David, I will take that as a compliment. It doesn't make sense for me to be on here every couple minutes to comment on all the questions. I think it is better that others participate in that as well. But I do look at this thread a lot because 1/12 scale is the heritage of my racing experience in RC cars. I have been in the top 10 in the Triple Crown for stock, modified and masters, meaning that I have seen a lot of things. And this goes for almost 20 years racing 1/12 scale. I will not let any of you stray too far from the mean, no matter what CypressMidWest says.:rolleyes: I like the enthusiasm all of you are demonstrating and hope you experience great success in 1/12 scale on-road.

So can you buy the full option Speedmerchant car, same as you can get a bloody knife?

And why is it that both CRC and Speedmerchant dont give a shit about retuning customers email????:flaming: :flaming: :flaming:

whaddyaneed from CRC?
 

Besercoe,

I have been to CRC in Rome NY, and raced on their carptet track. They also have come to Rochester to race some off road where I race in the winter. They are the nicest people. My email has always been answered right away. If you have something important to ask, call them. John usually answers the phone and knows a lot about racing and everything about their products. I have talked to Frank Jr and Mark. Some of the nicest poeple you will meet. Great racers too. Mark Smyka was there when I was, I met him too. Another nice racer.

Region 1 Roar races are there this year on the out door track. I will be there.

John checks the message boards every day. He might answer you there unless it is about an order.

Yes Davidl it was a compliment. :)

I love 1/12 pan cars. OK, ALL pan cars.

David Root

besercoe- the speemerhant only comes in one version, the crc comes in two, however besides all of the red stuff the main difference between the red and regular CRC is the lowered rear pods and also the race caliber tires it comes with.

However there is no need for any of those blue parts, very few speedmerchant drivers run anything except the stock AE bulkheads (even the ones with IRS deals that could get them), some run the blue dress kit, and some run the IRS 12 ball diff, however most of the guys run a pretty stock car. and getting the hop ups really dont do anything. i personally run lowered bulkheads because i can get a little extra life out of my tires (Although the handling isnt as great, since the tire isnt meant to work with that little foam), and i run a 12 ball diff because i dont have to rebuild my diff as much. and yes i have the blue dress kit, but that was just because money was burning a hole in my pocket ;) (and btw i am not a merchant "team driva")

and yes for some reason it can be tough to get ahold of speedmerchant, however thats why u have this forum.

Kit Confusion???
 

Although, I'm not particularly excited by the red color, the "Bloody Knife" seems to be the better value. When I factor in the price of a set of tires $20/pair (purple/grays) it probably makes more sense to get this kit.

Question:

- does the bloody knife come with threaded front axles?

- can the old style front end be fitted to the bloody knife chassis without any modifications?

Hello!!!
 

Just so excited to break the news that 1/12 is getting big here in P.I. (philippines) They have modified the biggest indoor asphalt to replaced the bariers with cement curbs. And the number of people who are into 1/12 is getting bigger!

My question to those who are running indoor asphalt is, what foam compounds can i use. They use sorex 28-30 at the track.

There will be an inaugural race in august just want to be prepared!

Peace to all and Let's Go 1/12!!!!!

Re: Hello!!!
 

Jaco pink rears and purple fronts.

Total car:

IRS 12th Scale Front End:

IRS 12th Scale Rear End:

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IRS 12th Scale Adjustable Battery holders:

IRS 12th Scale Damper Tube:

BTW - I didn't run the damper tube spring setup at the nats, but you can see where the mount on the tubes near the top plate.

MIKE D
 

Nice looking car!!! clean and neat!!!

One question sir:
I noticed that the placement of your servo is flat and you did not utilize any servo mounts. I am using the same placement of servo except, its a standard servo. Is there any difference in performance? just want to ask cause the guys here said that I should change it? Since you are a Pro- your comments will be highly appreciated-- Thanks!! Lem

Re: MIKE D
 

Thanks, I've been very happy with the car. There are a few reasons I run the servo flat on the chassis:
1 - It keeps the weight and overall center of gravity as low as possible.
2 - The car is a little lighter not running servo mounts (It is very hard to get the car near the minimum weight limit with GP3300's).
3 - The ears on the servo case are slotted so I can move the servo forward and back to adjust the amount of weight on the front wheels. I actually have two sets of holes in the chassis too so I can adjust the servo forward and back about 3/8".
4 - It's much easier to adjust ackerman by changing the servo horn ball studs sizes. When the servo is mounted on an angle, it is way too complex to understand the ackerman changes.
5 - The flat setup also works well with the mid-size kimbrough servo saver. It is much stronger then the small grey or red mini size.