M1977 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 So, after a good couple of decades, I've just got back into 1/10th electric buggies. I'll be showing my age when I say my first ever RC car was a Tamiya Striker! I always had 2WD cars, but thought I'd try a budget 4WD buggy this time round. I opted for the Hobbytech BXR S1 RTR, as it was £250 and seemed to be better spec than some other budget 4WDs. My plan it just to bash around with it for a bit and then see if I have even the minimum level of scale to take part in some club racing. I'll probably bore everyone to tears asking for advice, as things have changed so much since I last had a buggy! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Hi and welcome to the forum 🍻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 welcome and have fun with your new car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James.S Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hey, welcome to the forum. 👍 Nice choice of buggy you went for there. I think I want to get something similar when I upgrade to my next model. I'm interested to know what sort of speed this can do running a 3s or 4s lipo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1977 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 On 19/09/2020 at 19:25, Stormbringer said: Hi and welcome to the forum 🍻 On 20/09/2020 at 13:46, Yrkoon said: welcome and have fun with your new car Thanks very much - I think I have a lot to learn (and re learn) having been away from it all since my teens. 1 minute ago, James RC said: Hey, welcome to the forum. 👍 Nice choice of buggy you went for there. I think I want to get something similar when I upgrade to my next model. I'm interested to know what sort of speed this can do running a 3s or 4s lipo? This is something I'll need to find out. TBH, I need to learn a lot more about modern batteries. I'm currently using 2200MaH 2S 25C and 4000MaH 2S 40C LiPos (it was all NiCads the last time I looked!) and need to get to grips with differences between 2S, 3S, etc. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-essex Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Always worth checking what they run at your local club. In general 2wd is much more popular than 4wd. For info, 2wd run 2S shorty lipos. I use 5000mah 120C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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