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Just wondered if any body else was in to this.
Ive been racing for many years now and have noticed that to compete it was just getting more and more and more.
Then last year at my local club a few of us got together a took are tamiya mini.s along.
The thing is if there are 4 or more cars turn up then they will make a heat for them.
With this in mind we set the rules to standard motors/no chopping loads of plastic off the chassis and kit size tyres/wheels.
For the first cople of meets there was just the 4 of us on track for some very close racing and a much more relaxed theme to the day.
By the end of the last season there are 3 heats of mini's with up to 7 cars in each of the heats.
Any way this years season kicks off next month so thought i would get me car ready.
This is the car that i started with last season.
Over the hole time i have been racing this is still my fav pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/smrcmccpics1054.jpg
But as the car and shell were well over 10 years old it had a reshell to this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/DSCF0040.jpg
Then was reshelled in this colour.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo292.jpg
And that was replaced at the end of last year buy a brand new car.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/abod%20gte/190820081188.jpg
Which was the purple swift in this pic.
So that was it and was well happy with how it went last year.
So after a few hrs yeasterday i had built this years car up and over this year i have bought far to many bits from Japan for it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/abod%20gte/Ebaystuff019.jpg
It's now running alloy or carbon fibre parts along with adjustable shocks alloy gear shafts instead of steal a light waight body shell that was sprayed up for a small cost and well out of the spirit it all started as last season.
Nevermind thats racing for you and sure i will do more to it over the race season.
Wish me luck and thanks for reading all this.
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oh i miss my mini :( was proper rapid. my brother made a 4 wheel drive one by putting two front ends together lol
this is my current weapon of choice :)
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/245/120/692945576/n692945576_3045985_7181.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/245/120/692945576/n692945576_3045991_8800.jpg
cheap as chips but still very competitive
Thats a lossi aint it ?
I run a x-ray team for dry a tc3 factory team as my wet car and a hyper 7 21 nitro 1/8th buggy thats well rappid.
If you know any body after a blody quick and strong nitro car let me know as im trying to sell mine at the mo.
Rick Draper
20-08-08, 10:35 AM
I used to race a lot but i have sold everything recently as i had not raced for over 12 months.
christ sounds your alot more into it alot more than me. i just pay £3 a week to thrash round some carpet lol
surely someone could knock up a mould to vac form a nova shell
The swift has a full KOPRO set up (reciver/servo) and a Harra twister e/s/c.
There are a set 4200 nhmi.s in there and a amb transponder.
I think this little thing has cost more than my track car to build lol.
As for a nova shell i have 2 at home but thay are both to the wrong scale for what i race.
As for cost of racing £3.50 each time you race and £40 a year for membership which also make's you a member of brca so i can race at any track in the country with insurance on my rc car incase i hit anybody with it.
Sweet
Same as Rick... but he was a lot better than me! lol
I did the 1/10th electric Off Road & Scale Saloon Nationals for quite a few years as well as racing locally etc.
I might take it back up one day as it was a quite a good laugh!
Which clubs do you all race at?
you not made the move over to lipo and brushless yet ernie?? its the way forward
As for a nova shell i have 2 at home but thay are both to the wrong scale for what i race.
stick it in the oven for a bit, it will shrink
this is my local
http://www.ketteringmcc.co.uk/
Burgo is that only running in front wheel drive as the rear belt is missing.
I made a 4x4 mini out of a cut and shut tamiya and still works fine to this day.
Sorry about the shocking pic's tho.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/02122007473.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/02122007474.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/02122007472.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/10122007495.jpg
It was srewed or cable tied together but went well with a 19turn vspec motor lol.
ill have to take pics of brother creations. and ernie the xxxs only uses one belt ;)
Same as Rick... but he was a lot better than me! lol
I did the 1/10th electric Off Road & Scale Saloon Nationals for quite a few years as well as racing locally etc.
I might take it back up one day as it was a quite a good laugh!
Which clubs do you all race at?
I race a swindon and kemble from time to time.
I did the schumacher btcc a few times and had a great laugh.
Ive also done Maxbashing a few times with my Hyper.
7ft of air and landing it is a great laugh.
Even better if you can get a marshall lol
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ill have to take pics of brother creations. and ernie the xxxs only uses one belt ;)
Cool but i can see th centre one to the rear diff and no belt between them ?
