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Hobby King GT-2 Radio

August 3, 2015 by justin 3 Comments

I got this thing from Hobby King for just $20!

I’m sure there’s some nay-sayers out there who will talk about “glitching” and yadda-yadda, but I’ve had less problems with this radio than my entry-level Spektrum DX2E which is 3x the cost.

It has a bunch of poorly documented features, but they’re features none-the-less (the instruction manual is simply terrible).

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Filed Under: Cars Tagged With: budget racing, kids, training

Mega Mini

June 22, 2015 by justin 3 Comments

My son Jules has really taken to R/C driving – and crashing. My formerly pristine Subaru WRX body has officially been put through the ringer:

So I asked Jules what sort of body he would like – hoping that I could save the Subie body from further destruction. But he has a hard time getting past the fact that lexan bodies are clear and can be painted in any color scheme, so he’s often influenced by the presentation color rather than the shape. Unable to get him to commit to something, I made an educated guess.

Mighty Mini

When we race at the Twin City On-Road Club in Cottage Grove during the winter, he usually winds up running in the Tamiya Mini B-main if there’s not enough people for a novice class. We even discussed getting him a Tamiya Mini at one point.

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road, Electric On-Road Tagged With: Duratrax paint, HPI, kids, Mini, rally, RS4

Young Kids in R/C – Training Mode

February 2, 2015 by justin 3 Comments

Since Jules was so excited to get out my radio control car from the garage, he was naturally excited to drive it. I failed to explain to him how fast it goes before turning the controller over to him. It was like the first time I shot a rifle with a hair trigger. As my friend had just begun to explain how sensitive the trigger is, I had already shot it. It went something like, “Now, you’ll want to – BOOM!”

Barack_Obama_shooting

“Barack Obama shooting” by Pete Souza – White House (P080412PS-0464).

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric On-Road Tagged With: 1:1 scale, brushed, brushless, ESC, kids, rally, training, Traxxas

Racing, and seeing things through

January 5, 2015 by justin 8 Comments

My son has been pestering me for the better part of the year about this box which he keenly spotted in the garage:

hpi_rs4_box

I hesitated because I didn’t know if there’s any sort of indoor track near Minneapolis that we could go to and race.
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Filed Under: Cars, Electric On-Road Tagged With: HPI, kids, rally, RS4

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