So what has changed in Racing since ive been gone?

[cdan2031]

When I left, brushless were just coming out, the novak one had just come out.

How has stock racing changed? Specifically at socal raceway?

Same old brushed motor racing?

Tires still last only a couple races?

Im hoping it became more cost effiecient.


Thanks in advance

[Siege]

You think you've got it bad?

I'm looking to get back in as well but when I left you only had mechanical speed controls, Nitro was something you only saw in 1/8, and people were still debating the merits of the Battery Eliminator Circuits for recievers.

Man, if they had peak chargers, ESC's and li-poly's back then I would have had a LOT more fun.

-Hans

[RC10racer89]

When I left, brushless were just coming out, the novak one had just come out.

How has stock racing changed? Specifically at socal raceway?

Same old brushed motor racing?

Tires still last only a couple races?

Im hoping it became more cost effiecient.


Thanks in advance

Don't worry you havn't missed that much. Brushless motors are now ROAR legal, battery capacity is higher, and brushed motor tech has improved a little (especially mod motors) Tires still don't last that long, and it hasn't really become that more cost effective to race. (You try looking for a spec racing class using either tamiya or t-spec cars for this instead) The only other thing I can think of is that LIPO cells seem poised to hit the market big, they have grown in popularity sustantially over the post few years. (they still arn't legal for racing though if your race ROAR)

I don't know much about socal raceway, but you haven't missed that much as far as RC tech goes. You should still be able to keep up just fine with the gear you already have. Racing is mostly the driver, not the machine.

[cdan2031]

Don't worry you havn't missed that much. Brushless motors are now ROAR legal, battery capacity is higher, and brushed motor tech has improved a little (especially mod motors) Tires still don't last that long, and it hasn't really become that more cost effective to race. (You try looking for a spec racing class using either tamiya or t-spec cars for this instead) The only other thing I can think of is that LIPO cells seem poised to hit the market big, they have grown in popularity sustantially over the post few years. (they still arn't legal for racing though if your race ROAR)

I don't know much about socal raceway, but you haven't missed that much as far as RC tech goes. You should still be able to keep up just fine with the gear you already have. Racing is mostly the driver, not the machine.


thanks for the info

[Grizzbob]

Probably the biggest things to hit racing lately are the rise of micro cars(1/18 scale onroad & offroad ones, made by HPI, XRay, Team Losi & Associated) & the advent of 2.4 GHz radio systems that no longer need crystals or need us to figure out what frequency to use, the unit figures it out on its own(the first of which is made by a company called Spektrum, plus there's the Nomadio Sensor which also uses the 2.4 GHz band, but the Spektrum system is more popular & makes it possible to upgrade many existing radios like the Airtronics M8 & M11, Futaba's 3PK, JR's upper level ones & KO's EX-1 Mars & EX-10 Helios radios). And as was already mentioned, batteries have continued to improve quite a bit, now we have 3800mah cells that can put out more voltage at 35 amps than the best 3300's could do at 30 amps(I have a couple of packs of Intellect IB3800's matched by DC Motorsports that have average per cell voltage over 1.204 at 35 amps, pretty wild paks, very punchy). but there are a couple of new stock motors coming, like Trinity's CO27 & a new one by Integy(can't quite remember its name just now), so we'll see if those advance things a bit.... :cool:

[losiguy1090]

Not a whole lot has happened that hasnt already been mentioned. Biggest thing has been higher capacity batteries. 1.2 v/cell is no longer a dream. And can you say 500 second runtimes at 30 amps? :) Oh yeah, and theres a pretty cool thing called specktrum out too :)