Roaming through the pits we had a chance to sit down and talk to Ron Schuur, team manager of HOBBYWING. It was interesting to discuss the testing and tuning Ron had come up with for his team drivers here this weekend at the JConcepts Winter Indoor Nationals. Not only are the team drivers being taken care of but Ron has turned some heads with customer support helping drivers tune their vehicles trackside.
Working closely with stock drivers they have had success here this weekend in the stadium truck and short course classes. Mutilple drivers, have had success in both classes today utilizing the HOBBYWING XERUN V3.1 control system. According to Ron, the the biggest change they made, involved making changes to the throttle profile which helps control the drive out of the turn putting down the power vs excess wheel spin. Believe it or not, the power, even in stock has to be controlled and the V3.1 has extremely flexible software which enables the drivers to make those fine adjustments. Even though the speedo control itself has been been on the market for a few racing seasons, it’s the most recent software available, according to Ron, that has turned the speed control into a favorite.
Speed control settings that are being used this weekend in the stock and modified classes…
Stock Settings –
Fwd/Brk
LVC – Disabled
ESC Overheat – Disabled
motor heat – Disabled
PR Sw point – 70
1st punch rate – 27
2nd punch rate – 30
Th Curve – Linear
Neutral Range – 6%
Drag Brake – 0
Brake Strength – 62.5%
Initial Brake – =Drag Brake
Brk SW Point – 80%
1st Brk Rate – 8
2nd Brk Rate – 18
Brake Curve – Linear
No Timing Function used
Modified settings –
Fwd/Brk
LVC – auto voltage cutoff
ESC Overheat – disabled
motor heat – disabled
PR Sw point – 50%
1st punch rate – 5
2nd punch rate – 5
Th Curve – Linear
Neutral Range – 6%
Drag Brake – 8%
Brake Strength – 75%
Initial Brake – =Drag Brake
Brk SW Point – 50%
1st Brk Rate – 15
2nd Brk Rate – 15
Brake Curve – Linear
No Timing Function used