Kyosho MiniZ Can the MR03 Drift

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Since I hang out on Mini-Z related facebook groups all the time, I've noticed a few very frequently asked questions. With rear wheel drive drifting becoming so popular, people naturally wonder if Kyosho's MR-03 can drift. Let's try it out today. • Here we have a stock MR-03. To help it drift, I added DS Racing's LF-4 drift tires and a MZW431 gyro, with sensitivity turned all the way up. • Here's my attempt to drift this chassis. Please note I've had quite a bit of practice in RWD drifting with a GLD chassis. I'm putting in my best effort. • The MR-03 is not drifting much at all, spinning out easily. And there are good reasons for this. • (1) MR-03 lacks the unusually steep steering angle necessary to counter steer most RWD drifts. This means a steering rack specifically designed for drifting. • (2) RWD drifting also requires a fast and accurate gyro. MZW431 is good at keeping a car drive straight on a loose surface but it's likely not spec'd for drifting. • (3) The stock MR-03 has an open rear diff and that makes the tail swing less predictable. I could have locked the gear diff with glue or putty. • MR-03 is a good track racer but unfortunately it's not capable of drifting. Mini-Z's only drift options are the MA-020 and MA-030, but they are AWD and AWD drifting follows different principles and drives differently. • Today, the best chassis for micro scale RWD drifting are the likes of DriftArt2, GLD, DRZv2, XRX, BMR-X, etc. Perhaps one day Kyosho will produce a RWD drifter too. • Okay, this is a GLD and the kind of steering angle required to RWD drift. At full lock, it almost forms a 90 degree angle. • Paired with it is the AFRC v3 gyro. It's extremely sensitive and precise. MR-03 lacks both of these important ingredients, and hence cannot drift in practice. • Since I couldn't find a lot of footage of MR-03 attempting to drift, I will leave the rest of the footage here. • This is Sammy and thanks for watching! • Sappheiros - Embrace is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) • / sappheiros • Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/embrace-song

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