As for lipo's that is on the cards for this year as could do the hole days racing on one batery.
Also i tryed a brushless mamba in my 1/18th scale blaze.
It was like a on/off switch with no brakes lol.
Sorry burgo just looked again and that the sper gear i can see my bad.
It looks realy good fun and ive had a few Rc cars,had a nitro monster truck and a really fast Subaru,ive often wondered what you had to do/what spec you needed to enter the events.Is there a website??
indeed. the belt is abit hidden lol. you can program brushless for all sorts of braking characteristics when you know how and for the price of lipo its rude not to
when you peeps are saying fast. how fast do you really mean?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo292.jpg
WOW!! Look at Lois Grifin, Grrrrr!!
There used to be a gathering of RC Racers at out Local Adli every Sunday for Race Days. They actually got a lot of Positave Press as well. They were all petrol poered ones as well so ****ing flyers!!
Well the Blaze would of hit about 40+mph which for some thing that would fit in the palm of your hand is bloody quick.
As for my nitro the hits in the region of 40+mph across nearly anything and that thing weighs a tone and made of metal and can brake things lol.
Mine were probably not as fast as yours lol
35-40mph maybe,the truck was heavy but it flew,you could do donuts with the subaru lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo292.jpg
WOW!! Look at Lois Grifin, Grrrrr!!
There used to be a gathering of RC Racers at out Local Adli every Sunday for Race Days. They actually got a lot of Positave Press as well. They were all petrol poered ones as well so ****ing flyers!!
She is a bit fit.
Its this set.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spencer-Red-Variant-Nighttime-Lois-Peter-Family-Guy-S-M_W0QQitemZ300251655449QQihZ020QQcategoryZ158662QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
But in black.
ive seen my brothers hit 70 with another gear to go lol. only problem is it spins all 4 wheels when it comes on power which makes it fun to drive
This is the same as what i raced and will be up for sale soon.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hyper-7-rc-nitro-car_W0QQitemZ220270695806QQihZ012QQcategoryZ19168Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
What cars do you need? is there a class etc? is there a website to look at?
best thing to do is find your local club and go and watch and have a chat
As Burgo said that the best thing to do.
There are many differant classes to race in so they would find one you could go in.
im might dig my old car out now. gives me something to do when ive got a bit of spare time just gotta get the bloody thing workin again lol
Hi Tony hope your well and sorry about the late text last night i didnt notice what the time was as i was still at work.
I used to do a bit of 4WD/Offroad racing, but testing the car the battery pack fell out (didnt even know it was lose!) and it plowed straight into a kurb at full speed in 2nd gear.
Nitro's are great.
My mates went out of control at flat out in the road and took the fence down next door lol.
Wile racing my nitro at Maxbashing it hit a bump and shot off through the catch fencing (orange plactic stuff)
Ive never seen a croud of people move so quick.So i turned it round and put another hole through it and carryed on with me race lol.
This is there new track which is a bit tame up to other years.
http://www.maxbashing.com/track_index.php
craig green
20-08-08, 12:47 PM
I had a Mardave Meteor back in about 1989 (a battery buggy), then went on to have a Tamiya Mud Blaster (monster truck) & when at Uni me & a mate bought HPi RS4 Rally's each.
I nearly bought a Traxxas buggy on ebay last month, missed out on it sadly. But have been meaning to get something to play with. I cba'd with nitro though, too stinky & i just prefer the simplicity of electric cars> I've always wanted to race them but theres no tracks near me in this sleepy corner of the south west.
There is a big onroad track between brean and w/s/m on the back road near to the railway track if you know tha road im on about so not to far away from you.
my brothers cars
losi xx
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300534.jpg
this started out as a tamiya but is highly modified, he races this
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300535.jpg
random nitro truck
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300536.jpg
3speed nitro schumacher, proven 70mph. currently broke lol
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300537.jpg
theres about four cars in here lol
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300539.jpg
a massive truck of some sort
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300540.jpg
another home brew thing lol
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300541.jpg
home made nitro tamiya
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300542.jpg
some of his shells. theres actually 10 in this pic lol
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams%20cars/S7300538.jpg
Loving the Max Power and Revs Stickers. lol
Hi Tony hope your well and sorry about the late text last night i didnt notice what the time was as i was still at work.
thats ok mate i was just watching that new batman film with me b**** lol
You have a few bits there fella.
