Clubman thoughts...

[cunawarit]

I think some people view it as a run what ya brung class and others as a speed restricted class.

[siddus74]

Run what you brung for me ....

5 hours in the TA03F lives again!!! (front ball diff is knackered and I have no idea what its going to handle like)

Home made wing and chinky body ...

Scott.

[Chris56]

Splendid night's racing chaps - had a tremendous time tonight.

[siddus74]

Me too .... FF03 and TT01 next week ....

Scott.

[siddus74]

I'm glad that you mentioned the word open, which means a Mini can run with an F1, faster cars and more experienced drivers should bare this in mind if they choose to run in this class - it was shame to hear cussing during a clubman class last night due to the slower minis, we get frustrated I get that...

If you have a faster car wait for the best time and over take nicely ( which was the case most of the time) minis are good in the infield and after all it is a race ... Where appropriate the slower cars should yield on the fast straights and sweeping fast corners, but to expect them to just move over is not in the spirit of things and cussing wont help ...

That a side wicked time last night.

Must take a look at that Castrol LeMans so I can convert my F104W :-)

Scott

[Dave Dodd]

Please remember the following:
Max motor: 13t if using sensorless
f1's to use silvercans
If the gearbox can't take it, don't use it.

[siddus74]

Guy, what toe settings are you using on your TL01? may try and make some adjustable steering arms for my tt01 as it was wandreing on the straight ...

Cheers

Mustang Sally...

[Dave Dodd]

Originally Posted by siddus74

I'm glad that you mentioned the word open, which means a Mini can run with an F1, faster cars and more experienced drivers should bare this in mind if they choose to run in this class - it was shame to hear cussing during a clubman class last night due to the slower minis, we get frustrated I get that...

If you have a faster car wait for the best time and over take nicely ( which was the case most of the time) minis are good in the infield and after all it is a race ... Where appropriate the slower cars should yield on the fast straights and sweeping fast corners, but to expect them to just move over is not in the spirit of things and cussing wont help ...

That a side wicked time last night.

Must take a look at that Castrol LeMans so I can convert my F104W :-)

Scott

totally agree

we all have to start somewhere.

[cunawarit]

Originally Posted by siddus74

I'm glad that you mentioned the word open, which means a Mini can run with an F1, faster cars and more experienced drivers should bare this in mind if they choose to run in this class - it was shame to hear cussing during a clubman class last night due to the slower minis, we get frustrated I get that...

If you have a faster car wait for the best time and over take nicely ( which was the case most of the time) minis are good in the infield and after all it is a race ... Where appropriate the slower cars should yield on the fast straights and sweeping fast corners, but to expect them to just move over is not in the spirit of things and cussing wont help ...

That a side wicked time last night.

Must take a look at that Castrol LeMans so I can convert my F104W :-)

Scott

I saw it differently, the newbee's Mini was much better driven this time. He's learning at an accelerated pace! It is always difficult overtaking a newbee safely hence the occasional "MINI!". As for the other Minis no issue, specially your Mini, it was setting the track on fire!

Awesome racing!!! Enjoyed having two cars and drivers lapping pretty much at my same speed Thanks for the close racing Chris and Scott! And Chris if we agreed to race one another for the last three laps we could get one more lap in As soon as we start pushing each other we start crashing.

And I agree nobody should expect a car that's ahead to move over... If they are a lap behind though, that's a different matter. And my own frustration stemmed from my mistaken belief that I could overtake the slower of the Minis at full speed, this cracked my shell, sent my electronics flying and cause an ESC wire to break and my car to lose power intermittently... :-/ No excuses, I'm still new at this myself and not I know to slow down, get safely beside the newer drivers before fully committing to get past them. My own mistake.

[cunawarit]

Originally Posted by siddus74

Guy, what toe settings are you using on your TL01? may try and make some adjustable steering arms for my tt01 as it was wandreing on the straight ...

Cheers

Mustang Sally...

I'm using the hop-up carriers at the back (more toe in) and pretty much neutral at the front... slight tow out at full droop and slight toe in at full compression... roughly neutral at rest

[cunawarit]

Originally Posted by Dave Dodd

Please remember the following:
Max motor: 13t if using sensorless
f1's to use silvercans
If the gearbox can't take it, don't use it.

And 17.5 if sensored?

[Robbiejuk]

I reckon you should only be allowed to run these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/37051...f13=80&ff14=95

That will limit what motors you can use

[cunawarit]

WOW! That looks fancy compared to what I am using. Plain box and all it says is "ESC Made in China"

[Chris56]

Originally Posted by cunawarit

WOW! That looks fancy compared to what I am using. Plain box and all it says is "ESC Made in China"

Yet, until last night anyway, it was handling your 15t no probs.

Agree with your comments about slower newbies - wasn't part of the reason for setting up this class to encourage new members? As Scott said, he is coming on leaps and bounds and we need to encourage him.
I will own up to making contact when impatiently overtaking at speed, but stopped crashing into him when I started being patient. Just get behind/alongside, match your pace to his, then hammer the throttle when safe to do so.

Loved the close racing last night between Gui's tourer, Scott's mini and the Shamcar - lets have more of it

[Chris56]

Originally Posted by Dave Dodd

If the gearbox can't take it, don't use it.

As proven last night, the gearbox will take a 13t, its the idiod building it thats the problem

[Dave Dodd]

Originally Posted by Robbiejuk

I reckon you should only be allowed to run these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/37051...f13=80&ff14=95

That will limit what motors you can use

not a bad idea.

[Chris56]

On another note, new shell for the Shamcar arrived today. Not too many bad spelling mistakes, but there is a banner across the windscreen that says "Great Prik series", its like that shell was made just for me

[Dave Dodd]

Originally Posted by Chris56

On another note, new shell for the Shamcar arrived today. Not too many bad spelling mistakes, but there is a banner across the windscreen that says "Great Prik series", its like that shell was made just for me

Lmfao... Hahahaha...

[Chris56]

Cheers Dave, there's also a mistake in the drivers' name printed in the rear window. Not "Loed", not "Blook", any ideas what it may be?

[cunawarit]

Robface Kubixka?