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    Here we go everyone!! Lunchbox hits the Orchard Raceway today with the Grasshopper firmly in its sights! Will it beat the time from the GH of 8.87?? 
    This Lunchbox has some lovely hop ups and a 21T motor pumping out the big ones to get it moving…. Problem might be keeping those front wheels on the ground 😁
     


     

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    Just enjoyed reading this build.

    I had exactly the same thing happen to the layshaft. I think there is something off in the build or it is far to easy to get it wrong. Pro transmission and slipper has sorted mine out too and I can't wait to put some hard laps in this summer with her. 

    Can't wait to hear how you get on in September.

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    7 minutes ago, Tamiyastef said:

    Fantastic! The Orchard's long awaited start of the season. Perfect to start with the Grasshopper as it was the start of a long and ongoing rc adventure for so many of us. 

    Thanks Stef. This one was from back at the start of that adventure! Still going and still making it out on the track!

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    The Orchard is back for another season of RC time trials. First group of cars have been recorded and are in the can. 
     

    Thought you might enjoy seeing the track layout for this year. Apologies for those who were watching along and missed last years finale. I will do a better job at keeping up this year.

    Cars are back into groups and a simple fastest lap wins for 2024. Final will be made up with the fastest car from each group.

    Hoppers - Grasshopper, Frog, Lunchbox, Mad Bull

    Retro 2WD - Ultima, Madcap, Raider, Cougar

    Modern 2WD - DT03, DT02, Rising Fighter, TD2

    Retro 4WD - Hotshot, Thunder Dragon (2023 Winner), Top Force Evo, Optima Mid, TL01B

    Modern 4WD - TT02B (2022 Winner), DF03, XV01, TT02 Rally Spec

    All cars get 10 laps to impress in the heats before we move onto a 30 lap finale later in the year.

    Hope you all enjoy following along this year!

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  11. Posted

    Hi all,

    I have build a Madcap Super Astute hybrid monster which is missing a front brace from the G Part Tree from the Super Astute.

    Several google searches have turned me blanks so I am now looking for some community support. I ran the Madcap Astute Hybrid last year and thankfully it help up but the backyard track has a small jump for 2024 and I am worried that the front will just cave in without support.

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    Here is the project completed.

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    And one showing the missing front brace (I was working on the front shocks at the time.

    Any help would be appreciated!

    Thanks

     

     Craig

     

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    Hi David,

    Great idea for a race series and I can’t wait to see it!

    Wouldn’t it be great to get the Ultima up there? I am sure you will see lots of DMs and Genovas and the Ultima would surely give them all a run for their money?

    Shame the DN01 is out of production as that would be epic! 
     

    Can’t wait to see what you do 

     

    Craig

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    @OldSchoolRC1 thanks for the great post pal.

    Now were you rallying with the low ride kit?? I have been considering if this would help keep the chassis a little lower and improve the handling a little??

    Worrying to hear that you had to back it down to a silver can as I am going to struggle to keep up with the big boys and their faster motors! 
    Sounds like I will have some suspension tuning to do!

    Thanks for the inspiration dude 🙌🏻

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    @ChrisRx718 thanks for the advice on the body pal. I will get on the hunt for those but I worry they might be tricky.

    I will start looking at the steering set up and see what after market parts I can find.

    My issue is going to be making something broadly competitive against the dedicated rally chassis the boys will have in the summer. I always think it is fun to bring something different to the table 🙌🏻

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    Hello fellow Tamiya Club members,

    I have been working on an idea for the last few months and I am struggling for ways of making it work. I am reaching out to you guys for some ideas and perhaps someone out there has done this already and can provide some expert advice.

    My YouTube buddy Mark Bryan is getting some of us together this summer for some rally action. While I have a XV01 to take to the rally party I would really like to turn up with something different.

    I have a CC01 crawler which I have not really been getting much use out of. I would like to turn it into a rally chassis. I have seen some examples of Dakar style bodies so any recommendations on where I could source something like that from would be great.

    But the real challenge is what to do to the chassis in order to make it rally worthy. I am worried that the chassis will roll easily so I assume I will need to play about with the suspension set up a little. Any ideas on what to do with this? I have some springs to add to the model to alter the suspension set up. What about weight distribution? Would you put some extra weight into the model somewhere?

    One of the diffs is locked but do I need to lock both diffs for rally or would I be better off with them unlocked? 

    Power wise I have a 15.5T Tamiya brushless motor to use in the model. Should provide plenty of punch and great battery life. Do you think the gearbox will hold up? Will I overpower the chassis?

    I am debating tyres and wheels. I have some options which I will detail in later posts. But does anyone have any recommendations? Has anyone done this before?

    Loads of questions and I guess the proof will be in the trying won’t it!! I am starting to play around with the chassis next month so any suggestions would be great and I will log my progress on this thread and on my YouTube channel.

    Thanks in advance for any feedback on my project.

    Craig

    The OAG RC

    https://youtube.com/@theoagrc?si=SjFJKZE8Eeb1gHZW

     

     

     

     

  25. Posted

    9 hours ago, Kol__ said:

    Ah I see, yeah I have a similar stash of parts in my build box, as does @Misterp180 I believe👍😎

    I have the Tamiya big bores in my Dyna Storm and they are amazing. That said, I do rate Tamiya CVA's in general, I think they're great for what they are!👍

    My DB01 build has a lot of lovely parts for it! I think I am getting close to being done though as things are getting harder and harder to find. You watch Tamiya do another run as we start to build @Kol__

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