So now I have gotten the race bug

Well now I'm on the lookout for a chassis that I can race with at a local track and to be honest I'm not to picky well wait I am picky right now since I really don't have the money to buy a new RC I'm watching ebay for something that should be competitive and frankly is a great deal for what I'm getting .

 Right now what I'm looking out for are cars that fit in these classes 2wd SCT Mod, 4wd SCT Mod ,2wd mod buggy,4wd mod buggy, Stock Slash,1/8 E-Buggy .Now I know the odds of finding  a competitive 4wd buggy that suits my needs in my price range is pretty low and I know a 1/8 e-buggy is rather unlikely to sell in my price range as well  unless it needs a good chunk of work .That pretty much leaves 2wd sct,4wd sct, and 2wd buggies , After looking on ebay a lot I have decided the odds of me finding a buggy I like for cheap is pretty unlikely as most have been raced and probably are going to need everything rebuilt and that wouldn't be very cost effective but there still is a chance . After all this typing that leaves 2wd and 4wd short course trucks and here is why . They are bought by more people as a first rc at this time than any other car on this list I have to choose from and that does two thing it means I should be able to find a lightly used model from someone who decided it wasn't for them .

This really does happen a lot person thinks RC's are cool drops 300-400 dollars on a RC and then it sits and sit then they throw it up on ebay to try to get a little cash back .

Now this isn't a good way to save cash on buying Your first RC. If you do buy used buy in person and have it demonstrated to you. On ebay I try to never pay over 50% the original price on a used car/truck and I don't recommend you do either as there are too many unknowns .

But i will continue this in another post later . So back to the purpose of this post Now I haven't ruled out some other options totally as I really think I would enjoy  2wd buggy a lot more than Short Course Racing Which leads to my next post .

Well I went to a race this past weekend as a spectator only

Well a found out about a RC track close to where I live (not real close but close) I made a visit a while back on a practice day and was impressed by there 2 tracks 1 indoor offroad and 1 outdoor offroad and this past weekend I went back to watch a race .This past weekend they were hosting a race for the Circle City electric offroad championship series or CCEORCS for short . Can't say there was a huge crowd of spectators as pretty much everybody was there to race but there were a few . To my wife's dismay this definitely has stirred the idea of me going racing but first I have to free up some funds to buy a new 2wd buggy as they don't have a 2wd stadium truck class and I would also need to buy a transponder to participate but neither of these will prevent me from showing up on practice days to play around for a bit .

Well to wrap this up if your around the Indianapolis west side I recommend stopping in and checking them out they also have a small hobby shop on site and i'm sure if they don't have what you need they would be glad to order it for you .  For more details visit there website http://www.e2raceway.com/# or their face Book page.https://www.facebook.com/esquared.raceway?fref=ts .

ZIPPY Flightmax 4000mAh 2S1P 25C Car Lipoly (ROAR APPROVED)

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I heard really good things about this pack and with them being the cheapest hardcase packs ($15.50) on hobby kings site I just had to give them a try and see what they were made of .
Well I started by checking the voltages when I got these in . One pack was at a little down with cell 1 at 3.84 and cell 2 at 3.85 . The second pack which by the warranty number was a bit newer was at 3.86 on both cells so in my opinion things looked pretty good from the start . I then solder on a couple of dean's style T-connectors and proceeded to charge the packs up . After handling the wiring harness a bit I decided I didn't want to use the stock harness for running in my car or for fast charging and made 2 more harnesses minus the balance plug as it could be damaged . After the packs got done Balance charging I decided to take them for a spin and yes virginia these packs do have some punch dare I say more than the Turnigy 30C 4000mah packs I tried hmm further testing is needed because despite feeling Zippy these packs did warm up a hair bit but that may be due to this being there first outing . After I get a few more cycles on these and the Turnigys I will be updating these post .

This pack has a Relative Amp 25C x 4A = 100rA 
$15.50 / 100rA = 0.155cE the lower the number the Cost Effective




Where to buy it
ZIPPY Flightmax 4000mAh 2S1P 25C Car Lipoly (ROAR APPROVED)


Manufacturer description:

 Zippy FLIGHTMAX batteries deliver full capacity & discharge as well as being the best value batteries in the hobby market today!

Spec.
Capacity: 4000mAh
Voltage: 2S1P / 2 Cell / 7.4v
Discharge: 25C Constant / 30C Burst
Weight: 235g (including wire, plug & shrink wrap)
Dimensions: 138x47x23mm
Balance Plug: JST-XH
Discharge plug: 4mm Bullet-connector to your own custom plug

UPDATE Latest stock has improved soldering and tab joins. Removing previous issues related to 'cold solder' breakages.

Now officialy approved by ROAR for race use!

PRODUCT ID: Z40002S-25

Parallel charging Board for 6 packs 2~6S (T Connector) (USA Warehouse)

Well I got this from the US Warehouse with my last order . I planned on using this to charge my smaller packs for my 1/16th scale and 1/18th scale cars but I have found that this also handy for slow charging my larger packs in bulk . So far I Have no complaints especially when I could have paid a lot more for a very similar product and since I won't be using this to much I think why spend money I don't have.

For those that don't understand the benefits of using this device I will attempt to explain .
If you have a charger that has the ability to charge at a higher and rate then your batteries are recommended to be charged at you are wasting precious time . My personal example would be my GT power X-charger C6 It is rated to charge at up to 6.0 amps when charging a 2s lipo battery pack  rated at 1500mah and a 1c charge rate .  What happens is that this board connects the batteries in parallel to each other and then connects to the charger . The charger only sees the batteries as one big battery when connected like this and when the batteries are connected in parallel the charge rate is divided among them . So if I connect 4 batteries rated at 1500mah and charge them at a 1C  rate then I will be using the full potential of my battery charger .

Now as my public service announcement :

All Batteries That You Plan To Charge Must Be Of The Same Capacity at the minimum but personally I will Only be charging packs of the same rating from the same manufacturer .  

Manufacturer's description :

Charge SIX (2~6S) lipo packs with same capacity & cell count simultaneously with this parallel charging board.

That means you can charge 6 3S 2200mAh or more at the same time with a standard charger!


Spec.Cell: 2~6SVoltage: 0~22.2VDCMax current: 30ABattery: 6 packs same capacity & cell countConnector: T Connector/Jst-xh

PRODUCT ID: 9171000064

Where to buy :
Parallel charging Board for 6 packs 2~6S (T Connector) (USA Warehouse)