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Cheap Racing ....... 17.5
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:19 am
by hb-dom
ive just been looking for a cheap motor so i can start racing in the 17.5 class if it takes off
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-5T-1900KV-1-10 ... 5d2ca7b50b
i know its proberbly pretty crap, but for under 20 quid its not exactly going to break the bank. I may just get one to see what its like. There is also a sensorless one for under 15 quid
Re: Cheap Racing ....... 17.5
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:28 pm
by dogpinkscot
hi dom you might be on to a winner here it might be a motor we can all use in the series so no one has an advantage you cant go wrong at that price nice one dude
Re: Cheap Racing ....... 17.5
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:46 pm
by hb-dom
there is another design of it aswell which is the same specs,
you cant exactly moan about the price can ya
Re: Cheap Racing ....... 17.5
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:42 pm
by MeBeMikey
Might be jumping into this class to help get it going. Can the motor itself have adjustable timing? Or does it have to remain on zero? Timing is always a fun thing to play with. It's good exposure to what timing does. In silver can there is no exposure, so maybe the next jump is adjustable timing ON MOTOR ONLY.
Just an idea. What cha think?
Michael
Team BritUs
Re: Cheap Racing ....... 17.5
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:31 pm
by Ian_Smith
Michael,
The class is in theory to be run to the rules of the new BRCA Clubman series, whenever they get published
With that in mind, and especially if anyone intends taking part in that series in the Summer, I would recommend getting a motor that appears on the BRCA homologation list of 17.5t motors (
http://domain3190026.sites.fasthosts.co ... %20pdf.pdf). Currently there are only 4 motors on the list and all allow (I think) adjustment of the timing, although speaking to Roger on Saturday it seems that some other motors have now been submitted to the BRCA Electric Board for inclusion in the list.
Currently, I am running a cheap (£45) Speed Passion UltraSportsman unit that has fixed timing (and not on the BRCA list), and it would be interesting to see how it performs against higher spec (and more expensive) motors, although the speedo will probably have more of an effect. Chris Forest has an LRP motor on a Tekin RS on "Spec" or "Stock" mode, and when we compared RPM of our respective motors he had the edge of just a few hundred RPM (mine was in the 19,000's his in the 20,000's), which probably won't make a blind bit of difference on a 3 to 4 second straight
Ian