BRUSHLESS for STOCK

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scottg

July 7, 2006

Finally it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel. I am certainly keen for this to work, the current high work load to keep a stock motor at the pointy end of things is taking it’s toll on both keen stock racers and new entries to the class. Yep I know about the rules and the changes needed and that maybe it will have to start as a seperate class and all that but it still seems like the future to me.
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4 responses to “BRUSHLESS for STOCK”

Heavy

July 9, 2006

Judging from the response to this it looks like there will be enough guys in Brisbane wanting to do it to start up a seperate class even if we aren’t allowed to run with teh regular stock. Hit the reply button and leave your name here so I can do a head count.

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damian

July 15, 2006

I’m going to vote for keeping stock ‘brushed’, as being able to rebuild and maintain a motor is one of the fundamental skills learnt in stock racing, although not quite as important now with the brushless motors in modified.
I think a lot of stock racers immediately blame the motor for not going fast, instead they should be looking towards their setup, trying to keep corner speed, and driving to maintain corner speed. If you are being noticably out motored on the straights it’s usually something simple like gearing
Take my motor from the brendale winterchamps for example. It had 4 runs on it at the hpi winternats, and the first 5 rounds at brendale before I gave it a skim, so 9 runs in total between rebuilds and while it may have been a bit better if I rebuilt it every run I don’t think it was down too much on speed.

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Aaron

September 14, 2006

I think brushless stock is a great way to go, it will hopefully put an end to those whom “tweak” their stock motors. I see Damiens point however I feel that unlike modified, stock is not supposed to be as expensive nor as elite. I am finding it very difficult to work out how to get the performance some guy’s are getting in stock. It is not as simple as just gearing, I know, Ive tried and cooked my motor. If brushless is adopted I think it will be a great marketing tool to pull more competitiors to the sport, as well as modified being mainly brushless it will also drop the cost quite dramatically as well.
Just my 2 cents, I see it as a good thing

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Heavy

September 15, 2006

Speed in stock equates to several factors and the motor is only one of them. Batteries, ESC, set up, carrying speed through the turns, tyres, wheels, driving ability are some of the other factors.
With a good stock motor Damian and co are no faster than me on the straight and neither does he accelerate faster but he still puts a lap on me every race so it’s definitely not just the motor.
Brushless will come in eventually but not just yet – something for race officials to think about – very soon, well before racers embrace brushless stock, they will be coming out in RTR kits – what do we do then, cut our noses off and tell RTR buyers they can’t race?

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