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glassdoctor · 09.03.2006, 09:11 PM

Well... I met BrianG today at the track. It was kinda hectic so I didn't get to talk with him too much and I didn't get to see his Jato. Next time...

I just got home from from the trophy race. I got 2nd in truggy and broke my buggy and got 9th.

Bummer is that the weekend did not go as planned and I did not get the testing/feedback I was looking forward to from my setups. It was all I could do just to get the cars on the track etc....

Long story short(er)....

I had one run where the Mamba got very hot , when I geared the truggy higher and had no fan on the esc. Mamba hit about 230, and after the race it was acting funny and I think it thermalled... but only after I was done and stopped for a second... then it wouldn't go. I think the gear mesh may have been a little tight. I geared from a 12T pinion to a 14T. The truck was very fast with the gear change....

But I geared back to the 12T for the mains just in case the mamba didn't like it. Mains were shortened to 15 min due to weather... I got 2nd from last place start (missed quals) and motor was 175... mamba had a fan on it and was under 100 by the time I got to temp it. Probably was higher while racing.

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glassdoctor TEAM FUSION Offline Posts: 2,041 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Iowa... Hawkeye country	09.03.2006, 09:11 PM Well... I met BrianG today at the track. It was kinda hectic so I didn't get to talk with him too much and I didn't get to see his Jato. Next time... I just got home from from the trophy race. I got 2nd in truggy and broke my buggy and got 9th. Bummer is that the weekend did not go as planned and I did not get the testing/feedback I was looking forward to from my setups. It was all I could do just to get the cars on the track etc.... Long story short(er).... I had one run where the Mamba got very hot , when I geared the truggy higher and had no fan on the esc. Mamba hit about 230, and after the race it was acting funny and I think it thermalled... but only after I was done and stopped for a second... then it wouldn't go. I think the gear mesh may have been a little tight. I geared from a 12T pinion to a 14T. The truck was very fast with the gear change.... But I geared back to the 12T for the mains just in case the mamba didn't like it. Mains were shortened to 15 min due to weather... I got 2nd from last place start (missed quals) and motor was 175... mamba had a fan on it and was under 100 by the time I got to temp it. Probably was higher while racing.