The official RC thread

[AJ]

I've got an RC question for some of your guys. I've had a few in the past. Both electric and nitro powered. One thing I always see killing my desire is the lack of places to really let loose and have some fun, and the lack of control I end up having. By that I mean I alwasy end up losing signal to the fuck'n car in some form or another and the car goes haywire. I've had them end up hitting parked cars as a only means of stopping them. I'd get back into them again if there was something I am doing wrong that I could fix easily.

 

[dmention7]

I know you can get cutouts for nitro cars that will kill fuel and apply full brakes if the signal is lost. And I'm pretty sure that electric cars should coast to a stop once signal is lost, especially if you have an electronic speed controller.


Otherwise, charge the damn batteries in your radio before you head out!

 

[mndsm]

The better radio you have, the better the signal is. Most of the time when you get an electric car out of range, they die on their own..... Nitro is another story. Power lines will kick the signals ASS as well as other types of AM transmission. I'd say, find a more open area. I have a genius idea that might work out kickass...... plus there is a solid hobby shop where I got my rig that could probably tell us a good spot to go throw down.

I suppose the biggest thing you have to remember is that the signal is very low watt, so it does not travel far. I haven't tested it yet, but I imagine mine craps out @ about 200 feet.

 

[WhiteSpy9]

I had an RC when I was still a seed. A local skating rink would hold races/tournaments there on weekends. aaaahhh.... memories...

 

[mazdamn02]

We can use my place as a rally point. Plus its close to RC Car kings, lol.

 

[mndsm]

Yeah, the last thing I need is to drop more cash in there. Although, I am thinking I needs wheels, and I did find some I really like......

 

[dmention7]

I just ordered a set of blingy wheels and some street tires

I'll stick with dishes and studded tires for off-road.

 

[mndsm]

You suck. I'ma wait on ordering wheels and tires for now. I kinda really wanna go brushless ASAP.

 

[MazdaMINI]

your ordering wheels tom?? my goodness this is an expensive hobby.... but I guess it keeps you guys out of getting into trouble with your big boy cars.. can cause less damage with the little ones.

 

[mndsm]

Wheels are cheap. The ones I want aren't even 20$.

 

[dmention7]

Yeah, I got 4 wheels and 4 tires shipped for about $50

 

[mndsm]

Who'd you go through, what did you get? Kinda wondering what else might be out there.

 

[mazdamn02]

I spent $30 for wheels and tires. They're totally gonna kick ass on pavement...

 

[dmention7]

I got mine from towerhobbies.com

RPM makes some kickass wheels, and Proline makes a pretty good selection of tires as well.

 

[dmention7]

Rebuilt my shocks tonight with some heavier shock oil--getting ready for the insane jumps I know Tom's cooking up for us....

Also found out that one of the mounts for my steering servo was hacked--must've been one of those nasty crashes last weekend. Hopefully superglue will keep it in place till I can get a replacement.

 

[DrWebster]

So what's going down Saturday? I'm totally lost. I thought we were gonna eat ribs at Jay's house.

 

[dmention7]

I don't know what's going down... I have those ribs all ready to go, but I guess we never really firmed up whether it was saturday or sunday.

Sounds like Josh has to be out by 5 or 6, and if we're meeting up for RC action at Tom's, well, that's all the way across town from my place.

Maybe I could huck the ribs down to Tom's to grille up for lunch, followed by RC madness? Do it on 2 separate days? It's all good to me!

 

[mndsm]

My house is still in destroyed mode from not being around, so i'm not entirely sure that coming here is the best idea. I think Josh said something about meeting at his place, since it's the closest for the super sekrit idea I have. As for servo mounts, I have some plastic ones and a bunch of spacers if you want to try and use those, or the hobby shop is literally a mile from Josh's place. But if you have a prior commitment to ribs, we can always do this another day. Either today or tomorrow, Taya and I had planned on going to Car Craft. Maybe ribs and Car Craft tomorrow?

 

[micahlarson]

let me know because this sounds fun

 

[mazdamn02]

I'm awake, and in need of vitamin water! J/k....

Anyways we can rip it up at my place its actually kind of clean for some reason. I have my super grill if Jay wanted to sacrifice his ribs, or we could cook something else on that if people are hungry, cub is a mile away from my place too. So... Meet at my place? Micah you're welcome to join if you want to venture down to Burnsville?