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My dusty little oval track can't compete with that majestic sunset, but here it is anyway. I found this by accident. It is in a city park about 30 minutes away. It's not Whippoorwill, obviously, but pretty sweet for a free public area. The photo doesn't show it, but the corners are slightly banked. ...

My vintage style dust track. 20240606_195920.jpg Very nice indeed! That's a proper track. When I sold my previous house, I saved this aerial photo from the real estate listing :lol: I should have sold it in the summer so the grass would be greener and the photo better, but you get the idea. :D

I changed the setup and made another run on the dirt oval track with my KF2. It went much better, but grip was still comically low. I think the car is now as good as it going to get until I take a leaf blower and a hose to prep the surface. But...the really fun thing...is that I also took my re-re X...

From a business standpoint, it was a great decision. Absolutely! I was shocked when I returned to the hobby and discovered that "good but not good enough" Traxxas basically owns the hobby now. :lol: Never mind hobby shops, you can buy Traxxas at the hardware store, the bait shop, the auto...

Retro rc wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:44 pm Just bought another xxt and xx buggy how the hell am I going to explain these to the missus on top of the 2 other xxt and the fr-01 still on their way to me

When I buy another RC car, wy wife is just relieved to hear that it is RC, not another real one.

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:15 am Congratulations on your win KandK, well deserved! Great builds all!

If you had included Pyromania instead of Hysteria the vote may have been different. The buggy was nice.

Zap each individual cell but be careful, just quick touches are all you need. Worked perfectly! My original Top Cat thanks you. :D More correctly, the 12x2 brushed motor thanks you. Now it won't get cooked by a LiPo when I get carried away and run it for half hour straight. :lol: The process also r...

I rebuilt 4 more transmissions, 2 Cougar and 2 Top Cat. Gotta love a buttery smooth ball diff...

Incredible_Serious wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2024 12:12 am Just back from a few days by the ocean.... first time taking our new boy Rudy to the ocean....
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Very relaxing time was had by all....

I don't know what story you were telling (fabricating?) but Rudy seems to be very interested in hearing it!

I went with the 17.5T motor, as that and the 21.5T are said to be the only accepted choices for some racing classes (not sure about any of that), 17.5T seemed like a safe bet. That is the case here. 17.5 was the limit in most of the classes at the carpet oval. The thing to watch, though, is if it i...

I have started rebuilding the transmission in my re-re XLS. I have run hundreds of batteries through this buggy since buying it in 2017. I ran it in freezing cold, in the wet, on grass, on dirt; in blazing heat; I ran it everywhere. Power is from a Reedy 7.5 on 2S LiPo. I have done no transmission m...

I was tempted to put mine back to original just for the nostalgia. The original transmission is an engineering marvel. It is exactly what you would expect when an F1 transmission guy designs an RC car. No doubt Rube Goldberg gently wept at the site of it. My ProCat and Bosscat are both pretty much o...

Decals give you two options. https://rc-today.ru/UserFiles/Image/d6/7a/tamiya_turing_110_carrera_tam_57874rtr_5b14b2ec4aaa6_4129_big.jpg https://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Porsche-911-Carrera-RSR-Tamiya-Remote-Control-Model-Rear.jpg To my eyes, the Martini over silver was the worst Ma...

Hey that’s pretty kool, I never knew anyone made something like that. Front diffs with one ways yes but never seen hubs. Neat 8) Schumacher Bosscat has one-way front driveshafts. I understand "why" they did it, but will have to pull one apart to see "how". Before I owned a set, ...

So glad this thread was brought up again. Epic build! I couldn't help but read it from start to finish.