Would it be safe to use Home Depot brand lacquer thinner instead of....?

How about suntan lotian? I see many people use that too.

Hi guys

i have access to new CRC CKr2 kits does anyone know if these kits are suited to outdoor tracks ? i have been told by that these were run at the worlds by Marc Rheinard and Jilles Groskamp

kind regards
BT

AE RC12L4
 

What you don't like about the RC12L4 when compared to others (CRC, Corally, Speedmerchant, etc.)?
The RC12L4 is pretty much the defacto choice in town, parts support is the main reason, I guess.

If you've got AE parts support, you pretty much have parts support for every T-bar car. Since all the cars but the Corally and older Trinity cars use AE front-ends, and all the T-bar cars use AE t-bars, you could still run pretty much any of them, as those are really the only two items that break on the cars.

What we've found locally is that the L4 chassis tends to break around the battery tray area, and many people prefer tube dampeners over the disc system included in the L4.

I personally prefer link cars, as I feel they are more adjustable, and tend to be more "free" feeling on the track.

Actually the recall that Paragon had back in 95 was because they didn't have child proof caps because of the methyl salicylate.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml96/96025.html

But this is only bad in heavy heavy doses. here is some good reading for your perusal

http://home.sc.rr.com/mlufaso/rc/Paragon.html

Thanks to Mike Lufaso

So, how true is it that the worlds Paragon wells have dried up? Forget Iraq, bring on the hunt for more Paragon!

Is there another source for Paragon online? our local dealers seem to not be able to get any.

More complete 1/12 Tips for you
 

Right... I got to where I wanted to go with the tips (for now):

My big mouth has said about 10% of what the voices in my head are saying but I cannot stand any more fiddling with cameras for a while.

So

The Complete Tweak Guide to the CRC CK 3.2R is now online with sad little videos and more pics etc.

www.12thrc.com now gets you straight in.

Cheers

Mark

Mark--that's brilliant!!

Thanks for going to all that effort.

Scottrik

Mark, thank you for the blog. The information you provided IS VERY helpful.
I really appreaciate the work you put into it.
Thanks,
Matt

ok i just got into 12 scale racing...i have a CRC 3.2R bloody knife....have no clue with what to start my setup with......i actually know the front and rear ride height procedures but nothign eles...springs...front and side...damper tube lube weight???l......wat else i dont no can you guys help me out

thanks

Mike

Check out the link in Mark Payne's post a couple back. Very good site!! Even though his site is about CRC cars, most of what he says can be applied to all 1/12th cars.

Great effort Mark!!

wow thanks alot for showing me that link.....helped me alot

thanks

Mike

Rev4-Bill (aka JRXS-Bill) are you still running the sedan or just the 12th? Thats my problem, I try to run both and cant do all that well when I run both. Hope to make it to Stockton soon, Happy Holidays .

Hi Mike

I will go on and start making handling setup notes as well as the build orinenatated stuff. I am out of time for the site now and need to have a break from it!

In the mean time, I would start with the setup below... however remember that in the UK we race with non smelly additive and our grip levels are slightly lower than yours I think. You may want to go a little stiffer in the pod area.

Front tyre: CRC purple at 45mm max, CRC Magenta if you need more turning but I would advise 43mm max on Magenta.

Rear tyre: CRC Gray at 50mm max

Damper lube: CRC Red.. the ligther one

White side spring .. red for more steering
0.020in Front spring
10 degree reactive castor block .. 5 degree for less agressive steer

No pod rise, 35 weight in the shock and the Olive Green spring

Yep... thats about it

Cheers

Mark

Great job on the web site Mark! I appreciate it greatly. It helped to stimulate some thoughts.

If I can offer a suggestion, if you take more pics in the future, watch what your camera is deciding to autofocus on. In many of your pics, the camera didn't focus on your intended target. Switch to manual focus if possible.

Keep up the good work!