Are we racing 13th ? [Archive]

racingdwarf

03-02-2011, 12:15 AM

My 8ight EU is getting a full stripdpwn then onto ebay , i am sticking to eleccy for a bit :)

Ahh thats a bugger, I have just bought a new hard hat for marsheling:p.

One taste of heat victory, and he's on it:lol:

jcb

03-02-2011, 10:28 AM

I'll pop along :)

losi8rob

03-02-2011, 03:37 PM

I do fancy a 4wd. The 4wd's just look great hooning round. Yes i have decided 4wd is the next purchase :p

racingdwarf

03-02-2011, 04:46 PM

4wd,4wd,4wd,4wd:rolleyes:

losi8rob

03-02-2011, 08:25 PM

not sure which 4wd to get ?:eh?:

racingdwarf

03-02-2011, 08:48 PM

Easy, cat sx, buy a new one, use it for 12months by this time it will be schumacher vintage as by this time the will have been 2 diffrent types and a new model:lol:

Kyosho FS mate, good solid car, seems to go well out of the box, would be my choice if I were doing more than one meeting with 4wd and didn't mind getting some more lipos;) ther was a couple of good ones in the for sale section last week

losi8rob

03-02-2011, 09:04 PM

i did get 3 more lipo's :p does the kyosho fs take stick or saddle ?:)

racingdwarf

03-02-2011, 09:21 PM

saddle mate, now the new sx is comming I don't think there are any 4wds running stick now, thats why I have bought and sx for maritime, I only have stick packs

racingdwarf

03-02-2011, 11:49 PM

Weather permitting etc we'll try to come along for a shakedown session.

Hopefully i'll bring both my TT EB4-S2 and my newly built MadRat :thumbsup:

Be good to see you,good to see an EB4 go round again

Dufty07

05-02-2011, 04:27 AM

Its gotta b a LAZER ZX5 SP. They r very cheap and very easy to maintain and they use stick packs . the sx is gr8 if u know what your doin, but a bit too complicated for me. Wereas the LAZER is very easy to set up, plus simon is he set up master on them. I run the sp n simon runs the fs, and at petit he used mine in his final and went just as quick as his fs.
you can have a drive of mine on d 13th n c if you like it.

If you find a 4wd U like but are not sure of anything i.e value for money or condition, stick a post on here n we will check it out 4 u...

losi8rob

05-02-2011, 10:37 AM

Thanks bud :)

Dufty07

09-02-2011, 06:44 PM

just gonna b 4wd it this sun, cant order bits for d 2wd till fri. Still gives me a chance to try n beat all those brushless buggys with there devil tech. brushless mojo.:D

losi8rob

10-02-2011, 07:25 PM

I am thinking B44 :) , any thoughts :p

racingdwarf

10-02-2011, 07:42 PM

No idea, never even had a go on one, but I think simon will tell you once he see's this;), also JCB had one for a short time if I remember right, both didn't keep them for long! they had B44's not .1's......Kyosho:wub or wait see what might appear from the TLR camp;)

losi8rob

10-02-2011, 08:14 PM

Wait wait omg i don't do waiting :thumbsup:

SimonW

10-02-2011, 08:15 PM

As long as you can cope with the shitty shocks that AE make, then i don't see why not, i can help set it up for you mine was quick just never liked Associated shocks, ever.

losi8rob

10-02-2011, 09:19 PM

Thanks bud :thumbsup::thumbsup:

racingdwarf

10-02-2011, 09:22 PM

hang on....bet you have already ordered it:D, just can't wait 4wd,4wd,4wd

losi8rob

10-02-2011, 09:45 PM

no no i am still trying to choose between ae & kyosho :)

losi8rob

10-02-2011, 09:57 PM

& i will buying on here or fleebay :p

Dufty07

11-02-2011, 02:31 AM

seriously dude, kyosho are bullet proof, there is no better value 4wd, for a club basher than the Lazer zx5....... added bonus I run one, so spares are available, plus as u improve with it u can bling it right up. The B44 had a nickname "cheese car". not sure why, but would b the only 1 at the club, poss. spares from daves b4 box....
Lazer zx5 on ebay now currently £40 with 12hrs left

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kyosho-Lazer-ZX-5-4WD-Racing-Buggy-1-10-scale-electric-/150557298775
BARGIN. comes with some electrics, but rip em out n stick back on bay as they r crap, buggy is a gr8 startin point though...

