1/15/2012
FZRC (Sarasota)
I'm a bit under the weather, have a bit of a cold.
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Losi XXX-SCT (Stock SC class)
Track was a touch damp from the nights dew. But traction was GREAT during practice, that qual's AND the race! Between 1st and 2nd qual, I had a close look at how the Losi was setup compared to how it was handling. Had a touch to much turn in on the 180 turns, removed 1/2 oz of weight from the steering camber. BINGO!!! Very neutral steering. Finished 3rd in the 8 minute A-main!! :-)
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AE SC10 (Mod SC class)
First five laps, of practice, the SC10 was GREAT, then I started to push it to get better lap times, just could not keep the turns tight! Between the 1st and 2nd qual's I put the 1/2 oz of weight from the Losi in the front steering area of the SC10 BINGO!!!! SWEEET balance in the turns. On lap 9 of the Mod SC A-main the steering servo froze up, finished 8th. :-(
Rebuilt the servo, bearings where dry, in need of some grease. Hope I don't have to buy another $50 servo!!!!!!!!!!
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My brother Rick had shared with me that he had put a set of shocks from a Losi gas truck on his SC10 and this was a GREAT improvement in landing and cornering. The only Losi shocks that I have are on the XXX-SCT so I put Losi #56 (red) piston in the SC10 shocks. The truck sure landed and turned smoother. Have ordered a set of #55 (orange) pistons for the SC10 front shocks, as these are what comes in the gas truck front shocks.
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