Can anyone sum up R/C racing in the past 8 years?
02-28-2006, 11:10 AM
#16
Is my stuff totally outdated?
RS4 pro yes, but good to practice on and get a feel for racing again
Airtronics caliber no, not really its a good radio
Reedy Tri Sonic modifieds unless the comm is so old and brushes are so old... naw...
Novak Cyclone esc nope.. works good. a bit bigger.. but it works good
2000 cells i would replace, cells are pretty cheap now
Tekin bc12 chargerget it updated and you're good to go
you won't need to spend alot just to get back in.... slowly see whats available and what runs well at your local track, get a feel for other cars and welcome back to the hobby!!
RS4 pro yes, but good to practice on and get a feel for racing again
Airtronics caliber no, not really its a good radio
Reedy Tri Sonic modifieds unless the comm is so old and brushes are so old... naw...
Novak Cyclone esc nope.. works good. a bit bigger.. but it works good
2000 cells i would replace, cells are pretty cheap now
Tekin bc12 chargerget it updated and you're good to go
you won't need to spend alot just to get back in.... slowly see whats available and what runs well at your local track, get a feel for other cars and welcome back to the hobby!!
02-28-2006, 11:13 AM
#17
xevias, thanks for the link, will check out that other stuff also.
What???? It was a "tamiya only" race right? 
Originally Posted by icon
oh yeah, and tamiya won some championships in electric tc 
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02-28-2006, 11:26 AM
#18
Originally Posted by THE DOCTOR
Go with SMC batteries, they check them at a 30 amp discharge rate not all of them do this and it makes a differance. There race packs are great and you will not be sorry. The IB cells 3800 are the best to get right now. The 4200's are not legal for ROAR right now but I am sure that they will soon.
The 19t is not a stock motor. It is a modified motor class that everyone has to run a 19 turn motor. Some of the motors have fixed endbells and some you can change the timing on the endbell. Check to see what the guys are running first.
The X-Ray or the Corraly RDX are the two best cars on the market today. The X-Ray is harder to get parts for and the parts a more expensive. Both are great cars.
The 19t is not a stock motor. It is a modified motor class that everyone has to run a 19 turn motor. Some of the motors have fixed endbells and some you can change the timing on the endbell. Check to see what the guys are running first.
The X-Ray or the Corraly RDX are the two best cars on the market today. The X-Ray is harder to get parts for and the parts a more expensive. Both are great cars.
Thanks for the suggestion on cars.
02-28-2006, 11:53 AM
#19
Money.
02-28-2006, 12:40 PM
#20
Originally Posted by QUASAR
What ever happened to the TurboThirty? I see there are now engine dynos? I have to bring my laptop with me to the track?
You've missed a couple generations of the CE products.
They had the Turbo Thirty, then the Turbo 35, Turbo 35 Stealth, and now the Turbo 35 GFX.
02-28-2006, 12:44 PM
#21
This may sound wierd but work with me. 19T replaced 1/12th scale. back in the day alot of guys ran touring and a second class which was 1/12th scale. now with the advent of 19T you can own 1 car and still run 2 classes with it. Now all you 1/12th scale guys don't get mad I know that there is still a 1/12th scale class out there.
02-28-2006, 02:51 PM
#22
Originally Posted by Bob Barry
This may sound wierd but work with me. 19T replaced 1/12th scale. back in the day alot of guys ran touring and a second class which was 1/12th scale. now with the advent of 19T you can own 1 car and still run 2 classes with it. Now all you 1/12th scale guys don't get mad I know that there is still a 1/12th scale class out there.
02-28-2006, 04:16 PM
#23
Originally Posted by Bob Barry
This may sound wierd but work with me. 19T replaced 1/12th scale. back in the day alot of guys ran touring and a second class which was 1/12th scale. now with the advent of 19T you can own 1 car and still run 2 classes with it. Now all you 1/12th scale guys don't get mad I know that there is still a 1/12th scale class out there.
02-28-2006, 04:53 PM
#24
Originally Posted by vtl1180ny
they don't break like the fragile TC's of today
02-28-2006, 05:51 PM
#25
wow never really notice how much stuff changed in the past 8 years. quasar if u want my opinion, buy all your stuff that you are looking for off this website. there is always good deals on here. that xray sounds like an awesome deal(even though its not a yokomo 
....lol). and for batteries there are always someone selling 3300's or 3800's batteries on here that are well maintained and keep up. if i was you i would want to look for something to discharge and charge your batteries. good luck with however you go.
....lol). and for batteries there are always someone selling 3300's or 3800's batteries on here that are well maintained and keep up. if i was you i would want to look for something to discharge and charge your batteries. good luck with however you go.
02-28-2006, 06:03 PM
#26
Welcome back! Oh.. and Tamiya.. 2002 and 2004 IFMAR Touring World Champions!! We'll see who gets crown'd this year.. 
Anyways, since you said carpet.. go for the XRay. If it were asphalt.. I'd say get a Tamiya 415 or HotBodies/HPI Cyclone.
Oh.. and don't know if you know this.. but most tracks now use Personal transponders. You may or may not need to buy one, pending if your local track has track transponders or not.
Also, the old radio is nice.. but the new technology is DSM. No need to change channels anymore. Just turn on the car and go!! No conflicts or nothing! One of the best RC investments I've ever made!
We'll see who gets crown'd this year.. Anyways, since you said carpet.. go for the XRay. If it were asphalt.. I'd say get a Tamiya 415 or HotBodies/HPI Cyclone.
Oh.. and don't know if you know this.. but most tracks now use Personal transponders. You may or may not need to buy one, pending if your local track has track transponders or not.
Also, the old radio is nice.. but the new technology is DSM. No need to change channels anymore. Just turn on the car and go!! No conflicts or nothing! One of the best RC investments I've ever made!
02-28-2006, 08:29 PM
#28
When getting back into racing, fans aren't necesary unless you chose a brushless system. And I think most of those are including the ESC fans in the kits. From what I can tell motor fans are more for the mod guys.
Short answer, motor & speedo fans are unnecesary when running 27T or 19T classes.
Short answer, motor & speedo fans are unnecesary when running 27T or 19T classes.
02-28-2006, 08:34 PM
#29
Originally Posted by KilRuf
Oh.. and don't know if you know this.. but most tracks now use Personal transponders. You may or may not need to buy one, pending if your local track has track transponders or not.
Also, the old radio is nice.. but the new technology is DSM. No need to change channels anymore. Just turn on the car and go!! No conflicts or nothing! One of the best RC investments I've ever made!
Also, the old radio is nice.. but the new technology is DSM. No need to change channels anymore. Just turn on the car and go!! No conflicts or nothing! One of the best RC investments I've ever made!
DSM? Are you saying no more crystals anymore? Can you elaborate?
02-28-2006, 08:36 PM
#30
Originally Posted by LasagnaCat
Are you serious with that one? And not a flame, serious question. At my local track I consider it a *great* thing if more than half of the 1/12's that start a race finish it. They seem to be extraordinarily brittle compared to the TC's, on carpet at least. My 1/12 experience has been watching <x> number of cars start a race, and then watching one or two guys running the last five minutes on their own.