R/C car thread!

[Blitz187]

If I lived in the US I'd join in the fun... but unfortunately I dont...

 

[GTP_V8SuperCars]

This is a wicked topic, was nice paging thru and checking out everyones rides.

Im a huge RC car buff, I have 2 Nitro 1/10 scale road cars and 1 Brushless roadcar.
Im also a pit crew for my friends who races around Australia but that is nitro buggies.

I have gone down the road of brushless now, will not look back, way to quick off the line, ultra easy to maintain, never brakes down and never off to buy fuel, since LiPos come in its change the game.

Currant car:
Team Associated TC4
Speed passion Brushless 10.5 motor
Li Po 4000m batteries
Venom Speed Controller
and loads of other stuff lol.

 

[kikie]

I want to make an R/C car that can be controlled by a pc steering wheel/pedals.

 

[MD6]

The motors will be given out to our younger drivers upon registration until they are gone. We we will have at least one jump for our off road drivers. We would like to encourage Tamiya Mini drivers to come out.

 

[the-young-hooly]

I have a Thunder Tiger EB4 S2 Pro (nitro) but I haven't run it in ages. It was a case of play with it heaps for a month or two, then, forgotten. I'd get it out, but I have a funny feeling that I left some fuel in there from the last time I ran it, which was like a year ago. I heard that after a while, nitro fuel can turn into water. Is this true? Cause if it is, i'm screwed...

 

[MD6]

the-young-hooly - I don't think it turns to water. It turns to a thick gunk. You can clean the fuel tank with new fuel and electric motor cleaner and replace the fuel lines. It may be ok.

 

[Neal]

The motors will be given out to our younger drivers upon registration until they are gone. We we will have at least one jump for our off road drivers. We would like to encourage Tamiya Mini drivers to come out.

That's a pretty bold request

 

[MD6]

You off roaders come on out. We'll have two jumps.

 

[MD6]

We're racing in Winfield, IL tomorrow!

 

[the-young-hooly]

the-young-hooly - I don't think it turns to water. It turns to a thick gunk. You can clean the fuel tank with new fuel and electric motor cleaner and replace the fuel lines. It may be ok.

Is there any chance of something happening to the fuel while in storage, like blowing up or something. I know it sounds stupid, but I get paranoid about these things.

 

[MD6]

no, I don't think so. I've never heard of old nitro fuel doing anything like that. Nitro fuel is a mixture of oil, alcohol and nitro methane. So, when the alcohol evaporates, you are left with an oily gunk. Nitro fuel is not like gasoline. If your are concerned and don't want to mess with,, just order a new fuel tank at your local hobby shop or online. Throw away the old one.

 

[MD6]

Don’t miss the racing tomorrow!

- a flat fee for any number of classes.
-anything electric - on road, sc, mini, etc.
-amb lap counting with house transponders.
-it’s fun!

 

[MD6]

We had a light turnout but a very good time with some of our regulars missing because of family commitments and a flat tire. We also had some new drivers which included some very young novice drivers. The novice class is always fun to watch and these kids did a great job! The Tamiya Mini class was a lot of fun. The TranaAm Class started with three VTA cars and one stock touring car and ended with three 17.5 cars and one VTA car. It was fun to watch. We want to thank all our new drivers which included Nick, Tim, Sigi, Stephan, Daniella, Elizabeth and Hayden. Thanks to Ken, Peter, Sigi and Scott for helping to clean up. Scott stayed until the very end helping Gloria and I put a way the boards and clean the parking lot. His consistent help is greatly appreciated, The Church appreciates the money. So, thanks to the racers for coming. Our next race is July 31.

WINFIELD R/C RACING - JULY 17, 2010


Novice - Heat # 1 - Round #1

1. Stephan K. 12 laps, 4:18.68
2. Daniella K. 9 laps, 4:15.50
3. Elizabeth K. 8 laps, 4:23.33

Tamiya Mini - Heat #1 - Round #1

1. Ken J. 23 Laps, 6:03.65
2. Scott S. 23 Laps, 6:12:01
3. MIke D. 20 laps, 6:08.37

TransAm/ Stock - Heat #1 - Round #2

1. Ken J. 27 laps, 6:02.56
2. Peter K. 25 laps, 604.40
3. Sigi K. 22 laps, 6:10.49
4. Tim K. 22 laps, 6:14.61

Novice - Heat #1 - Round #2

1. Stephan K. 12 laps, 4:15.33
2. Daniella K. 8 laps, 4:02.93
3. Elizabeth K. 6 laps, 4:20.92

Tamiya Mini - Heat #1 - Round #2

1. Ken J. 26 laps, 6:06.15
2. Scott 24 laps, 6:07.82
3. Mike D. 21 laps, 6:07.82

TramsAm/Stock - Heat #1 - Round #2

1. Nick P. 30 laps, 6:11.00
2. Peter K. 29 laps, 6:01.74
3. Ken J. 29 laps, 6:06.73
4. Tim K. 23 laps, 6:04.81
5. Sigi K. DNF


