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Gotcha. So with that set up, I’m guessing faster than the old 27 turn roar motors and obviously tons more torque! Very impressive, and I understand now why the 17.5 in my runner rc10 is not so impressive lol I need to get some bigger pinion gears! I knew from the pictures you posted it was pretty ta...

Had to go Blackfoot. Had to.

It's a rocket car innit , how else can I vote , simply one of my all-time favourites on this forum !

Dadio wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:39 pm It's a rocket car innit , how else can I vote , simply one of my all-time favourites on this forum !

The building/running thread was best of the year imo.

Thanks gents for the nice words...appreciate it..even if I lose

Waiting to see if the cops show up is the funnest part.

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:41 am Waiting to see if the cops show up is the funnest part.

I can think of more fun aspects of running RC stuff.

Kedal's paint schemes are my favourites. This month's entry is no exception. The $30 per run thread is priceless exciting entertainment. Good to know that you get 20 minutes enjoyment for this value, not only 1,xx seconds. I feel it's comparable to Scotch drinking :lol: But have I mentioned yet that...

As one who has played with rocket cars I can attest to the thumping chest and the wondering if the cops are gonna turn up comment


..... or if the car was going to smash through the window of Mrs. Jones new Mustang etc....

It's cool to see the differences between the Ten4.1 and B44, and the 834 and '91 Works. Different generations of 4WD design for Associated and Yokomo based buggies all gathered together. This is a serious collection of apples vs oranges entries this month.

My God I was torn, but I voted for cheaper eggs. Nah I owed somebody a vote do to a minor mistake.

Making a run tomorrow (if all the snow melts)....got the GNSS charged up, gonna try and get an accurate top speed recording which I have failed to so far..WHY? (if u ever saw it run in person you would understand, it's hard to record the speed of a bomb going off)...anyway...going with an Aerotech G...

Just another 9 votes and it's all mine !

Made two new bumpers.....wasn't happy with the width on the first one I made a while back. The added width covers both front tires and should help protect the kingpin/graphite crossbar weak spots a bit better. For what it's worth, my chicken scratch/drawing is in the photo if anybody is interested. ...