new carisma gt14b
 

I am currently running a rc18t at my local club I am having fun with it but it does not meet my needs ie its not stable enough and is just to small for my liking.

Over the past few years I have ran 1/10th tourers but they have died out at my local club. They either use micro buggies or mardaves (which i do not like at all). I bought the rc18t thinking i would enjoy racing it but it really does not suit my driving style. I had a go of one of the lads lrp sharks and I just loved it, it had a lot more stability and felt a lot more solid ect.

Now i was thinking of getting the new carisma gt14b but there are 2 things that are putting me off. 1 is the radio gear you get with it. Yes I really do need to upgrade to a 2.4g handset but a steering wheel. I have used stick controls for the past 18 years and a steering wheel transmitter, well it, it feels just so wrong. Just the option of having a stck tranny would of been nice.

2. the saddle packs. I know it comes with a nimh battery but no one uses nimh,s any more really. So I have been searching the internet for weeks to find a decent lipo pack that fits the car but i have come up with nothing that fits the car for under £35. No I am no longer a serious racer and I love just to go to a club for the crack. But i would love to be able to buy a budget lipo pack for this car. Something that i am used to paying, £20 for instance. I know i should be patiant and wait a few months for some more battery packs to come out but I WANT THE CARISMA NOW.

Any way rant over LOL

In response to your questions..

1] For £40 you can get yourself a 2.4ghz stick system from Etronix (http://www.etronix-rc.com/etronix-pu...dio-system.php) which is more than enough to use with the 14B. Then stick your pistol transmittor and reciever onto eBay and get some money back :)

2]If, by your own admission, you are a happy club racer then why not just stick with the NiMh's? Infact why not put a "wanted" ad on the forums for the other 14B drivers NiMh packs and get them off of them for silly cheap money!
If you are racing at a local club for giggles then NiMhs are more than adequate for your needs, and could provide a very cheap battery solution to you.

carisma
 

I will probably take your advice and stick the radio gear that you get with it on the bay. It would of been nice to have the option of having the stick transmitter with it tho.

I am not really a nimh person any more as they require a lot more looking after (discharging cycling ect wise) I dont own any nimhs any more. I even use lipos in my car park basher cars. I will more than likely get the car within the next few days and test it at my local club with tthe nimh pack untill some cheaper lipo saddle packs become available.

Cheers daz

Inbox me dazz. Ive got a lipo that fits mine. 1600mah 60c and less than £25.

Share the wealth Sion, its what forums are all about ;)

I have searched everywhere, waiting for the carisma ones, pray tell old bean!
I really need some.

david,

check the post in the micro section for updates on what lipos you can get now.

i'd also be keen to know of this lipo as its been a long old haul to find some saddles but they are at least on the way to me now.

Carisma lipos
 

Has anyone got any more info on saddle packs that will fit the GT14B? I don't really want to go down the route of a small 800mAh ish size single pack.

I have got some Rhino 1050mAh packs that Carl has sent me to try. They are a bit tight under the slipper output but fit across the chassis. Will try at Wycombe tonight and see how they go.....

Sorry havnt been online in a while.

Im running two of these soldered in parallel http://www.overlander.co.uk/extreme-...-7-4v-40c.html

You have to take the rear battery post out and velcro them in, but they work a treat.

Short update on Carisma GT14B number 2, this will be the UKMicroX 2011 racecar for me. At the moment
Carbon chassi
Carbon toppdeck
Carbon front and rear tower
Carbon Battery straps
Allu batteryposts
Lightweight outdrives
Adj Turnbuckles
CVD on 4 corners
Alu slipperplates with spring
RPM Heavyduty 4/40 ballcups
To come.
Swaybar front
Novak Mongoose system - Three-80 10.5T
INO-LAB261
Xray servosaver
RW pinion
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So far...
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/a8670f4e.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/6c1066e7.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/f634c937.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/f0a9392d.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/27ace32e.jpg

nice one boss :thumbsup:

Is there any other micro today :p

Outdoor practice!! me like


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP09T...el_video_title

Looks awesome, was that greenhill? Doesn't look like it did last time I saw a video

Craig, it is little different, much better..the car...pointless to talk about it, since it is the best that i have tried...what a car! !, and i am just starting to know this car..have a lot of things that i will,must try :D..

GT14B spares
 

Good news on the spares side for the gtb, as they're now back in stock :thumbsup:
I had the standard and ali hinge pin braces back in stock today, plus the other option parts that haven't been released in the UK till now. AT LAST!!!!
More kits arrived too :woot:

Removed the Novak 10.5T geared 70/14 for the Novak 8.5T Geared 70/11...and now the car shows what a BEAST it is..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T3bQDAPiAY

Race lid for the UKMicroX 2011
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/cda294ac.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/67fcd106.jpg

bang tidy :thumbsup:

where do you race dazza lar?