Kyosho DB1 Results and set up feedback

[RudeTony]

A lot of Kyosho DB1s hit the track today all over the world.
I have had some feedback already so here goes......

Congrats to Kev Lee for TQ and the Win at 2nd Mid-South regional at DMS. - That's 2 2wd wins in a row now.
Myself third at that meet.
Same event, congrats to Steve Brown for 6th place (DB1) and a massive congrats to Scott Falkner for making his first regional 2wd A final with a DB1 with over 90 people competing. Great result Scott
4 cars in the main A final is just great

I also heard that Paul Field qualified 3rd and finished 3rd at his regional so congrats to Paul too....

Super super stuff ....congrats to all

Any other results or feedback please post here

[Scotty]

Great result for all the cars. Awesome to be part of such a helpful and motivational team. Car is built well, drives well and easy to drive. Superb car for drivers from club level to national. Smooth, quiet and consistent. Very happy with my car for the future.

[InsideLineModels]

Great result for all the cars. Awesome to be part of such a helpful and motivational team. Car is built well, drives well and easy to drive. Superb car for drivers from club level to national. Smooth, quiet and consistent. Very happy with my car for future.

Good work today Scotty :thumbsup:

[mikeyscott]

Great car, I just need to raise my game now!

[RudeTony]

Although this sounds like an advert - LOL
At the DMS Regional BRCA event Sunday 20th of May, it has to be mentioned that drivers driving DB1s had the fastest single laps of the whole event
Information kindly supplied by Darren Boyle

Kev Lee = 15.41
Stephen Brown = 15.60
Tony Evdoka = 15.66
Scott Faulkner = 15.93

And the only other person that managed a 15 sec lap was F1 driver Matt Owen that did a 15.99

[reg]

And the only other person that managed a 15 sec lap was F1 driver Matt Owen that did a 15.99

sign him up :thumbsup:

[Adam F]

Although this sounds like an advert - LOL
At the DMS Regional BRCA event Sunday 20th of May, it has to be mentioned that drivers driving DB1s had the fastest single laps of the whole event
Information kindly supplied by Darren Boyle

Kev Lee = 15.41
Stephen Brown = 15.60
Tony Evdoka = 15.66
Scott Faulkner = 15.93

And the only other person that managed a 15 sec lap was F1 driver Matt Owen that did a 15.99

Not a bad advert!! how many DB1's did you sell on Sunday? :)

[RudeTony]

Not a bad advert!! how many DB1's did you sell on Sunday? :)

LOL - I think everyone knows it is a sort after car now.....LOL
I've very near run out of cars and this is the second batch.....

I am extremely pleased that everyone is getting on with them though - very please.....makes it all worth the effort.....

ps - As for sponsoring Matt....I already do but you have to have some fast guys to beat - LMAO (he will know what I mean)

[Matt Butcher]

Do you have a list of 2wd parts that are needed if i was to convert an fs2 sp?

[InsideLineModels]

Hi Matt,

If you email me on the link below I can send you a front end parts list.

Cheers
Kev

[SteveB]

Just gave the car a quick astro test before work and I'm speechless. Absolute awesome car, faster, easier and more stable than anything I've driven.

I thought the Vega was good, but this is something else. Well done to all those involved in the development of this.

I even think I could get it round as quick as a 4WD...

Looking forward to SHRCC this weekend.

[RudeTony]

I knew this would happen - you are all getting quicker and I am getting older - LOL

[Adam F]

Just gave the car a quick astro test before work and I'm speechless. Absolute awesome car, faster, easier and more stable than anything I've driven.

I thought the Vega was good, but this is something else. Well done to all those involved in the development of this.

I even think I could get it round as quick as a 4WD...

Looking forward to SHRCC this weekend.

Ditto, first run last night and it is just amazingly good...

[mikeyscott]

Look forward to trying mine tonight on Astro and then tomorrow at SHRCC

[mattybucks]

I've seen a few of these in action now including Tony's, Kev's, and Scott's. They seem to be really balanced cars, and look amazing in the air.

A big thumbs up to all involved in the design and development of the car. :thumbsup:

[JohnM]

Has anyone run one on grass yet? interested to hear how it goes when the grip levels drop.

[mattybucks]

Has anyone run one on grass yet? interested to hear how it goes when the grip levels drop.

Scott Faulkner will be running his on the 16 June on grass at the Armageddon meeting.

[RudeTony]

Has anyone run one on grass yet? interested to hear how it goes when the grip levels drop.


Paul Field run his on grass at the weekend and finished 3rd at that regional meeting.
He was leading for a long time too.....

[Adam F]

Has anyone run one on grass yet? interested to hear how it goes when the grip levels drop.

It was soaking wet and fairly slippy at the Torch regional and it looked awesome... (albeit on Astro)

[Paul Field]

I ran the DB1 at our Regional in Cornwall at the weekend.

