Wanting To Get Into Buggy Racing

[kenny]

Hi,

My Name Is Andrew Kenworthy And I Am Looking At Getting Into Buggy Racing I Have Had a Hop Up'd Savage, FG Bigfoot And Loads Of Others And Would Like To start 1/10 Scale Buggy Racing, I Live In Cleckheaton And Go To The OutDoor Track Alot After Work And On Weekends

And I Was Wondering What Sort Of Car I Would Need And What Sort Of Spec's.
I Arn't A Noob At Rc Been Doing Rc For About 12 Years, I Have Actually Been Doing Robotic Combat For A Few Years (Robot wars) And Have Had Many Robots, Currently I Have 2 On The Go.

I Am Thinking Of A Yokomo MR-4BX Competition Buggy. What Motor Could I Use To Be Competative With It??, What Batteries? Etc.
Could I Use A Brussless Setup??

Regards
Andrew

[bigred5765]

u might be better getting a 2wd first, easyer to get running fast and cheaper,
but yok is a good choice u may wana go to a few meetings first and watch a few go round, sorta recy what u fancy
bj4 and the trusty old xx4 all good choices

[kenny]

I Have Had 2wd's Before I Want a 4wd For Handling

[bigred5765]

cells aren't really a problem anything above 3000 are fine motors i would go for checkpoint or v2 low maintenance and good all round performance
xx4 losi good for bumpy tracks very forgiving
bj4 fast and low maintenance
yokomo awsome build quality a bit to open for me and i cant afford the £300 plus price tag

[jimmy]

Bigred is talking sense for a change since I agree with everything he's said.. Is that you carl or has someone nicked your ID ? Just kidding!! hehe

Seriously tho, come down tomorrow evening since a few of us will be down for some informal racing and practice - weather permitting.

2WD is better if you are just starting racing I think too, not just because of the money side of things, but if you want a 4wd thats cool. The BX is a full on race car though and does need looking after more than some others, a couple of lads have them and they are great cars. The BJ4 which im just reviewing at the moment is similar but with a mostly sealed drivetrain and hence lower maintenance and with probably better parts support at the moment.
I personally think 4wd is harder to drive fast.

Like carl says, a V2 based motor would be ideal, or if you want to stump up the cash a brushless system would also be good.. Whatever you get, dont go too fast. Its a different thing to race around a track with other cars and speed doesn't matter as much as consistency.

[kenny]

A wild shoot but has anyone got msn??

[jimmy]

mooplea@hotmail.com