Recieved a used T2 0'7 hudy in the mail today...it's looks to be in very good condition and only run on carpet...included the carbon battery strap and ceramic bearings too. Paid $300.00 all together. Needs electronics.
Motor/ESC. 27 Turn, ROAR Legal, Stock motor...are they all the same? I've never driven an rc car, so I can only handle so much speed as it is, but I like to buy atleast middle grade or better parts. How much is the engine from the club and who do I talk to?
Servos...anyone use digital? Any recommendations? I will be purchasing a DSM radio/reciever.
Rims and tires. Are there any spefic rim/rubber sizes I need for competing?
Thanks,
Micholi.
Nice to see another rookie starting out. I can't help you out with any of your questions though, cause I am just starting out also. Did you get the EU or US version of the T2 007? I am going to probably pick one up from the net also.
Dw
Hi, Micholi.
I'm Phil Cady and an IROCC active racer. I also hold and manage the inventory for my online store (in partnership with BigDaddyT - Trent Shumay in Vancouver). We provide bulk items to the IROCC membership such as tires, batteries and motors. If you go to www.t-bang.ca and find the tires (I recommend JACO 2428 Green or JACO 2432 Blue Rbberz for premounted tires.
For the stock motor, you'll want a 27 turn roar legal stock motor. This means the endbell is locked and the number of winds on the armature is set at 27 as a specification for all to follow. You can find them in many locations. Since the club gets good prices, you can go to the online store and select from the motors that are there as well. Most of the club uses the XS Type C for touring cars. It's a great workhorse. The Sport E, C, and X are much more affordable, though and have a little less power and RPM. Same motors, just not as stellar as the XS series.
If you buy online, and selec the "local pickup" option when you chek out, then no shipping is added to the order and you can pick the items up at the track (indoors on Sat in the winter and outdoors on Sun in the summer). You can also either choose to pay there or select the "pay by cheque" option which will allow you to pay by cash at the track.
Best of luck and happy racing!
Phil
I should habve mentioned, Micholi, that there are many used motors, tires and batteries available from the guys at the track as well. You can pretty much ask anyone and they'll help you out.
Best of luck.
Phil
Hi DerWood...I went for the carpet version on the advice of a few active racers here on the forums. Stiffer chassis seems to be the way to go.
Thanks for the info all...I will favortite list t-bang. See you all at the track.
Micholi
you know that we dont race touring cars until next Summer right? Just checking. We race 12th scale cars indoors for the next 6 months. There are some 12 scale cars around, cheap, if you are interested.
As for digital servos, in an electric car, one servo fed from your main battery pack is fine. They perform well.
In a nitro car with two servos and a small receiver pack..they consume some serious juice, in todays cars there is not much room for a big Rx battery and finishing a main over 20 minutes has been a problem for some people.
peace
Jody
I looked into winter racing, doesn't match my schedule or my budget...I just purchased a Savage X SS aswell. I figure I will take a few months to buy parts and build the rest of my touring car over winter...in the mean time I can bash my truck and practice driving my tour car.
Mike.
sounds like an OK plan, see you next summer!
How about tires and rims...what type of tires are best for summer racing? Tread or no tread? Jaco Rubberz? Soft, medium, hard?
Any recommended rims?
Thanks,
Mike.
i would go with the jaco rubbers premounts
reasonable price and good quality
Jaco rubber pre-mounts it is...should I have both a set of soft & hard tires? Just not wanting to waste any cash on tires I don't need.
Thanks,
Micholi.
if you are going to get 2 sets, get a set of 28's and a set of 32's.
I haven't had a chance to try the Jacos yet. I've used them in the past for their foam tires and they've been very good. I use the TakeOff and Sorex rubber. That seems to be the standard with the club for the last few years - Jaco is new to rubber at the end of this season. Sorex 28 and 32s are good - the TO 30s are good too.
Hi, Guys.
The Jaco Rubberz have been holding up very nicely. They are mounted on Xenon rims with a med insert. Price point is definately competitive. Jaco has stayed with color-coding the tires, but the shore rating is in the stock number. For your reference:
Yellow = 24
Green = 28
Blue = 32
Green was the handout tire at Vegas and most guys use Green on the shoulder season and Blue in the hotter days.
Hope this helps.
Phil