ROAR 1/8 ELECTRIC Off-Road class!!!!

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by MetalMan

The HV Pro is actually supposed to be able to handle 5s.

I'd imagine you'd run 2s on the BEC side and 3s on the non BEC side...

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I'd imagine you'd run 2s on the BEC side and 3s on the non BEC side...

I would assume the same.

It is my desire that ROAR doesn't regulate Lipo to hard-cased packs... Otherwise I think we know who would be responsible for that :cough: Losi :cough:

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by MetalMan

It is my desire that ROAR doesn't regulate Lipo to hard-cased packs... Otherwise I think we know who would be responsible for that :cough: Losi :cough:

Good luck with that... you can bet the farm that it will be hard pack only.

Its a paranoia rule made to satisfy an insurance company and it has no basis in real world safety, but... its in place now so we will probably have to live with it forever.

Good news for me is my local track doesnt enforce ROAR rules and alows soft pack lipos in the 1/10 classes and in the 1/8 that run there. Funny thing is they will be hosting the ROAR 1/8 offroad natioanls this year.

[MustGoFaster]

This is GREAT news!
I'm impressed that ROAR is accepting 8th scale electric as of 2009!

[starscream]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I'd imagine you'd run 2s on the BEC side and 3s on the non BEC side...

That would be the best way. However, you can run a single 4S or 5S pack but you have to use an external bec and arming the esc is tricky as you have to power up the receiver then turn the esc on and then back off.

I was also told that 5S on the HVPro runs very hot. I only have a single 5S pack so I decided to just run 2x2S packs to be safe. I ran the HV Pro last Sat and it was pretty solid, runs hot, but a solid system. It doesn't seem to have as much torque as my mmm/neu though.