A big thankyou

[Chris Elworthy]

Would just like to say a big thankyou to Roger, Steve, Simon, Chris and the other lads from Bury who helped me with my car yesterday. It has been 5 years since I last raced and despite the frustrations I experienced with my Durango diff (I didn't complete a race!) the support I received was truly brilliant. Once the car was working correctly (Thanks Steve) it felt very good so can't wait to get back into the groove when im back from Holiday.

Thanks again to everybody at Bury Metro

Chris

[Br00kie]

Hi Chris

It was a pleasure to help, really glad things went ok in the end. My only real worry is it looked faster than mine when it was done

Steve

[Chris Elworthy]

Haha! Sometimes helpfulness can come back to bite you!
The at does feel very well balanced straight out the box and apparently the manual is wrong so I have the front pistons in the rear and vice versa. I would probably say its one of the nicest handling buggies I've ever driven, I'm a touring car racer really so my dricing style doesnt usually adapt to buggies so well but I'm excited about the capabilities of the car.

Thanks again Steve, hopefully I can return the favour one day.


See you soon

Chris

[losichris]

Originally Posted by Chris Elworthy

Haha! Sometimes helpfulness can come back to bite you!
The at does feel very well balanced straight out the box and apparently the manual is wrong so I have the front pistons in the rear and vice versa. I would probably say its one of the nicest handling buggies I've ever driven, I'm a touring car racer really so my dricing style doesnt usually adapt to buggies so well but I'm excited about the capabilities of the car.

Thanks again Steve, hopefully I can return the favour one day.


See you soon

Chris

They are very nice in kit setup at Bury. But i would play about with it, and maybe take it to Southport to test it on some proper bumps and make changes from there.

[dougher]

Hi Chris,

I've been reading your messages on here as I'm in a similar boat to you - wanting to return to racing! I used to race a losi xx using nicds, imagine my horror realising these don't really exist anymore, and that motors are now brushless! Anyway, I quite like the idea of coming to Bury, but don't know anyone there, or don't have any kit myself yet - was thinking of 4wd - anybody got any thoughts on this?!
Cheers
Sam

[tisher]

Sam get yourself down to Bury on a Sunday and have a chat with the lads they are all friendly bunch they will give you advise on whats best to start with

[Si Coe]

As someone who used to race a XX myself I can safely say stuff is a whole lot easier now. Brushless motors are pretty much fit and forget - no skimming, brushes etc required. Lipo's too are much less hassle than NiCd/NiMHs - they don't need discharging and you can run one pack all day. Its never been simpler!
We tend to have twice as many 2wds as 4wds, but we generally have enough for a full 4wd heat. The popular choices are the Associated B44.1 or the Durango DEX410 at the moment.
In 2wd the Durango DEX210 seems to be the car of choice, but the Losi 22 and Schumacher Cougar SV2 both go well too.