Questions: (Click on to see the answer) Sort by: Category | Date Posted How many amps should I charge 2400 batteries? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 31st Dec, 2003 What is a peak detection charger? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 What charger do you recommend? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 How many sets of batteries do you need for a race meeting? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 What charge rate should I use for 3000 cells? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 Do you recomend using 3300NIMH batteries at your club or should i stay on 3000's? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 18th May, 2003 What is the difference between a saddle pack and a stick pack except the joining does one give you more power than the other? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 7th Mar, 2003 After a race meeting what is the best way to discharge your batteries? Do I need to buy a battery discharger or can I use a lightbulb? If using a lightbulb should I fully discharge them or leave them with a little charge left in them? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 27th Jun, 2003 Hi another one for you i have just bought an orion advantage charge and am unsure of what the correct charge and cycle would be on interlect 4200 and peak 3700 pack any help would be good thanks? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 15th Feb, 2007 I FULLY CHARGED MY 3800MAH NIMH BATTERIES 5 DAYS AGO BUT DIDN'T USE THEM, SHOULD I DISCHARGE THEM, OR TOP THEM UP BEFORE THE NEXT RACE. THANK'S.? Category: Batteries & Chargers Posted: 27th Feb, 2007 What would be the ideal car for a beginner, bearing in mind that I will want to race and still have a chance? Category: Beginners Posted: 22nd Jan, 2003 I am thinking of buying an rc car to race with. I haven't a huge budget but I have recently seen a Tamiya 1/10 scale 4wd (belt drive) Audi A4. I was wondering whether this car would be good enough to be able to race with it as a beginner? Category: Beginners Posted: 20th Jan, 2003 I own a Tamiya TA03F, it is quite a good car but I want to improve the top end speed. How can I do this? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 I am interested in racing at DTCC and am looking at what cars are available. I have ben looking at the HPI sprint. Do you have any other recommendations or tips on what I should be looking for? Also what additional equipment will I need to race? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Feb, 2003 What tyres should I run at DTCC I've heard that T27's are good but alot of the top drivers are using foams which should I choose? Category: Beginners Posted: 2nd Jan, 2007 I have an 11 year old son, are there beginners courses for kids, he has a TL01 with an ESC and uprated motor. Category: Beginners Posted: 29th Jan, 2005 If there is a tight twisty track at dtcc should i use a soft setup or hard setup? Category: Beginners Posted: 17th Aug, 2004 I have raced one race and just wanted to know how do i find out where i was placed in the finals? Category: Beginners Posted: 13th Aug, 2004 i have a sprint and im just wondering how to lower it? Category: Beginners Posted: 31st Jul, 2005 Can you go on mud with the tamiya tt-01? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 Hi, I raced at your club last Friday and had an excellent night, even though I had a few electrical problems!! How do I go about applying for membership? Thanks... Mick.? Category: Beginners Posted: 8th Mar, 2005 i have just recently become a member and was just wondering when on the race calender it says 'trophy meeting b' what does it mean? Category: Beginners Posted: 28th Sep, 2004 Is there a concourse like a car fashion show at the end of the year? Category: Beginners Posted: 9th Oct, 2004 whats the best tires to run on ,on the track at dtcc? Category: Beginners Posted: 19th Oct, 2005 what charger would you recomend for 3300 batteries??? Category: Beginners Posted: 8th Dec, 2005 My son is interested in RC cars. Is there an age limit on when you can start racing? Category: Beginners Posted: 10th Dec, 2005 what are better batteries saddle packs or stick pack? Category: Beginners Posted: 8th Jan, 2006 How to get more speed, i have a 25t motor and running a 61t spur, no idea on the pinion gear, but i have a 58t and 55t spur gear also.? Category: Beginners Posted: 29th Jan, 2006 As soon as i get my tamiya tt-01 can i go to the club and join and start to race? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 Will i need to get some different tires for the tamiya tt-01 to race at the doncaster club? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 What does the pitch mean on the spur and pinion and how will this affect the speed? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Jun, 2006 How does camber affect the drive and what is the best way to stop the back end spinning out? Category: Beginners Posted: 15th Jul, 2006 What's the diffrence in transmitters ie Acoms and KO Vantage thanks? Category: Beginners Posted: 29th Jul, 2006 hi can you tell me how droop works when setting up the car? Category: Beginners Posted: 3rd Aug, 2006 hi just got a ko propo hand set and do with help with locating the crystal,not sure of age but it has green buttons and a battery meter on the front? Category: Beginners Posted: 16th Aug, 2006 im looking for my first car? what would you sugest, makes,models ect.. is racing an expensive sport? Category: Beginners Posted: 3rd Feb, 2007 Hi, bit of a long shot this, especialy as I live in east anglia, but I cannot seem to find any one that hold race meeting for 1:10 electric F1 cars (tamiya F201 chasis in particular), any ideas? These are great cars, seems a pity to waste them! Many thanks. Category: Beginners Posted: 22nd Oct, 2006 I have just bought a T2 chassie and have used the gearing calculator but i am still none the wiser, i am running 19t money motor just need a good starting point for a tight out door track thanks? Category: Beginners Posted: 31st Jan, 2007 I run a Tamiya TT01 chassis and race on a long , flowing track and a short tight track, could you tell me which spur and pinion gears to use for each .(Only 19-25 tooth pinions & 61, 58 and 55 tooth spur gears available for this chasssis).? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Feb, 2007 I asked a question yesterday about gearing for a Tamiya TT01 - I run a 19 turn motor in this, hope this helps. Thanks for the advice so far.? Category: Beginners Posted: 6th Feb, 2007 Hi just a quick one is there any links to solder batteries and the best way to do this thanks? Category: Beginners Posted: 15th Feb, 2007 Is the Tamiya 58308 a good car.? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Feb, 2007 What car do you recommend to use for racing? Category: Beginners Posted: 27th Feb, 2007 Is the hpi rtr sprint a good racing car? Category: Beginners Posted: 27th Feb, 2007 If you win the final do you get a prize? Category: Beginners Posted: 27th Feb, 2007 Is the HPI impreza micro rs4 sport rtr a good racing car? Category: Beginners Posted: 1st Mar, 2007 Is the x ray fk05 a good racing car? Category: Beginners Posted: 3rd Mar, 2007 I have decided to get a tamiya tt-01 ford focus from tags what else do you recommened to have for racing? Category: Beginners Posted: 4th Mar, 2007 How fast would the tt-01 ford focus go all hopped up? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 Can i take the ford focus tt-01 off road? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 What car do you recomend as a starter who whants to race with a budget of £200? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 What car is good for a price of £100 to race with? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 If i needed help with my car and i asked someone to help me would they help? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 how much would it come up to to buy the tamiya tt-01 and all the other stuff you need to race? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 can you do a bit of drifting at DTCC? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Mar, 2007 how fast will my taimya tt 01 go with a TAIMYARS540? Category: Beginners Posted: 13th Mar, 2007 how fast will my taimya tt 01 go with a TAIMYA RS540 SPORT TUNED 23 TURN 18300 RPM MOTER? Category: Beginners Posted: 13th Mar, 2007 Can i use as an extra battery pack for racing a 7.2 nicad max pack out of my roto start and can i use the crystal out of my hpi tf-3 transmitter? Category: Beginners Posted: 13th Mar, 2007 Hi i asked a question about orion charger and hows best to charge ib4200, just got a new pack of schumacher ib4200 and they say to charge @ 6amps and set 30mv drop (.03) but my charger only goes to 20mv. also what temp should i set the sencor at as unsure? Category: Beginners Posted: 20th Mar, 2007 I have just bought a tamiya tb5 evo, could you tell me the best gearing for it,cheers? Category: Beginners Posted: 17th Mar, 2007 Do you know of any product to convert 240 ac to 12 dc to be used for a charger? Category: Beginners Posted: 20th Mar, 2007 what else would i need to put a tamiya tt-01 not ready made together? Category: Beginners Posted: 20th Mar, 