The car was really good i am very pleased with it.
The straight was very very very long . I was running a 6.5 with the timing increased on the speedo to keep up with some of the other drivers running 5.5's. One of the nicest things is that the transmission is so smooth and quiet it makes it a joy to drive.

Because some of the track was well worn and bumpy with dirt patches in places i ran the longest possible links on the rear and softened the damping. I believe there is a lot more to come from the car as i did not have time to really play with the set up.
I will be running at Tiverton this weekend on a mixture of astro and grass should be interesting :thumbsup:

[fastinfastout]

what is the Front/Rear weight bias on this car?

[RudeTony]

Normally manufacturers and racers have to buy a car to discover that kind of information, especially for copy purposes.....LOL

[Adam F]

what is the Front/Rear weight bias on this car?

Who cares!? It just works.... :thumbsup:

[JBL]

Mr Foley run his on Tuesday night at Silverstone RCMCC and it look really good for a hurried build. 3 other members of the club have purchased the DB1 kits and should be running next week.

[Adam F]

Mr Foley run his on Tuesday night at Silverstone RCMCC and it look really good for a hurried build. 3 other members of the club have purchased the DB1 kits and should be running next week.

Must be a record for DB1 build, about an hour and 20 mins!!!

Being as it had the wrong back end on it I couldn't believe how good it is...!!

[mattybucks]

Must be a record for DB1 build, about an hour and 20 mins!!!

Being as it had the wrong back end on it I couldn't believe how good it is...!!

That's mega quick, did you have a power driver? Shocks and diff built?

[Wilfnsam]

Hi all

Are they available to the general public and if so where from ?

[mattybucks]

Hi all

Are they available to the general public and if so where from ?

www.rubebits.co.uk :thumbsup:

[mikeyscott]

Ran mine at SHRCC tonight - awesome.

Look forward to what it can do at TORCH.

Tony was on hand to help too and commented I was driving better with it.

Fastest laps SteveB & Tony

[Adam F]

That's mega quick, did you have a power driver? Shocks and diff built?

I had a built donor, but rebuilt the shocks and diff...

Just dropped together.. awesome..

[mikeyscott]

I had a built donor, but rebuilt the shocks and diff...

Just dropped together.. awesome..

Yup certainly is - looking forward to my shell turning up from the painter :thumbsup:

[RogerM]

Really looking forward to mine but saddly still waiting for a new prop to send for modification :'(

[tomtom]

Same here, really looking forward to.build and drive it.
Should be next week :wub

[lcpvcce]

Hi all I got it yesterday and workmanship excellent ...............:thumbsup:
and was told friends of mine ...................:D
many thanks to Tony.

Ken.

[mattybucks]

I had a built donor, but rebuilt the shocks and diff...

Just dropped together.. awesome..

:thumbsup:

[Pedros20]

Took my DB1 for its debut at Broxtoxe car club last night & have to say it was awesome!
Once I put it on some decent tyres it came alive!
Superb turn in, superb traction, awesome bump handling!
Was going to back to back it with my Vega, but was so impressed I couldn't leave it alone! Lol

Can't wait to run it again. Think it'll be our next regional on grass.
Bring it on!

Thanks to Tony & Kev for all the help & advice. :thumbsup:

[shark]

Quarnting was a success then my great mate ? Get in ..... Lets rock :lol:

[Pedros20]

Yeah great quarnting mate! Lol. Even took its 1st race win! :thumbsup:
So far so good dude. Have that! Let's Rock indeed! Lol

[RudeTony]

I cannot explain the satisfaction it gives us hearing all the great results the car is giving everyone….this is the best part of all the hard work by a long way…..

I heard today that Paul Field got 2nd at the South West regional just behind Chris Rowcliffe (F1) and thus Paul is now currently top F2…..superb news

Scott Faulkner backed up his A final from DMS Regional event with a great qualification at the SHRCC Regional today with a 8th position on the grid and 3 great legs in the A to give him a 6th finish – big well done to Scott :)

5 Kyosho based cars in the main A with 4 of them being DB1s
Kev Lee, Matt Perry, Tony Evdoka, Scott Faulkner and Steve Brown - super finishing results…..




Here is Scott with his DB1 – well done Scott

http://www.rudebits.co.uk/myphotos/scottwithhisdb1.jpg



Here is Kev that today cleaned up the BRCA Regional Mid-South Championship driving his Kyosho DB1.
Impressive with a TQ and win on every round thus far…..top man…..
http://www.rudebits.co.uk/myphotos/kevmidsouthregionachampion.jpg

[mikeyscott]

Looking forward to testing mine again once servo is back from repair in prep for Herts Mid South regional :)

Congrats mate :D and congrats to Kev :)

[squiggle]

Hi, Does anyone know if a standard Savox servo (SC-1258) will fit my soon to arrive DB1 or do I need a low profile servo?

[mikeyscott]

Hi, Does anyone know if a standard Savox servo (SC-1258) will fit my soon to arrive DB1 or do I need a low profile servo?

Hi

You will need a low profile servo.

