Ardent Raceway and HPI 24hr Le Mans RC challenge!! - Page 26

lotussmart · #**501** 07-03-2012

Ardent 24Hr Team Event 16/17 June 2012

Secure your team spot, limited to 16 teams, team spot secured by £100 deposit, Maximum cost will be £200 including car, motor, wheels, tyres, bodyshell and light kit, a reduced price will be announced if teams are wanting to use last year's car. Priority will be given to last years teams. Maximum number of drivers is 6 per team. Unlimited number of pit crew and supporters :-) Send deposits to sales@ardentracing.com via Paypal. More details to follow.

Craig W · #**502** 07-03-2012

think we at stoke up for it again

ginge · #**503** 07-03-2012

This sounds so good. Hope I can do it some year.
All the best with it

KRob · #**504** 07-03-2012

Just had a e-mail from Jason B....looks like the band is getting back together...

racingben · #**505** 07-03-2012

I'd love to do this this year. Any teams wanting a member please consider me :-)

I'm working at Donington on the Saturday so wouldn't be able to drive / Marshall until 5.30pm but then I'm in.

Can drive stick or wheel (use dx3 wheel normally)
Top 5 in all brca micro nationals this year (that I entered)
Have hard case stick lipos and plenty of radio gear.
Pm me if you have a space!

jasonb · #**506** 10-03-2012

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Originally Posted by KRob

Just had a e-mail from Jason B....looks like the band is getting back together...

Band is indeed back together with the original line up

Deposit paid and car rebuilt ready for some testing

This years target for Doris Racing 5000 laps

JasonB

qatmix · #**507** 10-03-2012

Hopefully I can get a team for this, we missed last year.

Andysan · #**508** 13-03-2012

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Originally Posted by jasonb

This years target for Doris Racing 5000 laps.

This years target for Team Dudley 5001 laps.

Swalls · #**509** 22-03-2012

24 hour Ar-Don are back for more this year, woop woop

jasonb · #**510** 22-03-2012

Doris Racing testing begins tomorrow @ Ardent

Jason

Andysan · #**511** 23-03-2012

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Originally Posted by jasonb

Doris Racing testing begins tomorrow @ Ardent

Jason

See you there - will be bringing our telephoto lens!

jasonb · #**512** 23-03-2012

So Doris and Dudley cars looking pretty good. 588 laps into the Doris car today more to do tomorrow

Jason

V1nce · #**513** 24-03-2012

Have the motor and tyre regs been nail down then?

jasonb · #**514** 24-03-2012

Running same tyres as last year and 17.5 blinky for now.

Jason

DerbyDan · #**515** 26-03-2012

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Originally Posted by jasonb

Running same tyres as last year and 17.5 blinky for now.

Jason

Cool.... we're looking forward to this!

17.5 BL in 'blinky' sounds ideal.

jasonb · #**516** 26-03-2012

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Originally Posted by DerbyDan

Cool.... we're looking forward to this!

17.5 BL in 'blinky' sounds ideal.

Both Doris and Dudley were running 17.5 blinky cars had very similar straight line performance, and compared well to speed of cars last year.

We were running the Sorex tyres as last year not sure it will be Sorex this year though

Jason

AdamBurgess · #**517** 26-03-2012

Has there been any hint as to when final announcements will be made regarding motor/tyre choice etc? We (same team as DerbyDan) are trying to make plans for the event but as a new team have nothing to test and plans have stalled a bit while we wait for final details.

The whole team is very excited about taking part though

Jonathan Vince · #**518** 28-03-2012

From the Ardent 24hr team event 2012 facebook group re motors ...

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Ardent Raceway Most likely 21.5 timed or 17.5 blinky, not decided yet, depends what we can get.

Sounds about right to me. The brushes in the saturns died within 3 hrs last year. As long as there isnt a 17.5 timed oops... Thou that should be obvious... it'll be the team with the 17.5 motor on fire after about 15mins

I'm guessing theyll be HPI flux pro motors and ESC ??? Jason - I'm also guessing thats what doris have been testing with?

Tyres... Yer the Sorex 32 JB's were ok. Some of ours (Worcester) still have the mould line in them! Bascially we'd trash a rim before a tire. Infact we did the last 6 hours on the "wet" tire because we couldnt make a set of the alocated "dry" tires due to ruinned rims.

jasonb · #**519** 29-03-2012

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Vince

From the Ardent 24hr team event 2012 facebook group re motors ...

Sounds about right to me. The brushes in the saturns died within 3 hrs last year. As long as there isnt a 17.5 timed oops... Thou that should be obvious... it'll be the team with the 17.5 motor on fire after about 15mins

I'm guessing theyll be HPI flux pro motors and ESC ??? Jason - I'm also guessing thats what doris have been testing with?

Tyres... Yer the Sorex 32 JB's were ok. Some of ours (Worcester) still have the mould line in them! Bascially we'd trash a rim before a tire. Infact we did the last 6 hours on the "wet" tire because we couldnt make a set of the alocated "dry" tires due to ruinned rims.

We were running a Flux motor and a Hobbywing Justock speedo.

Jason

Jonathan Vince · #**520** 29-03-2012

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We were running a Flux motor and a Hobbywing Justock speedo.

Sounds about right. We're going to bash around on a random 17.5 from the spares box and the justock until theres an offical announcement. However I cant see it going any other way.

Does HPI produce a sensored blinky speedo?