BRCA 8th Electric Buggy Nats

[telboy]

So now that they're including the E-buggies in the Truggy national series, Who is going to do them?

I'm booked in. Just need to sort the car and get some testing done.

[Nas]

I would have gone, but EXAMS .

[JabberingJimbo]

Originally Posted by NASIR

I would have gone, but EXAMS .

What for the whole summer...bummer.

All booked in for both classes

[MHeadling]

I'm planning to do the Kent round with my 8e (see pics in 8th elec section)

Need to do some testing too! May go for a play at Fairlop to test run times/gearing etc

[eyeayen]

Originally Posted by NASIR

I would have gone, but EXAMS .

You have seen the dates haven't you ? You could make it to a couple of these...

Herts HNMC on 6th of May
http://www.hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk/

Kent on the 10th June
http://www.kmrc.co.uk/

Coventry on 8th July
http://www.cmcc-online.co.uk/home/

Deerdale on the 12 August
http://www.deerdaleoffroad.com/Home.html

[unseenmagik]

Im all booked in for all 4 rounds

[Neil Skull]

How do you book in??
I had a look on BRCA and it only shows truggy option!

[unseenmagik]

Originally Posted by Neil Skull

How do you book in??
I had a look on BRCA and it only shows truggy option!

Here is the link.

http://www.brca.org/?q=catalog/95

Yes click on the Truggy Link and th Buggy entries are at the bottom.
The Title should be changed to Truggy & E-Buggy really

[Neil Skull]

Thanks for that

[MHeadling]

Some ones got an MP9e to play with!..............

[Neil Skull]

Not exactly SHerlock Holmes Mark LOL!!!

[MHeadling]

Oh I wonder what it is your going to run at the Nationals...

Post up some pics of your ride in the Elec 8th section dude, I bet the brand begins with a K and ends in a O!

[Nas]

Originally Posted by eyeayen

You have seen the dates haven't you ? You could make it to a couple of these...

Herts HNMC on 6th of May
http://www.hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk/

Kent on the 10th June
http://www.kmrc.co.uk/

Coventry on 8th July
http://www.cmcc-online.co.uk/home/

Deerdale on the 12 August
http://www.deerdaleoffroad.com/Home.html

I can only go to the one in Herts as its the nearest one to me,but i cant due to exams, all the others are too far away.

[Nas]

Does anyone know how long a round of qualifying will be and a round of final?

Thanks.

[unseenmagik]

Originally Posted by NASIR

Does anyone know how long a round of qualifying will be and a round of final?

Thanks.

Talks are 6 min Qualifying and 15 min finals
Nothing has been confirmed todate.

[Nas]

That sounds pretty reasonable.

[jasonwipf]

Well Its going to be what its going to be at the nats. But I'll give you guys a little insight to whats happening on the other side of the pond over the last 5 years in Ebuggy. Most big races or series are doing 10min AA or AAA mains with 7 min quals. Why? more run time and consistency on packs. If they are cramped on time they only do 2 quals and you only lose 1min of run time (2x7min quals=14min vs. 3x5min quals=15min)

We started out doing 5 min quals with 15-20min mains, But people kept dying or running out of juice. Some would use smaller 2650mah packs to be light and quick in the quals and big 6000+mah packs for the mains but then there set ups were not consistent as you gained so much weight and you ended up with tones of expensive packs. Now that all races are either 7 or 10min you can get one medium light pack and finish any race (4000mah is becoming popular) and they are cheaper. Since they are lighter too your tires wear less and the force of a crash is less so arms brake less often. (yes we have actually noticed this in extreme examples where someone uses 2650mah all the time and another same car and driver skill uses 6000mah)

I'm really loving our bigger races that do AAAmins 10min each cuz now we get longer main run-time like the nitros and since they count your best 2 out of 3 you can actually bust a part come in last once and still make podium if your other 2 runs are good. Sweet!

Even nitros like the new 7min quals because since the goal is to pit less in the mains, having 7min nitro quals (with no pit) forces you to have at least 8 to 8.5min of run time (warm up laps and finishing your last lap) which makes you tune better and be more competitive in the mains compared to other clubs or regions of the country that are used to 5min quals and pit every 5min during a 30 or 60min main. Many of our Nitro races regularly get 10min to as much as 14min of run time per tank. When our guys pit at 10min vs. a club thats is used to 5min pits in a 60min race that can be a whole lap worth of advantage. Not to mention a cheaper nitro bill.

Well good luck to those going!

[markymark.27]

Im just converting my spare Nitro Xray 808 to Electric and will be racing it at KMRC and Fairlop. I'm just not sure if the Lipo life will last the 20min finals?

[eyeayen]

Speak to Nasir on here, he runs an AE8.2 electric with Tekin stuff and gets 20 minutes if he drives well, then in the bump up he gets into races with faster drivers, gives it too much throttle and usually runs out on the last lap on the 20 minute final. That's at slough, I don't know how it compares to where you're racing but I reckon 20 minutes are do-able if you don't go full throttle all the time !

[Nas]

Ian is very much correct.

Markymark.27:

Hi

I run turnigy 4500mah 35c battery's, and i have my Tekin system set to the 'medium setting',meaning power output will be half of the maximum,it runs pretty long and i don't temperature issues, in fact after a full 20m final its kind of cool.If i wanted longer run time's i could set the settings lower,but i think its perfect at the moment.

Now your wondering if your battery's will last for 20 minutes, that's a good question. Yes and No. If you drive like Jeremy Clarkson then no,driving fast is not the key!, drive more like James May,sensibly remember this, you will not come in for a pit stop,were as the nitro's will , and your time will equal with the nitro's because you'll be driving slower than usual. Now, i'm not saying drive REALLY slow i'm saying drive sensibly, The problem i had in my first couple of races was that when i bumped up i thought 'these guys look pretty good'. POWER!!!,but that got me nowhere,so take it easy,relax and stay calm when driving. My battery's finished 30 seconds before the end of my final,which i found a bit annoying...

However during qualifying there is no problem as their 7 minutes long mostly,but i still say its not about the speed, it mostly about corners and jumps, electric cars act quite differently to nitro's due to weight difference etc and when i made my move from Nitro to electric it took some time getting used to it.

One thing i feel i most say is that it various for all different tracks and temperatures,if its a nice cold day the system will run cooler=meaning more run time(not dramatically noticeable)but still more,if its a very hot day like today it will run warmer meaning it will produce a waste product=heat!, and heat reduces the time of the battery life.

Hope that helps.

Thanks.