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Old 05-29-2014, 09:43 AM
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Marc's got a pic posted on his Facebook from the Reedy Race where every competitor and their team are listed. Not quite an old school breakdown with all the gear, but a nice list.
I miss these days... Of course it came out nearly 5 months after the race was over....

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Old 05-29-2014, 10:15 AM
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I miss these days... Of course it came out nearly 5 months after the race was over....

Mike Slaughter
wow
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Originally Posted by RedBullFiXX
wow
Just for you!
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Just for you!
Awesomatix ain't got nuthing on the CUDA
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Oddly enough I saw a Barracuda at racing tonight... blast from the past!
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Oddly enough I saw a Barracuda at racing tonight... blast from the past!
Way ahead of it's time, that car was
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Nice Redbull throw back Thursday masterhit...brings back memories of the fish, complete with splifferential My evo3 was made for me. Can't wait for the evo6.
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Old 05-30-2014, 08:20 AM
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Anyone having issues with breaking front blades on the 418 with the spool? Anyone have a good solution for this issue?

It seems both the Tamiya and Roche blades do not hold up well to braking and thus cause them to break on the backside.

Anyone have a good solution?
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Old 05-30-2014, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by artwork
Anyone having issues with breaking front blades on the 418 with the spool? Anyone have a good solution for this issue?

It seems both the Tamiya and Roche blades do not hold up well to braking and thus cause them to break on the backside.

Anyone have a good solution?
I just boil my blades. They last quite a long time but a big hit will soon make them fail. I treat them as a consumable so have no problem replacing them every month or so when they look like they are fading.

You can just fit the older spool cups or get the steel ones that require no blades (like on the 417v5) the spool is the same as the 417 in fitting so any 417/418 steel spool outdrives should fit.
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And/or try some ARC blades... But they are a real tight fit. You need pliers to push them on over the pins.

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Originally Posted by artwork
Anyone having issues with breaking front blades on the 418 with the spool? Anyone have a good solution for this issue?

It seems both the Tamiya and Roche blades do not hold up well to braking and thus cause them to break on the backside.

Anyone have a good solution?
I don't bother with blades when using a spool. I use the Smokem spool cups and they last forever in mod. Since they don't need blades, I don't have to worry about blades breaking mid-run either.
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Tamiya has steel spool cups that don't require blades
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Old 05-31-2014, 11:47 AM
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Just tried Jilles setup at the Tamiya track. It is LEGIT
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Old 05-31-2014, 12:21 PM
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Questions?? 418 Raceberry chassis

Anybody running a 418 with the soft Raceberry chassis??? Did any TRF driver run this chassis on the 418???
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Old 05-31-2014, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnn27
Anybody running a 418 with the soft Raceberry chassis??? Did any TRF driver run this chassis on the 418???
I heard they were all running pretty much std cars, although looking at the setup it seems they are starting to understand how to get more out of the car as there are some interesting little changes to Jilles Set-up

http://www.thercracer.com/2014/05/ji...dy-set-up.html
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