RE-Xtreme DRB-REW Ninja Configuration #002 - pre test


 RE-Xtreme DRB-REW Ninja config is basically the ALL black setup.



REW Ninja Spec is a straight swap from my previous counter-steer Mid Engine - DRB into the prototype chassis.


I was certain that I would need a little more steering angle from my current setup, so the front knuckles will be replaced. but for now it's only 'just' capable on our super polished concrete surface but carpet is fine. 


The remainder of the chassis has a few changes. Rear BD-7 Ball Diff and some gearing changes will result in a high level. new rear springs also on the way.


Distribution is just where I want it.


 I have a few minor chances underneath. the omission of a few hole and inclusion of a few more. mainly for the Servo and battery mounts.


The new design battery mount will include the facility for the Yokomo Lipo holders


So tomorrow... more testing...

Halloween Jokers


High Speed, High intensity.. no... just Fun.



It's been almost 4 years since I built this FC3s https://vimeo.com/40145729 but it felt like just yesterday.


Borrowing a set of driver's hands for the shoot. I'm glad I still have this body. 


But underneath... that's a different story.


Because the RWD machines have taken hold. This is my Drift Package Drift Master.


 Lined up beside a body I sold a while back, It was awesome to have a FC vs FD battle. Flat out D1 Style.


 FXX-D S Still pumping out lap after lap.


Pandora + HPI + ABC + Yokomo + Custom merged body.


Many hours in paint and mask went into the Yokomo Street Spec FC. 


May thy battle be close and fun.

RE-Xtreme DRB-REW Ninja Configuration #002


Welcome to the dark side...



I only just bolted this together and had to share...


All Black Anodized Aluminium DRB+ Full Overdose Upgrades.


 GRK Slide rack on steering duty. 4 front end configurations are available. DP wiper mounts, GRK Rack mounts, DRb mounts and DRb reverse mounts.


Another capability of the DRB-REW in use here is the Dp Type C support front and rear brace setup. It means you can run the Wrap up type upper A-arm mounts or OD mounts. Replaces the previous V2 premium upper mounts in the previous config..  


Centre mount servo and a whole bunch of custom parts for your style of setup.

Once I test the 4 configurations and make some changes. Limited production run will commence.

Sexy Style


Pink Weld Overdose Cresta... + Bianca = Sexy


D-Like S15 + FR-D = Sexy




Always new stuff happening at GCRC


Pink/Red Overdose JZX100 ready for attack


Hard to capture the colour at night. 


Likewise when in motion... Capturing the image when the lights are in your face is tough.


But Aryn's Sliders are both the sexy beasts.

RE-Xtreme DRB Ninja Spec REW


In pieces yet again.




Looks like a pile of junk...


But it will soon be back together. 


Looks like a wrecker's yard for now.

Yokomo Custom Chop Shop


The long road to RWD development and a bit of CS on the side.



At the moment, I feel I can say that I've tried a lot in the RC drift scene. At times you lose motivation and search for new directions. RWD has been one. Running on different surfaces is always fun too.


Has it come full circle? The plastic Drift package with a few mods proves the point that you can still have cheap fun. I remember my first RWD chassis was gyro less and was a good starting point. But it soon evolved in the search for THE setting. Trying all sorts of combos before embracing the electronic steering rack. aka Gyro.

I still have 2 Drift package chassis. There is simply soo much development in these things they can't be ignored in the drift scene.

The RWD Drift Master version of the drift package has been a benchmark for me. Capable but still not absolutely perfect. But it too has been a development chassis and still is.


I've been through about 10x 4wd chassis, from super high Counter Steer Ratios, Low counter Fast chassis, Slow Chassis, Flickable, Stable, whatever. Each has had it's own style while still evolving through the available parts catalog.


But what happens when the parts catalog doesn't have what you want.
 

You have to build. these days we have the means to do most things we want. 3d printers and 5-axis machine tools. but as hobbyists, we can rarely afford the cost of setup for small production. So I though a lot about what might be possible with evolution and not outright replacement. As I have a heavy investment in Yokomo machines, I couldn't really justify replacing them all.

So evolution is the key. Rear-drive Evolution Weight-shift.

I am so far very very pleased with result of the DRB-REW prototype. I had so much fun driving it, I forget that I'm supposed to be testing stuff. 

Small companies, like Guild n One, TN Racing, Overdose, RC-926 and others inspire and all play their role in creating something special. 
 

 So while I am only making the chassis plates, every resulting chassis will be very bespoke as hobbyists like ourselves use their current pride and joy chassis and evolve it into something else.


While the original machine is hardly recognizable to a stranger, we still can take pride in opening that original box and knowing that we have evolved the chassis into something bespoke.

The builder of this black machine was the one who got me thinking more about chassis evolution. It was a MUST HAVE purchase that encapsulated so many of the ideas that I already wanted to evolve into my own DRBs.


To say I was inspired is an understatement. it totally changed the way I thought about tuning. So I've taken this concept and evolved again with many more modern influences while keeping true to Yokomo's image.

So the next time you see this black Ninja... it will have evolved again into my REW prototype config.

Is it still Yokomo? Well 30% maybe.

RE-Xtreme RC Drift Bible - Drift Lines


Let's look at the Good and Bad and why now in Formula D at least, the bad somehow has become acceptable.



Whether in-clip or out clip. This is the perfect position. 


the fronts of the cars and rears of the cars are in line as they travel around a corner. This is Line Emulation.


So whats wrong with this? Everyone does it in Formula D. Well these days there is soo much smoke, If you sit behind the following driver can't see.

Smoke is killing top level drifting. 2015 Texas and Irwindale is a good example. we saw so many cars trying to do it right, then get it so wrong when they can't see trapped in the smoke line.

In fact the winner was so far off line, but somehow it as accepted.


 So this is not emulating the line. the driver up front has tried super hard to get the rear of the car onto the wall. or out clip. The following car has an easy run and will NEVER crash on the out clip. This is why this position is bad. No matter what the front car does, the following car can't make a mistake.


It's kind of a rule that should "go for the door and no more". but as you can see here. You'd be right in the rear wheel smoke zone for an 800hp car.

So what do you do... in RC. there is no smoke. So please go for the door and no more.


Because in a train... look what happens when you dont.


Yellow car pulls up...


Following white car will find a big gap...


And now the yellow car is G.O.N.E gone. Totally out of position and will most likely be forced wide. and the white car is totally ready to slot into the right spot.


I don't know what the answer is in Real Drift. But I hate watching cars off line and winning competitions.

In RC. There is No Excuse. Get it right.