Driving
Where I normally drive my 1/8 Inferno ST, lately I have been driving the Mini-Inferno 09 at each outing.
This is where is I usually drive.
- A car park that is big enough and with almost no people around (with some small stones and sand).
- Almost completely flat (like a sports field).
- A car park that is big enough and with almost no people around (a nearly no stones or sand).
- Grassy field that would give even a 1/8 stadium truck’s suspension a workout. (Uncut grass)
As I expected, conditions in place No.4 were difficult for the 09.
Too many ups and downs caused the machine to bounce around.
The 09 engine runs terrific and produces great speed so I think it would be most competitive on a flat track.
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More driving.
Tires are starting to wear down…
Standard tires use a soft compound so they wear quickly in my driving environment.
So I changed the wheel hub so I could attach some 1/10 touring car tires.
I had to shave the inner wheel, but this solved my tire cost problem.
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Driving like there’s no tomorrow
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The group of people that I drive with each use different cars.
But we never miss a chance for a race so we built a race layout using markers and inverted pot plants.
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Join in
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I've been discussing and driving the 09 with a group of friends. On the official release date, one of these guys raced to the shop to get one for himself.
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Still more driving
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We all used to race different machines, but now some others are driving the same car. Nowhere to hide if I lose!
So I changed the setup of my Mini-Inferno 09 to an ST (suspension unit).
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Installing the ST suspension unit on the Mini-Inferno 09 produced even better surface tracing and absolutely spectacular performance.
Adjustments to air/fuel mixture, servo throw range, shock oil composition, spring tension, tire selection and suspension arm length produced the difference to the other Mini-Inferno 09's.
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We could build a simple race layout in a relatively small area for some great racing fun.
When I was thinking about buying an R/C car in this class, this is exactly what I hoping for.
Now I’m thinking about what I’m going to do next, when I have the time.
It seems I can continue to enjoy R/C for some time to come.
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