MiD44 09 Spec is born!!

[PredaTom]

Hi all,

we're proud to show you few spyshots of the first MiD44 09 prototype.
The MiD44 08 had all weight moved forward about 20mm from the original B44.
The MiD44 09 is now 8mm forward from a B44.
The goal of this new design was to keep the same centre of gravity than the MiD 08 nimh with the use of Lipo batteries.
You can see that we have extra holes for the batteries at the rear, to allow the possibilty to add weight on the rear end.
The rear centre CVA is from a rear wheel, and the front cente CVA is the rear centre of a Bmax4.
I will fit electronics this evening and make lipo trays & straps this WE.

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[Mike Hudson]

looks really good! will be interesting to see what results it brings in with it being spec'd for lipo :drool:

[Belsten]

does look nice :thumbsup:

[Alex H]

Will it be avalible thru Azarashi aswell? Looks really nice! This chassis is more flexible than the original one, is it not? I am thinking of the splitt top decks.

[Robbiejuk]

Looks like there is plenty more space for the electrics on this one than the 08. The old kit definatly made a great difference to my B44 and I would recommend anyone with a B44 to get one :thumbsup:

[Belsten]

ditto I love mine

[Danosborne6661]

Looks smart :O

[sosidge]

the front cente CVA is the rear centre of a Bmax4.

Go on - use ALL the parts from the B-MAX4! Would love to see how a MiDMAX handled.

[PredaTom]

LOL!! ah ah...

So, yesterday evening I've mounted all the electronics in the car.
It looks nice!! Battery trays and straps are for this WE if I manage to pluck up courage!! (I hate working the C/F!! ;-)

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[Belsten]

that still looks very nice :wub

[GRIFF55]

It certainly does! How much will it be and do you get shock towers etc?

[Gayo]

We're only making prototypes. If tests are good and if Azarashi decides to put them into production...
You never know, but that won't happen before a few months at least.

[GRIFF55]

ok, thanks

[PredaTom]

that won't happen before a few months at least.

Except if Shun falls in love with this one too!! ;-)

First tests of the car at the end of next week!! If it works (no doubts about that!! lol), then I will contact Shun to know about a release.
We will keep you informed.

Thanks all for the great comments. We worked so hard during this winter that it's cool to read such messages. :D

[enfieldbanana]

Hey there,

Thats looks so sweet. Fanastic work!!!

I will have to get one!!!!

Andy

[91notch5.0]

i see no need to remove material under the batteries. sweet carbon!!

[Tom3012]

i see no need to remove material under the batteries. sweet carbon!!

I think the first posts says why they are there ;)

Car looks awesom by the way!! if it gets produced, would there be a specific shell for it??

[Gayo]

Maybe. Olivier is trying to produce a personalized shell.

[Ole K.]

Looks sweet! :D

Why have you placed the rear shocks on the other side of the a-arm?

[Gayo]

This is a personal choice of the car owner : Tom. The team tested both configurations, we found that with shocks on the rear, the car was a little less responsive, more stable, specially on slippery, dusty dirt tracks.
This is not mandatory, only another tuning option :)

[PredaTom]

Yeah, on medium and high grip tracks, we prefer shocks at the front.
Basically, use shocks at the rear on medium and high grip tracks causes too much understeer out of corners and a big loss of time.

That's the reason why shocks at the rear are most of the time combined with an antiroll bar to make the rear more "pivoting" coming out of corners.
This is better on bumpy tracks too.

[Oliv996]

What they said :thumbsup:

It's a very useful tuning option and very easy to do by flipping B44 shock tower mount ;)

[dpackster1980]

How much is it? I love it and I want it.

[Ole K.]

Ok, thanks guys! :thumbsup:
Will test this when the snow goes away, if it ever will ... :bored:

[nsr250_repsol]

Hi all,

we're proud to show you few spyshots of the first MiD44 09 prototype.
The MiD44 08 had all weight moved forward about 20mm from the original B44.
The MiD44 09 is now 8mm forward from a B44.
The goal of this new design was to keep the same centre of gravity than the MiD 08 nimh with the use of Lipo batteries.
You can see that we have extra holes for the batteries at the rear, to allow the possibilty to add weight on the rear end.
The rear centre CVA is from a rear wheel, and the front cente CVA is the rear centre of a Bmax4.
I will fit electronics this evening and make lipo trays & straps this WE.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8434/p1010272.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/p1010272.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img13/p1010272.jpg/1/)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6587/p1010266.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/p1010266.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img19/p1010266.jpg/1/)
I like the new design. One thing though...I don't care for the cutouts for weight under the batteries? I would think a solid or milled chassis would be better. A milled chassis with liPo cradles would be the best thing to do. For added weight have drilled and tapped weight that can be screwed in under the rear center CVA. This would make adjusting the amount of weight easier plus you could move the weight forward or back to adjust to different track conditions. This would take the Mid44 (lipo) to a whole new level on offroad.