dude, those drivers are f***ing amazing! they take every corner as tight as possible and perfect every time. that is probably the best video i have seen that displays the skill of the pros. all the other vids i have seen it is hard to tell if they are any better than the average club racer.

so what did he say at 3:08? how many volts are they running on? and the are a "tad quicker" than what?

yeah got your email. just sent reply. started on reply yesterday and got interrupted.

That's a beauty track, I would love to be on that surface for a day!

James, I think he says "just a tad faster than the ICE buggies..." ICE = internal combustion engine. :smile:


Aqwut, NO, nahuh! lol I am not sure whether they just suck or I am that much better, but I do know that on practise sessions I was passing lot's of buggies and truggies and they couldn't keep up. I had the suspension very low, P-3 rockers in rear, the rear skid was almost dragging when on power, crimefighter LPR's, handled wicked anyways. Should gain an even gibber lead once I lower the CoG of it, check my thread on it...

Oh, and James, which model Hyperion charger do you have?

If you have one of the fairly newer units, then all you do is push mode ONCE after the charge has ended, that will bring you to the other screen that tells you mah put into the pack.

if you have one oof the older ones you push that button that you change battery type before charging....

Just a question, but which cars are the best/make the fastest lap times? Probably 1:8 4WD buggy's, right? But what comes after them, and after them? (I hope you get what I mean lol) I think it is, 1:8 4WD Buggy, 1:10 4WD buggy, 1:8 4WD truggy, am I right?

at my track truggies are turning laps comparable to buggies maybe a half second off.. think it might depend on the track

truggys are quicker at our track but its quite bumpy so they have the advantage

Truggies turn slightly quicker laps than buggies, making them the fastest. Their large tires and large footprints give them a distinct advantage.

No way does a nitro engine have more power than a BL race setup. They might produce 2 HP at 30'000 RPM, which is about 1500 W. A Neu 1512 puts out 2000 W for 30 sec and 1000 W continuous, which is more than any 3.5 ccm race engine.

I know a track where they ran 1/10 electric nationals, 1/8 buggy nationals and unofficial 1/8 truggy nationals, plus there was an electric 1/8 buggy at a club race. When the track is freshly flattened, 1/10 run the fastest laps. With some wear and bumps, 1/8 buggies are faster than 1/10 and the 1/8 truggies are the fastest. The electric 1/8 buggy was faster than his nitro counterparts, with a slightly less experienced driver, but only until his battery dumped at 18 minutes.