2nd place against truggies!

[zeropointbug]

Here is a race result from a race 2 weeks ago, racing my Revo against truggies. It looks like I can keep up with the truggies no problem, and indeed getting 2nd place is pretty darn good, plus getting a close tie for 2nd fastest lap time.

Races are 15 mins long, and we race three mains per points series race day. I have to do a battery swap unfortunately, they are just a LITTLE too small to run 15mins.

Running 1512 3D/1700kv
Hyperion 45c 6s 2200mah packs (last ~12 mins)

The truck is actually very light and handles itself very good on the track, as the results show. It's running a smaller motor, very small pack which helps.

Check out the race results. I'm Seth.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8ktfgtxt6..._A1-Main-3.pdf

[MiRatlhed]

That is sweet. I am hoping once I get my track Maxx built they will let me compete with the truggies.

Nice work!

[brainanator]

Congrats!
no pics of this truggy eating revo?????

[zeropointbug]

Yeah lot's of places don't normally, but there was only two monter trucks left this year, so I asked if I could join the truggies as my times were better than 1/2 of the truggy guys anyways. The guy with the other MT retired his.

There is normally 9 truggies running in the points series, there is only one other BL running, a D8T running some cheapo chinese brand motor and esc power by ThunderPower 65C packs... weird combo I know. The guy works at a place that supplies them, so he gets them for cost.

[nitrostarter]

Very nice sir! Way to show up all but one Truggy! Is this a large high speed track or very technical one?

[zeropointbug]

Thanks guys. It's really hard to keep the truck straight with it's single speed trans. I was going to put in some truggy diffs into the truck along with a center diff but it would end up being too much money, not worth it, as I could buy a truggy for cash I would dump into it. Besides I can't seem to get anything from Mike right now, whether he is super busy, or forgot about me, I don't know.

[zeropointbug]

One more of the full lexan skid plate, this thing is a wicked mod, the truck just glides over rough terrain and I don't worry about catching or damaging anything if I land wrong.

[Bmr4life]

So is this a converted nitro revo? Do you still use it as a MT?

[zeropointbug]

No, as the thread title indicates, I race with the truggies and am currently in 3rd overall standing and got 2nd place in the race I posted.

[zeropointbug]

Well it rained yesterday before our bigger race today, and the track was A MUCKY MUDDY MESS! We had to put 19 bags of peet moss down over the track and even then it was bad. We had 2 qualifiers by 1:30pm and by the Mains race the track surface was dialed in, very sticky, traction rolling alot.

I was in 2nd place for the first 15 mins, until 1st had to do a battery swap, then I was 1st place until 18.5 mins, and my battery died!!! I ended up in 4th place out of 8 racers still. This thing is a machine on higher traction surfaces, I pull away from the truggies in no time. 1st place is a brushless Jammin X2 who BARELY finished the race with 2 batteries (1 swap) running TP 4s 5400mah, which he may have permanently damaged from running them down to 0% both! He literally barely made it over the finish line. It was an epic race, even if I ended up in 4th...