Motor/Mechanical Brakes?

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by starscream

You are probably right about my sucky driving but you can't teach an old dog new tricks (or can you?) Anyway, I've tried many esc and other settings and have not been able to get motor brakes only to feel right. Motor brakes just don't allow the truggy or buggy enough steering around tight corners and turns. The motor brake ends up locking up the front wheels making it virtually impossible to power slide around a turn like you can a 1/10th 4wd buggy with a front oneway. Maybe there is a trick with using the right center diff weight oil but to this day I haven't found one. Unless I have a rear mech brake, I can't power through corners to save my life...

To each their own but until someone can teach me how to consitantly power through a tight corner with only motor brakes, I'm going to hookup that rear mech brake every time I build an 8th scale.

Oh, one thing I found that actually got my lap times faster was when my brake servo failed and I had no brakes at all
Who needs brakes anyway, they just slow you down

i am with you 100% star! maybe we should start a forum called Mechanical Brake Monster. i mean, it appears this topic runs as deep in the blood as Nitro vs Electric. so whatta ya say? anyone?

[jayjay283]

ok im going to put this English style, .. with all the wanking that goes along with toying with the bolloks mechanical brakes, the only necessity is if you cant drive for a sodding wank. I have 1/5ths (gas) which need mechanical brakes, (2 front 1 rear) they are gasoline, how else would they stop? a cricket bat. With the electrics your magnets lads. Ive yet to hit a tree or need to cut a corner closer that 1.2 inches of front brake would have helped me, sounds like you're dodging the truth, you suck at driving

[starscream]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

ok im going to put this English style, .. with all the wanking that goes along with toying with the bolloks mechanical brakes, the only necessity is if you cant drive for a sodding wank. I have 1/5ths (gas) which need mechanical brakes, (2 front 1 rear) they are gasoline, how else would they stop? a cricket bat. With the electrics your magnets lads. Ive yet to hit a tree or need to cut a corner closer that 1.2 inches of front brake would have helped me, sounds like you're dodging the truth, you suck at driving

I had a hard time distinguishing English style from a really bad aussie accent. I think this cold I got is making me hear posts funny.

Anyway, I wouldn't argue with anyone about my driving, somedays its on par with the best of them and others I can stop from running into the wall.

In either case, I wouldn't stand a chance of dodging the truth or anything else for that matter without some mech brakes on my car

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by starscream

In either case, I wouldn't stand a chance of dodging the truth or anything else for that matter without some mech brakes on my car

NIIIIIIIIICE!!!! just keeps getting better. Jayjay, you better quit while your ahead. i would say the score is Mech Brakes 2, Senseless Driving 0

[gramey]

I've gone with the mechanical brakes on my 8T because it helps reduce the load on and therefore temperature of my esc. Having raced 1/10 touring cars and off road which only had motor braking and 1/5th off road which only had mechanical brakes but no esc to worry about I opted for mechaincal's on my BL 8T. I can adjust the bias to suit the conditions and with the neavy duty Losi discs it stops on a dime as you Americans say.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

ok im going to put this English style, .. with all the wanking that goes along with toying with the bolloks mechanical brakes, the only necessity is if you cant drive for a sodding wank. I have 1/5ths (gas) which need mechanical brakes, (2 front 1 rear) they are gasoline, how else would they stop? a cricket bat. With the electrics your magnets lads. Ive yet to hit a tree or need to cut a corner closer that 1.2 inches of front brake would have helped me, sounds like you're dodging the truth, you suck at driving

LMFAO!!! damn, that was good. are you british? i lived in England for a while about 10 years ago. loved it there. you nailed the british sarcasm pretty good. you crack me up. thanks for a good laugh.