Tlr / Schumacher

[westyrc]

Looking at renewing both 2 and 4 wd cars and considering both tlr and Schumacher. I know there are a lot of Schumacher about at the regionals that do well but not many tlr both look good cars tlr just revised theirs so should get a few more running them maybe? Ellis Stafford seems to do well with the cars of course.
What's your opinions here please

[iank55]

I just sold my K2. Felt very slow and didn't want to turn. Looking at the RHR national results there are clearly some folk out there making it go better tho...

Not had a Losi so can't comment from experience but its not on my shortlist of replacements.

Hth,
Ian

[lee.willows]

Don't dismiss the Xray XB4 2016. Is very strong and simple to set up.

[cmgreen]

Originally Posted by iank55

I just sold my K2. Felt very slow and didn't want to turn. Looking at the RHR national results there are clearly some folk out there making it go better tho...

Not had a Losi so can't comment from experience but its not on my shortlist of replacements.

Hth,
Ian

Setup, its all about the setup

[chrispattinson]

Most modern cars are strong and fast. It's likely the K2 mentioned above was'nt setup with much steering, as I find mine will turn just as tight as any other cars I've had, and those that've tried it have commented on how agile and pointy it is.

Choose a car that you can get local advice and UK support on, where spares can be sourced from friends and fellow racers, and where setups can be obtained for the surfaces you race on. See what is most popular locally, and go with that ... it'll be popular for a reason.

[iank55]

It was set up as per Ben Jemmo's Bradby cup set up - helpfully the only astro set up which has been added to either petitrc or schumacher's website in the last couple of months.

As I said in my original post others seem to do fine with it... I felt it was bad enough to lose £200 on.

[buggy#0]

Originally Posted by iank55

As I said in my original post others seem to do fine with it... I felt it was bad enough to lose £200 on.

It's not necessarily indicative of a fault with the car or the setup, sometimes certain cars just don't suit certain drivers or their driving styles. I had a similar experience when I ran the original KF - they began dominating, everyone seemed to love driving it, and as someone who likes a front-endy car I couldn't wait to give it a go. Turns out I absolutely hated the way it felt. Just one of those personal feel things. I've seen lots of people who bought a K2 quickly selling them on, and then I've also seen a lot of them make national A finals.

There are loads of 4wd options out there, Serpent, XRAY, Team C, PR etc - cars like the SRX-4 in particular are very good in terms of durability, so you can't really 'go wrong'. Pick one and see how it goes.