Maelstrom 439 Posted February 28, 2021 Just tried the Google forms method - very easy and fast to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles M 135 Posted February 28, 2021 Hey, I've just submit the test for the Google Form. We can make modification. That great. But at the end, maybe you need to add some format about weight and Best Lap , for example, in europe, we use Kg and comma for decimal time. It's good, if it's easier for you to get results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 1, 2021 ...And the results are in! Laps: Participant: Chassis: Motor: Battery: Surface: Weight: Best lap: 59 JupiterTwo TB-05 15.5t Brushless 2S LiPo Tarmac 4.42s 58 ryback TT-02 Type S 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 1673g 56 ryback F104 Pro II 27t Silver Can 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 1343g 55 TurnipJF TT-02 Type S 13.5t Bluebottle 2S LiPo Tarmac 5.34s 52 JupiterTwo TA-07 10.5t Brushless 2S LiPo Tarmac 5.20s 50 JupiterTwo FF-03 27t Silver Can 2S LiPo Tarmac 5.10s 49 TurnipJF M-08 Mazda MX-5 13.5t Speed Passion 2S LiPo Tarmac 6.02s 48 JupiterTwo MF-01X 25t Torque Tuned 2S LiPo Tarmac 5.69s 47 TurnipJF TT-01 Mitsubishi Evo Rally 13.5t Bluebottle 2S LiPo Tarmac 6.21s 46 JupiterTwo XV-01 17.5t Brushless 2S LiPo Tarmac 5.91s 46 JupiterTwo XV-01TC Super Stock TZ 2S LiPo Tarmac (wet) 5.76s 45 Charles M TA-03FS Peugeot 206 25t GT Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 1605g 5.90s 44 TurnipJF TA-02 Subaru Impreza 17t LRP V10 2S LiPo Tarmac 6.63s 44 CarmineA TT-02S RRRR SM Ford Mustang GT4 17t Reedy 3S LiPo Tarmac 6.53s 43 Ambroise D TA-03FS Peugeot 206 25t GT Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 1605g 5.99s 43 TurnipJF M-05 Suzuki Swift 13.5t Speed Passion 2S LiPo Tarmac 42 Maelstrom TT-02 Petronas MB SLS GT3 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 42 TurnipJF M-06 Renault Alpine 13.5t Speed Passion 2S LiPo Tarmac 41 SonOfMaelstrom1 TT-02 Raikiri GT 23t Carson Cup Machine 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 40 EvilSpike Terra Scorcher 2020 23t(?) Sport Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet) 1725g 39 Nicksinrc XV-01 27t Silver Can 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet, loose, rough) 39 Jonny Eff DT-03 Racing Fighter 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet) 35 SonOfMaelstrom2 TB-01 Ford Focus 3300 kv sensorless brushless 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 30 IoWBasher MF-01X Escort MKII 25t Torque Tuned 2S LiPo Gravel/Dirt 8.56s 30 Jonny Eff DT-03 Racing Fighter 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Grass (wet, soft moss) 30 Maelstrom DT-03 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Grass (snow, ice) 30 Mrs Turnip Rising Fighter "Gonzo" 27t Etronix 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (damp) 29 Nicksinrc DT-02 13.5t Brushless 7.2V NiMH Grass (wet) 29 Nicksinrc TT-01E 21t Brushed 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet, loose, rough) 28 T. Button TL-01 Mitsubishi Evo 27t Silver Can 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet) 28 SonOfMaelstrom2 Thunder Blitz Tamiya 380 7.2V NiMH Tarmac 26 T. Button M-03 Mini Cooper 27t Silver Can 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet) 24 SonOfMaelstrom1 DT-02 Desert Gator 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Grass (snow, ice) 21 Jonny Eff DT01 Mad Bull 27t silver can 7.2V NiMH Grass (wet, long) 21 TurnipJF G6-01 SWAT 25t Torque Tuned 7.2V NiMH Tarmac (wet) Well done to all who entered, especially our fastest entrant @jupitertwo who has the honour of choosing our next track layout. Everyone is welcome to put forward suggestions for Round 9, so please give some thought to what you might like the Round 9 layout to be, and post your ideas! In other news, the Google Form seems to work very nicely, so for Round 9, let's use that to submit results, shall we? The form can be found at https://forms.gle/1xzhEZAPsWDeez6D8. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Charles M said: Hey, I've just submit the test for the Google Form. We can make modification. That great. But at the end, maybe you need to add some format about weight and Best Lap , for example, in europe, we use Kg and comma for decimal time. It's good, if it's easier for you to get results. Thanks for the feedback! I have added formatting examples for weight and lap time as suggested. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted March 1, 2021 😲13th place!!!😖 I'm OUT OF practice - and you Blokes got a LOT better!!! 🏆💯 Congrats on a great run! I'll have to revisit the Chassis... But I believe it's gotten too heavy (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!)😜 .... But I am out of practice. @jupitertwo's FF-03 gives me hope that my FF-03R, when ready, should be the best in my fleet - so far. I'm even going to try a shorty Lipo... So I can play with the CoG. 😉 @TurnipJF I looked at the Google Form... Looks like a fantastic idea!!💡 Even an Old Fart like me can figure it out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Carmine A said: 😲13th place!!!😖 I'm OUT OF practice - and you Blokes got a LOT better!!! 🏆💯 Congrats on a great run! While practice is no doubt part of it, I think we are also up against some extremely stiff competition. I practiced until my fingers hurt and my cars had left a track-shaped outline of rubber on the tarmac, and TBH I thought my run of 55 laps was a potential winner, until both @ryback and @jupitertwo came along and blew me out of the water! I consider myself a reasonably competent club level racer, but I suspect that they both would be quite comfortable taking part at national level. Well done both of you! (And well done to everyone who managed to get an entry in during these trying times!) 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ministrone 1455 Posted March 1, 2021 Unfortunately life, work and weather stopped me running this month. I must do better in future. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jupitertwo 1484 Posted March 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Carmine A said: 😲13th place!!!😖 I'm OUT OF practice - and you Blokes got a LOT better!!! 🏆💯 Congrats on a great run! I'll have to revisit the Chassis... But I believe it's gotten too heavy (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!)😜 .... But I am out of practice. @jupitertwo's FF-03 gives me hope that my FF-03R, when ready, should be the best in my fleet - so far. I'm even going to try a shorty Lipo... So I can play with the CoG. 😉 @TurnipJF I looked at the Google Form... Looks like a fantastic idea!!💡 Even an Old Fart like me can figure it out. I think you'll find the FF03R will go very well. Your car setup experience will enable you to dial it in very nicely no doubt. I found my FF03 on the surface I had just wanted to rotate all the time. It made it very difficult to not add extra hairpins to each lap! However I could feel that getting that under control will allow for some slick manouevering on the tight corners. 56 minutes ago, TurnipJF said: While practice is no doubt part of it, I think we are also up against some extremely stiff competition. I practiced until my fingers hurt and my cars had left a track-shaped outline of rubber on the tarmac, and TBH I thought my run of 55 laps was a potential winner, until both @ryback and @jupitertwo came along and blew me out of the water! I consider myself a reasonably competent club level racer, but I suspect that they both would be quite comfortable taking part at national level. Well done both of you! (And well done to everyone who managed to get an entry in during these trying times!) Hehe, driving round my own circuit on a secluded driveway with no-one watching is quite different to doing it with other cars and people around! I have to say the tyre really helped, once warmed up the TB05 was on rails. I'd reduced the pinion size to get some more pep, I must have found the sweet spot for that track and for my throttle finger. The FF03 for example was far too twitchy on the throttle, even with similar tyres on. I think the lap monitor does help so much. Not having to keep manual count allows focus on what you're doing. The call out of the lap time helps with investigating different lines or squeezes of the throttle. The latter it really showed to me, that going faster most of the time didn't really help. Tight lines and composure seemed to win out (even if it was less exciting!). 8 hours ago, TurnipJF said: Well done to all who entered, especially our fastest entrant @jupitertwo who has the honour of choosing our next track layout. Everyone is welcome to put forward suggestions for Round 9, so please give some thought to what you might like the Round 9 layout to be, and post your ideas! Thanks Great to see 15 entrants, looking forward to some suggestions for the next track. Perhaps after the recent touring car wins, we need something that suits buggies more? Maybe putting a small jump in there is too much? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilSpike 294 Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, jupitertwo said: Maybe putting a small jump in there... I like your ideas and wish to subscribe to your news letter... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilSpike 294 Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, jupitertwo said: Maybe putting a small jump in there With a shark pit. And maybe crocodiles too? Sharks with lasers? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicksincrc 119 Posted March 1, 2021 oops forgot to say xv01 is Lancia delta ,tt01e mercedes sls, dt02 sand viper. Seriously need to sort some tires out and I played with my tt01 setup and made it worse it's twitchy as a rabbit now,too twitchy for my ability I'm just in awe at those at the top my brain and hands couldn't move that fast 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles M 135 Posted March 1, 2021 Happy about my result for my first participation. That so great to see some buddy have very very good skill and result. I'm already ready in starting block for the next round 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 1, 2021 9 hours ago, EvilSpike said: With a shark pit. And maybe crocodiles too? Sharks with lasers? Sound interesting, but might be a bit tricky to standardise everyone's animals in order for the contest to be fair. Last thing we want are cries of "They only beat me because their sharks had a lower tooth count than mine!" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles M 135 Posted March 1, 2021 24 minutes ago, TurnipJF said: Sound interesting, but might be a bit tricky to standardise everyone's animals in order for the contest to be fair. Last thing we want are cries of "They only beat me because their sharks had a lower tooth count than mine!" How to kill other result : 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted March 2, 2021 22 hours ago, jupitertwo said: I think you'll find the FF03R will go very well. Your car setup experience will enable you to dial it in very nicely no doubt. I found my FF03 on the surface I had just wanted to rotate all the time. It made it very difficult to not add extra hairpins to each lap! However I could feel that getting that under control will allow for some slick manouevering on the tight corners. Hehe, driving round my own circuit on a secluded driveway with no-one watching is quite different to doing it with other cars and people around! ..... If yours is anything to go on, I'm really looking forward to getting mine running!! 😁😎 Chassis for Chassis, the only significant difference between the FF-03 and 03R - yours has a Ball Diff and mine has a Sealed Gear Diff. I can't see any other difference that would make a significant difference. BTW.... I really recommend that if you can, convert yours to a Gear Diff. From what several others have told me, grip in corners is significantly improved. Plus they're maintenance free! You only need to take them apart if you feel like changing the weight of the Oil. I don't know about the others... but @TurnipJF and I are older Club Racers - HE has the edge on me, because my experience was in Buggies. I think we both agree that you and @ryback would do well on a proper Track - in a Crowd!! 👍👍 Like anything else, it just takes getting used to. 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jupitertwo 1484 Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Carmine A said: If yours is anything to go on, I'm really looking forward to getting mine running!! 😁😎 Chassis for Chassis, the only significant difference between the FF-03 and 03R - yours has a Ball Diff and mine has a Sealed Gear Diff. I can't see any other difference that would make a significant difference. BTW.... I really recommend that if you can, convert yours to a Gear Diff. From what several others have told me, grip in corners is significantly improved. Plus they're maintenance free! You only need to take them apart if you feel like changing the weight of the Oil. Is that just a replacement of the ball diff with a 54471, and upgrading to a 54398? I added a one way to my XV01, sounds like the gear diff from there has a potential new home 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maelstrom 439 Posted March 2, 2021 Great to see our names in the ranking and SonOfMaelstrom2 (who is seven) was really chuffed that he was 24th! Also good to see that our lap counts were not completely rubbish, so we are all motivated to get more practice in and hopefully improve in the next round. Also want to get more cars drivable so we can try them out - TA04 and TA05, FF01, maybe M05, even the TL01 after I've installed all the new hop ups from Plaza Japan and I would also love to have a go with my DF03 MS, which has never been run yet! I have installed a lap counter on my mobile that we want to try out - I just hope we can find the time between work, homeschooling and the rest of life in general! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted March 2, 2021 3 hours ago, jupitertwo said: Is that just a replacement of the ball diff with a 54471, and upgrading to a 54398? I added a one way to my XV01, sounds like the gear diff from there has a potential new home EXACTLY!! Everything else should be a direct fit... Although I've heard that the 54398 Gearbox Case is a tighter fit than the standard one, but still fits. I'm getting Sealed Gear Diffs for my TT02, as everything else I've tried, hasn't worked well. And as BONKERS as it may sound - 75K to 100K Gear Diff Oil works best on FF-03! If you do the same to your XV01, Rear Diff likes thinner... 20K to 30K. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 2, 2021 40 minutes ago, Carmine A said: I'm getting Sealed Gear Diffs for my TT02, as everything else I've tried, hasn't worked well. Which ones are you getting? The Tamiya "sealed" gear diffs as supplied with the TT-02RR, although intended to be filled with oil, lack an O-ring seal on the outdrives and are thus prone to leaking all but the thickest oil. Have you found some better aftermarket options, or a way of improving the Tamiya ones? Or are you just planning on using really thick oil or living with a bit of seepage? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carmine A 2046 Posted March 2, 2021 3 hours ago, TurnipJF said: Which ones are you getting? The Tamiya "sealed" gear diffs as supplied with the TT-02RR, although intended to be filled with oil, lack an O-ring seal on the outdrives and are thus prone to leaking all but the thickest oil. Have you found some better aftermarket options, or a way of improving the Tamiya ones? Or are you just planning on using really thick oil or living with a bit of seepage? The Plan is.... Smearing a small amount of RTV Silicone on the Drive Cups - CAREFULLY fitting them, and using about a 100-150K Lube. It MAY WORK - or at least slow down the leakage! 😜 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Carmine A said: The Plan is.... Smearing a small amount of RTV Silicone on the Drive Cups - CAREFULLY fitting them, and using about a 100-150K Lube. It MAY WORK - or at least slow down the leakage! 😜 Good luck - hope it works! Do let us know how you get on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted March 2, 2021 Track suggestion for Round 9: We start on the main straight (A) then head into a right-hander which takes us through the sand dunes (B), where we need to avoid being hit by "Tusken Raiders" with Nerf guns. If a dart hits your car, you don't count that lap. A sharp left followed by a sweeping right leads to a tabletop jump (C) made more challenging by a ring of fire for the cars to jump through. An S-bend takes us to another jump, this time over a crocodile (D). A gentle right-hander takes us to a narrow bridge (E) over a pond infested with sharks (lasers optional). Another right turn and we are back on the main straight! 3 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jupitertwo 1484 Posted March 3, 2021 Bored listening to a conference call, so I had a doodle. I'm looking for suggstions as to where best to place the Tusken Raiders? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayRider 311 Posted March 3, 2021 I totally forgot to put my time in this week, gutted! Best of luck everyone for round 9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilSpike 294 Posted March 3, 2021 I think I'm going to have to make a jump with a ring of fire when I get home and send the Ultimate Racing Lunchbox™ through it. I shall video this too, either for cheap laughs or for a reminder why I shouldn't be so stupid in future... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites