Congratulation Darin !

[properchopper]

This just in : Darin Jordan set a new NAMBA P-Mono 2-lap 1/3 mile oval time at Lake Waughop in Lakewood Washington. 28.50 sec's ; smokin !! FWIW, as opposed to the chaos of heat racewater, 2-lap demands a loose & fast setup coupled with enormous precision driving to hug the bouys to beat the clock. Way to go, Darin !

[Apples1]

what was he running with??

[Ub Hauled]

You go big "D"!!!

[Steven Vaccaro]

Great job!

[Diegoboy]

Congratulations Darin!

[Darin Jordan]

Thanks guys...

I was running my 32" WildThing Mono, 1521 1.5D, Hydro 240, 4S2P Elite 4500s, and a tweaked and tuned Octura X452/3 prop...

Boat gets a little squirly when the water gets choppy, but it was almost glass and I was able to leave it pinned to the wood for almost the entire two laps. Had three out of the 4 perfect corners that attempt as well... ALMOST lost the boat when it came out of the water entering turn 3 of the last lap, but saved it and got right back into it and a 28.50 was the result... so I KNOW there is more there... Just have to get the hull a tad more stable through the wakes...

Definately a fun day that I'd like to repeat again soon! If you guys ever get the chance to do it, DO IT! It definately puts our driving and tuning skills to the test.

[AndyKunz]

Not bad for a newb, Darrin



Andy

[Darin Jordan]

Not bad for a newb, Darrin



Andy

[Flying Scotsman]

Congratulations Darin. What were the temperatures after the run ?

Douggie

[Darin Jordan]

Congratulations Darin. What were the temperatures after the run ?

Douggie

I haven't had the motor in this setup get over 115-degrees, but keep in mind that it has an OSE water jacket on it so that really helps keep the heat down... I take the temps shooting into the endbells, however, and I've still never measured a temp over 115...

The ESC gets kind of warm currently... around 136 or so... but that's mostly in heat racing and mostely because I don't have the boat dialed for race water as good as it should be... and I end up varying the throttle position a lot... rarely running just wide open... unless I'm playing catch up...

Batteries come in around 120 or so...

[Flying Scotsman]

Thanks Darin. Also your prop choice is interesting...3 blade...does this get the Neu motor to sing?

Douggie

[Darin Jordan]

Thanks Darin. Also your prop choice is interesting...3 blade...does this get the Neu motor to sing?

Douggie

Douggie... The prop seems to work really well for me... I'm not sure how much of this translates to other hulls... Keep in mind that this WildThing weighs about 9 1/2lbs in RTR trim, and has a considerably different geometry than a Storm or Delta Force hull...

Here is a picture of the prop... The one on the Left (X452/3) is the one I used... The X447 is one I use sometimes on shorter course or when the water conditions are bad...

[Flying Scotsman]

Sorry for hogging this thread, but Darin the weight issue intrigues me. Are we now better off running gas boats with their heavier hull design and utilise the new found power of BL motors and LI-PO batteries?
If yes, unfortunately most gas boats have a longer hull design and are costly to power with a FE design, but costs are comming down. I still think a well designed gas/nitro motor must be more expensive to manufacture than a comporable electric motor, taking away the equation of how many you manufacture.

Douggie

Douggie

[Darin Jordan]

Sorry for hogging this thread, but Darin the weight issue intrigues me. Are we now better off running gas boats with their heavier hull design and utilise the new found power of BL motors and LI-PO batteries?

Douggie... I'm not sure I'm an authority on this, but from my perspective, the weight doesn't hurt a thing... Having a hull that is "aired out" doesn't always translate to fast lap times or good handling... I think you need to keep some of it in the water to make it work... especially with boats that have this much power and a limited hull size...

[Fluid]

Are we now better off running gas boats with their heavier hull design and utilise the new found power of BL motors and LI-PO batteries?

IMO yes, particularly for top end setups. At the SAWs several racers, me included, added weight to their boats to keep them trimed and on the water. You have to balance lift with weight, and there is litttle that can be legally done to a mono to change the hull's lifting characteristics. So, you have to add weight to balance the lift at higher speeds. I had to add over a pound of lead to my Titan40 to keep it on the water in oval trim. Far better to put the weight into strength, than to add 'functionless' lead. I doubt I will ever run anything other than a full "nitro" layup 'glass hull in the future for my performance boats.

This also translates to lower power setups. The SV27 runs far better with ~8 ounces of lead under the motor, especially with LiPos and/or a bigger prop.



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