July 31, 2003
Well I finally finished my micro build and ran it for the first time late last night at our local track. Everything seemed to run well except for when I dove into the sweeper wide open and ended up having a front wheel slide off. I chose not to run aluminum wheels bolted right to the hubs because of the cost factor involved every time they need to be replaced. The stock HPI wheels tended to slide off during high speed turns because I was running them on the widest setting. Things worked out ok once I put the wheels on the narrowest setting which allowed for a much tighter fit.

I ended up running the micro with a 12 tooth pinion since there was going to be some more mods made in order to get a 10 or 11 tooth pinion to fit. The motor seemed a bit tall gearing wise so dropping down a tooth is definitely on my list of things to do. I ran the Team Orion mounted foams (hard compound) and they hooked up great on our large asphalt track (125' x 65'). I still need some fine tuning done on my micro in order to get it exactly the way I want it...

Ratzas Xtreme Unlimited Chassis
Ratzas Pro Rear Deck
Adjustable VCS Rear Shock
HPI Titanium Screw Kit
HPI Rear Ball Differential
HPI Front One-Way Differential
HPI Front Steel Universals
GH Aluminum 300 Motor Plate
GH Aluminum Steering Knuckles
GH Aluminum Front Shocks
Team Orion Premounted Foams
HPI Rubber Slicks

LRP Quantum Competition ESC
Futaba S-3101 Micro Servo
Kimbrough Futaba Mini Servo Saver
Novak XXL FM Receiver - Dyed Black
Pro-Match 1100 NI-MH Blasted Cells
Team Orion Platinum Battery Bars
Trinity R-Minus Battery Connectors
Team Orion Big Block
Airtronics M8 FM Radio
HPI Mercedes CLK 150mm Body
HPI Corvette 150mm Body
HPI Light Kit