I got loads(!) of spares and 2: I hate shaft drive because of the torque steer. And its the best handling 4WD I've ever had.

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by AndrewCaunt

Ashleys going to keep 511X i dont think you can better the car.

What's the X stand for Andy?

[sime46]

Its a kiss. Hes an affectionate soul!

[AaronR]

I am staying 511. Nearly all of my racing is indoors.

[_valtsu_]

Belt drive is better for drive on my driving style. So I'm not going to buy 502.

I ran one final after this picture, so it has to be reliable.

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by _valtsu_

Belt drive is better for drive on my driving style. So I'm not going to buy 502.

I ran one final after this picture, so it has to be reliable.

Jesus, I never realised that racing in sewers was popular

[Smartalec]

I'm staying with the 511 unless anyone can prove to me that the 502 will be better. I loved driving the B44 and i'm sure that the 502 will be similar but I absolutely have a ball driving my 511 so i'm sure it's here to stay for quite some time

[mattybucks]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

Jesus, I never realised that racing in sewers was popular

I like the mud effect chassis

[stegger]

Originally Posted by _valtsu_

Belt drive is better for drive on my driving style. So I'm not going to buy 502.

I ran one final after this picture, so it has to be reliable.

Quality mate, hardcore !!! I remember my gold bathtub RC10 coming like that at a northern league meeting in southport years ago.

[Fabs]

Sticking with the 511 for the time being, I got it because it's belt driven and I'm not interested in getting another shaft car.

[Belsten]

both

[Funkymojo]

Originally Posted by Jan Larsen

I'm keeping my 511 for two reasons. 1: I got loads(!) of spares and 2: I hate shaft drive because of the torque steer. And its the best handling 4WD I've ever had.

I agree with you that the 511 is one of the best handling 4WD ever and yes no matter what, there'll always be torque steer on shaft drive...

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by Belsten

both

[mikeyscott]

Tempted to change from a Cat SX to a 511, never really driven a shaft based car, so interested about this torque steer....

[Welshy40]

Unlike Dave im sticking to the 511. I can easily destroy a shaft car but not so easy with this.

[Jan Larsen]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Tempted to change from a Cat SX to a 511, never really driven a shaft based car, so interested about this torque steer....

I did exactly that about 1,5 years ago, best decision ever.

Torque steer is mostly noticeably in onroad, but on carpet, it can also be felt in offroad. When you apply a lot of throttle on a high grip surface, the car tends to steer to a side (which one depends on motor location) on its own, much like a 1:1 FWD car with too much power. To combat this, they started to make belt driven cars in TC and not long after offroad followed. And this was when we still raced with brushed motors - imagine today where we have brushless motors with 3 times the torque.