2007 Is there someone selling a pro 4 at doncaster touring car club and is that a good car to start off with? Category: Beginners Posted: 27th Mar, 2007 Hi I have Intelect 3800 mah Nimh stick packs, a pPro peak varipulse charger and will soon have a schumacher PC6 charger. Can you tell me if a "fast" charge at 6amps is better or a slow 16 hour charge at 3amps then "Peak" them before a race at 6amps.? Category: Beginners Posted: 5th Apr, 2007 I have a hpi sprint and ran it at the club last week how do i become a member? Category: Beginners Posted: 6th Jun, 2007 im thinking of getting a hot bodies cyclone s rtr or associated tc4 rtr i dont know what one to get becuase i want something thats fast durable and can compete at other races any help would be great i need to know what one is fastest and is the best? Category: Beginners Posted: 9th Jul, 2007 Can I race atthe club with a Tamiya 1/10th R/C 4WD TB-02 CHASSIS (CLK-DTM AMG Mercedes) - thanks? Category: Beginners Posted: 9th Jul, 2007 i am lookin at gettin a hpi sprint gti are they a good racing car? Category: Beginners Posted: 22nd Aug, 2007 how fast would the hpi sprint gti go? Category: Beginners Posted: 22nd Aug, 2007 Is the tamiya peugeot 206 a good car to race with? Category: Beginners Posted: 13th Sep, 2007 I seem to have trouble with coloured crystals,and am thinking of changing to 40 meg. How do I know what frequency crystals other drivers are using ? Category: Beginners Posted: 21st Sep, 2007 How many min's are the heats / finals? depending on gearing, are the cells generally good for the full race distance? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Sep, 2007 Is there any preference between belt or shaft driven? does the belt reduce cell endurance? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Sep, 2007 Please advise how the handicap system works, surely the fastest competitor wins? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Sep, 2007 I am looking at buying a Tamiya TT-01, TL-01 or TB-02, what would be best at your club? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Sep, 2007 I am going to the far east & understand i can buy a Tamiya there cheaper than in UK, are they ok to race in UK & are they a different spec? Category: Beginners Posted: 26th Sep, 2007 Can you use Lipo at your club? Category: Beginners Posted: 28th Mar, 2008 hello ive just bought a gto 962k chassis with a mini body so can it race it is tamiya mo1 size also am i right in thinking there is still a 27t motor limit in place and does it have to have brushes. also it has foam tyres are these not legal? Category: Beginners Posted: 15th Aug, 2008 I have just bought a TT-01 chassis rc car. I have built it up with no modifications. I have never been to a race will I be able to race it at one of your meetings? Category: Beginners Posted: 15th Nov, 2008 What is the best way to glue my tyres on? Category: Hints & Tips Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 What is the best tyre and insert combination to run at your club for a novice racer? Category: Hints & Tips Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 My car seems to have much more play in the suspension than it used to. Which components do I need to replace to fix it? Category: Hints & Tips Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 What sort of motor should I run at DTCC indoor meetings? Category: Motors Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 I have a Tamiya with a Team Orion 27-turn stock motor. Do I need a digital speed controller? Category: Motors Posted: 26th Jan, 2003 how do i stop my comm from burning even when im using the right gearing for that motor? Category: Motors Posted: 15th Jul, 2004 What defines Stock and Modified? as im confused about this.? Category: Motors Posted: 31st Jan, 2006 Hi i am using a peak vantage 12x1 in a sd black what is a rough pinion and spur for a starting point.? Category: Motors Posted: 9th Jun, 2006 How to run in brushes with out any fancy gear can it be done, thanks? Category: Motors Posted: 15th Jul, 2006 whats the best gearing starting point with check point money 19t ,using snetterton track long and flowing thanks? Category: Motors Posted: 14th Sep, 2006 its says in q7 on the rules page "As from 7th July 2006 there will be a 27T motor limit, no motor under this limit will be allowed" call me thick but dosent that limit the cars speed somwhat? Category: Motors Posted: 2nd May, 2007 What motors are the racers using at dtcc? Category: Motors Posted: 24th Jun, 2007 is a brushless system still legal within the new dtcc rules? Category: Motors Posted: 11th Jul, 2007 Submit your own FAQ