If you want shot of the mini bits let me know as it's always good to have spares with you on race day as i can spot two m03 back ends in the under bed store lol.
If you want shot of the mini bits lol.
Oooooo errrrr!!
NovaGuy1400SRi
20-08-08, 04:25 PM
i've got around 10 cars sitting doing pretty much nothing, need to start using them again soon, used to race the 1/12th hotrods a bit, might start racing them again next year, heres one of my hotrods with a Nova body-
had this sitting for about a year and did nothing, thought i'd better get it cut out and painted a couple of months ago, arches were marked out round, but i cut them out as close to the shape of proper 3dr arches as i could get.
just after being painted, not even got all the window masks off-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00327.jpg
cesaro's?-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00328.jpg
Also fly R/C planes too, not done much flying in the last year or so though, but our club had a splash in at loch leven at the weekend there so i got this kitted out with radio gear on saturday night ready for the sunday-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00422.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00423.jpg
it went pretty well off the water too, although i didnt do the take off or landing, with not flying much recently, got one of the other club members to do that for me as i didnt fancy f**king it up, but i had a bit of fun in the air with it.
cesaro's?-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00328.jpg
Id say more like speedlines tbh looks cool ya wanna detail some skirts or something onto it wheres ir from?
NovaGuy1400SRi
20-08-08, 04:39 PM
yeah i need to put some details on it, thats as far as i got, got it painted and on the car and done nothing else with it so far lol
Nova here on ebay- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Nova-Hot-Rod-body-Kamtec-V12-lexan-100_W0QQitemZ310028878974QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3 286.m20.l1116
or on Kamtec Models website- http://www.kamtec.co.uk/products.php?Prod_ID=116&prod_cat=8
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MARTIN KELSON
20-08-08, 06:52 PM
I used to race alot about 8+yrs ago at GEC Stafford track.
I was pretty good indoors on the carpet track.
Raced fair bit outdoors also at Stafford, Wrexham, Bedworth etc.
I do still have a RC10GT Nitro truck below.
Dont really use it much anymore if anybody interested in it???
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/NOVAMARTIN16V/DSC02558.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/NOVAMARTIN16V/DSC02557.jpg
Martin
I always said id get back into this if the 'real' car became too expensive lol. I do miss it a lot.
Went through a load of cars. I ended up with a YZ10 super dogfighter. Hell of a car that was. I was speaking to Christian about this the other day actually, when I left the scene, 2000mAh batteries were just coming out. The power the latest ones are putting out now boggles the mind lol
I rekon I could easily get back into it and be reasonably competitive. I used to manage to keep up with the 4wd boys with my Schumacher Fireblade, even taking FTD ahead of them sometimes :) When I was racing on carpet, that was unheard of!
I had a Mardave Meteor back in about 1989
Mardave! - brings back fond memories!
I did a bit of indoor carpet racing when in school, had a Mardave Cobra electric buggy and then an RC10. I was much better with the Mardave for some strange reason. The club shut down so I had no where to go, that's about 13 years ago!
I've got a Tamiya TA02 chassis with a merc shell on it somewhere in the loft, might dig it out :D
Ive been searching up on this,there is clubs throughout the country that hold regular races,im seriously considering doing this (when funds allow) as ive always wanted to race them
Martingsi
20-08-08, 09:28 PM
i used to be well into my rc car racing, few years ago now.
just got a few i mess about with now and again though.....
tamiya, AE86, i TRY and drift this lol
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/martingsi/STA71092.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/martingsi/STA71093.jpg
Mardave 1/12 escort rs turbo (escuse the dust lol)
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/martingsi/STA71422.jpg
HPi Nitro buggy...
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/martingsi/STA71425.jpg
few shells...
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/martingsi/STA71427.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/martingsi/STA71428.jpg
Mardave Cobra
LMFAO.
