Martin Froggett Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Hi all, I run a youth club and we have aronud £300 to buy 4 electric cars for indoor racing in a sports hall. I imagine they will get a bit of stick and will all be running simultaneously. Any recommendations or advice would be greatfully received. Apologies if there are already threads on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Martin Froggett said: Hi all, I run a youth club and we have aronud £300 to buy 4 electric cars for indoor racing in a sports hall. I imagine they will get a bit of stick and will all be running simultaneously. Any recommendations or advice would be greatfully received. Apologies if there are already threads on this. Budget is extremely tight for new. What size is the projected track / space available? (length x width) Personally I'd talk officially to your local hobby store and see what they can do. They may be willing to take a hit on profit for some advertising and potential new customers (X amount of kids at youth club..... that may be interested and spend at the shop) or just ongoing spares / community giving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Italian job Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Why not get kamtec/mardave bangers 2nd hand and let them smash the hell out of them. Parts cheap and each kid could have a shell each for less than a tenner and the can race in their own colours. Sent from my SM-T820 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Stuff like this mayb its small scale but mayb better for small halls. Nippier. Some members here have said good things about the range mayb they could work? https://m.banggood.com/Wltoys-A969-Rc-Car-118-2_4Gh-4WD-Short-Course-Truck-p-916962.html?gmcCountry=GB¤cy=GBP&cur_warehouse=CN&createTmp=1&ID=226&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgs&utm_content=garman&utm_campaign=ssc-gb-all-0626&gclid=CjwKCAjwq4fsBRBnEiwANTahcE-Zy7gFugZnR8l2BcrvjNhr65ZizWT7LLPf62LJLNnXlcTE2AWkIBoCh6sQAvD_BwE Buggy in uk. Mayb on banggood too cheaper? https://www.nitrotek.co.uk/very-fast-70km-h-1-18-scale-rtr-4wd-rc-car.html?fee=3&fep=11306&gclid=CjwKCAjwq4fsBRBnEiwANTahcI0sIGuPnE3pXV79FSoUGIbLTZHv8BY4_mUp3M0-a7D4l-qzVtqYIBoC6c4QAvD_BwE I would research them well before deciding wasnt Kevin Talbot singing about the buggy? Extra batteries chargers etc might still be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnknan Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 53 minutes ago, RCbutcher said: Stuff like this mayb its small scale but mayb better for small halls. Nippier. Some members here have said good things about the range mayb they could work? https://m.banggood.com/Wltoys-A969-Rc-Car-118-2_4Gh-4WD-Short-Course-Truck-p-916962.html?gmcCountry=GB¤cy=GBP&cur_warehouse=CN&createTmp=1&ID=226&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgs&utm_content=garman&utm_campaign=ssc-gb-all-0626&gclid=CjwKCAjwq4fsBRBnEiwANTahcE-Zy7gFugZnR8l2BcrvjNhr65ZizWT7LLPf62LJLNnXlcTE2AWkIBoCh6sQAvD_BwE Buggy in uk. Mayb on banggood too cheaper? https://www.nitrotek.co.uk/very-fast-70km-h-1-18-scale-rtr-4wd-rc-car.html?fee=3&fep=11306&gclid=CjwKCAjwq4fsBRBnEiwANTahcI0sIGuPnE3pXV79FSoUGIbLTZHv8BY4_mUp3M0-a7D4l-qzVtqYIBoC6c4QAvD_BwE I would research them well before deciding wasnt Kevin Talbot singing about the buggy? Extra batteries chargers etc might still be needed. I second this. wltoys cars can take a hell of a beating cos the plastic is so flexible. Nitrotek is also a great place to get cheap RCs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Nitrotek are cheap for a reason though lol id second the kamtecs/mardaves or second hand tamiya tt-01/2s great cheap bashers can handle abuse and cheap parts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamiyafanboy Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I would say the WLTOYS 1/18 range is probably a good bet, everything you need for under £50 each! Easy to fix too! https://ebay.to/2m1Zm9M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-essex Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I definitely second the Mardave route. We run an Assassin Mini heat every week, a lot of fun for not a lot of money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Froggett Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 19 hours ago, capri-boy said: Budget is extremely tight for new. What size is the projected track / space available? (length x width) Personally I'd talk officially to your local hobby store and see what they can do. They may be willing to take a hit on profit for some advertising and potential new customers (X amount of kids at youth club..... that may be interested and spend at the shop) or just ongoing spares / community giving. Good idea, I'll see what the local shop can offer in exchange for promotion. The hall is 18x35m so not huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Froggett Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 16 hours ago, fnknan said: I second this. wltoys cars can take a hell of a beating cos the plastic is so flexible. Nitrotek is also a great place to get cheap RCs Thanks all for the advice everyone. The WLToys look great and definitely OK for budget. Only concern is runtime is around 8 minutes according to one site. Anyway around this other than lots of batteries for regular changes? Having extra shells so they can have their own is a great idea, I'll look into that. How many can I have running at the same time as I'm assuming you get interferance? Thinking of having but could have 2 and then do more rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Froggett Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Best thing I can find locally is this BSD Racing/ Century UK buggy https://www.pshobbiesandmodelshop.co.uk/bs-711t-v3-truggy-p-5814.html Looks OK all in at £100 but WLToys look like parts are easiier and cheaper to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH001 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) You won't get any interference issues - those days are long gone. For runtime, just buy a set of the highest capacity nimh batteries you can buy. Ideally you would run lipos but not on your budget. The cheap esc's and brushed motors will also probably get too hot. Can't beat lipo for energy storage though. Edited September 19, 2019 by PH001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Froggett Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, PH001 said: You won't get any interference issues - those days are long gone. For runtime, just buy a set of the highest capacity nimh batteries you can buy. Ideally you would run lipos but not on your budget. The cheap esc's and brushed motors will also probably get too hot. Can't beat lipo for energy storage though. Good news re. interferance. I'm going to order some WLtoys A979-Bs and some extra batteries. Look really good and more than fast enough to be good fun. Can take them down the beach and build a circuit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnknan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Martin Froggett said: Good news re. interferance. I'm going to order some WLtoys A979-Bs and some extra batteries. Look really good and more than fast enough to be good fun. Can take them down the beach and build a circuit too. If you get the A979s then you'll definitely want to order lipos. That's what comes with the cars and they'll be much slower on the nimhs. Plus the lipos on such a small car like this will only cost you £5-8 for a 1500mah battery which is cheaper than most of the nimhs of that size I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Froggett Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, fnknan said: If you get the A979s then you'll definitely want to order lipos. That's what comes with the cars and they'll be much slower on the nimhs. Plus the lipos on such a small car like this will only cost you £5-8 for a 1500mah battery which is cheaper than most of the nimhs of that size I could find. These look like they'll do the job and price is OK https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLOUREON-1500mAh-Rechargeable-Aieplane-Quadcopter/dp/B074XQMF14/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=lipo+battery+for+a979+1500&qid=1568905655&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzMFY1T0tHUkc5OVMwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTAyMjE4WkdUR01NVlFXUERMJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0MTA1MjkzTEpXNTQyNkpSWFdSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnknan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Martin Froggett said: These look like they'll do the job and price is OK https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLOUREON-1500mAh-Rechargeable-Aieplane-Quadcopter/dp/B074XQMF14/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=lipo+battery+for+a979+1500&qid=1568905655&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzMFY1T0tHUkc5OVMwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTAyMjE4WkdUR01NVlFXUERMJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0MTA1MjkzTEpXNTQyNkpSWFdSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== Those will do the job perfectly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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