Sorry for the long delay since my last post. I've been having endless pinion troubles unfortunately with the E-CRT. No matter what pinion I try, it just eats them up. Even hardned pinions last two to three runs. It's getting very expensive to run the truck. Mike was a superstar as usual and sent me the Kyosho 46 spur with a 9 tooth pinion. That gearing is just about what I can use, still on the tall side but I should be able to finish races with it. My problem with that setup is just time, Madness is this weekend and the motor mount won't reach that gearing. I may try to dremmel it a bit but I know it's not my best skill.

(aside - the motor mount is adjustable because there are two slots drilled into the chassis. Mine were not done long enough nor were they countersunk so it could be lots better. I do however think this boat mounting system is NOT ideal, I'd rather have an "L" shape mount like one I saw months ago on RCCA's site. Unfortunately the guy making those stopped. Anyone out there who can? I'll bet there are lots of 1/8th conversion guys who would pay for that!)

(aside 2 - the 65 tooth plastic spur mentioned would be ideal in fact that is what I was using on my E-LSP. However it doesn't mount to the CRT Diff and {this is just like my luck} the diff it does mount to uses a 7mm hole. I'd need a 7x16 bearing which basically is not made (emailed Boca and a bunch of other bearing companies). I found some on eBay which are completely unshielded. Even still, I'm not 100% positive that the diff would be exactly the same width as the Jammin Diff...I'm investigating this to see if it can work. I've got the complete diff here and if I can't make the 46 kyosho setup work I'll try the eBay bearings.)

I missed the RC-Monster Bash this weekend mainly because two big race weekends back to back would likely cause a little discord to my marital bliss - but also because I was testing those Century Pinions this weekend. They seemed to go a big longer than some others but by 3 5-minute hard runs, they were done.

Other than this, the CRT has been going well. In my local club racing (at Xtreme RC in New Milford) I've been doing well. Generally I put a new pinion in and run Q1 and Q2, I sit out Q3 and put a new one on for the main. Fine Design has some clutch bell conversions which may work. I ordered two from him about 10 days ago but nothing has shown up yet. I hope they arrive before Madness if not, it's dremmel time!

Anyone going to Madness who is very good with a dremmel? I'll buy you lunch!

DM