RC vehicles
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i used to fool around with the rc stuff, mostly 1/8th scale gas -now i got a billion $ worth of junk in my attic--
it seems traxxas makes some good stuff with plenty of after market options-i even saw a nitrous kit on nos website- google "nitrous kits" and you will find it --almost makes me want to get into it again. people still cant believe what speeds you can get out of em --100mph can be achieved out of electric cars. kewl stuff!!
it seems traxxas makes some good stuff with plenty of after market options-i even saw a nitrous kit on nos website- google "nitrous kits" and you will find it --almost makes me want to get into it again. people still cant believe what speeds you can get out of em --100mph can be achieved out of electric cars. kewl stuff!!
Have a Revo (Blue) and an S-Maxx
I have a blast with them but the damn S-Maxx has a weak spot at the front bulkhead (keeps breaking)
As far as the Revo, awesome....
I have a blast with them but the damn S-Maxx has a weak spot at the front bulkhead (keeps breaking)
As far as the Revo, awesome....
Revo has the new 2.5R engine, much better than the other 2.5
Break in period for the engines is very important but very very very BOOOORING!
That looks cool! All my stuff is old, and electric. Old MRP GP-12 (circa 1979), a Kyosho Big Brute, and a MRP "outrageous" flat bottom drag boat. Also have a few planes....they just hang from the ceiling in my shop....got tired of crashing them!!
I'm gonna have to get a gas off-roader.
I'm gonna have to get a gas off-roader.
Love the charger....
wow....
Thank you. I loved the idea of a all black charger R/T. Once I had it all togehter I realized it looked like Vin Diesels R/T in "Fast and the Furious".
I used to race the 1/10 scale electrics on concrete tracks.. had alot of fun with the old man... it just got too expensive, time consuming, and complicated to have fun with anymore so we got out of that into dirt racing for a while but it just wasn't as fun... too much crashing into each other.. not enough racing.
used to run a trc pro10.. and the old man upgraded toward the end to a pro10 widetrack
I ran a 2wd Ultima II for dirt, and he had a 4wd.. Optima maybe?
I don't remember exactly....
the class I ran in was a stock class.. specific motors and restrictions etc.. top speed in the upper 30 for about the first 3:30 of the race.. and dropped into the low 30's for the last 30 seconds.
dirt cars.. I dunno.. probably low 30's for the whole race.
The class the old man was in was a 13t triple class or something and alot more weight reduction/mods allowed.. I believe they ran in the 50s.
carbon fiber frames, independant suspensions front/rear, camber, toe in, toe out adjustments... crazy.. I can remember sitting for hours with a seperate postage scale under each wheel getting the weight balance right... and balancing the wheel/tire with stick pins..
Raced once a week.. and spent the rest of the week getting about $600 worth of batteries properly charged to last the full 4 minutes at max power.. basically taking the whole damn car apart every week and cleaning bearings all the friggen time to keep them from causing any un-necessary friction..
crazy!
but fun.
used to run a trc pro10.. and the old man upgraded toward the end to a pro10 widetrack
I ran a 2wd Ultima II for dirt, and he had a 4wd.. Optima maybe?
I don't remember exactly....
the class I ran in was a stock class.. specific motors and restrictions etc.. top speed in the upper 30 for about the first 3:30 of the race.. and dropped into the low 30's for the last 30 seconds.
dirt cars.. I dunno.. probably low 30's for the whole race.
The class the old man was in was a 13t triple class or something and alot more weight reduction/mods allowed.. I believe they ran in the 50s.
carbon fiber frames, independant suspensions front/rear, camber, toe in, toe out adjustments... crazy.. I can remember sitting for hours with a seperate postage scale under each wheel getting the weight balance right... and balancing the wheel/tire with stick pins..
Raced once a week.. and spent the rest of the week getting about $600 worth of batteries properly charged to last the full 4 minutes at max power.. basically taking the whole damn car apart every week and cleaning bearings all the friggen time to keep them from causing any un-necessary friction..
crazy!
but fun.
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Bruiserman
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Dang I didn't realize there were so many RC car people on here.
I have a Tamiya TGR 1/8th scale, Brushless emaxx, a couple mini monster trucks, and a few old cars I plan on restoring.
I have a Tamiya TGR 1/8th scale, Brushless emaxx, a couple mini monster trucks, and a few old cars I plan on restoring.
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yea, raced 10th scale concrete for 6 years, even placed at the Nats at Whiperwill in Fla. Still have all my stuff, my cars are Associated 10L,s, and a hyperdrive for the rougher tracks. Lot,s of fun and VERY competetive.
Ive had quite a few, but nothing as fast as my Shumacher. It's made in England and has lots of carbon fiber and high quality bits. I've owned Ofnas and T-Maxxes but my all time favorite are the HPI Savage and The Shumacher Menace.
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