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Originally Posted by mattyts
Hi ok thanks,what would be the best touring/drifter for under £200?
I wont be racing proffesioally just a few mates in our local pub carpark!
I know about lipos and servos and radio systems as i race 1/8 off road!
Im trying notto go down the lipo route as i have two 4500 team orion nimh and charger that set me back £80 and have only been used twice!
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That Kyosho kit is on par with a Tamiya TT01 or Ansmann ARE-1 or ARE-2 (actually, the Ansmann would be quite a bit cheaper, kit is £50-odd, RTR around £100).
The Team Magic E4JR is a nice kit, albeit still brushed, but a bit more raceable, £169 from CometRC. Just needs the adjustable camber links for racing, really, the only difference from the E4JS. Note it is belt drive, see below*
LRP have the S10 Blast TC, looks a bit higher spec (adjustable shocks, multiple shock tower positions) than the Kyosho for less money, £140-ish, seems to be a few different variations of radio kit.
I think Schumacher are bringing in a Speed Passion branded TC. It'll likely be a similar sort of thing too.
As you already have a radio for 1/8th, a Tamiya TA-05 kit would be excellent, just get another receiver, any brushed ESC (second hand and cheap, bound to be loads stuffed in the back of drawers here) to run the supplied silvercan motor. Tamiya TA05s are very, very popular for drifting - I used to race one, and would powerslide round corners, as the midmotor position made it very balanced! The only downside is that it's belt drive*
Probably no point getting a fancy carbon fibre tourer which will get scratched up with loose stones, better off with a rugged plastic tub chassis.
* Belt drives are more vulnerable to loose stones on less than perfect surfaces.