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Old 01-18-2010, 07:39 PM
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I am moving to St Petersburg, Florida in a couple weeks and my new home track will be Hurricane RC Club, where they just hosted the J Concepts race. I am stoked to be 30 mins away from what looks to be a serious world class facility and outdoor racing all year round.....YES!!! Any Academy guys down there???
Wow, talk about mixed feelings man!! I am happy for you to be going where you can run outdoors all year round, but will miss seeing you around the tracks this year Josh. Good luck with your move man!
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Wow, talk about mixed feelings man!! I am happy for you to be going where you can run outdoors all year round, but will miss seeing you around the tracks this year Josh. Good luck with your move man!
Thanks Chad, I will definitely miss running the MORL series with you guys and mounting step pins. You are not a man until you have run at Litchfield in the rain....some of these indoor stiffs would be terrified to get their stuff that dirty!

Outdoor offroad is true offroad.
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Old 01-18-2010, 08:01 PM
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there is also farmers hobby in tampa at eastbay raceway and about 4 tracks with in a 1 1/2-2 hr drive
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Originally Posted by 20 SMOKE
there is also farmers hobby in tampa at eastbay raceway and about 4 tracks with in a 1 1/2-2 hr drive
sweet....thanks a lot. will be nice to be close to some tracks for a change...been driving 2-3 hours to race
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Old 01-18-2010, 08:24 PM
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What about Academy 4wd? Which model is their last 1? And how long ago was it released, I am looking into a 4wd soon.
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Old 01-18-2010, 08:58 PM
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current model is the SBV3 sport, its not in the USA though yet and haven't heard anything about a Pro version at this time. Its a saddle style design.

The current USA model is the SBV2 Pro. You can find them used pretty cheap nowadays.
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Old 01-19-2010, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jw_rooster
Thanks Chad, I will definitely miss running the MORL series with you guys and mounting step pins. You are not a man until you have run at Litchfield in the rain....some of these indoor stiffs would be terrified to get their stuff that dirty!

Outdoor offroad is true offroad.
Dont forget the best part--- Running mains at night on that nice dark soil with black tubes
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Old 01-20-2010, 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jw_rooster
sweet....thanks a lot. will be nice to be close to some tracks for a change...been driving 2-3 hours to race
Those were some good road trips man. I wish you the best. Pm me your email.
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Old 01-21-2010, 04:14 PM
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Anyone have any tips for a lite weight setup for a med bite pink taper/bk bar track
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Old 01-22-2010, 06:57 AM
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Good luck in florida Josh.It was cool to get to hang out with you in Columbus.Best of luck!
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anyone got a breakdown of what bodies will fit the GV2 Pro?

I know that the following do:

- Azarashi AZ-0018 Quracca Body


I also THINK the following will as the body I got in from beanner looks to be the same:

- Proline RB5 Vortex body

anyone else have suggestions?
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A buddy of mine had a proline B4 body that fits well just had to remove materila in the back behind the window area.It fits the chassis lines well I still just use velcro to hold

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do you know the model number or name of the body?

I am going to be ordering some screws, probably from TonyScrewz unless anyone knows of another place with similar quality for less.

Reason I post this, is that I am going to sit down and take a good look over the vehicles and see where cap screws can be used instead of the button screws and build a list with that in it, that way if anyone decides to order but wants to use the bigger cap screws they can.

As it sits right now for the GV2T truck, I highly recommend NOT using the stock button head screws to hold the wheels on.
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I wasnt sure it was going to work.I needed something for the Midwest champs and he buzzed over to the local hobbytown and they had it on clearance.Here it is

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Associated-B4
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Old 01-29-2010, 11:16 AM
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While this is at the top.

Just got done rebuilding two new diffs. One is built with gv2 rings and the other is built with associated rings. Going to see which one stays smoother longer. Both are built exactly the same way.

For those hesitant to try Ass. rings, don't be. Was a lot easier to glue up then expected and just holding the rings in my hands they seem smoother (if thats even possible).
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