Originally Posted by
Roelof
So tell us, are you an experienced driver or is this your first (real) RC car?
Do not get me wrong but the Sprint is already an 20 year old design with no real racing blood (devellopped by racers while racing). The RTR comes with a cheap radio and tires and is assambled with less care. But in the base the car itself is good.
You will be amazed what some heat in the tires and some good tires can do
If other guys experience the same thing, is it the car or also the experience level of those drivers? Well... No experienced driver would buy a Sprint if he can build a car with a much better chassis for a same price.
Again, Toe-in, even 3 degree is a normal thing, no need to mod it.
You have tested in a way no one would drive the car like that. It is like water skiing with 10km/h, Also then you would mount air tanks on the ski's to make them float.
This is my first real rc car and bought it for a super discount half price to have fun in free time but seems I start to like it, my goal is to do FPV races and videos. I made some 3D printed roll cages for the cameras too! I haven't tried any soft tires yet or any super grippy surface, here all asphalt is slippery and cold.
Haha that last one made me laugh, but I did the test trying to show you guys what's happening. I could max it and shoot it with a drone or something to see that the same thing happens on the street as well, making you loose or even spin out (I guess because of my slippery tires)
The races I am planning to do are kinda low speed in parks, concrete, asphalt or even indoor places so the traction is usually very low, but I need to be able to drift at lower speeds so it feels more like a real car.
(In the box I found some rear hubs for 2 degree rear toe in :-D )