MM16 - Mildura

B7D low grip outdoors setup - flipped rear arms

We have been working hard on lower grip outdoor track setups here in Australia and over the weekend we had a successful event at the Mildura track which is a low-med grip bumpy natural red dirt track.

We used a similar setup to that at the NSW titles a few weeks ago at the Hills Off Road RC track in Sydney.

Key changes from kit:
Softer springs (white front / green rear) for traction and riding bumps
3 hole 2mm pistons which we have found to be a good balance of bump riding, handling and mechanical traction
Biggest change has been to flip the rear arms (which shortens the wheelbase around 5mm) and use B6.4 rear hubs (which shortens it a further 2mm). This change puts a little more weight over the rear tyres but creates more driveshaft bind under power which gives a huge increase in forward bite. With this setup you get the awesome corner speed and jumping of the 5 gear but with strong forward bite and this has made it an easy car to generate lap time with in lower grip.
in very bumpy conditions, we have used the inner shock holes on the arms for the softest setup. If the track is smooth, use the middle holes (running +2 eyelet on the front and add 1mm shaft length to the rear) for a slightly firmer setup and more corner speed.