I Want to Build a Go Fast RC !

[Bondonutz]

Great insight and question, I never would have thunk it.
Curious to hear an answer on this myself ?

[nitrostarter]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

Great insight and question, I never would have thunk it.
Curious to hear an answer on this myself ?

I remember watching Indy Car races on tv one day and they showed an explanation video of the amount of suspension travel loss as the cars reach full speed. It was accompanied my an actual video mounted on an indy car to show this in real time. Quite surprising how much it pushes down on the car.


I understand you want to set up the car low, but how low? Too low and a good body would cause the suspension to bottom out going down the straight?

[Overdriven]

Originally Posted by nitrostarter

I remember watching Indy Car races on tv one day and they showed an explanation video of the amount of suspension travel loss as the cars reach full speed. It was accompanied by an actual video mounted on an indy car to show this in real time.

You could do the same thing with one of those mini-cams. I probably wasn't thinking about it because I like most guys don't have one. But it could watch the suspension arms while under the body easy enough. If you want to get scientific, place a ruler (or something else with graduations on it for reference) by the arm you're filming to get a more accurate reading of it's position.