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#1006
Tech Rookie
Gday
Gday.
I raced RC buggies back in the 80s as a teen.
I have been doing crawlers for a couple of years recently and now want to get back into buggies again.
Looking to buy a good 4wd buggy to get at it again without going all out on a pro racing rig.
will post photos once i have permission.
I raced RC buggies back in the 80s as a teen.
I have been doing crawlers for a couple of years recently and now want to get back into buggies again.
Looking to buy a good 4wd buggy to get at it again without going all out on a pro racing rig.
will post photos once i have permission.
#1007
Tech Rookie
Hi. I'm getting into indoor buggy racing and have found this site to be very informative. I recently bought a B6.2.
#1008
Tech Rookie
The new guy
Just wanted to say hello to all. I'm new to the site and to the RC drag racing world. Trying to learn what I can and figure out what to build to be competitice.
Thanks
Thanks
#1009
Tech Rookie
Returning to the hobby.
Hey everyone, i'm Nick.
I got started in the hobby when i was a teen, with my father. He wanted to get into a hobby that would be fun for both of us, and that we could build a bond from it. So he bought a cheap 1/10 Nitro touring car from ebay, and from there we were hooked. We built our stable up to 4 Team Associated TC3's. That gave us both a main car, and a backup. We were racing every weekend in the parking lots of Hobby Town USA in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA. I learned a lot in those parking lots, and me and my father grew closer together in the process.
I joined the Navy once i turned 18, and ended up leaving the area for 4 years and i would end up leaving the hobby. The Navy brought me back to the hampton roads area of Virginia. This time, there was a big RC shop (Debbie's RC World). Man, this place had EVERYTHING. There was an outdoor onroad track (it was beautiful), an outdoor 1/8 offroad track, a outdoor drag strip, and an indoor clay offroad track. I would spend saturdays there, watching the various racing going on, and ended up falling in love with the Short Course trucks. Not long after, i wound up buying myself a Team Associated PROSC 4x4 truck. I had some fun with that thing, and even won a few heats. I was hooked, AGAIN.
A couple years later, my wife and I had our first Son, and the racing went from every week, to maybe once a month, to every blue moon. Before i knew it, I was out of the hobby. I wanted to stay in, but being a young family, we were pretty tight on finances.
Fast forward a few years. I'm finding myself going back to the area, and getting back into the hobby. This time, BUGGIES. I cant decide between the 4 main chassis. (Xray, Tekno, TLR, and TA). I'm leaning towards the TLR, but i'm going to wait to see whats run at the local track. All thats left is an indoor carpet track now, so my options are pretty limited.
Any advice or personal experiences towards either chassis, I would love to hear them.
I got started in the hobby when i was a teen, with my father. He wanted to get into a hobby that would be fun for both of us, and that we could build a bond from it. So he bought a cheap 1/10 Nitro touring car from ebay, and from there we were hooked. We built our stable up to 4 Team Associated TC3's. That gave us both a main car, and a backup. We were racing every weekend in the parking lots of Hobby Town USA in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA. I learned a lot in those parking lots, and me and my father grew closer together in the process.
I joined the Navy once i turned 18, and ended up leaving the area for 4 years and i would end up leaving the hobby. The Navy brought me back to the hampton roads area of Virginia. This time, there was a big RC shop (Debbie's RC World). Man, this place had EVERYTHING. There was an outdoor onroad track (it was beautiful), an outdoor 1/8 offroad track, a outdoor drag strip, and an indoor clay offroad track. I would spend saturdays there, watching the various racing going on, and ended up falling in love with the Short Course trucks. Not long after, i wound up buying myself a Team Associated PROSC 4x4 truck. I had some fun with that thing, and even won a few heats. I was hooked, AGAIN.
A couple years later, my wife and I had our first Son, and the racing went from every week, to maybe once a month, to every blue moon. Before i knew it, I was out of the hobby. I wanted to stay in, but being a young family, we were pretty tight on finances.
Fast forward a few years. I'm finding myself going back to the area, and getting back into the hobby. This time, BUGGIES. I cant decide between the 4 main chassis. (Xray, Tekno, TLR, and TA). I'm leaning towards the TLR, but i'm going to wait to see whats run at the local track. All thats left is an indoor carpet track now, so my options are pretty limited.
