Since the official longest shaft Tamiya makes is 72mm, no, you can't have pierced wheels on SXX chasses.

Best wishes in the races!

when i refer to >1.55V, it's always alkaline. AAA doesn't allow NiMH in Box Stock

True! That's the nature of the race sometimes. It keeps us all on our toes.

Some of that and the O ring rollers on the rear.

It's a hobby that gets more intriguing the more you get into it!

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@@claredin Thank you so much my friend

It's Mini 4WD racing :)

You're absolutely correct! However, I didn't want to take this apart only because I'm not familiar with it. Once I get more comfortable with this device, I'll consider opening it up and giving it a proper cleaning.

With the big wheels and 4.2:1 gear, you'll win some races on smaller technical tracks, but you'll always have trouble on longer tracks against 3.5:1 gear cars.

My original FM-A open class had a long tail and did not need brakes. I always wondered why it performed so well without brakes! However, I believe that no brakes also means no protection on the carbon plates so there's more of a chance of cracks in the chassis where the plates are attached to the chassis. I'm only beginning to experiment with SFM. It seems pretty cool :)

Thank you! I'm glad there are cute-looking RC cars instead of all serious-looking cars :)

Do you mean of all my Mini4WD cars or other items?

@@claredin all m4wd you got in your collection. not the items.

@@ty202 ok, i'll do that at some point!

It's called a tail damper. There are many different styles.

@@claredin is the plastic piece that’s holding the damper a Tamiya part or nah? Also are homemade parts legal in open class?

@@aezir8753 Yes, it is. It's made of a car catcher, cut and shaped. Parts made from actual Tamiya parts are legal.

Yes, the Gazoo is one powerful car. I have two sons. My youngest one races with me. My oldest one doesn't care for the hobby. I gave him the Gazoo to race and it was faster than everyone's car in the race. His response, "Holy Jeez..." :)

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Whoa!! That's awesome! <3

I added credit and thank you in my description :)

Thank you ty202! Someday I hope to visit Dxn again and also check out Dukwho.

If you measure a single motor, yes, it might be inaccurate. If you compare two motors with the same tool, you will get a good comparison. same with any tool you use!

There are many different ways. To see which method is right for you, you have to go to some races to see how they conduct them. The one that seems to work best is you create the order for all the racers. Try to get a good mix of different skill levels for each heat. Each heat has 3 racers for 3 lane tracks or 5 racers for 5 lanes. The winner steps aside and the next set of racers race their heat, etc. You then have all the racers race in sets of 3 or 5, etc, until you have a winner. You can race a "1 and done" meaning each car gets 1 chance to go all the way to win it. Or you can race a "progressive" when even if a racer loses, he/she gets another chance to race again for lane 2, lane 3, etc. It'll make a lot more sense to go to some races and see how this is done.

I'm in chillicothe ohio there no hobby shops around here doing this

@@heathcoppel8240 I heard there might be someone in Chicago setting up races soon. That would be the closest to you.

Yes, my entire KZbin page is filled with videos including advice like this. Keep watching my videos! :)

I believe the prostocks here are mixed because there still isn't massive interest in it yet. It's still a new category relegated to backyard races.

​@@claredinguessing it'll be separated either at some point or if it's popular enough there cause where I'm from(Philippines) it's pretty much separated into 2 Categories being Regular and FM

@@HachikoNekoGamer It makes sense to separate them. I'm sure there will be more categories once it becomes a lot more popular here.

It's the best hobby in the world!

Occasionally, Hobbytown or AAA Hobbies will stock them. Try calling AAA Hobbies and they will see what Tamiya has in stock.

Don't worry so much about exact numbers at X volts. Measure and compare the speed of different cars on the Tamiya speed checker. Place any car on the roller wheels closest to the LCD readout and measure the speed of the car. Now compare that to another car. Most cars are 24km/h if they are pretty fast. A few can be 25 or 26. Maybe one car in 1,000 can be 27 or 28. One of my cars was 28. I've even seen one car that was 29. That's how you should compare cars. But remember, speed isn't a guarantee to win races, but you can't "teach" speed. :)

I know someone who's been tearing up the Pro Stock backyard races here on the East Coast with his Pro Stock cars running HyperDash and PowerDash. He's competed against open class cars quite successfully with them. He's even beaten me at the podium (him Gold, me Silver). He's found that magical combination that works well.

You'll have to study the video for the exact shape, but I encourage you not to be bound by the shape I made. You might find by happy accident a shape that might work better for you. Start with a basic triangle with the side dampers on two corners and attaching the tip of the triangle to the front posts of the car and shape the car catcher material around the cowl you are using.