Novice - Heat #1 - Round #3

1. Stephan K. 14 laps, 4:16.72
2. Daniella K. 10 laps, 4:07.09
3. Elizabeth K. 7 laps, 4:01.58

Tamiya Mini - Heat #1 - Round #3

1. Ken J. - 27 laps, 6:00.34
2. Scott S. 24 laps, 6:02.97
3. Mike D. 23 laps, 6;12.69

TransAm/Stock - Heat #1 - Round#3

1. Ken J. 32 laps, 6:06.50
2. Nick P. 31 laps, 6:02.63
3. Peter K. 29 laps, 6:06.35
4. Sigi K. 22 laps, 6:12.86
5. Tim K. DNF

Novice Main

1. Stephan K. 14 laps, 4:16.56
2. Daniella K. 12 laps, 4:19.66
3. Hayden K. 5 laps, 4:00.53

Tamiya Mini Main

1. Ken J. 23 laps, 6:19.13
2. Mike D. 23 laps, 6;19. 63
3. Scott S. 22 laps, 6:01.79

TansAm/Stock Main

1. Ken J. 33 laps, 6:03.73
2. Nick P. 32 laps, 6:04.77
3. Peter K. 30 laps, 6:06.22
4. Sigi K. 21 laps, 6:17.99

 

[Puzyaka]

Here's one of my latest projects

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9028582/anchors_9030218/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9030218

 

[MD6]

R/C RACING SAT., JULY 31 - WINFIELD, IL

R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be more fundraising R/C races at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., July 31. Racing is open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Slash, Off road, 1/16/1/18 scale, Tamiya Mini and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. We can also combine classes. We run 6 minute heats and mains.The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time last year.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.
FUTURE RACE - AUG.14
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[gtsmashbros]

I'm thinking about getting one of these.

I know it's cheap and RWD but I wanna start of with it and get a feel for drifting. If there are any better cars in this price range could you tell me.

 

[GTP_V8SuperCars]

WOW GTS, that looks really bad, dont think they could have screwed it any more, Not saying it will not go great but looks wise thats a big no no.

 

[Neon_SRT]

I'm thinking about getting one of these.

I know it's cheap and RWD but I wanna start of with it and get a feel for drifting. If there are any better cars in this price range could you tell me.

Bad idea to get that. That site is lying on how that car will perform.

"Rear Wheel Drive for Easy Drifting" You want to get a pounding headache? Get a RWD R/C with "drift tires" and try drifting it. It's just not going to work.

You'll have better luck with that cheap Exceed drifter. At least that one is 4WD. If you want to drift like they show in the videos on youtube, you're going to need a 4WD touring car with plastic drift tires.

 

[MD6]

Don't miss the racing in Winfield, IL on Saturday!

 

[gtsmashbros]

Bad idea to get that. That site is lying on how that car will perform.

"Rear Wheel Drive for Easy Drifting" You want to get a pounding headache? Get a RWD R/C with "drift tires" and try drifting it. It's just not going to work.

You'll have better luck with that cheap Exceed drifter. At least that one is 4WD. If you want to drift like they show in the videos on youtube, you're going to need a 4WD touring car with plastic drift tires.

Thank you for saving me from a bad buy.

Are there any good drift or racing cars on there that are 1:10 to 1:12 scale?

 

[MD6]

Two cars that are often purchased for drifting are the HPI Sprint 2 and the Tamiya TT01.

 

[gtsmashbros]

Lol but my parents won't pay $200-$300 for an R/C car.

 

[MD6]

For a cheaper source try this site.

http://www.nitrorcx.com/recocardr.html

 

[MD6]

Racing in Winfield, iL Saturday for kids of all ages.

 

[Neon_SRT]

Thank you for saving me from a bad buy.

Are there any good drift or racing cars on there that are 1:10 to 1:12 scale?

The link that MD6 posted has the cheaper Exceed drifters.

http://www.nitrorcx.com/driftstars.html

Those are the cheapest actual drift cars that are out there. If all you want to do is just drift the car around your street or driveway, get that.

If you want to enter a drift competition, it's a good idea to get something more well known like a Tamiya TA05, TB03, Hot Bodies Cyclone, or the original Yokomo drift package.

 

[gtsmashbros]

Thanks!

*adds to bookmarks*

 

[MD6]

Racing tomorrow in winfield, il! Racing starts at 11:00 am.

