Vancouver

[jarrodH]

Anyone know of any offroad racing in van? I'm goin to bcit for 6 weeks startin in April.. So I figure it's a good time to get some offroad tracktime in..

[Gorden]

here is a track in coquitlam http://vimeo.com/27688557

[jarrodH]

Any Idea where?.. Or if there are any in burnaby?

[Gorden]

Coquitlam Area Model Racing Club in New Westminster, British Columbia, operates a track open seven days a week at Pipeline Road in the Upper Coquitlam River Park. A club membership allows discounted racing fees, including reduced assessments for new and returning members, and also a reduction for junior members under age 16. Races feature nitro-powered cars and the club allows new RC hobbyists a chance to use the club transponders to operate cars.

http://www.camrc.ca/track.html

hope that helps

GW

[jarrodH]

Yup thanks.. I gotta find something to do over here.. So boring here in the dorm.. Comin back on the weekend to grab some rc stuff.. And maybe my computer.. Only so much you can do on a phone..

[jarrodH]

Went and ran 4 battery packs this afternoon.. Pretty good track.. 400ft away is a rc airfield too.

Compact base, dusty bumpy surface

Can't wait to get back to racing on Sunday..

[weekend camper]

. Only so much you can do on a phone..

So... U don't have an iphone?


/fanboy laugh. 

[jarrodH]

I do have a iPhone. But I'm no pro like some people.. Haha

[jarrodH]

First raceway is done.. 9 heats/rnd.. Good track and some pretty decent guys.

Finished 6th in the A with a severly under powered and undergeared car..couldn't even make the doubles, I ran a 10.5 most had 6.5 or less.. And was the first raceday with it..

[jarrodH]

track pics

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[jarrodH]

the new ride..

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[DekelzMan]

Looks badass Bro....

[jarrodH]

Looks badass Bro....

thanks..its quite a bit dirtier now.. but cant wait to get back and be able to get a couple of them racing together..

did you have a preoblem with the rear shafts being too short and falling out/jaming the drive cups?.. i did.. and the have a fix for the king pin issue now.. the pins are replaced with long bolts and nuts on the back..



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[DekelzMan]

Yep I did. I replaced the rear dog ones with another set of fronts (96mm) . No more problems. How did you get the warranty parts so quickly? I'm still waiting for those.

[weekend camper]

Quit making me want stuff I can't have!

[DekelzMan]

Dirt = good clean fun

[jarrodH]

Quit making me want stuff I can't have!

Haha.. Sry no can do.. Your just goin to have to get one.. All the cool people are doin it..

Yep I did. I replaced the rear dog ones with another set of fronts (96mm) . No more problems. How did you get the warranty parts so quickly? I'm still waiting for those.

Came in the kit.. I didn't notice it till after I had it 90% built tho.. For now I just thru some plast washers in the diff cups to act like spacers and limit the free play.. Works decent for now.. I'll get a set of longer fronts for it later..

[jarrodH]

made a couple changes.. wow it handles way better now.. switched from 30f 35r shock oil to 35f and 30r.. and stood the front shocks up.. jumps waay better and turns alot better now.. and with the timing and boost back in the esc, i can consistently make all the doubles now..

took my go pro today.. but it wasnt co operating.. found out that a friend of mine that borrowed it changed a setting for the video so all i got were 15 sec clips.. ill get some race footage this weekend..

[Muddy Mudskipper]

That looks like a really fun track. I really liked the look of your buggy when I saw it. It is one of the better looking scale ones. How has it held up?

[jarrodH]

It's held up pretty good.. I haven't really beat on it to much yet.. Just the odd jumping crash..only thing I've broke is I broke the shoulder off one of the steering rack bearings.. But easy fix by adding a washer under the head of the screw..

But one thing I noticed is you have to keep your eye on the hinge pins for the knuckles. They use a set screw in the arm to lock in the pin but at the end of each day they have started to walk out..

If you plan on gettin the kit.. Don't bother with the kit shocks, get a set of the proline powerstrokes, and upgrade the tie rod and camberlinks to something stronger.. After 1 race day it's pounded the rod ends out and the camber links are pretty sloppy now..

[DekelzMan]

It's an awesome buggy and until last Tuesday I hadn't broken anything, and that's after beating on it for the entire winter running it indoors with the COR club here in town. The shocks are definitely a necessity like JRod said...

I did have a catastrophic cartwheel last tuesday that broke part of the cage holding the wing on the back. I'm gonna reinforce the replacement piece and all should be better than before. Highly recommend this buggy!

Mick

[jarrodH]

no racing this weekend.. so i just recorded some laps.. i need to upgrade to the hd version of my camera soon




and on the way back i stoped at the airfeild for a bit..

[jarrodH]

broke my first part on it the other day..

i somehow broke the plastic shock end off the LR shock.. thankfully the shock shaft is still good..