Originally Posted by
wwddww34
Hey lagcisco, glad to hear that you want to try VTA. It's a ton of fun.
Generally most new VTA racers will get an inexpensive 4WD chassis like the
Team Associated TC4 Club Racer. Some VTA enthusiasts, like myself, will use the best 4WD chassis they can afford to race in VTA. I am using an
Xray T3 2011 for VTA. I don't race a TC so I just put all that I've got into my VTA racecar. Hope that helps.
That was my strategy. I got a couple used TC4s and was doing well. Then I bought this new TC called a Spec-R S1 for $128 and was immediately (out of the box) beating my TC4 times by a large margin and it was easier to drive.
For VTA on the cheap, this chassis is a winner. Yes, spares are hard to come by right now and I have to stock my own. But then again, I have a complete TC4 as my backup.
Just like the old days of IndyCar where your backup was a completely different chassis than your primary. Worked for Mario in '69...