TRF201-2

[Reo]

the gearbox.. is it 4 gears? so no need for revers rotation in esc?

[Northy]

Yes

[Reo]

enny idea what the price will be for the kit?

[OldTimer]

I don't have a final price yet but it looks like it will be in the region of £230-£250, the main difference in price between the 201GTO kit and the CR2, is the 4 gear gearbox casing and a lot of additional machined brass parts for the 201 GTO, which the CR2 does not have.

[Mr. Red]

You can sign me up for one kit Jonathan.

[Smartalec]

Anyone that's at Ardent on Sunday come and have a close up look at mine and feel free to have a go if there's time (if you use steerwheel).

[mattybucks]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

Anyone that's at Ardent on Sunday come and have a close up look at mine and feel free to have a go if there's time (if you use steerwheel).

Mate I can't wait. Make sure you have that 2.5 in it.

[Pedros20]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

Anyone that's at Ardent on Sunday come and have a close up look at mine and feel free to have a go if there's time (if you use steerwheel).

Hi Alec
Just wondered how the 201-2 went yesterday & how it felt compared to the standard 201, ie steering, traction, jumping etc.

Thanks in advance.

Pete

[Smartalec]

Hi Pete, the car was fantastic, I unfortunately wasn't, I had "one of those days"

I finally got my act together in the finals and started to put in the lap times that I should have been doing all day but there you go, sometimes it all goes pear shaped

The steering on the car is excellent, I ended up with two rows off the outside and one off the inside on the front yellow minipins with the shocks on the middle position on the wishbone (35wt losi oil, blue spring), wishbones level. I initially had the car too high as I was worried about the car not going over the mats section and the handling was a bit edgy but lowering the car helped loads and made the car very easy to drive and I shouldn't have worried about the mats as the car ran over the bumpy mats perfectly.

With 4 degrees of toe-in the car comes out of corners like a banshee on crack so there's no problem at all with traction, the next time I run it i'm going to try 3 degrees and see how it affects the steering/traction, so i'll let you know how that goes.

The double section on the track was extremely easy to do with the car as it flies perfectly. As I haven't got a 201 standard car now to play with I can't compare the two but i've got the car to the point now (handling wise) that it's better than my old CR2.

Shocks on the back were inside on the wishbone (30wt losi oil, yellow spring), driveshafts level.

Because of the weight of the gearbox this car doesn't need any extra weight at the back, I just run the Rudebits under servo weight at the moment. I'll obviously try more weight to see if I can improve the car but quite honestly, I think it will be better the way it is at the moment.

I can't recommend the car enough, it's excellent and I can't wait to start the nationals next year.

[Pedros20]

Hi Alec.
Thanks for the quick reply.
What you've just told me is music to my ears, finding the standard car a little bit dead on the front especially on low traction tracks.
Any idea when the kit will be ready for sale?

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by Pedros20

Hi Alec.
Thanks for the quick reply.
What you've just told me is music to my ears, finding the standard car a little bit dead on the front especially on low traction tracks.
Any idea when the kit will be ready for sale?

Send a little PM to Jonathan and he'll give you an idea of when he can supply you with the finished conversion

[sime46]

finding the standard car a little bit dead on the front especially on low traction tracks.
REALLY? Where?

[GRIFF55]

I ran my 201 gto on sunday too and in the beginning it didnt have masses of steering. But after a few little changes it was a steering monster, having to be corrected by opposite lock!! woo hoo! It jumps beautifully and gets the power down very well, running 3 deg toe in!
I'm running 35wt all round, shocks on inner lower front, middle rear. Ae blue front springs and grey rear. 20g of weight up front is all i am running and a front wing.
I put the std front tower on after two runs and strangely found the front to be more twitchy. Maybe it flexes more than the carbon.
I guess our setupa are a bi different Alec

A couple of guys had a few laps with it too, i'd be interested in their feedback

[GRIFF55]

What do you think JC??
Another excelent job done by kiffo!

[Pedros20]

Nice shell Griff!
Be nice to see some pictures of it mounted mate.
I'll get a picture up of my shell I've had done for mine.
Looks mint!

[OldTimer]

Get it on the car

[Smartalec]

I've been running the 201GTO at least twice a week and can report that it's excellent on all surfaces. Raced at Taplow last night on a tight and twisty track and the car turns in fantastic but is not snatchy. Yanos who runs the club had a go at the end and within a couple of laps was lapping more consistently and faster than with his own car, he loved it and will be calling Mr C very soon

I'll post on here how the car goes at Ardent tomorrow

[David Church]

I ran my GTO for the first time last night at Taplow. I must say I am very impressed!!! The car is a joy to drive, it handles great and jumps even better!!!
A HUGE THANKS to JC for another amazing car!!! I am very happy to be back on the AC team

[JensK]

Hi guys.
Any pics of "production model" and when is it going to be availible?

[Junior Z]

It's only a matter of days ...
A first batch is coming ...