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Ive got 5 of those engine plenty of power

Lean on bottom

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What dit you all chance but mine drives bad

are you thinking of buying the new rtrc rtb too?

Great to see you still at it Lamont! Sweet car, I wish we had a larger track here, I would definitely grab one of these or the new GL LMP2.

Seems like awd is making a comeback, with the release of all these new kits. super cool to see them compared side by side. thanks for the awesome content as always!!

Wow, and glad it wasn't more harmful, or in an enclosed space. Scary stuff, glad you're ok

I love both of these units. Like you, I have no idea which is more accurate but I do love my hobbywing tunalyzer more simply for the ESC programming. I don't think I'd spend the money I have on 1/28 motors though but to each their own 😂

ayyeeee i finally made it in a video! even if i wasn't talking 🤣(probably for the better)

Grown men will cry as long as there is racing.

Informative video Lamont. I know nothing about Mini Z’s 😅 but your new set up attracted me to the video. It looks great. I know you said at the end that you wanted to match the walls but the white really makes it pop. I think it looks good.! 😊✌️ Dueces

Question, that Yowoo battery you have is a 2S so, your volt reading at 16:32 was showing 8.4V. When you put the lead into your Hitec Lipo Checker at 17:36 one cell was showing 4.16v and the other at 4.17v, combined is 8.33v, still not 8.4V but closer to it. I say this because I don't think it's a true inaccuracy. Great video though and I'm learning a great deal.

Lamont, this is fascinating, but also makes me not want to race Mini Z's ever again. I would rather have a 10+ page rulebook with strict penalties than have to drill and shim a motor just to race what were supposed to be driveable diecast cars/model cars. Whining about motors is why I generally avoid the 1/10 TC's without massive rules and scale bodies, and would rather build drift cars and rock crawlers forever if given the choice.

Need a mini crawler on that wall.

Between tires and motors it’s amazing anyone even races mini-Z, I race myself but I don’t recruit people and I’ve even told people to avoid it.

Thanks for Sharing!!! 🏆💯🏁

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"More speed on the front, less speed on the back." I mean...... dont think she would disagree with that. IYKYK 😎😉👌

Yo Lamont calling them out 😂😂.

Great video as always Lamont! I would love to see a video of how to tune a motor. plus i need to know this hw setting in the programmer.

I think the test voltage could cause this difference. The KV rating of a motor is a nominal number. How many RPMs you actually get per one volt will vary depending on the motor load. Even an unloaded motor is not 100% free of load. It has to overcome friction and air resists the movement of the rotor. At a higher RPM the resistance from these factors is higher so the KV figure will be lower. I bet if you could get the HW to put out 8.4 Volts it would read a lower KV value. Or, turning the SkyRC down to 7.4 Volts would result in a higher KV reading. Based on this test, I’m not even sure these analyzers are off compared to each other. It might very well be that they are both accurate and the difference we observe is caused by the difference in the input voltage.

I'll just say this about lipo 2500. Yes they are absolutely cheating. They're are or soon to be outlawed escs that allow more dynamic timing than other escs. GL and MWO I believe are the brands. And ironically th4 winners and top 5 are all running them. Also they are only checking motor at the start of the race. After tech these guys are shimming after tech and gaining another 40 to 80 kv. Theyre also doin tricks with the rear tires. In Iowa Wolfram race the guy that won the race literally pulled away from me on the straight like I had a parachute on and my motor was 2791 kv!! Theyre cheaters and they know it. Yes you have to drive and be consistent but straight up, they're cheating and they know it. Jeff the race director called it out at the beginning of the race saying if you can sleep well at night cheating then fine but some want to win playing by the rules. Thanks for addressing this. See you at the next one, most likely PN Nationals in Pittsburgh

Why you telling my speed secrets 😝

Can the Hobbywing test at 8.4V?

You bring up many good topics in this video. Spec racing is basically pushing the powertrain and car setup to the absolute limits. Which is why it typically has a much higher ceiling but lower floor than mod racing as far as tuning is concerned. What I mean by that, spec racing is easier to enter than mod, so it has a low floor. But, to race at the front, the knowledge of EVERY area of the car is VERY important. Maximizing power deliver, efficiency, reducing rotating mass, and coming in as close to the weight limit as possible is pretty much par for the course to race in the A main at big events. The variance between different SkyRC analyzers is noticible. Enough that a "pro" stock driver would want to tune multiple motors with about 50kv difference between them. Test one at an event to see what the offset is between their analyzer and the one at the event, so they can use the fastest motor that will pass. You can notice in your test, that motor temperature matters in testing. Testing cold, the analyzer showed 3602. By the end of the test, it was showing 3620. If you let it run longer, it will test even higher. When we first implemented motor checks with a KV limit, top 3 were tested after the race, and many failed because the motors were hot and showing higher KV's than they would when cold. Generally, as the bearing warms up, it offers lower resistance. (also pro drivers are often replacing the bearings with ceramic in the cans). Test voltage can also change the result, which is why I always like to test with a power supply to control the voltage more accurately. The HW running at a static 7.4v does increase repeatability as it doesnt rely on higher source voltage for "accurate" results. As with any ESC, there is always slight variance in the speed that the motor runs. Similarly, these motor testers have that same variance since they are basically ESC's that read the KV. Your sample size is small, and to have a definitive trend, one would need to test many units to see if the 60kv delta between testers is par for the course. When tuning, you tune to your analyzer, but have to expect that other testers may read higher or lower than the one you have, and prepare for that difference.

The skyrc are not consistent, they differ by as much as 50-60kv

Hobbywing is around 300$, what does it do more than skyrc?

Skills

I had Marcus build me one of the regular R1s and love it but am a noob so can’t really compare to others.

Not that pricy when you consider comparing products. It is a little expensive wish it was @ $400 like r.1 but it has all new body, includes all tuning parts. And $60 PN diff…HOw much is the GL f1 you drove with all the proper parts… yeah MWX is actually a decent value lol like you said car is simpler than other cars yet performance is same if not better!

Cool 🎉

The reflex rx28se is 500.00 - for a tubbed pan car winning championships a proven chassis - this mwx is promising

Yeah no on the price for that thing I could damn near buy a 5th scale I love my mini-z's but 500 bucks for a 1/28th no way sorry...

Zander’s a heck of a racer for age 10. Hide your trophies, boys. He’s coming for them.

Awesome! Thanks for posting. Xander had a blast. Hope is school schedule aligns to let us come back to PA again!

Is it Xander?

He is back!

Alex said so, but only for you bud!

mine melted

I’m getting the same battery for my 1st gen RX28. Do those batteries fit right in For the 1st Gen RX28? or you have to shave the battery mount to make them fit?

Rad, love to pic your brain or throw together a pod cast. FPV guy and Mini Z racer here in Atlanta. Having the same diverse issues! LOL. Great quick hitting video.

Can you do a vid of your MRX & F1? Especially after The PGP!

Dont know if i can post it here, but i cant find a good answer anywhere. So ive got the option to buy (new) GLR or GLR-GT. But cant pick one. Any suggestions? @BU:FPV?

great videos

Watching your race, it looks like your running too much drag brake which is throwing your rhythm off in the out field. Your car set up is solid though..

Ha that song is hilarious, nice rip bruddah lol

Great video

I need to find a out door track near me up in north central Pennsylvania but i know were your at in Pottstown i grew up around there

Have you tried the gla by gl racing? Its supposed to require less tunning, but somehow im sceptical after hearing your experience with the bz3