mckrooz

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You can't go wrong with the TC3. It's a fast car, easy to work on, and if you wanted to try racing down the road, you can do that to.

Joel Lagace

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RC_ALAN: Man you are music to my ears. IF only more guys though like you and I. Seriously im 100% behind you on everything you have said..

I personally hate RTR cars. Its the easy way in sure but it leaves the newbie so uninnformed and really quite lost in some cases when something dont work. I see the RTRs leave my local hobby shop and so many come back with problems and no way to comunicate whats wrong because they dont know what any of the parts are called.

With that said if your gonna get a RTR i am behind the AE NTC3RTR Plus. Only AE makes all there models off of one platform. From racer to Factory team, joe newbie to PRO driver in the end the cars are 90% the same. Wich means affordable RTR sport kits that can and will perform nearly as good as the PRO versions.

One last thing about the 4TEC. YEars ago when they released the 4TEC PRO(fully hopped up car) i raced the car for a summer. There were no TC3s back then. But i did race it with rubber and then foams and the car did perform quite well. I do recall beating serpents at the time with it. TRaction rolling is not nessarily a cars problem but more of a tuners lack of tuning. Someone mentioned this in an earlier post. Most any car on the market can be raced if the time i put in on it. ITs just that some cars come better prepared then others..

Buying a RTR? Get the AE
Buying a KIT? Shop for what your local fast guys are racing.

rc_alan

Joel Lagace...

RebelRacer... You've got alot of good info on this thread... It's your money and your time... You make the call. Let us know what you deside...

RC_Alan

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Mxracer1990

i would say go with the hpi defenitley. yes the traxxas goes 60 sum od miles per hour. but idunno if its just mine but my t maxx has to run suoer rich or it will run like 320 degrees. so i wouldnt go with the traxxas cuz im not to sure bout that motor. but if u do be sure to get a temp gun

macnkitty2002

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I second that!

frozenpod

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By a V1S they are near dam industrucable and handel great. The engine is awesome.

With this car you can't go wrong.

macnkitty2002

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What brand is that V1S anyways?

NitroHead

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soc123_au

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Kyosho. They come in a kit with a GS.15 engine. Great 1st time car
& they go alright on the track. My kids both started with the v-one-s. One now drives an FW-05-R & the other a NTC3. If they hadnt started with the easier car they wouldnt be doing as well as they are now.

macnkitty2002

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Where can I find one though? I checked towerhobbies and they are discontinued there.

soc123_au

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They have been replaced by V-One-S 2 or FWO5S. The 05S is upgradable to 05R specs. Both cars come with the same GS.15 engine as the V-One-S only with a bigger cooling head. The 05S is shaft drive the V-One-S 2 is belt drive.

frozenpod

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I can organise a fully prepared race car second hand If you would like it is a V1S11 and has all the goodies
Like two speed sway bars tune pipe extra diff gears.

macnkitty2002

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Do you mean that you can get me one fully prepared for the track?

frozenpod

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Yes the car is well setup and easy to drive it also comes with all the hop ups like two speed sway bars V1R tank hardend 7075 chassi. It has the extra diff gears and it really flys