Any advice or personal experiences towards either chassis, I would love to hear them.
#1010
Tech Rookie
Hey good people, new here just gathering information for a new rc car, great information here.
#1011
Tech Rookie
New to the forum and to the sport!
Hi everyone! I’m new to the forum and looking to get into r/c racing. Only driven other people’s cars but have never owned my own. Have always been interested in r/c cars but recently a couple new tracks have been built locally and driving by both tracks on my way to work has gotten me really interested in the racing scene. I’ve been learning so much info from this forum and can’t wait to get racing
#1012
Tech Rookie
Hello!
Hi guys
I am new to the forum but not really new to RC. My first RC is a RR10 Bomber which I bought RTR 4 years ago (kit version was out of stock).
Ran it on water (did not maintain it) and it was fully rusted in and out. Basically it is a new RC car as I have fully restored it! SS screws, new and upgraded parts, Mamba X, 2400kv motor, new Rx Tx, KMC 2.2 beadlocks, Hyraxes, fully upgraded (aluminium axle housing, HD axles and differentials, HD driveshafts, aluminium transfercase and transmission housing, HD gears, aluminium panels and all those shiny bits). A bit labourious IMO because having to threadlock and check screws if still there after running the car is painful - I learned this the pretty hard way after noticing missing screws after the runs. Just recently bent the front axle and the replacement is on its way!
I recently bought my very first kit, and second RC that I am in the middle of building: AE B6.3D. I'm new to the racing side of RC.
Wow it is complex - the setups, and things I have to learn is pretty overwhelming.
So many rookie mistakes have been made during the process but I learned tremendously from those!
Definitely learned to read the first part of the manual to make sure I have everything like greases and specific tools (these are mentioned on the manual/assembly guide).
This hobby is crazy the deeper I go I reckon. Wonder how long I can keep it because racers seem to upgrade yearly? I like the idea of keeping mine for the longest time possible without having difficulties with spare parts etc.
I am new to the forum but not really new to RC. My first RC is a RR10 Bomber which I bought RTR 4 years ago (kit version was out of stock).
Ran it on water (did not maintain it) and it was fully rusted in and out. Basically it is a new RC car as I have fully restored it! SS screws, new and upgraded parts, Mamba X, 2400kv motor, new Rx Tx, KMC 2.2 beadlocks, Hyraxes, fully upgraded (aluminium axle housing, HD axles and differentials, HD driveshafts, aluminium transfercase and transmission housing, HD gears, aluminium panels and all those shiny bits). A bit labourious IMO because having to threadlock and check screws if still there after running the car is painful - I learned this the pretty hard way after noticing missing screws after the runs. Just recently bent the front axle and the replacement is on its way!
I recently bought my very first kit, and second RC that I am in the middle of building: AE B6.3D. I'm new to the racing side of RC.
Wow it is complex - the setups, and things I have to learn is pretty overwhelming.
So many rookie mistakes have been made during the process but I learned tremendously from those!
Definitely learned to read the first part of the manual to make sure I have everything like greases and specific tools (these are mentioned on the manual/assembly guide).
This hobby is crazy the deeper I go I reckon. Wonder how long I can keep it because racers seem to upgrade yearly? I like the idea of keeping mine for the longest time possible without having difficulties with spare parts etc.
Last edited by RB_8420; 07-20-2021 at 06:28 PM.
#1013
Tech Rookie
Total noobie simon
Hello everyone my name is Simon I'm 41 and from the UK,I have just recently really discovered the world of RC and it's something that I'm really interested in getting into as a hobby,at this stage I must admit I know absolutely nothing other than the components inside an RC that make it run but I don't know how these things work,I have 0 knowledge of the electronics that go into them so it's kind of a little overwhelming at the moment,I do wish to learn and get into RC cars mainly so I'm hoping I can be pushed in the right direction to learn.
As my starter vehicle I chose a wltoys A959 is it from bang good as it's just a little one to start me off it's cheap and also I've heard it's quite upgradeable so thought it might be a good start,
My objective is to learn the controls and gain enough knowledge to upgrade this car,then I wish to gain enough knowledge to increase the distance of how far it can be controlled to about a 1 mile radius and gain enough knowledge to fit an fpv system as I think that would be fun but that's kind of my end game to learn and be confident enough to engage in these kind of projects.
