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There are a couple motor options out there that many may not have thought of. I have a couple E-Flite Helicopter motors, but they are not the ultra small rotor motors, more of the main rotor motor, they are slightly smaller around then a GO!/RS motor but a little longer, proportioned like the D-slot motor, just smaller I am seriosly considering one of these for my proxy entry even though I have never run one before (all the chips on the table!
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Another option many may not have considered is HO and N gauge train motors. Some of these are the same motors we already use, BUT there are some other High end motors from Japan, I have bought a few, but I have not had a chance to try'em out yet. There are even Brushless Model train motors, but they cost more by themselve then one D-slot car! Many might think these motors too slow and it's been a couple year since I researched them, but many turn pretty quick, the main reason some may think they are slow is because many times trains use worm gears with tons of gear reduction. The motor itself is actually turning pretty fast! One additional attraction to some of the small train motors is that some of them are already set up for shaft drive. so theoretically you could position the motor in front of the cockpit of an open car and the shaft could turn the rear mounted gear!
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I have not had time to test these, I may not have time to finish my car(s) before the race date, but maybe you guys can chew on that for me!?
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Another option many may not have considered is HO and N gauge train motors. Some of these are the same motors we already use, BUT there are some other High end motors from Japan, I have bought a few, but I have not had a chance to try'em out yet. There are even Brushless Model train motors, but they cost more by themselve then one D-slot car! Many might think these motors too slow and it's been a couple year since I researched them, but many turn pretty quick, the main reason some may think they are slow is because many times trains use worm gears with tons of gear reduction. The motor itself is actually turning pretty fast! One additional attraction to some of the small train motors is that some of them are already set up for shaft drive. so theoretically you could position the motor in front of the cockpit of an open car and the shaft could turn the rear mounted gear!
I have not had time to test these, I may not have time to finish my car(s) before the race date, but maybe you guys can chew on that for me!?
