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My parents were in town this last weekend and brought me an R/C Miata as a belated birthday present. I got it all built and painted, and it runs really well. I know driftdevil has one too... Perhaps a few of the other R/C addicts can get one too and we can start races at the Wed. night GTG. The kit can be had for $105, plus you need a radio ($45), a battery ($10), and a charger ($30). If anyone is interested, let me know as I also have a discount code I can send you. ;)
Maybe I'll use my birthday money.....
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Thing is, how will black look? Won't it hide a lot of detail? It'd be a b*tch to see in the dark. Also, where can I bet rims like mine for the R/C?
Looks like NB owners can get into the game too.
Nice!! ::BaHump::
Thing is, how will black look? Won't it hide a lot of detail? It'd be a b*tch to see in the dark. Also, where can I bet rims like mine for the R/C?Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
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Already priming the Excuse Generator™ are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
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I think it would look great in black.Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
Mine came with these:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/images/prod...ader_53341.jpg
And I know that these are also a direct fit:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/images/prod...ader_51237.jpg
When I have a chance, I am going to do a little research and figure out what else might work.
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Originally Posted by POS Racing
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After shipping it's 20 cents cheaper than your original quote. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
You have to add shipping to the first one too.... but... once you add in the discount code I have, the first one ends up being 81 cents cheaper. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
The sad thing is, some of the CBs around here are not smart enough to figure any of this out, but may be psychologically wooed by the sub $100 price listed.
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Hey! Sweet link that second one is under $100!
Your the greatest Titus! ::Bleh::
Looks good!
That's what she said! ::BaHump::Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
I've got one but it's gas powered and not tuned right. But if it was in tune, might not be a fair race.
-Wes-
RC races?! I'm in!!
On my own terms :D
http://i17.tinypic.com/477zncx.jpg
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If we ever got to a place where we had formal races, I think we would need to come up with formal mod rules. I think Tamiya M-chassis and one of the 2 Miata bodies would be a given. Beyond that, we could probably allow a handful of standard mods like bearings, tires, any Tamiya upgrade parts (Ball diff, oil filled shocks, lightweight parts, etc), pinion gears, and "stock" motor.
sounds good
I wanna come stomp some kittens!
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...62_65_full.jpg
The company that makes that car (Tamiya) had a championship series for these cars, called the TCS. It has rules pretty close to what you've set here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
CLICK ME!!!
Very cool find! I like all of the rules except for the "silver can motor only (Mabuchi or Johnson)". Apparently a $30 stock class motor makes a huge difference in performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
It's the differnce between a RadioShack slow R/C car and some thing like my Team Losi XX buggy. Even though it's 11 years old, it can still run circles around any Shack car.
Hell, I'll bring it tonight and we can race. Now if I can just find some tires that can get traction on a parking lot.....
Yeah, I have been planning on building a miata for that series (can't get enough racing as it is!) if I can ever get that F1 car sold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Anybody pick one of these up? I think my F1 car might be sold so I did some shopping. Its the HPI NB. I just have the body now, but the car wont be far behind.
Cool... The Tamiya kit comes with a spacer that can lengthen the wheelbase if the HPI body is not the same length.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
What is the wheelbase for the Tamiya one? The HPI NB is 225mmQuote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Looks like these have been discontinued. Mine is in the mail.
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=58325
Woo-hoo, got it in! painted up the NB too look like mine. The white one has the stripes that I want.
They look pretty good :thumrigh: