by Audi1 » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:45 pm
Hi Dan, If you look at the rules; which are pretty minimal, there is a list of motors that are approved for this fun run.
They consist of low RPM S-cans and FF-050 motors. I have no experience with FC-030 motors, so I have no way of judging the performance equivalence of them vesus S-cans and FF-050s. I've seen FF-030 motors that are rated; RPM-wise, everywhere from 13,000 to 22,300 at 12V. I do understand the interest in running a SW configuration in your 550.
But, I really don't know how to respond. It's outside the guardrails that we've tried to set for this race, but whether it's underpowered or overpowered, I don't know. We want to keep the playing field as level as possible; in fairness to the other entrants; all of whom, to the best of my knowledge, plan to run either S-cans or FF-050 motors.
Personally, I'd like to have more info on the performance of FF-030 motors in 1/32 scale cars, in any configuration, before adding them to the approved motor list.
It appears to be not so easy to blend1/43 scale practices with 1/32 scale racing.
Allan