4LikesTeam Associated B4.2 Thread
06-30-2013 | 01:37 PM
#6556
Thats strange they ship eveywhere but US, there must be a different US importer. This one ships to US http://www.ebay.com/itm/3RACING-160m...item3a823fb8f1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3RACING-160m...item58a12108c7
Last edited by Skillz_B; 06-30-2013 at 01:48 PM.
06-30-2013 | 01:46 PM
#6557
Tech Regular
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 364
From: Norway
if anyone is interested, i saw (and orderd) this wing which is made out of polypropilane so it wouldn't brake so easy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Racing-160m...item19dd4f4a6f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Racing-160m...item19dd4f4a6f
06-30-2013 | 03:01 PM
#6558
06-30-2013 | 06:19 PM
#6559
if you do that won't it translate to more broken rear towers/gearboxes? strengthening one weak point will make another spot the weak point which in this case will translate from the mount to the tower and the part of the gearbox that the mount is connected to?
06-30-2013 | 09:25 PM
#6562
+1 these wings are super beefy. And the aluminium wing mounts don't break towers. They just wear out the wing faster because there's no flex in the wing mount.
06-30-2013 | 09:51 PM
#6564
06-30-2013 | 10:22 PM
#6565
Suspended
iTrader: (23)
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 1,235
From: Chandler, AZ
You are the first one to say how everybodys driving sucks, well then where is all your sponsors at buddy? I do not see anywhere you are a FT driver?
New people do not need 4wd buggies. They are fragile and require a lot of work to keep them running. Short course trucks have brought a lot of new people into the hobby, but a lot of them have trouble making the transition to a car you can't bounce off of the walls. 4wd buggy is a class for those that know how to drive, and there are just not that many of us left.
Seriously did you not learn the rule in kindergarten? If you have nothing good to say, then DON'T SAY IT!!Rant over.
06-30-2013 | 10:55 PM
#6566
Well if someone would just add him as a moderator his life dreams and hope would be full filled.. But then again the forum would never move forward because so many post would be deleted lol!
Last edited by 3srcracing; 06-30-2013 at 11:13 PM.
06-30-2013 | 11:17 PM
#6567
Suspended
iTrader: (7)
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,104
From: Mother America
I have had chassis sponsorships in the past (as well as motor and battery deals), but with contracts come commitments. Right now I enjoy being able to race when my schedule allows it, and the ability to run whatever product I like.
Even still, when I do get to race, I run a 7.5 in my buggy and usually can count my number of crashes from the race day on one hand. I can't go quite as fast as when I was racing twice a week, so I back it off a notch, don't crash, and still do very well.
Maybe my definition of very well is different than yours. To me, if all my laps are within a half a second of each other, and my car handles the way I want, then I consider it a good night. If I get beat on a night like that I'm happy. It means that whoever beat me was outright better. I can live with that. If I lose because of bad luck, then I do my best to make sure that bad luck can't manifest itself again.
A couple weeks ago I updated the software in my esc. I double checked that everything was set how I like it, left the laptop at home, and headed to the races. My brakes were terrible, and there was nothing I could do to fix the problem that night. I tried a bunch of setup changes, and they helped, but the car was still way off. I salvaged a second place that night, but my lap times were all over the place. I fixed the problem before the next time out, undid all the setup changes, and my car was back. My fastest lap was .4 faster, my average lap time for my fastest ten laps was a second faster, my average lap time for my 20 fastest laps was 1.5 seconds faster, and my overall race time was faster and with one more lap. It was a good night.
Fact is if you crash a bunch, you will go through wings very quickly. Also if you crash a bunch you need to slow down a bit. This is all only true if you care about doing well. If you get enjoyment purely from running your car, and lap times mean very little to you, then by all means crash, laugh, destroy stuff, and have fun. Sometimes I forget that for some people that is all r/c racing is. In that case, get a nylon wing, crash a bunch, and have fun.
07-01-2013 | 01:28 AM
#6568
Not that to have to answer to you, but read on if you'd like.
I have had chassis sponsorships in the past (as well as motor and battery deals), but with contracts come commitments. Right now I enjoy being able to race when my schedule allows it, and the ability to run whatever product I like.
Even still, when I do get to race, I run a 7.5 in my buggy and usually can count my number of crashes from the race day on one hand. I can't go quite as fast as when I was racing twice a week, so I back it off a notch, don't crash, and still do very well.
Maybe my definition of very well is different than yours. To me, if all my laps are within a half a second of each other, and my car handles the way I want, then I consider it a good night. If I get beat on a night like that I'm happy. It means that whoever beat me was outright better. I can live with that. If I lose because of bad luck, then I do my best to make sure that bad luck can't manifest itself again.
A couple weeks ago I updated the software in my esc. I double checked that everything was set how I like it, left the laptop at home, and headed to the races. My brakes were terrible, and there was nothing I could do to fix the problem that night. I tried a bunch of setup changes, and they helped, but the car was still way off. I salvaged a second place that night, but my lap times were all over the place. I fixed the problem before the next time out, undid all the setup changes, and my car was back. My fastest lap was .4 faster, my average lap time for my fastest ten laps was a second faster, my average lap time for my 20 fastest laps was 1.5 seconds faster, and my overall race time was faster and with one more lap. It was a good night.
