RC bug has officially bitten me

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Well today I finally got a chance to take my Mc out and run her wide open. I have 2 friends who just moved into their first home and it just so happens to be on a little over an acre. It is perfect for running RC's- especially 1/5.


The MT performed fantastic. The only time I had her die on me was when I ran out of gas (completely forgot to top her off before I started running). My buddy that lives out here ran her for about 5 minutes and he really gave her hell and she never skipped a beat. He actually used to race RC's with his dad back in high school so he is much better at driving them than I am, so he was able to really open her up without risk of running into something.


Anyway, the purpose of the post was to declare that I have officially been bitten by the RC bug. I am wanting to do upgrades so badly on the MT, and I am also really wanting to buy my second RC. I want to get something smaller that I can run in places that my MT just cannot go due to its size.


What do you guys think about the 1/10 and 1/8 scale Redcats like the volcano, caldera, avalanche, and earthquake? I really like how Traxxas does their 1/10 scale and I love HPI's 1/8 scale but the Redcats are so much more affordable. I just didn't know if they were up to par with the 1/5 scale that Redcat produces.


Any thoughts on this?
 
I feel your joy... I was able to get some run time in with the xb today also...I keep a frankenstien modified ECX 1/10 on hand to bash at the house so johny law is'nt looking for a dirtbike that some old foggie reports going past their house at 40mph lol. All in all I enjoy the 1/10 for its versatility and Db ratings.
 
Yeah I actually looked at the Terremoto right after I bought my MT and it looks freaking awesome.

I really want something a little smaller to play around with at work and I would love to do something nitro so I don't have to worry about running out of battery. The electric ones do seem like a lot of fun though, and would be a lot easier to maintain than a nitro powered. I'm torn. Maybe I can get an electric and a nitro so I won't have to choose between the two. :)
 
The twister xtg pro looks pretty fun. Brushless, and 2wd so it's ready to do some donuts. The one thing I don't like about the MT being 4wd is it doesn't like to do donuts but it's not really a platform that is meant to do something like donuts.
 
jonathan13 said:
The twister xtg pro looks pretty fun. Brushless, and 2wd so it's ready to do some donuts. The one thing I don't like about the MT being 4wd is it doesn't like to do donuts but it's not really a platform that is meant to do something like donuts.
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Hum.... Both of mine do doughnuts just fine. You just got to get it in the upper rpms before cutting into one. :)
 
My problem may be that I haven't ran on any soft dirt or sand. I have only ran my MT on pavement and grass and on these 2 surfaces it does not like to turn. It fights me and wants to stay straight. This is also after upgrading my steering servo to a Hitec.
 
I wonder why mine doesn't like to. On the pavement it fights me on turning. Although I haven't tried it on very smooth pavement. Our parking lot at work is pretty rough because the owner refuses to have it re-done.

Also it may be the fact that I don't have a chance to get a lot of speed because it's a mercedes dealer and I don't want to smack into one of their overpriced cars. Haha
 
jonathan13 said:
I wonder why mine doesn't like to. On the pavement it fights me on turning. Although I haven't tried it on very smooth pavement. Our parking lot at work is pretty rough because the owner refuses to have it re-done.Also it may be the fact that I don't have a chance to get a lot of speed because it's a mercedes dealer and I don't want to smack into one of their overpriced cars. Haha
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Try to tighten up the steering servo saver, also a 5000 mah battery helps.
 
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