2wd Buggy tyre and noob questions!

[theChemist88]

Hi guys,
I popped down last night to check out the club, met some nice people and I'm now looking at getting a buggy

A little about me - I used to race 1/10th electric touring cars about 8 years ago and worked in a model shop at the time but I am now severely out of the RC loop (we didn't even race brushless or lipos at the time!) and openly admit I know even less about buggys! I'm wanting to get back I to racing on maybe more of a budget than I did 8 years ago.

I may ( or maybe not lol) buy an associated B4 off eBay tomorrow and if I do I plan on coming down a week on Friday to race as I can't make this Friday.
I've checked out electronics as well. I just want to double check that any brushless is allowed in both your fri and Saturday series and also any brca lipo.

My main question though is, the control tyres for Saturdays (as I don't think you guys have one Friday night?), can I buy them on the day from you guys?

Oh also how do I protect the shock towers from potential carpet damage?

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Shane

[cunawarit]

Dave who is at race control usually sells tyres and other assorted bits. As far as covering the shock towers you can make your own thing or use tape. Wes Jolly sells protectors as well under his own brand name Jolly Goodz, but he hasn't been racing at the club recently.

PS: I used an old wing to make a protector. See this:

[Dave Dodd]

Hi Shane

First things 1st, welcome back to the hobby/sport

In buggy racing any motor/Speedo combo is allowed, I would suggest something like a 7.5 or 8.5 motor (brushless) and suitable esc

Tires are available from myself at the club on Friday evenings and Saturday championship days
99% of drivers use Schumacher mini pins on the rear and low pro cut staggers on the front (both in yellow compound)

Front shock/carpet protection wings are also available from me (courtesy of Wes)
Hth

[Chris56]

Welcome back to the sport Shane. As the guys above say the most popular tyres are the mini pins but they do wear out. Some people are also using the Schumacher Venom white compound on the rear as these last forever and running a 13.5T brushless setup. The intention is to use the latter as a separate "stock buggy" class if there is enough interest.

On the LIPO front, the only real requirement is that they are hard-cased. Lots of people run Turnigy LIPOs which aren't on the BRCA list but they should be! They offer top performance for 1/2 the price of brands like Orion, Reedy etc. Another good brand is Gens Ace which are similarly priced and also on the BRCA list.

A B4 is a great buggy to start with although mid-motored buggies such as the Cougar SV2, Team C TC02c, Durango DEX210, Hobao H2 pro etc are better suited to the high-grip carpet track.

[Dave Dodd]

Originally Posted by Chris56

A B4 is a great buggy to start with although mid-motored buggies such as the Cougar SV2, Team C TC02c, Durango DEX210, Hobao H2 pro etc are better suited to the high-grip carpet track.

These latter buggies work very well outdoors too

[Chris56]

Originally Posted by Dave Dodd

These latter buggies work very well outdoors too

Mine doesn't

[theChemist88]

Thanks for the replies guys!

I was going rear motor purely for the outdoor side of it (and I'd found a half decent car at a half decent price that happens to be rear) and ill just have to see how it goes with regards to carpet. If it's too high grip then I'll just put on awful tyres!

If this does all go ahead then I'll probably be turning up on the night and buying tyres and carpet protector half hour before the race starts.

Also whilst I've managed to get away with potentially buying all the electronics and car in a week, I won't be able to get away with buying all the tools etc so I may be bugging one or two of you for a particular spanner if I happen to not have one lying around if that's ok. Also I won't have a table for the first few races (not that Ill really have spares or tools so guess I won't need one for much!)