201 Vega's performance on clay

[Origineelreclamebord]

Hi everyone,

The title pretty much is the question what this topic is about. My club's track (and actually most of the 'nearby' tracks) are clay tracks (no real blue groove or very high bite what I'm aware of). I currently drive a TRF201 and it's a nice drive, but I was offered to drive/try a mid DEX210 and an X6 a while back.

I was very impressed by the way they drove! I didn't expect them to drive that well on anything else than carpet and astroturf, and it seemed I didn't need to focus that much on getting around neatly, so I could focus on flooring it instead!

I am not necessarily looking to get another car, but if the right opportunity occurs I may want to give a mid motor car a try. What immediately popped up for me was a conversion for the car I already have.

So I was wondering... Might the 201 Vega be something for me/the surfaces I mainly drive on?

[MHeadling]

Well the Vega is certainly a good Mid Motor conversion for the 201 so why not!

As to it working well on clay not sure as all the tracks in the UK are high grip.

I'm sure you'll have enough adjustment on the car to get it working if the 210's and X6 work well on your surface.

Go for it!

[rcpower]

on astro it's good, but on clay...let's say it's not designed for that. probably you could get away with it if setup specifically , but... there are better cars for that purpose...

according to me the biggest problem is the stiffness of the car...it's ultrastiff...and that just can't be good on clay, you will always be looking for grip.

[Origineelreclamebord]

Originally Posted by rcpower

on astro it's good, but on clay...let's say it's not designed for that. probably you could get away with it if setup specifically , but... there are better cars for that purpose...

according to me the biggest problem is the stiffness of the car...it's ultrastiff...and that just can't be good on clay, you will always be looking for grip.

Such as? I'd love your suggestions! The reason I'm asking about the Vega is because I just felt that on my home track I could focus on lapping quickly rather than working the car around the track driving both the mid 210 and the X6. Both cars were set up by two of the top Dutch drivers by the way, but I doubt they'd get my 201 running that nicely!

If stiffness is the problem, perhaps I need a Vega gear case and motor mount and build my own conversion? Of course, it probably won't perform 100% the first time and it will need development, and I doubt actually it will ever be as refined as the work of a company (I don't have the experience and extensive resources), but there's a big fun factor involved!

[discothesnake]

I have a Vega and yes, it is mega stiff! The X6 works on clay because of the way it handles due to the design. Going from what I've seen, the Vega shouldn't work on clay. But I may be wrong......

[racingdwarf]

We run a very low grip dirt track at club, I have never yet used my RB5 vega on it, I use a heavily reworked madmonkey...as it's fun.

I find mid works very well in the low grip conditions. one of our club members runs his vega on the dirt and it would seem to work very well as long as the setup is right, There seems a fine line between right and wrong tho, as if he gets the setup even a little wrong the car can go from a lap up,to a lap down it seems that sensative.

our track is ultra low grip as here in norfolk our soil is mostly sand and loam so very little grip! if a car can be made to work on this I think you should be able to get some sort of workable setup on clay.

[janus_77]

Originally Posted by Origineelreclamebord

Hi everyone,

The title pretty much is the question what this topic is about. My club's track (and actually most of the 'nearby' tracks) are clay tracks (no real blue groove or very high bite what I'm aware of). I currently drive a TRF201 and it's a nice drive, but I was offered to drive/try a mid DEX210 and an X6 a while back.

I was very impressed by the way they drove! I didn't expect them to drive that well on anything else than carpet and astroturf, and it seemed I didn't need to focus that much on getting around neatly, so I could focus on flooring it instead!

I am not necessarily looking to get another car, but if the right opportunity occurs I may want to give a mid motor car a try. What immediately popped up for me was a conversion for the car I already have.

So I was wondering... Might the 201 Vega be something for me/the surfaces I mainly drive on?

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