Originally Posted by
STRINGCHEESE
Not meaning to be a troll! I am a little disappionted someone doesn't make an "ultimate" kit to keep me from making part choices mistakes. The FT kit plus the bb shocks, plus the hex's is like a $450 kit. 80% of the local racers are losi now. If there was a set date on th .2 I'd be all over it...I was looking at the schumacher too, and durango. I like the schu, but idk how good of a car it really is. Seems like all the kits have a little give and take. AE has ti turnbuckles, schu, durango, and losi are steel, bb shcks come on everything except AE, 13mm's on the schu. Big bearings on some, small on others...I would just like a finished kit.
rant...sorry
no such thing. The RB6 is $450 and still requires upgrades. Same with the Durango. Most other car require durability upgrades. Like alum parts to replace plastic. The B4 does not really require anything to make it stronger. No special mods or custom parts. All of the current FT option are just that. Not required. Some people dont even like the BB shocks and run the v2's. Hexes are not really an upgrade, they are just a bling upgrade. I was looking at the 2011 worlds A main results yesterday and some Japanese guy made the A with the short chassis. I think he finished 5th. He lost by less than 5 seconds i think. Would the +8 have gotten him the extra 5 seconds? Doubtful.
Things you need to get fast.
1) Time
2) Lots of tires
3) A consistent track environment, so you can see if the changes were good and not just a track change.
4) a crap ton of laps
5) a transponder system where you can retrieve your times
6) A friend to run laps. to push each other.
7) A capable car (most any of the major brands)
8) RCtech (lol)
9) $$$$$