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Jon Cannon

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  1. I'm not trying to say brushed motors are better than brushless, I'm saying that that is why he went through so many motors. You don't have to run it through any kind of thick dirt, the brushes will be contaminated anyway after a while on asphalt or concrete. I would be the first to say brushless is the way to go if someone asked, I've been racing since before they came out and witnessed the benefits first hand when I bought one of the first Novak 6.5 turns in 2005. The Traxxas electronics may be water resistant, but most Reedy or Tekin motors today are not. All the enclosed casing does is protect the magnets and stator from contamination, not from water, as the shaft that the pinion goes on top of has holes that are still completely exposed, on any brushless motor.
  2. Brushed motors are designed to be cleaned frequently. Dirt and debris get in between the north and south magnet, the rotors and the brushes and cause them to lose connection completely after a while.
  3. You replaced my Korgi masterpiece with a Countach. I am disappointed.
  4. Never owned a Traxxas vehicle so I don't know exactly what would be compatible, but as far as cleaning and maintenance, a hose down of simple green and a wipe off with a good towel should be a periodic thing. The electronics (battery, speed control, receiver, servo and motor) should be removed when this is being done. Every 6 months to a year you should inspect the differential outdrives for the rear (where the dogbones connect), as well as the spur gear which can easily have the teeth stripped out of it. Also check for cracks in the front and rear control arms, as those are what you will more than likely break the most often. I would also go ahead and order some front and rear control arms along with spur gears, and you will also need a set of hex wrenches to remove most screws on the truck if you ever have to replace something.
  5. Pajamas and Socks. And I bought myself a G27.
  6. Wow. They actually made it look really good. I really hope they don't soil it with some gaudy scheme.
  7. MohawkMarkus recorded the preview show for anyone that didn't see it or doesn't have access:
  8. Sure. That's why I made the post, to ask if anyone else needed anything, but I somehow forgot to include that in my post, thanks.
  9. https://www.monsterjam.com/en-US/events/north-charleston-sc So I will do my best to make it to one of these shows and the pit party, If I do end up going I will make sure to get shots of Megalodon, Master of Disaster and Fullboar. If anyone wants anything else just message or reply.
  10. So sorry to see that. Doesn't look total worthy, unless the structural integrity of the rear has been significantly damaged, but doesn't really look like it. Definitely new trunk/rear bumper section.
  11. There should be a dedicated subtab to enabling DMZ, probably under an "Advanced" tab, or something like that.
  12. Skeletons? You should be able to just go to Documents/Rigs of Rods 0.4/trucks or /tracks.
  13. This isn't a request for something to be made, this is for something that was already made and that he's looking for. Don't post the request guide if you don't know what he's talking about. Anyway, here you go: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0d22GeNhG95V1QwUmVTb1BzZ1E
  14. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/v2gwX2xdLCp The F1Classics Stream is showing the entire seasons from 2010 onward to 2016. Currently halfway through Korea 2013.
  15. So apparently the copyright dispute for freestyle worked but hasn't for racing yet. Not sure if it ever will. But so far it has gone better than expected, seemingly. UPDATE - Looks like racing won't work because of one Beatles audio track still disputed. The other ones are lifted. Hopefully we can get racing back too.
  16. Qualifying: Qualifying will take place on Friday, December 9th and Saturday, December 10th Friday, December 9th at 3:00 PM est/2:00 PM cst to 12:00 AM est/11:00 PM cst Saturday, December 10th at 10:00 AM est/9:00 AM est to 4:00 PM est/ 3:00 PM cst Each driver will make 1 qualifying pass 1 timed practice will be given upon request 1 redo will be given upon request If a redo is requested, the new time will be used irrelevant if it is slower than the first All penalties will be assessed (each being +5 seconds) 1 tires Crossing the center line Cutting the course
  17. You have to use the ipv4 address which is found in your Network and Sharing Center/Details window, not the public address.
  18. Forgot to reset the cropping for recording video, and of course had some trolls, along with a failure climbing the island toward the final checkpoint. But it was a decent comeback.
  19. Looks like it will be a brilliant race truck, if Ed can drive it to its full potential. Sits wonderfully.
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