GRAVITY RC

Gravity RC is a growing company, owned by the well known rc driver, Paul Lemieux.

Looking at www.teamgravityrc.com I found many interesting accessories, so I placed a small order, just to test some of them.

Communication with Paul was more than fast and helpfull, and soon my package arrived:

1.Tire Storage Can - These two chrome cans than fit a set of four 1/12 tyres each.Really cool!

2. Old School weight - Come in black, silver and chrome. Each weight is 7.5gr and really small in dimensions making them perfect for fine tuning your car in terms of balancing.

3.All Purpose polish - Ideal to polish any moving part, like shafts and balls.

4.Gravity Propel Rechargable Motor Spray Canister - This one is the coolest accessory I ve ever had!
It is an alternative to motor spray. You just have to add denatured alcohol and charge it with air up to 200psi using any standard tire attachement and air hose, and you are done! You have motor spray for just 0,80euros each time and you can refill at any time!!!Highly recommended!
 

Sweep challenge Greece 2nd round

On Monday night 3 feb 2014, it was the second race for the 2014 Sweep challenge (1/10 TC)  in Greece, held in Rcring.

I was lucky, with my new sabre arriving on Sayurday morning, so instead of practicing I spent all day building my new car and used Sunday as a practice day, making 5 or 6 runs, without making any changes to my starting setup, which proved to be very fast. I was ready and exited for Monday's race more than any other time!

 

QUALIFYING

From the first qualifying, my Sabre once again proved to be very fast, and I managed to win all the qualifying rounds, which gave me the overall TQ spot. Second was Michalis Kuriazis (Yokomo BD-7) how was also very fast, and third Sakis Sikianakis(Xray T3).
Nick Nikolakopoulos (TOP SABRE S4)  was starting fourth after some bad luck during the qualifyings with Likourgos Danelis (Yokomo BD 7) just behind his tail. John Eleutheriou (Tamiya TRF 417 V5) and Dimitris Mpakirtzis (TOP Photon EX) were sitting 6th and 7th.
 

FINALS

In the first final I suffered twice from a traction roll, and Michalis Kuriazis passed me, giving the spectators the opportunity to watch a very nice battle till the 4min mark, when he also made a mistake and I passed again to secure the A1 win. Sakis Sikianakis finished second and John Eleutheriou third.

Second final was a tone to tone win for me, securing the overall win, as Michalis Kuriazis had an early crash which resulted in a DNF, and Sakis Sikianakis who was involved in the crash stayed 5sec behind me for 3mins, before Likourgos Danelis passed him to take second place in A2.

In the third final, I decided to take place, and make a setup change to see if it would work. I switched to a softer shock oil (450 Muchmore instead of 500 Muchmore) which proved to be much better. The car was quicker and did not traction rolled even though I pushed it harder than before. It was again a tone to tone win, with Michalis Kuriazis in second, and Sakis Sikianakis in third place.

Final  Result:

1. Dimitris Mitropoulos - TOP Sabre S4

2. Sakis Sikianakis-Xray T3

3. Michalis Kiriazis-Yokomo BD7 2014
4. Likourgos Danelis-Yokomo BD7

5. John Eleutheriou - Tamiya TRF 417 V5

6.Dimitris Mpakirtzis-TOP Photon EX

7. Nick Nikolakopoulos-TOP SABRE S4

Next race For Sweep Challenge will be in February 16 for both classes, 1/10 TC and 1/12 Pan Car, with many more photos!

T.O.P Racing Sabre s4

After a successful racing season, the time has come to change from my beloved TOP Photon EX to the all new Sabre S4.

The new car is absolutely a piece of art, with the same high quality, and many new parts.

• Chassis and upper deck are of new material with different flex characteristics and shock towers are thicker. Generally all carbon parts look better and the matt finish is really nice.
• Suspension mounts are "in fashion", and look stronger with zero play.
• Motor mount...Awesome! Old fashioned Tamiya style motor mount looks a lot stronger.
• Bulkheads are also new, with built-in sway bar holders. Upper bulkheads have now four holes to adjust the roll center.
• Aluminum floating servo mount is now standard.
• Front spool is new, red, aluminum, elegant...

Other than the above, the rest of the car is the same as the EX. The result is an awesome car of high quality and perfect fit, that runs smoothly and seems to be really fast.
For the next two months I will be running it on carpet(10.5t), and from April till November on asphalt, participating in the Greek National Championship.

My building time was very limited, as I had to build it when I was on the track and so I could not make a full presentation at the moment.

Nevertheless, I managed to take some photos just before its first run. Although their quality is not the best, I hope you enjoy them: