YR4Dude

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Get the XRay. The NTC3 only belongs in the history books of RC.

Comparing between the two is like comparing a new BMW to an "old" Camaro.

Rapid Roy

There are 2 causes for chunking. One is hitting stuff/crashing/flipping. The second is rough racing surface. There is nothing you can do about crashing and chunking. For racing surface, you can smear a light film of shoe goo on the sidewalls. CA can also work. Some foams come with a sticker ring for the sidewall.

YR4Dude

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Another way to avoid chunking is to round off the corners of the tire on a truer. Doing that alone prevents chunking more than 50% of the time.

Kyo83

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So in a matter of a week, you went from I don't know anything about Nitro cars and don't want to spend on something too expensive.....to, "I'm going to pick up a Xray NT1" (one of the most expensives cars on the market)

Honestly!....if you just want to get your feet wet. Get a new or used car for $200 to $350 bucks. That should put you in the ballpark for doing all that you mentioned. Once you experienced 4 to 6 months worth of Nitro RC then you can decide if you want to get a racer kit or just stay with the car you have and bash the hell out of the parking lots. Either way, no excess money is spent.

So, unless you have deep pockets, which it doesn't sound like you do....head the voice of credit card/checkbook reason. Don't go all out when buying your first nitro car.