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    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Posted · Edited by belms

    You could look at it two ways - its either a Worlds rere kit with a gold chassis, or a gold tub classic kit with almost everything replaced with Worlds bits ;)  lol.

    It's pretty much a worlds car with a gold tub and classic body shell. I like the old school gold tub look, but the Worlds drives a little more like a modern buggy, so its a sort of compromise :) In fact, just checked, the gold tub I've got on it is a vintage 1985 one (but the Classic rere fits too).

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    what body is on the associated rc10? i really like it

    It's the Associated RC10 Protech body, the one that comes with the Gold Tub Classic Rere. It's the High Downforce wing though, not the one that comes with e Protech shell. The car is a gold tub, but is essentially a Worlds Car with all the parts I've put one it, I just prefer the gold chassis!

    Wow. There's a lot of cars out there!

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    Yup, hobby king, just make sure you get from the uk warehouse for reasonable delivery times. Just got a pair of 2S lipos from them, delivered in a couple of days for a very good price :)

    The e-firestorm on model sport (199) does come with everything you need, including a nimh battery and trickle charger. This has a brushed motor I believe, I have the Blitz short course version, which comes with a 15t brushed motor, and suspect this is the same. We get about 20 mins run time. It's not super fast unlike the flux brushless version, which does not include batteries, and is

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    I've got some vintage competition for you tonight :D

    Did you figure out what was going on with the radio last week then? It was almost like it had lost the binding to the Tx.

    It was a fancy new radio set with screen etc. I don't think it was set up properly. I've spent some time setting it up and it works fine every time now :D

    Hey, sounds great! What have you got? A re-re or ebay find? :)

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    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Stop making this more complicated!! :)

    I'm a massive AE fan, but having owned 1/18 and 1/16 before, I want to go 1/16 or 1/14. My fingers aren't small enough for 1/18 diff's and shocks :D

    Doesn't look like there's much in it between the GTB and EMB1 then?

    Barry this is brilliant!! Although i'm still yet to get my vintage car i'm also looking for a Losi mini 8 or similar to run in the micro class!

    They just look so well planted for such cute little things lol!

    Definitely dont overlook a micro class!

    I didnt really think much of them until Jonathan May turned up to one of the track laying nights with his and it was truly awesome Rich!

    Ive so may cars on my list but something micro is neat the top :)

    If you've yet to get your vintage, and want a micro, does that mean you now have your KF?!? :D

    Might be an idea to have a chat with John (Nimrif) about the micros... See my comment above, but in brief I had a chat with him last Thursday about the micros, and he was suggesting that the 1/14 (like the Losi I think) should not be in the same class as the 1/18 (Like mine) because there is such a difference in performance. It seems that the 1/14 can keep up with the 1/10, and so would have a big advantage over 1/18s...

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    I'm drooling over the 1/16 Carisma GTB at the moment, too many to choose from :D

    have a look at the lc racing eb1

    I'm rather liking the AE RC18B2 (brushless), but it's over twice the price of the Helion...

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    Stop making this more complicated!! :)

    I'm a massive AE fan, but having owned 1/18 and 1/16 before, I want to go 1/16 or 1/14. My fingers aren't small enough for 1/18 diff's and shocks :D

    Doesn't look like there's much in it between the GTB and EMB1 then?

    I think the micro class will be more complicated than the vintage to organise!

    I know Matt said not to overlook them, but they do feel more like toys than the 1/10 (at least the 1/18 does, not tried the Losi 1/14, but it looked very fast!), but then again, I'm told they are all toys :shockingscary: (I still argue they are racing cars, not toys - and it says so on the RC10 box!! :D ) One thing is for certain though, they are more difficult to fix with my fingers, as Richard said!

    Problem as I see it is, almost all the makers make 1/8 and 1/10, however, the size and performance of the micros varies hugely; AE only make 1/18 micro, others don't make 1/18, but might do 1/14, 1/16, 1/24 and so on... This one is going to require some thought to make it work fairly, especially for a championship.... (Matt!) in some ways, probably best not to get a micro until the class has been worked out...

    Loving the little micro, but still preferring the 2wd and vintage (I will try the micro during practice this week)

    On the subject, any more takers for the vintage class? I was hoping to run the RC10 this week...

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Barry this is brilliant!! Although i'm still yet to get my vintage car i'm also looking for a Losi mini 8 or similar to run in the micro class!

    They just look so well planted for such cute little things lol!

    Definitely dont overlook a micro class!

    I didnt really think much of them until Jonathan May turned up to one of the track laying nights with his and it was truly awesome Rich!

    Ive so may cars on my list but something micro is neat the top :)

    If you've yet to get your vintage, and want a micro, does that mean you now have your KF?!? :D

    Might be an idea to have a chat with John (Nimrif) about the micros... See my comment above, but in brief I had a chat with him last Thursday about the micros, and he was suggesting that the 1/14 (like the Losi I think) should not be in the same class as the 1/18 (Like mine) because there is such a difference in performance. It seems that the 1/14 can keep up with the 1/10, and so would have a big advantage over 1/18s...

