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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13 March 2012 : 20:25:46
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This stops the top mounting points from breaking, took me about hour nd a half to make and doesn't weight the truck down on the rear |
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frecklychimp
Average Member
852 Posts |
Posted - 13 March 2012 : 23:56:36
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Lets call it the 'Tombstone'
anyone that has seen the film Death race will understand!
Since you are the first person in existance to break a rear bumper on one i think the train fare to Dragons Den will be wasted! |
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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
401 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 07:03:27
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Chis has broken his too.....
Tombstone, sounds like my driving style, scary |
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admin
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 March 2012 : 14:15:56
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Originally posted by hpi_guy
Chis has broken his too.....
Tombstone, sounds like my driving style, scary
Guilty as charged, mine is in about three pieces. But in my defence it has done last years winter season, the 2011 SC Nationals and this years Arena X winter season. And that's a testament to the strength of the Blitz especially with my driving.  |
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grasshopper
Senior Member
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Posted - 14 March 2012 : 15:13:33
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Guilty as charged, mine is in about three pieces. But in my defence it has done last years winter season, the 2011 SC Nationals and this years Arena X winter season. And that's a testament to the strength of the Blitz especially with my driving.
....and your propensity for poor maintenance and poorer preparation. It's not that good then considering your total track time compared to everyone else ( Will excepted) who drives a blitz. |
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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
401 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 16:01:22
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| I'm confused, what does that mean in simple English phil? |
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davecorah
Junior Member
United Kingdom
342 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 16:21:13
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| in short because chris doesnt do much maintenence on his truck it tends not to be on the track that long, so compared to everyone else who races blitz trucks and looks after them he does not spend as much time on track per meeting, (will excepted#) means that your just as bad. |
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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
401 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 16:42:09
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Ohhhh I prefer the simple English version, cheers for simplifying Dave :D
I'm getting better, admittedly I should have pulled out when the steering ball end came off..... |
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TomTom
Average Member
Kyrgyzstan
596 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 19:11:29
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| How on earth do you break a rear bumper?? |
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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
401 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 19:27:45
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| The top 2 mounting points stress and snap from rear end landings |
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TomTom
Average Member
Kyrgyzstan
596 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 20:12:50
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| try using the throttle to control the truck as it leaves the lip of the jump, and to a lesser extent whilst its flying in the air. The effect in the air is no where near as noticeable as a 1/8 rallycross buggy or truggy but it can make a difference (brake to lower the nose, throttle on to raise it). If your landing tail first it sounds to me that you are keeping the throttle on too much after leaving the lip. Try cutting the power as the front wheels leave the top of the jump, that should level the truck out a bit. If you have alot of drag brake though doing that might make it nose dive. Just practice and experiment. Also always try and land on a downslope if there is one it keeps your momentum up, even if it means going over the jump slower. |
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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
401 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 20:30:12
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| I got it just about sorted with the jumps, just the odd rough landing every now and then that is making it show signs of stress |
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grasshopper
Senior Member
1652 Posts |
Posted - 14 March 2012 : 23:15:56
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| The whole thing to remember with any form of jump when racing is that whilst you're air borne - you're actually slowing down. They look good but keeping jumps to a minimum wherever possible and your wheels in contact with the ground ensures steering and power delivery. |
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frecklychimp
Average Member
852 Posts |
Posted - 15 March 2012 : 00:54:34
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Disagree to a point Phil,
A well executed and well landed jump with a well set up car can give you an edge over opponents that bottle it!
You can make time up by getting it right as long as the jump is done or length and not height, plus consideration on landing position for acceleration away from obstacle and setting the car in right place for the next corner or obstacle.
If a car isn't set up right then it will jump like a brick and land like one dropped from a plane too and thats if the numpty behind the sticks can get the launch speed and position on ramp right!
That means Suspension settings, particularly 'droop' for launching and chassis weight balance, plus being able to use throttle to control car in air... its a lot harder with rear motored 2WD vehicles as they don't really respond once airbourne... plus SCT's have the parachute of a body... which is why my dremel gets used to cut out sections of the back end... it all helps with flying!
Will... that metal plate will definitely have an affect on weight bias, 12g of brass on the back of my buggy makes a huge difference in handling and grip in damp/wet, but as long as you got all your calculations to work then it should be fine! |
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hpi_guy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
401 Posts |
Posted - 15 March 2012 : 06:45:59
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| It shouldnt make a massive difference inuit I won't know until I test it |
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frecklychimp
Average Member
852 Posts |
Posted - 15 March 2012 : 12:28:40
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| What have eskimos got to do with anything? |
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