TESTED!! Does Wheel Weight Matter in RC Drifting??

Shoutout to MedicBilly for getting me to go down this rabbit hole!!! :)

If you follow the channel, you know I am a fan of weight reduction in my rc drift cars. Typically, that looks at carbon fiber chassis and removing unnecessary weight through screws, etc.

BUT - MedicBilly started looking at the wheels themselves - and found that some wheels are noticeably lighter weight!

In this video, I take various wheels to see what the weight difference is and test them on my track to see if I can tell a difference.

Wheels used:
- DS Racing Feathery: https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Fds-racing-feathery-split-spoke-drift-rim-white-hi-gloss-2-6mm-offset-dsc-df-001%2Fp1451584%3Fv%3D1445219
- ReveD DP5: https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Freve-d-dp5-drift-wheel-white-2-rv-rw-dp5w6%2Fp1407538
- Yokomo racing performer: https://amzn.to/3NRLJoq
- MST Adjustable wheels: https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Fmst-sgd-lm-offset-changeable-wheel-set-4-mxs-832101gd%2Fp1009043
- DS Racing Adjustable wheels: https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Fds-racing-drift-element-6-spoke-drift-wheels-bronze-chrome-w-gold-rivets-2-dsc-de-222%2Fp1408161
- Aluminum wheels: https://amzn.to/42XdGzb

Video timeline:
0:00 Wheels
0:58 Weights
3:18 Testing
11:28 Results


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