Which starter Buggy for Goshen

[Critch]

Hi I am New to all this,

Looking at joining the club just for fun,

bought a Maverick Ion Xt as a small play toy, which started the ball rolling.

Looking for something a little more now, to come and race for fun and also bashing,I think the phrase is,
Now I know a little about short course trucks, and rock crawlers, as that's what drew me to the hobby, I am an active member on another forum

I really fancy a short course truck 2wd looking at the Traxxas Slash, or Hpi blitz,

What is the short course scene like at Goshen, or would I be better going down the buggy scene?

And if so I font have a clue with buggys, what's a good starter buggy thats sub £200, there just looks soo many,

Cheers for any help

[rapidrubberwill]

i am selling mine check http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126286
i have put a new body on it now i will be at bury sunday ill take £220

[coleman758]

2WD Buggys are the way!

Trucks are few and far between at the moment at Bury.
You best of grabbing a buggy for sure.

The whole UK scene is pretty big.

[Critch]

Thanks rapidrubberwill,
If I was not looking to play down at Goshen I prob would
I was planning on a visit this Sunday if I can, but think I may go down the buggy route,as I had a feeling the short course was a very limited scene,
Just need to pick one,,

What about Team Durango DEX210 rtr

[Stu Dixon]

Originally Posted by Critch

Thanks rapidrubberwill,
If I was not looking to play down at Goshen I prob would
I was planning on a visit this Sunday if I can, but think I may go down the buggy route,as I had a feeling the short course was a very limited scene,
Just need to pick one,,

What about Team Durango DEX210 rtr

Loads of racers using the 210 at Bury, me included ! good car to have and seem quite strong.

the 210 gets my vote

[Gavin Collingwood]

For me you should go for the hobao h2 far better car cheaper and the 210 needs a number of essential upgrades to really get it working properly. Go for the hobao h2, and the fact I don't run one shows I'm not bias I just think for the price they're unbeatable and they're quick!

[coleman758]

I must agree with Gav, The H2 looks pretty good.

So much so I thought about one myself, £130 brand new cant go wrong.
You would need a few bits, Like springs etc... as the kit ones are NAFF by all accounts. But LOSI BB's fit.

[Chris Elworthy]

I'd agree that the Hobao H2 looks a good bet but if I'm not mistaken JE Models are selling the 210 rtr for £180 at the moment and at that price you literally cannot get anything better cheaper.

I'm assuming the £200 you mention is including electronics and radio gear?


Chris

[Critch]

Mmm then I would just need all the radio gear n a motor n Lipo batteries,

Lots of motors going cheap, what would be a good one to start with

Could I use my maverick controller

[Gavin Collingwood]

Depends on what turn motor you decide on and your speedo has to be able to handle the motor so they go hand in hand.

[Gavin Collingwood]

Your best bet to get kitted out on the cheap is look on oople's for sale section for better gear for cheaper prices. Most of the rtr gear isn't very good at all and you'd end up buying everything twice spending more in the long run

[silverfox]

I'm selling a B4.1 Associated buggy RTR-radio gear, electrics, tons of spares and a Lipo-£100
I,ll be at Goshen on Sunday racing a red Losi SCT, come and speak if you interested

[Si Coe]

The 210 RTR is actually £169 not £180. But whether its a better buy than the H2 is debatable - the RTR version has the flexy and fragile DIMEC chassis and the electrics are a rather slow 13.5t (max 9.5t) system so it would need upgrading pretty quickly. Also the RTR is actually rear motor so you'd need to buy a few parts to convert to a mid motor which is what you want for Goshen - and most other tracks in fact.

That said I've seen 3 H2's running at meetings now and all 3 have retired due to breakages so maybe the H2 needs some bits too!



Best to come down and see what people are running. There is normally something for sale, and you can get a feel for whats popular. The big advantage of something like the 210 is that many of us use them so you don't need to set it up by yourself.

Short course has gone a little quiet but I think its a phase thing. Last year we had a good truck class but it really boiled down to a few drivers who were really into the class and this encouraged others. When they moved to buggys the class kinda died. If we get a few more hardcore truckers it will soon revive though.

[Critch]

Thanks Guy's,
Two offers n loads of advice :-) I will try and get down on Sunday for a look around n chat,

Si I am not ashamed of coming last maybe the 210 is a good buy, then I can invest into the upgrades,


Silverfox, how old is the car n is it the same spec as on Je?

[silverfox]

Crutch
The B4.1 is 18 months old, it is in good condition, probably raced 6 times it has an Etronix 9 turn and esc plus loads of factory bits- turnbuckles, bulkhead brace, motor mount etc also 5 sets of wheels and pretty much at least 1 spare for very part of the buggy. If you interested come and speak on Sunday, I will bring all the gear down so you can have a look. Selling because I just moved to 4wd for this season and bought an XB4

[Gavin Collingwood]

To be fair si, how much of those 3 breakdowns were down to poor workmanship as supposed to car failure and to be fair one of the drivers of those hobaos drivers amazingly somehow built the car in rear motor configuration BY MISTAKE?! So I wouldn't go of that..

[Critch]

Thank you for that Gavin, I was going to ask that question, as the hobo is looking a likely contender,

[Si Coe]

The cvd snapped part way along the shaft, so I doubt thats a workmanship issue more a faulty part. Having read the manual it is rather poor at describing how to build the car rear motor though you would hope to notice it was the wrong way round!
Others were a front upright and a rear wishbone and neither driver had spares (and nobody else had an H2 at all so that ended the day).

Its not statistically large enough as a sample to say either way but all I'm saying is that suggesting the H2 is more robust has little supporting evidence either.

[Darren Wales]

Critch,

Silver fox is offering you a pretty good deal there! As you have already eluded too, you don't want to spend before getting advice from the guys at the track.
I would be making the effort to get down on Sunday and check out that deal and speak directly with the lads and see the cars. As you can see on here, we are a friendly helpful lot

Darren

[losichris]

Ill be running a H2 on sunday.
Not used it in a meeting yet as im just testing, and so far its really nice to drive. I got mine really really cheap to play with to compare with my Sv2. And with a few additions here and there its already easier to drive.
Some of the parts are really weak, and some are tough, so once you get past this then there should be no problems.
Come over and have a look at mine on sunday before you buy