by DAVE » Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:53 pm
The Falcon IV rotates the same as the Falcon VII. The Falcon II is the reverse rotation motor. Falcon II's are still
available, we use them in the Chicagoland Raceway hot rod class. The Falcon IVs were notoriously undependable,
so Jerry replaced them with the Falcon VII. He lost the Falcon name and distributorship and replaced them with
the Hawk series of motors, all of which are much too hot for anything but a large commercial track. The TSR D-3
motor is also reverse rotation. It is competitive with the Falcon VII, but has different characteristics. It has more
torque and better brakes, but less maximum RPM. I am a seeded IRRA racer, and use these motors regularly. The
TSR D-3 has been the handout for the GT Coupe class at the Sano the last two years, and at other IRRA events
for many years. The TSR-F motor is more compatable with home racing, and would be the best choice for a
routed home track, although I use Falcon IIs in a lot of my 1/24th scale cars that I run with our group.