So I got myself a ZX-5..few Q's

[Bob-B]

I bagged myself a Zx-5 on ebay for £60 all I need is some radio gear and I'm good to go. I'm going to start club racing where most the members have 2wd mad rats with brushless systems down to 8.5t. I'm using a 15t hpi fire bolt and Nimh 3700mah (old school I know). Will I be able to compete or should I start looking into brushless?.

I really am liking the Kyosho its a great buggy. I'm hoping with a few tweaks I will be able to compete.

Thanks.

[Steve.T]

To be competitive you will need brushless and lipo's

[Bob-B]

Oh...I'm on a tight budget maybe I will have to settle for just making it round the track.

[JCJC]

It will go really well, its driver skill that keeps you in the pack, we used to run ours with 12 & 10 turn motors, it was fast enough (did move to 5.5 brushless & lipo). Make sure the tyres & shocks are good thats half the battle, the ZX5 is easy to drive.

Remember that you could run on one set of lipo for a meeting, you may need a few sets of nimh. lower weight is a big advantage with lipo, put a strip of lead under the lipo to make weight up, but it then has a lower centre of gravity.

This would be a good motor if your esc can run it: http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50054

[Bob-B]

The club has 12t brushed motor limit and a 8.5 brushless limit. My esc can handle 12t brushed. So I'm gonna dig around for something like that.

[baD]

Originally Posted by Bob-B

The club has 12t brushed motor limit and a 8.5 brushless limit. My esc can handle 12t brushed. So I'm gonna dig around for something like that.

So much depends on your track & your skill.
Personally you need to spend on tyres, then your set-up, with your 15T till you can run a race with only 1 or maybe 2 mistakes. Till then, the seconds saved by getting up the straight a bit faster won't amount to much.

Then go for brushless. Money spent of brushed will need re-spent too soon.