[neurokinetik]

On a related note, one thing I have noticed about XMods is that the perfomance from one car to another can vary widely. Last night, there was a kid running a Skyline with a stage 2 blue motor, and it was quite fast, even on the track. (the 10x20 large road course as shown on XModsRC.com) This is entirely contrary to my own experiences with the same motor/gear setup. In my cars, that motor was a dog. I'm not sure why this is, especially considering the amount of attention I pay to the mechanics of the car working as smoothly as possible.

We put a few cars on the Tamiya Speed Checker to see how they were doing. One car hit 27kph with a stage 2 yellow, and no other mods. Not even bearings. The kid with the stage 2 blue hit about the same speed. A couple of kids with bone stock cars struggled to 15kph. Another with a stage 2 drift hit 21kph, while another hit 19kph with an X-Speed with an 8 tooth pinion.

Quality control definitely needs some improvement, but we all knew that already.