[Gordon Steadman]

One reason to stick to the standard Mabuchi is that they seem to hang on OK. I have yet to melt an end bell but I have blown a few armatures. I got some of Brad's magnets last year.

I'm not sure Bordo is really a power track anyway. Balance and grip seem more important to me. If you look at the video of the first heat at Bordo in January, you can see, although the car was quick in a straight line, its strength was rock solid grip and handling.

This particular 26D seems to have the ideal balance speed/torque wise and it has good brakes. Once the gear ratio is reduced a bit numerically, I reckon it should be fine.

Still not sure which car I will be using though. The black truck is the likely one and that has a Champion armature in it and is a bit lively. The chassis is the one I used last year and was going well before I ran into the scene of accident.

This year though, it's more about the concours in theory. When it comes to it though, I strongly suspect I will just choose the quickest car. Racing is the name of the game after all