Originally Posted by
Redrawker
Hey guys,
Let me start by saying I'm glad to be part of the forums, a couple people from RCU recommended I come over here to get better help getting started with truggies.
I'm new to the truggy section, but not really nitros. (About 6 years ago I bought my first T-maxx... Big mistake. I switched to an upgraded Revo later on and had better luck.) Also I've had experience with electrics on and off since I was a kid.
I got out of the hobby at the beginning of 2008, and am now interested in jumping back in. When I left, I had a BB Revo that I liked to race recreationally.
After talking to a few people on the forums, I've decided that a truggy would suit me better than another MT. But I've never really had any experience with one, so I'm going to ask some very newbie questions.
1) What are the competitive chassis setups today? I have heard good things about the 8ight 2.0T, but other than that I'm in
2) How much is a basic setup going to cost me? I'm really just dabbling in racing, so I don't feel the need to go all out, but I don't want to cut corners.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I started the same way. First bashing a tmaxx, then racing a revo. Put a BB in it and finally converted it to electric. This year I built a RC8T with the tekno v4 conversion. I have about $2200 in it including the radio, motor, esc, servos, batterys, transponder, charger, etc. that I took off my revo. I have practiced with it a couple of times, and love it. Pretty much all the popular brands make good truggys. Maybe someone at your local track would be nice enough to let you drive theirs to see if you like it. A friend of mine let me drive his 8ight-t a while back and I loved it, but I felt that the RC8T was better to convert to electric.