Schumacher Big 6 ep

[qatmix]

Hi all

I should have one of these arrive in the post soon, anyone had one of these before? Any essential tips or tricks? I intend on running it with 4s lipo as a speed machine.

Cheers

[qatmix]

oh well its arrived, and it lives up to its name :)
http://thercracer.blogspot.com/2012/02/look-at-size-of-that-thing-schumacher.html

[Garry]

Got one, the diff and gearbox is original Cougar so can't take a lot of power (the diff doesn't like it). We raced them with the Schumacher BTCC, mainly 12t brushed motors and 6 cells but experiemented with brushless when they came to the fore in 2006. I had a 5700kv Mtroniks system in, basic but fun to drive.

I still have mine buried away in storage somewhere.

[DerbyDan]

I sprayed a body for one.... boy that took alot of paint!! It belonged to a friend (& proprietor of Modeltech). We ran that car in the Schumacher BTCC series too.... with one of the first (& basic) brushless systems that Modeltech sold - probably back in the early 2000s? I think it still ran on a six cell pack of batteries & was reasonably quick (well alot quicker than the standard car) But I think you would struggle to get the 100mph out of it - that you suggest on your blog site - its just too heavy & the shell is un-aerodynamic :( - The gearbox however proved faultless with BL power ;)

I drove the car on a few occasions - its certainly different to driving cars of a smaller scale - to a certain extent it feels more realistic, it reacts slowly & drifting slides can be held quite nicely - like a real Exige the Big6 is quite tail happy!

[Garry]

I suggested to Robin Schumacher at the time that it'd be a great idea to swap the body for a downforce LMP-style body, maybe with a tie up through Radical. More grip, less drag, great realism. If someone could make one of those bodies in 1/6th, you'll get a lot closer to 100mph than with the Sport Elise body. :woot:

[njt]

I to remember racing a big 6 at Stafford and good fun it was , as i recall we raced for 4 minutes and 12turn motor was the norm. You also needed the racing tyre as the kit item was to hard.
11 laps in 4 minutes was a good pace to set at Stafford track

[qatmix]

Cheers for the info, yup reading about speed runs I m ight be better off converting an old touring car for the 100 mph limit. I did think of making a grp chassis plate and fitting an different shell for speed.

However I can't wait to race it around the big car park near me so I might just go for a 5.5t brushless and 11.1 or 14.8v lipo in it and take it out for a spin:)

I bet it looked great seeing these race around. Any tips?

[jayst]

they are a wicked bit of kit , ive just sold mine . i had a 10.5 in mine with sxx stock spec on 2s lipo . more than enuff for me . DONUTS !!:thumbsup:

[Garry]

Cheers for the info, yup reading about speed runs I m ight be better off converting an old touring car for the 100 mph limit. I did think of making a grp chassis plate and fitting an different shell for speed.

However I can't wait to race it around the big car park near me so I might just go for a 5.5t brushless and 11.1 or 14.8v lipo in it and take it out for a spin:)

I bet it looked great seeing these race around. Any tips?

Off the top of my head, I used to run this setup pretty much everywhere, every track.

Front-
Schumacher Yellow TC springs (the old powdercoated ones)
12mm ride height
0deg Toe

Rear-
Schumacher Red TC springs (the old powdercoated ones)
10mm ride height
Rear shock risers swapped over to increase droop

Cells as far back as possible
Schumacher B30 racing slicks with lashings of additive, wiped off 5mins before a run
Rear Wing angle increased with a Tamiya shoulder screw on each mount (the ones Tamiya use on shocks for the TT01/M03/M05 etc)

I was running:
GP3700 NiMH
Novak GT7/Peak Vantage 12x2 or a Reedy Ti 12x2 brushed geared on 21/95
Mtroniks Genesis Pro/Mtroniks 5900kv brushess geared on 21/86
Hitec 645 servo
KO Presto/Novak XXL

[qatmix]

Thanks for that :)