MMM Wins first 30min A-main in Houston!

[slimthelineman]

hey sparky, do you run on a tight track with your rc8? your geared for around 30mph. just wondering, ive got a 3d in my rc8 on 6s at 15/46 and its got tons of bottom end as well as decent top end too. also after your 15 min runs how much are your batteries taking on a charge? thanks in advance

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by slimthelineman

hey sparky, do you run on a tight track with your rc8? your geared for around 30mph. just wondering, ive got a 3d in my rc8 on 6s at 15/46 and its got tons of bottom end as well as decent top end too. also after your 15 min runs how much are your batteries taking on a charge? thanks in advance

Yes this track was a little tight. I change my gearing based on condition. During this race it was geared for 36mph. Your gearing is 38mph which is really good. I like from 40mph to 33mph.

I now have switched to the Losi 1300kv motor with 46/17 or 18 gear. The lower gears help with heat to make the 30min mains. The solder post on the Losi motors are better then loose Neu motor wires. I have damaged the motor wires on 3 Neu motors over the last year. That gets expensive. We will see if I'm still using the Losi motors a year from now? So far I'm really happy with them.

My batteries take about 2400mha charge after a hard 15min run. The timer on my radio is set to 15min and I always just stop. This makes my batteries last for a long time and they never get hot, maybe 100F..