I used to race one of those. I was banned though seeing as I was running a 12 turn in it, which was overstepping the mark as far as what the chassis could handle was concerned. I lost control of it and barrel rolled it into someones immaculate CAT 2000, obliterating it completely lol
Good ole steel plate chassis lol
belly257
20-08-08, 10:42 PM
i used to do abit of rc car racing, moved up to nitro cars now lol when i finally get it running
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/belly257/Nitrocar2.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/belly257/Nitrocar.jpg
ben..87
20-08-08, 10:50 PM
yeah i too have been racing 1/10th electric touring cars in side for many years now. i use the team asociated tc5 and i use brushless and lipo. really quick and i have only used my 8 turn modifed motor for one race lol. i race mine every thursday night at a local club
i've got around 10 cars sitting doing pretty much nothing, need to start using them again soon, used to race the 1/12th hotrods a bit, might start racing them again next year, heres one of my hotrods with a Nova body-
had this sitting for about a year and did nothing, thought i'd better get it cut out and painted a couple of months ago, arches were marked out round, but i cut them out as close to the shape of proper 3dr arches as i could get.
just after being painted, not even got all the window masks off-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00327.jpg
cesaro's?-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00328.jpg
you should make that into a rep of twags :thumb:
craig green
20-08-08, 11:42 PM
This is a great thread! Who wouldve thought?
LMFAO.
I used to race one of those. I was banned though seeing as I was running a 12 turn in it, which was overstepping the mark as far as what the chassis could handle was concerned. I lost control of it and barrel rolled it into someones immaculate CAT 2000, obliterating it completely lol
Good ole steel plate chassis lol
There was an optional chassis on the parts list that we all got, it was blue, I think the standard one was yellow? I can't remember why but the blue one was better, I think it was something to do with the battery being in a better place with regard to weight distribution. There were some guys with carbon fibre chassis too!
It was far from standard, different shocks and an electronic speed controller in place of the dodgy mechanical one. Our rules stated we could only run a "stock motor" but there were plenty to choose from and the car seen many different ones.
I used to love painting the body shells, the good old classic "drip" design lol
i remember my mardave mini had a glass fibre chassis instead of ally. i think it had real bearings instead of those bushes aswell
I had an HPI rtr 1/10th bmw the likes of which you got from halfords lol. Trashed it every single time :(
Got a Savage and its soooo bombproof for my use :D Just bash it about at the BMX tracks/park locally on sunday mornings when those pesky kids are still in bed lol.
Just got a Hemi Cuda bodyshell for it in a super sexy orange pearl paint... shelf shell lol
I had an HPI rtr 1/10th bmw the likes of which you got from halfords lol. Trashed it every single time :(
Got a Savage and its soooo bombproof for my use :D Just bash it about at the BMX tracks/park locally on sunday mornings when those pesky kids are still in bed lol.
Just got a Hemi Cuda bodyshell for it in a super sexy orange pearl paint... shelf shell lol
Hi stu i have a large box full of brand new spares for a savage and a few purple anodized parts.
I also have a set of brand new wheels and tyres for a savage if you interested pm me as just sat in the garage.
They would be for a very nice price and alot cheeper than the shop.
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Craig Green
I agree this is a cool old times thread.
might just do that... need to get the thing running again. Not had time for ages.
Gonna make a dyno for tuning the engine nicely :D
I've also got a Lossi Micro DT... awesome bit of kit. Far better than an Xmods in terms of speed/handling + its more or less the same size.
i remember my mardave mini had a glass fibre chassis instead of ally. i think it had real bearings instead of those bushes aswell Oh yea your making me remember things now! The bearings were an optional extra on the Mardaves lmao!!
I also had a Mardave mini, it would just spin and bounce everywhere!
I wish camera phones were about in them days, I would have so many cool pics of different things from when I was younger...
I had an HPI rtr 1/10th bmw the likes of which you got from halfords lol. Trashed it every single time :( Is that the one that I nearly knocked some kids over with outside my old house? lol
might just do that... need to get the thing running again. Not had time for ages.
Gonna make a dyno for tuning the engine nicely :D
I've also got a Lossi Micro DT... awesome bit of kit. Far better than an Xmods in terms of speed/handling + its more or less the same size.
When i get chance i will dig it all out and photo for you.
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Dug it all out stu.
Are you going to combe as can take along to there as there is a lot of bits.
how muchas.... and anything usefull (I NEED a shock but other than that im game for a laugh lol)
I have a full set of shocks bud but not sure what they are worth.
Also lots of perple bits and some other stuff.
I would of got some pic's sorted but stripped the beast down today as its off to scotland next week.
pm sent aswel.
