RobS

How many 7.1 kits would actually sell at this point? Not long after the first 7.2 pictures surfaced the forums were filled with 7.1's for sale.

Lone Drifter

The kit ( and some parts) has been unavailable a month and a half before the first pictures surfaced

Lone Drifter

I think offroad is easier (and cheaper) to get into then Onroad. If Windy goes back to Sunday racing for Onroad will pick back up Hopefully

riceball777

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Nerobro

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There's a lot to be said about having toys that are fun "someplace other than the track". Road cars are pretty restricted on the surfaces they'll run acceptably on, and that even rules out most driveways. Off road is useful really, anywhere, so that's where most people start in RC. (Myself included)

I'm told that the indoor tracks lose out to the outdoor tracks during the summer for a few reasons. Most importantly, they're different tracks, and they're only open limited times. So you gotta run them when you can.

Billy Kelly

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CristianTabush

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This is standard operating procedure for any RC Company. You don't want to be stuck with a bunch of old inventory in a market where AE does not have a very large share of. The 7 has been discontinued for about 2 years since the TC7.1 was released in September of '16. The TC4 could be getting retired at last and maybe replaced with something else like one of their qualifier series cars.

The parts support more than likely won't stop for a while until inventories deplete, and as stated by several of their team guys, the new car will use the same plastics so you should be ok on that front.

I would not worry about it too much, this time of the year, inventories are pretty depleted and most RC companies are getting ready for the fall release of their kits. It's the natural cycle of things.

Billy Kelly

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Nerobro

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That still means taking a special trip to use your toy. The "need to plan" is a big barrier to using a toy.

This was about why off road is easier to get into than road, right?

JC3

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In my experience I don't think it is easier to do off road than on road. The challenge is the same, you have to plan or travel for both. The appeal of running your off road car in your back yard wears off very quickly. It gets boring quick and when you become proficient at it you want to do more. Maybe some jumps and maybe, just maybe, you can convince some friends to buy cars and have races for a few months till folks get busy or bored. The same applies to on road. Parking lot racing by yourself is boring. The challenge of finding racing partners is the same. People should thank their lucky stars that there are places to "plan" to go to for some formal racing or practice fun, on road or off!

I tried off road as my first try at RCing. I found it very difficult and decided that I just didn't have 'it.' Furthermore, the track closed down shortly after I started going there. Now, I'm doing on road and I find it much easier as a rookie. I still don't have 'it' but I'm getting better all the time.

I don't mean this disrespectfully to anyone, but if you want a toy to run in the yard, grab yourself one and have fun. Belt, shaft, or whatever! There are numerous excellent choices. When it comes time to go racing, that toy most likely won't do you much good though.

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Brian Bosley

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for me, DTC is 20g in the rear of the car right. I typically have weight in the front and haven't found adding or subtracting toe mid corner to be helpful, probably because i'm not getting enough roll because I almost exclusively use 1mm inner/outer spacers. I'm also not really a carpet guy so I look toward Keven Hebert's setups as a starting point. Randy Caster almost exclusively runs asphalt because we live in SoCal and have/had an abundance of tracks. The only black carpet track available to us is not the size of IIC so testing here is complex.

Ctennispro225

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phatboislim

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just make sure that the chassis isnt bowed.