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Where have these 4 channel receivers gone?! 🤔🤷 No one seems to stock them any more. TFR6 can be found, but these are 7 channels - excessive for an RC car as 5 of the channels are redundant.

Kev seems to have fingers in different pies and he stated that he made his living from eBay sales. He clearly had welding/fabrication skills and his own workshop. I'm taking from some of his previous videos that his YouTube channel was a supplementary income, which only recently became his main living. Hats off to anyone getting views on YouTube. I've posted videos - they have 100's of views....🤣 To make it viable like you and KT have done, you need 100's of thousands of views. Video editing is time consuming. Getting licence free music that isn't rubbish incurs costs. Producing videos every couple of days and keeping people hooked is a talent. The rivalry story between you and KT was interesting and I found the race challenges interesting videos to watch. Turns out Kev has good thumbs! Flying Heli and fixed wing, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise. I like your reviews though and subscribed a long time ago. One of the first videos I watched had GPS and compass insert on the video as I recall. As for wealth and shopping - I've experienced both financial hardship and bouyancy. I think once you've learnt to be thrifty, it stays with you regardless of how wealthy you get. Nothing wrong with Aldis/Lidl. We occasionally shop at M&S if we're feeling decadent. No Waitrose where we live, being out in the sticks. Good farm shops though! 😁😎

Would a 4292 squeeze into a Kronos XTR? And would the Torox be enough @ 150a to handle it? It must be right on the limit. I'm supposing the 4292 would have more torque than the 2050kv Kuron 825 (4274). 🤔 Rated at 4200 watts, that's 1200 watts more than the Kuron 825!! 5.6hp Vs 4.0hp. 😝 I want to beat my PB of 0-60mph 3.8secs. I see a 1780kv which I was thinking might work well on 13, 14 &15 tooth pinions. Too much torque will just light my tyres up, but I can gear up and pull some higher speeds to compensate, or adjust punch on the ESC. A major limiting factor - besides mitigating additional heat produced - will be traction (or lack of it). I'm using Jetko belted tyres, but I think I may need to try and find an even softer compound on colder days when I can't get enough heat into them. The ones I've got now get grippy during the summer, but not so much at this time of year. On the other hand - power wheelies. They also destroy your chances of getting a good time! 🤣 It's a minefield trying to nail 0-60mph times under 4 seconds. That's why I'm aiming for 0-60mph in under 3 seconds in 2024. 😝 Help! 😅

But if you sign up, he'll show you how to give up your day job.....😝

Yeah, I've not been out for while with mine either. The weather has been terribly wet. Perhaps I should take up RC boating....🤔

So - what's happening to all you Kronos/Shogun/XTR owners out there? You all still driving or is the platform yesterday's news?

There used to be a shop called 'Kev's Racing Bits' and I often wondered if it was the same Kev....

Tomley - your videos are great and I like your collaborated efforts as well. Your balanced and pragmatic reviews are most welcome. I think it's pretty commendable how you've grown your channel and got past certain....'challenges'. KT and yourself have shown how home grown content providers can readily produce RC car based entertainment - and arguably the most viewed in the world. 🇬🇧 It's awesome that you've found the formula that empowers you to make your hobby work for you. Well done! Kudos.

That would explain why I'm a bit of a C***! 🤣🤣😝

And now for balancing wheels - we can use these!

That's not a bad turn of speed for out of the box! 😎 I'm considering some higher gearing on my Baja 5B for when I'm in large open spaces. Otherwise, the stock 17/57 works well on my old 26cc fuelie which is still keen to rev. What gearing do you use on the Electric SBK?

That's a great idea - effectively after run oil (or before run oil 😅) - what better oil to use than your choice of 2 stroke oil. 👌 I think my Baja had such a spell in the garage that it had air in the fuel line and I'm not convinced my primer bulb was pushing anything but air through the carb. I think my next job will be a fresh set of fuel lines, a new bulb and fuel filter/clunk. Might go crazy and fit a new tank too. Then try another speed run. 😝

As an aside, after a winter in the shed, I found starting my Baja 5B SS was easier with a little helping squirt of petrol directly into the cylinder. I removed the plug, used a syringe with 2.5ml of petrol and just squirted it in. I'm wary of getting too carried away with pressing the Primer bulb much, as this can flood the engine if you're not careful. Generally, the Fuelie 26cc is incredibly easy to start. But if the engine is left to get dry, direct injection into the cylinder saves alot of stress on your pull starter. 👍

For the avoidance of any doubt - this is how cool a Fuelie 26cc engine is.....

Youtube video of speed runs and general hooning around should be visible before 5pm. See here: