PRS1 V3 (FM)

[KevLee]

Please use this area to post pictures, ask questions, and discuss the new forward motor 2wd buggy from PR Racing.

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[fivepointnine]

Mine is on the way, cant wait!

[Top Dollar]

Support your UK hobby store that's what I say! :)

Hey we can all buy things where we want but it's great to have healthy UK shop scene or else we all suffer - no spares etc.

[Ross]

Support your UK hobby store that's what I say! :)

Hey we can all buy things where we want but it's great to have healthy UK shop scene or else we all suffer - no spares etc.

Especially support Kev and his new venture :)

[spenner]

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[fivepointnine]

I was just excited to get one, no need to jump down my throat (I did edit some info out of my post, thanks for pointing that out). Not expecting any issues with this kit...its not Associated lol.

[fivepointnine]

On another note, has anyone developed any setups yet for bumpy astro?

[focusmad]

On another note, has anyone developed any setups yet for bumpy astro?

Hi,I'm working hard on getting a wet setup for this car and when everyone runs them setups all come thick and fast.

Chris Ellis
PR racing uk
Insideline racing

[V6Jim]

Nice to have you on board Fivepointnine!

I got my first PR kits from the USA too, but am delighted that Kev at Inside Line is now importing and marketing these fantastic cars! The quality is astonishing!

I've run mine for over a year now, but never on bumpy astro. Also, mine are the PRS1 V2 and a PRSB401. So, as of yet we have no setup info for the PRS1V3 cars. You won't have long to wait though as they will be hitting the tracks in inreasing numbers over the next few weeks.

Keep your eye on this forum and the PR Racing Facebook page for setup and build hints and tips!

Jimmy

[jasonrcb]

I'm going to start pretty much with the kit setup with the change being 25wt oil in the rear and 30wt in the front,i have made up a couple of weights that will sit behind the motor

I'm going to give it a run tomorrow just to get a feel for the car then go from there from what i find

[fivepointnine]

I'm going to start pretty much with the kit setup with the change being 25wt oil in the rear and 30wt in the front,i have made up a couple of weights that will sit behind the motor

I'm going to give it a run tomorrow just to get a feel for the car then go from there from what i find

oils seem pretty light, what pistons?

[jasonrcb]

kit 2 hole pistons,those are the oils i start with on my mid motor cars in low grip,they might be light but until the cars are out on track it's trial and error at the minute

[fivepointnine]

kit 2 hole pistons,those are the oils i start with on my mid motor cars in low grip,they might be light but until the cars are out on track it's trial and error at the minute

For some reason I thought you were talking high grip. Sounds about like what I ran in my BMAX2 on indoor clay.

[Top Dollar]

On another note, has anyone developed any setups yet for bumpy astro?

Indeed welcome on board fivepointnine! :thumbsup:

Stotfold is bumpy astro and my home track too so I'll be on the case very soon for both the PRS1V3 and the PRSB401. I will no doubt post in the Facebook PR group soon enough!

[KevLee]

There will be couple of these out and about tomorrow:-


Southport Indoor - I'll be running mine there
Worksop - Olly Vaux will have his almost complete V3 with him tomorrow on the bench for anyone to take a look.


Feel free to pop over

Kev

[KevLee]

nearly forgot!

Jason will be at Kidderminster, I'm sure he wouldn't mind showing off his v3!

[jasonrcb]

I will have mine at Kidderminster tomorrow,feel free to come over and take a look

[AntH]

I will have mine at Kidderminster tomorrow,feel free to come over and take a look

How was the 'winter astro' traction?

[jasonrcb]

How was the 'winter astro' traction?

To be fair better than i expected,i added 30g behind the motor which helped,with a bit more setup time i feel the car will be ok in low grip conditions,i'm going to change from the kit springs to associated and work off those for now,but from the running i did i was pleased with how the car felt.

[KevLee]

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[jrenton]

Borrowed one tonight for my 3rd run of the night. Not sure on setup but it was running a geared diff, but thought the car was really good on medium grip carpet.

Had not run the car before, a different handset from the one I normally use and went 2 seconds faster over a 4 minute run than I had done in my previous 2 runs with my B5M which I have been running at the same club for 2 years. Comparable runs and was 0.2 of a second quicker per lap. This will be in part due to someone with a lot more skill than me doing the setup but the car felt planted and easy to drive quickly.

[V6Jim]

Good to hear!

This seems to be the story we're hearing from tracks all over the place. These cars have been active in Asia and the USA for a couple of years and their reputation is growing and growing.

Jimmy

[jrenton]

What about option parts? Noticed the front brace was plastic and are their weight kits available for it?

[jasonrcb]

The front hinge pin brace is alloy,it's the bumper over the top of it that makes it look plastic,with the car being so new weight kits and what's best to use is something that will be worked on i'm sure,i have already made a selection of weights to try on mine,as for option parts i'm fairly sure Kev at inside line has them listed on his website but the car comes with most parts you would upgrade already alloy in the kit,rear hubs,hexes,centre steering arm,hinge pin brace,rear wishbone hangers all come as standard in the kit

[marcel]

i hear that the brass batery stopper from revolution design for durango is a direckt fit.

[V6Jim]

Wee sneaky peak at Kev Lee's PRS1-V3.

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Jimmy

[jrenton]

85303

Ran the car today for the 1st time on home track, medium grip carpet. Had a little help with the setup, soften the front springs and the car felt far better than I had expected. Loads of rear traction on worn mini pin2s and loads of steering. Pretty much kit setup with associated springs and 5000wt oil in the gear diff. Only beaten by a 4wd, 2 F1 drivers and and F2 driver so happy with the result (I'm a F4). Looking forward to the new year and trying on a few other tracks.

[Top Dollar]

85303

Ran the car today for the 1st time on home track, medium grip carpet. Had a little help with the setup, soften the front springs and the car felt far better than I had expected. Loads of rear traction on worn mini pin2s and loads of steering. Pretty much kit setup with associated springs and 5000wt oil in the gear diff. Only beaten by a 4wd, 2 F1 drivers and and F2 driver so happy with the result (I'm a F4). Looking forward to the new year and trying on a few other tracks.

Well done mate great news! :thumbsup:

More set ups will become available as the car establishes itself.

[V6Jim]

85303

Ran the car today for the 1st time on home track, medium grip carpet. Had a little help with the setup, soften the front springs and the car felt far better than I had expected. Loads of rear traction on worn mini pin2s and loads of steering. Pretty much kit setup with associated springs and 5000wt oil in the gear diff. Only beaten by a 4wd, 2 F1 drivers and and F2 driver so happy with the result (I'm a F4). Looking forward to the new year and trying on a few other tracks.

Well done John! It seems the car works very well straight out of the box! Keep an eye on here and on the Facebook page for all the latest setups and product news. Feel free to ask anything and you'll get quick answers from some of Britains very best drivers.

https://www.facebook.com/PR-Racing-UK-134778750213099/

Jimmy

[john333]

Drove my v3 for the first time yesterday at Broxtowe's Christmas cracker meeting. I've driven a lot of different cars over the years but this one is the most impressive of the lot, nothing I did on track seemed to phase it and I was in front of drivers who were consistently beating me last season. It coped with grippy, slippy and bumpy sections with confidence :thumbsup:

[KevLee]

Drove my v3 for the first time yesterday at Broxtowe's Christmas cracker meeting. I've driven a lot of different cars over the years but this one is the most impressive of the lot, nothing I did on track seemed to phase it and I was in front of drivers who were consistently beating me last season. It coped with grippy, slippy and bumpy sections with confidence :thumbsup:

Glad you liked it John!

[OneKiwi]

I have seen one locally for a great price and was thinking about testing one, SO

Are there any upgrades that are a must have?
I have seen the alu idle gears, I really don't want to have to replace the stock ones straight away.

Spares? The usual? arms hubs hingepins?

Anything else?

Ill be using the stock springs or I have a set of AE ones as well.
Med High with slicks and addative? Not minipin grip

[jasonrcb]

I have seen one locally for a great price and was thinking about testing one, SO

Are there any upgrades that are a must have?
I have seen the alu idle gears, I really don't want to have to replace the stock ones straight away.

Spares? The usual? arms hubs hingepins?

Anything else?

Ill be using the stock springs or I have a set of AE ones as well.
Med High with slicks and addative? Not minipin grip

No need for any upgrades to be honest as there already in the kit,alloy rear hubs,alloy rear wishbone hangers,alloy centre steering arm and alloy hexes all come as std,the kit idler gears are fine and the alloy i guess is just an upgrade but i won't be putting them in mine as there won't be need to

The usual spares as with most cars but v3 like the other PR cars are looking pretty bulletproof

Personally i'm not keen on the kit springs and i use associated springs so you will be fine with using them.

[OneKiwi]

Thanks Jason,
Gear diff as standard?
Alu bulkhead or plastic?

[jasonrcb]

Gear diff is std in the kit,there is a ball diff option,bulkhead is plastic in the kit but there is also an alloy option available,as of yet i can't see any reason to change either.

[Neil78]

Ran my v3 for the first time yesterday at silverstone winter series.Car felt really good it had a little to much initial steering and lacked on power steering so i went over to speek to the Team who all looked at the car then added some bump steer washers i went back out on track gained 4 tenths of a sec and it was easier to drive.right where i wanted it to be. Big thanks to Kev Paul and Dave for there help very helpful team.:)

[fivepointnine]

Ran my v3 for the first time yesterday at silverstone winter series.Car felt really good it had a little to much initial steering and lacked on power steering so i went over to speek to the Team who all looked at the car then added some bump steer washers i went back out on track gained 4 tenths of a sec and it was easier to drive.right where i wanted it to be. Big thanks to Kev Paul and Dave for there help very helpful team.:)

What exactly did you do? I noticed today that I was lacking a bit of on power steering

[Neil78]

Just added 2mm of washer under the ballstud on the carbon fibre steering arm.

[fivepointnine]

Just added 2mm of washer under the ballstud on the carbon fibre steering arm.
Thanks, I will give that a shot. Dont want to make any drastic changes as I am overall happy with the way the car drives.

[KevLee]

Just added 2mm of washer under the ballstud on the carbon fibre steering arm.

We also went up a spring rate on the rear Neil. Glad to help though, it looked great in the final!

[Phil Channon]

A couple of pictures of my finished car.

[Phil Channon]

No bodyshell.

[RLGfx]

Looking good uncle Phil! :)

[KevLee]

Enjoy Phil!

[K-Brewer]

Well first night out with the PR s1v3 on slippy gym floor and the car was great, made a few set up changes through the night and the car just got better an better :thumbsup:

[Stevebolt]

My daughters car

[Stevebolt]

My daughters car , both girls getting on well with their cars

[Stevebolt]

Cars seem smooth and easy to drive

[V6Jim]

Looking good Steve! Lucky girls! You have to get one for yourself!

[K-Brewer]

All ready to go for tonight

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[KevLee]

Looks good Kev!

[K-Brewer]

And fast :thumbsup:

[Moss Models]

My son ran his V3 at the Broxtowe regional this weekend.
Quite frankly it was amazing, he had his best result ever!

The car was built kit standard apart from the shock pistons and it looked perfect all day.

A lot of people seemed very impressed with how it went.

[Top Dollar]

That's great news! Go Team PR!!! :thumbsup:

[KevLee]

My son ran his V3 at the Broxtowe regional this weekend.
Quite frankly it was amazing, he had his best result ever!

The car was built kit standard apart from the shock pistons and it looked perfect all day.

A lot of people seemed very impressed with how it went.

That's great to hear!

[xfactor]

Hi all,

Thought I would share pictures of my PR S1 V3 MM.

Maclan ESC and Motor
SRT Servo

I have fitted the Pro-Line PHANTOM shell as its a direct fit for the PR S1 V3.

Click to Enlarge Pictures.......

[MHeadling]

Another top job Mark, looks very well prepped!

Who did your anodising??

[KevLee]

That looks awesome mate, good job!

[xfactor]

Cheers Marko......pm sent matey........:thumbsup:

Cheers Kev :D.........:thumbsup:


I will be testing at Coventry this Saturday. I will give feedback on how it goes......:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[pumbaa]

Which version of the Proline shell is that? For the B5M or RB6? TIA.

[xfactor]

Hi pumbaa,

The PRO-LINE shell is for the Tamiya 201/RB6.

Its a perfect fit, no gaps......:thumbsup:

Contact Insidelinemodels pumbaa.............:thumbsup:

[pumbaa]

Good man, thank you.

[Derka]

Hi guys,

I'm just building the shocks for my V3 FM.

What weight shock oil would you recommend with the kit springs and pistons on a mix of carpet and gym floor?

[Bigdawgracer]

Hi pumbaa,

The PRO-LINE shell is for the Tamiya 201/RB6.

Its a perfect fit, no gaps......:thumbsup:



Hi, just bought one of these shells for my FM.

Out of interest, what are the extra plastic pieces, screws and nuts for and can they be used with the FM?

Thanks!

[xfactor]

Hi Bigdawgracer,

Not sure if it fits the FM. I think the rear part where the motor sits may hit the body. But not 100% as I haven't tried it.

The screws and plastic parts your on about are,

Lexan centre wing and fixing screws for the centre wing.......:thumbsup: