Originally Posted by
rcmadkiwi
if you're going to post in an RC online forum do so in the thread for the chassis you enjoy. You'll find most people enjoy their RC vehicle no matter what it is & although there is often something better available. Remember to keep it into perspective - having a Tamiya RC vehicle is much better than nothing & for many it's perfect for their use. I thought my Tamiya drift car was awesome, until I got something more expensive & of better quality. Which is a fact of life - if I had the latest & greatest supercar I wouldn't go around bagging what I thought was inferior. Pretty easy to do this sort of thing hiding behind a computer but you're just drawing attention to yourself & not in a good way. Besides if you turned off that computer/tablet/smart device, went outside & actually used the Tamiya you'd learn to appreciate it more. I appreciate it that if I damage anything parts are easy to get, inexpensive compared to high end kits, really easy to fix & there's a huge range of upgrades available.
Hiding behind a computer? In what way have you concluded I wouldn't say the same thing to you or anyone else's face? What I said about the car wasn't a threat or a personal insult. If you like it that's fine with me.
And I like having my "computer/tablet/smart device" on as normal thanks. I'm not some punk who doesn't know what I'm talking about because I read stuff and just repeated it like your trying to make it sound.
You can see my post count you might take note I post a lot.
99% of what I post isn't negative and is in threads of other things I own and do like, but that doesn't mean I can't express my dislikes of a thing or experience either. I already know whats out there, I've been into the RC hobby for 24 years, had planes, helicopters, cars, boats and everything in between, I am more than comfortable to comment at this point.
I admit I didn't research this TT02 as I should before I bought it, but thats because even the most basic cheap'o RC's out there generally include things left to the wind with this thing. To me that is ridiculous and absurd, no matter how many other good points they have accredited.
Originally Posted by
fyrstormer
Going downmarket when you're used to fancier cars will usually be disappointing, but 5 minutes of Googling would've uncovered that the TT series is Tamiya's entry-level road car series. As for the spec race being a demolition derby, it sounds like the spec rules suck. If there are a few simple mods that will significantly improve the cars, they should be allowed, if not required. Talk to the organizers about it.
Your right, I should have done more research. I normally do, but dived right in because I wanted to join my club members in the winter racing they where doing. And you are also right about the spec rules. They don't only "Suck", but are flat out stupid for the surface they want to run on. But I already tried to reason with the head members about it but more or less wasted my time. Even after I let them drive my car "completely stock TT02" as the rules say I have to run, they even admitted them selves it was a handful they couldn't even drive. A couple of them wrecked it into the wall on the first two turns. Most of the fast guys are running the TT01, because that's still allowed... They also said they have seen this was a problem with one other members TT02 without explanation and laughed how the TT01 was the better car after driving both. Well thats great!... But thanks to not being allowed to upgrade the vehicles to do what I know needs to be done I'm pretty much screwed since that is out of the question.