Review of Caster.... 70mph B.S.?

[brushlessboy16]

Original thread

Here is my email that I sent them regarding this car and the response i received

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Not exactly mean but it gets the point across
Hello RC-driver.

I just read up your January 09' mag and your review on the Caster racing ex-1 is not accurate...
I run only brushless conversions- currently run a Cen matrix truggy with a Mamba Monster 5s and am beta testing for the new 1/8th scale 2200kv motor..

According to the review you used a 12 tooth. It is physically impossible for the Ex-1 to do 70.8mph according to your review.
Using this speed Calculator-R/C Calculations I have found that the buggy is geared for about 40mph on 4s lipos. Please change your ratings or post and addendum to correct this. It may have been a typo, but it will throw all the noobs off about how fast there Ex-1's can go.. Then they will complain to Castle creations, Caster, and maxamps.. I dont think you want them to do that.

Regards,
Ben White AKA Brushlessboy16

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Got a response guys-
Hi Ben, thanks for the email. Although I’ll need to double-check, I virtually certain that the boys used a larger pinion for the speed testing than the 12-tooth mentioned in the test (and used for track-testing).





Best wishes,
Frank Masi