JohnM

11-02-2011, 07:05 AM

no no i am still trying to choose between ae & kyosho :)

If that's the choice, go for the Kyosho, I had a B44 when it was new, total rubbish over bumps, think the NBC regional I did was the was time I used it.

Had a drive of a FS2, seemed a nice enough car, not brilliant, but better then the B44.

There are better cars around though;)

jcb

11-02-2011, 08:51 AM

I liked my B44 and the drive train did over 3 years with very little maintenance as mine started life as an Atomic Carbon S44 then when LIPO and brushless came out it got converted back into a B44. Was well made, reliable, cheap spares that were easy to get hold of and had loads of space for the electrics unlike so many 4wd's at present.

It wasn't the best on bumpy tracks but it wasn't any worse than some of the other 4wd's about. The B44.1 has the new AE shocks which I think are a lot better and easier to build (although drilling a bleed hole in the shock cap of the originals made them simple to build consistently to, or you could buy Yokomo shock caps) and chassis now gives more ground clearance I think it says in all the blurb which will help.

Personally I'd go with which ever one you can get spares for easily as after all if you can't repair it you can't race it! .

Driven a couple of Kyosho's in the past and sometimes they felt brilliant and other times horrible. The B44 was consistently rubbish on a really bumpy track, but you used the same setup pretty much everywhere and you knew what it was going to do.

losi8rob

11-02-2011, 05:00 PM

Thanks for the advice. I will checkout the kyosho that finishes tonight :thumbsup:

losi8rob

11-02-2011, 11:46 PM

4wd is on its way :thumbsup:

Dandare

12-02-2011, 12:22 PM

Just going back to 2moro , how bad would the weather have to be to assume it to be cancelled, wet but not raining, raining lightly, heavily etc ?

I only ask as it's a bit of a drive.

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 03:00 PM

YEAH BABY!!!!!! which 4wd did u get???????

racingdwarf

12-02-2011, 03:10 PM

Just going back to 2moro , how bad would the weather have to be to assume it to be cancelled, wet but not raining, raining lightly, heavily etc ?

I only ask as it's a bit of a drive.

Hi

yer i am starting to get concerned:(.weather forcast not to good.

But the thing is the track is normaly quite good as it drains like a dream, the only thing that normaly stops us is if it is raining to hard to stand on the rostrum etc, pitting no probs as we can go inside.

I am away from pc tonight so will just have to see what people want to do. can be called anytime on 07768 316440

will post on here 8am tmro with a sorta plan

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 03:12 PM

Well lookin at the latest satellite images, and taking into account the pressure reading for the eoe is 1010, ....... I think there's possibly an outside chance..... we may be very wet:D.
Model boats anyone.......
keep an on d sky folks.....................there's something out there.........

racingdwarf

12-02-2011, 03:31 PM

if it's to wet, maybe we will all head to kellers in the evening instead:eh?:, track time at least:thumbsup:

racingdwarf

12-02-2011, 03:32 PM

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 05:34 PM

Well, Back thanks to a huge surge in demand (thanx dave) tha all knowing seaweed says........
Cloudy throughout the day, and with some occasional mostly light rain or drizzle. Rain is likely to become more persistent and perhaps rather heavier by the evening. Breezy generally. Maximum temperature 7 °C Wind WSW at 7mph.
Bloody good stuff eh.....:D

losi8rob

12-02-2011, 05:35 PM

I got a kyosho :thumbsup: i will be there 10 ish. After the week i have had i NEED a day out :bored:

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 05:38 PM

Welcome to the DARKSIDE!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::D

losi8rob

12-02-2011, 05:42 PM

I don't mind racing & holding a brolly. :thumbsup:

losi8rob

12-02-2011, 05:43 PM

Thanks :)

jcb

12-02-2011, 05:51 PM

Forecast seems mixed from what I can see.

