Saddle vs Stick

[rjklein]

Ok I ordered my car yesterday the wait begins. So now is the big question saddle vs stick. I have seen both configurations on this site, what are your thoughts on ballance?

[rjklein]

This option looks good to

[rjklein]

I might have to change my order to 2 cars with spares and not one.

[footey]

personly id keep the car as it was designed so saddle is the way i run my pred x11 never tryed the stick way though

[niggs98]

i personally run mine in saddle pack for lipo and find it very good. the team are also testing a stick version of the car though so that we are ready for what ever lipo's are or arnt brca legal for next year as for which is better im not sure yet but 5000 mah sticks fit without issue where as 3200 saddles are a squeze. both require modifications to fit and the difference in balance for the car is minimal between the 2 styles so if you already have a particular style of lipo build your car to fit that

[big_boss]

Hi All
I like the car(X10) with a stick Lipo better than the saddle pack.
I have been using Lipo exclusively for 1 year now, and with all honesty I have no plan to go back to Nimh if I can help it.
However, we run our racing season as we see fit & do not follow Ifmar rules to a tee, only base the rules on them, change what we want & keep what we want. If someone wants to run a brushed motor & Nimh batteries he is more than welcome, but most of us run brushless & Lipo (any motor & any battery).
I find the X10 jumps better with the stick battery than it did with the saddle configuration, easier to keep the car level mid air & easier to land level too.Big jumps used to be daunting to me, as I recall, keeping the throttle "pinned" right up to the landing itself, where I would apply the brakes to get the nose down so the car would land on all "fours". If I would try to jump without throttle input or no enough it would nose dive.
It could be the weight of the Nimh cells or the "weight forward" configuration that made it a handful to jump, or a combination of the two, I don't know.
I'll put another way, when I get an X11 it's getting the "stick". LOL.