 

[MD6]

We had a greaT race yesterday. If you like racing Tamiya Minis, come out and race. We had eight yesterday. After a little rain and we had help from John and Bob, who came for the first time, setting up. Jeff helped dry a couple of wet spots with his leaf blower. We had great racing in all of three of classes. Jeff and Ken did an excellent job in the TC class, but Bob hung right with them with his VTA car with unbelievably consistant laps. The Slash/SCT Class was fun to watch and entertained the kids from the neighborhood watching the race. Watching multiple trucks going over the jump at the same time was exciting. The Tamiya Mini Class was evenly matched throughout the day with great driving and a little bumping. Thanks to our drivers who had to do extra marshalling with our small turnout. Special thanks to Ken, Jeff, John and Scott who stayed to the end to help clean up! OUR NEXT RACE IS AUGUST 14!

WINFIELD RACING RESULTS - 7/31/10

Heat1, Round 1 Stock TC

1. Ken J. 32, 6:07.57
2. Jeff S. 31, 6:03.42
3. John R. 24, 6:18.28
4. Travis M. 20, 6:07.80

Heat 1, Round 1 Slash/SCT

1. Jeff S. 27, 6:02.12
2. Ken J. 26, 6:03.54
3. John R. 26, 6:12.41
4. Mark D. 25, 6:13. 85
5. Gary P. 22, 6:02.92

Heat 1, Round 1 Tamiya Mini

1. Mark D. 25, 6:03.78
2. Bob O. 25, 6:07.30
3. John R. 23, :00.31
4. Ken J. 22, 6:10.30
5. Scott S. 21, 6:00.54
6. Jeff S. 19, 6:08.06
7. Gary P. 19, 6:19.31
8. Mike D. DNF

Heat 1, Round 2 TC

1. Jeff S. 32, 6:04.66
2. Ken J. 32, 6:11.19
3. Bob O. 31, 6:13.93
4. John R. 24, 6:07.79
5. Travis M. 15, 6:07.93

Heat 1, Round 2 Slash/SCT

1. Ken J. 29, 6:11.62
2. Jeff S. 28, 6:05.80
3. John R. 28, 6:08.12
4. Mark D. 28, 6:09.14
5. Gary P. 15, 4:38.60
Heat 1, Round 2 Tamiya Mini

1. Ken J. 26, 6:04.95
2. Mark D. 25, 6:05.51
3. John R. 24, 6:02.34
4. Bob O. 24, 6:12.40
5. Gary P. 23, 6:08.61
6. Mike D. 22, 6:02.62
7. Scott S. 17, 6:11.14
8. Jeff S. 12, 7:29.57

Heat 1, Round 3 TC

1. Jeff S. 31, 6:02.10
2.. Bob O. 30, 6:08.64
3. John R. 23, 5:12.54
4. Ken J. 20, 6:03.12
5. Travis M. DNF

Heat 1 Round 3, Slash/SCT

1. Jeff S. 29, 6:04.82
2. Mark D. 29, 6:05.82
3. John R. 26, 6:01.35
4. Gary P. 23, 6:06.69
5. Ken J. DNS

Heat 1 Round 3, Tamiya Mini

1. Mark D. 26, 6:00.44
2. Jeff S. 26, 6:06.29
3. John R. 25, 6:04.33
4. Gary P. 23, 6:09.82
5. Ken J. 21, 6:13.90
6. Bob O 17, 6:12.09
7. Mike D. DNF
8. Scott S. DNS

TC Main

1. Ken J. 6:00.21
2. Jeff S. 31, 6:01.07
3. Bob O. 30, 6:04.63
4. John R. 26, 6:10.95
5. Tarvis M. DNF

Slash Main

1. Ken J. 30, 6:08.60
2. Jeff S. 29, 6:01.37
3. Mark D. 29, 6:08.18
4. John R. 27, 6:07.84
5. Gary P. 24, 6:06.47

Tamiya Mini Main

1. Jeff S. 27/6:09.87
2. Ken J. 26/6:03.37
3. Mark D. 26/6:11.20
4. John R. 25/6:03.17
5. Bob O. 24/6:07.32
6. Mike D. 23/6:01.15
7. Gary P. 22/6:07.99
8. Scott S. 20/6:23.37

 

[MD6]

R/C RACING SAT., AUG. 14 - WINFIELD, IL

R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be more fundraising R/C races at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., Aug. 14. Racing is open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Slash, Off road, 1/16/1/18 scale, Tamiya Mini and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. We can also combine classes. We run 6 minute heats and mains.The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time last year.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.

 

[MD6]

Racing Saturday, Winfield, IL, 11:00 AM, AMBrc lap counting and it's fun!