Starting up, again.

[ralphee]

Its been a long time, ive not raced competively in many years, and my last long stint was in TC.
Any of you offroad gurus, want to throw me a bone, and gibe me some gear recommendations on......

Chassis? Not too crazy, was thinking a Losi22 or B4, but i see a lot for sale, is that a bad thing? After something with good spares back up, and isnt made of cheese. Looking at 2wd though, ive never done it!

Brushless combo and class to suit what ill now call myself, a noob LOL.

Just getting my ducks in a row i guess for Frankley.

lee

[Brewskie]

ive just got into racing myself an got a second hand B4, its one tough car as ive bashed it pretty bad while trying to home in my driving skills an the parts are very easy to get hold of an plenty of them too, i think most people that sell them are converting to mid motor on 2wd like the C4.1 an X6

[ralphee]

Yeah, i like AE, raced the TC3 and TC4 and found parts so easy to get. Was looking at the X6 too, nice, but then, i like the TRF......but its more about whats easy for me to drive/set up i guess!

lee

[F1END]

Mid-motor is the way forward in the UK.

Most popular choices at the moment seem to be either a very expensive conversion, e.g. DB1, Centro, Vega, etc. for which you'll have to buy a 'donor' car and the conversion kit, or for less money a Durango DEX210, a Losi 22, or a Schumacher Cougar SV2. If you're on a budget, a second-hand Cougar SV would be a good start as they are quite cheap these days since the SV2 came out.

One good bit of advice is to see what others are racing at your local club. Makes life easier with set-up help and borrowing/buying of parts if you need them.

Spares-wise, if you are in the UK, Schumacher are probably the easiest spares to get hold of. TRF spares are quite hard to get hold of, which is 1 reason I've just sold my 511.

Electrics-wise a 7.5 or 8.5 motor will be plenty fast enough for a 2wd (There's no stock-class for buggy's these days), and whatever speedo and radio gear you are happiest with.

[ralphee]

Cheers bud. Hmm, i think the DEX or 22 is on the cards then. Radio, yeah sorted for a Vantage II, cells, got two New LIPO's, was just mainly the brushless query too, as ive not raced since brushless hit the scene, cheers guys.
Oh ESC.....any brand i should stay away from, on a hobby level i had an EZrun in my TRF501, but id like something a little more race orientated this time around.

lee

[Naushad]

I second a 22....get a weight kit installed!

ESC try LRP SXX,speed passion LPF or the latest orion r10. They all cost quite a bit, but the XERUN stuff is excellent value!

I'd go for 10.5T brushless motor.....depends on your track really but most ESC have turbo function to temporarily give you that extra boost when you need it (e.g. straights) so you shouldn't lose out.