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wtcc5's TT-02 race development and race reports: Version 5.2 release
ryback replied to wtcc5's topic in TC Designs...
Loving the thread. The car looks almost low enough that it could drive upside down, if you took the body posts off! -
Racing by post - Round 54 track is up. Watch out for scorpions!
ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Looks good to me - refreshingly simple! Let’s go with this for round 13. -
wtcc5's TT-02 race development and race reports: Version 5.2 release
ryback replied to wtcc5's topic in TC Designs...
Wow - work of art. Half tempted to build one myself just because it looks so good, even though I know it'd be essentially pointless (I don't race)! -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Awesome! Chuffed that the BTCC Cavalier managed to claim the top spot! Thanks as always to @TurnipJF for continuing to organise this, it's been lots of fun over the past months. -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
My TT02 gets hot too. I’m only running NiMH / Torque Tuned / stock gearing, but a couple of flat out 5 min runs gets the motor north of 80 deg. I don’t know what a sensible temp would be but that felt a bit too much, so I run a fan now - it topped out at c. 45 deg today. ESC was the same (no fan). Got my first two round 12 runs in today, second run was one lap less than first again - just like last month! Not sure if that’s due to concentration, or some sort of car factors - tyre temp, edge being taken off the NiMH charge etc? -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Back in the game! Did 3 runs tonight with the TT02, but unusually / unfortunately the first was the fastest! It was literally first laps too, not sure what went wrong after that. -
Racing by post - Round 54 track is up. Watch out for scorpions!
ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Arrival of a baby stopped play for me this round but I’ve followed the thread - great work all! No chance I’m getting anywhere near 49 laps anyway, that is a mega total! Congrats. Good to see a TT02 take the honours this round, I like that chassis. -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
I think this was it? -
Racing by post - Round 54 track is up. Watch out for scorpions!
ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Mind blown by the insane 58 lap count! Congrats. I get the feeling that more power would hinder rather than help me... Good to see a tight TT02 Type S battle with @TurnipJF in similar machinery, but it's back to the drawing board for me for my F1 car. It's WAY off the pace! Suspect replacing the kit tyres would be a good start. Other than that, possibly trying different rake angles and diff settings. -
Racing by post - Round 54 track is up. Watch out for scorpions!
ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Well that didn’t go so well...looking like being the biggest lap time delta for my F1 vs TT02 so far. It’ll be interesting to see how @TurnipJF’s F1 lap count compares. Maybe I need to look at F1 setup a bit more, no clue what I’m doing really (and am running on effectively unswept road). Lack of rear traction on power is the main issue I think. Probably common for RWD (?), but this is ridiculous - feel like I’m tip toeing round! -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Car looks great! This has inspired me to try and get my F1 out for this round. I've not previously managed to beat the lap count of my TT02 though! (Frustratingly stuck on X laps in 5:01 with that btw - so close to the extra lap, but not sure I'm gonna be able to get there). -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
I also need to take a wide entry to that far corner to line up the subsequent chicane. And my car rotates more under braking too. I’m a total beginner - but soft springs = more grip for me, and I think toe out helps with initial turn in (not toe in). I use slicks on tarmac too. The blocks on the left in your photo might not be helping your grip for the tight section? Looks like you’re missing a corner in your track layout too btw! -
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ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
Oh - and after c. 15 minutes of running, my torque tuned motor was well over 70 deg C (was still over 70 after I'd saved the lap times, walked into garage, got the body off etc). Air temp was 6 degrees and I barely reached full throttle, although was braking a fair bit. Is that kind of temperate to be expected even when just running kit motor / kit gearing? I do have a motor fan installed (which was turned off yesterday), which I initially thought was a bit ridiculous / overkill for my basic setup. But last summer it seemed to take the peak surface temperature of the motor can down from c. 80 deg to <40 deg, which seemed like a sensible thing to be doing. -
Racing by post - Round 54 track is up. Watch out for scorpions!
ryback replied to TurnipJF's topic in General discussions
I just gave the new track a go. Really enjoyed it! It has quite a nice rhythm, finding a good line to open up the next corner feels more critical than some of the other tracks. I’ve made a couple of tweaks to the TT02 to try and improve turning circle & rotation for these tight lockdown circuits, think it’s helping a bit. Clocked two lap counts this evening - looking forward to another go! -
wtcc5's TT-02 race development and race reports: Version 5.2 release
ryback replied to wtcc5's topic in TC Designs...
This would be awesome! What a thread, mind blown (about 4 pages back!)