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Conference vmszoo::rc

Title:Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS
Created:Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1706
Total number of notes:27193

1650.0. "HELP purchasing 4wd R.C. car" by MTWASH::GRAY_T () Mon Jan 16 1995 12:50

    Anyone,
    
    	I was into R.C. cars about 7yrs. ago. At the time I had a two wheel
    drive 'Frog' race car with many mod's and including a nice quickcharger
    and a Futaba pistol style controller. 
    	Now I am thinking about getting back into the hobby. I would like a
    four wheel drive car/buggy (no monster trucks), something that is
    fairly light, easily modified in case I decide to race again, yet not
    super expensive. It would help if I could also get recommendations on a
    quickcharger and,if my budget permits, a good pistol style controller again
    with servo adjustments on it. 
    								
                                                             Thanks,
    							      Travis
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1650.1R.C. CARSMROA::DICLEMENTETue Jan 17 1995 12:215
    Look at note 6.693 in the 4 sale area. I you want to get back into
    it again with little cash involved.
    
    rgds
    Vinny
1650.24-wheel-drive R.C.carsMTWASH::GRAY_TTue Jan 17 1995 16:268
    Thanks Vinny,
    
    	But if I remember, isn't the RC10 two-wheel-drive. I would really
    like 4WD. I'll keep it in mind.
    
    							Thanks Again,
    							Travis
                                                            
1650.3my .02CSLALL::ONEILLThu Jan 19 1995 12:388
    Pick up a recent issue of R/C car action at the local hobby
    shop, good way to find out whats hot and whats not. My personal
    preference is the tamiya line of cars as well as associated(sp).
    I own the RC10, stock, only mod. is the addition of bearings. They
    sell a four wheel drive mod. for it as well.
    
                                                               Jim
    
1650.4Another viewAPACHE::POLAR::THIMOTThu Jan 19 1995 12:5014
    Another good route is to find a local track and find out what is being
    raced there.  From what I have seen one of the good 4wd buggies is the
    Schumaker (sp?) cat series.  There isn't very much in the way of 4wd
    buggies up here in the frozen north, mainly 2wd mod-truck and 2wd stock
    & mod buggy.
    
    I have been primarily an indoor racer but have recently picked up a
    slightly used Losi hybrid JRxt/XX buggy.
    
    Give me a shout sometime.
    DTN:621-4241
    
    Al.
    
1650.5Keep those cards-n-letters comin'MTCLAY::GRAY_TThu Jan 19 1995 14:5011
    Jim,
    You said something about a 4wd mod for the RC10, How expensive is this,
    and how does the reliability and performance stack up against other
    4wds. 
    
    Al,
    How far North are you, and are you saying that people are mainly racing
    the 2wd class as opposed to the 4wd? I'm kind of clueless as to where
    this hobby has developed in the past few years. Thanks for the help.
    
    								Travis
1650.6way up northAPACHE::POLAR::THIMOTThu Jan 19 1995 16:016
    Travis,
    
    I'm in Kanata, Ont. Canada...That's just outside of Ottawa.  I work at
    the Kanata PC Mfg plant here.
    
    Yes, most of the local racing scene is the 2wd variety.
1650.7if you have to ask, you can't afford itCSLALL::ONEILLFri Jan 20 1995 07:128
    I can't say for sure how expensive the modification is but I would
    guess it to be kinda pricey. Seems almost any upgrade for the RC10
    is expensive, thats the reason I've stayed mostly stock. I suppose
    if you gotta have something four wheel drive, you might as well buy
    something already designed that way. Happy shopping and let us know
    what you settle on.
    
                                                          Jim
1650.8Can't beat a laserGLDOA::ROWENshow 4 me, I'll show 4 youMon Mar 27 1995 16:578
    I would go with kyosho,  the parts are much easier to find the
    schumacher, and the laser comes in a low end and a high end model.
    
    The top end can also be had as a glow based vehicle.  The laser ZX-R
    is hot here in detroit and competes head to head with everything else.
    
    Kyosho 4wd is the only products I like from them ( except their F1 cars
    are cute(but not competitive).  In 8th scale 4wd glow they DOMINATE!