Reflex Racing Special Project: the little mini that could... - Mini-ZRacer.com Forums

ruf · 2009.03.10, 04:33 AM

EMU · 2009.03.10, 05:34 AM

Its so cute

That mini really put on a show...

Tjay · 2009.03.10, 07:19 AM

that thing didn't even traction roll! Awesome driving Joe! It seems that you have been driving mini-z a lot lately! Very consistent and safe driving. I loved the mini-class racing. Where you running proto mount by PN?

ruf · 2009.03.10, 11:29 PM

EMU - thanks for the assist! Your F40 was the only thing that could give Philip a run for his money!

Tjay - the thing was traction rolling PLENTY in qualifying. Just a few little tweaks to get it in the sweet spot for the main! Philip was nice enough to provide me with a prototype SWB motor mount. I'll remove the spy shot mosiac when Philip has the parts ready in a couple weeks. It took me a while to get it dialed in, but once it was - LOOK OUT! COMING THROUGH!

I'll soon be posting the story of this little guy's race weekend which details the build-up, the frustration, and ultimately the best race I've ever had! In the meantime, I've made some modifications... enjoy!

EMU · 2009.03.11, 12:30 AM

Joe... that assist was the funniest thing all weekend. I know it saved you almost a lap

My F40 was fast, and could have given Philip a good run, if the damper screws didnt come out

After they came out completely, and I started to flip every time I hit the sweeper... I had to take it off. Im pretty sure that the damper screws backed out when I swapped the t-plate, the two posts that hold the RM adapter must has rotated, and let the screws back out.

Im glad that you got the car working well, it shows that you dont need the best body to run at the front. I think that was the point, use the car that is the most fun. I know I enjoyed running the cooper when I had it setup well. It was one of the most fun cars that I have driven... comes pretty close to driving an Odyssey Mini-van and finishing 2nd in one of our club races...

herman · 2009.03.11, 03:00 AM

thanks for sharing the pics... for a moment i didn't see them (dunno if it's just me or the site)... i think the problem's fixed now... and now i can edit as well....

looking forward to this swb motor mount... but wait isn't the mini a M setting (90mm)?

EMU · 2009.03.11, 03:10 AM

Herman, that is why the pictures do not show the mount... it is a prototype

I wish that I had it. My RM F40 put up the second fastest lap in the class in qualifying. I think even in the main without having a damper screwed to the motormount

Joe drove the wheels off of his cooper, to a well deserved 2nd place finish. I pulled off to watch the show after I started to traction roll every lap without a damper...

bermbuster · 2009.03.11, 03:55 AM

in the purest form of racing a mini cooper shouldnt you be using the MR-015 chassis???

EMU · 2009.03.11, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bermbuster

in the purest form of racing a mini cooper shouldnt you be using the MR-015 chassis???

I would have

He used the PN MR02 -> MR015 track width conversion...

herman · 2009.03.11, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMU

Herman, that is why the pictures do not show the mount... it is a prototype

totally understand the pixilated pics at the motor mount area...
problem for me was the pics totally didn't show up... zip... nada... and for some odd reason... tada got to see all of them all of a sudden...

kinda happened to some other threads that i was checking out... no pics when there should be pics... i should know, i posted pics in that thread... one day it was there... the next day the pic was gone...

weird... sorry to be off topic

tudor_47 · 2009.03.11, 06:08 AM

Herman ,
the mini looks like one of the Iwaver minis and that is at 102mm wheelbase
The body is lots of fun to drive.

http://www.toyeast.com/v3/catproduct...id=1426&clvl=4

ruf · 2009.03.11, 07:24 AM

bermbuster - yup, I guess you're right. Everything is relative. One man's purity is another man's sellout. I know I was scratching my head at everyone showing up to a "Mini" race with Ferraris and Lamborghinis. That was one of the things that really motivated me to get the thing to work. Putting it in your context, I was kinda selling out by not running an MR-015 setup. But we could take that argument all the way down to box stock.

Anyways, I'll be posting the "story" up in pieces, and part of it will about the reasons I made the choices I did in the building and tuning. Unlike other classes, the motivations behind the decisions aren't exactly straightforward. At Reflex, we have the luxury of running whatever makes us the fastest, regardless of brand/appearance/etc. Some of that methodology shows through (MR-02 chassis, etc). But since the Mini class is supposed to be about having fun, I had a more whimsical approach to some decisions. I hope it showed!

herman - EMU's got it right. It's a prototype 90mm mid-motor mount from PN Racing. As for the pics, I've been putting them up a few at a time. Sorry about that.

tudor_47 - nope, not an Iwaver and not 102mm. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of either. I think that's a double negative?

herman · 2009.03.11, 08:27 AM

dang... all the pics 'disappeared' again... it must be me...

90mm mid motor??? hmmm you be able to use it for the s 86mm setting?

EMU · 2009.03.11, 08:46 AM

90mm is the shortest wheelbase I believe...

herman · 2009.03.11, 09:24 AM

Wheelbase: 86（S）, 90（M）, 94（L）,
from...
http://www.kyosho.com/eng/products/r...duct_id=100406

i also believe that there's a 98(LL)mm 102(3L) & 106(4L)mm