Kyosho Optima Mid – Al Goes RC Racing

Mid Maintenance Corner

Posted on September 6, 2024September 6, 2024

Finally got around to fixing the rear drive issues on the Mid. Out go the Yeah Racing UJs, Replaced with Koswork UJs, which have a retaining cap over the drive pin, which seems much better. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/koswork-universal-drive-shaft-2-optima-series-1347828 Off come the kit Hexes, replaced…

Some Happy Snaps from the Weekend at Tivvy

Posted on May 20, 2024May 20, 2024

Me in my happy place, on the rostrum 🙂 Andy takes a tumble, I take a very wide line and give up a place to John Howe to stay out of trouble. But by the bottom of the hill, I want that…

COBRA Club/Vintage Day 21/01/2024

Posted on January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

I haven’t got around to writing up the last round of SWORD yet. Suffice it to say that I’d kind of lost my way with the b6.4d. I’d been playing around with some settings and confusing myself a bit. Not to mention,…

Results of the Mendip & Tiverton 2023 Summer Championship

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

Time to take a peek at what I spent my summer doing. First off, the 2wd Championship at my local track, Mendip. First off, Congrats to Keith Halsey. Seeing off stiff challenges from Dane, Gavin and Neal while spannering 3 or 4…

Maintenance Corner News! Optima Mid Re-Re ESC Mount

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

The only little niggle I had left to fix with the Optima Mid was how the modern brushless ESC was mounted in the Chassis. As you can see below, even when you cut out the top deck as the manual suggests, the…

Tiverton Summer Championship – 09/07/2023

Posted on July 9, 2023July 15, 2023

Kept putting the wrong tyres on all day. Really shit performance. I’d rather do it today than at the reigional. Balls. Picture is Taki Inoue, because I was as bad as he was today.

Maintenance Corner – 01/07/2023

Posted on July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Optima Mid Last time out at Mendip, I pulled the lower steering hub king pin screw out with a glance along the straight barrier. Again. Looks like this casting is a bit Dairylea. Yeah Racing do a CNC aluminium replacement. Nobody had…

Mendip Summer Championship RD4 – 17/06/2023

Posted on June 25, 2023June 25, 2023

New Computers, Running around like a silly bugger, and a good bit of racing in the finals, despite rubbish quali.

Tiverton Summer Championship RD 4 – 11/06/2023

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Busy, busy day. In the height of summer, RC meetings tend to be a bit less well attended. Either folk are on holiday, or they are going to the bigger events further afield that take advantage of the better weather. So running…

Maintenance Corner 08/06/2023

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

B6.4d The main whip came back from Mendip caked in a nasty coat of black fine dirt and sand 🙁 The box seems free and smooth still, so a full gearbox rebuild wasn’t needed, but the shocks and suspension needed some attention.…