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10-27-2008, 06:42 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary Canada
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| Can the Berg be beat by a Shafty ?
Hey guys ,I have a question here , I want to know if anyone is driving a shafty and consistently beating a Berg based rig . I have a pretty good 2.2 course setup in my garage that we comp on all the time . We have a mix of mostly AX-10 based rigs ,I for example run a GC-2 on AX-10 axles . I usually do pretty good with my rig but latley we have had a couple of Bergs on course and the one in particular has a very good driver and a very capable Bergs on Slingshot setup. So Can he be beat with the right shafty setup or do I have to build a Berg ? |
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10-27-2008, 06:47 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Marcos
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My series finals is this sat. I've been running a Berg and will be running a shafty at finals. I will probably beat the bergs. I will let you now.
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10-27-2008, 06:48 PM | #3 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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10-27-2008, 06:51 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Marcos
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x2, I'm with you
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10-27-2008, 06:58 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
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At the end of the day a great drive can make a bad truck look good and a terrible drive and make a great truck look bad. It's pretty much down to the driver.
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10-27-2008, 07:01 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, TN
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Imo its all about the driver knowing here rig, like said before a great shafty driver will beat a good burg driver and visa versa, its all about knowing your rig and what it can and cant do, change the course up alittle and see what happens? |
10-27-2008, 07:02 PM | #7 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: China Grove, NC
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There were two shafties in the 2008 Top five 2.2s (one TLT and one AX10), they had to beat plenty of Bergs to get there. I like my Berg, but having a Berg does not mean you will win against a shafty, its still the better driver that wins. |
10-27-2008, 07:02 PM | #8 |
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10-27-2008, 07:03 PM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BV
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Here's the results from yesterday's colorado comp 1) Rubbaneck (axial) 2) Almighty Malachi (axial) 3) Jason (berg) 4) Slowrockr (berg) 5) Rathgar (berg) The rig used is from memory, don't take that as absolute fact, but I'm dead sure about the top 3. As stated above, a great driver with a shafty will always beat a good driver with a MOA. As a side note, this comp site favored the losi tires over the panthers too, Rubba took top honors in all three classes on losi tires. Last edited by chrisjlittle; 10-27-2008 at 07:15 PM. |
10-27-2008, 07:06 PM | #10 | |
MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Any given Sunday anything can happen, shafties are not going anywhere. | |
10-27-2008, 07:08 PM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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Shafty will beat a berg anyday if you put gates on a course. I beat a berg driven by a great driver quite a bit with my shafty. The berg is a great rig but once you put it on a course with 16 inch wide gates and tight turns its done.
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10-27-2008, 07:12 PM | #12 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BV
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| My berg sits at 10.25" wide with tires, which is narrower than many local axials, so if you're talking about width, I think you may be getting your information from the wrong source I'm also quite happy with the steering angle. It really does come down to the driver IMHO.
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10-27-2008, 07:14 PM | #13 |
no talent hack Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redwood City
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10-27-2008, 07:16 PM | #14 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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My axial has a 10 in. track width and turns 42 degrees with axial cvds. I know the berg does not turn that sharp. | |
10-27-2008, 07:25 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: south jersey
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its all about the driving , i think bergs helped me drive better, but great a great driver can drive anything, our points leader runs a shafty and he kills it
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10-27-2008, 07:56 PM | #16 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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For me personally, the berg has made me a better driver for one simple fact...I can't break it. This has given me the opportunity to drive harder and more aggressively than I ever could with a shafty. And another reason for owning one...Over the past 4 years, the cost of ownership for my berg has been the least expensive rig for me to own (cause I can't break it). So, just like everyone else already said, it comes down to the driver. But having a Berg doesn't really hurt you. | |
10-27-2008, 08:05 PM | #17 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest
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ORCRC comp yesterday. 1. H3RESQ (Axial) 2. Grover (Berg) 3. RBGerrish (custom worm drive...you all have seen them) 4. Miniwheeler (TLT) 5. War Pig (TLT) There was at least one other set of Bergs there, but I think driving wins most times..... |
10-27-2008, 08:41 PM | #18 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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10-27-2008, 09:08 PM | #19 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: BFE, NV
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Driver and set-ups being equal I put my $ on the Berg. I drive neither...
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10-27-2008, 09:09 PM | #20 |
Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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My Berg works better than any other rig I've ever had(and I've built more than I can remember). I can keep up with my shafty's, but I have to drive harder to do it, and then there are just some things the Berg will do that my shafty's just will not do, no matter how hard I try. The lack of torquetwist, the perfect amount of stall, the super-low CG(more so on mine because I don't raise my motors up in the air like most, I actually lowered the front motor down) all contribute to the fact that my Berg is more capable than any of my shafty's.......so far. I drive my shafty's all the time, and my practice truck doesn't even have dig, to force me to drive harder. But on any given comp day, it's who drives better, harder, cleaner, etc, who is going to win, regardless of what kind of truck they drive. Another thing to remember is not all shafty's are created equal, and not all bergs are created equal, chassis, link setup, shock setup, tires, weight........there are so many factors that come into play. And shafty's definitely aren't going anywhere. Last edited by Tanis; 10-27-2008 at 10:02 PM. Reason: merged |
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