R/C racing

[KS63]

What an ironic thread as I just got back into 1:10 scale R/C buggies. Almost done with my first kit and it's too nice to run. Probably going to step up the program and go 1/8 scale electric. I have no clue as to what I'm doing, but I guess that makes it exciting? LOL. I would be up for checking out an indoor off-road race near Aurora. I'd like to know what kind of kits and equipment they run. Who's down for doing this?

[Colorado_Outback]

And then there is this thing..

[speedysst]

Ive been racing on road since around 1999 but off road isn't nearly as expensive. Try RCTech.net forums. There's a whole section for Colorado racing including venues, race dates, etc. Seriously though, its is very difficult to break a Traxxas Slash and Ive tried. Ive upgraded a few things but that was stuff that needed replacement anyway. Keep in mind that water-resistant does NOT mean water proof and fine sand makes its way into suspension pieces! Trust me on this.

[BPTactical]

This guy should be able to give you some solid info: RCCrawler

[RCCrawler]

This guy should be able to give you some solid info: RCCrawler

Haha, yea I've been into RC stuff for 30 years. As the name implies my main area of interest is RCCrawlers, in addition to owning rccrawler.com I also own rcshortcourse.com and rclargescale.com.

Sounds like what you might be interested in most is a shortcourse truck. Traxxas are known for being tough rtr's that are easy to get going and very durable, they are not as tunable, therefore they are not widely used in the racing world. If you want an rc to go out and beat on with your friends, hit big jumps and have a good time Traxxas is a good choice, if you want to go out and be competitive racing you'll want to look at other options. When I was racing regularly at MHOR I was using an HPI Blitz, it is kind of the happy medium of the toughness of the traxxas, and the tune ability of the more race inspired rigs like Losi, ect.

I've got a brand new in the box Losi xxx-sct truck that is RTR, never been opened I might be interested in selling. http://www.losi.com/Products/Default...rodID=LOSB0108 I'm pretty sure I have a brushless system that could drop into it as well.

As far as crawlers you cannot go wrong with anything Axial sells, they are a blast. The SCX-10 platform is great if you're into the smaller more scale looking rigs, and the Wraith and Yeti are awesome choices if you like to go a little faster. I have hosted crawling competitions all over the country, and started and ran the Colorado series for years. Crawling is where my heart is, it's a ton of fun to just go out on a trail with your buddies and have a good time.

Here is a pic of my son and a couple trucks I built for us at a competition we went to in October in Oklahoma. These are SCX-10 based trucks.


Here is one shelf in my RC Area of the basement. I may have a small problem...

[RCCrawler]

PS: Word of advice, no matter how temping it may be, stay away from nitro at all costs. Now days with brushless power and lipo batteries they can't use the excuse that nitro is faster anymore. Nitro is frustrating, you end up spending half of your time tuning on the thing, cleaning up the greasy mess, ect. Just not worth it at all.

[two shoes]

I loved me some racing in the late 80's and early 90's. I started off with a Tamiya Blackfoot, then a JRX10, the RC10, RC10T... then got out of it... I still have some parts and enough to put together a car and truck... I'd have to relearn the motors and batteries, but I LOVED offroad. Hell, even tried some sprint car dirt oval.

[Snowman78]

I have have been into RC for about 12 years now and Brushless with lipo is the Shit!!

[KS63]

Any of you guys know much about 1/8 electric buggy Kits? Don't really like the RTR stuff as I enjoy building things. Need some opinions on Kits like the Team Associated R8.2E Factory Team, Tekno EB48.2 and Xray XB8E Luxury. Thanks

[Mazin]

PS: Word of advice, no matter how temping it may be, stay away from nitro at all costs. Now days with brushless power and lipo batteries they can't use the excuse that nitro is faster anymore. Nitro is frustrating, you end up spending half of your time tuning on the thing, cleaning up the greasy mess, ect. Just not worth it at all.

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This is good advice. I still have to run nitro on some of my older planes because the size and I'm to poor to convert to electric. I remember the mess I use to have when I had the HPI nitro cars, they constantly gathered up more dirt and crap then any of my electric Trucks. Lipos are nothing to shrug at power wise. I would suggest studying up on Lipos and learning all the lingo and handling instructions because you don't want to keep spending the money to keep replacing battery's. Also be careful as Lipos can go boom if not properly charged and handled. I have had a Triton2 EQ ever since it came out 4+ years ago and it's a great charger and easy to work with.