eBay Germany Worlds Car beater

[Mr. ED]

That MKIII looks slammed even deeper. I wonder if this was what inspired him
Thanks for the pics. I guess we need to pesture Michael for his little secrets next.

[Minicooper 35]

Jay, I have to do a quick search on my maschine but I think that's it in terms of pics I am afraid. Maybe Michael has some more.

Ed, that MkIII body is selfmade. Maybe that's why it looks even more siebenelch-ed.

[Minicooper 35]

Found two more but that's it now ...

MkI.5 I think ...

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MkII again

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[Mr. ED]

So ehh, what's the story actually? I never heardof vitec before

[Minicooper 35]

Michael got bored when he was a young bloke so instead of hanging around with girls, drinking beer or designing an A-Bomb he build and raced his own brand of cars called the Vitec (based on the ideas of the Stealth cars). He nearly managed to do a deal with the German Team Associated distributor (Christian Keil) at that time to mass produce Vitec cars but Associated was not very pleased so it never happened.

That's the whole story.

[Mr. ED]

ouch, I'm surprised he didn't become a losi harcore guy after such a turndown.
How did the vitec cars do in competition?

[Minicooper 35]

Quite well IIRC. The early car was in the A-Final at the nationals in its first year (which was an acheivement at that time with 120+ drivers attending at a national) and with the MkIII based on the B2/Yokomo they managed to enter the C-Final at the 2002 Worlds in South Africa.

[Asso_man!]

more here http://mitglied.lycos.de/siebenelch/photoalbum.html

I have been aware of the car for a few years, really cool ideas and very very nice engineering, kudoz to Michael Vollmer

[Dr. Robotnik]

The man is a legend!

[Minicooper 35]

The man is a legend!

Well, a legend ...



Sorry Vollmi!

[siebenelch]

What is going on here?!

To make one point clear, I did hang around with girls, drunk beer, smoked cigarettes AND made some prototypes! Maybe I did spend a little more time in my workshop, than other boys

Hey, that´s not the siebenelch-thread! Please go on with Sebatians fantastic RC10-build!

Thanks!

Michael

[Mr. ED]

What is going on here?!

Hey, that´s not the siebenelch-thread! Please go on with Sebatians fantastic RC10-build!

Thanks!

Michael

We 'll leave his thread unharmed further if you promisse to put up a vitec and dingo thread with your personal pics

[JK Racing]

We 'll leave his thread unharmed further if you promisse to put up a vitec and dingo thread with your personal pics

+1

[Dr. Robotnik]

We 'll leave his thread unharmed further if you promisse to put up a vitec and dingo thread with your personal pics

Quoted for truth!

[Minicooper 35]

Hi guys.

To be honest I haven't done anything on the car during the last weeks due to lack of time. But with only two weeks left before we have a club race here I need to get the last bits & pieces together.

Since it is a non sanctioned race I thought of going LiPo and Brushless (6.5T maybe). You think the Stealth tranny and the stock driveshafts will handle that torture since it will be an indoor race on carpet?
The other option would be running five or six cell NiMH's with maybe a 10 to 13T brushed setup. Since I just got an Orion LiPo for review I think I will use that and just have to find a motor setup that will not harm the drivetrain ...