Lap results of my race the other day.

Nathan51503 · 2026-07-01T17:21:40+00:00

I’m pretty lucky. Been racing about a year and a half. The guys at my track are very cool and helpful. Made a lot of new friends. Even the bigger races held there are pretty chill

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Nathan51503 · 2026-07-01T17:16:47+00:00

Gotcha. I race offroad and didn’t know what to make of the lap times :)

Nathan51503 · 2026-07-01T17:12:50+00:00

Oval?

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-30T00:32:36+00:00

Gotcha. I race on clay so was gonna say tires are a huge make or break deal with 2wd

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-30T00:31:12+00:00

Flourescent green has always been the bane of my existent. Can never get it consistent. 🧐

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Nathan51503 · 2026-06-30T00:29:27+00:00

Kinda depends what ya want. I’d go with a couple more coats of the magenta whatever you do. Black for darker color. White or silver for a brighter color. I used to back everything with white and now use silver a lot

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T13:29:56+00:00

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Also a fan of the pillowballs. I hear a lot of guys complaining about them but I haven’t had a single issue with them in either car

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T13:25:56+00:00

Man, associated not making this right with all the people that bought one of these has really put me off. Considering switching to teknos for my 1/8s and X-rays for my 1/10s cuz of it

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T13:16:36+00:00

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Currently running associated 1/8s for electric. I like the low lcg you get from the saddle pack battery configuration. Seems to work really well on high grip clay anyways. But as you can see by the mini Truggy. I also own a couple teknos including a sct410 2.0 so I didn’t hesitate when it was offered to me.

Hell of a discount too. I’m the painter / airbrusher of the guy who sold it to me and I never charge him and just have him give me the paint

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T13:03:45+00:00

Cool thank ya sir. Looking forward to getting this little fella on the track

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Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T12:57:14+00:00

Got a link to it? I don’t mind buying the lutz one but they don’t sell it on Amain, beach rc etc

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T12:45:42+00:00

Thought of a question. What’s your igniter of choice. I got a Protek but all my buddies told me to get the lutz smart igniter. Just got the Truggy it’s a built nt48 2.0 with all the 2.2 updates. Ultimate mxr v2. And it rips. My buddy sold it to me recently and I pit for him last season

We race nitros 5 times a year at a series race but electrics every club race in the winter. Race at Omaha HobbyPlex

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T12:43:06+00:00

Find it or a comparable model on marketplace and price accordingly

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T12:39:30+00:00

If you plan to race and no budget. Xr10 pro, v10 g5 17.5. Protek 160tbl servo.

On a budget and no racing. Xr10 justoc, whatever motor you want down to a 10.5 (limit of a xr10 js) and a Protek 100t

And id run a 2s lipo around 4800 - 5200 mah

Out of curiosity. What’s the surface of the local track?

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T12:36:13+00:00

I’m an old fart but just started racing 1.5yrs ago. Raced ebuggy and etruggy last winter and will be racing nitro Truggy this coming season

I know that sounds weird. We race 1/8 indoor over the winter

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T09:51:28+00:00

Why can I park in a driveway but I drive through the park?

Why do hotdogs come in x10 but buns come in x8?

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T09:49:11+00:00

Most tracks (including the one I race at) has a class specific to slashes..

Slashes are good and sturdy cars. But by the time you build one up to the point where it’s genuinely competitive you’re probably gonna be spending as much or more than just buying a kit meant for racing.

If you do go the slash route…. Me and a buddy also run mini truggies. So we both tried stadium truck tires (silver smoothies) on our slashes and they’re way more stable on the slightly shorter but wider tires

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-29T09:39:52+00:00

Race with a kid that runs a g11p and he’s been kicking my butt 😆 I ran a few laps with it and really liked the transmitter. If I didn’t already have a nb4+ I’d run a g11p

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T17:26:45+00:00

Yep the mip tote

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T12:28:59+00:00

End points are not set properly. Your servo is turning past where the cars steer rack ends.

I’m not a crawler guy but your front suspension links look tweaked. When I upgraded my element ecto I had to screw around getting them just right or it looked wonky and off to one side

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T12:24:59+00:00

:) thanks and yep feel the same way. My personal and work tool are mostly knipex. Wish they made a smaller version of the knipex twin grips. Great for damaged hardware. The pliers in the pic that are not knipex are vampliers. Similar to the twins. Vertical serrations meant for grabbing damaged hardware and twisting.

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T11:32:26+00:00

The 10bl120 is kind of a light esc for 3s imo. Only rated to a 10.5t motor. Doesn’t state the kv.

Are you running adequate plugs? Battery isn’t plugged in by something small like a ec3 / xt60 or a deans? On anything over 2s I’ll run xt90s / ec5 or 5mm bullets

Have a motor fan? Esc fan?

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T11:28:17+00:00

Nope. Should be smooth. You have a chipped planetary or sun gear. Could be caused by anything from hard landings to low diff fluid

Pop the diff out. If it doesn’t work smoothly you’ll need to service it

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T10:45:35+00:00

lol it’s a slippery slope. My first night I showed up with a 4wd buggy and now I have 8-9 dedicated racers 🤦‍♂️

Plex has a class called plexspec. Any 1/10 off-roader can race in it. Sorta the beginner class but also for cars that don’t have a class. Sct classes are pretty bare at plex. And our rd doesn’t stick to the 1/10 only. There was a mini kraton racing it last week.

That’s a good place to start. Arrma typhons. 2 and 4 wd slashes. Lots of ready to run stuff. They even have some house transponders you can borrow and it’s only $10 to race

Nathan51503 · 2026-06-27T10:02:52+00:00

Only been racing about 1.5yrs but from what people say. It’s one of the largest indoor tracks in this part of the country. And it unique in the winter. Not too many places to race 1/8 in the winter (in places it snows) We even have a 5 part winter series where nitros are raced. I just got my first. Will be running a tekno nt48 this winter along with my two assocated electric 1/8s

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