Can Tamiya be competitive off-road

[grizz]

My Gravel hound now has every Tamiya hop-up possible and weighs still 1700g, min limit is 1600g

Do you think it would be up there with the rest or should i go a buy a Losi or kyosho [xx(]

did i just say that ?? sorry !!

anyway your thoughts

[terry.sc]

If you are serious about racing it, go buy a Losi, Schumacher or Kyosho. You could actually save weight by fitting some original parts though. Certainly don't add any alloy suspension parts, they just increase the weight.

[sosidge]

quote:Originally posted by grizz

Do you think it would be up there with the rest or should i go a buy a Losi or kyosho

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At least give the Gravel Hound a chance on the track before giving up. You never know, you might TQ your first race with it!

[kevinthegerbil]

Colin,

Earlier this year I raced my Gravel Hound twice down the Rugby club at Chippenham. Out of approx 17 drivers I came 2nd both times. My car was running a RZ and the only hopups are upperarm Turnbuckles, ballraces and an Alloy prop shaft. Yes, my car wasn't the fastest, but Chippenham track is small and fairly rough so the 4WD Kicked the 2WD's butt []

Like sosidge said before, give it a go you be suprised with it at club level.

Kevin

PS I also got a Losi XX - haven't used it for 3 years, prefer the Tamiya's...

[jimbo858]

just curious... why do you prefer Tamiya over Losi?

[jozza]

If I was starting out in offroad racing I would get a Losi or a Schumacher or Associated. I don't really think Tamiya yet produce an offroad buggy which comes anywhere near the other manuafacturers. Shame, but that's the way it is.

However, if your Gravel Hound is reasonably quick, there's no reason why you can't compete, and if you find you are continually being beaten then change it for one of the others. until you give it a try you won't know for sure. Offroad racing is very dependant on driver skill as well as the car, so the fastest/lightest buggy won't necessarily always be the one in the lead..

[RETRO R/C]

If you are starting out - take all the alloy off the car that is not essential.

Sell it - then spend the dollars on tyres, motors and batteries etc and practice you heart out.[]

The driver is 90 percent of the racing equation, you will only need the higher performing and adjustable car when your skills are good enough to take advantage of them.....sounds harsh - but very true......

Have a look at this thread as well:

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25045

Cheers

Darryn

[grizz]

I think your right, but if the car handles better, you do better ?

Anyway i've gone and done it... i've ordered a Losi xxx-4[xx(]

i'll give the gravel hound another go though, just to see how much is the car and how much is the driver ???

[minijosh]

The best thing about the Losi's are that they are made to race. The bad thing about them is that they are made to race. What I mean is that your car will be wicked fast but once you hit something, you'll be broken. Graphite is nice and light but brittle. Just ask TAZ what happened to my XXX-4 G+.

[jerrywasaracecardriver]

Tamiya could do very simple things to make their 4wd play buggies competitive. Simply making a slipper clutch as an option would do wonders. Also, an aluminum motor mount with adjustment slots and 48 pitch gears would be great. Other than those things, I would be pleased to race a gravel hound or a top force.

[grizz]

Dare I ask, but what happened to your XX-4 G+ ???

Mine has now turned up just got to find the time to build it, Kids get to bed !!! []