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    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Nice, the more the merrier :)

     

    I'm more keen on building a vintage chassis before looking at anything smaller than 1/10, but the Losi Mini 8ight looks sweet..

    I was chatting with John today, and we mentioned the mini 8ight - they would more likely go in with the 1/10 buggies, as they are 1/14, but SO much faster than the tiddly 1/18 I've just got! Likelihood is that there would be a class just for 1/18s. Perhaps we should start a micro class thread on oople too!

    I'm more keen on the vintage too; as I said above, I got it to encourage my wife along really, however, I just charged the battery and had a quick go with the mini outside this evening, and it's FAB! Great fun! Really quick on a gravel drive and on the road, and goes surprisingly well on grass, the 4wd helps a lot... Can't wait to give it a go on the track on Thursday! Trouble is I won't know which class to race in!! Can't do them all, got to get some marshalling in somehow! :D

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Posted · Edited by belms

    Hey guys,

    Yeah ive been practicing with the worn mini pins, probably actually had 20+ runs on them.

    (Testing here and winning some finals at RHR@notters)

    Your best bet is them on the rears (yellow schui mini pins, standard insert) and Schui cut stagger or stagger ribs in the front with no insert.

    Got to test tyres for the rc10 class but I think because its so limited, we will have to wait a while before we make any decisions on control tires.

    Matt may I remind you who was second to Mark...., it was extremely unfortunate.... I clealy blame the lack of sleep LOL....Not that im getting much for tonight.

    RC10 is on its way, Need To fix my KF's diff again, Build The KR & RC10 and then I can chill!:D

    Hope to see you all tonight then,should be even closer racing, even though I have put 100+ more laps in than you guys.... I need the advantage!

    Seeya.

    -Josh

    I'll let you know tonight how these new RC10 classic wheels fit... Should be ably to fit any standard 2.2" tyre.

    And what do you mean? It's us 'old school' guys who need the advantage, lol!

    That's one of the reasons I'm into the vintage class, the main buggy class is too fast for me!! :D:P

    See ya later tonight, Barry

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Could be a last minute thing to get them mounted then :)

    Thanks for finding the spring retainer last week Barry, didn't even notice it was missing to start with!

    I'll bring the e-Firestorm again this week, so long as I don't break anything at Plymouth RC tonight :)

    Yes, could be! Hoping they will arrive this morning...

    No worries, I saw it fly off, but couldn't go get it until the end of the heat as I was still on my marshal post. Good to see you last night, I take it the e-firestorm was fine; just cleaning up the T4 now, don't want to get Plymouth dirt over Matt's nice clean carpet! :P

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    It was a shock cap that snapped, everything else looks okay. Nothing serious thankfully.

    I've never had a car (RC car!) make tyre squeal like that before, was pretty funny each lap! But then I was grinning at the wheelies down the straight every lap too! :)

    Good to hear it was nothing serious. I'm going to bring the T4 this week, want to see if my tyres squeal too!! :D

    Talking tyres, my RC10 carpet tyres arrived today (the right ones!), but still no wheels :( hopefully tomorrow...

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Carpet tyres for the RC10 Classic arrived this morning, but they sent 4wd front mini pins rather than rears :angrymad: However, on calling MS they were very helpful and will be sending the correct ones out today :D hopefully the wheels will arrive tomorrow too!

    P.s. Vintage class discussion is getting busy on the SWIRC oOple sub-forum, go over have have a look and chime in with your tuppence worth, we're trying to come up with suitable class guidelines (motor limits etc)... not as easy as it sounds! :unsure:

    South West Indoor RC - and the *SATURDAY SUMMER RACE DAYS*

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    Posted · Edited by belms

    Good write up. Matt get some pictures up!! :) I didn't have time to get any, there was a lot more track time than I thought it would be. Excellent facilities too, plenty of pit area, well laid out track and easy to access from the A38.

    The H2 impressed me with how stable it felt, just need to work on the driving part now ;)

    Great night of racing, couldn't have asked for a better opening night! Many thanks to MattyV6 and all those involved in the hard work getting it all set up and running the evening so well, you know who you are :)

    I was really pleased with the carpet tyres on the RC10 B4.2, they worked stunningly well, especially compared to the RC10 Classic with standard Champion/Edge tyres (I tried the Classic on the track during practice - and span out on almost every corner!). I too have to work on the driving now Rtsbasic! It is strange being back racing 1/10 buggies after a 20 year gap... Going to have to get the practice hours in! I've ordered some old school 2.2" wheels and (modern) carpet tyres for the classic now, so I can get around the track with it when we get a vintage class going! :D

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