Is there anyone out there who is willing to push me in right direction.
Kind regards
Simon the noobie king
As my starter vehicle I chose a wltoys A959 is it from bang good as it's just a little one to start me off it's cheap and also I've heard it's quite upgradeable so thought it might be a good start,
My objective is to learn the controls and gain enough knowledge to upgrade this car,then I wish to gain enough knowledge to increase the distance of how far it can be controlled to about a 1 mile radius and gain enough knowledge to fit an fpv system as I think that would be fun but that's kind of my end game to learn and be confident enough to engage in these kind of projects.
Is there anyone out there who is willing to push me in right direction.
Kind regards
Simon the noobie king
#1014
SeriaCrasher
Just wanted to say Hi as I just joined the forum.
I am 45 y.o and am from Switzerland (French speaking part).
I am more into electric RC planes/seaplanes but I also have an electric offshore boat and recently bought two Nitro cars (a Reely Gen X and a Hobao MT). Nitro is good fun, the smell and the noise are unmatched. Still learning yet
Cheers
I am 45 y.o and am from Switzerland (French speaking part).
I am more into electric RC planes/seaplanes but I also have an electric offshore boat and recently bought two Nitro cars (a Reely Gen X and a Hobao MT). Nitro is good fun, the smell and the noise are unmatched. Still learning yet
Cheers
Last edited by SerialCrasher; 07-23-2021 at 01:15 AM.
#1015
I tried to share some pictures but I got following message "You are only allowed to post URLs to other sites or photos after you have made a certain number of posts. You have not reached that limit yet".
Do you know how many posts you should do before being able to post pictures ?
Txs
Do you know how many posts you should do before being able to post pictures ?
Txs
#1016
Tech Adept
iTrader: (7)
Hello RCTech forums! Long time lurker, first time caller here!
Little bit about me? Well, I used to race 1/10th electric back in the early 90's as a kid. My RC vehicles were 1) the Kyosho Hi-Rider Corvette (via the Ultimate Combo from Tower Hobbies--yay!), 2) the Schumacher Pro-Cat, complete with the rubber-banded front end, and 3) the Schumacher Couger II, which was an awesome kit. Those were the gold old days when I mainly had to pick between what batteries I wanted to run, i.e. SCR or SCE cells and how many turns were in the motor! However, about the same time M.C. Hammer was dancing his way to bankruptcy, I was looking to buy a nitro vehicle. I lusted heavily for the Kyosho Rampage. After analysis paralysis and deciding it was too expensive (lawnmowing money can only go so far), I decided on the Cougar II instead. About 1993-1994'ish, I got out of the hobby.
Since I never bought the Rampage, I've been nagged ever since with a mild case of regret. I have always thought about what it would be like to own/drive a nitro RC vehicle! The feeling never left me...
Fast-forward to 2020, and I decided to take the plunge and get back into RC! I bought a Kyosho MP10, because of the Turbo Burns/Inferno heritage (loved all those pictures!) and I always thought Kyosho made a good kit.
I decided to join the forums and become a member to ask follow-up questions to a lot of dead threads with seemingly no resolutions. A lot of threads die off, sometimes with confusing information, that is....well...confusing me now!
Seems like the bulk majority of data on this site, as far as what I am looking for, is between the years 2007-2015 (kinda outdated by now), with a hot-spot around 2010-2011. Furthermore, a lot of products that I, we, read about are extinct and no longer available.
So here I am! Hope to learn! Thanks!
Little bit about me? Well, I used to race 1/10th electric back in the early 90's as a kid. My RC vehicles were 1) the Kyosho Hi-Rider Corvette (via the Ultimate Combo from Tower Hobbies--yay!), 2) the Schumacher Pro-Cat, complete with the rubber-banded front end, and 3) the Schumacher Couger II, which was an awesome kit. Those were the gold old days when I mainly had to pick between what batteries I wanted to run, i.e. SCR or SCE cells and how many turns were in the motor! However, about the same time M.C. Hammer was dancing his way to bankruptcy, I was looking to buy a nitro vehicle. I lusted heavily for the Kyosho Rampage. After analysis paralysis and deciding it was too expensive (lawnmowing money can only go so far), I decided on the Cougar II instead. About 1993-1994'ish, I got out of the hobby.
Since I never bought the Rampage, I've been nagged ever since with a mild case of regret. I have always thought about what it would be like to own/drive a nitro RC vehicle! The feeling never left me...
Fast-forward to 2020, and I decided to take the plunge and get back into RC! I bought a Kyosho MP10, because of the Turbo Burns/Inferno heritage (loved all those pictures!) and I always thought Kyosho made a good kit.
I decided to join the forums and become a member to ask follow-up questions to a lot of dead threads with seemingly no resolutions. A lot of threads die off, sometimes with confusing information, that is....well...confusing me now!
Seems like the bulk majority of data on this site, as far as what I am looking for, is between the years 2007-2015 (kinda outdated by now), with a hot-spot around 2010-2011. Furthermore, a lot of products that I, we, read about are extinct and no longer available.
So here I am! Hope to learn! Thanks!
#1017
Hello RC community!
Im 40 years old and haven't touched an RC car since I was probably about 14. Started out back then on a Tamiya Grasshopper and upgraded that to an RC 10. Loved it but discovered girls or something and sort of just sort of fell out of it. Couple of months ago bought an scx-24 crawler and started upgrading it. Got the bug again and decided to invest in a TLR 22X-4. Having a blast putting it together and realizing the my previous experience counts for nothing. Looking forward to learning a ton and meeting some new people!
Im 40 years old and haven't touched an RC car since I was probably about 14. Started out back then on a Tamiya Grasshopper and upgraded that to an RC 10. Loved it but discovered girls or something and sort of just sort of fell out of it. Couple of months ago bought an scx-24 crawler and started upgrading it. Got the bug again and decided to invest in a TLR 22X-4. Having a blast putting it together and realizing the my previous experience counts for nothing. Looking forward to learning a ton and meeting some new people!
#1018
Tech Adept
iTrader: (7)
Hello RC community!
Im 40 years old and haven't touched an RC car since I was probably about 14. Started out back then on a Tamiya Grasshopper and upgraded that to an RC 10. Loved it but discovered girls or something and sort of just sort of fell out of it. Couple of months ago bought an scx-24 crawler and started upgrading it. Got the bug again and decided to invest in a TLR 22X-4. Having a blast putting it together and realizing the my previous experience counts for nothing. Looking forward to learning a ton and meeting some new people!
Im 40 years old and haven't touched an RC car since I was probably about 14. Started out back then on a Tamiya Grasshopper and upgraded that to an RC 10. Loved it but discovered girls or something and sort of just sort of fell out of it. Couple of months ago bought an scx-24 crawler and started upgrading it. Got the bug again and decided to invest in a TLR 22X-4. Having a blast putting it together and realizing the my previous experience counts for nothing. Looking forward to learning a ton and meeting some new people!
If you paid attention back then when you were 14, which I'm sure you did, that experience indeed DOES account for something. It's the same hobby. Things have changed, yes, but you learn from your mistakes regardless of what decade it was in.
#1019
Tech Rookie
iTrader: (2)
Hello everyone. Im new to the forum, but not new to RC. My last kits before I left the hobby was AE TC3, Tamiya TA03r, and HPI Sport 2 Pro. After finding my kits buried in the garage, I decided to clean them up and run them. Now, I'm hooked again. I miss the whole process of putting kits together, tuning, and club racing. There's a lot to digest in the forums in regards to new tech. Looks like I'm going to spend some here to learn about new stuff and hopefully get some races in before summer is over.
#1020
Tech Adept
iTrader: (7)
Hello everyone. Im new to the forum, but not new to RC. My last kits before I left the hobby was AE TC3, Tamiya TA03r, and HPI Sport 2 Pro. After finding my kits buried in the garage, I decided to clean them up and run them. Now, I'm hooked again. I miss the whole process of putting kits together, tuning, and club racing. There's a lot to digest in the forums in regards to new tech. Looks like I'm going to spend some here to learn about new stuff and hopefully get some races in before summer is over.