Been racing 10th offroad for about 18 months now i think, after starting in offroad 8th's
the old 8th, sold about 2 years ago now:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/MK999/P4250002.jpg
and the new much better kitted 10th:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/MK999/IMG_8105.jpg
:thumb:
Cool I have the same car as that for sale.
The top pic.
Nutty Nova
02-10-08, 11:05 PM
hey guys just seen this thread
Ive been racing for nearly 11 years and i go every weekend almost
when there isnt a car show on.
I used to love the old mardave ministocks, they were great
now race 1/10th electric buggys and 1/8th rallycross and truggys also
will get some pics up of my lovely motors.
Didnt realise how many of you were actually into this
NovaGuy1400SRi
02-10-08, 11:14 PM
Was out having a muck about with my EB4 today :D
It's the buggy in this pic, although it currently looks slightly different, red body, yellow wheels and a bright green spoiler-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/EB4S2PROT-Maxx.jpg
Also selling the T-Maxx in the above pic if anyone's interested :thumb:
Ace of Spades skidplates too :D -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rcracer/DSC00464.jpg
just out of intrest, how much is a basic electric rc kit? i eman a changeable body shell.. fairly fast one?
thinking of getting one with a nova bodyshell.. mmm lol
:thumb:
A cheapy tamiya or kyosho basic kit will be about £180-200 with all the radio gear, fast charger, and a half decent battery... something nitro a bit more, but you can run that until you run out of fuel or break it pretty much, no vauxhall nova shells around as far as i know tho
NovaGuy1400SRi
02-10-08, 11:30 PM
For a Nova bodyshell, the only Novas i've seen have been 1/12th scale, Mardave v12's are 1/12th scale, basic and cheap :D I had a modified motor running 7.2 volts in one of mine, went like fook!
ive got a hpi RS4 - well ive just put it on the bay lol
was also given a monster truck but that never gets used either so its joined the RS4
stevie-p
03-10-08, 12:03 PM
i have a nitro truck not used for racing tho but i keep having problems with the wheel joint it keeps falling off
I've got a Hot Bodies Lightning 2 1/8th Buggy. Not used it for ages though. Thinking of getting rid and letting someone else enjoy it.
mikey14sr
03-10-08, 04:10 PM
Got a TL-01 tamiya 4wd chassis hiding in my room somewhere, and a thunder tiger nitro 206 sat in the garage, neither have been run up for 3 years, maybe longer!
Entered a couple of race with the local club when I was about 12 with a bear-hawk, soon realised it was gonna take a couple of hundred quid just to stop coming last though! (back in the days when 1700scr's were the latest packs!).
Mike B GTE
03-10-08, 04:20 PM
i used to do a bit of 1/10th elec saloon racing when i was 16 -17. still have my car, its a semi worlds spec Yokomo MR4-TC, with the full list of graphite hop ups, annodised alloy wishbones, alloy allen heads throughout. im sure its still got the orion 10x2 motor in it - was well fast back then. its got a Tamiya Lancia shell on it now. will get some pics tonight
Nutty Nova
03-10-08, 04:33 PM
thought id share a couple of my pics with you guys also
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd121/Pownabown/za_edged_off.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd121/Pownabown/DSC00055.jpg
My racing colours for this year,
also have an associated rc8 1/8th rallycross car for sale, rolling chassis if anyones interested, was my spare but never use it so.
Entered a couple of race with the local club when I was about 12 with a bear-hawk, soon realised it was gonna take a couple of hundred quid just to stop coming last though! (back in the days when 1700scr's were the latest packs!).
altogether my gear was about £500-600 when i set up properly, and that isn't a shade on what my mate spent on touring cars... 2 cars, 1 indoor and 1 outddoors so the indoors is not running slower on grit etc inside, £750 each just for the cars with some shiny add ons :eek:
I bought this when I was up at uni. Spent a stupid amount of money on it fixing it after every hi-speed crash, cartwheel, etc. Killed the engine now from running it on 25... ron? or something - the airplane fuel lol
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3774/img0353uq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
25% nitromethane :) really want 16 (i think that's the next common one down) for that =p prlly went like stink tho compared to 16% lol
I run tornado 25% nitro fuel.
Also my hyper is up for sale if any body is interested pm me.
