CRC Gen X Setup

[bs6ef]

Hi guys

does anyone here have a good setup for me to try, tyres are CRC Pink/Purple track is of a medium grip, running nosram 5.5t.

Cheers
Steve

[nottmboy]

hi steve glad to see your back racing, will you be at plymouth?
set up

front .5 springs, 5 degree blocks, all washers back, long arms and carbon
brace.

rear copper spring, 60wt oil, heavy damper lube, white side springs and
about 1mm rear pod droop.

tend to find this works pretty much everywhere, club night at chesterfield or national on duo cheers andy

[Team CRC]

Hi guys

does anyone here have a good setup for me to try, tyres are CRC Pink/Purple track is of a medium grip, running nosram 5.5t.

Cheers
Steve

Hi Steve,

The CRC team has had some good success at all the recent events starting with Hupo's win at the IIC in Vegas. Hupo and Jilles were on the front row with Hupo going on to win.

At last weekend's Cleveland Indoor Champs race, CRC won 2 out of the four 1:12th classes.

Our basic starting setup for high bite carpet is as follows;

Front
** Magenta front tires 1.65", full super glue for high bite, safety glue for med bite or lower
** .45 mm spring with very little preload
** Negative .5 degee camber, about -1 for medium grip.
** 10 degree dynamic blocks
** caster - 2 shims back
** 3.5 mm ground clearance
** Long ball front suspension for high bite, short ball with front graphite cross brace for med - low bite.

Mid
** Red center spring (copper for more steering on smooth high bite)
** 40 weight oil
** Shock length so rear pod droops .5 mm when held in the air
** Shock preload so straight line through chassis and bottom plate when race ready
** 3.75 mm ride center chassis
** Batteries forward for anything hotter than 10.5. Back for 13.5, 17.5


Rear
** White side spring with no preload
** 20 K in tubes
** 4 mm rear ride height
** Brushless offset pod (short hub)
** Grey-low rear tires 1.70" for high bite, 1.75 for med - low bite. Maybe Yellow rears with some sidewall superglue.


Notes:

** Need to test long/short upper arm. Some personal preference and feel overrides a general setup. Typically, long arm makes the car feel more "round" in the corners. Short arm with brace for more center corner turn-in.

** Need to experiment with battery position. Battery back makes the car steer big time, forward "numbs" the steering a bit.

** Back to front rake angle (higher in the back) adds steering. Can be adjusted for feel.

** Pod rake effects rear grip and can be tested. Lowering the rear axle to significantly to raise the pod to high levels like 5 mm and then adjusting the preload to lower the car back down to 3 - 4 mm will give the car more rear grip. Be sure that the car still only has the .5 mm droop when held in the air by the antenna.

Like I mentioned, the Gen X cars have performed very well in both stock and modified trim at all of the major races.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the support,
Frank

[acurry]

Hi Steve

well the boss has spoke, sorry did not get back to you only other thing we have don at the Nationals when running on Duo Carpet isto run full caster 3 shims to the back.

If you need any thing else just shout


Alan

[bs6ef]

Thanks guys for your replys, i'll give these setups ago this weekend and see how i get on.

Hey Andy

yep back racing again, hopefully i will be at the plymouth national so we can catc up.

cheers