Lightweight 1/8 buggy project

[Thomas]

I thought this thread needs some more pictures. Here she is just before the shakedown today:

[el tomaso]

Can you tell us which buggy that is, and the turn/kv for the motor? How many cells are you running it on? Thanks

Thomas G

[x-y]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I thought this thread needs some more pictures. Here she is just before the shakedown today:

¿weight rtr of this car?

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by x-y

¿weight rtr of this car?

It weighs 3430 g ready to run, compared to my nitro S3 which is 3560 g with empty tank. 51% of the weight is on the rear tires, left/right is <1% off balance (at least my measurements said so).

I was running two battery packs on a dirt track and one in a skate park. On the track, top speed seemed just right, runtime was roughly 12 min with 5° timing. With 25% punch control, the buggy was well controllable. I will probably get a pair of bigger batteries to increase runtime, but they have to fit my trays.