Fact is if you crash a bunch, you will go through wings very quickly. Also if you crash a bunch you need to slow down a bit. This is all only true if you care about doing well. If you get enjoyment purely from running your car, and lap times mean very little to you, then by all means crash, laugh, destroy stuff, and have fun. Sometimes I forget that for some people that is all r/c racing is. In that case, get a nylon wing, crash a bunch, and have fun.
I have had chassis sponsorships in the past (as well as motor and battery deals), but with contracts come commitments. Right now I enjoy being able to race when my schedule allows it, and the ability to run whatever product I like.
Even still, when I do get to race, I run a 7.5 in my buggy and usually can count my number of crashes from the race day on one hand. I can't go quite as fast as when I was racing twice a week, so I back it off a notch, don't crash, and still do very well.
Maybe my definition of very well is different than yours. To me, if all my laps are within a half a second of each other, and my car handles the way I want, then I consider it a good night. If I get beat on a night like that I'm happy. It means that whoever beat me was outright better. I can live with that. If I lose because of bad luck, then I do my best to make sure that bad luck can't manifest itself again.
A couple weeks ago I updated the software in my esc. I double checked that everything was set how I like it, left the laptop at home, and headed to the races. My brakes were terrible, and there was nothing I could do to fix the problem that night. I tried a bunch of setup changes, and they helped, but the car was still way off. I salvaged a second place that night, but my lap times were all over the place. I fixed the problem before the next time out, undid all the setup changes, and my car was back. My fastest lap was .4 faster, my average lap time for my fastest ten laps was a second faster, my average lap time for my 20 fastest laps was 1.5 seconds faster, and my overall race time was faster and with one more lap. It was a good night.
Fact is if you crash a bunch, you will go through wings very quickly. Also if you crash a bunch you need to slow down a bit. This is all only true if you care about doing well. If you get enjoyment purely from running your car, and lap times mean very little to you, then by all means crash, laugh, destroy stuff, and have fun. Sometimes I forget that for some people that is all r/c racing is. In that case, get a nylon wing, crash a bunch, and have fun.
07-01-2013 | 07:03 AM
#6569
Not that to have to answer to you, but read on if you'd like.
I have had chassis sponsorships in the past (as well as motor and battery deals), but with contracts come commitments. Right now I enjoy being able to race when my schedule allows it, and the ability to run whatever product I like.
Even still, when I do get to race, I run a 7.5 in my buggy and usually can count my number of crashes from the race day on one hand. I can't go quite as fast as when I was racing twice a week, so I back it off a notch, don't crash, and still do very well.
Maybe my definition of very well is different than yours. To me, if all my laps are within a half a second of each other, and my car handles the way I want, then I consider it a good night. If I get beat on a night like that I'm happy. It means that whoever beat me was outright better. I can live with that. If I lose because of bad luck, then I do my best to make sure that bad luck can't manifest itself again.
A couple weeks ago I updated the software in my esc. I double checked that everything was set how I like it, left the laptop at home, and headed to the races. My brakes were terrible, and there was nothing I could do to fix the problem that night. I tried a bunch of setup changes, and they helped, but the car was still way off. I salvaged a second place that night, but my lap times were all over the place. I fixed the problem before the next time out, undid all the setup changes, and my car was back. My fastest lap was .4 faster, my average lap time for my fastest ten laps was a second faster, my average lap time for my 20 fastest laps was 1.5 seconds faster, and my overall race time was faster and with one more lap. It was a good night.
Fact is if you crash a bunch, you will go through wings very quickly. Also if you crash a bunch you need to slow down a bit. This is all only true if you care about doing well. If you get enjoyment purely from running your car, and lap times mean very little to you, then by all means crash, laugh, destroy stuff, and have fun. Sometimes I forget that for some people that is all r/c racing is. In that case, get a nylon wing, crash a bunch, and have fun.
I have had chassis sponsorships in the past (as well as motor and battery deals), but with contracts come commitments. Right now I enjoy being able to race when my schedule allows it, and the ability to run whatever product I like.
Even still, when I do get to race, I run a 7.5 in my buggy and usually can count my number of crashes from the race day on one hand. I can't go quite as fast as when I was racing twice a week, so I back it off a notch, don't crash, and still do very well.
Maybe my definition of very well is different than yours. To me, if all my laps are within a half a second of each other, and my car handles the way I want, then I consider it a good night. If I get beat on a night like that I'm happy. It means that whoever beat me was outright better. I can live with that. If I lose because of bad luck, then I do my best to make sure that bad luck can't manifest itself again.
A couple weeks ago I updated the software in my esc. I double checked that everything was set how I like it, left the laptop at home, and headed to the races. My brakes were terrible, and there was nothing I could do to fix the problem that night. I tried a bunch of setup changes, and they helped, but the car was still way off. I salvaged a second place that night, but my lap times were all over the place. I fixed the problem before the next time out, undid all the setup changes, and my car was back. My fastest lap was .4 faster, my average lap time for my fastest ten laps was a second faster, my average lap time for my 20 fastest laps was 1.5 seconds faster, and my overall race time was faster and with one more lap. It was a good night.
Fact is if you crash a bunch, you will go through wings very quickly. Also if you crash a bunch you need to slow down a bit. This is all only true if you care about doing well. If you get enjoyment purely from running your car, and lap times mean very little to you, then by all means crash, laugh, destroy stuff, and have fun. Sometimes I forget that for some people that is all r/c racing is. In that case, get a nylon wing, crash a bunch, and have fun.
Keep on being you!