The “Road interface” Update!
I’m having fun with these names I’ll stop if it’s too much
Huge thanks to @MoeStooge for a new bellypan! 
Might be the IKEA effect, but it looks siiiiiick. Excited to get a coat of paint/wrap/something onto it.
Measuring the flat bottom, It’s about an inch narrower then my old one and the sides are at a shallower angle. Haven’t ridden it yet, but can already tell it’s fixed the scraping issue. I can’t get anything to touch the ground even if I try.
Not only that, but we sized it so another two batteries could squeeze in there. Because why not.
16s, here I come.
YES, I know it's kinda stupid...
b/c it probably won’t fix my overheating issues(see post 49) which is likely being caused by iron losses.
I’ll also be pushing vesc ERPM limits (I calculate 178k, G300 max is 200k).
It’ll add even more weight to an already heavy raceboard.
so like, yeah
That acknowledged, I feel the need to explain myself;
A) I could use the additional energy capacity
B) It’s my understanding that going 16s won’t hurt anything, assuming an identical mechanical configuration?
C) two more batteries isn’t expensive (relatively speaking)
D) I see new motors in my future anyway
E) When has more lipo been a bad thing
F) [insert irrational rationalization #6]
It wouuuuld let me brag about my board being geared for 80mph, not that I’d ever want to go that fast…
Or I could throw 10T pinions on and have a 2+kN board. The possibilities are endless.
TIIIIREEESSSSS
BRPs arrived last week
Fess posted a picture better then any I’ve got at the moment.
I’m now running 4x BRP 45A wides. Makes the “normal” BRP tires look like BKBs in comparison.
Still unsure if I’m going to keep this config. I’m going to race with it for a few weeks, see if it feels stickier (or if I struggle to heat them up).
Also,
I’ve been thinking about this comment weekly for the past several months. But every time I do, either my board is dead or it’s the middle of the night (apartment complex + 4x open gear drives don’t mix well). Better late then never, I guess.
Board was upside down and pinned at full throttle for several seconds.
58 battery amps at 48.5V.
2.8kW in losses in freespin 