[ek9russ]

I’m with Paul, If we decide to go down the mini route I think we should look into controlling the motor, gearing, tyres and battery capacity.

From what I have read if you control these factors with the Minis, pretty much anything else you do the car doesn’t really make any difference to the performance.

Below is a mix matched set of rules from LB and MK, that I think could work well for us at the Beds club,It would be wise to get input from Chris and Ian and anyone else who does the minis

Any Tamiya M03 chassis or M05 chassis
Any commercially available M chassis Specific Bodyshell.
Tamiya tyres only M / S Grip or kit standards, NO slicks
Standard kit supplied geared differential. (Diff must have diff action and not be locked)
20 tooth pinion gear
Standard kit supplied Johnson or Mabuchi RS540 silver can motor.
NiMh /NiCd batteries up to 2300mah
Minimum 1250g weight including transponder.
5.0MM minimum ride height inc bodyshell.
No external aero dynamic wings are allowed
All other hop up options may be utilised.

I do like the idea of being able to use LiPos if the cost and size is limited, maybe something like the HPI Plazma 3000 LiPo that has a RRP of £34.99.