rc help

[Rcnitrotech]

hi i am new to buggy racing and was woundering if this would be any good to race at bury metro
kyosho lazer 5 4wd 4500 mah for £70 ?
thanks

[coleman758]

Originally Posted by Rcnitrotech

hi i am new to buggy racing and was woundering if this would be any good to race at bury metro
kyosho lazer 5 4wd 4500 mah for £70 ?
thanks

I'm not sure about lazer's, Mattb is the guy to speak too.

They are 4wd, so you need to decide what class to run in.
4wd is very fast and very competitive.

Its sounds cheap enough!

[captainlip]

matt will be on his way soon, i'll leave this to the lazer expert £70 to start racing sounds good though, ive spent in excess of £1000 since ive started

[coleman758]

Originally Posted by captainlip

matt will be on his way soon, i'll leave this to the lazer expert £70 to start racing sounds good though, ive spent in excess of £1000 since ive started

Ditto, With the 22 just paid for and a few more bits and bobs i'm up to about £300 just last week haha

Is that £70 RTR? what actually is included?

Dont forget you will probably need a charger and battery. Thats best part of £150 if its not included.

[Si Coe]

In theory yes its good, but it depends on a lot of other stuff. I'd need a better look before I'd say go for it....

[Rcnitrotech]

it is rtr with charger, battery (7.2v 4500) remote car with electronics etc and £5 to post so:
£75 alltogether

[Si Coe]

Yes, but what electrics are they? The RTR Lazer is almost totally different from the FS2's Matt and Buds run, but its not a bad starting platform. However, the stock electrics (if thats what its got) are very slow which will make it easier to drive, but gets a bit depressing when everyone blasts past you on the straights like you aren't moving!

Also depends on the condition. They are now going for £170 brand new.

[Rcnitrotech]

this is a pic of it and its a kyosho lazer zx-5

[captainlip]

personally id take it, it'll get you racing for peanuts and you will soon get hooked and ungrade the electics to be competative

[mattb]

Originally Posted by Rcnitrotech

this is a pic of it and its a kyosho lazer zx-5

seriousley mate,i wouldent buy it they have plastic drive cups and cv joints which just arent upto it and the steel ones are near £40 a pair to replace them!!

[mattb]

Originally Posted by Rcnitrotech

this is a pic of it and its a kyosho lazer zx-5

this is much better
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/kyosho-lazer-z...item25624ccb5a

[tisher]

Thats the same lazer i am running at the moment with a 5.5ezrun in it its doing alright done five meets with it upto now and not broke a thing got A final 2nd at ribble with it last night as wellthe whole car with lipos and tranny etc has cost me less than £300 although I do have a silly spare car just in case just had a look at the car on ebay looks a bit abused tbh have a look at this one got all the bits on it you need to make them reliable like matt said
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KYOSHO-LAZER-Z...item4cf608e9ec

[Rcnitrotech]

i only looked at that buggy because it was cheap and rtr and got lots of parts if they were going around£100 then i would get a associated b4 eg it isnt bidding

[tisher]

problem with buying the 70quid one is you will end up spending a fortune to get it competitive if your looking for rtr look for somthing thats brushless

[captainlip]

just get a b4 and have done with it.... 2wd makes you a better driver when you want to make the step to 4wd as its much faster. there are usually 1 sometimes 2 full heats for 2wd.

bargain 1 hour left

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TEAM-ASSOCIATE...item2eb4039ca9

brand new rtr ( i started out with this, plenty of power for first time racing)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Team-Associate...item45f9861faa

another

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FACTORY-TEAM-A...item27b9be3cad

looks smart, has the springs recommended already

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/associated-b4-...item4aa9d19797

if money is no option....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Team-Associate...item51987af8ea

[coolcars782]

Originally Posted by captainlip

brand new rtr ( i started out with this, plenty of power for first time racing)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Team-Associate...item45f9861faa

Not brand new

[captainlip]

Originally Posted by coolcars782

Not brand new

you could get that for £150 easy

[coolcars782]

why dont you read the description of that ebay listing

[Si Coe]

If you find a cheap rolling chassis (ie no electrics) post on here and I'm sure we can do something about that - lots of us have old spare brushed gear we could supply to get you racing, I suspect some will have an old RTR radio somewhere etc.

I think this is something we need to look at more as a club - Last year I flogged Whiskers my old Cat'98 dirt cheap and it was ideal for getting him racing. If anyone else has some old but raceworthy gear sitting around that might be ideal for a new driver like rcnitrotech let me know. It doesn't need to be that competitive but easy to drive and more useful than a Master Smacker! I think its a great way to encourage new drivers and get rid of our old tat at the same time!

[Rcnitrotech]

that is one of the problems with rolling chassis i have about £130 max and i dont no where or what electronics i need or how to install them
that might be somethink i will look into getting rolling chassi and spending money on electronics i shall have a look now
and that sounds a good idea seeling old buggys for newbis