Nutty Nova
04-10-08, 10:21 AM
I Run on 25% byron fuel
really good stuff but there is now going to be a 40% rise
in the price of model car fuel as of the end of this month
so racings going to become even more expensive
Thats it 25% nitrometh! I did fly, quite literly, for about 10mins and then just died. Never got it going again lol I thought or was told 25% was more for planes as it made the engine run hotter (lean?) and you needed hi air flow to cool it down again....
the race engines take the abuse fine, runs hotter because it's a bigger bang with more energy, iirc you actually have to richen up the higher the nitro content to compensate for the heat and get the engine in the working temp but i haven't raced nitro for about 4 years now.
Trouble is on something like that it's not as well built etc as a decent quality engine, and it's not moving quite as constantly if you're not racing it, also needs to be tuned properly to get the maximum life out of it, which is a fine art even a lot of racers don't get. :)
How did i miss this thread!!
I've been indoor electric racing about 10-11 years now, everything from mardaves > 10th touring cars > Tamiya F1's, and currently racing 4-cell 1/12th scale - most stuff really..also got an MGT for a bit off road fun :)
Here's a video of my 12th from about 2:25 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CK41Wc5cfI
Few pics:
Mardave Nova shell
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/3448/image171mediumuo5.jpg
Mardave Cally:
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9655/image172mediumup4.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7434/image178mediumqu3.jpg
1/12th:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/models/Image146.jpg
MGT:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/models/Pic850Small.jpg
At one club, we even did a drift night!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/models/Pic834Small.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/models/Pic833Small.jpg
just vaux trev
04-10-08, 01:40 PM
any one think they could help me id mine scale make model ect from pics had it for years but aint got a clue what it is and i need parts to get it going?
post it up, probably a tamiya lol
just vaux trev
04-10-08, 02:03 PM
i'll go dig it out>>>
p.s 3 speed nitro
oooh, a schumacher then =p
just vaux trev
04-10-08, 02:23 PM
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000056-1.jpg (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000056-1.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000066-1.jpg (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000066-1.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000077-2.jpg (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000077-2.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000085-1.jpg (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/justvauxtrev/DSC000085-1.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)
just vaux trev
04-10-08, 02:24 PM
the one on the left in 1st pic is deogostini thing,
far right is ebay nova shell need to know scale and pref make of middle one engine is pro 21r
Schumacher nitro 21: http://www.rcdiscounts.com/acbhpusa/showdetl.cfm?&st_id=146&Product_ID=1770
just vaux trev
04-10-08, 02:41 PM
:eek: wow did'nt think it would have a spec like that not bad for what i paid:D
cheers for help i may now have a go lol i have had it about 3 years
some of the spec is a bit 'salesman' really tbh lol e.g "engineering polymer suspension" LDPE is an engineering polymer, use it for lenor bottles. :thumb: looks like ABS on that to me, really shiny plastic with a real 'click' to it if you flick it? "disc brake with twin steel pads" kinda like saying nova with 2 caliper disc brakes with steel discs" ! ball bearings is a good sign though, bushes suck big time lol and the engine doesn't look too bad, doubt it's as gutless as my old tamiya
NovaGuy1400SRi
04-10-08, 05:24 PM
Thats it 25% nitrometh! I did fly, quite literly, for about 10mins and then just died. Never got it going again lol I thought or was told 25% was more for planes as it made the engine run hotter (lean?) and you needed hi air flow to cool it down again....
Most of the guys in our club fly the planes on 10%, im using model technics irvine 10% most of the time
For the buggy im currently running model technics big bang 20% with sical, goes good enough :D
Trev, the schumacher uses a thunder tiger pro .21 same as whats in my EB4, just a different cylinder head!
far right is ebay nova shell need to know scale and pref make of
The shell is made by Kamtec and its a 1/12th scale for mardave's....and possibly the Tamiya Mini
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/kamtecmodels/
heres my 1/5th scale fg marder, wicked fun. Its more of a money pit than the nova lol
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/t1mmmmy/27042008240.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/t1mmmmy/27042008239.jpg
great thread, ive got a tamiya tt somthing used it once drifted into a kerb and snapped a wheel.. never used it since..
a good website for spares neones?
