Thursday, February 4, 2016

Time low, gear high

The current layout is narrow, tight, has U-turns into immediate jumps and short jumps into immediate U-turns.  It also features a long straightaway where you pin the throttle for a few seconds.  The layout is quite technical and challenging, and especially so for setup.

I found the optimal settings for my buggy is using low timing (to get strong acceleration and braking out of slow U-turns into jumps) and medium-tall gearing.  On my B5M, I’m running only 10 degrees of timing, but with a 32/69 pinon/spur combo.  This lets me get strong drive out of the turns AND a reasonable top speed.  Kind of a weird combo, but it’s working well for me so far and the motor is staying cool.

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