Starting out with 2WD on astro

[willbowles]

Hi all,

I'm hopefully joining my local club soon, starting out in the 1/10 2WD buggy class. The track surface is astro and I have read that certain buggy kits are suited to different surfaces. I was leaning towards a B4.2 but then read they are more suitable to clay surfaces.

Please could anyone give me a bit of advice on this and suitable models.

Thanks,

Will

[cutting42]

Quite a lot on this topic if you search for 2wd threads however to get you started:

Mid motor is the way to go for high grip (astro) circuits. Rear motor is the traditional route for clay/dirt circuits which are very rare in the UK.

B4 (.1 and .2) are rear motor as std but several conversion kits exist to convert them to mid motor. Vega, Centro and XFactory X6 to name three. They are all excellent but the final build cost will be pretty high as you are buying a full kit and then another £150 or so for the conversion kit.

The Durango 210, Kyosho RB6, Losi 22 and Schumacher SV2 are all mid motor or can be configured as either mid or rear motor. There are others but these are the most common and each have their advocates.

I would go along to the club first, introduce yourself, see what cars are being used, what the local shop stocks by the way of spares as you will get through a fair bit when you start. Oh and do not be tempted to get a huge motor when you start; get a 13.5 or 10.5 at most.

[Dandare]

Good advice there.

Check out this cracking deal on the Durango DEX210 RTR, perfect for starters, 13.5 sensored electrics, 2.4Ghz etc etc. Also easily converted to mid motor though to be fair it'll go perfectly well on Astro.

Here: http://www.rccarshop.co.uk/index.php...y-rtr-red.html

[Cream]

Originally Posted by Dandare

Good advice there.

Check out this cracking deal on the Durango DEX210 RTR, perfect for starters, 13.5 sensored electrics, 2.4Ghz etc etc. Also easily converted to mid motor though to be fair it'll go perfectly well on Astro.

Here: http://www.rccarshop.co.uk/index.php...y-rtr-red.html

Now also at JEmodels and you get free sweets

http://www.jemodels.com/electric-mod...tegory_id=1322

[willbowles]

Thanks for the replies.

I'll go along and see what everyone is running before I buy anything.

A mid-motor chassis sounds like the way to go. I haven't seen a Durango before, are they quite popular?

Cheers,

Will

[rapidrubberwill]

The durango is very popular and it looks solid je spares have them for next to nothing at the moment as a rtr buggy and parts are cheap when you crash it

[Robby]

Originally Posted by willbowles

Hi all,

I'm hopefully joining my local club soon, starting out in the 1/10 2WD buggy class. The track surface is astro and I have read that certain buggy kits are suited to different surfaces. I was leaning towards a B4.2 but then read they are more suitable to clay surfaces.

Please could anyone give me a bit of advice on this and suitable models.

Thanks

Will

Not to blow you off, but anyone that suggests that anything is the "best option" is just brand-hoing and quite full of it.
Realistically, especially starting out, literally any of the major/name-brand cars will do just fine and it really wouldn't make much difference what you start out with anyway - they're all good cars. Your primary concern should be replacement parts availability, which (again) shouldn't be that much of a concern with any of the name-brands. At the same time, check what's popular with the fast chaps at your local club/track, as it's easier to get assistance and learn tips and tricks from them.

[Stormmy]

Don't waste your money on Durango. I will be out of action for at least two weeks due to part supply problem. Very unsatisfactory