Cheers,

M

[squiggle]

Thanks, thought so..

[NitroArgi]

Hello guys,

I have a question...let's say that someone is not already a Kyosho owner and wants to run a DB1...is there a Kyosho parts list in order to complete the car?

Cheers!

[Ross]

Hello guys,

I have a question...let's say that someone is not already a Kyosho owner and wants to run a DB1...is there a Kyosho parts list in order to complete the car?

Cheers!

I'd like to know that as well :)

[forbesy]

if you email kev lee at inside line racing or tony at rudebits they tell you exactly what you need :thumbsup:

[focusmad]

Hi guys,just finished building my db01 ran it last nite on a wet track at Surrey and hants ,the car out of the box was the best car I have ever driven the balance of it is out of this world,looking forward to this Sundays regional at herts now.
Well done to Tony and Dave for making a great car
Chris

[RogerM]

I've had mine running for around 2 hours or so in total, almost each time going out with a setup tweak and I keep going back to what Kev tells me he's running as a standard starting point. Definitely a good base to start with for anybody starting with the car.

One thing, on a 1/8th rally cross track, is that I'm missing the plushness and bump handling of a big bore equiped car ... the work starts now :)

Overall though a really nice car to drive, almost 'arrive and drive' setup and no 2wd car I've driven before is as fast through high speed / high grip sections in particular.

[RogerM]

What a brilliant car, goes where pointed; if you push too hard it just runs a bit wide; loads of steering but also massive froward traction.

I'm VERY happy with mine!

[tomtom]

Well, after some months running the car and a few racing I have to say it will be very hard to come with a better car for our Euro tracks, and I try almost all of them. You can't beat it's traction, especially on astro/carpet tracks.

Very reliable too.

So like Roger I'm very happy with mine, wouldn't want to run anything else.

Big up Mr Burton, Tony and the team :thumbsup:

[AntH]

Any idea anyone, looks like this 2wd has the most weight over the front yet?

[InsideLineModels]

It might look like it but it's not that unusual. It's about 62% to the rear unweighted.

Kev

[RogerM]

Slightly more than some but depending on your electronics install it's not far removed from the norm.

The weight distribution is one thing, the dynamics something else ;)

Until you've tried one you won't know why we all think its so good!

[JustARcFan]

Are you guys running the full RB5 WC front end and the standard FS2 rear end?

Thanks

[tomtom]

I think most use a WC front and a FS2SP as intended but it will work with an SP2 front and FS2 rear too.

[RogerM]

Having tried both back to back I personally prefer the car with the um522 driveshafts from the fs2 rear end. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the FS2-SP rear end just that the extra natural rotation generated by the extra driveshaft plunge makes the car suit my style better. If you have the um522 shafts give it a try, you might just like it.

[tomtom]

I will Roger !

Just put the 522 in without the shim ?

I may be wrong but I've read somewhere the new lightweight diff outdrives
needs those to work properly.

[RogerM]

The will probably need an axle shim but not any form of 'spacer', I normally put the shim between drive pin and outer bearing

[Gayo]

I saw NCG arms (LAW43) on the prototypes. Why didn't you kept them? Bad handling? Not enough rotation? I'm curious :lol:

[RudeTony]

The car is more stable with the shocks on the rear, hence we don't often use them.

[mikeyscott]

Raced mine for 2nd time outdoors at Stotfold for the regional. V happy :)

[JustARcFan]

How much anti squat and rear toe in are you guys running?

Thanks

[RudeTony]

How much anti squat and rear toe in are you guys running?

Thanks

If you've bought a DB1 you would have the set up....

[JustARcFan]

The spine weight included in the kit is 20gr but the set up states to put 50gr?
Do I need an extra brass kit or..?

[RudeTony]

We are please to announce (if for some reason you didn't know) that Elliott Boots TQed and Won the Nationals at the Silverstone National at the weekend.

Elliott drove superb in round 2 and 3 where he TQed both those rounds to take the number 1 spot on the grid........he went on to win every leg in emphatic fashion to take the win...... this leaves us all with the thought of what could of been as Elliott couldn't compete at the other events as he is a F5 grade driver......

Kevin Lee TQed round 2 of the event and took the number 3 spot on the grid.......he had a great race with Elliott in leg 2 and hussled Darren Bloomfield for 5 minutes in Leg 3 but couldn't get round him..... a 2nd and a 3rd gave him 3rd on the podium though so a great 1-3 finish for the Kyosho DB1 cars..........

:thumbsup:

Elliotts Kyosho DB1
http://www.rudebits.co.uk/myphotos/IMAG0559 [800x600].jpg

[Matt Butcher]

wheres the like button! :thumbsup:

Any changes to the normal setup recently?

[RudeTony]

I've just seen this too ....... cool

http://rcracer.com/off-road-electric-86/4181-boots-and-cragg-take-indoor-wins (http://rcracer.com/off-road-electric-86/4181-boots-and-cragg-take-indoor-wins)

:thumbsup: