mah and runtime for racing 1/8 Buggy?

[mtucker]

The place I race at also has 15 minute 1/8 buggy mains. I was able to go the distance with my Enerland / Poly RC 5000mAH 4S Li-Po. That is on a Neu 1512 2.5D and a Mamba Max ESC. When I charged up the battery about a week later, I put less than 4AH back in (3700mAH if I remember correctly).

I like the single battery setup to try and keep things light. Of course dual 8AH Maxamps is a great deal, but you do pay a penalty in weight.

The track I go to is a bit on the small side and with my original setup of about 39MPH top speed, I never maxed it out. I think I am about 35MPH right now and that is still plenty for the track. It doesn't seem like over 40MPH does much good unless you have extremely long straight-aways.

Matt