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I am surprised to see "tires/wheels open" for all of the vintage classes. This track was "slicks only" every time I went. The lady in charge was not too happy when I asked either, as if I should have known even though it was my first time at any track in 30 years. A 5 minute hara...

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:46 pm Interestingly, the poll currently lets me change which one I voted for.

That would be really fun for BOTM if we all did it

Yokomo will allegedly announce the Super Dog Fighter Works 91 re-release at the 2024 All Japan Model and Hobbyshow. This is from the RCKicks FB page.

I went to the track tonight just to check it out. The track is super smooth and sticky. I could feel my shoes sticking as I walked. The locals are running silver compound JConcepts Smoothie 2 slicks with foam (front p/n 4018-06; rear p/n 4017-06) and using SXT. I am sure other brands will work, too,...

I started racing back in the early 90s, 92? 93? I had a blast but was more into building the cars and geeking over the designs than the driving. For some reason, I never did anything more than just toss the car on the track and hope for the best. Never worked on my driving. I was just happy to parti...

TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:30 am

Waaaay off topic, but I can't read a @Diamond Dave post without thinking of David Lee Roth. Not sure why.

All I hear is "Give me a bottle of anything and a glazed donut.....to GO!"

I put wing end plates on my XLS and one of my Cougars. I hadn't bothered with them before because I knew they would just get torn off. Now I have a big stack of them. They do look better than no plates. We'll see how long they survive.

I always found it interesting that the early CATs (SWB, XL, XLS) had adjustable links for rear toe, but no adjustable links for front or rear camber. In retrospect, they were probably right.

Again with the end plates...
Also, painted a Cougar 2 body from Penguin. My recent visits to a modern track have destroyed the body on my green Cougar. It looks fine from 3 feet away, but has 3 long splits in the lexan. One more crash and it will fall to pieces.

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IMO a brushless analyzer is a must have tool if you are serious into rc. Mine has arrived. :D Now to figure out how to use it.... Is there a database somewhere that gives an idea what to expect from a particular wind? Or does that just have to come from experience? Finding the sweet spot for a part...

Incredible_Serious wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:52 pm bouncing becomes hanging

There is a transitional period in between bouncing and hanging- flapping. It is no good either. Bouncing is the one you want.

The Dunbar XXX is pretty sweet!

I don't know if such records are kept, but it is quite likely that I hold the record for being the "driver most frequently lapped by Brian Dunbar". He was the local fast guy back when I "raced".

Best of luck with the channel!

Phin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:59 pm Flip the chassis plate?

Genius.

Beats my idea, which was to mount a Civic body on it backwards and pretend you always intended to make it FWD.

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:48 pm At least he wasn't replacing fuses?
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Ah the good old days, when ammo was cheaper than fuses