What we doing this week in clubman lads?

[siddus74]

What we doing this week in clubman lads?

Tamiya tourers?

TT02 porker for me if others are doing them ....

Scott.

[Chris56]

Im up for that - might run 17t

[siddus74]

Cool ... Think Martin and Gui are doin tamiya tourers ... And Stubo

[Chris56]

sweet - would you be able to bring those rubber tyres for me to try on the TB02? might ditch the foam!

[siddus74]

I'll grab some

[Chris56]

Cheers Scott - for foams I am using soft rears and hard fronts on the TB02, so I suspect it will need similar rubbers

[siddus74]

Having packed up a percentage of the workshop prior to the move I'm struggling to find the rubber dude sorry ...:thumbdown:

Scott

[reg]

F103 for me :)

[Chris56]

Having packed up a percentage of the workshop prior to the move I'm struggling to find the rubber dude sorry ...:thumbdown:

Scott

No worries mate, thanks for looking.

I've just ordered a set set of 24s, hopefully they will work better than those 32s that came with the car

[siddus74]

May bring the F104 down for blast Chris, you bringing your JPS?

[msmith105e]

Boooooo to scott running f1 booooooo

[Chris56]

I might bring the F1 down for a round - but will run it with the GT shell. I've added a wing to the back that I want to test

[siddus74]

Martin, I promise not to run it for more that 1 round buddy .... just need to test out some setup changes and the revised foam compounds ... :p

I'm TT02'ing' it with you lads 3 out 4 promise ...:wub

Scott.

[Chris56]

So looks like at least 3 of us (5 if Gui and Charlie race also), running TC for at least 3 rounds, 13/13.5t motors and foams:thumbsup:

[siddus74]

Yeah.... good eh? You running TB Chris?

[Chris56]

yes - car is handling really well at moment

[The Doctor]

Not racing this week, but toying with the idea of running the Jag in Clubman for the last indoor championship and setting up the Cougar for outdoor racing. Hooray, no more minipins needed (except for the last Saturday round...).

[cunawarit]

Taking the TL01 as was other than a more scale looking shell... Not had time to even let out a nice loud fart this week, so no chance of changing motors or gearing or anything.

But it does now have a shell that's more in keeping with the Clubman tradition. Anyway, Dave, will need a handout transponder or plugin... Not even had a chance to swap that round :( Shockingly, it isn't easy the way I've arranged the TL01 with everything inside the chassis itself.

[Chris56]

Thats the spirit Gui!

For once I will be running rubber tyres so watch out everybody - I might slide into you!

[cunawarit]

No worries, your wheels won't stay on for long ;)

[Chris56]

No worries, your wheels won't stay on for long ;)

Better bring your superglue:p

[cunawarit]

Better bring your superglue:p

I always have some spare for you

[Chris56]

So what will it be this week chaps? same again? quite like the idea of me/Gui on rubber tyres chasing down Martin/Scott on foams:thumbsup:

There was some good, close racing taking place on friday - just like clubman should be:D

[cunawarit]

Wasn't too bad was it? In the end I managed to clock the same number of laps as the foamies with you Chris right on my tail :D Might be better if Scott goes to rubber tyres as well and we all chase down Martin. We were 20 secs behind them over the whole 5 mins :D And my car could benefit from some more grip and yours from less oversteer. We can do it Chris :D

My car burn out though, so probably no Clubman for me next week :thumbdown: till I get the bits to sort it out anyway. Will prob go brushless 13.5 or 17.5.

PS: The poor lil TL01 still stinks of burn stuff!

[Chris56]

The pits did smell a little bit of burning after your incident! I've got a LIPO SAFE brushed esc you can borrow on friday if you want

Hopefully, running a tighter front diff should sort out my oversteer. How about trying some 24s for extra grip?

[cunawarit]

Sorry about the stink, my son kept asking when the smell would go away.

That's the plan, some softer tyres for starters :D And new electronics... perhaps just a new brushed ESC, but the old HPI 15T doesn't have a lot of poke coming out of corners.... lethargic....

[siddus74]

Yeah absolutely happy to run rubbers next Friday if you are participating Gui can you borrow the stuff from Chris if not is there anything I borrow you to get you going.

Martin, found a set of 28 sorex and a couple of sets of take off you can borrow if yours struggling for rubber and want to play ...

Gui if your not doing clubman us know and I'll leave the TT02 as it with foam ...

Scott. :D

[Chris56]

Sorry about the stink, my son kept asking when the smell would go away.

That's the plan, some softer tyres for starters :D And new electronics... perhaps just a new brushed ESC, but the old HPI 15T doesn't have a lot of poke coming out of corners.... lethargic....

On the motor/esc front, how about this combo:

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__39887__Turnigy_TrackStar_13_5T_Sensored_Brushles s_Motor_3040KV_UK_Warehouse_.html

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__42957__Turnigy_Trackstar_80A_Turbo_Sensored_Brus hless_1_12th_1_10th_ESC_UK_Warehouse_.html

You could go sensorless for less but at the moment Hobbyking don't have any 13T motors in.

I've got the 120A version of the esc for the buggy and its brilliant, but the 80A on will do fine for most uses - it says 10.5t limit on the spec but at 80A you are looking more like a 6.5T.:thumbsup:

If you stay brushed there is also this that is LIPO safe:

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__46627__HobbyKing_X_Car_45A_Brushed_Car_ESC_UK_Wa rehouse_.html

[Chris56]

I must warn you I may be armed with a new secret weapon:D

[siddus74]

Do tell ....:woot:

[Chris56]

Might be on the limit of the clubman spirit, but it is Tamiya and has a plastic tub chassis.

[cunawarit]

The Clubman spirit when down a drain long long ago, bring anything you want and sod the spirit ;)

The spirit doesn't mean the same to everyone, certainly not when it comes to the car you run. As long as you consider it fun that's what matters.

[Chris56]

We're still all gentlemen aren't we? (ps its a TA05!!)

[siddus74]

Why do you say that Gui? What's on your mind?

[cunawarit]

Just ordered a 17.5T motor and ESC. Will order some softer tyres too.

[Chris56]

Just ordered a 17.5T motor and ESC. Will order some softer tyres too.

Sorex do some 20s, or you are welcome to try my "Team Powers"

If you run 17.5T I will run my 17 with zero timing

[siddus74]

Why do you say the clubman spirit has gone? Martin in and I were waiting for each other in the final, just so we could go at it together again and again ... That's pinnacle of the clubman spirit ....

Offering the use of ones tyres and equipment is pinnacle of the clubman spirit as well :o

[cunawarit]

The TA05 looks like a sweet car mate, go for it! :D It would be nice to see the two 17 turns go head to head :D Boosted they might just about keep up with the 13s ;)

[cunawarit]

Why do you say the clubman spirit has gone? Martin in and I were waiting for each other in the final, just so we could go at it together again and again ... That's pinnacle of the clubman spirit ....

I saw :) Kudos to you both. :D

[cunawarit]

Sorex do some 20s, or you are welcome to try my "Team Powers"

HAHA! I REALLY should order some of those right? :D

[cunawarit]

Why do you say that Gui? What's on your mind?

I really didn't mean anything bad by it, just that when it comes to car there's no consensus about what the clubman spirit is. People should run any car they want as long as it fits their own Clubman spirti. Be it a Tamiya, HPI or even Schumacher... In a way, any car in another class could fit in Clubman...

[cunawarit]

OK guys, my setup in the future will be:

* Usual modded up TL01 chassis.
* Cheetah 17.5T motor. (got tired of ESCs burning)
* Some sort of stickier rubber tyre, softer than 28s.

[Chris56]

Is that a Cheetah esc you are running with the motor?

Im happy to match that setup, for me the spirit of clubman should be having fairly relaxed rules with a focus on having fun with your friends - friday night was a classic example of that.

Clubman was initially setup for "moderately paced" touring cars. Obviously the word "moderately" is open to interpretation which is why we recommended min 13T.

On the chassis front technically anything is welcome although the concensus seems to centre around plastic/tub chassis designs on not the expensive CF cars. If somebody turns up with a TRF/MI5/Xray with a double deck CF chassis then that wouldn't be in the spirit. For Tamiya its easy - so long as it starts with TT/TA/TB/TL then its fine

[cunawarit]

Yeah, Cheetah esc :) And no worries about running the same setup. It doesn't matter, I don't expect everyone to run the same thing all the time.