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Old 12-21-2018, 07:40 AM
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Note to self:
Apply Shumacher shake method
Disassemble completey, carefully place all components into shoe box and cover
Shake vigorously
Remove and reassemble completely discarding worn, broken or bent components
Inspect and be certain chassis has T plate installed and axle located in forward position.
Gently place freshly assembled weapon on carpet
Grab steering wheel, pull trigger and fire said weapon.
Document all results and proceed to podium
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Old 12-28-2018, 09:19 PM
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How is this car on high grip black carpet?
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How is this car on high grip black carpet?
really good!!!!!
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Old 12-29-2018, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by egalsim
How is this car on high grip black carpet?

yes this car is definitely no slouch on the high bite.
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Anyone else having issues with the t-bar breaking. Is there any upgraded versions out there? I have broken 2 and the 2nd time was barely a hard hit on the wall.
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Old 01-04-2019, 10:10 AM
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You need to back off on how tight the screw is. Also, doing the X1 High Traction T-Bar double O ring seems to help.
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Originally Posted by jujubean
You need to back off on how tight the screw is. Also, doing the X1 High Traction T-Bar double O ring seems to help.
thank you, thought I had it pretty loose. Will loosen it more and add a 2nd o ring. The is just so much easier to drive with the t-bar and more consistent with faster times
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As you can see from the pic first position trf103 did very well... TQ ....and third position was a trf103 too. 2nd position ultimately won with an exotek...He is very fast.....

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Old 01-07-2019, 03:53 PM
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Was running the battery in the inline configuration
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Old 01-07-2019, 04:13 PM
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Oh and running the t-bar outdoor asphalt smooth asphalt
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Old 01-07-2019, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by fat500
As you can see from the pic first position trf103 slaughtered the field of yokomo x-ray exotek Associated and Roche
Slaughtered is a bit of an overstatement. The car looked good but...
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Old 01-07-2019, 06:11 PM
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Gorgeous!
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Old 01-07-2019, 06:49 PM
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Hey guys,

I look around on this thread and didn't notice anyone has been having problems with this but I have had 2 rear bulkheads bend on this car. Have never had it happen on any other F1 I have ever used so I am wondering if any of you have has the same problem. If so, do you have any alternatives or suggestions that you have used to fix it? Everyone I know that runs a trf103 in my area has had this happen and just bends it back. To add insult to injury, no one in the states seems to have them for sale and TamiyaUSA is even out of stock with no ETA. The car is by far the best car I have used on asphalt but this may be where I relegate it to TCS duty only. :-(
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Old 01-07-2019, 08:01 PM
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Yes I have bent both sides of the rear pod during a bad wreck. I also could not believe it
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