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13-09-2014
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Newbie looking to play with RC Buggy's
Hi everyone - I am currently looking to get into RC Cars in the form, to start with, a Nitro Road Touring Car and a buggy of some sort.
My local track is in west vale Halifax and the local shop is elite racing, again in west vale nr Halifax - this is a road car circuit only I believe. Now then I think Batley is my closest track(s) for racing a buggy, although I wont jump straight into racing, as my last RC car was the Lunchbox/Midnight pumpkin some 25yrs ago lol and the cars I want to get involved with now are considerably faster so I would need much practice me thinks  So can anyone point me in the right direction of a selection of good buggies to look at - but also whats the better option, electric or nitro/petrol, and what scale or does that not matter greatly? No idea which the decent shops are or the erm....not so good lol, but I looked on the modelsport website and they look to have a few nice buggies, but tbh its a minefield with so much choice - so any pointers and info would be greatly appreciated? regards Phil 
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Hi Phil,
Welcome to oople and also back to rc. I returned approx 6months ago after a similar layoff. I am not far from you, so also attend Batley and thy are a friendly bunch who would welcome you. Currently at Batley the cars tend to be mainly 2wd and the makes cover yokomo bmax2, associated b5m, durango 210, plus losi etc. not many team c or hobao that I've noticed. I'd suggest coming down and talking to folks there as you will get different advice from every racer you ask. Modelsport in otley are great as are mb models in leeds, but there are many on line shops who can also supply very quickly. Hobbyking website is crazy cheap and stuff seems pretty good. Tomorrow is the supercup at batley so should be a good day to visit. Hope to see you there Chris
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I've got Araldite and a Swiss Army Knife - what more do I need? Yokomo YZ-2 No 4WD because nothing lives up to my original Optima. Until now maybe?...
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 what time is the supercup tomorrow, I don't think I will make it as I do have to work tomorrow but you never know, but I will keep an eye on things here as I checked out a few youtube vids and the outdoor buggy track looks fun for sure what kind of price am I looking to spend for a decent car, and what 'extra's' do I need to get apart from a spare battery or 2 regards Phil
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Would be a good starter buggy, any of the rtr by losi durango etc would be a good place to start. Or alternatively buy a roller off here and get a hobbyking esc and motor and batteries. Use them in my 1/10 and 1/8 and I'm very impressed.
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Be aware that associated use all imperial screws and Allen key heads Etc. My advice would be a rtr durango 210 as a starter and then you can upgrade, but usually a decent roller can be had for £100 ish (yokomo bmax2 or the like) and then add electrics from hobbyking, a metal,geared servo and a radio and you could probably do that for less than the rtr you listed above.
Supercup is on from 9am (setting up) with racing from approx 10 til 4 ish. If you do come down find me and you are welcome to try of my bmax as well as my sons basic rtr type and you can then start to get a feel.
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I've got Araldite and a Swiss Army Knife - what more do I need? Yokomo YZ-2 No 4WD because nothing lives up to my original Optima. Until now maybe?...
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