9/2/2011
FIRCC (Plant City)
Received the new (used from R/C Tech) Castle 4600 motor and Castle Sidewinder SCT esc a week ago. Remember I put these into the SC10 for last weeks race at FZRC. Tested and tested and tested at FIRCC before the first qual. I REALY want to race the SC10. Played with the rear shocks, front shocks, front springs, tires and gearing. Motor seemed to have a bog from the start for about a foot and a half, reason for a LOT of gearing testing! In the dirt last Sunday, this wasn't so noticeable as it was on carpet.
The lap times for the SC10 with the Sidwinder SCT just wasn't good. Mid 17 sec was the best for the night, need at least mid 16 sec to be in the A-main!!! Took the Sidewinder (not a SCT version) out of the T4, installed it in the SC10 and was in the high 16 sec in two laps!!!!! Didn't have time to test the setup before the first qual :-(. Drive-ability was real bad, everything I did to get the SC10 to handle with the SCT didn't work with the Sidewinder. Rear was over rotating coming out of the 90 degree turns or the front would push out in the 180 degree turns!!! Qual'd 5th out of 5!! :-(
Got the Losi XXX-SCT out put the tires off the SC10 on, TQ'd the 2nd qual for a 6th place start in the A-main! :-) Was in first just one foot from the timing line on the first laps, crossed the line 3rd after catching the pipe at the line!!! Finished 4th SWEEEET!!!
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I'm just 44 days from being 61 and I'm noticing a drop in my hand - eye ability over a year ago! I'm the "OLD" man at every track now!!! :-)
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