yes, that's why the cup racer is come with different combination of poles in order to fit any M-body from 210-225mm !作者: pp1 時間: 2010-8-8 07:42
Hi, first post here.
Just got one today, not had time to put it together yet
will report back as soon as...作者: nel3838 時間: 2010-8-8 14:51
VMII and 211Go very good ahhh..... I think VMII has more following, maybe next investment for me.
But how about trying this out, if you have old Mini inferno . . .. lighter?
作者: pp1 時間: 2010-8-25 15:51
my 2 cent...
After playing around with the cup racer for last 2 weeks, I can confirm with Ching above
As standard it's good for fun, and having just finished a TA05 the quality of material and finish of hpi is way better than starstar.
First I know the 9T is way too fast for the car, manual recommend a 30T but you never know until you try. I've only tried the the can at Jordan valley, which by the way is amazing. I can't tell you much about the handling as this is my first 1/10M, and most thing is adjustable as standard, so you can set it to what you like understeer, oversteer and extreme oversteer like me But as with most M cars its turn in is sharp...may be too sharp for jordan valley...
Parts wise, I haven't had any problem finding replacement parts. I know there isn't much parts for the cup racer at KWS, but I use a HK online store and all replacement part I need is there. And if you've seen me at jordan valley, you will know from my crashes I needed many parts And as for upgrade parts...its very limited, unless you go to the US sites. Like many Ching said before, if you want a real racer go for a vmii or 211 whatever. But you are looking at paying double the price of the cup racer (kit to kit, no body), I got mind at KWS for $8XX without body. I couldn't bare seeing the 240z being destroy
There is only one problem I see wrong with the cup racer, that's the silliest thing I've seen in rc design...that's to mount everything on the top deck ??? Everything means Battery, servo, radio, and esc. And there is no way to mount it any other way, this makes the C of G so high it wants to roll over at every corner (note w/ a 9T motor). I've tried stepping down to a 13T but still roll roll roll, I have just put a 540 motor in today so we'll see.
In conclusion, my opinion is that this is a great car to start with if you never played rc car before or just starting to getting into track driving like me. It can teach you a lot about car setup, as most angle are adjustable as standard. There is also many bodies you can choose from, the kit give you a million different options for mounting body post as standard, also you can switch between 210mm and 225mm wheelbase to suit. Yes the M05 is cheaper, but since I haven't had a chance to play with a M05, I can't compare the two. (maybe some kind Ching is willing share) My cup racer has got me so fired up, I've just bought a T3 which has about a million more adjustment to play with.作者: 1524 時間: 2010-8-25 16:59
Thank you for your detail report. I think I will go for it after finishing my FF03.
Let's see at JV!
($8XX....I guess you brought from "eating congee")作者: pp1 時間: 2010-8-26 02:18
haha, yes I only eat congee
Also I found a good forum for cup racer, might be useful. http://www.rctech.net/forum/elec ... -hpi-cup-racer.html作者: fatchickterian 時間: 2010-8-31 09:18
Hi there, it's nice to see a cup racer's supporter after all the negative comments about the chassis.
Well, I'm one of the cup racer's owner too, I loved it from opening the box till finish building it, and till now (after running it for the 4th times). I agreed to this CHing about the quality of the material!
I'm running mine with Novak GTB ESC & 13.5T SS motor, still using standard spur and pinion, and I'm very happy with the performance during corners, however it's a little not fast enough on straight road (I think).
Yeah, I'm aware of the body rolling issue as well, but I think it would be improved by changing over with a set of hard springs or possibly changing the shock oil, the standard ones are too soft.
Anyway, I think you've may a good chose of buying the cup racer but not M05, it would be very hard to control for a beginner, as being a FF chassis. I alway bit my friend's M05 Pro in the corners, ha ha.作者: spider5566 時間: 2010-9-4 14:33
这车车的骨架不错 用料很足 OP件补品不多 用来HIGH !just for fun!!作者: yakuza 時間: 2010-9-5 13:11
Hi there, it's nice to see a cup racer's supporter after all the negative comments about the chassis ...
fatchickterian 發表於 2010-8-31 09:18
Lets think about the M05 with crappy tires and ESC has not setup correct, but you only can bit it at the corners, thats mean you HPI is a piece of shlt or you have shltty driving skill.....Hahaha..作者: fatchickterian 時間: 2010-9-6 09:34 回復 25#yakuza
Oh, Sorry about offending all the M-05's driver! Ha ha!!作者: gavl 時間: 2010-10-27 02:38
我都啱啱買左cup racer玩下,希望唔好太差。