Ok, we all know this track is less than stellar. But, it's free to practice on Sat. So, I'm going with a friend who's a regular just to practice and drink beer. Practice driving that is!

Anyone up for this on Sat.? At least it's close

What do you guys think of the Airtronics MX-3S radio? I like my MX-A, this is the synthesized FM version.

Ok so I come home from the dirt dawg race, start looking at what I need to turn my pretzel into an 1/8th scale buggy again, and I notice how hard my tires were. We decide to cut the open and I cant believe what I found. It looked like my tires had sucked in about a half pound of dust. Has anyone ever seen or herd of this? What can be done to prevent this besides not spinning the tires?
Heres a few pics. Notice the bent EBAY brace and the shered off bolt in the rear bulkhead. Nice work if i do say so myself. With all the torture I gave it, im glad thats all...

Looking for some advice on the best way to clean a vehicle that's dirty from racing? I've read to take the engine, wheels and electronics off and spray it down with a hose, then let it dry and spray the metal parts with wd40. Any other ideas, or ways that everybody else does it?

Joe

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...RK:MEWA:IT

I was checking out some of the stats and figured I would do a screen capture and post it for everyone to see.



This month has been the busiest here, and it's not even over yet. :eek:

How long before the site hits the 100K pages per month milestone?

Press Release:
Kyosho, the world's leading manufacturer of radio control cars, reinvents the Mini class with the introduction of the new AWD Mini-Z. The new chassis, dubbed the MA-010, features an inline shaft-drive system that will elevate the performance of the Mini-Z to a whole new level. The added traction of AWD means it gets through corners more quickly and is able to run on surfaces that would easily trap a 2WD mini. The extra traction of the AWD is even further enhanced with new four-wheel independent suspension. The AWD Mini-Z also features many drivetrain improvements that make it even more efficient and the electronics have been upgraded.
The AWD Mini-Z goes back to its roots with the Skyline R34 body - the first shell offered on the Mini-Z when it was introduced. As the first AWD super car, it's fitting that it's once again installed on the first AWD Mini-Z.

• Shaft-driven AWD
The spur gear is mounted on a central drive shaft, which powers front and rear gear differentials. All the gears of the drive system and differentials are specially designed for maximum efficiency and durability. Even greater efficiency is accomplished by adding standard universal-joint driveshafts at all corners. Finally, ball bearings supporting the differentials make this machine almost as efficient as the 2WD machines.

• 4-wheel Independent suspension
Each corner of the AWD Mini-Z has kingpin-type independent suspension with coil-over springs, which means it soaks up the bumps better than ever. The universal-joint driveshafts keep everything running smooth even when the suspension is moving up and down.

• Upgraded electronics
The Mini-Z has a fully proportional electronic speed control with super-smooth acceleration, braking and reverse. The transmitter is full size for comfortable control, and its digital proportional, which means the signals are processed digitally. That means you have one of the most precise control systems available for high quality RC cars. The AWD Mini-Z features an RA-12 receiver/amplifier unit that handles 30-percent more power than the previous model, which helps to handle the extra power demands of an AWD system and optional motors.

• Adjustable front and rear toe angle
The new suspension and steering system of the AWD Mini-Z also allow adjustment of the front and rear toe angles. This simple tuning option results in better handling on any type of surface.

• Huge selection of bodies
The AWD Mini-Z is initially available with the legendary Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V Spec, but you also have the choice of many other bodies already made for the MR-01 and MR-015 chassis.

Experience the excitement of AWD with the world-famous quality and scale appearance that is only available from Kyosho. The new AWD Mini-Z is the complete package for the Mini-Z performance enthusiast and it retains all of the features that make it the most popular line of mini cars in the world.

• Kyosho AWD Mini-Z
30560B - MINI-Z AWD MA-010 Chassis Set
30561MJB - MA-010 r/s Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II(Millennium Jade)
30561WB - MA-010 r/s Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II (White)

• Auto Scale Bodies
MZG401MJB - ASC Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II (Millennium Jade)
MZG401WB - ASC Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II (White)

• Chassis technical data
Total length: 127.5mm (M), 131.5mm (L)
Width: 65 - 72mm (67mm as equipped)
Total height: 43mm
Ground clearance: 4mm
Wheel base 90mm (M), 94mm (L)
Tread (F / R) 56.5 - 63.5mm / 56.5 - 61mm
Tire size: (F / R) 25_8.5mm/25_11mm
Gear ratios: 7.2/6.4/6.0/5.7/5.3/5.0/4.5: 1
Total Weight: Approximately 135g
Motor: 130 class

At this point I'm just trying to find interest in it.

Revo bought in August of last year.
Heres some of things it has/you'll get.

Revo roller with Ballistic chassis extended chassis
Stock blue chassis
Black anodized chassis
2 sets of shocks, one set is stock with traxxas hop-up shafts the other is GTR telfon coated shocks
Stock springs, LT springs, and orange gold spring set.
5318X push rods, 5318X pushrods with spacers, 5319X push rods
P1, P2, P3 and LT Push Rods,
Lundsford Ti turnbuckles
Traxxas FOC conversion
Pro-line steering arm
Traxxas alum wheel hexes
New diffs with 30/10 installed
MBX5 wing stay and 2 extra wings
2.5R with cut crank about 1 gallon on motor.
2 OS tm .18's One has life left in it. Traxxas 2.5 rear bearing installed on it
THe other .18 is shot. Needs rear bearing, P/S and conrod.
Both the OS motors have the cranks cut.
One has a CV-R back-plate and the other has a RD Racing backplate.

Some of the extra things included
Ballistic Starter box with replacement OFNA wheel and gell cell included
2 complete extra sets of arms.
1 used set of RPM arms.
4 extra half shafts
2 extra frt and rear driveshafts
RD Racing Quickturn
Extra 5318X pushrods
stock turnbuckles
2 extra Fuel tanks
1 extra motor mount
NIP bumpers and body towers
Wide Ratio gear set
Close ratio gear set
Stock gear set
2 full sets of Traxxas Response tires. one set has about 10 minutes of run time
the other has about 45-1 hour run time
1 set of Panther Pythons (soft) about 2 hours run time
1 set of Pro-line bow-ties about 1 hours run time
Truck had all bearings replaced about a gallon ago with AVID's
extra set of bulkheads
extra eng mount
Has UE steel Pillow balls and retainers installed

I got alot of misc parts I cant remember off hand that will be included.

Open to offers right now while I try to figure out a price.
Package deal will not part anything out.
Only looking to see interest at this time.

I thought we could start a discussionon Off Road engines, give our thought and reviews on engines. This might be helpful to people looking to buy a new engine.

Maybe give the engine, fuel used, pipe, glow plug fuel tank etc. Then give runtimes, power and reliablity.

What do you guys think?