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SC Rally Testing

April 8, 2019 by justin 2 Comments

To test out my “Spec SC Rally2” class idea, I bought a HobbyKing / BSR Racing body. This thing looks and fits great on my 2wd Slash:

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road, Electric On-Road Tagged With: jump, rally, SCT, short course truck, Slash, Slash 4x4, Traxxas

SC Rally Proof-of-Concept

March 25, 2019 by justin 1 Comment

Rally cars are amazing. If you boil it down, they’re basically suped up cars you would see on the road. And they can jump!

There’s a small but loyal group of rally R/C enthusiasts that have seen a number of RC rally cars come and go over the years. For me it began with the HPI RS4 Rally, originally released in 1998. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road, Electric On-Road Tagged With: jump, Pro-Line, rally, SCT, short course truck, Slash, Slash 4x4, Traxxas

Slash 2wd Rally / On-Road Bumper

January 14, 2019 by justin 22 Comments

Installing a Rustler bumper upside-down on a 2wd Slash is a popular option for creating an on-road or rally style bumper cheaply and easily. Many people that have customized their Slashes for drag racing, rallying, or top-speed runs are already doing this. I got the idea from the Traxxas Slash Modified group on facebook – one of the most helpful (and positive) resources out there. I wanted to document the steps and parts I used to do create mine for a rally car conversion.

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road, Electric On-Road Tagged With: rally, SCT, short course truck, Slash, Traxxas

200mm TC6

March 26, 2018 by justin 3 Comments

I did this mod to my TC6.1 because it’s a dedicated VTA racer. To be honest, 99% of the people out there racing VTA are using 190mm touring car chassis’. However they’re all also running 200mm bodies on them, which can sometimes look a little weird with the wheels tucked way up underneath.

Many of the 200mm VTA bodies that we use today were created by HPI in the early 2000s before the USVTA series existed. They were originally intended to be used with their RS4 chassis which included settings for both 190mm touring car bodies (The chassis actually measured 180mm), and 200mm for their wider bodies. The rear vintage wheels and tires have an offset so the 200mm bodies don’t look too bad on a 190mm chassis. But a select few bodies like the ’70 Charger and ’68 Camaro have an extra-wide 210mm rear. This is when the wheels tucked under look a little silly. Let’s fix that…

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric On-Road Tagged With: 200mm, AE, rally, Tamiya, TC5, TC6, Team Associated, USVTA

Mini Cooper German Police Car – Polizei

February 1, 2016 by justin Leave a Comment

After buying a secondhand TC5 chassis for VTA racing, I had a leftover HPI RS4. Rather than letting it collect dust, I asked Jules if he’d like to invite his cousin Reese to go racing with us, of course the answer was yes. We had an extra unpainted Mini Cooper body and I was able to load up the unused chassis with super-cheap electronics like a silver-can motor for $4 and brushed ESC for $10.

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric On-Road Tagged With: brushed, budget racing, Duratrax paint, ESC, HPI, kids, Mini, rally, RS4, training

Why is R/C fun?

January 4, 2016 by justin Leave a Comment

There are many things that I like about R/C, especially now that I have kids. At the heart of the matter is that having kids means having less cash. Fact. Also, R/C models are something my kids and I can enjoy together.

There is 99% less chance that I’ll get killed doing model racing or flying vs. “real” racing or flying. I have no desire to be the next John Travolta or even worse, John Denver.

I didn’t say the danger is 100% less, as proven by this video that made it’s way to Tosh.0:
(probably not safe for kids – but it is pretty funny)

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric On-Road, Fixed Wing, Flight Tagged With: HPI, rally

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