I don't know much about Lipos and lipo specific chargers, but I'm ready to step up to the plate. I'm only going to use it with my brushed hpi blitz, that has a low current cutoff.

So, What;s a cheap budget setup that I can still use to race say at the Winfield races and hobbytown races?? And..I heard that with the lipos, there are some killer run times, which most heats and mains are only 5 minutes long so I am assuming that I can get away with one lipo and charge it during my down time???

figured i would stop by here and say whats up since i have recently been bitten by the R/C bug again. and to see who is still active on here!

ohh and this is TowShen could not get back on that account so i was forced to make a new one...

looking for rc drit truck club close saint charles

this is what we did. lol

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxuENgKihxs]YouTube - Traxxas Slash 4x4 Versus Electrifly Extra 330SC Foamie![/video]

:racing:Stuck a Mamba Sidewinder/4600kV motor combo in my M03 Rover Mini-Cooper last weekend.


Fit's nicely and just clears the left steering knuckle too


Beleive it or not, the ESC has yet to get hot, even with taller Tamiya tires and a 20t pinion:eek:




And a few with the GoPro on board

SHot this last sunday after work:racing:
[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwoH5_qcdsA]YouTube - Missile Cooper Preview[/video]

and shot as new body for it a couple days later plus bolted on a new set of tires




Then just to add to the ridiculousness of this project, I've since got my tax refund and ordered this LiPo for the car:eek:
Horizon Hobby: 3250mAh 3-Cell/3S 11.1V G4 Pro Power 45C LiPo by Thunder Power RC (THP32503SP45)
So now it'll be time for the project to go ludicrous with the next couple weeks

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I thought this was cool and reminded me of what joe has been doing with his go pro camera.

can anyone name the type of car that they are using?

The BeetleCam Project

Sold!!!!!!!!!

So I just picked up a HPI Blitz the other day. I have yet to get a chance to take a ride down to Leisure hours raceway to test it out. But my first impressions are that its seems like a good truck but feels cheap. I come from an era where the AE products I used had an aluminum tub and weighed a ton! So a lot of newer products feel cheap to me. I do have to upgrade my batteries, as they are lower mah sport packs. I will step up to Lipos sometime in the next month.

Overall the car handled fine in the baseball field, onto the grass and then on the black top. I made a quick jump and it was easy to correct the nose by either tapping the brakes or hitting the throttle. However, if you tap the brakes twice it throws it into reverse. The truck runs smooth and is quiet. The steering servo is rather weak and slow.

here's a few pics




Now that the weather is getting nicer, I'm going to try and get some action shots. I just hope that my 4 year old daughter can pilot the car (or use my camera!)