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[Alan Reeves]

Hi,

What classes do you race? Ie is it based on ability or motor limit etc

I have 2wd and 4wd buggies but think id like to stick with the 2wd at first till i progress with my driving skills. Does this sound like a good idea?

The 2wd is a losi xxx. any set up advice?

I've been looking at upgrading my esc and motor to brushless before i try racing, any recomendations for your tracks? both for the 2wd and 4wd.

Thanks

Alan

[coleman758]

In your sig, It says you have a ZX5?
Personally i would say that is better than the losi.

[Alan Reeves]

I'd say so too! Its easier to drive fast, just thought the losi might make me a better driver long term if i started with that? Someone told me learn 2wd before 4wd, not sure how good that advice is?

[coleman758]

To be honest 2WD will make you better.

I try to do both. 4WD is easier for sure, They drive/jump 10 times easier than 2WD, I have never driven the old losi cars so i can't comment.

Id be looking at a 7.5t Combo, That was you can run either.
LRP are on of the best, But the ORCA combo is great value and top quality stuff!

Its down to you at the end of the day!

Drop by Sunday and have a look! (Shamless Plug!!) My 2WD RB5 is for-sale too

[budfish]

Originally Posted by Alan Reeves

I'd say so too! Its easier to drive fast, just thought the losi might make me a better driver long term if i started with that? Someone told me learn 2wd before 4wd, not sure how good that advice is?

I suspect the zx5 you have is one of the first ones either a r version or a sport with the carbon chassis?? Worth a few quid

The optima mid is proberbly worth a few quid also

I'd try to find out what they are worth before racing them sell the lot then buy either a package off here or just go to your local model shop and set the ball rolling to a full race set up

Buds

[Si Coe]

I suspect the XX has some resale value too.

If its an early ZX-5, I'd suspect the XXX is actually the more competitive in its class. After all the XXX series has only just been replaced by the 22 and it still forms the basis of many Losi models.

A cheap, simple brushless solution would be an Ezrun system, which you can get off Ebay. They can be UK sourced, but expect to pay a lot more for it. Either the 9t or the 8.5t for the Losi (9t is cheaper and better for a beginner, but more limited overall) and the 8.5t or 5.5t for the Lazer.
However its worth noting that the real performance boost in the last few years has been in the form of Lipo batteries. Switching to these will make even older brushed systems fly like never before.

As for racing - we normally run 2wd and 4wd separately, but this depends on numbers. If we don't have that many racers we just run them all together. Clearly this means that running a 4wd does offer advantages when we run together, which is why Bury has an unusually high number of 4wd racers.

[Alan Reeves]

Hi,
Yes the zx5 has a carbon chassis, battery pack down one side, i will try to get some pictures of it this week and see if anyone can i.d it as I'm not sure which model it is.

xxx is ok, though I'm having diff problems with it, just waiting for a thrust bearing kit then i'll have all the parts for a complete diff rebuild. If there are any links to how to do this properly i'd love to see them!

The others tbh are just dust collectors lol not even sure they are complete.

Alan.