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05-12-2009, 06:38 AM

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syndr0me

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Hopefully some new kits are available before IIC!

05-12-2009, 06:46 AM

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I HAVE

I HAVE

I HAVE

just bought a TRF416 World Edition

any thips and advice on building this wonderfull kit would be much appreciated

then i'm going to sell old faithfull (TRF415MSXX )

05-12-2009, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by B18C Turbo

is that track in Australia? why can't we have tracks liek that here in the US? I know the tamiya circuit looks similiar but of course it has to be in Cali

The track is in Sydney, Australia. Funny you say that you wish you had that track in the US, we keep saying we wish we had your tracks here.

05-12-2009, 10:34 AM

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The grass is always greener on the other side

05-12-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sidecarphil1

I HAVE

I HAVE

I HAVE

just bought a TRF416 World Edition

any thips and advice on building this wonderfull kit would be much appreciated

then i'm going to sell old faithfull (TRF415MSXX )

The instructions are awesome and the kit goes together easy, no real issues to look out for...

05-12-2009, 10:43 AM

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Randy-You coming to Reedy? Didn't see your name on the list...

05-12-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigM

bump! geez page 3, all our 416s must be dialled to have this little chit chat

Here's a video of mine at an event at my home track last month. It's the white/blue/black #1 car. The video was shot by Ray Wood

Craig, was that an LTC-R shell your running? If so, how you finding it... I'm intrieged by that shell, but haven't heard too much feedbakc about it...

Ta
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05-12-2009, 01:33 PM

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Randy-You coming to Reedy? Didn't see your name on the list...

I'm not going to be able to make it up this year. I'm bummed about it, missing my first year in the Invite class sucks...

05-12-2009, 02:00 PM

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I'm not bummed about it, my first year in the Invite class sucks...

randy!!!!

05-12-2009, 02:03 PM

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05-12-2009, 02:14 PM

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I think that not catching it on the first time made it even funnier when I had to read it again, lol.

05-12-2009, 03:08 PM

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Craig, was that an LTC-R shell your running? If so, how you finding it... I'm intrieged by that shell, but haven't heard too much feedbakc about it...

Ta
Ed

Yep it's the LTC-R. It seems pretty good, I haven't tried it back to back with the mazdaspeed yet to check the times but it feels more aggressive, maybe at the expense of a little high speed stability. A lot of people are using them down here because there aren't many large tracks. What I really like about it is that you can get it to meet the min roof height & max wing height while still having a decent sized wing

05-12-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigM

That's about what my experience was with the LTC-R. I tried it at the Novak Race(in Milwaukee, WI back in Janurary, Scotty Ernst's home track), & I never really could get comfortable with it. It wasn't bad, but it just felt like an all-or-nothing kind of body, it either feels great or feels terrible to me. I think it's aggressive enough that if your setup's not sopt on, then it'll magnify the problem, while it seems to me that the Speed6 is a bit more forgiving(& based on that I went back to the Speed6 after I got home from the Novak Race). I'm sure there are plenty of drivers that'll love it, but I don't think it's the body for everyone.....
On another note, I've just been wowed by how well my car's been working, just trying some of the things that I've learned from this thread(& of course Ed's site). I can't remember having a car this stable & consistent, as well as responsive to adjustments. In truth, I think the car's better than me.....