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Old 05-02-2010, 03:02 PM
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MM vs. RM

so i noticed they come rm and mm like mini-z's. rm is pretty useless for mini-zs so im wondering if racers find that to be the case at the races. the motor is closer to the axle due to it shape than a mini-z but its still rm. what have you guys seen?
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Old 05-02-2010, 05:01 PM
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RM tends to want to spin out easier.I imagine this is also the case with the Mini Z.But I would still like to have a 917 but it is short narrow and rm so it would be the trickiest of all to drive.But once mastered it would be very quick.
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Old 05-02-2010, 05:56 PM
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i have the 917 although its a twichy car to drive it really is great on tight technical tracks .....not the best on those layouts with long straights though
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Old 05-02-2010, 09:10 PM
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I am loving my 917, it feels super fast and I am dropping my quickest laps with it at the moment. It does hop a bit, but once you get to the middle of the battery is calms down and you can really coast into those turns at high speed. I have not run any large tracks yet, but on the wide L and RCP 917 takes it.
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:30 PM
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it isn't 'useless' but there are more race-worthy, competitive cars with an MM chassis. you need soft hands to make an RM do its thing IMO. they tend to be more precise in cornering if -like nitrojunkie says- you master its advantages.
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Corvette is the most capable car of the 4 cars I have driven. They are all MM but all four are very different.
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Old 05-03-2010, 04:15 PM
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Hey Qon looks like a larger RCP track may become the norm for my local track in Mooresville check out the last few posts there.There will be a gyro in my future if we keep running dNanos.
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hmm yeah ill probly need to get a different body and mm setup, ive never been a rm fan with the Zs, i find the cars to not steer as well at high speeds(take too long to rotate). i really wanted to run the dnano gallardo too
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rm or mm, it's really a personal preference. mm does happen to be the most common choice.

personally i prefer rm for mini-z. it suits my driving style much better as i can sling it just where i want it. i did run mm for the last year though but made the switch back to rm just recently.
i will stick with mm for dnano simply because i like the motul z and don't want to mess with the car too much.
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Hey Qon looks like a larger RCP track may become the norm for my local track in Mooresville check out the last few posts there.There will be a gyro in my future if we keep running dNanos.
its advantages will become much more apparent on a big track... just use the ICS cable + software to reduce its effects. i've got my throttle setting down to 96 but steering stays standard at 128

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hmm yeah ill probly need to get a different body and mm setup, ive never been a rm fan with the Zs, i find the cars to not steer as well at high speeds(take too long to rotate). i really wanted to run the dnano gallardo too
the gallardo actually corners well but you have to lay back on the throttle a bit and go in wide cuz its a bit top heavy. its long wheelbase, RM setup does handle a bit funny. i think its competitive and very quick even on straights if its in the right hands.
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