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Unless you are a really good driver you might want to stay away from the Tamiya. They are really fragile. One of the top drivers at my local track tried one for a bit and even he was breaking c-hubs like crazy. They great cars just fragile.
So if you don't think your driving skills are top notch then you might want to go with Xray, as they can take a shot and still be in one piece. I know from experience.
So if you don't think your driving skills are top notch then you might want to go with Xray, as they can take a shot and still be in one piece. I know from experience.
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Unless you are a really good driver you might want to stay away from the Tamiya. They are really fragile. One of the top drivers at my local track tried one for a bit and even he was breaking c-hubs like crazy. They great cars just fragile.
So if you don't think your driving skills are top notch then you might want to go with Xray, as they can take a shot and still be in one piece. I know from experience.
So if you don't think your driving skills are top notch then you might want to go with Xray, as they can take a shot and still be in one piece. I know from experience.
#10
Tech Master
Unless you are a really good driver you might want to stay away from the Tamiya. They are really fragile. One of the top drivers at my local track tried one for a bit and even he was breaking c-hubs like crazy. They great cars just fragile.
So if you don't think your driving skills are top notch then you might want to go with Xray, as they can take a shot and still be in one piece. I know from experience.
So if you don't think your driving skills are top notch then you might want to go with Xray, as they can take a shot and still be in one piece. I know from experience.
Serpents are nice, but in the uk parts are sooo hard to get everyone moved onto other makes instead of getting a 411.
#11
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It's kind of funny how observations on durability for particular cars can vary so much. I mean, I have seen Photons break more than anything else, yet for others they are bullet proof. I don't run one, it's just what I have noticed. Some people say Associated is strong while others report nothing but bent parts and things breaking.
Hit your local track and see what "the car" is, the one that has the best feedback from the racers. At least that is what I would try.
Hit your local track and see what "the car" is, the one that has the best feedback from the racers. At least that is what I would try.
#12
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It's kind of funny how observations on durability for particular cars can vary so much. I mean, I have seen Photons break more than anything else, yet for others they are bullet proof. I don't run one, it's just what I have noticed. Some people say Associated is strong while others report nothing but bent parts and things breaking.
Hit your local track and see what "the car" is, the one that has the best feedback from the racers. At least that is what I would try.
Hit your local track and see what "the car" is, the one that has the best feedback from the racers. At least that is what I would try.
I know that i have very little breakage on my photon because i have learned how to bullet proof it. I would imagine that any new car will be fragile until the owners do the same. For instance i heard of others breaking a-arms, so i installed pro-line plastic bumber under the stock foam. i also heard people have pulled screws out of the bulkheads so i use 18 & 16 mm screws. Alloy hubs and bell cranks help. so the only thing that gets hurt is my pride from lack of talent....but i will keep at it
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It's really interesting to see how different people's perceptions of durability are. Must depend on which drivers have which brands and if they have beefed them up at all. Luck is probably a large factor as well.
I'm sure most cars can be beefed up for improved durability. One of my old Photons could take serious hits and at most might bend a suspension mount screw, but I changed out a lot of parts to get it that way. Parma hard bumper, steel cvds, alloy knuckles and rear hub carriers, fully alloy bellcrank, etc. etc.
Just from my personal observations, a box stock Tamiya is far less durable than a box stock XRAY. I can't count the number of broken Tamiya C-hubs and bent suspension blocks I've seen from pretty soft hits.
There's 2 or 3 guys I know with xrays who manage to break them fairly often, but the abuse they put them through is a bit ridiculous. I've seen them drive full speed into a solid wall several times.
I now have two xray T3'12s and the main thing I notice is that they seem to take a much harder hit than my photons would before tweaking. The only real breakage I've had so far (other than ECS damage)was from a board sticking out just enough to grab a tire. That would have broken ANY car. It usually just bounces off a board and keeps driving like nothing happened. I've been amazed several times. At one of the local tracks there are these high speed chicanes that are downright nasty if you get them wrong. I think everyone that races there, including some heavily sponsored guys(especially them), have all sent our cars cartwheeling into the pits at least once. Great durability tester
I'm sure most cars can be beefed up for improved durability. One of my old Photons could take serious hits and at most might bend a suspension mount screw, but I changed out a lot of parts to get it that way. Parma hard bumper, steel cvds, alloy knuckles and rear hub carriers, fully alloy bellcrank, etc. etc.
Just from my personal observations, a box stock Tamiya is far less durable than a box stock XRAY. I can't count the number of broken Tamiya C-hubs and bent suspension blocks I've seen from pretty soft hits.
There's 2 or 3 guys I know with xrays who manage to break them fairly often, but the abuse they put them through is a bit ridiculous. I've seen them drive full speed into a solid wall several times.
I now have two xray T3'12s and the main thing I notice is that they seem to take a much harder hit than my photons would before tweaking. The only real breakage I've had so far (other than ECS damage)was from a board sticking out just enough to grab a tire. That would have broken ANY car. It usually just bounces off a board and keeps driving like nothing happened. I've been amazed several times. At one of the local tracks there are these high speed chicanes that are downright nasty if you get them wrong. I think everyone that races there, including some heavily sponsored guys(especially them), have all sent our cars cartwheeling into the pits at least once. Great durability tester
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For Newbie, Sakura Zero S, 3 Racing. Enough Said.