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06-19-2010, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by j.d.roost

With the release of the Wolf f1,that's what they will have anyway..right from the Tamiya factory.
I wonder what their plans are for that chassis as far as tcs racing goes.

TCS here in Japan is F104 and no Wolf set ups.Or Lotus 79 for that mater.Also no F103s.

06-19-2010, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Team Lotus

bakaguyjean wrote:

"Kyosho made some great 1/8th F1 cars,they should just dust those off and make them again."

I remember those cars and they were awesome! The did a Ferrari 641 and the Williams Renault FW14. The cars were gorgeous and very scale. Your'e right, they should bring them back!!

Kyosho also made a really nice Jordan using the same chassis. For those that dont know the chassis came in nitro with the motor tilted so you didnt have to cut holes in the body,or a twin electric motor. They are really works of art,with great things such as the sway bar under the nose and push rod suspension.
here is one from D-Drive
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_m...80907&id=26345

06-19-2010, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tankmiester82

Cheers mate
we are starting a tamiya f103 or 104 class at our local club as a controled class , we were thinking the 103 might be better as the battery is more towards the back of the chassis bringing more weight to the back wheels ,
but dont reckon that would be that much of an issue , although our track is fairly tight i reckon it will suit an f1 class wicked and cant wait
check out our website www.stmcc.com.au

I would suggest the 104, as the 103 has been discontinued and Tamiya is putting all efforts into the 104. The 103 is a great car (I own 5 of them) but its time has past. It is still a very competitive chassis, but the parts will become harder and harder to come by and I think you will start to see the attendance fall off if your eggs are in the 103 basket

06-19-2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tankmiester82

Gday im looking at buying a tamiya f103 or a f104

can anyone one out there give me a insight as what would be the better
model to race competitive ive spoken to a few pepole about it and the word is
the f103 is better but looking at both spec sheets i reckon the f104 sounds better any suggestions

The F-104 is patterned after the modern F1 cars, taller tires, narrow track, new body/wing styles.
As far as pace on the track.
It seems to be more in the tires than the chassis, at this time Tamiya do not offer foam tires for the 104 that are on par with the 103 Pre-mounts, nor do they offer the variety of foam tires that are available for the 103.
That and the larger sidewall of the 104 tires put this chassis at a slight disadvantage.
But this is Tamiyas' new flagship F1 model, and they have more or less put all their eggs in the 104 basket for the foreseeable future.
New parts are trickling in all the time.
Rubber tires, at least in our region are in fashion lately, and for this Tamiya and RIDE are producing a wide selection.

06-19-2010, 12:36 PM

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Onboard cam on 3Racing F1'09. Video was made today on club race. Unfortunately it started raining after first final leg.

+ YouTube Video

06-19-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bakaguyjean

Where is the heck is Fussa anyway?

About the question. Hands down F103 performs better,mainly because its wider.

about 50km west of you! I'm close to Hachioji and tachikawa! I assume your stationed at atsugi? I'm stationed at Yokota.

I have a few tc's and next week I'm gonna make the jump to f1 I'll probably buy an f104 f60 or Trg109!

06-20-2010, 01:11 AM

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this is very clever.............at least they have something else to fall back on to make a living.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zf40OzfwOo

06-20-2010, 03:48 AM

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this is very clever.............at least they have something else to fall back on to make a living.

HaHa that video was awesome, I always thought lewis was kind of an asshole but this has me liking him a little more.

06-20-2010, 05:18 AM

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I used to be stationed in Atsugi,but I have been seperated for 3 years and now live and work off base. PM me if you get board,I bet you have a lot of free time in the chairforce

06-20-2010, 08:31 AM

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bakaguyjean, yeah, that's the Ferrari 641 with the twin electric motors; the nitro version was just as you described and awesome! I wish they would bring back both versions!

06-21-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by aussierevo

this is very clever.............at least they have something else to fall back on to make a living.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zf40OzfwOo

how funny would the video have been if that taped one of these when it was lewy and alonso at mclaren

06-21-2010, 12:25 PM

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if any one is interest have a NIB Kyosho 1/8 Ferrari nitro for sale please PM

06-21-2010, 02:25 PM

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Hey Guys ...... been racing Touring Cars since time began ... now getting into F1. As tankmeister stated, we are starting a controlled F1 class using F103 or F104 only. It seems there is a fair bit of set up info around on the F103 but can't seem to nut out the set up on the F104. Can anyone out there help us with some set up info.

Cheers

06-21-2010, 04:07 PM

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F104

This thread should be able to assist you with that. http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...-f104-pro.html

06-22-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bakaguyjean

I used to be stationed in Atsugi,but I have been seperated for 3 years and now live and work off base. PM me if you get board,I bet you have a lot of free time in the chairforce

HAHA i wish i had alot of time on my hands, I'm in maintenance so we work like slaves. What good tracks are down there by Atsugi? Ive only found 1 indoor track right by my base but its drifting only. I need to find some more tracks for when i get my F1.

EDIT: I forgot Speedway pal is right by my house they have a few really nice tracks but I haven't been there yet, once i get a new ESC I'm gonna go there and drift.