return to racing

Hello again,

Welcome back to my blog. I've not made any posts recently due to working away and not racing very much. Whilst away, I did manage to race a few times at a club near to where I was working. There, I was disadvantaged by using a 17.5t motor against the club spec of 13.5t, most running boost, on a track with a longer straight and sweeper than at my usual club, where I can just about get away with the slower motor.

The car coped better on this particular track (above and below) as there wasn't a long straight and sweeper, and the switchbacks  were handled very well.

I have to say, the Spec R car coped admirably, holding its own in the tighter infield sctions, only being out paced on the longer straight. The set up on the car allowed it to be driven quite tight into corners, enabling defensive driving against quicker cars. I find the car to be quite responsive and quick to change direction which was demonstrated in the tighter infield track sections.

On another blog post you will see the new Spec R R2 car which has a number of improvements on the previous car.

New Spec R R2 - new release

Spec R have anounced the release of the long awaited Spec R R2 car. This is the updated version of the R1 and follows the release of the S2 late last year. The main features of the car are as follows:-

- High strength and high precision anodized alloy parts for added durability and style 
- Ultra narrow chassis design with USA high quality Carbon Graphite 2.25mm main chassis 
- 2.0mm USA high quality upper deck and 3.0mm shock towers.
- Slimmer transmission/motor mount components and design for improved handling and smoothness
- Dual bellcrank steering for precise cornering performance
- Front/Rear Suspension Arm mounts are adjustable for a variety of fine tunings for different track conditions
- Lightweight and super smooth rear HD gear differential is included
- Enhanced acceleration from the use of lightest transmission components
- Front/Rear Suspension system with carbon reinforced plastic parts
- Improved material and stronger plastic parts(with carbon)
- Lightweight and anodized alloy turnbuckles and ball studs
- All new big bore oil shocks for best performance
- Balanced chassis design
- Internal gear reatio 1:1.9

Also of note are that the motor mount and bulkheads are no longer red ! 

Car became available on January 2nd 2015. See link below :-

link to Spec R R2