Mike1970
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MCD's are made in Turkey, which is more Asian than it is European, culturally speaking. IMO.
They're in the Eurovision song contest so they must be european lol
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MCD's are made in Turkey, which is more Asian than it is European, culturally speaking. IMO.
Ahhhhh, I thought you were saying Max on the phone lol, yes I do know Mike.
Hello Mike nice to see your playing nicely and making friends lol
Which is best, 2wd or 4wd? They can't be compared imo. It's a daddy or chips question lol. Both are great and both suck in there own ways but please don't try to say one is better than the other, it totally depends on what you want from your car another persons opinion will never be the same as your own.
My opinion on 4wd cars
Losi's are great easily the best largescale car I have owned, simple Looks, size and 4wd not for everyone but I love racing mine
FTX Punisher, much fun to be had with these. Good bang for your buck, can get a little Chinese in places but once sorted and you get to know the car they are reliable and fun. Raced mine for 2 years, would still be racing one now but I jumped on the Losi Bandwagon. Yeah the Smartech engine that now comes with the Punisher Plus ain't ideal, but it'll do for a start and the are reliable to be fair. Just need to change the clutch shoes A CY or Zenoah is a drop in replacement anyhow so the engine isn't really a deal breaker in my opinion.
MCD, hmmm. If you speak to Ross Mods or King Cobra they are the best cars in the world. In many ways they are excellent, great design. If you speak to someone that has owned one (and I recommend you do if your thinking of buying one) they will tell you there are some drivetrain issues in the real world. Apparently though there is a new car design on the horizon and hopefully they can build on the good points and make the next car great.
FG, belt drive, full stop the end. Never tried it, not heard too many horror stories about it, in theory it's a great idea!! but, it just seems wrong to me in an off road car.
What to get - if you just want a reliable fun car get a Losi. If you don't like SC trucks personally I'd get a Punisher but, so long as you maintain it well and don't mind the repair costs an MCD is equally as good, and made in Europe
Not arguing so don't even try to start lol The above is my personal opinion. you of course are welcome to your own
Nige.
Hello Nige, yeah, i was saying mike, must be my liverpool twang, i got a great thing going here :lol: come on join the fun:jerry: .
No seriousely, thanks lads for your input, i don't know an awful lot about these 1/5th cars and as in 1/8th nitro, some break more easily than others as well as parts availability and price.
Its a lot of money down the pan as well as the disapointment when they keep breaking, i really wish i had of known about the punisher when i got the km but you live and learn, thats why i'me asking these questions now.
I'm going to see what sort of deal i can get on the Nutech 5sc imported and if its too dear i'll give it a while to see if cml bring it over.
If you really don't want to be disapponted get a Losi.
Just an observation, but I went to the Challenge Cup in Essex recently and the short course class was awesome all weekend, there were a couple of MCD's that were flying in the final, and a few Losi's that were also flying. But the end result for me says it all, Losi 1.2.3.4.5.6.etc, neither MCD finished and all the Losi's did. I only saw I Losi retire and that was Gareth's as he has already mentioned, (after market clutch ? After market driver more like ? Only joking Gareth!!! Ian did suggest this LOL....) anyway the upshot was the three of us who raced in the Baja class all drove back up the M6 and ordered 3 Losi's (thanks Ian at MMR) for a great deal. Myself and the 2 Steve's have had the Losi's round our new track and we are all amazed how well they handle out of he box pretty much. We have BZM pipes fitted which made a big difference to the stock motor and sound sweet o boot. We've all jumped hard and the only damage so far is a crack in front bull bar. Looking forward to the Kendal Bash as there would be a few SCT attending as well as the trusty old Baja's..
Oh and the only other mods to date are Savox, SuperBee, alloy braces, fuel pipes and full force kit, servo tray mod, 3 shoe clutch and bell, hostile carrier, turtle v2 pull start, silverback outer bead locks and screws, monkey nuts, Bartolone mesh plate, DDM fuel cap, carbon GoPro Mount, team Chase rear Diff guard, BZM pipe, body pin retainers, quick release throttle linkage, Über Carbon discs, craftworks plug lead, NGK plug, 3ch RX and telematery removed, outerwears, rear cv guards, front on rear lazer cut windows, engine mesh mod, chassis bump stops, ONLY !!!!!!!! The two Steve's have a List of mods also and Doug is going to another level BZM power and a list of mods also!!!!
Can you tell me what positions the w5's were maintaining before they broke.
Much appreciated Simon.
Losi changed the game with the 5ive-T, MCD just rehashed a old design with the W5.
Note to MCD: It's time to step ya game up.
well that answers my original question, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. :cup-1: :w00t:, it doesn't get much clearer than that and the only brand to finish, like i said as in 1/8th nitro rally x you always see 1 brand rise above the rest, unless mcd do something about their reliability issues they will take financal kick in the gonads of biblical proportions .
I wonder hoe long it will be before them at ross. mods. are driving Losi's, not too long me thinks.
The boys were telling me the mcd's win everything, their chassis lay out was second to none and their drive train was the best out there, almost agricultural i think to quote:cowboy:, funny we don't see tractors broken down everywere :lol::lol:.
Itold them when losi bring their 1/8th multi championship winning chassis into this class, it would be a case of shape up or ship out for MCD, for me that drive train is over engineered,
like i said, i had the mcd v4 comp. tuned to the hilt but every time i drove it i thought, something is gona give here and on looking at it i thought this will be a headache to fix:hammer: , then came the Losi,:w00t: aquick sale and i had the chassis i knew:cup-1:.
I really hope MCD sort it and maybe we'l see a 4x4 hpi baja, the fg will be a serious piece of kit, you'd think with all their experiece.
Come on ftx :2guns: lets have it.
Can you tell me what positions the w5's were maintaining before they broke.
Much appreciated Simon.
It's difficult to say as Stevo was racing in the 2wd class & the 4wd class and Richard was running the shop. They both finished the runs they were in, with Richard winning both and Stevo was 2nd & 3rd.
So the 5ive-t isn't just a re hashed bigger version of the 8ight?
This sct racing is really going to take off, MCD, LOSI, FG, FTX AND MAYBE CEN.
very interesting.
There was a whole argument about setting up a short course truck class for the BRCA nationals rather than them just running in the open class that we already had in place untill such time as the class proved itself like we did with the 4wd class.
The were a large number of people at the essex meeting from the likes of mmr, uber and other who all said that they'd turn up an support it - not one of them has. We have had a heats worth of sc trucks turn up at the first two meetings, some have come across from the 2wd & 4wd classes and there are a few new faces and thankfully the other classes haven't suffered like we thought they might, infact the numbers have grown all round this year.
What ever car or class people run in, they're supported at the nationals by the likes of freeprawn and ross mods and debates about which is best will go on for an eternity. The fact is, with a good driver on the sticks, any car that is currently used in the BRCA LSOR can win races.[/QUOTE
I hope it does take off mike and lets hope that no 1 brand runs away with it, how boring is that, every body with the same car, but no body wants an unreliable car that hits them in the pocket every week.
I personaly think the MCD W5 is an absolutely gorgeouse looking truck, to the point i was going to buy one but to be honest i think i'll wait until i learn a bit more about them.
I'm gona get down and watch you fellas slug it out on the track and then i'll get a idea of what the the best cars run like.
Thanks very much mike.
So the 5ive-t isn't just a re hashed bigger version of the 8ight?
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