Nutty Nova
05-10-08, 02:59 PM
umm a good site for spares is hard to find
best thing to do is to go into a local model show and get them to order the part required.
My old man owns a model shop
no 01531 632189
if you need anything he should be able to help with most parts
depending on how old the car is mind
www.modelsinmotion.co.uk for tamiya parts
its just a set of wheels n drift tyres that i need..
tamyia TT-01
random set of crap wheels off fleabay and a length of 2" PVC pipe then lol
just search for tt-01 wheels?
Any set of 10th touring car wheels will fit a tt01, they all use the 10mm hex fitting. :)
I went racing today for the first time in 6 months and ended up 3rd in the A final so well chuffed...
all this talk is getting me wanting to get a rc car more and more now.
keep seeing them for sale in the misc section.
mmmmh
too tempted
As said before my nitro is for sale.
ernie, pm me some details.
after getting told i'm being made redundant. what better way then to chill out.
gives me something better to do then finish the bathroom, sort the nova out, find a job and organize my wedding.
playing with rc cars sounds more fun.
There is some imfo here mate.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103273
I will have to give it a clean and get some pic's sorted.
Mike B GTE
06-10-08, 10:30 PM
heres mine as promised. world spec mr4 tc, clad with a tamiya lancia (not mounted yet - need to make some custom posts)
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/05102008414.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/05102008423.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/05102008420.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/05102008417.jpg
Novaboi_1991
08-10-08, 01:05 AM
My toy... lol
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk99/Rc-sliderz/Image039.jpg
MattBrown
09-11-08, 01:58 PM
I'm into the tc car scene in a big way, race electric and nitro touring cars but am now mainly off road, I am brushless and lipo obv and take it wayway to seriously, I run an mi3, r40, b4 and a b44 also a couple of mardaves!have various large scale cars and am extremely childish but I don't care!
Matt
Novaboi_1991
09-11-08, 05:11 PM
come join the forum for some hints n tips..
www.rc-sliderz.co.uk
Well i went racing yesterday and endded up still holding 4th in the microtec championship.
The main highlight of the day was a friends car caught on fire after the speedo burnt out.
All that we were worryed about was the carpet so he grabbed his car to run it outside as i grabbed me side cutters to cut the battery wires.
Once outside all sorted and he bung an old speedo in and got on with his days racing.
I also took my home made 4x4 swift out with it's drift wheels on for a play.
It was running a standard 540 motor last time but was much better with the 19 turn in lol.
It's like the differance between a 1ltr nova and a well sortted xe on t/b's.
Thought it was about time for some more pic's.
My 911 drifter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/models/101120081255.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/models/101120081253.jpg
And my home made 4x4 19 turn dont call me BABE mobile lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/models/101120081257.jpg
I get loads of stick for using a mx5/roadster shell.
I would of took the pic's with me camera but the battery was flat so used me phone.
too many pussies with electric cars here lol
the nitro is upstairs packed away as to much of an ar5e to keep re-tuning each time i use it.
my brother bought a new car to race. hes gone for the losi xxxs aswell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams/S7302394.jpg
also he has got this mentalist thing finished. you really cant imagine how quick it is
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams/S7302398.jpg
plus he has collected even more shells now
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/sams/S7302403.jpg
here-here - electric racing is mostly indoors indoors so nice and warm!
I fancy a go at making some to put this in, might starting hacking the mardave up!
eGay link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-45037-ESC-TEU-103BK-For-Twin-Motor-TEU-103BK_W0QQitemZ320317451730QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m320317451730&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18)
not enough carbon on those Losi's for my liking :)
Simon 1867
10-11-08, 08:55 PM
A few pics of my Cavalier GSI, hopefully in the new year I will have finished my Shell for the nova.Trying to make it look like my nova.
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq105/simon1867/HPIM0735.jpgbucket.com/albums/qq105/simon1867/HPIM0736.jpg[/IMG]
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq105/simon1867/HPIM0736.jpg
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq105/simon1867/HPIM0737.jpg
not enough carbon on those Losi's for my liking :)carbon is for posing fags. its all graphite ;)
I cant join in dew to my x/ray is a carbon car and my tc3 f/t is all graphite.
pah, graphite is a poor mans carbon lol
I have f/t TC3 and they only came in graphite, but my 1/12th's are all manly carbon fibre! :)
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