Which starter 1/8th buggy ?

[MikePimlott]

been looking at a hong nor LX ultra one rtr OR hobao hyper 7 rtr.

This will be for next years racing (10th leccy Nationals are tooooooo far to travel)

Cheers

[AmiSMB]

If those are your two choices then I would go for the Hyper 7. Remember though that the engine is too big for BRCA National rules on buggy racing. No problems with club racing. If you wanted to go Truggy racing then I have a brand new HB Lightning Stadium Pro RTR .26 rotostart. Everything is all ready to go apart from fuel and a glow plug. PM me if interested.

[MikePimlott]

Would only be club racing really. BUT what are the rules on engines ??

the hyper 7 has a .21
ultra one has a .28

cheers

[AmiSMB]

With 1/8th Rallycross buggies you should be running a .21 engine. I have rebuilt an LX-1 for a friend and I do not like the design at all. the Hyper 7 even though very old is much better. Just be careful of the rear shock tower mounts on the rear gear box as these snap of if you have a hard landing upside down.

[bigred5765]

smd starter box is the best we tried mike
and the hong nor is the dogs

[Pete@BMM]

If you are going to have a bsh at racing it would be good if you could stretch the budget a little,

there are loads of factors at play - i.e. if you are just doing club stuff or BRCA events.

Have a good look at the Hyper 8 BRCA Ed. RTR which comes with a race legal .21, Efra stamped pipe, better servos etc as well as coming with a starter box.

Both the H7 and LX1 have theie respective ups and downs, but would make suitable starter race tools but as with any class once the bug bites you will spend more and its that age old addage that to buy cheap the first time is to buy twice.

The market has never been as competitie as it has been now for 1/8th. I remember when the H7 launnched prob 7 - 8 years ago and was £450 with an engine for a lesser spec car than the TQ evolution of the RTR. This was classed as cheap as before that to get a decent spec you were looking £400 - £500 for a Kyosho 7.5 or Mugen + engine! You have never had it so good - even so if you can spend a little more than £200 on the RTR you will get a far better car for racing.

Good servos are the one thing that always gets underestimated. 1/8th is very hard on standard or mid spec servos.

Pete
BMM