Jader's Drifting

2009-10-22T20:31:00.002-04:00

Heres mt latest shell. I did it to cover up my new Xray T2. Enjoy...

Lime R35

2009-09-08T00:32:00.003-04:00

Heres my latest project. Been raining a lot lately so its been difficult to drift. So this is how I entertain myself.

Fiery Orange

2009-08-20T13:08:00.003-04:00

My latest shell and one of my best.

Drift Unit

2009-08-20T11:03:00.009-04:00

Here are pics of the team's paint scheme, along with some nice action shots. All the graphics are painted on, not stickers.

Been a while...

2009-08-20T09:54:00.003-04:00

Well I've been extremely busy with a lot of stuff. Mostly work. Actually all work. I havent had any time to post anything of what I have been doing but I have been doing stuff. Heres somethings off the top of my head. Round 3 happened, I got my LCG running how I like to have my cars, I got my Square up and running again, I got my BDM running better then before. Ive painted a few shells, and last but not least, I got a Cyclone TC setup for countersteer. The TC project will take about a month or so to get up because I cant be spending cash on hobbies like I used to. But I will be posting up the progress...

Yokomo MR4TC-LCG

2009-06-09T12:33:00.002-04:00

Well I haven't been abl e to do any tuning on the Yokomo lately cuz I've been pretty sick and on top of that its been raining everyday. Hopefully it wont rain tomorrow night and I feel better so I could do some more tuning on it. I drove it last Wednesday at Coral Springs and the car wasnt where I like it to be. Maybe it was because we were drifting over the parking lines or maybe because I couldnt drive one full lap before someone would crash into me. Regardless I will take it out soon and start the tuning phase.

Yokomo MR4TC-LCG

2009-06-03T08:31:00.009-04:00

Well I got the chassis Monday afternoon and I got to work on it as soon as I got home. The extra $100 I sent the seller for extra parts was well worth it. He sent me a lot of extra parts not only for the LCG but for the BDM as well. He even sent me another LCG top and lower deck unused. I started by putting the longer shock ends and the soft springs on and adjusting the angle of how the shocks go. Before I sold the SD I filled in a setup sheet so I can guide myself off if and have a starting point. What I did was use the exact same shock positions as the BDM because my BDM is running sweetly. After all that I had to put in my electronics. I put in my GTB 10.5 but I had a problem with that setup about 6 months back. The capacitor metal strip touched one of the motor cables while I hit the throttle. It melted the capacitor strip and I switched it. Besides that I once put in my lipo backwards so something in the speed controller was causing a lag. It got really bad lately so what I did was since Im not gonna be using my Square TA05 for the next comp, I stripped its electronics and put them in the LCG. I went outside for a test run and it ran very sweet. A couple of minutes into the run the motor locked up on me. I knew it wasnt the front ball bearing because I replaced it no more then 3 months ago. So I took apart the motor and it comes out to be the rear bearing. Only bad thing is that the rear bearing locked up and everything got so hot from the friction that the rotor inside the motor would not come out. Finally after about and hour of pulling and turning, I went outside my house at 3 in the morning with a hammer and small tip screwdriver. I placed the motor upside down on the floor with one hit the rotor popped out. I always have extra everything so I swapped bearings, put everything back together and did another test run at around 3:30 am last night. Ran very smooth and very nice.

Current setup:
Front - Camber at 1.5 degrees, Toe at 1 degree out, Front one way
Center - One way
Rear - Camber at 1.5 degrees, Toe at 3 degrees in, Open Ball Diff

The car is running very lose right now. Its the setup I wanted from the beginning for this chassis but since the square is out of commission and the BDM is gonna be the main chassis at RD 3, Im gonna have to tune it to my normal setup so it could be a backup if needed. All in all Im very pleased with the chassis. Here are some pics with the electronics.

Memorial Day Weekend 5/23-5/25

2009-05-26T00:55:00.005-04:00

Well this weekend kinda sucked for drifting in South Florida. I dont remember the last memorial day weekend when it didnt rain. Sucks ass. The only drifting I did was on Sunday night when I went to Coral Springs for a bit. I drove my Square which I hadnt brought out in a while. Actually after the LCG comes in this week Im gonna be on that chassis a lot. I want a specific setup on it and I wanna get it perfect. Real loose, real slow, real sideways. It was Ben, Patrick, Ernie and myself. Pretty good session but I got bored so I rode out. I guess I get bored at the track layout. The layout Patrick did was the one from the D1 Comp in Cali a few weeks ago. I also realized that 1:1 track layout are not good for RC. The track was tight as in there was only space for the car to flow through it. But the whole layout was one big sweeper with 2 switchbacks. This is the second time this happens to me on a 1:1 track layout. There just not good in my opinion for tandems. Another thing I keep doing is let people chase me. I know I shouldnt for competition purposes but for some reason I keep doing it. But this was the last time. No more chasing Jader on a track.

Yokomo MR4TC LCG

2009-05-23T01:54:00.011-04:00

After I did a deal today for my regular MR4TC-SD, which had a alot of hop ups, I was able to purchase a new addition to my drift family. Introducing: The LCG

Body Cleaner

2009-05-20T09:22:00.002-04:00

I have used this product many times to clean bodies and it works awesome for about 6 bucks per bottle.

I have tried laquer thinner before and I found that its so strong that it will leave white scuff marks on the body after you clean it and where ever you clean it. But I found a laquer thinner that will clean the body quicker then the body cleaner and will not leave those white scuff marks. I found it at Lowe's Home Improvement. The 1 gallon runs about 15 dollars and the small can is about 7 dollars. Ive had great results with this product.

Drift Unit Teaser

2009-05-19T10:39:00.001-04:00

This is a teaser of the first Drift Unit video thats in the works.

I Hit It Sideways Rd. 2

2009-05-19T00:43:00.000-04:00

This event was by far the best one I've done so far. Everything flowed very nicely with the help of a few. The judging was on point in every aspect. Very strict but there was no second guessing any battle. Thank you to HPI Racing & Hotbodies, Warricks Hobby Superstore, and all the drivers for making this one the best one yet. Congrats to all the winners.

for more pics Click Here

2009-05-19T00:37:00.000-04:00

Well I finally started the blog about pretty much anything I do that has to do with RC Drifting. Now lets get our post on.