new to racing and im wanting to do well

[west coast customiser]

hiya guys im startin racing a xray t1r and i wish to know what part to buy so it is as competative as it can be it is a rolling chassis so plzzz help

cheers

paul

[renman8957]

If you're just starting out I wouldn't really be trying to get the most out of the car until you get to know the car and the track very well, but here goes. An electronic speed control, such as a Nosram Dominator or an M-Tronics Cirus. And of course a motor, this all depends on what racing classes are available. If their is stock, go for a 27 turn single stock motor, if their is modified, find out the limit, if there is one and get a motor close to it, also ask other racers at your club, if thats where you're racing about what gearing, and motor advice and anything else you need to know, thats you're lot from me[]

[west coast customiser]

cheers mate the advice will do me some good but i need cheap stuff unfortunaty because i am buying a crawler at end of month so bit starpped for cash at momentand also the track changes every month which is annoying

lol cheers

paul

[gozone]

Hi Paul.

Previously, i owned a raced a Xray T1R in my local club, and it went very well, i must say. Now, however i am racing the TRF-415 chassis, also in the stock class, as with the T1R. Chassis conversions and hop ups on the T1R are very much decided by your racetrack, as it, on some tracks are preferrable with the hop-up carbon chassis, while most racers here in Denmark, who has been racing the T1R found that the stock "tub" type chassis works best in overall conditions in the STOCK class, while the carbon chassis was preferrable in the modified classes.

Also, you must bear in mind, that the room for the reciever and ESC is VERY small in the T1R, and not wanting to sacrifice the overall performance of the car, by simply putting the reciever on top of the steering servo, you mgiht need to get something a bit more expensive than a standard radiogear. Personally, i chose a Futaba Megatech 40 mHz FM PCM radio, combined with a LRP Phaser Competition reciever, and a LRP Quantum Competition ESC, and finally, a KoPropo 2123 7,2 volt FET servo, and this combined with a Trinity Monster Horsepower stock motor delivered a very good overall performance, powered by Peak Powerflo 3300 matched cells.

When i first bought my T1R, i also bought loads of spares, anticipating some crashes and normal wear and tear, but in the nearly 18 months of running the car, i have only replaced 1 front a-arm, and 4 ballbearings, due to wear, and the arm due to a crash.. Oops... However, i will say, that these Xray-cars are extremely tough built, and will last a lot of races, of course, unless you crash it in every corner.. The only reason that i switched to the TRF-415, was an urge to try something new. (Which i have NOT regretted). But, the bottomline is this: The T1R is a great out-of-the-box stock racing machine, which doesn´t need much altering from the factory setup guide to do well at the first runs. Of course, all of this is my personal opinion, and others may ¨have another point of view... Good luck with your racing, and remember the most important thing....: RC-racing is for fun...

Cheers..

Michael