venom gambler?

[ScottyDogWoof]

Just got one. Brushed rtr, 2.4 radio. All electrics removed. An 8th scale spec ace servo installed, old novak cyclone speedo ( buggy version) flat liner motor :-) (old school till I get another brushless system) 60c batts. Std gearing. Will need to go up tho.

Lookin at maybe gettin to sct nats this year, fancyed a sct for some time. The gambler has been sitting at my local hobby shop chanting my name as I walk thru the door. Seems a tidy kit having option mid/rear motor positions as std. Any one know what there like on circuit? Durabilty handling speed etc. We have a tidy biig indoor club up here for winter and a posible big out door half grass have flat race circuit for this summer. Can wait to use it looks so cool. Any set up tips and what? Tyres for this model or class in general would be great thanks. ;-)

[reg]

iv seen one on track,i really think they could be a dark horse,they look to handle as well if not better than the top brands of 2wd,the only thing is they look abit front end heavy when in mid motor,not sure how they will last over the outdoor season but good luck

[ScottyDogWoof]

funny really its great fun to drive, very managable side ways action, using kit tyres on wet grass/clummpy mud have had a blast the last few days. I have got a grove coming on the green acrross from my house lol Great option to have the mid/rear motor position i would asume mid would be the way to go on the uks high grip astro or clay. The shock bodies could be a little better if i'm nit picking but i do have some threaded losi ones in my secret box of bits in the shed, may bring them out of retirment. I'm using overlander 2200 60cs. Getting around 6min run time out them on think ish grass, the green is 20% incline so on the way up its really tring to motor, I have a 12x2 burshed in for now.. (or is it a single, cant remember)

I did do a quick opple search and have found out the truck has been proven winning various big named events, best one was 6hr enduro with no mechanical failures. A good pro i guess

Tyres wise are you just running schui pins and spkies simular to buggy world??

[BeachBuggyPhil]

Fastrax Kourse Kings. Brilliant on grass. Schumacher have just brought out a mini spike SC tyre though.

[Fast Eddie]

[QUOTE=reg;601612]iv seen one on track


I tried to run one at the first round of the SCT nats this year, and although I am rubbish... the truck was worse.

When it was running it sounded like a tea tray clattering around, luckilly it didnt run too often

Hope you have more luck than I did

[reg]

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

I tried to run one at the first round of the SCT nats this year, and although I am rubbish... the truck was worse.

When it was running it sounded like a tea tray clattering around, luckilly it didnt run too often

Hope you have more luck than I did

sounds like something must have been wrong,a chap at my local club runs one,it runs silky smooth and very direct

[ScottyDogWoof]

yeah after testing this i have to say one thing is its smooth in noise running and the way it'll take jumps bump etc. What kind of chattering did you have.??

[Fast Eddie]

The problems I had were the idler gear stripping twice and various broken plastics.
The noise was the bodyshell clanging around.
I loved the truck and the way it looked but could not get much steering and generally struggled to get round.

It was the first in the UK that was used for the rrci review and things may have changed or I was just unlucky