new to buggy racing need help

[carl_rcbuggy]

Hello i am new to buggy racing i have just ordered myself a rc10 b4 buggy. i used to do touring car racing about 10 years ago so i no abit about the speed controls ect but alot of it has all changed now. i have around £1000 to get set up, so i can get a pritty good set up i am just unsure what radio gear is the best now for around £200 i have been looking at the futaba 3gr 3 ch 2.4ghz radio gear, with the new radio gear do you still use cristals becuase i read somewhere they dont how does this work? i have been looking at team orion batterys 4200 for £50 for 6 cells or matched corolly ep4600 betterys for £57 are these good batterys. i want a brushless set up so i am interested with the lrp sphere speed controler with a lrp vector 7.5 turn motor. For the charger i have been lookin at the lrp pulsar 3 competition charger do i also need a discharger? does this set up seem good what i am buying or would you change anythin on there. also what else will i need what tyres do i need for brca ? any help will be great

many thanks carl

[MiCk B.]

Hey,

Overall you seem to have a good idea about what you need.

Radio gear is very much a personal choice. If you can try to hold the tranny in your hand, all the top ones have nearly all the same functions, so it can come down to what is comfortable for you.
(I personally run a Sawna Exzes, cos I like the feel of it. At the Euros I noticed that Neil Cragg was running Futaba.)
The 2.4ghz radios do not use xtals that you would know from years ago. The tranny and receiver are 'bound' together. So when they are turned on the just know to work together, not to get too technical.

Batteries either that you have mentioned will be grand for racing, and will give you more power and duration then you thought possible 10 years ago.

The LRP is a good choice. (I personally run a Novak & 7.5 in a B4.) There are lots of people running the LRP so there will be no problems in getting any help. The 7.5t motor will leave the car quick enough but still easy enough to drive.

Charger again a good choice.

A discharge, balancer is also a good buy, look at the Novak smart tray or similar. These are used to equalise all the cells in the pack down to a level before charging.

Tyres: depends on where you are going to race, best to ask a local at the club.

BRCA: Can't help there as I'm outside of the UK.

MiCk B. :-)

[Lee]

Hi Carl, If i was you i would go for the slingshot EP4500 cells or some yuntong 4300s, these are probably better than the Orion cells and about £15 a pack cheaper The rest seems fine though. Have fun

[MiCk B.]

Dave Church on here can supply the Slingshot cells.

(See thread here: http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12394 )

He's a good guy to deal with.

MiCk B. :-)

[jim76]

another thing to consider is what racing you will be doing this year and where. There is a good chance that LIPO cells will be allowed next year at BRCA events, so instead of investing in 4-5 sets of NIMH cells, you may be able to get away with 1-2 LIPO packs.
If you just plan to run at a club for the next few months and then gear up to regionals etc next year, check if the club will currently Allow LIPO. If they do then this may be a better bet as you can use the cells for the next couple of years or more, unlike NIMH which tend to only last 6 months or so before suffering some drop off in performance.

If you want to get NIMH at the moment to be BRCA legal for this year, then make sure that any charger you get also has LIPO compatibility to save you getting a new one in the near future. Same goes for the speedo, most new brushless ones support LIPO cut off etc.

I'd also get a good servo for the car. KO are very good but expensive new, a second hand 2123 would do fine, or a new hitec etc.

[carl_rcbuggy]

Thank you for all your help you answered all my questions. As for the lipo batterys i have been reading that the rc10 b4 can not run lipo batterys in there buggy is this true? many thanks carl