Don't mind the odd shower, but anything consistent or heavey I'd rather head to Kellers in the evening.

Guess we'll just have to see what happens when tomorrow arrives!

Chris and Dave, I'll bring your spares along tomorrow too.

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 07:21 PM

will c wot its like in the morn....... will call dave if pi##in it down 2 c wot he says..
but am plannin 2 race somewhere 2moro, prefer nbc, so come on people PRAY!!!!

losi8rob

12-02-2011, 08:27 PM

I am on my knees:)

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 10:37 PM

Here is the breakin news, over to our man in the seaweed booth (me dads shed) ...
Well as the pressure had dropped sooner than expected over Norwich, clearing the sky of most cloud cover, If the wind current stays in the esw 7mph....we are lookin at stayin dry with no rain till around 12 ish, or l8r if the wind keeps the ridge of low pressure over the eoe........ LOVIN THIS DAMN seaWEED :D:D;)

Dufty07

12-02-2011, 10:39 PM

ROB, which kyosho did u get? d 1 on flea bay I showed u ? or something else?

racingdwarf

12-02-2011, 11:22 PM

well I have been out bashing around green lanes in a landrover all evening:thumbsup:, no rain, just have to keep our fingers crossed

Dufty07

13-02-2011, 12:12 AM

I did hear a rumour that you were into that, but I just thought it was just track side gossip, or tsg for short.......:D

Dufty07

13-02-2011, 03:07 AM

Still a little bit damp on the tip, but the base feels nice and dry....... the seaweed feels o.k too.......:D:D

GRN

13-02-2011, 07:19 AM

Hi Guys

Sorry I won't be able to make today, will be busy all next weekend so got family duties today! :cry:

Have fun, looks like it will be a nice morning.

jcb

13-02-2011, 08:48 AM

Is pretty wet here, although not raining. Must admit I'd prefer to race at Kellers later on today, at least we'll be assured of some racing and won't end up soaked!

SimonW

13-02-2011, 08:56 AM

Sun is trying to poke through here and the cloud has lifted, so we might get a splash from a passing low cloud but not soaked.

racingdwarf

13-02-2011, 08:59 AM

Well it's not raining, not rained since yesterday afternoon, I will head up there for about 10, see how it goes and what people want to do. :eh?:

SimonW

13-02-2011, 09:03 AM

@ JCB, by a touring car, LOL

Dandare

13-02-2011, 09:03 AM

I'm still planning on going, hopefully between 10-11ish.

jcb

13-02-2011, 09:08 AM

@ JCB, by a touring car, LOL

Nope!!

Only going by what the weather has been like here. Best be off and make some sandwiches.

See you about half ten

losi8rob

13-02-2011, 09:24 AM

I am packing my car then heading over should be there 10.15 ish:thumbsup:

Dandare

13-02-2011, 10:48 PM

Just wanted to say how much i enjoyed the racing today, helped by the super friendly & laid back atmosphere.

Thanks to those who let me borrow more suitable tyres, offer advice on settings & carried out some extra battery charging (not to mention those who managed to find my missing MadRat front spring & lowercup out on the track !) cheers guys :thumbsup:

I was so pleased with how my humble TT EB-2 perfomed throughout, without any hitches or breakages, just a clean up needed & maybe a new aerial, lol.

I may have been bitten by the bug :D

Dufty07

14-02-2011, 03:03 AM

GR8 to hear u had a good day, I was impressed with the 1/8th car, very durable:D,
Hope to see you on the 13th march (I think)

jcb

14-02-2011, 11:21 AM

Was an enjoyable day, although I still need some more grip on the NBC grass and mud :(

Was nice to see some new faces to.

I'll update the NBC website sometime this week with the new race fee's, and some results if we can work out who finished where as I have no idea :confused:

losi8rob

14-02-2011, 03:07 PM

A top day out :thumbsup:

racingdwarf

14-02-2011, 04:58 PM

I have a cunning plan with my cougar,.....I'm going to leave it at home and use my B4:thumbsup::D. as No matter what you do, it just don't seem to work on our track when we have this mixed grip situation,See what the 22 makes of it:eh?:, but I think my motor will be hanging out the back.