66ft no-prep RC drag racing
04-06-2024, 09:21 AM
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66ft no-prep RC drag racing
Something I'm doing on my own as a 'back-yard' pursuit. It's no-prep based on NHRA Super Comp break-out class. Tenth-scale 66ft measured track length with 132ft paced-off shut-down. Pre-stage is 2ft (20in, actually). Staging for rolling start to 'timing cone' is 5ft. Timing system is GNSS speed meter set to mph read out.
Very much like it's full-scale NHRA class, motor is unlimited. ESC unlimited. 2s or 3s LiPo HV battery packs for power. Mah unlimited. Tires and wheels unlimited. 2WD/RWD only. No 4WD or FWD.
Only restriction, if you can call it that, is a 43mph break-out speed. May adjust break out speed at later date depending on how the cars perform.
Test car, or "Mule", is my DragSpec TRX Rustler upgraded to 3250Kv sensorless w/120A ESC and 2s x 6000mAh HV LiPo. P-L Prime RR slicks. 29.5mph 66ft trap speed initial runs.
Other two cars in competition are another TRX Rustler (SpeedSpec) and an ARRMA Senton 2s buggy conversion. This gives the series a three-car elimination ladder.
Interested to read if others are running something similar to this. Cheers. -AC
ahr43 TRX Rustler DragSpec at pre-stage
Very much like it's full-scale NHRA class, motor is unlimited. ESC unlimited. 2s or 3s LiPo HV battery packs for power. Mah unlimited. Tires and wheels unlimited. 2WD/RWD only. No 4WD or FWD.
Only restriction, if you can call it that, is a 43mph break-out speed. May adjust break out speed at later date depending on how the cars perform.
Test car, or "Mule", is my DragSpec TRX Rustler upgraded to 3250Kv sensorless w/120A ESC and 2s x 6000mAh HV LiPo. P-L Prime RR slicks. 29.5mph 66ft trap speed initial runs.
Other two cars in competition are another TRX Rustler (SpeedSpec) and an ARRMA Senton 2s buggy conversion. This gives the series a three-car elimination ladder.
Interested to read if others are running something similar to this. Cheers. -AC
ahr43 TRX Rustler DragSpec at pre-stage
Last edited by AHR43; 04-06-2024 at 09:45 AM.
06-24-2024, 04:05 PM
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Event 5 GrassTrac Spec is a wrap. Time to re-configure cars and re-visit Event 4 and bring it to closure. Senton 2s already advanced to the semi-finals. TRX 43X Rustler still needs to make its bye run out of Round 1 to the semi's. That will be a 2s run.
Once both are in the finals it will be a 3s run off. Getting to 43mph break-out on 2s is doable but on the ragged edge of what both cars are capable of. 3s should power them well over the break-out speed of 43mph making for interesting throttle setting strategy.
July is run-off month. After that thinking about doing a couple of match-race best of three series for RC Super Comp DragSpec events. Dunno. See how this shakes out first. -AC
Once both are in the finals it will be a 3s run off. Getting to 43mph break-out on 2s is doable but on the ragged edge of what both cars are capable of. 3s should power them well over the break-out speed of 43mph making for interesting throttle setting strategy.
July is run-off month. After that thinking about doing a couple of match-race best of three series for RC Super Comp DragSpec events. Dunno. See how this shakes out first. -AC
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