This is a video of my brother and me running my slash on the terrace.I know it is not much,but this is how we are practicing our cornering.Once my tests are over,I will take it out on a bigger field or something.


(My brother driving)


(me driving)


From the sound of the motor,you guys can tell our throttle pattern.My brother was quite mild that day.And also,can you guys tell me how to improve my driving and if the is anything wrong with my gear mesh?(Or is the noise ordinary).We took this video by placing an N95 on the bumper and fastened it with rubber bands.

Why dont you try it up in a field.
Atleast we can see the car and its speed then...

yup.Gotta try that later on.

Has the track come up?

From the video i noticed that you keep applying throttle and releasing. Not good.
In real racing the rule is "never let go of the throttle till you know you know that you wont have to use it again". Guess you would have seen this in TG

That was long ago man .Now I'm crazy   .

And throttle control for full scale on road racing and 1/10(more like 1/8) scale racing is different.We've to figure out where maximum traction is found and go according to that.Plus you always have the racing line.

The video makes my driving look bad.It was bad .My driving has improved since those days.Actually,I was coasting through the corners.Now,I power it through the corners.Result:powerslides   and ultra fast cornering .With lipo power,it will be even better(and more difficult).


PS:You can see me starting to get on the throttle at the exit of the corner,The power should come on at the apex.Also,my throttle pattern was nowhere near smooth.My brother was WAY better there.(probably even now.PRACTICE!!!!)

I gess some new videos are in order

yup.

good stuff. i guess ill need to get my hands on one of these.

all i can do with my savage is major bashing! thats fun too... but then you keep breaking stuff and spending on it.

and why o why isnt there any RC track in or around Delhi?

There is one in the making from a newspaper article I read.

I read sometime back that Arpit (Traxxrc1) has a backyard track somewhere there..

arpit? you have a track??

Update: Got some upgrades for it.

Driveshafts with heatshrink for dust boots.

Front shocks with TiN coated shock shafts and aluminium caps.

Rear sway bar and Proline calibers

Rear sway bars in more detail.

One more...

Front sway bar

Cool

Thanks. 2 shocks are behaving weirdly. Will know for sure once I drive it.

So when are you hitting the track to test the upgrades ?

Not sure. My guess is the next race . Would love to try it out before the race once. Jayanth will tell me how his slash does at Coimbatore. We have identical setups.

What do you mean by behaving wierdly?

Two of them are rebounding and compressing the way they should. The other two aren't behaving as expected. I suspect an air lock in both of them. Will open them up tomorrow and remove all the air.

It can either be air-lock or too much oil. When compressed fully (without spring) the rod should push itself back by 2-3mm. If it does not push out you have too little oil. If it does push out too much you have too much oil inside.
Which shock oil are you using now?

I'm using Losi 40 wt all round. Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out and let you know. But two of my voodoo pistons aren't working the way they should be. Your tip should work with regular pistons. It feels like an airlock. If getting the air out doesn't help, I'll remove a little oil. If that doesn't work, it means my piston isn't put in properly.

I got the hex that was stuck in the wheel out!!! Not sure if the wheel is usable.....

Its better to check the piston setup first thoroughly. Then debug oil or sir issue

The hex was stuck to the wheels??

The hex was stuck in the wheel and I didn't realize it during the race. Kept running it and the hex melted inside the wheel

Was this with your truck alone or are all traxxas slash wheels stuck to the hubs?