1:5

[siv429]

Does anyone here do 1:5th RC racing? I really wanna get into it! Heres the cool part! Went to a primary school fete with my gf and was thinking how bored i was going to be!!

But as luck my have it my local rc club was doing a show down there with 1:10 1:8 and 1:5 cars in one corner of the playground!(very big playground[]) I was browsing there pit area looking at the 1:10ths and thinking how nice they were when i looked down and saw the otherside of the barrier a beast of an rc car on a stand! McLaren GT1 22.5cc motor, producing 2.5hp @18,000rpm going just over 50mph in stock form!!!!

That was the point where i thought ive gotta have one of those!! Anyway i was just giving the very nicely detailed show shell and equally nice racing shell when a bloke came over from the otherside of the barrier and said "You interested in rc?" (well derrr!!) I said yes i am and he invited me into the little pit part a showed me the car and all the ins and outs the specs blah blah blah! Then he said the golden words... "Would you like a drive?" []

Well by this point i was smilling more than a little boy getting what he wanted form xmas!! So took it for a spin round the track hit a few cones [:I] and handed it back over. And thats my life story! []

So now i will have to start saving real bad to get one!! Sorry about the long winded thread!

Justin

[Virus]

sounds like you have bitten the bug bad justin ive seen them in my LHS an they look well [8D]

Paul

[SJoerD]

You could throw out your GF in order to get funds for an FG... []

I've seen a FG Marder buggy stomping aroudn on the beach. The top speed was really impressive. I looked silly with my tiny Blazing Star... [|)]

But they are big and heavy, I suppose they are pretty dangerous in the wrong hands! 10kg's, 60 km/h sudden stand still by the use of a random leg - you do the maths! [8)]

[fatboyslim]

1/5 scale are great they're fast and look good but the downsides are cost(£1000+for an FG) and reliability ask any of the members here on TC that have Marders and they'll tell you they break a little too easy!! Not to mention using a failsafe IS A MUST!! Lose control of one of these babies at full pelt and it WILL cause serious expensive damage!!

[BiggusDitchus]

I used to race an FG 1/5th Tourer and it was **** cool, not quite as expensive as you would think, probably cheaper than racing at high level with a 1/10th electric tourer. THe main problem i found is that it was a long way to go race, whereas there are loads of places that race 1/10th. You can get FG's cheap if you buy second hand, or you could choose the eco line (they have a class for those at races too)

I also until recently raced 1/5th Electric Bikes and they just as cool.[]

[DJTheo]

These are so cool, or should I say hot? [}]

http://www.hobbyshop.ch/FG%20Diverse%20Autos.htm

http://www.fgdriver.de/html/de_messe_nbg.html

[siv429]

I can get an eco-line for £410 without bodyshell or i could get an ec-line with a shell for £415! A shell on its own costs £120!! [xx(] So i wonder which one i will go for?!?! If anyone else is interested in 1:5th racing here is the place to look!

http://www.racingpassion.co.uk/shop/enter.html

Cheers

Justin

[oli1983uk(2)]

yeah i know racing passion they r based right near a 1/5th racing track in SE london! i go their to get parts for my HPI savage! the bloke in thier is great and very help full! the shop is full of bit and bobs and most fo the time their will be a few 1/5th cars in their that he is working on!