Your Car weight?

[bbq]

I have a problem with the weight in my 2wd ( 1660g )
It is on a diet now and hope to get it lighter befor the first race
just need to get some Lundford stuff first =)

I blame my BL stuff for it :D

Soo! how heavy is youre car?

[k£v!n]

Mine is about 1640 but it has the very large motor heat sink at the back.

[RLGfx]

My B4 has got lead on to make it heavier... a heavier car will (generally) handle the bumps better, and be more forgiving to drive (IMHO). I think mine comes in at about 1650ish...

[Doomanic]

My son's B4 is 1590g, but has about 100g added to get it up to 4wd weight

[bbq]

Hmmm? am i on the wrong path?

[Swiss]

I run 100grams of extra weight in my xxxcr, makes it nice and easy to drive. If I find the car is a little un responsive, (like in the wet at Kidderminster) I tend to take out about 40grams....

[bigred5765]

1760 all up weight of are xxxcr, why make it lighter, people are adding weight not taking it away, the days of running minimum weight to aid your run times are long gone.i think its all about power to weight ratio nowadays and we aren't short on power

[Chrislong]

My X-6 was at 1730g on Sunday (dry) with an additional 45g of lead. No effort to reduce it required, the balance is good and I prefer to drive a heavy car.

Where is Northy??? ;)

[Northy]

Where is Northy??? ;)

;) ;) ;)

[Lee Martin]

1700 my B4...with added weight....

weighs more than my Aero!

[_sleigh_]

My XXX-CR has 40g of lead and a brass front bulkhead which weight 35g more. The car totalled just over 1700g at the Kidderminster National on Saturday.

[jcb]

Pretty sure my B4 weighs in around 1540 and my S4 is about 1650.
Pidge what does the aero come out at on the scales?

[Lee Martin]

ummm 1675. with step pins on if i remember right.

[bbq]

wow my car is "feather weight classed" by now! compered to some :D
i can now keep my brass bulkhead and sleep well at night :D

It is intresting that almost every other car racing class aim to get as
close as possible to the minimum weight to increse perfomance?

So why are we closer to the minimum weight?

what whould be the + and - ?

I hope i dont start hell with this :D

[Northy]

At Kiddy on Saturday my car was 5g over minimum weight.

Who said "Light is right." ?? :confused:

Do what you want to do, not what others tell you.

G

[bbq]

I will do what i want to do but this is intresting to hear what every
one has to say about the subject. :D

[Stu]

I like anti-fashon.

[Chris Doughty]

if you got the skills and are a setup guru then run your car just over min weight... and you will be very fast, but if you run out of talent then you will crash, quite often

if you don't more weight makes it driveable and easier to setup to go over the bumps.

[Body Paint]

my prototype S2 weighs 1590 with no lead in it.

As the car was designed to have the weight balance correct for UK tracks there's no need for loads of lead in it;)

[elvo]

my prototype S2 weighs 1590 with no lead in it.

As the car was designed to have the weight balance correct for UK tracks there's no need for loads of lead in it;)


;);) ;) ;)

[Kopite]

A heavier 2wd car will also cope better with the insane amount of power that we have these days as well

[bbq]

if you got the skills and are a setup guru then run your car just over min weight... and you will be very fast, but if you run out of talent then you will crash, quite often

if you don't more weight makes it driveable and easier to setup to go over the bumps.

Thats the thing i want to hear!
i can do some good setups but no guru thats for sure :D
It's of the diet!

thanks all
/Daniel

[MK999]

if you got the skills and are a setup guru then run your car just over min weight... and you will be very fast, but if you run out of talent then you will crash, quite often

if you don't more weight makes it driveable and easier to setup to go over the bumps.

Sooo, where do I get those hexagonal Kilo weight things from? Anyone know the ones I mean? :D

Reminds me of overtaking about £2000 worth of kit with my £300 RTR hyper 7 when i raced actually, was kinda fun to see the little light kyosho go over bumps like they were mountains with my hyper 7 right up it's backside with the suspension pumping away and the body like a speedboat on calm water :D My hyper was a right tank :p

[Northy]

A heavier 2wd car will also cope better with the insane amount of power that we have these days as well

You do know you don't have to use the fastest motors you can buy don't you? :confused: :confused:

G

[Kopite]

You do know you don't have to use the fastest motors you can buy don't you? :confused: :confused:

G


i had an 8 year break from racing altogether, i used to use SCE's and 15 turn motors. I used to run the lightest car i could just to last!!! Now i'm constantly adding weight to the car!!! :wtf:

trust me, compared to what i used to run, the amount of power we have now is INSANE!

....or perhaps i'm just crap :D

[MK999]

I like the look of the TC spec LRP motors, roughly the same power as a mediocre microwave, and 4 times the revs of an F1 engine, strapped to a 2wd, fun :D

[PaulRotheram]

after seeing you break your rear shock tower on your first practise lap, on the first corner at kiddy round 4, i can confirm you are.. mahaha

just joookin like!

[Kopite]

class wasn't it Paul! i just felt like such a bellend. I went back to the tent and kicked the cat

[PaulRotheram]

lmao! i did feel bad for you though dude, you looked gutted.. good effort though :)
you did better than me thats for sure anyway.. swiftly moving on...

[matdodd]

Dont kick the cat mate just kick Nick :D

[RLGfx]

class wasn't it Paul! i just felt like such a bellend. I went back to the tent and kicked the cat

makes a change from the usual spanking the monkey...

[Lee]

I think this thread it turning into another

"stans penis thread":D

[matdodd]

Rob just stop it now!
Stans far to open anyway ;)

[RLGfx]

sorry... couldn't resist...

I'll make a concerted effort to stay on topic from now on....
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[matdodd]

Thats the thing its not possible :D

[Kopite]

WTF? :o

you lot are just a bunch of perverts

[emzy]

I thought it was the budgie you were kicking on Saturday?!

[BenG]

WTF? :o

you lot are just a bunch of perverts

so It wasn't just me noticed that? :D

They like cheese too ;)

[RLGfx]

WTF? :o

you lot are just a bunch of perverts

that's a bit rich isn't it?

a bit of a pot kettle situation here....